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_126 THE GARDENERS? CHRONICLE, \ Noy, 13 
{roa raer full of roots (many of which common s ize now in „ about 1 oz. each, at half the depth. =e 
= — ina “een of decay), and nine 8 distance, takes e like 10 bushels, at a present high to allow the leaves to han ng do Reni z 
search, provi d to be from the Eim bran ches. Tu oug gh value of, say, 12. 103. for earliest varieties. Experience the gonna it wou fone an object at o 
Gia has taught us repeatedly that * np a ee the | and eee D. pune A ne Nov: 9. 
ing causes being the warmth fe the soil’ pew lucrative crops, and ripen their tubers sooner ; ow to Heat a Smal eenhouse Cheaply, 
reer ae i front flue of the house, and by the | causing a freer and earlier growth both before and after | to — W. Gill, I have to state, in me 
admission of air, for which I had provided. Another they appear above ground. It is to be reg gretted, heating appar ratos — at p. 677, that an 
— of vitality was observed in tlie branch of an old however, that but few can avail themselves “of this pes — pipe will not answer, as the 
Pear tree, trained against à south wall: this branch opportunity. Hardy and Sons, M aldon, Nov. greenhouse would — be affected by euch a i 
had 3 year San yea been injured near its inter- Skimmia japonica. —It is stated in your repo ort of — of heated air; what L mean by * 
section the it had continued to live, the Horticultural Society's meeting in Regent-street | heated air would be cooled by the extra 
although — [ * union — dwindled to the smallest (p. 678), that “ this new evergreen shrub is thought to air with which the heated air would be 
pos indurated wood, devoid of either be hardy, but of this further proof is required.” From experience, I find that a. cast-iron 
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Cie 
cluster: 
— it fe — no imme- are of a greenish-yellow colour, and fragrant. lants out of house as early in spring as post 
. 83 of death, 1 shall add noe one more Walton Nursery, Liverpool. shige ia japonica the and let the Vines make, an early dE 
instance of these freaks of Nature: a Thorn tree, real kind, has not been in England seven yea: e he will not fail to obtain well ripened wood, and a i 
. — ] 1 here, on being dundret tò its sent | presume that our correspo ro speaks of Sk. Laren wards by the same treatment I make no doubt he 
s You state that Skimmia japonica, exhibited by us | get a erop — well r er — apes, W. B., Mai my: 
my drag 425 —— a single bud ; the year following on the 16th kof October — “is believed to be hardy, Zhe Stanwick Nectarine—A. few words about this 
and ew d leaves and branches, nearly to but of this further proof is required.” How such a remarkable saad = variety, re hie planing 
of ‘he old shoots. B., Nove 5.— | report obtained circulation we are at a loss to know, for may be acceptable y reader ier 
ach, 
vember 
e interesting, as bearing on the the n Laurel, Small these t 
continued vitality of the roots of fn nts without the | specimen a few inches high, and with the leaves its almost evergreen habit, its leaves remaining 
assistance of leaves. A sickly Catalpa tree was trans- touching a soil, endure the frost and damp, and all and green till far in December; from this I 
the autumn of 1850, and during the whole of | the vicissitudes of winter, with impunity. In justice to z> would see a late pia but. I P 0 
ing and autumm it did not put out a single ourselves, and to the charaeter of the plant, we beg to would be so very late 8 1 oe w find toe 5 
jo i ‘00 i ha 0 ripened 5 
alive the whole time, but not sufficiently vigorous pas nor did Dri Lindley; what he said was, that at t om season, 20 “the first and second weeks in 
to supply the old stock with the required sap; but | further proof is required before the point can be con- Septem: The fruit of the Stanwick Nectarine 
increasing in vigour, have since been able to organise | si dered _ settled. peoos there has been no winter’ Pon on the tree hard and green till past the 
new wood and form a perfect plant with stem and leaves. severe enough to try the plant thoroughly since its middle of October, and then cracked and did not x 
Vigilaæ. eee cases are not quite analogous to what introduction. Thirdly — T has not yet been A tree on a south-west wall at Poles, near Wares lis 
jens when root crops are deprived of leaves. ] grown in a suffici r of places, and under also borne fruit this season, whi ked Ble 
Cucumbers * yA 694).Mr. George Edwards e e — — to render its hardi- ripen kindly, and the same has also occurred a 
mething extraordinary that ness certain. Our own belief is, that the plant will bear | the real Gardens, Aren Where a tree o 
Hester's P. Prolite 3 should 33 inches in our frosts ; but it is mere belief, which cannot be offered | a wall i 
length, and weigh 10 Ibs: But, as a zr justly ete or accepted as certainty. ] its fruit ; ; it seems, then, 5 this really fine mre 
What is the use of anch a fret h of cours Brugmansias.—-In reply to “'T. C. C., Castle Cary,” will not ripen in this country without fire heat, 
ipe when these dimensions and —— were taken.” = p. 693), I beg to state that I alluded, in nthe Calend ar 
mit me to inform Mr. E. that I saw last September which he refers, to Brugmansia s and as L can testify; for, after having eaten four “of them, 
a Norfolk Hero Cucumber, 1 inches in length, as bicolor, cultivated in large pots for — — planted the stones, from which I rac ee 
