Dec. 18.] 
THE GARDENERS CHRONICLE. 
833 
watch closely for the first appeara: f green maga Ay eee 
it ; liquid manure may be used for pm plants in 
Out-door Department. 
ow aseedesecoursh and ground-w 
when the weather 
sweep wns, and Zep every part as neat as ible. 
Forest AND Coppice Woops. id weath ro 
with planting, and prepare ground for spring planting. Clear the 
woods ead or accumula ater Lt and attend 
ains.—Joseph atsu 
NOTES FOR SM L GARDE EN: 
Con £ to make any preset that are req 
ae gee ete ones Occasionall: 
walks. _ Plants in frenies will req 
m 
sy 
uired while the 
ick off all 
Keep = Sant in 
at every fitting 
i plants e such as 
eep the pots ts fre rgeel when it 
of aud put a little fresh cath on nthe etaty in 
add to the neatness of the plants, but 
fo nt: ar 
to Hyacinths in water-glasses, and occasionally rive them fresh 
water. Lighta pe t fire to dry the hou required. 
NOTICES. 
at this inclement sea- 
campa, or Eriogaster pépuli, 
icki gainst the 
uarter 
TOMOLOGIC 
one the en insects -- Bi 
son is the December Moth, 
are brown. The caterpillar is ashy grey at the sides, and 
rather darker on the back, four red spots on each seg- 
are gregarious under a silke 
ang up. The Decem oe 
of the most injurious to Fenit. trees, but still in 
e it is found in tolerable abundance the cater- 
pillars do “eonsiderable damage to the leaves. Hand-picking, 
when the a sana e living in society, is the best means of 
diminishing them. 
State of the Weather for the Week enaing December 16, 1841, 
as observed at the Horticultural Garden, Chiswick. 
Baromurer. ‘THERMOMETER. | Wind. | Rain 
Max, in. ax. | Min. , Mean. — 
Frida: 1 29.659 29.252 53 36 455 s.w. 
Sam 1) 29.913 29.879 47 37 42.0 w. 9 
Sunday 12) 29.660 515 2 47 49.5 s.W. W 
Monday 29.350 ). 238 2 40 46.0 s.Ww. 08 
Tuesday 1 30.033 1.490 42 27 34.5 N. 
Wednesday 15) 99.907 29.510 37 43.5 s. 10 
Thursday 16 29.419 ). 266 49 80 89.5 Ww. 
Av | 29.706 450 49.5 36.3 42. 
. Ovel ; Clear in the evening. 
Dec. and mild 
ll. Slightly overcast clear piccal tg 
12. Rain and den: 
ty ane WN. wind ; clear. 
Densely overcast ; Gouty © } constant rain in the evening. 
16. Very fiue thr aghout ; clear at night. 
State of the Weather at Chiswick during the last 15 years for 
the ensuing Week week Dec. 25, 1841. 
Fr 
| Ave r [A ‘Aver. No. Greates' ropallion Winds 
ne Lowest Temp Years in want : 
|Lemp} which is | 974% ity lees 
Dec. *} Rained. | Of Baia. 
Sun, 19; 46.0 3 | a7 S 0.38 in. Hoa Ff esi 
Mon. 20/ 44.9 40.2 6 0.76 —| 22 6) 1) 1 
Tues, 21 44.6 35.7 4,1 4 0.; 1} 2 422 
Wed. 22| 46.9 35.8 | 40.8 9 0 } 1 i} 5] gi 9 
Th “38 33.9 | 39.3 6 3.13 ; sta yawys 
Fri. 2 a22 | 377 5 0.26 ye! 1} sh abe 
4.1 | 97.3 1 0.22 zi—|.3) 33] 8 
eas! CRISES Sera RAED See eel SPR ay 8 OY 2 Ses we fo Tg 
The highest temperature during the above period occurred on 
pes eee in a Bs ce gma 58°; and the lowest on the 25th, 
N COV 
Tae Om ve been well pres up aoe the ery but the 
demand has not been quite so brisk.— Fruit. Many fine Pines are 
at the same price as last week. A Ba hothouse 
; and 
art of Wicks are worth the most ey. plentiful, 
and in addition to the kinds noticed week we observed a 
— of Easter Beurré.— Vegetables. Scarcely any difference 
taken place in vegetables since our last Report ‘oys and 
* abundant, and som the samples are rather in- 
3e The best samples of coli are worth 2s. to 
. 6d. or 4s. per bunch. wers are by no means plentiful. 
