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THE GARDENERS’ 
FLOWER GARDEN AND 1 lett ii 
By re Sa „ — te er trusses and 
` relieving 1 cai ts from me exhausted 
wths, their Neal and l display m 
CHRONICLE. 
Sept. 26— Rain a! — hout. 
27— Clou: mirror ; a 
28—Overcast ; . and constant rain throughout. 
Mean temperature of the week, 4 deg. above the average. 
ensuing Week — rimp Oct. 7. a 
„for the 
in n due time sg 
in the m 
The question be, 
ease is virulent in 
—D 
nwhile we stly ay 
whe 
pr —— to luxuriance, and 
Verbena masses, with t tion above dese ; - We received the pamphlet, and sh the reverse» 
í Th eee et and a dusting of 228 f 8 a of st || Prevailing Winds, the opportunity occurs, we unders all refer to it whey 
; Oct. 538 28 ars in Quantity D have not read with attention the Leadin um, 
sulphur should mildew appear, will continue to bloom S | SSE | SS | whlch it f Rain. laila = Ade W FGF. Layering the 1 ulm of — * cle on P 
ill a late period in the season ; similar treatm may 2 2 je aZ] tained its growth, ¢ the period of i — it basag 
be applied to scarlet and other goniums ; the Sun. 1f 2 | 47.0 r | os3in. || 0 be ora n in iha Horticultural Society’s Garden. be ks 
weather will effectually counteract luxuriance, which | pon, 24 6ts | 443 „ mo f os. ` 4 afa | result canno More Light, It makes tatoes are taken ung, 
a rlier seaso be apprehended. Wed. 2 | 432 | 53. 9 0.38 {| 5| 2) 5) 7/2) 1| side you place it. It burns e uall © difference Which 
urs. 63,2 41.1 8 0.57 4) 3| 2) 1) 5| 4| 3)— T » q 
be vi our often revents a renewed effort, which Fr 6 | es | 430 | 518 11 0.73 12 3| 3| 3| 5| 4| 1 | THRIPS ; he odour from bruised Laurel 
ET ig A | leav: 
333 ere- | Sator- 61.9 | 428 | 528 9 0.58 15.228131 pe 4 $ has been stated i that for a howe ppe wi, 
The hichest | r ; 50 iā d the 6th ushels of leaves would be 
mend stimulants. — parterre, As — 1834—therm. 79 aerate daring The the 7th, 18!4—therm. 29deg. quired to effect the destruction of of she | 1 The ta 
p pest epe 
high N may be rendered at this — K 7 die the leaves over the house 2 
2 and engaging, * 1 — the 7255 litter Notices to Correspondents. em touch the plants.? 
TIMBER: Ampel. W 
and disarrangement which u en * . ite desk it to be understood 8 5 | another. column; g he tall de i Fa Aeg Article in 
at this on. Riek ves I not be allowed to accu- swer inquiries through the post. on the presence: im the Pras red and 
alate on borders and walks ; where there ae flowering eae: CCC 
plants it is highly desirable to k the surface of th writing le etters. preserv 5 ative a is driven by vital foree ut. Every year thy 
soil open free incumbrances, Watch the | Bre food. You are right; it is a mistake to place hives centre, ston Fa — from the cireum- 
= gress 0 Kras ; if they start, the wild branch too “closely 1 Mear . iy yey : 1 Setn Tour n f you i turn your 5 
„ , roun 
ust be reduced, and the sap directed to the support and at —— is 3 5 ike eatehing a swarm at its exit. We 88 88 5 see the weather is warm 
of the scion, Lawns should bar rolled over at least once | cannot offer a practical plan of keeping bees in good con- hibernate, Any covered place pel a h — Where it e 
re befo; winter, ing will still be essentia — r preventing them pont swarming. Additional — hi Vines: NB. A Vine border m om 5 — 
ii in highly kept gardens 0 ofian fai ails, as in your first pasa; a; your second case was rat quire renewing; but the Vines themselves never warn. 
