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304 THE RRA a CHRONICLE, [Max 6, 
- their ravages, will collect them in grent mumbo == 
of the extraordi number of 28,071 mice having 8 1 , N in 3 1 if too ao on ae nell net, a yard i n diameter, ont 1 inten ‘one | 
been taken or caught from Septembe uary, in | droughted, they 3 hr YID eee best hepi = these weev il bags. V 4 o, is the 
the Dean Forest, Gloucestershire, over an area only of | destruction. Dahlias.—Preparations mere be made for tyy— S B—It is the true yellow- berried Ivy 
1693 acres. The successful method a there was planting out the first ‘favourable ps sept sag ne longifolia, Allg at. e ibosa.—Geo Owena, 
boring holes in the ground 20 inches deep, wider at — KITCHEN GARDEN ought to be hardy in Ireland, Magnolia Pip te jë 
bot top, which prevented them getting ou It is generally prudent aan n F, 5 ssary to] stove plant. —It is Hibiscus B and mut hn 
when ones in, tal into which holes was dropped s — await ‘the arrival of favourable weather to proceed with is a — of which ie in apt fg — — and m in 
food.— Daily Pape he operations that belong to this department ; hence, K ů as cked by red pider, 
E although a 1 is somewhat advanced, there ye beris vulgaris. S—Next wi Ber. 
8 of 1 remains m o do. The er now affords the | Par I etton - Uses red-lead 1 as usual, — en 
ensuin, at Es much Jesigi prea of n and ee i not prune 
tio table to receive those | p san W G—We do not know a variety t 
CONSE ipina: ia e rained land iti as. ety . i 
THE eee of the b m of 8 _— crops which have heen retarded by the ungenial season, i Aai My SEDE e 
ter or less peri s, at this seas and seid etchant despatch sh 3 be used to make up for | Se been ——ů Sai MAA — — appear to 
good deal on the regulation of the atm phere. Acct the del Losses mus ected in the Carrot and {cient air. Alpha Runners of last year will m fo 
tomed = our plants tely, to humidity and Pioio beds, which m 0 he repaired by additional] bably . aa the better next season in ‘consequence of not 
' the glare of ease and aridity of the air ings. The hoe should be employed vigorously having beget 3 Six ine Ab ieties, early and late, 
gene og E this hk radienti ds and loosening the soil hardened by consist of t the following: e Old Scarlet is the 
lestroy ikan i in A very sho’ ort time ; to She aa s is Keep ae ea bat lant ry i Co known, 4 it is is zather a sas penni £ e Grove End may be 
ay, and em- sun about yo plants. 5 substitute undant bearer but more acid; K 
pl oy shading materials, Co onservatory beds v will require and the late scene Nese Ms me nes S fe ning — British e Lancaster e Old Pine, and Elton 
water, as all e plants in tubs. e » wer begin to bloom; onal supply, to. It is no stop all shoots that are 4 inches long, 
ticu being in active growth, will require a liberal | Peas, Beans, Spinach, Radishes, also Salen, > Beet, a except the ending A wes Pinch out the centre, 
supply; a watering of manure would vantageous. 1335 and Haricot Beans; choo: and r Simri on ihe FUR bbi 2 Seen Gotten % . 15 
a clay on the ru . om 
Oran, leanders, &. &e., usually removed out of pet of = for we ＋ 5 i s “necessary to ripen soit with the poate and plant the trees in the * 
A ive a good ressing of rich soil, them perfectly. Prick out Celery, t w thai roota will soon find a way dow ong fis witheed 
in which sheeps’ dung is an ingredient; see that watered. Sow Cardoons under a hand-glass for pricking | any special provi surface soil. Certainly put clay 
other plants are carefully staked Pp tied before re- out ultimately. Pot egetable Marro a — = e painia for r turf, or Bak ed sever be abl to roll or 
moval. Sh the Gardenia pit, an 88 cons x bers preparatory to planting them ou in e ea possible .to tell: why.-your oe ee a 
humidity. Remove all plants sheriy edding out, | which mus for them. Fruit-trees.— | Fuchsias are mildewed, without inspecting your house and 
and let remain pa the p 3 of a cold The prevalence d wet weather, during EE is 80 a a. 4 
s 242 s 7 ite 
frame for a 3 previous to planting; this preparation per most critical in the blossoming of the ooo bes hia r 5 
a better enable wane to withstand unfavourable | and ch, in many cases limited the wr is your ventilation § 7 Perfect? Such a vegan 
eather. p of fruit, and probabl pea ronida has been pe — 8 Los damp samant 0 tem. | 
i ials, ture. ou can keep the air in rapid motion they would 
W ie l Bis pes * à th N ee DMAE ardly appear.——-The Auberies—The foregoing ol f 
meth ENS a eee! ri fags 2 e | Examine all wall frequently, with a N to the are equally applicable to y: Melon case. 