Asparagus and brought in small quantities, are 
ti god quality. Some samples of American Shallots have ar- 
ved. Ber seat ee Endive, and oth i for the sea- 
and tolerably abundant. Good forced Rhubarb is becoming 
pats plentiful.—- ers. ong Cat Flowers are many hand- 
peice Camellias and Roses ; anches of Hollies and Mistle- 
decorate shop. 
Kitch P EB tuapaY, Dec. 18, 1841,—F RU. 
a Peles, pexteabel, Se yo.Ss.. ., Lesous, per 100, St to lt 
+ per bu: » 6s to b ds, ck, 7: 
Piatt dessert, per hf. seleve:tps6 Sweet Ai won per powad, 32 t 
& pple. perlb. 5s to Be Snes 
Fapes, hothouse, per !b., 3s to Wal aac ae are pe room to a 
= Reaniie is ed tots Pa Filberts, ae Br: 100 Ibs. 120¢tol 400 
, eg le > 
Oranges, doz., 94 v0 2s Nuts, eel 
= Bitter, per 100, 322 Bagot grey 
Lemons, per doz: 1s to 2s, Pre over er si 
plang ao le 
Savoys, per dozen, 6d ns, per bushel, 2 
ie per prlets 6dtols — for pick., per Phe ee 1 2s to Be 
Hol heplcig sees — Green, per doz, bunches, ar 
Plan ng, 3s ish, pe Tr doze: 0 Ge 
ts,per doz, Garlic, per ib. ms S 
Cauliaowe =. Sprue, or neat 
Ridne: Per dozen, 23to 38 = © sc "is eneee 
Potatoes, 2 per 100, ZatoSs6d Letance, Cabbaze, svore, 8d to lt 
ce phe fe es 
Gd to 40 Endive, aes Is to fe 
Se tae Ie Od to 28 Celery "ea. pbdle (12 to 15) 6d tole 6d 
Antichokes '» per busiiel, 22 to 3s) pr. bund., édto Is 
Stols ad : 
26d 
a 
otices to Correspondents. 
Potatoe.— You ee ‘ectly well for seed 
if they are well ripened; in planting them they had better 
dae Aegean If unripe ‘ey must be re apie Those which are 
gree! one side are apt to produce “‘ the curl,” otherwise they 
Cepophilus, Forester, Whittlebury Lodge, 
oidably de- 
haa ory 
mite mmunications from 
and a great many others of much interest, are unav' 
ferred till we can find room for them. 
A inner shall have an ee to his letter ner The Fichsia 
; e 
o 
e nam Wo mald ho raised it. 
Salopian.—Your leaf appears to be that of Oxalis Deppei; it is 
propagated hers soak dlr bee ee round the neck in Hedieg 
dance. The vgn difolia. The flowers of So- 
lanum crispum ca ~tilne x a sine? : pre “ Botanical Register,” 
t. 1516. In all cases we tay Roses are over-luxuriant and ref 
flower sho try root-pruning; it can scarcely fail of 
ess in i ces. any of the plants of Nia aang 
fragrans sold in t urseries are seedlings, the plan ing 
ceedingly difficult propagate. Se gs are sev 
years before they flower, but when they begin t ver ce 
afterwards Plants, _ ec. other hand, obtained from cuttings or 
layers flower immediat Glout Morceau is said to be Walloon 
efore signifies a sweet morsel—a tit- 
for Doux Morceau, rg pt 
bit. 
aed carpenter and glazier can make the portable 
e moveable top is made of wood; the drawer 
per, 
required in ms copper that the conden: Fe water pes filter 
he plants to allow steam 
through. It would be injurious to to 
enter the ay "The required depth of the pr bach supposing a 
case 
ade 24 inches get would bed or5inches. The rk 
struction of these cases is so simple that we cannot anticipal 
failure. 
'd flowers display their sweets ; 
gay nore silken eon roy 
nd 
As careless of the Se ron 
As fear! ning cal.” We 
fi he has tried san a pre: + ae 
mice, and failed. We weed! suggest tobi atts i 
to the constant rain, which renders the d that it rs not 
mechanically different pes ae mn garden sol I ne ps does 
Se from mice, as as we 
ard Peas any garden: assert, an 
Lain soo is probably in consequence © of its Toosenes, which pre- 
mice from evans into it, the burrows filling up as 
ene are made: but that can only happen when the 
A Welsh Subscriber e bes hae ony work on gardening 
of the size of Aberc' rom mies which we can ee , is Neill’s 
ext 
nie inje cting w ood upon 
He, in the beginning, merely gprs the pea 
in the on 
° No he | 
to) e prefer the 
—— We a Bs of nothing in lish hi 
e az the a pong statements already made in the Chronitile. 