green as Grass, and fit to go before any nobleman’s| That they both do better planted out in warm places I trees, exactly like, i in foliage and habit, the trees from 
table. I also saw at the same place one left for seed, admit; but they are likewise valuable as pot plants for the parent stock. I have no doubt that this late 
33 inches in aa but I should say it did not ee certain mesos where planting out could not be | Nectarine will be the parent of a new race of | hi 
r were grown in a greenhouse wi withou t | effected. The Writer of the Calendar. flavoured melting Nectarines, by crossing it 
ficia and train ‘The ine Orange,—The “Jardim Portuense” Violette Hative and Elruge ; but it is to be 
es. G. 455 eee n y Baseny: Nor. 5. | contains the following description of a large Tangerine | that by a great oversight it was tobe 
i i Jor Wine. correspondent | Orange-tree, which I have ventured to translate and send. when 15 qualities were given 
«J. H.” says, 4 that this wine is — known even | In . beautiful n of the Senora Baroneza de specimens tasted were ebe will with 
in Naples, and EN y none has ever been sent to Villar exists a Tangerine Orange free of extraordinary as nearly every one interested in fruits 
this country.” Now, I beg to state that most of the e tensions, being more than 27 palmos high (a palmo indeed expected, that it would be fit for general cule 
Eolean Islands — voleanie, and that the Malvasia is about 9 inches), 31 palmos in — seh — 97 in oe However, as the proceeds p the sale of the 
wine is made in one or two more islands, besides Lipari, cireumferenoe In this country there is not another trees are to be devoted to charity, which “ 
which “he 1 (18 miles in anni onan th at Tangerine W size, — very few —.— half the peer ar of sins, let us * * that * , 
this wini chiefly to Naples, * y, and Malta; above * s, It does not appear to be young, but cover one mistake. Thomas N N 
= fone ago I passe e for my own use; it is certainly ‘Hot more ‘than 80 years old, It is in Bees ot.—All 2 friends like the 4 wil 
that I was the only one who, I thin ah introduced. this excellent condition, and produces good fruit. — 4 dressed. Let the roots be care washed nae 
Vine in our hothouses, and a few of them bore beautiful extraordinary growth and fine preservation appear to not to break the * N some athe aoa 
lalvasia Grapes in Staffordshire, and I have a few in | be owing to the shelter it has from the cold winds and boil one hour; when cold skin 8 and pre in 
my hothouse at _ Woodfield, near Manchester. With | sea breeze, its = enemies. The ter part of | in a dish ; pepper and salt each layer ; when 
re to the 3 a 8 vine in question, I quite agree t the Tangerines Oporto are sgn nS — — one at over some vinegar, with a little Cayenne rent j 
It is a beautiful dessert — Villar, a oni is not known.“ few hours pour Fe AE uantity of water. j 
* 
ti msey. Edi vye . — — Leuben 
2 FT * . ee he price 3 m pan is some respecting their destruction from a working gardener, ade 
2000 2 e eee * to place a number of Cabbage leaves at distances Sorteties. ae 
e Spanish and Portuguese wines are. | frosty or snowy nights of winter. He believes that Ero Now 4 0 Weston 1 
J. TW Hopkins, Chester these leaves will attract the snails from their hiding- F. L. S., President, in the ei. iu gw, 
would feel much 8 your | places, and if in the morning a search be made on each in the Society’s ew apartments, No. 12, Bedii 
eorrespondenis Who conid g 8 a receipt ‘or the com- leaf by . ‘Amongst the donations was a series series of Britin 1 ad 
ne ee 3 —— ey | carefully preserved and named, from Mr. Mis Dang 
e oF ni with will in a — i destroyed. Viator, — collection of by 
capital footpath and looks Thames. In order to destroy slugs, snails, or worms, | thi onder: 
be a most saman a quantity of grains; 
l th time in 
‘not observe it in visit the ground with a ' 
— — is and a bucket tof quick-lime, If there are any &e:,| new Scotch Psyche, Kc. Various rare ColeeP™ cay 
trade. George E. they will be found feeding on the grains, when a little | the same locality, were also exhibited by endropbag? 
ime from sone pe ppg Repeat the dose | ineluding Boletophagus crenatus and i 
; | ö supply of whi ide in ants’ nests, feeding on . e 
1 — — - m had a head of | liquid manure. There is ee oel apply o wee saia ining three years in that state. st? 
down. Since J last wr 0 še Togi o rieron — 20 — p- — na — — — ee oiin Boyd and Edwin § ide ig 
i 3 | reac. ë t height of 15 fee j idoptera f 
Larch in —— — merely for the purpose of have made their N to che 6 25 * sat 1520 Dear iat feo S a 
thinning, to be diseased, though | Phænizs-park, Dublin, Nov. 4—This ere Gres of the bii 1 artery Polyommatus ene Tet 
ile from the other, is now flowering in perfection in the nursery grounds right side and wings of which were male ane (ton) 
same, but the trees were belonging to Messrs. * — of — The female. The President OF bite a e dl 
flower; stems are 17 in number, and measure II feet in matter, isting of a n umber small 
I Potatoes for height, the base of the — being 34 feet in cireum- | ha | coll 
eases where large | ference ; the leaves — 10 ing 1. — and hang sphi eg Hong-Kong, by 
the plant in an elegant semi-circular form. The within which some 7 
questi l ix | were still entangle. Mt 
formations of 
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i perished, | had 
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