264 THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE. | APRIL 24, 
ith ds were sown, they were watered daily with 1 in a it or 3 by ee = they can April 16—Dry cold haze; cloudy and cold; clear; = 
100 ‘ab, centims. wd ‘water the others with the solution ae te aged, s become bushy, well- — * K cold kaiih 
of ulmate of ammon Already on the 0 bag Po e| shaped Plants, ` furnished with 1 flower buds s the time 2 — ei 9 N i r . 
was a hg gs difference in the appeara hey a t graceful plants for =— z oi cinta for the las EA. Teast e sia ad 20 late in the 
pl those moistened with water only were lebt are ee gies goer: sword-like oo and r fan bent, ‘slightly overcast; vary; clea. 
paca te tna Sark green. Eighteen days after the spreading habit, among which Agapanthus tains, Mean, temperature of the week, 3} deg. below the average, 
watering, or on the 22d day of the experiment, the several of the Gladiol yes rmium tenax, dwarf Aloe Btate of the Weather at Chews drag the last 26 years, for the 
plants were collected entire with the roots ‘Those which | and uceas, Tritomas, will be d the most | ee A 
been watered with the solution of ulmate of ammonia | useful for centres, cage 7 with plants of 2 853 S82] 28 8 ailing Winda, 
i . . he side of aud May 8&2 | 222 | 54 Years in — | T 
weighed 15:1 B the: 550 grms. The 3 or creeping habit. to grow over t and Mar S35 | $65 | a8 which it T 
author now exhausted the soil which had been wate addition to the above, t of warf Jey <M | 445 Rained z 25 46 ia 
with onia, alternately with hydrochloric 8 ‘scarlet and pink flowered varieties of the erde e 005 | A | aaa to i 0.40 in. She tte 
aci d ammonia, made xtract neutral, precipi- | horseshoe Ger: are wel „as are the | Mon. r pe re tee oe cae 1147101 
tated with chloride of calcium, and weighed the pre- variegated leaved kinds, and some of other varieties. Wed. 2 61.2 368 29.0 11 0.28 {| 442 HE 
cipitate. e 1 litre of ulmate of ammonia, which had Kalosanthes coccinea major and miniata are among Fray 30 esr 45 221 1 8 2.3/5) 244 41 
oA preserved for e bn cag was precipitated with | the most showy thin 5 vases we . et daa — S . us Ha 9 : 051. 1148 2 5 ias 
oride of calcium ; it gave 5.7 grms. preci bys whilst | fulgens and globosa are likewise valuable, the latter rene izhost temperature during the above period_occurred om the Bis 
the first, which m ust h aa originally a ih ned ST 8 grown into low standar akes a a object ; Caem. Ol deg. ; and the lowest on the Sili 1527 MRE 
quantity, pert onl e ee of = particular situations to assist in fillin „the bl Notices to Corresponden 
2°6 grms. h erefore been absorbed by the p white Maurandya, two or three kin of Lophosper- Books: JF S Pikin Mrs. Loudon’s “Every Lady her 
The ulmate ot Tae f furnished, on the ars of 0-590 MRD, the tall and — Convolvulus, Saponar : c Gardener,” may s E “ Vegetable King. 
substance, 0:053 lime, according to w the ulmate of | moides, dwarf Nas ms, Cam a fragi Gorn E A A sistom > 
ystem, — Manchester Amateur, The 
mmonia used to water the plants must have | lost 2: 367 bev the bee, blue Lobelias, &e., will era the class of. à 3 on the Chrysanthemum,” as by Taylor, we believe 
ulmic acid. pla he employed in connection with the 1 can only be had of the 
that the soluble wine are re absorbed, and applied i 7: the | În m ing the vee com aplete, these lowr’; “ing th = Br 3 Inquisitor, Do y you not an der rans mer your own 
vegetation of plants. Comptes Rendus, XXXIV. p: wick the as regards colour; during the] think the grandiflora a variety of radicans, others a disses 
Chemical e aaae they should re allowed to grow i a certain species. That is all. 
le of Orchids. — The interesting meena to which | degree of wildness, an 3 to grow freely over the | Biaps: A Constant Reader. You cannot hear the nightingale in 
—.—.— was directed at p. 244, was sold by M 3 
on Tuesday last. The following shows rt kind | of p 
ne 
rdianum (tw 
from 3/. 5s. E. lants), | t 
from II. to 12, 15s. ; : E. 8 1“. to 12. Bss Lycaste 
Stinneri (five plants), from 31. 5s to 3l. Erse 5 ‘Cattleya 
Skinneri (five plants), from 30. o Bl. ; Lelia 
superbiens (three plants), 3/.; L. p a (five 
plants), fi l. to 30 ; Arpophyllum giganteum, 
from J. 158. ; a Chysis (two plants), from II. to 
2“. 28.; Odontoglossum pulchellum (five , from 
3l. 5s. to 3l 0. are and others (10 plants), 
from 1“. 12s. 0 
1 (five plants), 3. ; 
and others (four plants), 3/. 3s. ; 
8 Di 
0 the heat prices realised. 
odie lots, of which there were eig sold much cheaper. 
