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TlfE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE. 



[Jan-. G, 



-r»A «.~The trm;.er» this Ikhwm d i be 



rs^etf mnrh ah«>ve «», l»owj U c sTateiing eOffht ?1 > I'*' ftiit<.hf*«l 

 rarljr If i 'le day.sr *»tar.? < *h»>uld t> onstaittty looked over 



krep them free from dead leaves, m- », or toddeoed mould 



In the 



to/d I —A mt) ndc of h* tints m»y hr kept in 



fhrse wlthont any n of artlflc »l h. but at the 



© iwMrnhttn x a. I cure. s*m»c of then* may be' lost; 



dcMh«, srtvtr.wiU occur In 'he best pl*i»?fr 



Furred TUmtrt — Al I proceed f shell *ts a food deal to 

 say under I < head. I sha.l only now remark that where 

 forced flowers are in rreat request tw< rtoiotit are necessary 

 —one f«r inch hardy plant* a* <1" not nofccd In a hich temper- 

 ature, the i *.r with mean* bottom-beat, for a. ar 

 other store plant., moat all plar werer, In forcing* we 

 benefitted by a mild bottom-heat. -D. /;. 



II. — FLOWKK l*DEN WD SHRUBBERIES. 



Out. d> ><>r Department. 



After the late frcst and mow, but tic c*n be done here at 

 freaciit, except where alterat i are % on, and then 



tren ^ . ,.m.i f »r planting may he proceeded with ; botlt 



will be auvMaidc to keep tue fr zen or snow-saturated auriace 

 •ml at trie t<> t ., **. if i r o the bottom of the iru. ea, it 



will renmtii cold fur a long time. Keep the walks and Grass aa 

 neat and clean a* po e, to compensate a little for the want of 



flower* at this dull season. 



Hnrrvm Garden — Bed* eonta i ng autumn-sown Annuala 

 would be a few t>r*nc ics o( » tureens stuck fail 



them, to shade the plants f i -»r after fr .and 



i -ctthei * wlnd«. Plant, r. in the open 



air are tr this ^r^-m, and mn»t l>e watched a« 



J'<tt .■ i'i f><f*srs.—The y ■ X stock «'( plan sttur. 



tureaarc In a kttal . tber to he 



aecurely guarded against flrosl 't gtvc them all ti:o air and 

 light pot If c floe <i iy«, ami krep them free from decayed 



leares and n r«. Where Hydrauffcaa are required to turn 



Into the beds in I wer i?a ti In April ami May, the-, i -i»t 



now be pu ?•> the i mae. («ct dung prepared, to (on 



a propa^uUi £ bed next month.— IT. P 



III.— KLOR18TS' OV ;s. 

 Aathlsmr rdceanot we defer thla part of oor Calendar 



for the present. 



IV.-PINKKIES, MNLRlEt, *>* 



Mievy.— in .king to write tins ..artment of the 



alendar, I I that. I can advance litlcthat will he of servlrr r 

 thoaewh >snesa the f'-rmrr Su ren <<( the Chromcte, or t 

 many practical gardeners ; but :( what I way aay tr time t 

 tfcsjM will l>« of use to the lets < need, it will afford mc 



much pleasure. P aps there never Has a time when i 

 interest was felt in the on of tin- l'me-app . than nt 



present r when the s| >mpet i ran higher among 



c'lirivntora generally, than . i*el> luring the coming 



season. If frmung-pU la lept at t> ,vili I. 



sufficient, rata r l«° by day, acoj ~ l< e clearness 



ofthcatn every fav dtyofadmil 



ting air. water sparingly with a fine rose pot -. it Is scarcely safe 

 to net a coarse rose at this season. . « ,, a moist atmosphere, 

 I >e careful that steam is never of -. > great a < ty as : 

 acttl the leaves, and r< heartaofth plants, or int 



'heaf .nntaln a atcady heat oft m the tan, or 



aoll if the Fmea are plar it. Ihe young stock should not 



have more heat than i< lent to keep t from go:n 



•est; i. ighr te high e: ugh during this month. e 



bottom heat for the y succe^ may be kept aboi 



76°. Keep a lets n t atmosphere during thla month, i 

 admit iresh air on all favourable occasions. 



i .—Where the Vines arc showing, keep n heat of 51° to 



C «ht and raise the heat .n the mor ^ i or -cs. 



