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the iU:btab«)DKCiOAc<l at top tn prevent the inxreMol mow or ram. 

 The HorUt ay ecopto> I ;• bteaV i roauufacr ng and 



repairing Dihn %- . making email three-cornered p* per hag* 



for tending off Tulip* axi<l fUnun m rnotanevtaeftfton, p >f 



or nCherwm^ marking / nc labels, and atUctitog metallic w»re 

 to them for Dahlia*. Ko<e«, Ac. Ac. 



Turn compost heaps whenever the topa are frozen.— J. F. W. 



IV.-PINKHIE9 t VINF.RfFM, Ac. 



Pinery. — Lor>k frequently to the state of the soil in those poti 

 situated near the pipes or Hue*. ai..i Ipply the watering* unljr in 

 soch qaan cs as to prevent an Injarious Mate of dryness, ami 

 sprinkle the tan whenever it becomes loo dry. Endeavour ra' her 

 to keep the atmosphere of the frulttng-pit constantly in a genial 

 moist stare, than to have it very full of »team at t trie time and 

 dry at another. Choose mttd open weather f >r shifting the sac- 

 cession plant*. Fic.es suffer muca from bcinf taken out of the 

 pits in ciild or windy weather. 



Kiaery. — ,\ftcr the Grapes have bees set sit *>r eight days, 

 nee thinning the hunches; in the performance of which, 

 something with a smooth rfsce to steady the bsnch, a 

 prefereoce to handling them. I need hardly say that tl rside 

 berries, U equally promising, thou be saved. See that the 

 foliage is not crowded, or too close to the gla»* t and do not let 

 the Vinos exhaust their strength in produota*; l>ng later* 



Pe*ch ltt>us0.— In the hoOSUStartad in November, uning 



of the shoots should now be flnUfcti. Reserve those aide-thooti 

 situated at the base of last year's wood, an - them in when a 

 lew inches in length. If the fruit has set thick upon Ihi trees, 

 tain thcta, caving the most prom g fruit that are wcllsituat* 

 for iwetlli.f . The la*t few days h«ve been unusually favourable 



for the Pfearhrs » I from the prorrrss they have made, we can 

 afford to mi hem more g \y with regard to flrc-heat, should 

 Tery cold nights ensue. Nothing tn mot juriousto them than 

 ovrr-hr«ting the pip* r Hue*. 



Fig Aomm.— The glsss heme -M-islIy kept upon the Fi* house 

 during the winter, the soil will be dry f r a considerable depth. 

 Previa* to water uif the border, spread about three inches of 

 decayed turf over it. The turf will keep the wa'rr from r ilng 

 to the lowest p int. snd will invigorate the plant*. Let the water 

 be in a tepid state. 



'-Aerry.AoMe.-The Cherries that are set ahm.M hsve the 

 blossoms removed by i .cam of the syringe, »g a flne rose. 



Admit air daily, if poaaiblc, and keep t* mosp \ 1U * %ot { 



genial state. No insects should be allowed tin 



Strmwbrrrttg. -The most forward plants will now demand more 

 atteut. on. Remove ail runners as they appear, ami sprinkle the 

 plant* twice a dsy in tine weather. 



Melon* — Wl the i are in gh te^f. It is time I 



{Prepare for t me the !r the framr dture Is I o fo] 



owed, lay thick turvc mad flic inside again* * t 



on which the frame rests ;sce last week's CaJ. ea»ing it 



dose, go as to prevent rank steam from entering. Lay, also a 

 layer of rr irvr s o n the dung snd leaves, then rat** a mouud'of 

 half decay, fy-loam under the centre of esch light, w in a 



foot of the glsss. Apply s lining of previously fermented dunk: 

 to ralic a heat of MP or > -0. F. * 



V.-HAKDY FRUIT AND KITCHEN GARDEN. 

 Fruit and Store H.ww.- K.tsmine all fruit snd roots, protect 

 them from frost, and see that needs ar ured by damp. 



