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Tne resistance of the closed elytra ; but if these be choke be dig a he latter. Jerusalem | Distrrecrion—N A—Opinion runs in fay D 
pane oben with one hand and the abdomen recurved | Artichokes may ari be 8 Let newly planted 83 ben We 2 — been able u 
‘with the other, it is readily shown, As the open er eh poe bages, cd bed Set ined, f and slug: 11 be lity of maine = not; probably not a ciate fhe qua. 
zinc is not 0 : 1 pp eciably. 
then, can be ex only Ww the ely expan ded, Wi eetroye bi ‘a a rege’ 7. tak but it is too dent, Orri tas no gad. 
d th are 
hen 
the is manifest why the red light is certo dis- r to, a 3 i 7 bar Ki 
by the insect when walking or resting: the green | in their at s on the seedlings. As an additiona pre- reden 
8 Tight on the other hand * be displayed at caution dust the plants with lime or soot. Sow Kidney will enquire. z $ r question we nn 2 
i 2 3 i i j ; Fi Insects—J H M—tThe beautiful little in 
any time; it is however ve rarely shown during Beans in a warm situation. The removal of Fir boughs e insect from the 
flight. On one occasion two on three fireflies, having | or other material from wall trees should not take place 88 8 e . Pera 
the sitting-room in ed evening, gave out the | until the fruit is pain A pal Keep down t en not know what species it is which Hope. bi ar n We do 
red light most brilliantly as flew chips near the as it appears on Peach Omit no attention to e seeds. W. fat drs inf len d snails are easily d — 
212 1 . ime-wa „ Or 11 Spi in 
ceiling, the spectators being e them; one of these, transplanted trees. Water in dry weather and sha andicentipedes ‘are mpet readily Titer E 3 
efforts to capture it, iiio out the | in sunshine, Disbud wall trees, 3 with the sliced Potatoes or Turnips, or small Pat woking traps of 
e perfo Moss, 
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thoracic light also very brightly ; and the mingling of most vigorous, Let the operation be perf rmed at in-| ground, and examining them every morning » in the 
the green and red light in the evolutions of flight pro- | tervals, and alw were with the utmost caution, Inspect bog? 1 4 255 3 In ol is infested with the put 
duced effect A beautiful.— Gosse in | frequently grafted trees; remove all shoots below the] ich a weak solution of corrosi sive cabo ae it wel 
Annals of Natural H scion, 8 the Bow by if cracked an y. Look to] children to kill all the dada long los when W eal 
udded 2 5 and maa, ig caterpillars. ane W.- 25 he eral sent is the 
PLO RISTS’ FLOWE va cha elolonth 
3 of ee eee Tulips are making very rapid — it will be pave pak botore heard ot heir peeling the Tower? p 
g Week.) requisite e to pay them very strict attention. seeds Mee ths 8 2 i Lee a inquents ! 
oe ng —.— case rt pec of our cultivated | in consequence of the e, er ge * on the flower the daddy-long-legs in the last answer, TA pay cle 
fruit trees, experience has abundantly proved that the sare — will be a cavity i soil immediately | # quart for the chaffers when they appear in the summer, f. 
removal of shoots at an early stage of their growth | round them; such must the real filled ap; and the) Fe ee the weevil,’ Sitona. ee by their wel, 
(which from gp ae of a system of ede e = a se a the bed kept free from eracks, weeds, &e. Chronic'e, 184 tp. 388). We know no better 3 
tendency in the tree to excessive luxu Hai — 3 3 es 8 this season; ‘nets shake the Peas at night over a white cloth, when the mei 
na yt us) is both advantageous w ee ‘health with s to draw the stems, if too «il fall, and may easily be dost, oyed. W, 
of the tree and favourable to the — of hand- close ; ail to q 3 preservation of the advane- |~ - z—Convolvulus Cn 2 hia a oF el Os 
some fruit. Pruning may effect the result 3 but | ing buds, t ey cannot ni a ani sed with till the top] cens.——Recips—i, Genista canariensis, var.; 5 
it is a violent remedy, altho en me | cloth or awning is put o eae aaa s hts ext Edwards — e 4, Commelina ch. 5, 
degree. Disbudding, properly speaking, is Aion fs of | posing that all layers are deer out, either in pots or 8 T Seel, 4 Feberene JOMA 9 te 
preventing the development of useless buds at the ex- on beds, the amateur may turn his tee — to . pervivum ? new Ta — La Anemone 1 4 1 7 
pense of those which should be preserved, as it must be any choice seed he may have by him; we prefer Fumaria cava ; 3 „ Sisirbynchium granditlorum 4401 
more advan check an unnecessary shoot at an 25th, or thereabouts. In the meantime th seta rome S828 Baik Gaston Battie 
to wait until it has exhausted the tree | may be prepared, and some effectual means resorted to Brazilian Gesnera Douglasii, und not A 04 
of a greater or less quantity of sap; as it is probable for destroying insects a their larvee, by ie it Pxachzs— N—Dr. Neil is correct; the Royal 42 
that a proportion ot roots is directly connected ‘with | to the action ofa con n N vol heat. Ranun- of the = =" oe fae Madeleine Rouge à leur 
vigorous shoots, it follows derangement in — dis- culuses.— Keep seedlings 3 clean, ns 8 1 15 pak 8 kuown; 3 r the. phi 
tribution o f the sap ensues from their removal at the | from the direct a of the sun. Pansies. —Propaga George the a such name was never heard of althouga the 
of hate full development. It is, then, e; from sich and cuttings ; if ay seedlings of good dees variety was then in cultivation in this country, The Rel 
advisable not to wait . "s badly placed shoot is de- | ties bloo: ned the cuttings, but by no meaus re- Hagdsien uf Miler isthe Madeleine Tongo, Maan 
veloped, but to suppress e With yt alo and —.— . parent plant till stock is secured. Auriculus. to any one of the principal varieties of Peaches and Necta. 