Admit; hair daring suns ie, wh:ch can be i ifely 



by ening each vi lator at the toi f the i ate a little, thm 



bvonenrtv* Where the Nines are now being started i. 

 MP will do for the nrtt iOdsrjl tft fortnitcht, and if fermenting 

 material can h -d it :i he beneficial to the 



Viott, hi whatev. r way theheaf i«a; rdbesore .rep a moist 

 ntmo*;.lirrr. it any or last year's shoot- have been kept a 

 con^ ogth, e: r to e- all tb< br- 



legularly by bendi tra so as t » place the lowest Is In the 



i favourable ntion for rec Ing the best supple of t>- 

 ilainr sap. Cover the out c border f the roots e I into 



them, v 'erand leaves, and of ft tuffi :ieut thickneaa tocau^c 



a gentle beat to enter the b er. 



F&tch' A a ss t e.— 1 1 the b \ are swelling, 50° by night may 

 be maintained, sprinkle the trees . and pi ct the 



roots from the effects of frost, wl h likely from present 



appearances to be severe, it fs an excellent plan to luve a 

 stock of Feach trees in pots or tubs for the first early crop. If 

 these are in bloom, It will be well to a t the setting of the 

 fruit by means of a camel-hair pencil. Trees in bloom require 

 a temperature of 57* by night and a rise of y or lo J by day 

 with fire-heat, accor g to the state of the atmosphere. 



Fig-hiHu*.— The directions for the Peach-he • will apply to 

 this. If there are some good i its In pots promi>it 

 productive, they may be placed in the Vinery or Feach -boose if 

 there is room lor tln.ra. Fut pans under the pots orpluug, cru 

 in tan or leaves. 



Strvtrkrrrin. — Now is a good time to brinir some pots of the 

 Str rest plants into a pit or frame, where there is the means of 

 supplying a gentle beat ot 43«Mo5n . ►:> ing plenty of air when 

 ever the air is mi • r the irface cl the soil r. c pots, and 



top-dress with some well decayed manuie and fragment* of 

 charcoil. Sec that the holes m the bottoms ot ttie pots are n 



Stopped up. 



iVe/r.iu.— Those who wish to have ripe Melons la May should 

 -eow seed of an early kind.— O. y. 



HARDY FRUIT AND KITCHEN GAJUTBlf. 



Trie mild weather, up to the bee tig of the year, has afforded 

 'favourable opportun * for performing a!' out -door operations. 

 All unoccupied groand ought to have been turned up by rough 

 -digging, trenchiug, or ridding, regulating these opera is 

 according to the character of the soil, and the nature of pre- 

 ceding and eontempla'ed future crops. S s and snails were 

 becoming rather troublesome, but John Frost will now t*ke care 

 of them for a little, only he most be prevented from nibbling up 

 forward Lettuces, &c. in a more wholesale way. Keep a sliar 

 look-oat after Cauliflower plants under hand-lights, and those fit 

 for use, as well as Le s. F.ndive. and Radishes, in cold 



frames, or turf- pits, protecting those In the latter with straw, or 

 reed covers neatly made, or with h !es thatched with straw, or 

 Spruce-branches. Protect by throwing any loose litter over 

 Artichokes, Asparagus, Seakale, and Rhubarb; not that the three 

 latter will be injured by fr but they will come in much earlier 

 it the ground is not cooled to a low temperature. If not already 

 done, seize the earliest opportunity of mild weather to sow the 

 nrstcropof Peas and Beans, choosing for the main crop established 

 early varlet es. and on'y *ma!l quantities of those sor's the su pe- 

 ri ritynf whieh is not aufhciently tested. Defend Celery imm 

 frost j it will keep good fo a considerable time it taken up \vi 

 ball*, placed uptight in rows in ashed, and clean dry straw put 

 between the rows, as rhe heads do not touch each other. 