Calendar of Operations. 
(For the 3 week 5 
pl ANT 
Wuenever the Poles bi 2 e mises pit occurs, re- 
s state they will be more 
manner. 
Sera &e.; in 
ee in a stiff formal m 
LOR RISTS’ FLOWERS, 
deg: 
ooge of the 
red, tha 
Tulips are sa ly progressing, the very warm wea- 
ther of late bringing | ~ forward amazin 8 Some of 
our floral acqua es have lately been watering — — 
Tulips, we ais: noties a 2 Bigg of the cour: 
adop we h e serious injury sexton 
to the balbs s0 e nak The rootlets of the Tulip 
bulb draw pe nutriment far away from the surface, 
and a wel ge will 2 be 5 moist 
Take care a plants in pots do uffer for lack 
of are ms caution applies particularly p Sop 
Pan Carn and Pi trik side 
shoo a Pate a partenlaly — ks = dane 
N 8 ngs in this manner; by n 
tran a ig them before ge have got cuttings RAR 
Seedling Ranuncu in pans or boxes will require 
cee care; they must not have too much sun, 
it would probably songs many of bu 
HAR FRUIT GARDEN. 
Strawberries are — ptable stall seasons ; a Drewes 
Wasi: for an autumnal jish > by plan ting ou n an 
open situation the early sarea cropa of kraag Seeding, 
g hou u can 
Wales; but you might. accomplish what you wish by a visit 
in whose Mae a i these birds may be 
heard just now tion. W. K. — Sem. This is 
a time as any tee purchasing a canary Ww er 
mend dealers.—B A. Parrots should hay 
like other birds, more especial 
they enjoy a bath now ste then in warm weather, 
EDWARDSIA : of them like stiff clay. It is tco 
They want a nice ‘Tight warm alluvial soil, The same 
a. 
7 
. Weare unable to account for the 
buds dropping off in the manner you describe, Perhaps as 
the season sorada you may be more fortunate, f 
Insects: P ave not succeeded in finding any insects 
on your 8 leaves. We fear your plan of fumigation 
is not sufficiently careful. The frames ought to be made 
o Mr. Westwood, St. Pe 
shall be examined yish proper An 
LAURELS: A Constant od You og cut them back 
well o r bett ter than time. We should prune the t 227 
. 3 just before it begins to move next 
At all events uch * while it has leaves on. 
Names oF tae UIT : veer the Lamb Abbey Pear- 
main. | 
Apple is 
move another rt of the young stock from the plant &c., now removed from the tried the 
i z g ce In the E harden them ay so much the ‘bear -H FN Mia a few 9 e e 
l ee eee fely 22 2 — iore them for two o ey — 3 Pe obabl ie best m To 0 to 22 reed 
to a pit, where by placing them ne ee see ass, in June these will s nto a growth, and produce y the month of Sep ann some 
d givi “ete dant heey plac the em will wil preserve a second crop in Sept The be d, however, correr ar . . — ae ethe purpose: Ronie on this 
their compac neds. af kab Those owing flow furnishing the autumn supply is the Alpine, of which oint, eri 
should have aa s look-over, and ‘be finally staked to eral kinds. he Continent. these are RiloDodexpnons + 1 . 
their proper form; small doses of weak m e-water extensively grown, and raised principally from seeds 225 14805 f ‘a TA s opoh garden. 1 a an be Anon ee 
may be piven occasionally, and ke N sufficiently each year. We prefer last autumn’s runners, as they greenhouse in wi wal: 
thin on the stage, to preserve the lower es from | With us come into bearing quicker, and run less to leaf. | Roses: V * commit so great an A is 
turning yellow.—Fuchsias potted in their blooming pots Planta ar sy of these should now be made on a light rich 8 Merge E ; Sneed hs — nos There is a 
should neat! ked ; this plant naturally forms a oi the late summer s supply a north border is ee e the cultivation of Roses A ee by Mr, Paul, 
conical-shaped bush, and this form should be encouraged very suitable 3 but to ripen late choose a sunny expo-| of Cheshunt,—Scrutator. The Roses exhibited by Mr tau 
ant progresses, by frequent stoppings ; allow | sure. Plant the runners a foo art, in beds 3 or 4| at the me = g 3 ofA Hori — pret “and packed in 
no blooms to appear till tlie plants have feet wide, that the fruit may be picked without treadin — „ 
desired size. Chinese Azaleas as they come into bloom on Pick off all s and runners that appear SzaEALE: J. We have no idea what makes your Seakale rot 
should be remoy the conservatory, or a well-sl bef. e e or end of June, and supply them every spring, where the soil is dry a tien beable It Tow 
to preserve their flowers in perfection; they will, liberally with water in d eather ; this will prolong — — . ene evil apie 8 AN ir 
at this stage, require very liberal erings. Camellia, ir bearing till eae Sa The green-fly very fre- suzcss: P B. T e Covasus-iiteifolia 11 se "evergreen shat 
now growing should have a humid atmosphere, be | quently appears at this time on the Peach and Nect as is also Berberis nepalensis, which doe s not seem 
ell shaded ; a very thin coat of white lead, mixed with | Fines. ` Take the opportunity of a sunny morning first „to grow much higher than B e aai a 
spirite of turpe tine, forms a most e l shade, wi = h with the engine to dislodge vantage of the new scale of £ compositions you . 
