5 . 
late Vin 
—— Biers area be employed in effecting all neces- 
Sary repairs in &e. 5 it is scarcely ne necessary to 
1 
THE 
E dr: ay ee pacers, absolut 
| nured, and 
The ives 
all 
in with the m 
ria | Trained r 
S, be prune ed and a 
GARDENERS’) 
pe petal removed during mild weather. The flow 
and borders shout be by this time dug and ma- 
u prepared for spring operations. 
* * e. t this season is, that it 
lows the progress of works whi oh iranta would fall 
uties 
ower- 
CHRONICLE. 
d 
1840, therm, 55 deg.; and 
E 
Fer er man 
5 2 À 
7 = oe 
ee | eee eee’ | = a ped 
Sun. 81 | 434 | 33.1 |283 e | osm Notice 
Rer. 437 | 307 | % „„ 
nes, 3| 40.7 | 292 | 35.0 8 jon ty? tie 
Wed. 3/423 | 304 | 36a] 13 | Oa th) Siem 
Thurs. 4 | 41.9 | 315 | 367 8 os {isi Sees 
Fre 5 413 13 | 36% 9 ou AHERE E 
eteo 6) 410} aa 9 052 is $ tan 1 
— 058 18 sisig 
The highest temperature during the above Period oceurreg 
thelowest onthe Ist, 1837, Nala tes 
duced fertile arty in n the hothouse last yea from if an — arrears of su * to Corresp ondents, 
pon rown fr ese seeds are now in the collection. | and the weathe — ene * mild, plant no — win prefere nee Arrrxs: J C Wi Your seedling Appl 1 
presumed that this is the first instance of the kind | to deferring | sa operation Aa spring. Observe invariably * beats considerable. resemblance to the 
which has occurred in Irelan The selection of hardy | the precaution of well mulchin ng transplanted trees Conse ae Wick, and many N t it is not quan 2 
fruit trees, comprising Apples, Pears, Cherries, and Trake evergreens may be deferred until the weather | Burr: I „ Beet. root is of the same genus and 
Plums, grown for the purpose of afford fts to per- The collection of stakes and Mangold | Varzh which does not “ app Sonne 
‘applying for such, are erably healthy bck for Orchids &e., must not be forgotten in the | poors: R T. Donne Catalogue of Pasa ee Wolves. 
condition, though the situation does pe urse of p a urpose better than any other—only be careful Gree 
with some of the so Applicants for scions ISTS’ FLOWER Don’ edition of it. S. Dr. Lindley is Preparing «ted 
have been as numerous this season asin previous years ;| Amongst the numerous demands oa the florist’s at- ~ ie ‘economia! a containing an accouat of 
me ere afforded to carry this subject out to pnan just now, peta those of the Pansy are most fas, weeks.—J TS. The teat ontting Of ch be published ig 5 
= 8 it might ra; i d one of great utility = We grow 3 number in pots, and iety’s Cat f Fruits was published in — Ss. 
to cou Requisitions for cuttings of the dif- we fin à it indis e ag order to grow them well, pat Grower on the Vine. : un 
fent hinds of Willows et pias ased, and some of the ey should have e arke of light ang air as well a e A ju This is gen 105 erally owing to bad 
best kinds of basket Osiers have been sent out this year. | an occasional good watering. The s must be kept] butable 10 the constitutional tendency p ane unless attri. 
In my last 3 — I stated the our Se free from weeds, and we ie not o ate 1 8 but also] even in this case, the before: mention | Sr he variety ; asd — 
with seedling Potatoes, raised f eeds presented by | those planted out on beds, kling of soot ; . is kerais 1 wie. oud. Bi tive drainage may be insured 
the Ion. the ndia ery any, the Ar hibishop of | an astonishing safegua 1d . inseet depredat o — aii con 22 
Dublin, and William Hoga ar d | but it also * visible effect on the plant and follage, e a — to encourage roots near the surfac Agp — by top. 
ied. In order to ‘follow “them 1 erde so f endering t more robust and hardy. Tulip ý after the sap begins . brishiy 3 in spring i puting 
rey rom the different parcels last year early in ay will now be peeping, consequently the | CHRYSANTHEMUMS : Agri su s of these may be taken 
i i off in February, potted, and struck in gentle heat. Whee 
p. early this spring; in hopes that they might — ateur date hi n of interest and enjoyment they are well rooted, pisses e them iu a cool frame to harden 
arrive at fall perfection, and thus show from this period ; for if there is any happiness attend- | DAnTIA If these — an Offensive smell — 
eren could be selected from rek ey were, | ing the ca 3 nu „the constant an tion, of a| rotting; "perhaps the ey are frost-bitten. There is no bag 
ver, attacked by the disease when i in full vigour, | favo ety, watching its progre anxious | _, fr r the mise! zj 
rn a few goon 
ive of the disease, * 
urite v with 
8 55 to its future excellence, the florist may 
certainly now enjoy it. Covering the be rom exces- 
sive frosts should be carefully e in 
and 
on w 
e plants so 
much stronger 3 for time, es 
when attacked, the disease was more virulen mi thei 
0 — more rapid than 5 left in N aca 
s of new manures, the Messrs, Wis ig! ta, 
se 
o | to ed spring seas 
‘arn a ou 
open, stir ace soil, 
cayed and father loose N matter will act ben 
ficially in keeping the ro ots from the wat of frost. 
