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368 THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE. : [June 3, 
bese ay eae efully removed, they Insecrs—S W— spe nsects * ot a are destr = 
Aaa * sy ae at one ag nee e. oe pers prar — — abe — inches in — „N N Ten E AR e Pos 1 he il (Sitona roping me Pea an and 
was to ound, w i TON., 1 e age to bi ee Gard, 
the surface of the earth to each branch : but how | ground. Auriculas, Ranunculuses, Dahlias, &c., as bag net, ‘numbers of the insects would be bo caught, or ite 
2 overe 
the creatures contrived to cover the whole without last week. able quanti „ R 
appearing outside is left to conjecture. The apex of KITCHEN GARDEN AND ORCHA ' black insect sent is,the common Oil Beetle M arn 
each cone was about 2 of an inch from the arborescent- The prolonged drought was beg inni ng to ne? 1 6 — P—The emai caterpillars win Pros. 
looki inside. The latter was also composed | felt, particularly in those localities kos ch had 1 black spots, found in webs on Hawtho orn hedges, do. this 
sma but half as fine as the super- | caught even a passing shower durin entire mont fth LE foliate them 
a ot beg pgi a moreover glued ‘firmly to | The few refreshing showers which have already fallen aro chorea e pretty be 4 8 ‘thf ponomeat i padella), . 
each other. I removed the earth from the outside of will be of eminent service to vegetation. rick ou bored galleries 5 pas timber, is the Wasp > Beetle (dd 
veral neste, and blew away all the pellets, leaving only | Celery ; Lettuce and Cauliflowers may lanted out; are s). W. EIE rham —We Lay aan your letter, — 
the stump stieking ereet from the earth. At the top Mint may be propagated by separating the old plants eee e me 3 ove to “S, W,” 
of the latter and at the end of each branch was an and employing those shoots which have a little root] Euonymus, as well as the Hawthorn and various o 
ifice.—the continuation of the internal canal. In attached. Orchard. Attention cannot be too cone are this year attacke ed to a very great extent by the —— 
X 2 3 H e: ive Mo i 
about 10 minutes hosts of the inhabitant ants came up | or frequently urged on n desirous arki e FFF 8 . 
with earth freshly manipulated, and began pouring their | healthy well-proportioned nN ler trees. good dea ving been first spread beneath them, The porn 
pellets out of h orifice: the latter of course were | of manage is necessary to obtain an uniformity of] pillars fall to the ground on being distur ed, and ado 
carried by t jaws. at ing them for about | vigour in a wall tree, and to ve that equally for o piain we Ele assent er on the el Wau 
an hour, when I marked the spot and returned to mer a series of years. Check (particularly in Peach r 5 2 portions af 2 
In the afternoon, on my return to it, all the stumps | those “ ourmond” shoots that exhibit a tendency to] sent. Most likely it is a species of thrips o Wea 
were again covered Be Rap yale of "Natural penae disturb the equilibrium of strength, and sedulously | allude. W.— Constant Reader—The leat me i like —— 
courage weakly shoots, by suppressing others near of the ox, which form the tumours on the ba p of the Œsprus 
them less desirable. Allow a tree to bear only in pro- We should be obliged to you for s of cattle, 
a snou e oblige O you ome speci Z 
aye ny of adati enata portion to its vigour. Lay in Apricot wood. The en- in sawdust or damp moss. W pecimens sent packed 
if age be en oe gine employed daily will assist in effecting the destruc- | Names — siege NEN ck ig 1, ricata 
CONSERVATORY AND GREENHOUSE, eee ies with nets or fragmente Smashed, not British. Looks like some Indian Oynog 
A t turally suggestive of plants P Cherr 
a $ Opapo rior] ta ‘na nab é on i N | of tin. Birds are ne more troublesome in dry 
sere are a good many things—such, for in- than in wet seaso 
stance, as Rhodanthe doe, Verbenas, Lobelias, TAGERS’ GARDEN 
an can be prepared for t The destru avon "of weeds can be effected during d 
— Con u. 
of the common Horse Chestnut, of wnich the re ate many, 
—D—Probably Fuchsia conica.—T § P—pj ipby! 1. 
dendram sui 0 Se tigrina, and a beauty it is. ad 
—G 7.— Try the following varieties: 
Garth's Constellation Wee Forget-me- not, Dies eet 
a * Rosy Circle, Isabella, Must 
is 
Maa Pluto, 8 and Marty Moa 
gre 8 Old Sub- Domed tops are yer than flat tops. 