. §—You will be able to procure packets of the seeds y: 
ask ‘for from pitas respectable eee ach arnang 
4. B. C.—With proper 
B T directions any plumber and glazier can 
construct the po: Lie mses, 
A, B.— Your Pear: No. l, Se ae gi A 2; 
are— sre 
worth Creede. 2 i 3, Poire d’Aman We think the 
merit torecom: mena for general al cultivation. 
till: edale’ 
W.T. C.— a 1, Catillac; 2, Uv e’s St. Germ: 
Doyenné Blanc ; é Diel; 5,St. Germain ; 6, Raster’ Ber. 
Apples:—N , Beauty of Kent; 7, Norfolk Storing ; 
8, Dutch Codlin ; 9, Baxter’s Pearmain; 10, Old Pomme Roi; 11, 
Fearn’s Pippin: 13, Yellow Ingestre; 16, French oc 17, 
Golden Knob; 18, Cat’s head. The others are not kno’ The 
pecimens are large; but your collection would be gre ome im. 
proved by the introduction of other Katies. 
Mr. memes insect, wi the pen ica 
of Linnzeus, has t kable property of leaving a train 
ot phosphoresce t light as it walks; but we wish the speeim: 
persian *s Orchidacez from the Philippines’ were packed in 
es, dry, came in order. What he brought home 
himself we: Ward’s es, and excellent. The best map of 
i est. 
branches, and thoroughly wash 
shea of lin re soot, and sul- 
mtive. Th 
es picked off. A removal of the 
ig the face of eo ag Rots 
oh T is, to some ex! a prev 
cankering about iets ran wosld best be taken u 
ice ba Old Vines that are to be moved from 
a very good plan by Mr. Green it 
pues of the Chronicle, p. 35. Excellent fruit maxe been ob- 
tained by the plans of both Ayres and Mills, and as excellent by 
other means. 
A Cockney —Remove your seedling Carnations from their pre- 
sent eae enti, Sen place the pots either r vpon cin 
ashes or boards; protect th vy cntti 
e fros 
it 
their oasouahi damp, which must be gu d against; give all 
the ce possible in mild weather, and water sparingly ; cover with 
ten severe weather. 
R. has some leaved Potatoes kept forseed. They 
enety ash- 
g-sized ones, laid aside from time to time in pri 
They hi n at- 
these be worth planting in 
treatment “4 them Shearer 3 to that time ?— 
not fit for a general c ope jut they will do well to force 
Laura fe do not K ca! pre what authority Mr. psc 
states that the rire introduced in 1822. We never heal 
of plants of that 
To A Young Gendener who asks the names o 
t of F Pechele. oe reco} 
e6 
kinds and the 6 second best mmended, ., 
fulgens, corymbifiora, sere Banas Youéllii, Stylosa 
conspicua.—2, Riccartén ii, €: randiflora superba, 
Wormaldii, and glob: ng putrid ee “ are certainly poi- 
sonous ; we do not, however, imagine the mere act of freezing 
- Tam ing garde: rate 
db 
ure of coal-tar and sand, pier saes ary, in the proportion of one 
of the former to two be the latter ; but it can only be applied in 
dry weather, in summ 
an inch thick. Turf m: 
and March; orif kept wet, af any other time. reparation 
required for its reception is, that the gro ‘ound on which it is laid 
should be quite level and even. 
W. H.C. Sart Loudon has nothing now to do with the editorial 
department o the Gardener's Gazette, and we do not know who 
has. 
A Subscriber 
to Mr. A Macdonald, 3, St. iidres Cer London, 
Domesticus shail be atte: — 
MM. has sent Catasetum lurid 
I oramus.—Your shrub is ‘Vaceinium Mpyrtillus. 