Cucmmbrr*.— The materials will now he ready for forming a bed 

 If the matter consists chiefly of dung, excellent direction* will be 

 found in the forcing Calendar of last week, as recommended for 

 the Melon. If the grester part of the material consist of leaves 

 many fagsots will not be necessary; but draln-tiJes passinc 

 through the hed aa re* mended for Asparagus. A will answer 

 better. In such a esse the bed will require to be rather better 

 than 3ft. in depth at this season, and if there is a sufficiency of 

 material to make it long sod wide enough to admit a spare of 

 IS ins. round the outside of the frame, and if the slues and ends 

 of the bed are defended by walled hurdles, a steady heat will 

 be promoted, anil linings will not be sooq mttd, 



Senknle and lihubnrb.— U these were protected as recommended 

 In the beginning of the year, and are now covered with pot* or 

 boxes, very little heat will he necessary to bring them forward 



CmrruU, Rudiikn, Asparagus. Potrnfrn, S**knU,and Cauliflower 

 In pits and frames, will have required cons rablc protection' 

 Where litter is scarce, it should be frequently shaken up in keen 

 frosty weather. 



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Mr. PAXTON'S COTTAGER'S I ALrNOAR.— Al the earnest 

 aolicitatiun of m.ny of our Sub«cril»rrs, we uavedct rmined on 

 Main mprinliug Mr. Paxtoo'a •• Cottafer'a Calendar,'* to the 

 form of a amall volume, for general dta'ribation, price 3d. each 

 copy. It limy be ordered of all booksellers. <»viitlemen wi»h- 

 iiif to distribute i \m amonic their cottage tenantry, ma/ have 

 them delivered in umj part of L->nd»n, by remitting a ; office 

 or... r t > thia office, at the r*»te of •j,*. for every 25 copies. 



Ova CoaaaaroNDBNT. will oblige u* by not mixing together 

 Agricultural ar.d Horticultural questions, and by writing them 

 on one side of the paper only. Such precautions can give them 

 no trouble, and will save u« a great deal. 



Co* mi; vie an i froao the I '.lowing CoRKBtrosDK.VTs are in 

 type, and arc only waiting till room can be found for them :— 



'mm •"/ 

 /. W. K. 

 Bla< uvino Uarokv Wau«.«A AT. r.-We retain our 

 opinion. Tha experiment was fairly tried in the garden of the 

 Horticultural > cty, some year* since, and the blackened 

 walls still remain there, with the tree* upon them. No advan- 

 tage has been discovered. If you have *ny facte in lavour of 

 the pr.u-ice, and will give us your address, we will, however 

 publish them with pleasure. ' 



Caen -M. />. — possibly your fruit is ripe; if so, it will be soft 

 and tend . although green. Probably, bowever.it wants more 

 heat. In any casr, you must wait till it -bows signs of some 

 change of colour before you gather it. When maturr, rub it in 

 water till it is freed fiom the pulp, and sow it thinly on the 

 surface of any soil kept rather dry. and placed in a Cucumber. 

 I»«mI. loung plants will soon appear, and grow rapidly, if kept 

 warm and damp, and fully expoaed to light, but not to wet. 

 CorrirK.— A. C. 1\— if you have any considerable quantity of 

 planting to do, you will eaaily ascertain the lowest price of 

 trees per 1000 by advertising for tenders. The best size for 

 planting is irom 1$ to | feet high. We will answer your ques- 

 tion as to distance next week. 

 CoiiRK>roM>KM-i.-;\-Mucii obliged} but the article does not 

 suit our column*. No man ought to write on landscape-gar- 

 dening who has not experienced the advantage of an education 

 at least good enough to enable him to write good English 

 louscem to mistake groundwork for landscape-gardening. 

 Fkiims.— As»Ta<tr.— Remove Ferns now, but not much later. 

 FlUB.—Cler v.— Very small quantities of nitrate of soda will set 

 theae plants growing ; but it must be applied cautiously The 

 best way is to water them with it three or four times when 

 they are beginning to grow. One ounce in two or three gallons 



ZluTiSZ^ SSS l L M " ul ' ;i owever » that y»™ "itratc U not 

 adulterated with common salt. 



QmimoVM Plants.— (Jmegw.— Cot them down at any time 

 when at rest, unless hard-uooded. and then at the time when 

 their -buda are ju.t beginning to swell. Dissolve half an ounce 

 of nltratr or soda in a gallon of water. Potter's guano and 

 the super phospbateof lime are both unrivalled as manures. 