 Examine and defend all stored roots and fruits. 



We have seldom had better weather tor pruning, Hailing, and 

 planting. It is always advisable to get as forward as possible with 

 these operaions before Christmas. Protect young: newly-pHnted 

 trees by mulching-. The wood of Peach-trees will not be over well 

 ipenedrhis season in unfavourable sanations, and more especially 

 in the case <»f those trees that suffered greatly from frost last Feb- 

 ruary and March. The present frost, by checking vegetation, 

 enay help to ward off such another disaster. All the young 



Moots • t Pawetjs* ai \yr l» snouui nave men initialled 

 oe Hire ajro. T free • -.posure of them on all sides would 

 r- *m better hardened, and from not being no ruous I 



the w»ll, they would n« >e ao c iy c in so much 



daneT of having their tap reset by severe frosts. 1 



t , • , this, the items might be bound round, nor over 



e'oselv, wi'h hard tw ! straw. bands, and a little long litter 

 throw n over the border to the width of four or five feet. T, is 

 afineopportuui- >r moving soil, taming composts, am heel- 

 mam Do not forget to jrive a little of the latter as a 

 mulchin r to r >.dre« » your srrawbcrr.-beds, if you want 

 to have very su; e.ior fruit next season.— R. J. 



VI.-ARBORICrr.TURE. 



Old fPeesff.— The felling of timber-trees notde ned for peeling 

 the bark should be forwarded at all en vi nt times. Filling op 

 vacant space*, when the weather perm h young plants suit- 



able tothe 8 . locality, and demand, should be proceeded with. 



i —Put waid the cutting of the undergrowth for corf- 



rods, sheep-1 lies, watlir.?. hop-poles, i ;js for barrels, and 

 am i porpoaes required; but if a vigorous aftergrowth is 



wished, x would prefer leavieg such work till Februar, , Mrirch, 

 or April, for reasons I no give at a future time. Clear cut open 

 s, and mako fresh on vhcre wanted : this work might he 

 done In frosty weather. 1 ; up open spaces with young plants 

 suitable to the soil— this should always bo attended to. 



• Plantation*.— Make new ones. Trench the ground, 

 where a s; growth ll desired for immediate effect, .for blinds 



or shelter, especially when lar?e plants are used. In plantations 

 advanced In growth, begin to thin out some of the supernumerary 

 and inferior kind ben they begin to crowd each other, or, 

 rather, shorten the side-branches of those intended to be taken 

 out, for a few fears beforehand. 



Hedge-r . ■•es. — Now is the time to plant properly-prepared 

 plant f select kinds ; a. id as winter and ipTing It the season lor 



caching an-l regulating hedges, great care should betaken I 

 i t young trees t re may be of the proper kinds that 



often naturally y ■ ■ : up in them, and to plant fresh ones where 



reqnln Care shoo! re taken not todreeat them of all their 



lateral side- branches— only the largest ; and always preserve one 



upright leader. 

 Nurtrry IForJr.— 1 Intend to confine my remarks chiefly to 

 ursene of private individuals.— Make Korseries where required. 



i rench the ground for plantmgout in rows seedling forest- trees, 



(either raised privately or p based from public Nurseries ind 



r sowing teed<. nuts, or berries of the commonest kinds of 

 plants— such as Holl . Haws, Acorn-. Spanish C nuts, Wa!- 



nats,and any others desired. Protect vonng plants from the 



ircdal f liarcs and r , if you c. In s< iture 



Nuinbei I will say how, on a limi 1 scale.— II". 71. 



VII.— COTTAGERS' GARDENS. 

 The unusual mildness of the reason a :i the last few 



days will have enabled the ( rer to he pretty well forward 



with his operations in the garden, and he will row have little to 

 do in the way of digging, .vc. lor some time. As WO mav. how- 

 , yet expect to hav me severe weather, any plants, such 

 as China I thai are rather t 'er, should be pi * rt, fnr 



having been somewhat exeircfl by the late fine weather, frost will 

 have more effect upon them, and might prove very Irjurlon 

 Any hardy cr r on t 'age, as a Clcniat Ifnotprevh Iy 



done, may now be i r ly train Plants in pots, such as Pelar- 



goniums or Fuchsias, should hare an abundance of air given 



iem every fine day; they should be \i stored sparingly, and this 

 should always be done .it this season in the morning. 