An Old Suéscriber.—Neill’s “ Fruit, Flower, ai.d Kitchen Gar- 
den ” we should think would suit you, 
hed P.—The Pear which ter aed $0 highly is the Passe Col- 
not the Old Colmar arked supposed to be on the 
will get fall inf y 
D. "R's letter is to us unintelligible. 
A Constant Reader.—You may graft your Roses on 
it per lace is just between the stem a the fake 
All that i i to tie them together with a piece of mat 
and then to plunge the graft an inch or two below the soil. 
main th is to take care that the stock and scion are 
well fitted ; either of the modes you mention will do e best 
time is early in spring ; it may be done now or soon after Christ- 
mas if you set your plantsa-growing. Wekuow a gardener who 
er th imson tae upon pours 3 of the common Dog 
Rose every winter them at o ae hybrid China 
mde sine canny ropecsiet = catthigs that it would be 
ile to root-graft sia olan ma have some par- 
orth your wh 
teniaie object in view. 
In Mr. Sadler’s advertisement of his “* Seedling Dahlia’’ it was 
as winning the first prize pak ens, instead of Warwick. 
AS — many letters have arrived m loo late for answers 
this w: 
S OF THE WEEK. 
R Foreign news contains the announcement of the 
nor ‘ordonnance for ae reduction -. the Fr — amy - 
rare nm 
x 1 Er 1 
J r of 
G f F; but as the best 
Pp 
aarantee for the maintenance of peac the provi- 
sions of this ordonnance the army will tee 
n 
@. W. has sent Combretum grandifiorum, Echevéria gibbitiéra, tent of © one ie th of its t force, an mount nearly 
peal Optntia brasiliensis. =A 
ow. wo nea ae and Hy ns Gardener” is | equal standin: y of Great ritain ; and 
probably the best book for your purpose. It has been advertised | ¢ It of the measure, in a financial sense, will be the 
en hee sionally. cid of the air form: immediate saving of about 30 millions of francs The 
he food of plants. Metallic one are certainly found nt by oliey of thi uction is generally approved by the Paris 
plants, in the form of salts. ‘e do no! ow whatis meant x ‘i ae ore 
the silver-striped flowering w. Gr papers, with the exception of those which are the orga » 
this cli the same trea as those of the extreme parties i ion; © is receive 
very difficult to obtain in a ——— - + of good faith the part 
Atob.—You may kill the Grass on your lawn, and improve the | ™ gens — oe ircles as re fe ape Fecrniagerens — 
Grass by watering it with the ammoniacal liquor of see irre of a s th 7 F : 
ixed with water, in the proportion of one of ammoniacal liquor | powe, The trial of Quénisset and his accomplices is 
™ 
to three Of water. 
i a the memoirs of Dutrochet, 
what is said about sensation 
rs. rial 
not yet concluded, and the fact “developed gator the 
in plants. He may also refer to carpenter's ve vdagehant — ri 
all, he will find that they have none aon can be proved ist. the conspiracy. me ape 3 
Amateur Hothouse proposes to hi e set of Vines to be in- Sars mp y 
trod at Christmas, and ther the pit of March. “3 oe x 
sist of the Blgck Hamburgh, White or Royal M "dha 
dine, and Black Prince. *Ti ese furnish an early supply of | nals, have le d to the im mpressio n that the whole proceading 
Saeeqae =~ terrae _ wie nacllager git nak. gs ea | is rather a Government Cemaee on the press than a of 
Oldaker ans ge ag The White or Royal Muscadine comely conspirators. Much doubt is entertained a the Ey 
aha Pinrinsan by tee ae complains aot vanes hel of the p ers : it to be considered certain that 
1 
has get ee toes caer are se epee coulenal hi pie Quénisset and his principnl accomplices will be con- 
B fo. ¥ Gardener states that bis wall-trees, consisting of demn ed to death, Fk it is suppose many quarters 
Apples, Plum ares oak Cece bares SS 2 - Sensi Sa ae } 
if ts, particularly the Apples am ums. ve | that R 
the attacks of 5 cee ecting aammch as five inches. The Spain, re d through th papers, pees nees. that 
oe af aa years, ana coves thee wal as | the B t offi af made known to the 
few exceptions, gre attacked in the early part cf & y 
the red spider, and afterwards by the caterpillar and green fy, | Regent that Great Britain will gee suffer an armed 
altho ia i part in congress or other 
to 
terventi 
measure fending to interfere with ‘se tight of ae ce as 
an independen' nation. If this announcement be con- 
firmed, it. is ap 5g that it will have great ah aence in 
trengtheni uthority of, the, Spanish ‘Ministry, 