peculiar eo — disc : mer each i = a during the day from powertul sun, and cover we e get mela = to know —— e her it has largeor 
pron or i ould s paa sleek . The close at night. Fertilise th w w small flowers ; whether its leaves are glandless, ne 
sh 2 ts produce : by Pe an — invites the | fine seed is required. ** e eee agree tlie renifurm:; sae E 
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practice. oe ns ne gor The same attention should be COT ee GARDE 8 BrancHEs—L 1 can be more easy of explans- 
directed to Vines. ie — flower 2 much unne- Although rag — 5 t be called wae the tio e ring of bark 9 
oessary growth may be pre — Roses, for e e. prevalence of wet wen in March has conside rably * sap rises through 
2 if judiciously disbudded, co — e 3 bit retarded garden operations, particularly in ie case of} bap rented th tar th . tee 
and more vigorous plants. In fine, we es many of our cottage neighbours; when the opportuni- matter is stopped at the place where —— as removed, 
— inspection of the sort of trees we have allude dt a ties of proceeding with — are so few, a little time | and accumulating there thickens ail the 
CONSERVATORY AND GuBENHOtEE: would be a valuable and an appreciable gift to cottagers | Rosts—4/ P—The following arè 6 of the Dest ad moti 
-kih tof work in err all haldin 11 0 Chinese Roses suited for bedding, viz. :—Arch a 
The variable nature of April weather (so fully evi- dean tes in the — 8 d * time Angustino Hersent, Belle Em nilie, bels 1 a — 
denced lately), its fitful gleams of sunshine and cold tatoes were in the ground; and if any | and Madame Breon, | Six Hybi 
i 50, es — of sustaining an | Pa exis, Jerusalem Artichokes must not be omitted. purpose Baron me dame” T opgi rasa Boran. 
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equable temperature ofttimes difficult. It must be re- Stick early ere arth up es pr 3 ut Cabbages; Six Tea-scented for do.: Bride of. Abydos e 
membered that the majority of the occupants of the °°” Long: pod Beans As winter Greens have rare ly Bougére, ‘Buret, Nitida, and — ix Be i, 
have, under the excitement of a genial tem been more abandsot or eee pra during this | Armosa, — cw 81 e» eo ea al 
€ re, developed their tender shoots ; — Springs | their value has been discovered, and the import- 3 „ ine, Curis Fall 
i injury would ensue from neglecting the precau a garden fully estimated; ensure therefore a and Pourpre de Tyre 
tion of regulating air and sustaining suitable heat. In| proper Boi for a future season, by sowing at once Tarent S P— — We ae er 5 A 
troducing flowering plants, be careful that the s uch as Savoys, Brussels Sprouts, Scotch and Buda Sale the error of your thermometer, pe an A 
‘men plants of the house crowded ; the i ary c Age sete from the tree or bodies dear 10 its p parasol 
i EREGI laced on an open lawn en ) 
would be more * at this —.— — “they: 4 State of the weather near London, for the w week ending April 13,18, heat and communicates it wA ne instrument aw a 
In the small greenhouse the care most to the r eee OP 1 sight wo a nature io b 
growing plants recently potted, is that of maintaining a| Apri | soos center Free und. Ran. 3050 more beat than other places, which heat when ae 
moist active heat, and ensuring them regular supplies | cred Bacall eee | will affect the f instrument. We see uo ther solution of te 
of water. It will be necessary to alter their arrange- ar: 2 2 29.592 | 29.490 || 47 | 36 | 415 || NE u 
ment occasionally, 33 C | 38 „ Ne || ot eee You have nothing todo Ee ioe 
i pree grow- | Mon.. w || p 280 | $ | #4 | 485 || NE. || border, introduce your Vines, train them to 4 