ngular one. Are you su ere was no communication ld ad to lift Out, ` 
LORISTS’ FLOWER between the stock and the 5 warm? The destroying the} the 3 ip = ä ng the ena 
* Dahilias The. present glorious weather 05 highly * — — the rete not aes * — a 988 the Armier ce. If t amend. i is well ripened, the — 
favourable for these splendid flowers, a readers and perhaps must be Tepented, 5 ron on can ov more org Y. being exposed while your: new meena is going 
ended to the directio viven 4 in whe * — queens, and consequently may swarm anid Waurrerean: A I have derived great 
endars, the; ot fail to be rewarded with a fine| for the fresh colonies to do a1 good. om can unite t the advertisements ‘whieh have appeared in your peinp 
bloom. The clear nights and changing 2 of —— S but with regard to _ exact glass at reduced prices. I much wish by the same means a 
h quantity of honey required to keep a stock through the | respectable house could be induced to inform us in a similar 
and sh frosts winter, much depends on the state of the paan Ay A colony, manner where the best pony raz ap coal procured 
per ge It 14 be ndvisable, then, to ca fally —— however, — be ys — 5 —— bot than T painting jae, &e., as i expensive — apad 
f the surroundin ing soil to the stems — the plants. oney near the end of October. Bees wi chased in the country, pay A annie a the same time, 
Should a sudden rein — 4 wil 8 ee to the — for thelr E N N . ae cut them 
over the iow „ gath r the] weight from the b inelud ves, and stick a skewer in them; then pus 
— and la oes in a ety — rir 3 nf is the contents of ie holo hive. IV. — about an inch below the surface; the cheno vowed 
wid w th to ith * h 00KS: 4 r criber. There is no such book as you} dicate where these traps are placed, also for the — 
best to y ‘or 
oe wana il rena without separating the | inquire for Tou may safely take as a guide in| ef tarin ng hold of, These insects will soon be attracted by 
rom the cha f, ti e period of sowing arrives. the selection “of Ruit trees, Lindley's “ Guide to the] the Potatoes, and bury themselves in when they 
Carnations and Picotees.—T pott Orchard,“ * be destroyed ; by turning the beds over every fortnight, ast 
the compost should be simple, avoiding all stimulating | BOTANY : Plantago is ribbed, not parallel-veined. Tt is) setting Potato traps in the intervals, the beds will most 
u leaf ld 4 1 between ＋ ribs. There are n we pes assuredly be cleared of these sad pests b the time C 
1 . prei r foam, leat-mould, and rive 9 marks Exogens, but Plantago io Ranunculuses are planted in the spring. 
in abo ual portions. In ing off the layers ex ception, i isc: Nenies. It is not possible to preserve Apples, Pears, e, 
— whether that portion of — stem immediatel oc e ars The cause is wet. How, we will tell] in their natara): ape and colour. iza maxima 
above the A cot is sound; if there is any appearance of | xt wee is not a na f Ireland that 155 are aware of,—J C, 
Disease: CF. Your leaves are attacked by parasitical fungi] Three h H 18 f li t 1 would 
eanker it ust be cut out to the irin Rtg the layers belonging to the genus Uredo. They always are, when dying make lime an 5 N An hl kill od Lange oa 1 * injure 
in pint pól „a pair in each, taki at the ar 8. f you send your ieee, pe me — oa it vii 
are ell drained, with somo moss placed over the | Grane, 4 mme . Got, our catalogus of Mum 
i u in contains mo eading sorts png 
sn E not over — bam: oe il eth thine ty the 3 75 = 53 i = Ay —— can be 1 for the Midland counties s. You want, however, some 
' vourably as ever of Polmaise. The system can of Mr. Knight’s hard f 
they have emitted fresh hen they s i be penne — hc am at Grate Ke a 8, of Stoke Newington. no good re on Coni Hers London's g 8 52 
P f A not recommend st. Weh fi 1 fi 
econ ured to the air; after which time the Insects— IF F. The insects yi you ` have sent r” the first cause of | Set: we 3 Gil. our 4 gya 15 with te 1 la g 
protection, except from drench ns, ver the reine 5 snd of the mildew in Swede Turnips, the general, not special, benefit of our readers, Abies 
frosts set in, the better. go nem offset Tulips, elon very m — species. of spring-tailed | Brunonii is said to grow 70 feet high; it is the same as 
and give the soil of the turn every wee insects ' Podura, closely perin the the je amens figured in 5 Ao da Wax cloth is a bad elope : paper is better; 
i 2 vo. ren thank you for your notes on their best. C tis Buch ii has no synonym. 