u 
to ers o | nom 
1 greenhouse plants occasionally, Stove plants | a hole should be dug in every Seiden to x 
ving arrived at . pia. required development, | vegetable and other matters. Succulent weeds from 
may be removed to a green ei e, and thus prevented | ditches, leaves, and such like fermentable substances, 
breaking into cote wth thus collected and turned over occasionally, will, when 
UIT F ROIN rott a ow Peas 
Peach-ho ER abu ae it air in the paren: Kidney Beans, and Turnips. is should be the final 
house, and restrict the | ipsa ty as the fruit approaches | Sowing of Peas — the d- n no ac sn neglect | 
towards maturit 7 gid ag plan N hang aig sticking both and 8 runner Bea Thin 
beneath the trel — he fruit, in the event of Carrot, PAIN 420 Onion me if the crop is end 
its falling, although ita shouid 550 be jah to that degree 22 ae eenn 
ore may be eee feom a good stove of this kind 
than ion ne other apparatu 
Roses—M W—We beg pardon ` Do uble Roses can rarely be 
named; ; it in fact it t requires more time to make them out than 
SurrhUR—- EFI ow of no alkaline matter that will 
dissolve sulphur. Yai you send us an extract from the old 
| book you mention, 
Misc—W C—The best substitute for 7 earth, to 
dodendrons in, is leaf mould.——X a, gh oa 
seeds may be purchased of any W seedsman. 
eanno 
o 8, 8, if made and drained accord State of the . near London, for the week Soale June 1, 1848, of chan aster e wal send oo ‘Number i 90 2 
ing to the e e ee sanctioned by the experience wens) oA en ine for addre B—All use bulbs, 
of 2 3 age, require as much attention in water- Mar and ( Moon's . Banounran. Tue Bran. inact fan which shila yë treated anor tne manner Seen at p. 638 
lan ing a fi 7 > 54 Jun Age. i 77 7 5 of cur volume for K I—No shrubs will grow well 
a plant occupying a flower-pot ; manure-water i 
. J — under large trees; eae ou may try Hollies, common sp ba 
applied occasionally w will be of service to the ad —— „ — A Ba NW. .00 Laurustinus, ö and Privet.t —M F—It 
van * thi free in arm air, Sun... 28 35 107 397014 u 37 re 12 young Hollies do not e enp: they will not come up till 
ents mÀ the er Grapes the op nae of deriving Mon... 29 || 26 |} 30.009 | 29.93 || B1 | 63 | 670 || S.W. || io | ext spring. Glass or earthen tiles will perhaps form the 
additional flavour from the direct 7 8 the zi || 23 J| soms] wa I| a | oar 5509 Sw. A best EOE Te nese P — se 
Strawberry plants an es eana 1| @ 29.85 5 49 54 W. 08 
from Vineries ; they often cause the warty ay of red | Average.. J [l 30.053 | 29,999 || 72.7 | 43.4 | 58.0 22 yi DLING FLOWE 
spider. Melons.— Permit no more shoots may be} May 26—Fogzy; slight haze; hot and dry; clear. Cancroiantas—W H H—Your packet . some very fine 
considered sufficient for the support of 1 ; re- w 75 -Very ne’ 9 dy haze: o clear and ¢ cold at night, e er in Colour kand 19 are ths i 7 prar 
strict the number of fruit to three, four, or KA on each ai a idi von dry: partially overcast. oer i 3 e tb eom- 
— — ou 
plant, according to the kind of Melon Weber reely. CCC mon in clout aa marking. . Tospero, deep bright purple 
FLOWER GARDEN AND pan ile BER June 1=Slightly overcast; cloudy and fine; rain at night. Bins} lar — vel in colour; Ariel, showy, Boers SRi A 
Mean temperature of the week, 1 abo a and marking acbe ; 
pair losses amongst the de curative N aha ove the average. y pores 8 upon a boa, ground: Ophelia, bt a 
ia garden ; the weather has severely tried many of State of the Weather at Chiswick during the last 22 years, for the ground, with chocolate spot s, light in t he centre; 
tħem; on the nights of the 28th 2 29th of last ae we ao curiously spotte 9 white ground, 
month, ihe young shoots of the common Fern were 225 858 88 *. | Prevailing Winus, spots n oan bok gr oe ach PW e our seedlings ae 
r ee ie by frost, which. followed a dry * Bo JE is Year in Ge “le Jal lele] tolera any good i Cari. 2 585 are small, Ae 
e Bin 1 i ter a shower < Rained. W Bhal a zly ` bis Pectin in the W to distin aie 
z tness of the 
| that are raised.*— IV H M—The brigh 1 
8 
ai a : ; agg — 1 0.76 im. 403 43 5 4] 3 2 oand colours and she richneps.of i the spotting are the dis- 
— brih Š Tues. 6 | 68.7 | 47.1 | 57.9 ll 0.28 4| 3| 12/3 H 2 : tinguishing 7 of zonr 5 No, 6, beige 
bak y the uninterrup heal ties 47.2 | 58.7 8 0.53 3| 5|—| 2 433 2 yellow ground, the front of the e 3 bie 
mth. If planting out has been delayed, | fr, 414 Bel 930 43.477 velvety brown, with the exception ofo 
it immediately; the ground being moist- | S210 | 725 | 49% | #12 9 one 1 a : 2 olour; 7, similar in description ellow 
g 3 
„it can be done advantageously. In em- 1 eke Soa temperature during the above period occurred on the 10th | 
7 is, 87 deg.; and the lowest on the Stb, 1838—therm. 35 deg. 
