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veel off increases the resemblance. — In passing g along kept e close and syringed daily. — Notices to Corr e 
hie gront centre walks, leadin ng from the entrance, which Erica greenhouse plants. In the e the Brrs—T H—Try ppd prese POndents, — 
wen eh et —.— in eee th, “Agee 8 is constantly — “of he na ar will perhaps soon — to wih fod 8 it with another, or Jour bees in thagh 
e are 
— of ra eautiful 1 decline ; they may ee be 9 and potted in — eo The fresh colony wt 
Apa litle . vith bright —— leaves, was smaller r pots, a and kept close for some time ‘afterwards. — ‘would be, forced anto an agi e ones bn 
inted out to us as one only very recently in introduced Stove creepers will requ ire ed attention. Shift tains no comb. If, however, there 988 Speci 129 70 
tag the country ; and ei e was — an elegant little Achimenes, ee and pot others for succession. W your bees till ont of eon, 
shrub bearing long spikes of delicate rose-coloured | Stove.— Orchids a require inerensed humidity, as any young den soe Toe 25 Wig about ron pe 
blossoms—a native of our island, having been brought — increasing power of the sun wil uce a more dying off. Consequently it would the places of the oft 
from the neighbourhood of Adam’s Peak by Mr. Gard- | rapid evapora ee Pes vide efficie ae wheal for | the whole season to gaint ima strength lak, tomas them ae 
ner, which has been selected to bear the name of shading every portion of the house, and proceed with ee er — of hosing . but also of Polley era 
the illustrious Baron Humboldt. A little further | the potting and general regulation of the plants. Den- future colony. W. onsequence to the pros berg o 
on, the walk passes through a small circle planted | drobium nobile will remain in bloom e of time | Booxs—Murray—Neill’s book is one of th 
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re with fleshy or succulent plants, consisting of | if removed to the stove. {Pi‘s—Scarlet Pelargoniums, 8 pe te Eor it. r the zou fir 
oes, different kinds of Cactuses and Euphorbias. 838 Verbenas, and other plants for bedding out, beiter; itis a good rden” might ty 
In this circle was the Boabab or Monkies’-bread-tree | shoul d be removed to a Ve frame, that a hardy habit ContreRs—A Gardener oe should like to he 
of Africa, which is considered to be the tree —f the may be induced preparatory to being planted out. Pot wa — — carefulr. 0f Your jg 
thickest stem of any in the world, measuring at off annuals and cu ee eben Give air abundantly . . Tee sode aoe Fuad strag ruck. from cuttings wie 
times as much as 90 . in cireumference. Such trees | to Neapolitan * 9 A lias. the seeds out of the cone before e yon 5 are much better 
have been calculated to be upwards of 6000 years old. the cone in the su 3 ay or tue, it K wilt Ifyou pl 
The tree at Peradenia is only about 6 years old, and _Pines.—A sl slight: advance i n nthe average i eae ae now. ** Bh, i 
f i ý of the pits generally should be secured, To in | Hzatme—pP— on modera y large. Rivers’ 
ee y shows a great thickness of stem for its years. pal mig je nish pork sour pith pe ovided yor) place itin tee ers 
It is now naturalised on the Malabar coast, and at a — niform a of atmospherie humidity whisk is greatest radiating surface being inthe i pain a 
and Putlam in Ceylon. About half way down | © ial to growing Pines, recourse should be had to et i eh 
walk the visitor suddenly comes upon a large circle, | rata . ane ient to produce it. No benefit sips = Seip irer |i answer to your queries, where g 
—— about 3 acres which are laid down in Grass, Can but direct inj inl f ae eerue from surcharging the to rafet 9 925 ur r Papel of the o change in bees me 
and by being constantly cut has formed into a turf quite atmosphere with ste Succession plants should be you hea find these i explained. . month, wi 
equal to any thing seen in England. There is a drive | kept comparatively close in a moist atmosphere for a | INsEcTs—L F—The mealy bug is one of the mos difficaly, ai 
‘round it, arid the main walk passing t centre, ortnight after potting or mend 2 plants already insects e i e penai gag 
broken otily in the middle by a circular clump of shrubs sa p The p ete. uch air as can n advantage of using Hereman” Dilutium. 154 it er id 