do ot mind the tro ouble, th at will be amply repaid. nomy, as what we know of their habits would not lead us | Lilium spent isa fae thts 8 1 page ie in this 
Seedlings ahold 70 also got in, keeping them if possibl t countey, bat it not flowered, Scarlet Acacias are gene. 
distinct, The i in this matter de- — — ngs. The Hop-dog is the caterpillar of the common rally Ing —E * A mode by which 3 are 
serves well of his brother florists, for the confusion | tusseck moth, Boniy 1 that found en the Ver} raised speedily from seed, has been p. 623, of the 
mongst seedling me of the present day is pee Oe eg eee present year.}—W'R. A layer of le -moald co : 
k S e e stem 5 with Spruce Fir branches will preserve the roots of your 
g. for uluses for next] Achillea millefolium appear to be galls 3 ba Hibs Fuchsias through the winter. The tops may be killed; but 
Season should be oll — about; d over insect. The plants are, ras Sa too dry to new ones will spring up, and replace them next summer. 
aia 8 grea ie aa Saig pon atad 3 preset 8 4 — r all 1 aterotios You had better lift yar’ Gerani 7 s, pot 1 and if 
Get what ne new sorts you require now; it is far be HYMENO: SE 2 dæ: No. 1, Aan ts fabs iatus ; — lng ? RKE e y 4 28 F “ ube 
-than waiting till spring. No. 7, eus blandus; No. 8, Dolerus sp. Ichneu- bing“ than wood-ashes put into the holes with the plants; 
: monidæ: No. 4, Cr gs 5 ; No. 6, "Pimpla meg Si aia Be e plan has ered near London. Your A bed 
SE CHEN GARDEN AND ORCHARD, amaged. Sphegid: No, 5, Emonus unicolor. may be restored to a good bearing state by the means you 
A strict attention to the order general prop — at Odynerus parietinus. Apide: No. 3, Sphecodess s globus. mention ; if you w N ench 2 feet 
of the this will have its obvious HOPTERA : Ro. 1 Limnephilus griseus. Hom manure with farm-yard manure, and p - 
one h z a. Diprera: No, era — eaths o ff n 
Gie aan od With No, 10, 8 uta. DIPTE No. 12, C. ispo H ften off in the way you — x 
will r f ps 8 is d cula atum, We should be glad to ae the insects — best management. The cause 0 
e e e eee e e seo Eat e 
tie 0 wo separa ia drai d over-watering. f — J T. 
for garden rubbish attached to ev ery kitchen LANDSCAPE GARDENING: An Repton’s works; Bf probably “flowered itself to death,” an e 
Uvedale Price’s works ; yee r these of Gilpin. Bro 1 l 
ude to to this matter at present because “Forester” is a 6 “sig Sate ca our other question n 
good book, 
Lertine : S Chase. We never give sa eet: Consult a gg tite a A sania 
season of a year), one to receive An Nom: @ R. Your seedling, No. 7 u pride 2 
ape Manure; M t dful of ses 0 Sis We have seen several 
Ark: by 1 99 into] stir it up well ob three tnes sat inte rvals 2 tro 9 or three with s he 3 er T, several 2 N. Ai — 
; when clear decant. e residue may added t and pretty variety; it is not uncommon, We have sea 
A good reserve of burnt earth = he compost sate, There is no such plant as a blue Dablia, eral in the 5 Sai delicately spotted. * ry A 
; one. Lia : H D. Straw colour, edged with light 1 
shold belong to every ns last Wass or Furs: : E Pike. Received, but yet pf seach Ne e for form of your Sower been ec nal the me of the 
pte ‘geously substituted for Pham tie: Fae theo =O MJ. se Colmar; day, it would have made a able addition to the show 
manure of a stronger character in rich soils, which it is 2, White’ Doyenné; 3, Gansel’s pote 2 ‘Chaamontel: flowers, but it wants depth, and the centre is very imperfect.* 
‘desirable to relieve. Vegetable 4 “s Gros; 3 set; E Moin, Fe nam A, Api | Puomsras: H H. Your Targo Aaa e 25 
eee ‘ 2 ; er Pearmain ; blin n to feces ? 