Ha ati \o.— //. T.— Very good tanks may be made of slate, even 

 as lar.ee as you want. Others are made of iron, and answer 

 peruvtly. \ouw.II find persona to supply cither by conauiting 



our advertising c.-umns. s. M. B.-No doubt your heat is 



all absorbed by the material that rests on the tank. If you 



All ground Operation* having been suspended for a ehort time h,' n , ,", \l n * material tbat rests on the tank. If you 



a good op nity has bee. furnished for forwarding \n™'r ilumlJ uJl L!' ^ ,he • t . Bnk uncover ^'. *"«* »u 



work, such as tying mats, preparing sUken,*ttttirr fabeJi m.k m L 1 done next the outside walls of jour house, Jou 



Btraw covers, mending nets, cutting .hreds, ic?* I| ?T ^rn'iTJrih.! "'"V \"Z m ^ C ch,m »^ 8 ^ora the surface of the tank, open" 



Covers, mending nets, cutting shreds, «tc. It is miserable 

 policy t" beep men oat-of-dOOTI in unfavo iraoie weather — li y 



-AkUORICULTL'RE. 



Old Wood*.— Continue the works, where not finished, as for 

 roerly directed, such as felling timber-tree^, relieving yountr 

 plants and trees from the overgrowth of others, clearing out 

 drains and ditchea, repairing fences, and planting young trees 

 where there are vacancies. 



Coppice. -The directions given last month should be made use 

 Of at all convenient times, until the works for the season are 

 completed; and they should be skilfully and property executed 

 particularly with respect to the training, and regulating those for 

 pole*, r , &c. likely to he saleable, and keeping all other use 

 less stuff down, sobs not fo injure them. 



Young Ptantationa.-Bcur in m.nd what has been previously 

 recommended, viz., the importance of training and thiuning of 

 young plantations. About the second or third year alter a plan 

 tation has beco planted, begin to train the young trees, as many 

 kinds, such as Oak and Spanish Cheanuts. often get stunted 

 and bushy-headed, and are sometime* years before they make a 

 atart to grow. In consequence of this, the less valuable trees 

 get the lead, overtop, and smother them, arising from not cutt 

 aome shoots clean oat and shortening others, so as to make the 

 tree form a good leader. Some of the very strongest lower-side 

 branches, if pruning has been neglected, should also be taken off 

 Hedgr Rows.-The directions given last week should be kept 

 In mind and followed up until the work is completed for the 



eeneon. 



Nursery lV»rk.—Aa the weather is unfit for planting, or sowing 

 aeeda of forest-trees, shrubs, to. for underwood; trenching 

 digging, and preparing the ground for them should be forwarded 

 when the weather permits. Young trees planted out in rows 

 should be trained, as they often get stnnted and bushy-headed 

 aimilar to what I have just described in young plantations, and 

 tne same process « f Training recommended there, after the second 

 or third year should also be adopted and followed up here I 

 much fear the means of accelerating the growth of timber and 

 coppice wood will make little progress until there is an Arbori. 

 cultural Society established, with plantations for the purpose of 

 experiment U order to show the effects o f training, & c .— W. D. 



of th# Weather iwar Load, n t - „«.,.,, * B dinir F*b. 8. 1844 u 

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ing into the house. Common cliimnev.pots will do" -^G L H 

 -Open brick gutters are not used at the Horticultural Garden.' 



rr—.Vi', °-r \°« m " s ^t t 1 n iron pipe that hM been <*»t cio Se 



are sold " * l "" lhe p,aCes whcre iron ™ es 



IvsKcrs.— A Subscriber. -We recommend you to cut off the 



infested excrescences, which contain the embryo aphides to 



scrape away the earth from the base of the trunks, where, uro- 



«?;;•;. TV T e I" lo ? eC ? ; and before the mil ^ wekftier 

 arrives to brush and wash the trunks well with either gas 



water, lime an-i water, soot and oil, or train-oil alone : no part 



of an infested tree must escape, viz., of the trunk or the larger 



branches The operation must be performed before the buds 

 burst, and the trpp* nnrhf ».» k» ««.«*..i,_ i _ L __. ' c uuus 



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all* in til CeS ° U / ht tn be c * refu "y 1^'ked over occasion- 



ally m the spring and autumn, when the washing must be 



repeated if there be the least symptom of a cottony »ut"re.V? 