surrounding a young Talipat Palm. On an eminence be given. The e of shutting up early on sunny| the risk of injuring the plant, we should advise youtg 
to the left of this lawn, and ei throw ugh the large e and nn — be ee J sued. Fineries.— Keep a ors pr applying compbine, oF spirit ot tar, witha fin 
wide. spreading Seal ts und it, stands the n watchful eye on the growt y “of Vines in every stage of eee è E a 18 ‘tacked the Mumay Wheat 
“residence of the — 3 — and retired their p 9 must be remembered that a due kinds of Hundred legs (Myriapoda), idana 
oe weli 1 to one whose habits, like his, e Proportion of healthy leaves is essential, not only for | 1841, p. 196. They are exonedingly dicken dn 
th exigencies.of the ripening fruit, but for Your ral boc ah must have been very foul, Saturate 5 75 
immediate 
Retracing our steps a short way, we diverged to the the ve th of a perfect ae for a future season. If of. Potato or Turnip as a decoy, and Sante 
owr 
— — leaving part of the orehard on the right, came to the red spi r appears, and the syringe is foun d insuf. morning. of 
another la wn-like space, also kept in Grass, but | ficient, lose kag kray in applying sulphur ; it may be * 4 Diners fly pe benen we will 
enea with the different kinds of fruit trees which stand | stirred up in soap and water, and spread over the Naues or PLaNts—G@ O Corta tainly eem 
‘the climate, Here along with the Orange, the Shaddock, affected parts withthe aid of a soft brush, Where the | fine thing, with which we are unacquainted, al wages 
“the Loquat, the Avocado Pear, the Rambotan, the ee 4 of planting Vines this season, and the just jat nee spi the tiene: rogoni ae making outi 
seechee, the Star- apple, and the Bread-fruit, we saw the | house intended for them cannot immediately be a 5 W 
Peach, the Cherry, and the Apple, all of which grow priated to the purpose, as it is important the Vines should F Dae cong 
freely, but a no fruit. Passing into the kitchen be ae id eason, they should 8 ae es bajt Dates for iron.work i te 
“garden, what most interested us was a la 8 in peat, planted in en wicker baskets, | „ Paint, advertised at p. 600 of our volume for 187, $ 
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‘from the Pacha of Egypt. Out of the lot which arrived might be removed with little chance of injury to the d’Aremberg, No. 43, 1844, Pp. 716; March Bergami 
only one half died, and it is much to be hoped that Mr. border ä ſor them; the baskets would speedily 1845, p. 85; Hacon's Incomparable, No; 11,18 
Gardner will su in propagating them, as they are decay, and the 5 5 me no obstacle r = Sahai . E 2 ha Wi 
Said to be of the best varieties, and it is well known how the ots. herry, and F ses. — Pre- introduéed to this county, consequently teirm wa merits in 
much Ceylon stands in need of Oranges. Another ceding an Waite the regain of 4 not sufficiently known; in fact, scar N z 
plant was pointed out to ns near the Ôr ranges, rature may still be applied with proprie ety. Disbud- SA¥2ust—Mechanic—The fluid 3 
aud one which may ultimately be of much service in the ding, stopping, and thinning, must progressivel be ferent beneath È sed 1. Pon t ot — 
colony, the wood of Jamai h practised in the Peach-h Ask 7 ferment beneat ou will not ‘want an 
g- ca, where it is said to be e t each-house ; air should be admitted | but you had better atik itin with old 1 
Ae Bere used for fences — of it were received from am Age favourable occasions, and the syringe em- 8 have any, or wi th es pars h, 
in ava only about two years ago, | Ploye ily. Keep the Figs supplied with water both | SSf==88—¢ P— 
3 ; k h Tr befo e ch t 30 feet high. "Tou 
and the ts grown from them are miy —— — atmospheric and condensed, and stop the shoots wh per soak wall core deer ra 
e be they inches in ! 4 g trenching the border well, so as to en 
1 F will : elons.—Badl 
“warded by th e sig ht of a truly noble Talipat Palm, the dirty frame-lights should not be employed 55 Sime. Wil In front fent, Fo plar, Lim 
n 2 ae t- oe < — 7 and measures up- — Light, heat, and humidity, at a tropical — 
f eet round at „It is known to be rage, duce a luxuriant development of thi hich th A 8 decid t should 
