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THE GARDENERS’ 
CHRONICLE. 
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liquely, and we could then repeat the phenomenon | 
at pleasure. It appeared to be an optical illusion, 
and that the apparent flash of light was merely the 
dere -E and is at least worthy 
as re; he phenomena mentioned | | 
© | accept 
any possible 1 process, but ik there R 
is — A objective in the world, these must be so. 
It would be eee to call the light of a glow- 
worm subjective, as the equally certain, though more 
e phen nomena, Ayran em 1 subterranean =: 
esas, an ngi, t 
in our columns for 1845, 
r luminous fun say nothin 
of the undo ubted 1 —— of the plant 3 bi 
p. 383. Š 
STRAWBERRY FORCING. 
HEN we aaae = number ts which co 
minute priania in a perfect state of — by 
arti 
basi size of a pin’s head, let a cross section be examined 
pes pach a certain nu rings or e 
consist of, “first, the thong second, the coro! silia; t hird, th 
mal point, — female . e 
ect — ach o 
e of performing the o 
assig — by 
Over exc any bns whilst the ore are 
in the bud-state, will T derange their stru art 
will grow into another, 
re; 0 
ide. We ought not to“ rode 
our Strawberry plants into flower, but move them 
ns, tilation, in 
or ‘ere ; it is then that this delicious Ruit 
will roo forein 
h 
8 . proper: sized wooden 
cial m 
When mey T of a Strawberry flower has attained ber 
se the e of fertilising, or — the in 
birds seem — ha ve score their original quality and | 
tone w hear the blackbird at the first streak of 
da diously dscoursings an f an ho ae” 
an 
wn, qa 
after him, the thrush “ 
usly. In th i 
ing“ most merrily 
joyous a 
gs were 
a 5 be better ‘for 
us, and for society t a time have v 
el a Wahid, in die * days, that we 
were sá 
115 e must imagine a distressing thing for our 
8 to dwell on that our readers have a black- 
The first thing then 
„is pe 
hereby affording the tenant room 
Iti is marvellous to think, that until the present moment 
d ev re 0 fools“ in the matter of bird- 
V. 
bound u r do 
see, any cage e that is at all adapted either for the well 
being of the prisoner or for the ent of a ing- | 
oom. Hence, in many cases, he confiding 8 a ve pet 
canary to the tender mercies of a servant-maid, and 
consequently, to the so — less er mercies of 
in bad taste ; and we hope 
altered, Surely we have 
| te to order 
e | let u 
s hop in 
The fiche of the cage must be well looked to. 
be entirely boarded ; and the other kalf | th 
ooden box By this 
t Kept from — scattered, and the trough of — cage 
to lofty perch across the cage,and two lower ones to enable 
the bird to = at vad beg and water. These shoul 
ongst us men sufficiently clever to make a bird-ca 
!” And is our taste so utterly depraved, 
that we on originate no improvement? Surely n 
bottom u wards. 
7o 
ii 
TOE 
— 
5 
AE H 
This will prevent 
a 
al s ng down 
— for food and water must be ou 5 aluko. 
0 
g pa 3 — of white delph,—deep, and fitted into 
od will 
means, the fo 
be 
from being wet ese 
are two grand considerations 
There should v 
be three ry cage. ne 
uld 2 
of deal, pai uare. Round perche 
altogether objectionable, The front of the cage should 
N of rounded, “ wooden wires,” rather close together, as | so 
these V ‘like retirement; ; and they should 
d from some window w 
Mightin 
suspend where thie 
In carly spring, ows should face the sun. en His 
ication of his pen 
about ta sprei: do yow be in 
ere is a treat ores now 
pre who rise so very early 
already luxuriate "i one that makes us laugh at the 
roughness of “Sturdy old Wint He may do us 
some N mischief, * is gen tat © wes 
resence s being a 
rice ar 
we |in san 
r p r. 
2215 
in 
be sein 
aspect is mild. | 
mess 
examples of cultivation, ina comparatively unfrei 
e BANi rona 1 
eee so as re o prepare it for the decoration 7 
conservat 
I seldo m keep plants which have flowered oyer 
winter, hence < deb to propagate a new stock ey 
season. 2 s as 
hake 
p 
They should iün Á 
frame, kept rather close, will suit a perfectly 555 
On the —— ach of eloudy, 
they must be rem a pit or house where thepa 
receive a little rat — just sufficient to 
mp. Thei 
aes ing the winter is a pit, where the temperature may 
8 about 50°, and where they can be placed near 
— 
eariy i in January as possible they should be placed 
in a moist, growing atmosphere, and, if nec „m every 
leaf must be oe we with a sponge = 
water, s. y clear 
drainage of ave of the . mres defective, ti na 
be examined and re they 
sufficient quantity of silver- 
sand to keep the us s 
3 roots r into the fresh 
day, — oe at night, * ry 
With proper treatment fay wil be anet ed their 
2 about it the middle of April. I u ch pots, 
shift. 
join at an ear 
oie “pans 8 3 time my are in Severs is 
t considerati 
tact wi 
8 
l is my opinion t an over atmo- 
sphere is frequently of mischief, even to the 
ee of fruit: t; it impedes, or ys, the 
e ai aa a of course, also the 
actions of thelr Gomeek Buchan, Trentham. a: 
2 
BRITISH SONG BIRDS. 
ogue wh ton ange af us in bo 
urgere saluberrimum est—” 
0 living in 
— “is 
as | friends, i in 1 bidding = cn oe a a mag ason. 
know,— ve those who live in 
the country, how delightful it is to tiha once again the 
song of this 2 ossy, happy, noble rogue :— 
—Tis 
nen our garden window, 
The blackbird sang us forth s h ; from yonder bough 
That hid the at first, 
Warbling his invita 
Yet do w cima eee 
Our 
trees his ae 
9 — 
CLERODENDRON SQUAMATUM. 
THE large icles of ht scarlet fl 
foliage sits ca brig! et flowers, and the 
of the iei tetriking and 8 of sam 
y day, with all our little will 
lawn shall veld to 
1 it one 
shine wi 
sphere, 
athe plants — be ready for a to- the 
tory about the end of * in Jun 
g its season it 
in a moist . eee. 
produee its — it submit 
cooler situation and may be removed to a 8 
„ W where it will continue to 5 a suc- 
of blooms from Ma. Although 
it it will thrive and flower, however, in a to 
cae 
conserva 
uring summer, I do not mean to state that this is its 
— few ladies visit the stove, and ed 
finest 
proper 
cannot deri leasure from 
os Saki: 40 
therefore, 
ts which will submit of this treat- 
cg to a cooler . Th 
no one better than ourselves could tell of the birds’ | 
early movements. At 6 A. u., we sprin our nest ; 
. 27 3 — — De the very first voice that is audible 
the garden, and Park. 
38 is 
 rains—so plentiful in quantity, | 
services, 
3 ; 
and so acceptable for 
the voices of the Í of mo 
ept * 
but 8 it teins t . 
to be p 
ing the roots, shot 2 foet of dang or tan are patit 
mould, in which the roots are inserted, covering 
small wa 
faggots, then on that some mould, 
irable there, in the shape | 
than in eoncd Kirg 
? aay e! 
r | by putting hot dung all keer vegetation W would e . 
