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THE GARDENERS’ 
CHRONICLE. 
[May 8. 
the colour is remov ved from the syrup by the above- 
ed operation, it may considered sufficient 
ous to 
rate of alumina (which has been 
dried at a a of 212° F.) ee though the 
water used in blowing up the sugar ; this means 
oA use sib $e anima 
cuttings for autumn display. In = air to pe of 
all kinds now making active grow against 
admitting currents of cold air rta on i Tn ge, as 
=o 
Sc 
A 
with the wintry air we have at prese 
FORCING DEPARTMENT 
NERY.—Althou gh in a former Cale ndar r we recom- 
mended, where very late Grapes were required, that the 
Vines should be ore from breaki 
Ma y 
and — washing, to remove any “residuary 
3 or T, 
the first- mentioned washing, previous to ignition, it may 
be used o again, — the addition 
g up the sugar in the propor- 
‘tion of 6 lbs. of alumina dissolved i in phosphor ea for 
a syrup 5° to 
he 
the addition of alum 
e water, 8 — 
oreg 
g 
si 
digest ie 
Ss 
=] 
0 
ern yh 
‘soluble saline substance, iti may be employed for. manu- | bet 
1. afte 18 Im 
(at 
tiling. pointy m sho 
s growth is comprised 
iod and the —.— of the fruit; and it 
sound healthy wood 
t they be — ae artificial 
Hamburghs 
aut! e kept n 5° n 
flowering; but the Cam nnon Hall a mmon Muscat, 
ith th 
may take tt, 
regulated Aah the time when the 
n. Re e the 
to wder, and 
ient 3 acid for the — of the 
5 of lime only; e 0 5 ue, after 
carefully washing i to rem every trace af ae 
tter. a 1 of "this eang d with 
e water to inks a thin paste (in a shallow e nai ere 
d keeping it 
above 90° F.) 
kor about 24 hours ; and after “this 
they lixiviate the 
— the sulphate of lime. The strong liquors obtained 
in this way may be used for combining w ith alumina, 
and the weak en for lixiviating kresh quantities of 
ac When | Sr 
horie aci 
: ed hospha' 
“soluble in water, is formed ; and by dissolving this 
in a quan phosphoric acid sufficient only for that 
purpose, superphospha: umina is obtained, which 
should be filtered previ ta of li 
is p dissolvi i potash or 
Soda, and , by the add ition of — water or milk of | 
lime, precipitating aluminate of lime, which is to be care- 
fully was When requi 
n making sugar fro h 
cate the; juice with aluminate of lim 
lising any excess 
25° to 3 é t ith phosphate 
of soda, in the sam r as described with respect 
to raw sugars, and after a second filtration they boil in 
the usual way. In the manufacture and refining of eee 
for 
aluminate of sh 
Can Manure w ater. 
r 
sugar, only using a larger quantity of rees to the length of the 
or of milk of 8 defecation. Chemical Gazette FLOWER GARDEN aen . 
f 3 p ao a — made for G 
turning out of the desen lants, 
Calendar of Operations. strongly advise parties to wait; for the 3 8 
For the ensuing week.) winds, with frosts each no inducement to 
i ge in with the half- 
PLANT DEPARTMENT. pe pia Eo eee. 3 
; ie choi tums, Heliotropes, &c 
ee = 7 ——— ee ee tender plants, till the last. Plants, however 
1 e GE i tale a well hardened off, freq ly suffer from the sudden 
An xi crow diate Wooniieg, as ub gow > ly in bleak situations. We find 
wna lim és pots, useful to place any odd spray or branches we may have 
. ; í 4 = 3 Een aw = biol haf serve = 
the hous 
for 
a size pin 8 turfy loam ; iddle | p 
of the month plunge them in an open situation, that aae 
e from havin 
forced, 3 44 
g. o 
ssn 05 a 
the | ticks 
š the Sa y Daang oe rc pe 
uch wateri 
. of 1 5 year had | better ** . 
to tie up Picotees. 
P 
3 and — . a8 
FLORISTS’ FLOWERS, 
The care and trouble of the Tu grower will soon 
we trust, be amply repaid. Hisa mE must be put u tup, 
though in more northern page eri 8 def 
week longer. 
at this stage it would prove injurious, — eh ticularly U 
sent. 
they appr roach ae igs of | a 
nd e 
een Red 
KI 
Prepare an open p 
Y FRUIT GARDEN, 
HA i 
r the severe frosts of 
ti 
dan ro may be 
n follies may 
5 GARDEN. 
ce aha Ap. on whi 
n and to sow 
t during the above 
E chers. 56 epa the lowest om the 25th. conse 
ind the lowest om the 15th. 1990 
Notices to Corresponden! 
