240 THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE. [Ara 
the names and sizes of the following, which are a few are sown the soil must be loosened. Where oe 
of the best, may however be interes ting to some. gentianoides has not suffered from the last w ao 
High. Wise in! long stems had — be cut back; the roots will I thre 
Erioste: grass) a; ees Pe ee * y 4 up abundance of young shoots. Delphinium aires 
Podolobium staurophyllum $ — leum and some Dianthuses must not be omitted from 
Boronia pinna ta. 4 : the list of decorative wae pa Note- the colours 
eer eae ES SS 34 4 and effects of early spring flowers, with a view toa 
eee, E 4 future arrangement; 3 . pon not yet been 
T t ia nereifi 6 t paid to the e sprin g gar € 
eg i 5 i FLORISTS’ FLOWERS. 
Pavetta 2 T TE 4 , Polyanthuses.—We are often somew what puzzled at 
grandifio: hearing our florist friends talk of cross W ee or 
These are as remarkable for r handsome appear- | hybridising this flower, the stigmas o rs fit 
ance as for their size. The hot er we have ex-|for exhibition being concealed beneath the 3 
perienced during the last fen days hi caused some of very great dexterity and patience would be necessa 
exhibition plants to me prematurely into to remove m ous e llen e caping ; 
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blossom. They are therefore placed in back sheds, in} we do not see that any objection can be made to fer- 
order to retard them if possible till the days of exhibition. tilising flowers whose stigmas protrude beyond the 
anthe il 
# aneo 101 from 
Sale of Orchids. What sort N prices the small but of years, we 
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important collection of Orchids sold by Mr. — on Pol uses 
Tuesday last, realised, our readers will learn from the e ge need 
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account : — Plants of Sobralia dichotoma, | have not this defect. 
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hich case the operation is very easily per- 
i ies 
o not show the pin or stigma, 
of pin-eyed cb as from these which 
From our own experience we 
be sown chink all flowers of good 
(C. eaudatum), also noticed 3 an s 
Aly 5ʃ., 8 * 1558., and 91. 158. each; ; Odonto glossums, | he necessary to remove those which are malformed or 
from 1. * must i 
25. Gramma tophyllum rp ty 3 wded 
from Ik 108, to. 803 Nepent rr 
nthes sharp-pointed scissors, bearing 
34, 3s. to 40. 58.5 jad J. Loddigesii, from 2/. 2s. to 6l, less they are handled the better. Take care that seed- 
Calendar of Operations. 
which have just emerged are not exposed to the 
f the su Many a p 
the ensui eck. rays : 0 s 
— ng has been sacrificed by inattention to this particular. 
i inue to i i ose 
(For 
CONSERVATORY eal GRE SENHOU 
Wir the increased ci on of air, whieh the ex- 
ere will 
houses may be damped, 
gentle pes aa Feed grateful to e 
many of waich, having lately been shifted and aan 
little N g eagai suffer from any de- Pansies.— 
in i be similar situation. 8.—lt is a bad pes re get in 
hat inks fro i i 
and Picotees are in great demand 
tions 
season, and should be potted off fom Her. 
an riod to e PET: 2 ce, whi yi i 
f i lants : judiciously sto ught for a trifle, as the best preventive of this dis- 
of $ 3 judiciously stopped and err 
fi pecimen 
trained when young, not half the 8 is incurred, | àster; a 
ick off seedling a | kno 
lace piece is the best -covering we 
wo 
re pos Er p Å EE ARAA Tau of air HEN GARDEN AND ORCHARD. 
and water to early * i Anever watelfal attention is demanded of a ee 
À RUIT FORCING. | promptitude in seizing. lying Meh hpi to 
Vineries.—Until. the welcome arriv: the geni his advantage at the right moment is one of the secrets 
weather we are now enjoying, we have been compelled of succe D a in the peaceful pursuit of horticul- 
UES a sgh rest a 3 pritat gs — ture as in t il our antagonism 
middie ikide should now i 5 directed against the true enemy 
advanced state of Tree Ths 9 58 8 a | to the fertile earth. Planting Potatoes 
luxuriant but at the same time succulent habit has been | Should be proceeded with and completed as soo 
induced i i p 
i necessary nursing. E our to | possible. Beans and Peas should be sown to succeed 
the leaves by reducing the humidity, wh: thers a fortnight in * to P 
it was necessary to maintain with fire-heat, giving air supply of shes, Salads ; prick out Lettuves, Cauli- 
freely during the occurrence of cuuhine, ad Om flowers, Celery ; sow Capsicums and p 
as much as possible with fire heat ; as the vital energy down weeds, particulariy Groundsel. Shade and 
3 Vines in action will be inereased, ae EA becomes — daily pde sd pla propria 8 7 y to 8 water 
nutritious incessant, as solar light be BOON as the green iy Appen 
a e it will hence be am to give attention „ eena o rana 
to the border at intervals, in 3 5 sufficient 
* a 8 Ke sacl oe 110 — ere | State of the weather near London, for the week ending Apr April 6, 1818, 
. fren the borderas and alos | eo? [S| wax T ae | wncyaae| | 
advantage of an ex the infi 31 20.998 “ni | 3s o s || 00 
the san, still ie would be unwise to allow the bcrder to fa | 25 Shia | 2 5 5 9 Ne. || o 
. . every alternation of en. z Bal 2 55 fs | ae f 0 
weather. ines excit d b the rege 3 . : * 033 | 50.016 73 41 55.0 W. w0 
perature of the weather ; y 25 i Thurs’ „ 2 || 39003 | mss „ | i | izo N. 40 
ped a mare it wil be necessary to pro- Average... i 8 malaal saa | . 
