Dec. 23.] THE GARDENERS CHRONICLE. 849 
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—o S FOR SMALL GARDENS. Ww. 
acne tie b wegen ails: Satiokecsmagias pee Readencuce. lath}. D.’s plants are—Salvia mexicana; Chrysanthemum (Go- awe ines ty Suc Ame Pippin; 9, Unknown ; 10, Yorkshire 
of-doors beyond attending to the protection of any piants that —It is true that the quality of fruit is in aslight degree Scarlet Crofte See ae Cerne Eeeey 14, 
ol pee pend coveringy oui til the wlddhe OF tae aah te efciea by ~, rene | that —- say, Apples are = re highly R.C. Fra The following is an amended form of your lists of 
te enue nchcsailvcbas potedbte Conti Mies Ge ee sabtieoniene was not es “i adise than on rab stcecks, —_ ; but that | Wall trees oe Nor th ell: May Duke, 2 Morelos, Flten, Black 
gee up early. Scarcely any water should be given and | Pea aP sy ry An Apple e will e an Apes _. Heart Cherries. South wall— Merie nose Glout Morceau, 
& little that is required must be applied in the middle of the da La 3 cine: budded ace Fl ie hry meh yest Pare Imar, Beurré Rance Fears, and Ritst 
rat lamp or a candle kept burning in a frame or small peers —Yo oe ee in ie inetési — le. Eas i—Ploms: Green Gage, Washington, 
2 ‘ P - plants are—Genista tinctéria; Cotoneaster | Purple Gage, Kirhe’s, Coe’s Golden Drop, Iekworth Imperatrice. 
house that is not heat: d will keep out a great deal of frost. In ane Cherries; Elton, Knight’s Fa:ly Black Duk n 
the greenhouse the plants that require it may be re- labelled, an A Subseriber.—We really cannot tell which is the best of all i ~ : en me “ aa 
ed ied and trained; frames and trell the C “ends te, ise Bonne (of Jersey), Dunmore, ns 
the h 10 ; e: - rare a4 3 i eee Trellises : e Cucumbers advertised. Most likely that is the best which is | Inccmparatle, M ouise, Cressane, Passe Colmar, Althorp 
fe | a igh ay pooh ane e repaired, an pe ited, so | best grown. The Ma nchester Prize-fighter i isa ital sort. Crassane, Glout Morceau, Easter Beurré, Ins Meuris, Nelis 
as to be ready te nm the Lent sprags web ign ires st -- Berberis (Mahonia) tenuifolia requires a greenhouse. ’Hiver, Winter Cr e, Chaumcntel, Old Nonpar The 
be kept poe rosty - - de P e tis a seed bag ttle | T “i - ho such sy nonyme as Mahonia alata lus Me! is a hardy and good late Pear, though net very 
water shou rig iven, rig re y ee ed pi _ S, except iwhscriber.—Your Apples are—No. 1, 3 | handsome; the Doyenné is a fine Pear, but a warm 
such as ar g forced, whic! ou e regularly Brig , Assopus SEER OSE) 3 and 4 sre unknown risUve | climate then that of the north of England. Wedo not know the 
Among fore 4 plants F4 igen aps a very ames be spacer and if dale 's St. Aisin nm. Flower-borders should be dug sc winter, | other variety yon mention. 
ust ‘ediately re: rder t - soil may te pulverised by ee Aa Roaldus.— The spccimens of Tornips and Carrots of extraordi- 
EN iO TICAL BM ances. aa Con ‘ ¢ Reader wishes to kn where h nary weight were ert by Mesers. T. Gibbs and Co., Picca- 
Asone insects oc aialy ‘unions to truit-trees is the cater- | Of the true Dutch long pod Bean, He states ‘that sithoueh Se dilly, and Mr. Skirving of Liverpool, from whom seeds may be 
arene Goat Moth, goede lignijerda ; it also does c 0 deals with a respectable seecsman, yet he always is deceived. ao cured. We are pet aware where seed of the Swede Turnip 
ble damage tu Willows and Elms. The caterpillar always bores nara mbar eee its having been sent out correct by Mess wn be the Duke of Bedford is to be had. 