long cov — boon 1 2 No plan akap = 2. Yih extirpation of insec ious to them; disbud e as difficult to judge of the ill lant a man, when 
erive greater advantage from it than the Vine. In trees frequently and progressively ; inspect all grafts} consulted at a distanc ; 
whatever stage of . mediate benefit — and buds, removing wild shoots and insects. Seri Sn 8 Cana other plants —— krys eves. ua i 2 are 
‘be perceptible. A constant a of air, particu- injury may be expected to result from the severe frosts} humid at atmosphere; and the best Bata Bl 
larly during sunshine, a us to ripening which have accompanied the n 8 n pots in is sphagnum Moss. Cactuses, Aloes, er 
Grapes. Rapid wth will be induced in a later Vines. | to Plum, Cher Iry, and Pears culents, are not well suited for Ward’s prsg Plant any 
Let sei . be thinned at an early stage, and the . = | heres — reek D meae 
shoots ren treats the? Muscats especially re- x 5 Pee aiaa oe W 3 
quire a ‘high te ture the time preceding and during x Chiswick’ S> | Miso—A F—Myrtus bullata is a greenhouse „plant, Magali 
their i a rders which have f odoratissima a stove plant, 1 ee ee a 
been coy may posed during the day, but pro- April. [| Moons || Een. amare mas Wind. || Rain. noe — rig *. — rs We: cannot a au — 
tected again at night, as the occurrence of frost is still | . Ase. || Max. Min. |) Max.) Min. /Mean 8 stamp duties catch t every tu ro. Foe 
not unfrequent. Peach-house.—As colour and flavour — 28 224 844 | 29.691 || 56 28 | 42.0 || S.W. 42 fruits you should have o: 1 s “Guide to ) i 
are both in the fruit to a considerable degree, derived Sun... 2 26 7 0 4 „ 0 n En aae m thi 1 S zee 
from an ex to the influence of the light, allo Nes: 21 3077 308 1 1 7 ES a . e b the 3 propose. If 
them, as as ermit, that ad- Red.. @ || 30.101 | 20.074 || 72 e E. j| .00 iB save | lants 0 turn out on the ridge, so much the better; 
vantage. Let a supply of water be om: * — 5 || 7677. el a 2 50 t i —.— pone eer me 3 
ti their eep the g in Average. 30.076 5 | 31.7 | 47.6 2 / oe Oe aS ee 
from the red spider, as co dee of April 33- ene overcast ; heavy anor ie — te osty. an pots ig Bem ao ro e A h a! 2 
this and the production of next year's fruit is dependent Z len fine, Wite dent aios Sears eet” : colour been induced through imperfect drainage! 1 We weal 
upon a healthy action of the leaves at — 9 — F Valse tant Clonee ight et: — psa 23 8 A from cuttings. 
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visiting — oe as, assisted by the pre.“ — 4—Siight wor acy ot i sg hte ‘lea The young Shoots should strike readily. You aie 
sent f. ble weather, the: wth will be rapid ; let ean temperature Of che week, 6 deg. below the ave the haybands and the top-dressing from ine borders 
swelling fruit pe uch ssible to the ay rae now. Azalea 2 be re-potted after they rou anini — 
ts mes, and — Aes laterals u 5 — require it.. M P—We know s 
y and a due proportion n of bloss State of the W. a he las for the minum ochroceueum, Ochroleucum signifies y 
1848. 
FLOWER GARDEN aad Re pina ERTES, — ae 
Ps e 8 fo time of wet 254 Se. eq Jo. of Prevailing Wind LOW 
2 p Greatest 5 2 EEDLING F 
eather is i Messe one pen or less busy to May. 238 fee | $2 which it Quantity |||. >| [2 | AURICULAS— 0 edlings ar e inferior to the * 
the 3 a weep A of sunshine then reveals numerous 355 | 23% | Z5 | Rained. | % 2 e 2 z 5 ene in oes N 2 
: $ No. 2 the colour breaks throu 2 3 - 
Salia against th the fair propriety of the Sun. 7 65.7 | 42.4 | 54.0 6 0.45 in. 2 5 2} 2 441 ments are too pointed. 4 these def 2 
pear provokingly „the rain has left a k pial Mon. 3 61.6 | 47.7 | 56.0 7 957 5 3| 4 apparent, and the paste not so good. None o t 
of e here, a mound of sand there, and dis ge- Ned. 6 ae 38 4 3 i 283) 1/3) 7/2 | equal to those shown... No 1 is very prett pot flower 
ment everywhere ; which be repaired without loss | Thurs. | 635 | 41.5 | 528 8 0.26 3 5 31 4} 4] 311 is neat and the truss very compact 
P 2 22 Fri. 1264.1 1.1 | 52.6 9 0. 2 — — ng examined y 
of time er. should now be put in a condition — 13 | 65.6 39.7 52.6 9 922 3 él 1 3 3 He Se eek tot = pig supe to sorts long 
suitable to receive the fragile plants they are nded The highest temperature during the above period occurred on the 12th | they are com arieties, but fap 
for, but protection orded it would be | 1833 therm. S1 deg.; and the lowest onthe 11th, 1838—therm. 27 deg. z the best arn sorts u te z reg? po e with bro : 
4 2 2 e ELER AS—. our Ho 
2 to 3 — a week or two yet. F 2 7 but slightly notched at the points. 2 
5 n „FF pyra Notices to Corresponden — Bart 5 — = pranm 4 dark 
5 1 rregularly place x i 
plant must determine their 2 Avoid the ex. 8 es — =F gane opani, pees with the petals equally divided 2 on we 
of thick or thin + — and le crimson points, a handso 
trem or e di n of Tue TREE Rose.—At the — p E ground, petals 
lours if the be í ce of this work has been om 4s. 6d. to a», Gd, | Purple ; 87, dark disk, pu iet f ariel purp wee 
p o central an marginal (post-free). Published at the Osice o f this P . variety, of Secimens, weten 
beds should be defined with positive colours. For par- | alent” ‘have had its fruit before | These are all large and hands G 1 ineb. 