€ 
— 
to gain effect many individuals should be assoc o Noti s h 
many individuals shoul d'be rg 3 otices to Correspondents. sm rown spots; 12, yellow, wit 
group. Phlox Drummondi, Zinnia elegans T Ants—H D—You can only kin the m in th their baw Pour 13, soft yellow, with clearly defined brown aig. * Bi 27 
man Aster, or S sho ala * pentine among them an at the po * tur- cipal defect in these seedlings is in the ou c is looped, in 
8 tocks, not excluded. RAN the they cannot escape. ts with so that oo ses 8 Wahii 3 of being even, on ; 
tice ornamenta uals. 1 A Fisher—It is onr misfortune sometimes to diffe moih, in tnd e AE we nave see 
eee en FLOWERS — eves - e 1 upon it you will never have é T ney ar as to any yellow groun d 3 i 
Pansies.—Seedlings mie when a stem is allow ‘een —The se se 
turein tal PT ROW N most interesting fea- you will have when the whole is regularly seg pedir ag ower. There are, however, E several 1 altiras 30 ret] 
- collection. Anxiously watching ing up the sap” 1 ae it away from the young shoots, which similar to it, that this specimen be regarded 
very opening 3 lie experiences alterna $ irand what you phoald a void. The depth to which it is | p noreltz. seedlings Y 
; t. Promising flowers cut below the surface is unimportant i er tter | FANCY PELARGONIUMS—J A—Both the fancy og 
from the seedli 2 of ie novelty ; they are too Ke sorts already out. bje are 
e ing bed till some | —— 8 — 5 a pet | an amog the boo GLoxtn1a—R W—There does not ready ae 
ti from them, Many fine seedlings Ka 5 garden ening : p Four seedling ; it is also very small.“ 
risking their removal. Rooted plants rie a t's ee Papers, Johnson's Pitaciples of Gar- Pansizs—P M’s -The piv ae 
in small pots, or plan ti ng, rticulture. Practice o eye ; this pr 5 8 75 nd would ſuqge of b- 
3 ou : Loudon — E of Gardening, Hamilton on worthless as ety. We anoh ISR ived. The 
proper attention, an e Pine-apple, > Ro on the Vine, Johnson’s Arrangemen stance of the flower, 10 being dry when 8 art tiny -a 
of flowering may be kept up 7 bers Kitchen G Moore on the Cucumber, The Manse is gae „small f or the size of the flow 
plants. We in Gardening N Portege Resid. | p indented. dark — — 
x PA ences, Repton’s Landscape Gard i J Tova Prisco W—Your best flower is No. park d 
varieties. By re- sg Be hy si a Loudon’s E Encyclopedia of. Agricul ves eee of sin colour a tow í Hosper i : 
g Spa 0 l s to Ow 
. to Chemistry, Soliy’s 1 Rural e 2 rei es stout ; lower us Be ep purple; rose, deep path ga 
gricultural Chemistry, Dra easuring Land, dc upper petals, with a margin p rosy cri i. +s ROW 
Da s Land Surveying, Loudon's Self-instruetion fo ri oung in colour; 3, very pretty in colour, but too sma ay 
3 rdeners, li Isometrical Perspective, Sopwith’s| To ling is very e, a i 5 
8 wing, Euclid's on 4 many, but it is not calculated for a show ume 
_ ool edition of the first two books. Lindley’s | lilac under petals, a narro rgin of RET a deep plum 
1 ny, Elements of Botany (5th edit.), and Vegetable the to pegs, T * are covered wi retains cupped 
gdom. es: Paxton’s ieten Dictionary, Di A sapaa tt Se ls are long; but it | long. Flowers 
0 Hortus Cantabriziensis, 98 2 which Ss the flower appearing to? onst 
eo ollowing va ek of th this colour are —— arded from all good are the best, bat 
Kendall's Newington OW inser aay Ros Superieure reei J A—2, 3, 5, and 6 are of no use; 1 andé arti and show 
ey Minister, Jackso ic a of oe 1 8 these are not first-rate varieties ; but he a of good form, 
tata Beauty of St. John’s Wood, — ttraction, | and 1 is peculiar in — 8 appears a cd lee in colour 
eee e Cerito, . —.— and Allen’s White] from the shape of the petals, but s eT A sod 
Cr a ena s—J D—It is impossi eto m 
U. Irie 2 J—A curious monster, previously unknown to your flow 1 77 rom not being paa e d up del red wi 
* vstitt ; others e 
mus: be allowed to mature their bloom 
eee. t us, 
we i poa E Itis 17 e flower, and probably explains 
— rdingly, umbers said to b 
4 es den e ioe ba saved with daa ition without b Pry a aie ae pD 
z er sligh i say to you, as to all 
to lodge in the apex to its certain | 4 wish to emigrate, a 7 Poe carry out with you 22 
foliage of offsets becomes yellow. oe, go to Now 1 Itis of 
3 be taken met 5° ier vie the artieles 
round, and deep brown í apoi diferent in quality ; ‘= 
ark brown 
ers; 
teria th tine were quite shriv 
ved. . 
As usual, many „ have All the dne wecken ; 
— others are unavoidably detained te 55 aos 
nquiries can be made. Wem be en of 
of those numerous e ey : 
interesting con is still till delay 