deep into the stem of the tree, and its presence is only made Wrench in 41. Instructions for the cultivation ~ Horse- x pe | *s* ob ag 0 of Horticulture ” is published in Bos- 
known by the dust or small chips of wocd they cut off ii a- | 12dish will be found at p. 3:3, by following whi Town | ten, in North America, and can be had throvgh the American 
yating, which is to be seen on the trunk. ‘he caterpillar, when fit for use the second season after | lanting. booksellers. We surely are not exp: cted ment ujon every 
full.grown, is between tbree and four inches long, and has a very — Your fruits are—No. 1. Bishop’s Thumb ; 2, Old C opinion that is convey ed to us by our correspondents. It is only 
disagreeable smell, whence its English name, by aa ar; 3, Winter Bon Chrétien ; 4, Catillac; 5, Glout Syn 5 er that error may be promulgated, or where we hav 
often be discovered. It is da:k-red or bro tn back, and tien gai ey a worthless sort of ple ot known; 8, | information to giv at we whake acditi of our cw 
fiesh-coloured at the sides and undemeath ; it i th and | Minshul Crab; 9, ‘Fearn’s Fippin ; 10, Court ot cee 11, Robin- | Many state must necessarily stand upon thei rits. 
shining, and has but few hairs. The head is black, and furnished son’s Pippin ; 12, Beachamwell. Peach-trees ought to be headed de —We are unacquainted with the Carnation called 
ith powerful jaws. It ins two or three years in the larva | ©W when planted. - Patroclus n esponcent will give us an unt 
state, after which it makes a strong cocoon of wood and silk, in | 7° 7-2 Farnham.— Your plant is a iptica. Kyan' ot it, Wem ssibly have received a letter from you about 
wood, if not painted, ye poisonous to plant ane even if painted, poinbeing the £. ore he Chronicle, bat we find it impracticable 
ture 
may do them har a high temperature, with mois 
Orange trees Bev teen unhealthy in cue sas a8 
having Asis a ne taken from them, ‘w proof of that 
to make any alterations in that respect. There are ioe ee 
into an explanation of which we cannot go, which prevent our 
chan, 
ae ees ae is one of the easiest plants to 
manage. It is now beginning to send up its flower-stems, and 
is making its ae leaves and bulbs. You onght, 
keep it in a warm house- say a temperature of °_and piveita 
liberal supply of water. After be has made its growth, reduce the 
qu ir iter, 
viet 
oa mner.— The Horticultural Society will not promise to 
eagles pages: defray the expenses Sed exhib cabo tad have Lari sare, so, 
Beau a difficult to destroy,this insect, but it is reeommended to ms fe 
blow coe rope into = holes made by the caterpillars, and 
also to thru: aknife or pointed wire. The caterpillars are 
frequently om: numerous in i the trunks of Willows thata moderate 
wind blows them dow 
State of the Weather near Lordov between the 17th an 
eep 
ought to be shifted ae been as before, 
A Pree Reader — Gladiolus vi; eratus hc fo Bos 
treatment as the other Cape species. or you ‘and 
the cultivation of these plants, you are ceria “with = —~ 
y 
application would meet with attention. ne at the Horticul- 
tural exhibitions er! ere ick are b« und to give the medals to good 
gardening, a ely rare plan a 
a. y: ores pation of the Horticultural Society al E 
Dec., 1841, as observed at the Horticustura: Asia Chirwick on oe ay s of the Dunmore Pear. Pears will — treely ¢ = the patience, to succeed with this. We cannot inform where you 
i ee eee tain Ash, but are not long-lived, and become very dwarf, | Could obtain all the ot! species you mention ; your best way 
= = | Wind. | Rain, ee the fruit is of small size. 1f you will give a our address, | Would be to advertise, and offer either to purchase or exchange. 