formation as to arrangement o from Cornwall, bat . bes . Bp urs, is almost artic aN 2 than I inch in d 5 A ather small a 
i seedlin; sale coloured flower, . the 
colours, a work | may be consulted with | „Jt contains no see a. me ja | regular ta e No. 2 1 zor best seedling; 
- 275 'yro—Disl ng your colon: aso 
advantage, S ra offer an exposition of his | be 1 W 5° 1 o iir — e your | “flower is large ze and sto stout, and the orimpon points 1 a8 od $ia a 
principles in a future . collateral hive with the first one Tadorhiring the old stock 9 b on ant crimson ; ; the — A * 
FLORISTS’ FLOWERS. would not prevent it from casting ano „ Bees will common in appearance, and they are all too uch notched 
warm weather has brought T blooms on ae — ee room. ea the pai pi: e petals.* ** 91 l 
ve raph ly, er it . ton the Fancy I de ede Sub— Fucesta— J.B I Your seedling is not new, under our 
awnings, thou ties they will be 
or S: pa a week longer. The peri 
of the amateur’s enjoyment is now arriv 3 he 
must make the necessary arations for marking the 
various varieties as they flower, regulating their 
heights so as to ensure uni ity. is certainly is a 
eek ohne, but at the same time it is highly n . 
Artificial ilisati atten to, and the 
removed before it ex : v of people 
seeding a whole collection, and sowing the produce 
indiscriminately ; did they ow the trouble 
were so for es” they would rather confine 
th ments, to a bew and ‘ood, 
tat hes bee eee ith soft, or w 
. rays of be sun durin, 
occasionally is better than a nie 
the pipe > wither r, they m 
give h: 
Carnations must 
F s aturally 
m the effects. — * drainage. t 
Grarrs—H—It would be better to exhibit all Black Hamburg 
bas there is m - ing eck the rules to — 
t we 
nt R caer Your 1 Has spbe: 
$ are eaten 
2 We sup 
wale Vine preceding — 
their destruction, and 17 some shoots of the pne were cut off 
ne poai be Me the — the weevils would ably be en- 
our Peas are eee by t 
Pes A poet rand . 
rather shallow 
along the rows of Peas, when med, the insects are tmp a 
Seve | 
fea a — for 
that have come 
— paw s 
Paxsies—B B—Your axediing is so good in general 
common-coloured varieties we aires ay beient in substance, 
form it wants roundness aes 257 irh s> the eye is nf 
cke Nn g. general 
6 !! ! 
outline is very good, and t 
und 3 imperfect, being d 2 . also t00 
side petals ; "a notch in Pa = rough ; he Howe hore 
deep, and the esgenera r 
iei N “te 1 — aufdelentiy ciro circular form Saeed 
pressat yig ; the lip wants size, and we 
flow ae 5 z more pe w form.* gis avery pretty 
Pak Bu DI—B R Can our seedlin 
variety. our e 
PoLYANTHUS — The „specimeni ed for in's sein show vai 
ed do not 5 ‘ne qualities 1 eo No ‘hs 4, of 
We recommend i to — aa ed 7 8 . 
e brightness of its ours.“ ee. j 
were 2 without any marks or namhas ling defect E 
lly the colours are very in most Vases too Stauf 
want of roundness in the eye; itis Posed át the divisions 
and the general outline is too too much in are 
but the quality of the yellow and the gro 
des 
e usuale many communications have 228 ; 
gt 6 and . 1 unavoidably detained ti eas! s 
in inquiries can be m nade, We must a , the in 
bef as a —— still delayed» 
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