a 
that, if properly prepared, plants wil 
i le, as indeed i 
esë 
: ——— ee s they inflict, but that 
ieee 3 „while i in the their a. 
this ditt Wes e no Bruchi to which this can be 
the 
732 
THE 5 RS’ 
d; and so far they are placed at a great 
———— 
If, however, the En 
n Italian 
nglish pema cannot com- 
or Australian sun, if he can 
It is an insect less than a grain of Oats, broader 
behind than in front, r fro 
the thorax forward. 
fl x 115°, and A or as scales b e eyes, 
their tissues aud strengthen their constitution so as | would be an irregular oblong; the eyes are rather 
to enable them t the rudeness of their native | large and projecting; before them the head is produced 
land, there are other things which he can do. into a short snout, which narrows a little anteriorly, 
can keep down t growth at night, he can main- and is cut across obtusely, so as to leave the tip still 
among the tinual currents of air, he can | broad; a furrow runs down the centre of the head, and 
sapen 2 coddle aress them as if they were so the nose at its tip is slightly cut out. The s 
any e onsumptive e ildren, and having done t on e head rather more coppery on the crown, near 
skilfully he will 5470 done all that the circumstances | the margins of the eyes, and at the tip of the rostrum. The 
antenne spring from near the f the snout, and 
of his position render possi ible. 
will b arent from 
house an 
hebiteally i in 1 alia, 
He cannot mage ae artificially all tha 
to enable plants to bear such extrem 
y he 
these remarks that we 
part of the basal joint fits. The first j 
t is Fae 
mes. But 
no reas gh should not approac 
operations of Nature 15 near as the different cir- 
cumstances will perm d why he should not s 
treat his plants as will tie them to bear a 8 185 
of cold eA ra when mismanaged, 
expose t 
more than is sufficient to exclu 
groe 
With st 8 — pon it is different : 
uch ¢ 
needed to det ne how m 
at night. Par 8 
chat . the attention of gar 
well as 
* 
mometer fell at night to 33° and 34°. 
atte ves we 85810 recom 
ardeners, bein ng 
red that the colder a can be safely ke paren 
t not forget that 
he dare not 
hat 55 e ought not to iy Ten at so be 
lude 
s certal 
so ry is 
h 
experiments are 
old they will bear | ° 
mend 
It is probable 
that a minimum night e > of 40° or 45° 
will be found sufficient, as Mr. BEA 
wage, espec 
at 60° or 65°. 
This i is not a mere gardening question : 
oal merchants’ bills give another, but by | są 
to which c 
no means unimportant, aspect. 
E hardiness of 
bee 
A 
ake place at STEVENS 
be rivalled in the trade, and are acco 
some other rare and hardy Conifers. 
draw attention to 
7 feet high, 
ay. 
* long since 
ially if the soil cii bé maintained | } 
it is one 
the CRYPTOMERIA JAPONICA 
equal to its 
a sale of 
which will 
They ar 
on Tues are 
admirable specimens of cultivation, we believe not to 
he mpanied 2 
NOTES ON INSECTS INJURIOUS To VEGETATION 
Sitona diatik" One of — 
during the season Was oe 
or It surv 5 the 
spring favoured it 8 50 5 that it sore ia 
e Legum 
in immense numbers. It frequents th 
and caused 
Tares, by eating the young leaves befor 
to 
organs the earlies 
— many of the crops of Peas 
second time, Sometimes 
found on a single plant. 
themselves beneath 
* the ee and the 
farmers imputed 
were the real depredators. 
limited i the spring, but the insects go on increasing P 
in numbers e crops are cut. 
most — boots 
e ee of the weevil 
in all —— he 
the — to — but the = Sitonee j 
Their attacks 
, and the mild 
and enabled the plants to throw out additional ge 
e occasioned e loss o 
ve or six 2 were 
are not 
crop 
of the 
1 ing deprived 
support of the foliage, which they have devoured 
shattered, I am inclined to believe that this is not 
long thin 
snout, attacks th 
its larva state, and is reared within the pod ; but these 
are too 
species almost exclusively a state ete 
But the Sitona was still 5 
| Tava 
8 by th 
what a 
| the floricultural ‘worl L e poer would 
3 s of il 
ar 
an oblique groove, reer before the 8 s, into w ie 
l 
ish cone- ; 
ish. The thorax is not much broader than the hind 
9 of the head, and its sides are rounded ; it is slightly 
contracted behind, but not so muc nt ; there 
is a owish stripe down its centre, and two ot 
broa! the sides, whose colour is 
ban 
whitish, or they are ornamented with brow. 1 coppery 
The henge 
the elytra is considerably 
broader the th wii herd entire shape is that 
of an elongated cone, being gradually 0 at the 
pex, which is obtuse, and lea rounded ; they a 
considerably convex above, re nearly uniformly | 4 
ous, or sandy coloured, punctate striate, with a 
stripe at of th re, one on each 
houlder, ppery thighs are dusky 
a 
being rusty; the sh 
of the feet are mike rea ; 
two strong lobes, whi 
the next apparent joint isle 
and is terminated by two hoo ked e 
ven or in 
aud as op ston 
s. 
