208 THE 
GARDENERS’ 
CHRONICLE. 
[Manen 3 25 ~ 
irable variety), Mirkapa. s beddiv 
lan 
plants generally ; sow such p as Bals sete af 
bergias, Cin the Chinese ene aie bs, 
Ke. The e of dwarfing trees, s 8, Kc. 
-the Chin ursue with such assidu ny is cee 
opp ae thod, which generally consists i 
fe ass a thing to their utmost sale a —— n 
admitting the bye aan of a fas t woul 
hio 
ature, we might, ee profit by 
m them Ne "restricted i in space, weare yet 
na co 
house. 
man’s custom, and restrict those circumstances t 
conduce to luxuriant growth, and in some cases still 
8 his practice, use the praning-knife to both 
and root, to adapt the unfortunate subject to 
‘the li accommodation. 
RUI 0 
At no period is the eee 1 MA of sunshine | 
more opary ay em than at the present. 
Vin trees, Strawberries, Melons, receive from 
it Bey impulse N no artificial substitute can give 
he weather lately has compelled us to romeo 
all o our art w produce an imitatio on of those 
reum- 
vgn 
ur care; inattention at hon critical period would e 
Ift our- 
fatal 1 5 them, ai ad Vin 
ing, eireulatio 
Our 
of poisoning came f the entire body, the better. Cover well at night, with one or two mats, 
— 4 — 1 atten mo vith intolerable pain | especially i if there is the least indication of frost. 
and irritation, ed him to be several days; During the day every possible means must be ado opted 
nor was it till after * weeks that the ill effects had to ensure plenty of air, to prevent the plants being 
far subsided, e was resume his usual | drawn ations and Picolees. No time must b 
«clerical duties: so er. sapa were the symptoms, | lost in getting the stock potted off, n w 
that serious results were for some time een of considerable merit, we may venture to enumerate 
eo eral years after this rr my frie as sub- the following: — Scarlet Bizarres: Holliday’s G nd 
ject to a periodical recurrence of the cepa in- | Master, and Lord Rancliff. Crimson Bizarres : Slater’s 
paren which marks this particular poison.— Dr. Gladiator, and 0 t Thomas Hewlet. Purpl 
roomfield, in Hooker’s London Tans of 1 Botany. Flakes: Barringer's Earl Spe and Holliday’s 
me sre ueen of urples, Sarn Flakes : i "Hollyoake’ 8 em 
Calendar of ee and Holli gpk s Boog let Gem. Rose F] 5 May 
he hio Week.) Ariel and Lor R culuses.— If s is at 
RY AN already s pink, è sow w immediately, re to eee 
judicious regulation of gepem n plant- | prev ionaly given, Pansies.—Thi xis ai time to strike | 
houses, with adequate attention the aie enission otle cuttings ; put them in round th e sides of 85 ts, 
fresh air and supplies of n * eee plunge in sand, on a north border, iad cover with a 
nd e wr ye neertain and 8 
ungenial ee ren som —— difficult appli- KITCHEN GARDEN AND ORCHARD. i 
th great proportion of greenhouse plants are ery important operation out-of-doors has been in- 
now in activiey, vane a great deal depends on the treat- terrupted the greater part of wee * sof 
ment they receive at . ent; ee r, where it rains, wh have saturated and chilled the 
eee shows. eee d ee Car — ] wh 8 he wor ap in tran te nded ite 
r eee : : Vol. | week’s Ca r, a 
tales ie wean ee Sensi J en a doubtless been delayed. The forward 3 and Peas 
should be protected with boughs. e necessity for 
some sort of 9 = Pesce 8 Radishes, &c. 
against the drivin s of hail has deen latterly 
ans; the Proli 
Ls bah it should be devised aol iit — be W of ie 
ved at will, to allow 
ee Prune and nail 
State of 5 weather near London, for the week ending March 23, 1848, 
Heatinc—A Youn ng Gardener— 
certain purposes, 
nough. But Pol 
If the latter i is bon n ed it will be Kelle! to let 
are to be h 
junction, 
Ins Kors 8.— The 
— 
y a species 
analogous to the American a fpecies of A 
of specime ns laterin the seasoa 
tity of liquid manure, 1 eva 
at the plants to whic 
benefit one plant m 
aes Sie eco 
tower, 15 — 
letter addressed t 
U 
il 
weak and as often as i can be e etal i 
seedling 3 yi e Api petit, ba Lad 
Names or PLA appea s; . He 
— very fine 1 Violets. Berta, b 
PINE PLAN TS— 
PLUS D der bn the case of your Coe's G 
which does not bear well, prevent the grow am Drop treg, 
little cutting in winter. 2 e to prune the 
the tree several days o 
Mr. M. would mee 
ee BY LE 
Names or FRUrrs— IJ Thomas Not k ; api — 
gustifolia. 
to know any —5 2 eee not happen 
shoots by tively stopping in „ and so as He . 