- | Bernives: Mr. Pettitt’s 
tisement. 
Darixd Prants: CF. You will find the informatie 
in a 9 1 3 p. 164 of Pe never year’ s 
EARLY 
event as — Be me an 
ey are in a 
Of ie w we Seen think soot-water as ç any, but this will kee eeds and assist 8 
e may be made of various other fertilisers re gooi ; set notwithstanding the ¢ in cold "weather, aee a 
— . that it is used i clea select pa ewy mornings, and sow the qurim ver 
Where extra heavy fruit is the det all . shoul with quick-lime, or, where it can be done without 
be removed as t appear, and some growers out injuring the crops, sow the ground with salt. : 
the centre of the crowns, to check their poset á F a a 
assist the swelling fruit—a es we think objection . 
able, re the uty of the fruit is a consideration. ah STATE or- THE 7, anobaerved at the 2 3 
On fternoons, syringo . — and close up Chisw 
with a temperature of 90 -gi ng air again towards sg 
ralin henever indica changing colour T kaagem. | 
appear, withhold the ape ea * them no further cea may te! 2 
supplies The succession plants will be I | Min. Mean à 
owing freely, en our previous directions on the im- * Ni ee RO he 
ortance of allowing them a ex re to light, with | Friday.. 30/11 29.600 | 29546 | 66 
a 3 oe — should be acted upon. As e roots have soe ot alis 30.062 | 20.730 | 1 
ow ma e progress, water may bemore liberally | Monday 415 30.171 | 30.101 | 97 27 1 | a9 
given. See that the bottom heat i is steady at about 85°. | Wed. . % 30.240 | 30.216 | 59 
Peacu-Hou: popes early house may now safely have | uS.. À F 
an advance o; » by night as well as by day, | Average 20.06 sass oa my a male 
At this stage ‘tay will bear fe ly ; . pot nee 
M 1-0 n 
ever, the syringe at work twice or thrice daily; tie in- 2 5 White clouds an and cold . e 
* shoots as ce, expose the fruit to the Z 1 Few white 1 uds; cloudy and f „ lear; frosty. 
ree action of light, if a high colour is want „„ pyr E p e gae 1 2 sie 
borders should be kept well watere » but manure water 3 255 perature ofthe week Ti dez- be borage 
= not be of = to the early crop after thi STATE OF THE WEATHER AT CHISWICK g 
tim rin e succession hous y attending to During the last 26 years, for the ensuing week, ending orn 
the 7 requisite parese in accordance with th tag e2. | g 35 0 2 
for which see our fo irectio 238 ase Years in t E 
May. PEE- 2 Quan ity a 8 
been one of the best known for S rry forcing, and 9 E gee * ae “Rained. | Of Bain: ee 
they have been fine and well-coloured. British Queens | —__}_ 7 
are liable to * spider; to keep this down, ply the | Sunday 9| 618 | 408 |513| 20 900 
2 ply Mon, 10 621 | 39.7 | 50.9 8 
— well t e in bloom, and after t 1 232 
are set; and ‘th nside walls, &., of the pit-house Pa 1 4 | £3 1 1 8 
ens be washed = the sulphur a The fruit t | Shur J 
the “ Queens’ 
per od occurred 
account of his — x r 
a Pe as ‘nating esse 
the month of February, rr one at Plymou 
B 
ristol. iH 
How TO RESTORE LOST Broom on 1 Re it Baarn inma 
Clericus says—‘ I remembe 
—— 
New Restated —— all 
planta, Fuc! 
—— annuals, Cape bu 
— — begin with. z, Beg. 
Names or Puants: H H A et ood 10 5.5 
is the correct way of spelling the 
pmolum pentaphyllum ; 2, Muse — 
1, —_ a; 2, Doodia cauda 
dou! 
asse 6, ieee hia 
— 5 — tp 
seed, m 
— must 
THe VINE 
ment, but we a 
mis 
Trop orom: — It appears to be To; in 
Vines: D. t 
which you refer, we 
a method of — ae 
— ‘of ier aas ? ' 
hsias, 8 Ox a 355 
and Mexican Oaks. This . — pretti 
ble-flowering F 3 
a to the n 
apply WwW 
J Jones. 
AR PLANT: are 
we are enable oa 
the 2d, s pi 4th, vill 
ch 
ng Broceal 3 S% | 
© purpose, 
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