 Z"~£' • E '-- The ,!ttIe stem-roots of the Ivy appear to serve a 

 doube purpose, that of holding brancl.ee tort ^ body ^ over 

 which they creep, and of feeding them. The latter, hlv" 



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takes Place in only a small degree ; most likely because th 

 bodies to which they are attached are incapable of F y"efd n 

 much food. We cannot, however, entertain a doubt t hit ther 

 are true roots in an abortive state. Whether or not the v win 

 extend and grow like true roota when placed in "he Sh 



But the mischief done by Ivy to the mud walls of cottages *Zi 

 to ruinous brickwork, which is overset by the rootVof th^ 

 branches renders the former the more probable lht 



Law vs.- W. B. -These may be either turfed now or sown with 

 grass-seeds in March or beginning of April : D W,th 



KaMM or Pi-ANTs.-.l /ee<nfer.-Maxill»ria punctata W 



Car^ner.-Maxillaria Barringtonia. If —Dill win!. 



folia. eWewrv- We do not know such a pla ,Ta? the T 1 " 



Myrtle, nor do we recognise its seed". No^oub^ "0^ 

 you may raise it in a hotbed and preserve it afterward! aa a 

 greenhouse plant by very ordiuary management *' & 



PKARs.-.Vonattin qualis Ar, m .-Such will also annlv 1„ fK 



WiuterBon Chretien Pe*r. The Glout Morcea., ItL J he 



. bale for your lofty gable facing ^^^U^^^^' 



has it not, he certainly can procure it I nurseryman 



PariK.vMAL Flowbb-sbbds.— A Render — Thesp mavKo c 

 March, in pots or shallow pans, in iwilcom^S iiiJTf ,n 

 and sand. They should be covered deeroTshallow III *! ? m 

 as the seeds are large or small , the l^n£™J^£ in ' 

 be deeper than half-an-inch, while thow rtat "S- S Z m. T 

 only lightly covered. If a slight bottom Seat an ?i a? y .°5 

 them, it will muke them germinate morTrapu ly ^ ^'^ 



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F«b. 2. lf#4rr lUIl of mn«r. ««m.mcaviM 4«j». f d«pUi ia court* of 



.nchc* ; frosty mt nighc 

 1. Frrt.ty ; i-Iear. with bright Ptin | ah*rp frtntt at n j ^hu 



4. Snow, in bioad ffaka?« v common. - i t t.'liojr | put 7 *.■,.; drastly otrr. 



CWt, *nd trmwinir rapidly At night. * 



5. Prntty ; cJ«ar and ftn« ; iharp tro*c 

 9. Fronty ; cl*e>r and fln»»; ov«n lit. 



7. H»jy. with jiitfht raini H^hdy orercatt ; h#a*jr p^Ia iaiba arenln* 



8. Trmtr . ^tc^iln^lr riattf tilt 4 p.m., then raia aad •!••« ; cltar. 



■aaa ttmpuraturaof laa weak 5^° balow ih« arara^a 



franctiilora, 

 um. Horca 



h • »inpr«M f ComM spccioaa, Euchilus obcordat 

 Ce»i,Chironia frutcscens, Diosnia rubra, Eutaxia mvrt.f r 



ticulata. Genista cannriennis, Polv^IaoCrihfoH den ' 



tenuifolia, and Lambertia foraoUS P ^ ^<>ha, Coleonema 

 RaoDODKNDRoxs.-//. I r«oler.- The followinsr are tolpraKi 



h«d,, .nd m .j, b, powa either out o< 4™?£V?"£'J. 



house ; but when grown in the latter, the flowerTcniirr 

 more perfect; they are free- bloomers, and may be e*l 

 cured by their names. Rusaellianum, acarlet- Low.' pro " 

 straw, with brown \ tigrinum, pale rose, with dark hi' **** 

 Nobleanum, dark red; Sulendidum (CunninghamV ^iT* ! 

 altaclerense, scarlet; multimaculatum, pale rose, »po»ted* JH* 

 reum roseum, bright rose; Victoria, deep rer! vei u »°" 

 pink; augustum, pale flesh, spotted ; pulcherrimiim s^h?* 

 gran difloi urn (Cunningham^), pale fle>h ; macranthumiSll 1 

 Knightii, scarlet, aud Carnarvoniauum, bright rose ♦ ' • 



Rosbs.— C. B f.— The following are 24 Tea-srente.*i or nth 



Roses which are suitable for growing in a Greenhouse b+ul 

 planted out in the beds, viz. :— Enule Courtier rnv-'u^O'* 



crimson; Hainon, pink and buff-. Armosa. liiehtpi'nk • Ther^ 

 pale yellow : Celimene, blush ; Queen of Bourbons, buff GmJ 

 baulr, pink with buff centre; Augustine Leiieur. deep'rost 



i 

 ft. 