Porma! are —P W . should think i that a 
have been worse a 
AYES 8 7 J— 
aves, Th 
cy pe! raas the callus was a bulb might as 
his 3 35 g well have called 
IN oA see Bn SD- herain-gauge now employedat 
deuina. Society’s Garten at Chisw bee: consi ane 
shaped copper receiver, exactly 12 inches diameter a top, 
where it is joined to a rim everywhere fe the s 
= r 
12 inches, aud į Peat OW ts „Roron this a e 
u a loopi in the 22 to admit 
observed at the Horticultural Ga rden, Chiswick. 214. fonnel t tapers internally till it leaves an ope 
B THERMOMETER i Externally i fis 
March. || Moon's AROMETSR, H ` || Wind. || Rain. a copper cylinder about 5 inches in dia meter, furnished 
Age. || Max. iu. || Slax.) Min. 31 a stop-cock at bottom. The capacity of the cylinder is of 
a course in proportion to that of the 5 pi tha funnel, as the 
Fri, . T 2 29,334 2 36 0 S. oh: 1 
Sames. 18 || 32 e, e | 27 | 403 || sb. || soo | squares of the respective diamete 5 is toll, An 
Son, It Ò 29174 | 29035 |} 53 | 29 417.0 s.w. || lis nch of rain on the mone 2 5 e © raise the oat in 
Mon. . 20 l4 29.005 | 23910 || 53 3 41.5 || S. W. 36 s dist stance into 100 
N 21 15 29.443 | 23726 || 50 | 25 | 57.5 W. 08 pa arts on the index rain being as- 
23 29.638 | 219 57 75155 W. J| 0: 
2 n en A Cend to one- pa ei of 158 inch This is supposes a 
eee sient ee pace — 1 exactly 3 inches dia but be this > 
Averare Il aane | 29.913 || 42,3 | 34.01 43.1 026 truly formed of sheet eu pe maker, Mr. Newman, 
March 17— Rain throughout; densely ov 
18— Foggy and daw p: meee shih oe Fran st. 
19—Fo 3 — ast 8, r. . 
clouds, showers and sun occasiovally. 
dam — ne orayi 21 slight cas err 
22—Cloudles: ; aligh these, fine; ; boister TOU rain at 
3 : fine; partially over nae 
VAA ure of the week, al to the average, 
Chiswick during the last 22 years, for the 
* Week ending April 1. 1548. 
eas will be 8 i ous. l houses ve Pease T ETER Prevalline Wind 
circumstances will justify a reduction of heat to Vines} March, | £22 EEE 7 dien n lovannity || | E 
developing the bunch previo blossoming. Sir aud April.) Foe | 25a | ZÈ | Rained, | of Rain. zi ms did aie 
Berries. To set the bl ey should enjoy a positio ——| — |=} Jie * 
that ensures the full advantage of light and air; such a | Mon. = | sca | ace 6% 07 3 75 
2 hould be reserved for them, and after the fruit is on 3 2 sse 9 0.68 : 5 4] 1/3) 407 
y can 8 without danger of injury to aj Thurs20| sas | aes %%% 7 %% („ 42 i fal ata 
poss or mame pe ssessing a higher temperature. Ants as Pee ela eee tits 
nt eee 33 fruit ; take me pre- rem e eee 
uarter. * Feta tal ata t atd the lower don the Ist, eee 
FLOWER GARDEN, AND 55 aa Notice es to Corresp 8 nd bts 
ravel on slopes Kod : 
h IMENES— Perhaps it is not known to amat al- 
precipitous walks with as lit possible, fi though it is “to gardeners, that the . — ony ba: ‘ain. 
every er will get Bs iby hos = dantly inere ed by r a curious sealy bulbs, which 
sloping walks should be al in are som se age t 5 species peduneu 
prepared for use; well trodden and Mervars s rolled it aek in the pie Hie the. rved in Wo SA RIN be anre tò 
` forms a hard and durable = ee e 1 
rass. 