pe used in i 1 sere aer 1 “pent pan a ae as 8 dee i cancelled. w ine payment 83 3 25 
y in plants in bl: | ina soap-suds, and s due 8 
ä An — — e the trees 9 e The at will othe Lead you save four guineas, After Saturday it will 
forcing pit may removed to the stove ; the | mixture to adhere to 1 be leaves, and one ag — appli- | Tue Nussery Trane: J W. 4 S bene wishes — 
blooms open remove them to the con tory or flower pane ae ge be found sufficie a time. . ended to him Bena ‘publication fa pp ip a ge ba 
ae m 5 1 y ith dist simon N. ness, and, being a a stranger to sig eta procure soma iis its 
VINERY. ~ y reduce the beas in in tie GR Directly a change in the weather takes place, the ses a T Ta Tito at the mercy of his 
house after the crop is ripe, spring-ra Cauliflowers, Lettuce, &c., foreman : sible, and able to judge o : 
necessary further than keeping the ‘ious Hes ars airy, planted — on well pulverised rich land, as the earlier bis acts. He may study “ Loudo mse eb nen worki 
to preserve the Grapes from damping in wet weather ; | they are planted the less vill be the check by removal. | pt ue chat the only study tint mil at J. nt By 
while the moderate will help to keep the I rmit, a soil of rather h ture desti; res a — Trades i 
fruit in a fresh state for the table for som should be preferred for growing the — and other of Whatis 
Metoxs.—When a sufficient number of fruit is set, | the ica tribe during the summ repare a Vmes: J WX, You state ai po i= their f ire and 
the plants, especially if in a house, uld ridge for growin, g the hand-glass Cu A rs, by t thro the cau 22565 Vines wiring, a cant your Vines * 5 
gently syringed over head fine oon ; this ing out a trench 3 or 4 feet wide, 2 feet deep, and ‘of the term wiring, we apprehend you mean an tat ‘orm, aeg x 
will help to keep down 8 and preserve a humid | sufficient length ish the required supply; this Which takes place when the flowers do me. are product jie 
atmosphere through the ry 5 oe eee emt bis lled ror com dung, or e hes nenting dadas Taaie aea 3 des on the shoots oe s 
all other occasions, should, 3 ‘ker’ to prevent | ma 1, sufficien > — = a — posite to ea eo — 
any injury to the leaves, which would prove a great | whic! nage should s 1 2 8 et ight b but ee oe same j int. But at some 2 5 e. . M: 
~drawback to the swelling of the fruit. great art in | rich ; on this p Pes glasses 3 t apart, and to the base of a leaf, a peculiar eae and becomes, 
growing high-fla Melons consists in keeping the | tow a few neods under each + these shoal 20 1 9 rudiment of dert the 
leaves in a green h 00 state till the crop is ri be thinned to pel = three, ‘which cover the ground. of Grapes i: . te wei a wn aril to d cup papi 
therefore every means sho E carry — same branches off. Sometimes, ho „ r fructincatiod 
desirable a In x the 5 to State of the Weather near London, for the week ending April 22.1 — case to which you allude, the rudiments of fo proceed 
e ting ar observed at the Horticultural Gardens, . imperfect, that their — — ily-ripened e 
remain on each, the space one the plant oceupies and and the ve place to small ten Ba sioned by 2 
> : y gi p þe occa 
size of the fruit should be considered. Weak | erie ores 6 . arrest the at 204 
water may be given or four times during the | Of the air. Oftbe Earth F „r itudes Of Or, Jike 
ng of the fruit. Keep up the bottom-heat, and let re x amame age a cold area — . flowering stalk to coil uf 2 
ö range from 70” by night to 85° by day. | Max. | Min. | Mean! deep. | deep. — 
ERIE Wiig MOM Patt Demme SEE z he bottom you well to 
— FLOWER GARDEN AND = ha ag ea | 7 | 44 view : RJ. think t slopes 
* | 47 E. | 00 he border 126 
its intended for fillin „ baskets. Ko., will 56 | 31 | 435/4 |44 | N. | p] make will answer. Ae N as you can. too 
Ph > bso j si | 20/4 |4 |E 01 3 and kept as loose as en received 
more attention to „rr them suitable for the 48 | 34.0 433 |i N. E. i00 | %* As usual, many communicatio: pee the necessary 
the bedding stuff; select the Ei [20 it 2 ee and others aro unavoidably aiso beg for er hoss 
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