‘about 19 years old, and it is expected to flower in the | fruit. Ridge out succession plants obtaining rat the 2 N e, 9 
¢ gaen of a very few years more, Leaving this part of roth tlie | e can onl a + tenet eat 
ix i jå visi 1 t n jak 
edif, se 8 ng onwards, with a patch of the linings are reduced ; 70° may be the average tight heat. 372 te a “fa il pe deters ine ey 
ifferen of Plantains on the left, and another As KIT HEN GARDEN AND 0 ` wet lodge among the flower heads f 0 
Portion of the orchard on the right, we arrived at the the opportunities of proceeding. ithe work here | Misc—F C—Thanks. You misuidarsto us, We 
t — rare and recently introduced plants are have aoe in occasional, owing to the frequent oceur-| S?auainted with the seeds of the paves EPa cen 1 
ill the 3 À i ence of rain 1 17] Judas seeds.“ — Botanicus — The plate o ; 
kep y are multiplied in sufficient numbers to be e ot rain, every favourable chance for completi gularis is rather over coloured ; nes we see 
ded to the list of those kept for general distribution, the important operations which belong to this Init to nite tn Atisistouiie aii ae 
‘ vere here shown a few young plants of the — should be employed. If previously . ty riod M er tite lane be e 
tor Ginger-bread Palm of Upper Egypt, raised from ‘TOP of Onions, 8 and Parsnips should be sow Bien ivory: 
seeds presented by “og Hon. Sir J. E. 3 and and also adequate proportions of Bro oli, Cauliflower, Che emists, Strac nd, 15 0 r -4 Banai morig 
and Th ; 
ce 
one of the fam ax Palm of the Andes of Peru, Spinach, 1 — Celery, Parsley, an yme. machine does its work as efficiently as ma 
ntly received from the Royal -Botanie Gardens at Plant Pota toes, prick out Cabbage, ‘Cauliflower. and description; but we grea koy prefer a good a cee 
Kew. From the h exudes from th ort Give air abundant] 2 contrivances. The s need not de un oti 
e surfa y to early Pota Nor 
“of its stem, the P ce | and Sentai riy Fotatoes, Carrots, your Vinery in winter, if it pie — quite cool. 
Be ors at eruvians make their candles, mixing few Fi Saes, «Sustain the heat in Cucumber pits; a| Vines sustain much harm from being winter in T9 
with a small proportion of tallow. ew Fir boughs tacked over fruit trees recently planted greenhouse, provided the temperature in the IES 3 
Me close this slight sketch of the vegetable treasures will be found advantageous, as the trees will thus b FP 
i broug together from many lands, which are to be met | relieved from the glare of the sun, and protected ia 11 2 2B F house eficientiy in pela paka the porn’ 
; ae through the length and breadth of the | the Severity of night frosts, it eed 1 and your Gactuses ; it will probably Kil them. y” iniii 
D with a hope that the same spirit which ani. — men Peach trees in bl break the rotted and 8 with the loam, sand, Eg 
à i resent ement : orce of a show 7 it can only be used with advantage for ** 
8 ot one — of the garden will con- of light, G ang y and ee bar little v vith the action] kinds like a very light soil, as sandy loam mixed with ist 
1 eat at th of ve to the interests not only of . pples and Pea rubbish, &c., and require very little or 0 ery 
— u t ‘ the colony and the colonists, in en- ‘State ofthe — — after flowering, if the plants require it but do u h Fai 
Bet ; thin the reach of the latter th *b#erved at the Horticultural Garden Chie ge 30, 1848, Aloes do not require rent ee cand 6 ace 
useful etions of other eountries.— From the Ceyl B r eres ‘dding’s mowiat 
` Overland — D eyton | March. Moon’s|| BA"omeren. || Tuermomersn, for the purposes st — 1— . Bu 
„Dec. 15, 1847. : Age. || Max | Min. || Max An. mg || Wind. Bain ur Deodar, 14 f 
3 Max. Min. Mean -| machine. On no account manure dung bed u 
j Fri. . 24 1 30.105 | 29000 | ce a ed Cucumbers ridged in a good k. even under 
Satur.. 25 19 { : 55 | 30 42.5 N. W. .00 Ja hould be in — now, we should 5 
i Calendar of Operations. Fs. , 20 |] Boies | 2m || $8 | 5$ Nw. || œ | your unfavourable circumstances. But it must be e, 
(For the ensuing Week.) Tues... 8 6 29-659 | 29.095 || 57 | 40 an 05 that such questions — — susceptible 01: a 922 me of T 
i CONSERVATORY AND GREENHOUSE. Rel.. |! 23 22 27 || 59 sw. || 2 | ——P—To be able to offer any opinion aa 10. 
