184 THE PERS 
CHRONICLE. 
[Marcu 20, 
Tnese statements we can quite confirm; tor, although 
both have ce saenmeon Serge ie Limonia Laureola 
is by no means so sw mia japonica. The 
he former fl 
a nearly acute—in the other more N rather 
me —— e must ver, add tha 
dish’s perfectly ripe seeds, a large gree embryo, 
with a thick layer of white ‘albumen 9 it and the 
skim. In this respect then, the two plants are art 
aad the supposed difference, of albumen in Lim 
Laureola, no immia 
ground. To prevent further error, we put the distinc- | 
the vi cal 
oe 
foli do 
2. S. Laureola (alias Limonia — ola a Wallich) 5 oli 
oblongis acutis planis rutæ ap ibus. The scen 
leaves of the first seems to us to resemble ripe Apples, 
of 
latter a mixture of Ru ue and Fraxinella. Pax 
ton’s Flower 
Garden. 
ee ee 1 —We understand that one of now b 
the las rd Clarendon’s Viceroyalty was to 
conducive to the purposes of general educa — 
Sale of Prof. Dunbar's Plants. che sale of the 
plants which . to the late Pisha 
suffici 
bar took — at Rosepark, Trinity, on the 10th dull share of Tight Nothing can be more 8 om 
e following are a few of the prices of the prin- | crowding the “tree with wood in the sum K yf or 
—1 Rhododendron robustum, 4/. 10s. ; 1 do. |t 
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large double white, to remove which it will be necessary | sudden variations of temperature ; artig frequently, Š 
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take down one end of the ime heey sold for the low 
sam of 23/. 2s., owing to a dou 00 e e 2 
moving it without serious injury, as i r ght t 
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ellia a 8 z Mimes 14 in height, 
sed 20/.—this plan Another 3 
the double white, 12 — high, ad 12 in diameter, sold | t 
for 5l. The > urgeat t Arau bricata produced 11d, 
feet high, one of t the finest specimens in 
sold for ôl. 4 Abridged from the North British 
‘Sale of Orchids.—A collection of established pla: 
8, u h ar 
| eS when a 1 space should be left up each light. 
de ufficie: 
ence 2 ec ise them to be 3 er 
san a few sim ts, rather more than half 
which should Ey of rich, pet rotten turf, mixed 
equal parts of w 
ealth ye: ese 
Pond be pa — 925 ‘ad ria aii ibat 30 inches deep 
a well drained bo ttom ; or, which will be better, on 
ia | rough flag stones left hollow andaha Some diffi- 
culty will be experienced, during these cold tin on the 
i ect acti 
eserv ore e house 
Maintain in each department a uniform treatment 
riggs. ng to the different tigel of each crop. Keep up 
all cases (except when the plants are in bloom) i 
0 e 0 
room, that the leaves may enjo y iik 
5 
he purpose of — it sie! at pru ing ti if 
properly managed now, no more wood dan be ‘eft 
keep down red 4 and attack green fly with tobacco, 
directly it is noticed : ‘night temperature 55°, 
an advance to 75° on bright days. Bringon thes N 
houses gradually; pay the same attention to the thinni ing 
and: oe ing as advis ed for the > early house ; the inside 
, occasi onall ly 
every op 
crops, and preparing ground for . daes, 
forwarded. Several of the e early-sown er crop 
N 
e, a fresh sowing should be made 
eration connected with sowin summer 
0 should be 
w be above ground ; hey se there. 
arrots, &e., will now 
fore require the litter or spray, with which 
n| been covered, to { 4 b ich the beds have 
round; a] ac 
aeina the rows of Peas at each s ing; as this 
ing the summer, only lasts 4 short time fit for 
a fo; 
— — of soot the first rainy day. In some situa 
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where the soil is light, the last crop of Seakale — 
ver a ge of earth 
idge of earth, broken fine before putt 
or 15 ini — 
s sho 
and d the ridge Should extend 12 inches on each side the 
When 
e soil is ait ‘Cab ashes or 
used = he oer purpos se Potatoes ta — 
ma 
will Bare ood watering or * o; 
properly — from frost by anal covering 
State of the Westher near London, for the week ending M 
as observed at the Horticultural Garde ens, ORY e e 
March, 
TEMPERATURE. 
A 
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2 
— the Air. 
Ofthe Earth. Wind, i 
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a 
Friday., 12K 
Satur. q 1321 
ia ae a 14/22 30.422 | 30.386 | 48 25 | 36.5 | 38 
mday = =i — — — 46 32 39.0 385 
oe 30.4 5 
Wed. . 17 25 30333 | 30.299 | 48 | 31 39.5 | 40 
Thurs... 1826 30.262 | 30.182 | 44 | 31 |375 | 40 
Tues 
hunn ge.. 
B- 
Max. Min. | Max. Min | Mean deep foot 9 95 — 
20.382 30.316 49 25 37.0 385 
30.428 30.371 48 26 37.0 | 38 
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with Mareh 1 cloudy; clear and frosty at night. 
-Flying haze; cold and dry; clear and frosty. 
4— Overcast and cold; uni iformly overcast; frosty. 
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38—Uniformly — —— and cold. 