ing plants ; repress the 3 growth of some, and re- | Tues.: !! 23489 29.55 | . ving plenty of air 4 6 
move blossom buds from those plants that uired | Wed... 12 8 || 0540| 29.432 || 60 | 43 515 S. W. 6 mie —X—There are no varieties of the Cedar Lebanon i 
m growth. Stove.— Those plants recently a S bete Silver Cedar be a variety, 1e may OS iy ee 
potted will be in motion; allow of no diminution of | re 29 578 Leas [| 53.1 | 36.8 | 45.0 ow respectable nurseries, — T K W—Nothing bt, 
Diim i o atmosphere ; give April 7—Fime; cloudy; tat night, 5 in 2 * — i eg Aa sunlees ang might, ge Sand 
M ; mors t warm ry — S-Rain; clout, wi th al ht rai of t growing 1 
air when the thermometer indicates 900. Continue to a kam; cloudy and bight ra constant heavy rain and sleet at night. Lennie, Campanula grandis, M wert 7 
10—Hezy end damp: dines cloudy. i am Yl oe 
rons, &e. ; regulate the posi- 2 yok — 3 candidum, and some Lysimachias ; 1 loit hest 
tion of the plants, following their natural peculiarities. = )2— waiu; showery ti thr Sd mse water to siete pae pen hotbed, Saree ier ore 
FRUIT FORCING. . and we van find nothing init that e explains the ease oie 
5 Mean temperature of t the week, 1 deg. below the and we van find nothing exuibited | by the 
Repress, in a , the of the fruiting-pit TA RETINE E met sor Ali — plants every gen 
when the pag A of ‘the plants approaclies maturity. f her at Chiswick during the last 22 years, for the should be able to manage, with the 155 o of tbe lots 
a heat of in clear w Particul ensuing Week ending April 22, 1848," i t s the 
ed Particular = and Pinus Gerardiana, which are and ty 
caution is req ‘late fruiting en or a pre- 228 Se No. || Prevailing Winds, | Which are managed like other Selona- erences wiih gE 
mature start will result; avoid extremes April. | 58 £28 5 Yenrv’in |Great Quantity || natant) oy igh a fe Plant into water just sweetie) | cones ati 
ture, and supp to th ivity of Se | ESE | 26 | Rained. | oF Rain, |1 llil lE lE Shake your "Larch seed sony ow loam, 
. 1e activity of the ie | a a sow sow it mown, 1 shallow pans re Se ee ceeds 10 het 
„it would inj pati 4 ve the y Nan. 22 | 368 222 10 8 7 115 oes ce toa — AT ti, castor) Piei 
from the bord which have been b «| Wed i 3853 te a 5 0.49 3 5 2 1224 i * Fuchsioides wil e 15 on i ae um is sof 
s : yit; 2| 4 | oa 13 aj 11 5.— ree The Laburnum © ohe 
during the period of colouring, air plied in | sea | aes | fee 9 | 022 1 HBE Soar — i — . it dangerou 5 
A 39.3 | 188 8 7 ent sonous to render er 
to the ho nstantly, and a brisk heat maintained; “22185 | 393. | 494 u |os [ale 30 14 pe stock hich bite its shots, or eat the 
an; that would tend to diminish the healthy activity | 1s: "tut Dicia een during the, above period o | occured on the 17th . peager 
of the s would affect progress of the fruit. es. r. and the lowest on the 16th, 1847—therm. Terrington, York, ummer he sa. 
Keep up a high temperature in later Vineries, where TURA fo pern hin some, ied 1 Ferns, wh 
: 0 N or sale, ich the lat 
s are in course of formation; itis a great nou to Corres last, pat he kal not yet 1 12. 
terial uiries respecting them. 
ae japonica in a sort of Quinse- A Jad 
are probably — by sl 
EEDLING FLOWERS. 
AvREIcULA—X „ seedling 
flower, the —— instead of being 
; the other 4 
KITCHEN GARDEN AND ORCHARD. Bm Nec Subscriber asks“ peo et in the centre, with a 
On the removal of Broo ground preserving birds’ nest asks “‘ What is the best method of purple; must 
sod dag. This has re F e te ‘Numbers 1 and 2, 2 ton closely many of he 1 
sorts. in ee 
Crnerantas—B L—Your blue Facog is tS ron aa jes 
deficient in petals d 
See: ee 