— ae BS jt meee or will send you the silver ap, free, in for Raed ag aes Faithful descriptions of all the Mon’ 1 
Fetiny 27): seo | soast | 30 Eye eA melosed bulb is coainy Oxalis Deppei; it is probably O icher’s “ Genera Plant: fe 
turday 29.585 4 5 N.E. 
Sund 49, 29,970 | 29.188 37 27 32.0 | NE. erseverance.—It is the safest plan to grow both the species of 
Monday 20, s0eea | 30.218 29 20 29.5 | N.E. Be = , Iver, Bucks.—The best variety of Raspberry is | Schynanthus in pots, as they are cometines @ apt to too dry 
Tuesday, 21| 30.676. | 29.00. | 35 Pt ie we eae fhe Red. awe, Pp. tis. “Morris Todd did gain a Banksian medal | When hung upon blocks of —o They will fow pa ogy ot 
Wednesday 22} 99.951 9.780 7 35.0 | W. | oe 
‘ % = ‘iety’ as is | Way if they are kept rather uring autumn opm Most 
at the se exhibition in the Horticultural Society’s Garden, 
Average Rae wT [0 | wT |"301 | 465, col. 2 see deme plants ciate aa igh lac eric and Guatemala 
5 : . . temo ill do in es ite house. fol are some of the 
3 . M., Woodbriage.—Some varieties of Pears, such as the Jar- | ¥ : 
Bed. 47" Clear aid Ost; Bue | Gear, WHE aban, Goat Bt uinit + rettiest of them :— autumnalis and Albi ms Oncidium Ca- 
a7. Cle , | goneile. Marie Louise, Alt corp Crassane, and Bacon's Incom- | P) 
Rage A Re apt: 5 Cie oe, eae Pip ee Se parable, would succeed on the north-east and north-west aspects eethbiarmcasihee’ yc om, ‘insléay Odontoglossam m grande, 
Frosty, with haze ; clear: Sal fre sate at night. ul Cattl Sk E 
9. Frosty; overcast; very slight snow; overcast of alls; but as you have a ined on trying Cherries pS ier “eta i cotead rg . eit helt inneri, proven um stam 
be Fros' F E- Piums, we would mmend the following:— CHERRIE im, , Stanbépea saccat 
21. Coarse oats h sun m4 pon wad py tis Teast at night Maycuke, Werder’s Early Heart, Knight's Early Black, Elton; and paste. There braun! Tew new annuals introduced iately 5 some 
u ‘ Piv of the — ornamental hardy kinds are, tomes fim brat = 
Calm, and slight frost; cloudy; overcast and Grizzly at | for culinary purposes, the Kentich u Dra 
te: @Or, Royal: tive, Gage, Kirke’s ; Orleans and | Er) sim Perofskianum, Lupinus us Hart weégii, Sphendgyne 
White Bo chen rove of your | cicsa, Impatiens candida. Cailichroa Platyelones » Phio tt 
State of the Weather at Chiswick he last 15 y for | proposed shallow planting ; but the borders ought not to be less | POndii, and Calliépsis Drum ee aii: Gre reenhcuse— Portulacca 
the ensvire Week ending Jan. 1, +42. than a foot in depth, the soil not retentive, and the bottom well splendéns and The ee “ ribed i me aeons 
} No of revailing Winds, | drained. rene s that have been two year: aerated are generally | You will find most of these described in our former Numbers, 
are poh. invest Mean} Years in | Greater - | preferable to those that are o ie. together with many of the older kinds hairy Patiety : SS 
hp 8 —s */ Temp hich i giatity - E Hovener. at id ¢ i add "s pa: othe aniey, his name hav. 