The regular admission of air, qualified in amount by Thurs. 30 2 || 99.801 2760 Sb SW. 0 ge we — Py —— e ge Han 702 i 
“the state of the weather an the period of the da ijj | Vergr.: FRY 8 7 under which they have been win dea 
T 29.8 5 2 — 115 — 
only vantageous to the health, b Yy, wi March 24—Gioad thee msz | enough to WN that informa 2155 
7 but conduce to 25— oady and fine; densely overcest at night, vise you. There has been 
the preservation of the blossom, of the many elegant 3 — sie wha teed A clouds and very clea — this winter that we kno wok i 
which decorate conservatories at this moment = S "cloudy ad fd 75 ER 
k excessive humidity must be repressed, atmo-| Z 29- Hazy a and damp; fine” paral mitre 5 — CINERARIAS—R D er N aad f ofr 
= Foce eg sv oe with ; Na 8 babe: 6 EN 455 855 th coloured terminations to the grt but Gacy ari eal 
: er nce of sunshine the paths and exposed State of the W ——— e average. deficient in substance; No. 2 7 the 
— — be kept damp. Wherever sufficient — ng Week ending q fhe Inst 22y TA e eee ap Th EHS P bedr aree 
e spared in a large h Arint EETA at la surrounding the disk is not su d marking. 
in the of ve a are a ias should April zis FAFE we Prevailing Winds. very Superior varieties, similar in cling aye 100 jong g. 
A. rotindifolia, eri i Be i 8 552 | $5 Iw bieh it Quantity a Tt: | JÐ M'D— The petals of your | < m quite domn fy 
and pubescens, diffusa, especially, 45% | 256 | BE | Rained, | of Rain. |} {ail le . G B_The origi £ blue 2257 
a varium, H 1 ia Sed E hale isk; it is of no use.. G B— ‘ood and 
Pimelea linifolia, Epaeris thiniat ovea pungens, Celsli, =. aj Masi 868.1 4551. 10 | laom Hal alelnle dest amo ng your s seedlings, the form is f cad ag 
s the ol e m ta, via bifi d Tuer, : os 34.5 45.0 “54 0.07 in. f : . 102 1 = 3 are well rounde nov in 
decorative gree are se ber gr highly | Wed. 5 seo, 3¢2 49] % | 948 „ rene D H is great want 0 and 
to shift th season. Continue 5 6 36.8 | 465 9 w 3/33 1/2 47/2] seedling ; it has too — colour in the + 
ose greenhouse, nts whic „ 2 7 2 % i of the flower is not good; its having tion- 
h require it. P r R| 564 2| 4| 2) 2/3 enda 
_ Targoniums and Cal for early 10 tower i 15 N = 46.2 0.30 14413 H Hr throughout the winter is its 3 this at pi 
ering may de wee 74 der. ane .... TTT 
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