van aun 
e often sachet and sufficient for purposes of tra 
port), and it is their habit whenever ek . ust "of 
m d onwards by it. 
e find this species, along wih others, 
assembled in aa ee in spring upon sandy ~ 
onein the wind having drifted aom pate the hollow 
destined a 5 r 
ascent of the ose of — a n 
29 pace Perei rubbish, heaps b Sear weed, or what- 
mediate cove there 
s offered ; of t 
8 seen in this condition probably p erish, and the | 
fields are thus freed from 
aro 
from their habit, w 
„though n dis- 
turbed, ra droppin g in 288 8 lifeless kon this 
3 Ja 
shil, by Cockburnspaty Berwickshire, Oct, 23. 
HIBISCUS MUTABILIS. 
co and under old stages in antiquated stores and 
greenhouses, ae a: r such circumstances th 
ld be a furor would be raised in 
becca drr uribe Bee fie ted “Sie tn inj 
perceptible by several 
CHRONICLE. 
ardy, Penman- 
the 
yagi a yellow pagi fera ulti 
This occurring once 
its branches naked prs nds h 
From the lit 
and 
pe dd y my jaiua he 
1 70 as the young shoots are developed 80 
are in full action, turn it out of its pot, and! R 
main 
ee size in a light ‘oil one in which leaf.. Sat 
inute divisions predominates. aes o roots wi 
gu be protruded, and as as the plant j 
making good . and a heathy action of na 
k Tet t become 
lated by the size «f the plant. A pee ES compost to 
i i ts fibrous loam and peat ing 
rough mtd state. In this s compost you must 
rapidly during the summer months, b. val 
liberally with water and 1 8d ae Me in bright sunshine, 
It is ross feeder. 
amazingly. I 
abundantly by simple evaporation—hence the presa 
of om = If the latter i is pi attended to, as i 
VECU 
filled with roots by September 
To flower it well it s ould 
employing a small pot in proportion to the size of te 
plant, and when this is the gr ulty is ot- 
casioned to prevent it casting its leaves; if its roc u 
ot pit SF supplied with water, such a is b. 
evitable. if the pot is no sions, the 
E 
— 5 may be araen by ros Y a in a me j 
soon 4 
q 
S 
which situation it will continue to blossom, As soon 
its b is over, remove it to a cool 
or i m greenhouse, keeping it dry till the retum 
f spring. Young plants may be raised 
of spring. Young 
which it perfects abundantly ; 
ne JURE pri JAMANE 
ge, an 
the = and its freedom 
rmer possession tae proper li 
themselves ; 
of doors, han other to o 
be lavished in every illus- | sitting-roo A pi 
tration, fro dau —— ka io highest p ms, if  propealy’ 4 defended from 
poetical representation, would disfigure or adorn the | kept a large number in he th during a long 
pages of the floricultural press. There are many ol — frame, eg ee de ae om 
lants wh y require to be seen by the true lover | In long frosts n 
of the beautiful, to be raised to the highest f middle of the day, if “the “atmosphere is 20 1 
favour; but the rage after novelty, so prevalent in the | the freezing point ; but n all occasions, y 
u Ay induces them to be neglected or entirely | no danger of frosts attacking the plants 
overlooked. Amongst those ded to is bmd must p lentifully su ? i 
whose name stands at the head of this pa Ara But his little colle ction of Beck's Pele 
respect to i its claim to notice as a beautiful 5 flower, tend to yer to myself in-doors, and more 
I do not think there can be two opinions. Its flowers will requi observed, ee 
are conspicuously placed at the kerita must ever be given than is uisite 
of the branches, and it blossoms at a season peculiarly | health, and in cold weather a very small 
valuable e changeable tints of the flowers, | will fulfil that condition. diy, they 
too, render it the more attractive. To-day you as close to 
have a large cream-colo ; orrow, a frequently to prese 
de pink has dyed the petals ; „ again, they | as th 
change to a rich rose. Thus three days the same that of the open aur or a 
flower is in perfection, each da ing a different wind us 
colour on its petals. The effect of several flowers on] vent the dust 
same plant in their different shades o is from stopping up the 
y attractive. It is r uld be 
its demerits, It is apt to grow straggling, and to cast | By observin 
its leaves if not constant! an allowed to | good order 
of its lower leaves | frame. 