of : er. would certainly answer your purpose 
ee 2 ve ae a de x chalk to your Jand ; tor carbonate of lime is evidently a a food for Do The nee ez ‘a whee ly ee ee st-cfhice, 
a aia |" aha [Tame P o.20'in. | i" 1ants, large quantities of it occuring in their ash Lime blin. news-agent him 3 
ee ee Would, however, be beter. According to Mr. Cuthbert Johnson, | 4 Correspondent wishes to now where & Puchla called Bel 
Wed. : 2 yi , 41 tons of lime are ‘0 100 tons ew e 
Tos.30 B2 sao | 387 6 par i 2 ou to procure po ue coe "s re work on Fertilisers if you do Rah big aware that Peach and wae 
1 : LA wees k Nurseries in pots for forci 
—s 44.2 34.2 9.2 a 024 || 3 not possess it. Your soot though adulterated with ashes may be plants are ever kevt in = the ves oe 
i i 4 0.70 att totals nevertheless used as you buy it - O L£.—The following hardy plants, dispo 
EA ee eet ‘orkshireman.—'the following are 1 S , 
tin St ten:perature during the above period occurred On | vari ie Or dassest Vaan te capcoutien nmore, Comte de | tioned, will produce the most regen meee on arene feet 
Aenea, December, 1839- thermemeter 56”; and the lowest on the | Lamy, Aston Town, Louise Bonne (of Jersey), Marie Louise, | }omg by 20 py narogy: ar ie bi ngsnp eae 
eer er foareac Althorp Crascane, Winter Crassane, “Hacon’s aaa. Seiisces tabak You ued Wetton eivine poe, uoraee 
R N COVENT GARDEN MARKET, site tr detest Leven gerkinnaemne moe Ravel aay rows, and let the back row stand six fet from vrs to allow 
For the Wee. on December 23, 1841. Pippin, Wermsley Pi Ki of the Pi sale hi Pi planting TS against it, suc! ises, 
; d ey Pippin, King e — nheim Pippin, “ 
Feb grapes oe retty large, but so higha p nice | Cet ot f Wick, Pearson’s Plate, Braddick’s Nonpareil, aoe req corte rag Coretta — Deci 
leat ales rots eee is ©: fe cehng ayo sinaiar comparaliely Nonpareil, Downton Nonpareil, comtipeedn plat, someone EC@osirpiein Lee CY, of nang = euatel, ew ame arg Thorn ( rn 
dant at the same pri lesb woul aeorelen-G winds reneraily | Pippin. Gsortsof Puums: Royale Bative. Nect riders COE: | cus cinyacenthe roves superba), Common Laburnum (C¥tisus 
excellent: a few Lat mnt Foreign Grapes are generally | Kirke’s Plum, Fotheringham, Ickworth Imperal ET ve gg moan ee Shor coules mane (Citivas 
rt ew hothouse continue to be offered. Apples are abun- | Y hore the trees can be most conveniently cotained, you had ahi Een: —Com Laarel, Portogal 
Pareil are satttag The: and 13% he bushel hye om orgs sad ind ith Pigs nurseryman ee joo, ae Oak, ieight Cyyecen, Cx Common Holly The 
‘ ears of the Foon poe Robins 
pened plentiful. tnuts are scarcer, and consequently | “@ pW Your Pears are—No. 1, Beurré Diel ; 2, Easter Beurré; poten neem coer sen hem ead (Robinia 
is general ery its ny a ee | tee co im mar; 4, Duchesse be grr aor 5, Chaumontel. linchier Botrydpium), Sweet-scented Thorn (Cratwgus cdoratis- 
The supply z A = age pecker ys oe than con rns Leto .—Your “Ap (as sree. 1, 'Frencl Crety 27 Ss ee sima), Philadelphus Gordonianas. vergreen.— Arbut An 
. i ick ; 3, Yorkshire Greening ; 5 3 ~ 
Sea iene haat yi ts | pn en et nye oars i | caine Mea yrs te 
2 i e Pear No. a 
ene Fee i AA is ieeals nage few good Tomatoes are ST a ee = Beer erre 'Hiver. pron oe vant raga wile a mtr the roa andshould be 
lentiful.—Flowers. Among cut | 0o7 Yon suppose that such fi pipe of ed plants e | Blxp ‘ous.—Ribes 
many rarities i ‘Sones exhibited, including fine ite gene of 
ii dendrons and Kalmias, Deciduous 
Bias voesa and dure, Stanhdpea gana ae 
A 
PRICES, THexspay, .— FRUIT Holly, Chinese Privet. The front row may contain. ous. 