Vegetable*.— shell's dwarf Prolific and Mazngan Beans 

 ar he kinda gciierully used for e-\rly crop- ; the latter is the 

 hardiest, and if not done before Ibis, some may be sown for an 

 early crop »is soon as the weather will allow, in shallow drills 

 about 18 inches apart, on a warm border. They may be planned 



i the row about dies apart, and ered about two 



inches c! >. ' n tlie first fine day a sowincr of the E Pram 



r Charlton Peas may be made, on a warm sheltered border, 

 which should have been ridged crosswise j draw the drills within 

 th inchest ttontontbe south side of t ridge; tais 



wil the sc • jr, and prevent them from rotting, as aome- 



s ha ially in a ret. re or clayey soil. For this 



er<>:» the seeds sh. uld be sown pretty thick, and m case of in- 

 tent Irost they bhouid Ijc protc d by Pern or Purzej some of 



attef chopped may be put In the urilis to prevent the ravages 

 fmice. 



Fruit.— Any fruit. Treos trained against a wall may now "be 

 pruned, have t r shoots na I quite straight, and disposed so 

 as to cover the wall equally. Standards may also now he pruned, 

 taking care to cut out all cross branches. Gooseberr and 

 Currants, u not previously pruned, may now be done, so as to 

 allow the ground to be dug amongst them. 



Floaters.'— Bulbs, if any, such as Daffodils, Anemones, or Tulips, 

 if not already planted, the earliest opportunity should be em- 

 braced for getting them in. Those planted in October will now 

 be above grouna ; th« liould be covered with Fern to keep them 

 from frost. Every uusightly object should be removed from the 

 flower-borders, so as to give them a neat appearance.— Ate. H. 



Stite of ihe Weather nenr I.rH. n for the trtrk ending Jan. 4, 1844 



oWrvrd nt tit* Hnrtit-'dtnral Garden, Chiiwiek. 



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IIMhin^ in .vterr. . ripar and frnnrr. ' 



f. ffh«l] frcMt ; r%tj slrar | sere»r« ir.'.it at ni<hu 



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4. H*zr *nd miid. wafay etaKady, whh Imr Aga 



Me^n tsiinp fnaurfi .: the wt*k \ J hbove the averag*. \ 



State of th« Weather at < ,vu-k durini; the ,ast in years, for the en^ninr 

 x% **k en.iin^ Januarr 13. 1844. 



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time to inurcn them is the latter end of March or April, e v 

 coal maybcuscl with anvantaare in their cultivarion ; it ihouM 

 be applied Ifl the proportion of one part or this to three of $o 

 Melons may be grown in pots t similar to < t. cumbers. Anartlcli 

 on their culture will appear in our colatrma >oon.* * 



Charcoat-. — Beffincr*— W« apprehend that charcoal will be 

 found useful to all plants without exception ; but experimenta 

 are required to prove this. Small coke will probably act in a 

 similar way, but not so well. Urcc2c steeped in gas-wa*er 

 may also be expected to be advantageous, but we have not 

 heard of its being used in that form. In most cases it will t* 

 ads Ie not to use these carbonaceous materials with le* 

 than two-thirds their bulk of soil. We should be much obliged 

 by the papers so kindly offered. 