occurrence of frost. —Ha ae 
Peach-house.— Endeavour to avoid excessive heat by Apr be very fine; p Foe oo 
an abundant ission of air in sunny weather. Atten- a 3 Sie 8 for the period of the season; clear. 
tion to 8 is highly ee as the Peaches — ne very tines cloudy? slight tain at nigh 
approach critical period prece: stonin — Se 
process. Water 5 e e Lenne ann. ree Te a 
— oa es — 3 e Gr — State of the 8 during the last 22 er, for the 
nder uence evaporatio: ng 148. 
water must be applied to both roots and leaves. S e 8 2 : i 
cession Pines should be shaded during bright se HR JA 25 Yearn in Grenen || Prevailing Winds, 
> pear dn In aa as 1 lie ac- ZES | ESE | ZE | Rained, | of Rain. ||: 5 f 5 
eee eee r i 
linings. Melons.—The improved aspect of the weather Nel. 32 | 334 8 951 l 
will it advi to ridge out such plants as have Faure. ig 2% % % 99 $ 
in pots ; for this purpose y Satur is |mas | 303 | esl n oar p 
pate n — — 
the above period i h 
FLOWER BARDEN At AND Snb nurn 
‘Toes who have delay the completion of plantin 
other a * the flower. al eb 
for Violent sun succeeding | „to plant, not 
cause the pe „ e seeds e Te at vat hogar on or 
th w 2, 
the 
A—You leaves a exposure to 
Ean dryness, and heat, after Ae heving bein k Toug kas 
and in the shade, It isn t neces ants 
Derne when they ave oct mary fo pat snch pla 
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no reason why Mr. R. 7s . 
warf in 
which purpose you m 
Fellow’s order ; also the principal nurseries, for which n 
order is given; they are all gla p papan — for which no 
— —.— die are paid for or not depends Whether 
tanding on the part of the seller at the pens pe {be der, 
ery profitable if 
dent or want of skill may — vy e all plants which ay 
GARDENERS—H Y—As far as we can read your alm 
scrawl, you appear to mistake the Gardeners’ most illegible 
Instore — Dyn-o- * ch of the Wh 
nek close sore the ground eaten 7 * : et sent had tia 
hic d 
N should be — of 4 more spe ing rn 
— pai ri to be crushed. . 4d The 
from the ell are those of the lackey 8 th 155 
caterpillar of which will soon be found in webs cy — 
kinds of fruit trees, and should then be . 
picking ; see Gardeners’ Carote T 843 8 M 
—The Cotoneaster is cov with the pint | seale, The 
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takes place, = then wash the tree with hot The 
insects may be scraped off the worst parts ys 
the nail, D 7 ~ beds oe calorie che ew 
off. W. patie ca t determ ine your pest by your 
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em. W.—Amateur—The ants on the Apricot 
were a, 3 Ap racted there by plant-lice or scale in. 
sects. e do not think it likely that the 
1 setting of the fruit. W. r y we ie 
oosE GRAVEL—R A H— By getting gravel and —= 
and mixing them with — coal tar and lim 2 
asphalte may be made, which answers well for — For 
particulars see p. 308, 1847. 
Names or PLANT 3—G O—We e 
nigrum ; 16, “Prets — 
that we are not su 
NORFOLK Ista Kea A) spe: — Viscum compans is a Mistletoe, 
It will not grow with you; of that 
Panstes—A B C—T'r ry the following 12 “variation :—Youell’s 
aod aga Thompson’s Pizarro, Gosset’s Lord Hop ge, Col. 
lison’s Perseus, Hooper's 8 Turn 
Charter’s Model of Perfection, W s Dietai of Rut- 
land, Cook’s White e King's Sulphurea elegans, 
Hall’s Rainbow, Hoo 75 e 
SEEDS—M—Sow them 1 "par am, in a fra ray It does not 
matter whether they are in a or — with th dee 
th d 
shaded place. You will have plenty of 2 ae 
Barley is a well-known nl era species ; it 
value has not been determined, If your trame i i, 15 I 
VERBENAS—F S—Try th 2 sorts :—Best "ccetlet, Ra 
binson’s Defiance ; Virgin Queen, white; and I 
Josephine, blue. Twelve varieties for bedding :— Har- 
court or White Perfection, white; Oberon, scarlet crimson ; 
Imperatrice Josephin Me "bite lavender; sr of Beauties, 
pink; Vixen, pale pink; Excelsa superb, 
thystina, light A Atrosan nguinea, crimson, pea" 
Reid’s Beauty of Leith th’ Hill or Wonder of Scar ets; A 
Superb; Madonna, rosy pink ; and Hel oise, pu 
fora — of white flowers. 
and th ; 
may be made as you propose, but you bad better 
sul Soot will do as well as Isny black. 
Pra; 
e would 
to advertise your pa pers ; e cost would not e 
H C—Chicory is our wia Succory, and not ats We do not 
delion. What * species” is the Golden Nob?” NeR 
understand you. 
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EEDLING FLOWERS. 
CaMELtiA—P M— The colour of your re is very goo ta 
the two outside rows of ls are la and ee is coo 
even on the edge, ant slightly [etale ea i but gre ud sith, 
3 repie sorts 
the same A * Jour, being soft 
poems enamide ze maor fme is good in co 1 not 
eneral culti va tion. 
F r W NR aug 1 W e 
2 
Enn ata—In last t week’s + Calender; in the 
47, col. b, sia rien mmended to pl 
s peat,” 
last week, . font ge, New 
the set, instead of 11. 1s. 
pa To As usual, many communi 
and others are nnayoid oly detained 
—— can be made. We must 
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