ili! Yes teisuehs Svs Se Oak. Mrssou: par tau, aot Tas ment plan gins should Soleens bessewect, eee japonica (red and white varieties), ony and 
per Saabiet Beto Yas | Almonds per peck, tl grow too vigorously heme eet ice ties, Moss and other Roses, Mezéreon, Cyti: * 
ater + Per ht.-siewe, 4a tot eet Almonds. per pound, S¢ some of t wers seldom syringe their plants, except Paes —Cotonesster rotundifélia, Bérberis aquifé- 
Grapens Rothtves anc Tes ts sot. | Wake ES pert’ ves we oer after famigation ; but im small greenhouses, where they ase mixes | liam, B. B. dilcis, Hardy Cistus. These, with a fe 
= Spanish, perlb., od tots ad | Filberts, "English, pr.106 Ibs. 1202to 1308 | with jants, such as Calceo! 7a cme: af ren- | Spring Bulbs, such as Crocuses, Snowdrops, Narcissi, and a few 
<< Fortngal. per Ib.» Is to 266d Cobis, per pe Peck, as with ad the sp after showy hardy Perennials aud Annuals, would make the border gay. 
anges, ~lfto Ww 
wat er 100, 4s to lds ems a, tne € : q he i 
Lemons, Biter, per 100, 12s a se 16s to 2 were devoted to their cuiti ead’s ordinary E S OF THE F THE WEEK. 
7 sent ~ na, 20s to 24s 
eae gt oren ie braze Onion =n paces pore shee eaten yaar er Se cemes vos 2 orgie ag Tas trial of Quénisset noms his accom pices, which may 
nes dozen, lols pee ytataop arches ne ete so that the violence of the discharge may not break or , 
§bbxe Plante,per dos’ 20 0d = i ber a the leaves, — with sufficient force to ered any | sabject ad dickonek tes alia Seite hides Wriues.- rie 
German a 2a ag = alo Midst eer . Yes indeed. Keep the White Moss Rose in a cc! or frame, | Court of Peers have convicted ten ge the prisoners in- 
Broceoli, White, p. bach, de to5s = ‘Spre , mee it is protected from the severity of the caer iat where arora the attempt at assussivate the ius ce 
Bide end Gens “ete Sex kale per puanet. ‘a'td to 200d artificial heat is used: give it water rather r sparingly, but | dict : ; 
Peters arti py per 100, eee eu he aeres leg | DO fate shew Exe get very dry. a the ceccuidi 0k eel. gant tt i 
= ber ent. ved fro as dive, pe pony _ie 3c as ont in some well-sheltered si in the open berder, where 
= Reel easvoeed | Geleryy ted pile (3 015) 6d votegd the soil has been enriched ‘oBh well-rotted dung oF leaf mould. 
Artichokes net Scape allies White, p Semesrap ns — Keep your Fitchsia (probably cory mbifio:a) rather dry and free 
Sa ouketa ee oe frei frost until spring, When you must shift it into fresh soil 
composed of loam, leaf-mould, and a little sandy peat; after- 
ds place it either in -house or dung frame. Hy- 
drangeas require very lit during winter, only suffici 
to keep the soil damp im the pots. As your ertder are 
still damp, it will be advisable tokeep a slight fre in it during 
the day when air can be given. The Arum Lily (we suppose 
Richdrdia ethidpica) requires little trouble ex: 
Roem gemics ears. It be during winter, 
oe bat. Poche water and er: 
ipa ; 8 = 
when in ited flowering. Ranuscw: 
spin, aren, : RE Sas 3, 
as 6, Hughes's Golden Pippin is 