Ci'ccmbbrs.- M. IK— In growing Cucumbers yon ought not to 

 have less than 15 inches depttt of soil over your hot-water 

 tanks. You will probably iind it bet'erto change your present 

 arrangement for heatin?, and employ a small boiler ; a very 

 small one will answer your purpose, and will enable you to 

 regulate the heat to a greater nicety. 3 



EvKar.RBEvs.— JL— Amonsr your trees that are thin, and from 

 neglect have lost their under branches, you may plant the fol- 

 lowing evergreens, viz. i — Common and Portugal Laurels, 

 Privet, Box, Hollies, and Leycesteria formosa. The common 

 Laurels may be pegged down, so as to cover the surfact 

 of Ihe ground. We have seen Portugals and Hollies trained 

 up to single terns, and allowed room to fcrm handsomo 

 heads. Managed in this way »hey had a neat effect, t 



Foums op Leavks. — One who has turned over mnvy leaves to 



little purpose most, we fear, be contented to do so, unless he 

 can alter the constitution of his mind. What folly to inquire 

 why Providence has made each leaf true to its form, after its 

 kind. The 4i natural agency" by means of which such thing* 

 happen are not rcveakd to beings lower than the Almighty. 



Gksnkha DouOLASIIs — Argo. — The roots of Gesncra Douglasii, 

 although kept dry, rut off in winter, from various causes. 

 Most probably yours had been attacked by small white iu*ects t 

 like Thrips which often make great havoc, if not perceived in 

 time ; or they might have received a sudden check alter flower* 

 ing before the leaves had performed their functions. § 



IIkatino.— IT. IV. J\ — We coniess we think your plan of con- 

 necting gutteis with the boiler very inferior to that described 

 at p. 659. 



Lammai'K Gardkm.vo.— T. Z.— We regret to find ourselves 

 unable to assist you. But it is so impossible to give, in a 

 newspaper, directions for laying out gardens, that we must 

 decline even making the attempt. You should consult some 

 professional man who can inspect the ground, without whicli 

 nothing can be done. 



Kkvnkdva M'LKM)i:\s.-\Velnve at length, with the assistance 

 of a friend, ascertained what this plant is. It was figured 

 under its garden name in "Piston's Magazine of Botany," 

 vol. iii., t. 26, but not being included in " Paxtoti's Dictionary," 

 or In any Botanical work, has escaped our search. As we 

 stated, it is no Kenn< a, but a I nptnsema, from South 

 Brazil, sent over originally, it is believed, by Tweedie. Mr. 

 Bentham saw it growing under the name of Kennenya splen- 

 densin Count Salm'a garden, at Prague, in 18:37, hut there 

 they gave Mt o os its station, which is a mistake. It is 

 apparently an published, except by Pax ton; but it must ho 

 very near Hooker and Arnott'sC.rubicundnm. Mr. Beutham's 

 genus Bionia will have to be united with Camptosema, and his 

 ll. bella is allied to Kennedya splecdena, which must take the 

 name of Camptosema splendens. 



Mani/kks.— An Irith SuhscrHnr.— Wood- ashes make excellent 

 manure. Mix them with dry earth and top-dress with them ; 

 or add them to a heap of manure, they will greatly improve 

 its quality. t 



Mns. Lot'nn.v's Works. — K. W. TT. — There will be no Supple- 

 ment to hind up with the separate volumes of the " Ladies* 

 Flower-Gardcn %** the publisher of that work, Mr. Smith, pre- 

 ferring to wait till a Sufficient number of new plants has 

 been introduced to form a thin volume, which will serve as a 

 Supplement to the entire work. J 



Namks ok Fruits.— Aid. C— Your Apple is a handsome speci- 

 men of the RoundJ Winter Nonesuch, j Vertumnwi. — No. 1, 



Golden Harvey; 9, Cluster Goldeu Pippin: the fruits are 



often Joined, Siamese-like >2as In the'specimeu you sent. I — ■ 



A. B. C— Your Pear, not known, is exceedingly gritty j better 

 destroy the tree or regraft with a good sort. 3 

 Nam as or Plants.— Clio. — i, Gardeuia radlcansj 2,Templetonia 

 retusa; 3, Bonapartea juncca ; 4. Klciniaficoides;5, Onssulafal- 

 cata; (i,a Stapelia. Wo are sorry to find you in want of informs-* 

 tion like this. How in the world can you expect to keep Abutiloa 

 striatum (the easiest of all plants to grow,) in health in a small 



pot. It is very good-natured 0/ it not to die outright A. T$ 



— As far as we can judge, your plant is really Gustaviaaugusta. 