trim edgings, and finish ro he asure 
ould 
every year aboat this time, ak i will 
speed ilv ha af 
er e annuals judiciously pay eg about the 
wer g 
arden will n syak aid in mbellishment ; 
as soon as the groun ciently phe they m ay be 
sown ; a owes nate: ma be sown in pots 
for 38 an early Menade: ent of plants 
for bedding o oa suc such as Fuchsias, Pelargoniums (Lucia 
ng bed), dee, pe and 
ia pais with = little heat. Dees r shift 
8 Fuchsias, &c., for vases 
PL Tonzsre FLOWERS. 
sion Weer late heavy rains have been by no means 
congeni se roots; in fact, unless the beds are 
— je 4 rar subsoil, or well drained, it is at- 
he 
ust be 
cankered, cutting it away 
As soon as the bed 
eer te carefully 
nih 
yee in heat to 
etate, 2 shou re pene 
cooler Situation, gradually inuring the tender plants to 
the open air. As the trusses of the old tant rise, if 
intended for exhibition, they should be carefully ex- 
Lag Oca out according to t 
l 
you have enel to 
They area bea utifal proof that a bulb is onlyae aa ® 
Asraracus—M T—Make your beds 4 feet id hort branch, 
and manure heayil rae na Son mides reach anore; 
vard m 
you might plant 3 
ping; 
plan of eee an api under T you 
depends “pon 5 situation, 
d upon tbe system vou e to tollo 
whlch i gives the cies the most 
shelte 
of the 2 and affords elter from the 
est. In di 
free acc — to the 
b ry situations me hives may b 
of nk 1 to the o 5 de G — 
pee N book which Biss es a good illustrat i 
ter. But if e myis not a tob) ect 
construct a bee-house somewhat Ae moy 
5 vane at on the aor -cot plan, — 
ene er not only 
salle èg 
bees 
f th 
jen on the wing the 
aud alen pe ‘cluster on 2 ce of e iy take s e 
; but being rather tend 
pretection fr rom severe G 
leaves are eaten like Sea-kale. e of ine 
Finzeats—JMa ‘arie—Th usually grafted ; nor is 
ve 3to o . th the sorts. i 
- or N. W. — 
1 rie eu ie, — olk T “i i f 
iey Pippin, Early Harves Pit 
5 Pippin. Plums: 2 Ba arly wee 
le Gage, Washington, Royale Mane. Cherries: 2 May 
ck. 
the fi should be carefully agers in order that 
drip may be prevented, for should a drop of water fall 
— te . io, and an Aria i it ee 1 
away 
bake; ? Biton, K » Knight's Early Bla 
current year. —~Juvenis—Bee p. 8 of t our first Number for the 
graduates the scale by actually observing the been 
by ater, It 
is necessary to observe that when rain-gauges are 
with a float. ume latter should bave no more tha 
to move ree 
in frosty weather the float should be 
pended out of contact with the ts 
wien observations require to be take 
Sreps—C H—1 is a Convolvulus; 2 is n some Harder- 
bergia, which i is all we can say about them 
Snapinc—IV C K—The material is too close, unless itis is only 
used tor a few ae. in hot sunshine, and theni 3 
EMPERATURE Ici temperature at 3 
e 
yer from the 3 or 3 
gai ust the day « of the month is aced ih ee 
or 
— 
following; also tue amount of rain, if any, N 
and night, fm 8 iby 8 A. u. The baromet ter is 
8 A. M., lan M. 
TxRES— C A K 008 sult a e gen 
Mr. Rivers's List, noticed } in ifs Reviews i er 
Vines—Beginner— if your border is 
it up wich advantage now. 
Misc—WL O—Ma 
ay. 
— A Garden 
therefore we can n only thank you for your pb 
experience you will learn the tru e value ot 
much prefer eee 
loudly « of what he do, 
og wh 
will derive epee injury fro 
v the 1990 wh bs 
show 
successful in 
To be 
ra 8 next month. 73 
n loam mixed with cow-dung, and 
Gesnera 3 in peut aud loam. 
Dwarf Rockets 8 eee e. be 
‘of OF aog respectabie poeta ene 
Hk. Richardson, 21, Toubriage-place, W 
8 
. FLOWERS. 
o anne eee Veitch and Son— This d 
ee RIAS— Toar sending r 
ny P— 
petal, but in colour and charac e 
M H—The failure in both your ee i „ No, Lis u 
ness of the als, they w substance er our me 
pretty, from the biiltianey of the peat 
variety; it is very 
New 
5 a good common nies to the “sg 
cultivated for sho 
lant is good, it blooms freely, - 
a el to the last, the disk being de stitute 5 a 
s rather too | 
e better seedli ny te oh „ but ag ee | 
are — an 
variety in 