to discriminate between the on poor G, Fearn’s Pippin; H, Court of ick; Q and C, Ribston ala which aro Jorge, sed haven Mae e towards 
soils and those cul in highly man gardens Pippin; 3, London Pippin; 5, Nonsuch ; 7, Dutch Mignonne ; tho potdte VNV. van is ah Jegant little flower 
SS — oe 8 7 is hi le that the flavour 10, Minchall Crab; 12, K h Fill- basket. 6 Y Your} slender th large te corolla, It r resembles in 
of th may be „and not improved. Pfaches 1 and 2 apur to bethe Royal Rati Giorio, V —— be ie colour a quantity raised by Mr. years since,” 
by mank soil; and! mo doubt mature T m ovar as o claim to aore iri B 
employed the cultivation of v. bles i Na Pua RG 5 a re i pretty. The scare — s,s grat bloomers 
ed 1 egeta! excessively MES OF PLANTS : 21, N ger a dh var, Russelliana ; p violet corolla. It is a profuse R. Lr 
and injudiciously, it i the mere Harrisonianum ; 3, O. as far as can =i 333 at every joint.*—@ F fe Gy 
production of the object, but its inment with every be mga Sone = shriyelied fo — | 4, ‘Gongora ma- seedling, “with bright crimson 1 Br apea 
—Inquirer. no vulgare, or ; s ovelty, and differs but” m ; 
and e that is coveted; there- , apparently some species of Pycnanthemum. 1 —W M J E. 8 "The Seder from F is bright ee 5 
the judgment shoul ercised in every case that Achillea millefolium, var. J- T F. Anemone vitifolia.—S but n. ood in form as the original ; the foliage ber 
invol distribution of | Solidago virgaurea, Hieracium syly: F E. 1, Car- some. It would depend upon its freedom of flowering wheths 
involves a ution of manure re, and another attempt jin as Me i upon i 4 
ee a er * te tiy aris; 2, Spiranthes autumnalis ; 3, Lycopus eu-] it is worth H H. Your seedling is e 
Made i most provemen ege- :T—Ignoramus. Not rg flower and coarseness, which is its Pn erle- 
d Pentstemon campanulatum. —J S. Clitoria Ternates,—| claim to notice, as i it resembles many ing tithe 
n HRJ. Stachys sylvatica ; 2, Veronica serpyllifolia ; 3, Sta- ties. 4 Kent Florist. Your seedling is attractive is large, 
a chys arvensis (?); 4, Veronica polita. — A I McK. Your ightne colours and fr in flowering ; it 1 
vm ne fang Santon, tee the ee 2 Sept. 23, 1848, shrivelled morsel Jooks like — tetragon but in colour it is similar to A in cultivation.” „ben 
observ arden, Chiswick. Prunus: A Corrie. „„ Minvrus: J C. Your flower so much shrivelled up 9: 
- — gage, Minbrv be formed:$ 
Sept. Baromersn, || THERMOMBSTEBR, | wing. being a profuse „ In size and it rea ched us, that no conan n of its merits could be : wer ofits 
x 12 r | Rain. | form it resembles the apa but is yellow, with rich PELARGONIUM: W P. Your seedling is a very soul ai 
— amber: coloured A Godwin. The s of the Dove} class, the petals are stout and well formed, bu —— j 
E. || .00 Bank Plum were not so rich as the variety is in general pre- um colo spots are not valued, 2 being 
ris — sumed to be. You have Fee far superiór to it 15 vou where seedlings are raised; the white is not pure, 
| SE. || 30 e; ample, erson, e-gage, Necta- = with the Garr "a substance; 
| 15 x pine, and Royal Hâtive. Í ERAR n: or dling is a a flower af good By 
| NE. 1 $ alker, oes are admirable, but the: aa to oe nde tolerably em hare i 4 
| N.E. || 80 s resemble 8 ee Hasks s what is the very ie paepal a8 y 
9.3 | 1.37 average return tatoes? He describes his own as being piel 0710 . gu oe 
very this only 6}; in taking u he: oy onl, 14 none of the qualities of a 
in the evening; clear. hobbete fa: oP engi 3 g up y q 
zunge ( nobbet 200 Ibs.) out of 50 bad, the rest quite d mal 4 € 
erw 3 „ liged to ask for the meaning ig of the gues TUM: aetna and 
er it is capable of — — 
[Serr. 30 
. 
respecting the effects of luxuriance — 
© upon the Potato dato disease 
will mean report the — of 
their com,’ 