 •/. N.—It Is impossible to say what your plant is without 



period occurred «>n th* 8th, 1827— 

 Ml _ thermometer <P. 



Notice* to Correspondents. 



AcmMwm ORAvniFtoaa.-J S Kriter.— Ton could not have 

 adopted a better method to preserve the tubers of vonr Achi- 

 mertts grandiflor^. When you wish to start them, place them 

 in a stove and glee them a little water. | 



BfONOKfA vsvr s,_ Jr^re.-Bignonla vennsta has a season of 

 growth and another of rest, if pruned while growing it will 

 encourage the growth of young shoot*, and prove? ie forma- 

 tion of flower-buds ; consequently it is best to shorten its 

 shoots in winter, when In a state of rest.$ 



Camkuias.-U'. C.-Camellias, after they have done flowering 

 \ ahouid be sh:i;cd, if they require it, and put into heats A good 



the flower, which we never received. It is like Diplolepis 



apiculata, but certainly is not it. A Lady's plant seems to 



be Tccoma capensis. G. L. H.— A Fungus, called Rhiz unor- 



pha medullar^. Its habits are unknown.— J3. IF.— Zygopet;*- 



lum intermedium. 

 Onk-shift Svstkm.— M. J?. Y.'s question is very long, and 



cannot be answered at present. 



Passiklora quadkangularis.— -4 Subscriber. — Passiflora qua- 

 dran^ularisWill survive the winter in a greenhouse, hut will 

 do much better in your Vinery. You may fruit P. edulisin 

 your Vinery, or even in your Greenhou.se, in summer ; P.qua- 

 draugularis, maliformis/alata, laurifolia, &c M cannot be fruited 

 except in a stove, where they can be kept moist all the season. $ 



Pelargoniums.— An Irish Subscriber.— Pelargoniums, at this 

 season of the year, should be allowed to have as much light 

 aud air as possible in fine weather, In order to prevent them 

 from being drawn up weakly, and water should be sparingly 

 administered. The temperature of the house should rang© 

 between 40° and 45 D . When the plants begin to grow away 

 freely they should be well tied out, in order to preserve thcr.i 

 dwarf aud bushy, and they should be kept quite clear of 

 withered leaves. About the middle of February the plants 

 may be syringed, and this operation may be continued until 

 they begin to show their bloom. As the season advances the 

 supply of water should be increased, as, if this is withheld in 

 warm weather, they lose their foliage and become naked aC 

 bottom. X 



PtiniVM Cattlkyaxum.— Argo.— PsidiumCattleyanum requires 

 to be grown in light, loamy soil; and although a greenhouse 

 plant, it will produce much finer Jruit if placed In a Vinery or 

 intermediate stove during summer. If the branches require 

 thinning that may be done immediately. § 



Rabbits.— A Constant Reader.— The rabbit bazaar at Ampthili 

 has long since been discontinued. It was found to be a com- 

 plete failure. The party who commerced the bazaar was not 

 an agent of the Duke of Devonshire. Our correspondent will 

 find some particulars regarding the matter in one of the earl/ 

 volume* of the "Gardeners 1 Magazine/'— /. Patton. 



Roskr.— An Irish Subscriber.— Yow may prune your Standard 

 Roses with advantage now. The shoots should be wal 

 thinned nut, and cat back to within two or three inches of the 

 last year's wood ; and all dead pieces should be cut neatly off 

 close into the stem. This treatment will m^ureagood bloom.t 



Rukllia Saiji ni a v a.— Argo. — Rueilia Sahmiana, if not too old, 

 may be cut down with safety. This operation must be done 

 either in spring or autumn. $ 



Whitvky's Composition.— (/. IF. must give his name* Who 

 recommended him to use calico cover s for forcing Cucum- 

 bers? To do so is to misapply the material. 



Misckllaxeous.— A book is laying at the office for " Este."- — * 

 Hortcnsius is thanked for his good counsel, which shall be. at 



least in the matter of the Index, strictly followed. R. #.— 



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