Mea 
mperature of the week , 4% deg. below the average. 
State a >n mosen at Chiswick, during the = 5 years, for the 
ensuing week, ending March 27, 1 
(especially if Sy trees are we eak) with Sae water. 
Pras lons 0 require daily looking to; 
the prehier of the Vines should at all times 5 done 
2 iho 
of shoots 7 leaves at oe time. Emprenta the ried 
bloo open, and allow no extra male flowers to 
was sold the other cay v Mr. Steyens, at the following 
oa i 
+ N 8. 2 
C. marginata, da fine ides 
Brookii, 91. Pap teres, 7%. 10s. ; ; Dendrobium for- 
mosum, - 5s. Camarotis purpur 10s. ; Onci- 
3 Lanceanum, 44 ; Phaius bus, — lds. ; ; Chysi 
` bractescens, 47. 15s. ; and ov colabiu m guttatum, ditto. 
' ‘Others fetch l fi to 8l. per lot. 
| tena of Operations. 
the enswing week.) 
pe 
season do not allow too many fruit to swell off on 
s; at the same time keep up both top and 
LOC 118. 
PLANT-HOUSES. 
ur regulation of er eee elimbers, as well as 
i _in other houses, es t this season, 
p Se. arlet Ger; ter fo 
8 Collins's Dwarf or Fr rogmore Improved, 
March. 
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same temperature as the pt or house. At this early -Thurs 
pavers 
A gc Seon us 88 . 
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& A | wblch it | of Rain. |z 
Sunday 21| 51.8 35. 
Mon. 22 50.9 
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27 540 35. 
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= highest temperature tata x the above period occurred on fio 77 th, 
1830—therm. 75 deg.; and the lowest ou the 25th, 1850 therm. 14 di 
Notices to Corresponden 
ul as Lii anure, on 4 the 
lar è ee of phosphates in it; but surely you will find 
iog Fellows of the Linnean a 
eaper to feed cattle with it than tò ive it to a Potato 
4 orticuitural Societies 
been formally 
and 
can only be elected by ‘halon after having 
proposed. 
Cuinese AZALEAS: A Lover of Flowers, That they 
unskilfully managed is ig but in bese way, a 
"o et atak m 
22 
AUCI 
and the Trentham Scarlet for Ae beds ; 
of 
y E Pet 
the old Zonale, are all desirable kinds. In variegated- 
N ones, ton erb Silver will 8 nes a — 5 
olden Chain, Dandy, d Lady 
| rin | Plymouth, ate N small beds or for e. edging to 
lore | other kinds; Bouquet, when more common, will 
d s 
nia omen and so 
raria hese jaita 
„properties for beddings Pie posse, Among the older 
Mary Fox, Nutan 
n ‘Addisonii, è —— Lord of — ne Iles (fillans)’ Rouge et 
single specimens or | 
be an improvement i in thi : = 
of Light ster ag et — : both this and Mountai 
kinds of common Geranium i 
Gi 8, — (erimson), 
utans, Quercifolium superbu um, — 4 
Noir, will be found the mos 
FLO N 8 
Tulips are Soe ; 
correspondents £ cie everywhere, at least our 
advised every ay deferred will 
* atio icotees 
iin 
o be w 
Ge Anricnlas 2 
ne 
you will probabl discover the —— of y our failure. 
irops sh oak ld — be disturbed. Perhaps t s the Day mia 
hey grow is gel in winter ; 
slanted too deep. 
AZE FOR co: Old Sub, Three pints of o pti 
oil, 1 oz. of ogee of lead, and 4 oz. white — in the ofl, and 
of lead must be ground with a small goann the resin by 
wi 
means of 
One coat 
HAnTLEI's 
a brash, 
had of 4 
ur columns 
gentle heat, Lay it on the calico 
3 ti sufficient. pi 
en H PLATE 3 X YZ. It may 
* one of whom adver ises in our 
. ohuin il ł 2 3 
Hortes: J W R. They may succeed moved in April, > 
never fail 
in September, 
HORTICULTURAL Society: F HS, If you wish to to take 
self of the bye-law authorising the 1 crm al 
wan 
subscriptions upon the new and a 
the same —_ h save th e cin he He on now at 
you must effect your paymen wee the end d 
wise the Surra irnek n will have o paid, 
the composition 
Insrots: A Farmer, The insect you have rot 
of t on ‘leaves of Peas, 8 
nd e 
j m 
su mufficiently indicated by the final v 
ser and As to 8 
N t 
paper you 
PEACHES A 
back the 
c: LB. 
TIONAL FLORICULTORAL 
before we stir. 
. a meg — 
nd 
„ p. 388. . D 
Prants: Tim, Eranthemum pulch nf Momaeseribed 
The common Oncidium ampliatum, ae an ugly, OM nrivelled 
formodes.—C ariety of * 
pecimens, one of the Hippeastra is 25 var! 
he buff coloured one is no doubt pu —— 
robium Gibsoni.— P B. 1, Cattley a lobata, A 8 
» Oattleys Skinneri.—J . —— drobium x 
the } 
ey are to ne pii 
Soc 
— 
and most disgraceful t e know mt 
inted report w 
en 
pHi 