Aston se our directions as to the Ranunculus bed and 
A Moet 2" Consider what new sorts will be de- 
sirable add to your collection, and lose no time in 
procuri + them. 
KITCHEN GARDEN AND ORCH. 
Naren an te, as far as possible, the preparation of the 
unoccupie ied cerca A py at 0 g, as regards 
konihi, manu herwise a prolonged winter 
may add such te rks 8 ‘te manifold duties ba ae 
ree nare e 
stimated, and i ts distribution soul vith 0 
consideration ke 151 st and regard for os paths 
purpose in question ; it might be ge with some advan- | 
tage, for plan 9 APA in pots, being clean a 
culated to ran the 
and similar gross fee in 
f, 
more 
| ticularly when 
| Coverings ear te employed 
e- 
«been e em bar 
to protect N 
very favourable opportunity. 
i uld be Air 
ons and Ap 
2 _ plants 
Tor 
at 
* fruit trees and vegeta tables is 
seldo m so adicio 55 —.— ged but that one or the othe 
ave 
e for botanical 2 an, Speci- 
artists for drawing | 
m owing | 
its ape as a national 
e narrow-minded Welpe 
re Calendar of Operations. 
2 or the ensuing a eek. 
the 
suffers ; — 3 old- — perdens so often 
of the plan alud modern 
cation of the 
tandard fruit sin a kitchen garden should 
thinly dis “opener ad subjected 85 a ne system of 
pruning and tra raining ; the pyramidal Pear trees exem- 
plify vi Bose we conceive to be desirable in this respect. 
F ACERS GARDENS. 
In the limited space comprised in Ap espe ae 
gan rden the — ecessful ey a of frui 
reely be expected, n it generally 3 5 
pr i 3 unless the trees can be trellised, 
an reseri 
ing of 
tural Operations. I ve justly to apologise for 
“the imperfect manner in which the task has 
evident by eee with the work 
of my talented predecessor. tition of rules for | 
the ordinary operations dc frequently. recorded, 
could msistently 
been ae 
chronicle many legitimate a 
tural know wledge. Tie writer of the Cale 
(è 
uses not . —— 
be N vered 
— of his cottage wall. Proce ed with trenching as op. 
a 
aga and w ell 
fens any trouble in 
— rally e 
3 In a favoural 
J. from the 
oe a Morello Cherry trained aga — the north 
manure, keeping it in one compact heap. Plant Potato 
Onions. Protect gii Peas with ashes. Prune Vines 
creepers round the cotta Mulch newly- 
ted things, ise decaying leaves from winter 
Greece, and see to the effective action of draining. 
* 
State of the weather near London, for the week ending Dec. 28, 1848, 
are cleared, every opportun ity of favour- 
glazing, 
Eers houses be eee cleaused 
as observed at the Horticultural Garden, Chiswick. 
Des, 88 | Basomeren. || THERMOMETER. Wind. Rain, 
Age. || Max.) Min. || Max.) Min. Mean 
— ( — — — — — 
Dae | soam || 39 | 22 | asi E o0 
30,343 | 30.204 33 21 27.0 E. 00 
30.093 29. 40 26 33.0 E. 02 
30.046 29.836 49 35 42.0 N. E. 00 
30.024 | 29.975 51 40 | 45.5 8. 0 
30.103 30.036 49 39 44.0 | W. 30 
30.166 29.985 4 39 41.5 N. E. 40 
1 
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me ae 
„ 
* 
The * e — 4— hate 
wall |—Barlon 
Ww 
t houid be a foo E that is four ordi. 
nary courses of — if closer — this, the fruit will net 
should be gathered, 
be so well flavoured. ‘Pears when by 
lifting the fruit to a horizon! al position, the stalk separates 
from the spur without pullings and, with few few exceptions, — j 
not till then X 
Freir TREES, cracking of the fruit: J E Miller. Vicissitudesat 
dryness and Nan and my nequal distribution of best, 
are causes of this. 3 ve orner, oot — 
lehing and watering essive mois 
pote * 5 ng; by this the 2 — fad ind then ii 
di 
— diser —— 8 too frequently exists between tat 
to which thet 
anythin that is in the — e 
——— Sr here is no such thing as stand Goose- : 
b ka Currant trees. a 
HA Ort RS, & c.: Manchester Reader. Clematis azurea aud 
montana, Caprifolium flexuosum, Glycine lng — 
revo! 0 ca ig ee age Pyrus japonica, i 
ette: 8.1 
agora ks of miah isa 
—— contracted in hey 
1 
repo 
which about 3000“. consists of npepe 
erence between income and are 
b abet iea by employing 
oe Y Naturalist. We presu! ; 
Skins: idermy 7 50 the information Bub me that al 
C, Newbury. Your 
of 
tree is a 
find all these? 
IMBER : Cané: The Greenheart is the timber 
called 3 Rodi the Bullet tree 
Both a merara. You will fin 
they ore F sepat explained in Dr. 
Ki 
Vin — — . You ought to cut back P 
bl poe h the „dung, train 
ear: 1. can have r foliage dene. 
force very mo — ately, and admit ee ie on this 
let healthy foliage be your p — f 
novation of yo f Vines ae depends.) 4. bat 
Vi mA 3 — are bes 
= arith th somethi 
rb patie — SN emophilainsignis, 
growing annua 
much 
a 
W 
toll 
In 
mall 
of this matter as you are: but 
out of the discussion. Surely 
to us all; nor is the 
look to 
2 
a 