Duchesse de Mecklenberg, straw-coloured, very large- Dev 

 iensis, yellow; Aurore. pale buff; Hardy, bright rose- BeLU 

 Helene, blush ; and Jaune panachd, pale yellow and nST 



green- J 



Tibbkr.-/-;. H. Lloyd.— We will make inquiries. 

 Tulips.— lnexprriens.— The plan you mention for the protection 

 of a Tulip bed is, perhaps, the nearest to our view oi the mb 

 ject, but a temporary protection for winter, is, we think or* 

 ferable to any that we have hitherto seen designed to answer 

 the purpose of both, especially for a bed of moderate iirT 

 Drive a strong stake, l8in.or2feet long, close to the ii, n » 

 td^e oi the frame, board (which incloses your bed) at each end 

 and a aimilar parallel one in the centre of the bed. Then naU 

 a strong larh, or J£ inch deal, upon the three stakes, extend 

 ing the required length; procure strong wooden lumps and 

 drive one at each end opposite each stake, nailing each in the 

 centre to the top of the stake, placing a small wedge at the 

 base of each to admit a packing needle between each hoop and 

 the board. Each end of the bed may then be faced outwardlr 

 with a portion of garden-mat sown round the edge of thermos 

 —thus each end will appear a neat fixtme for the winter 

 season. According to the distance of the hoops, if wide, slender 

 cord may be run continuously round them to give additional 

 firmness. The remaining mats should then be prepared by 

 .owing two or four together, edge to edge, and thus placed ia 

 their intended position over the hoops; when the required 

 number is thus placed, a strong strip of cloth listing should 

 be fitted to the strip of wood along the centre, outwardly 

 and the mats nailed to the latter. Being fixed to the 

 centre, they are rendered equally secure by (their endj 

 resting upon the broad wooden frame, or otherwise upon the 

 ground) astroinc iron rod or wooden wedge resting upon them 

 the entire length. The covering can thus be rolled back to the 

 centre on either side without inconvenience; or the litter, 

 which too often attends a loose covering. Thus far for the 

 winter. For the summer protection, bent iron hoops are per- 

 haps the best, being portable. The boarded sides should be 

 ■uthciently strong to admit each hoop to be screwed on br aa 

 iron plate at the base. The side and centre rods should be so 

 massy as to give firmness to the whole structure. They 

 might either pass through holes or rest upon hooks ; they may 

 also serve for effect as well as for use. The covering, if of 

 strong material, may he tied to the rods. Such a plan, we 

 think, (where means will admit,) is the most economical, be- 

 cause the most lasting.— W. W. 

 Vkrbknas. — Aivxi/i..— if the seed is sown on a hot-bed m 

 March, and planted out in May, they will flower in the autumn. 

 MiscBLLANKoirs.— Plymouth.— Your letter having been mislaid, 

 was not answered la.t Week. We would help you with plea- 

 aure if we could alter our arrangements, but that is impossible. 

 Where men cannot afford to purchase the Gardeners* 

 Chronicle, and wish to do so, it is to be hoped that their mas- 

 ters will procure it for them, especially if, for the sake of iU 

 Agriculture, it now passes, as you say, from the house to the 

 farm, und not to the garden. However, these are private ar- 



rangements with which we cannot interfere. P. H. B.—As 



far as we at present know, Whitney's Composition is the best 

 that has been prepared for rendering calico transparent; but 

 we do not know how far its durability can be relied upon, nor 

 are we sure how far it is economical. You can, however, 

 easily get a bottle and try the experiment. We hear a good 

 account of a composition described at p. 139,1843. You will find 



Mr. Whitney's agents named in our advertising columns. ■ 



<"• E.—V>e never heard of the Carolina Gurken Cucumber. 

 The prickly fruit sometimes seen in pickles, i3 the young of 



Cucumis prophetarum, but it is not a good thing. Villager. 



Sand is used in gardening merely as a means of mechanically 

 improving s-.il ; aud therefore any well-waahedj£ne sand that 

 is not coloured by iron will do. Your question about your 

 cellars is one for a builder. We should suppose that a good bed 

 of concrete, well made, would be the most advisable substance 

 to employ, provided the arches will bear its weight, and in 

 that case earth may be laid on it, and fruit-trees can be planted 



thereon. ii. J. — It is impossible to answer your question. 



One family of 25 persons will waste or consume twice as much 

 as another, and one garden will be twice as productive as 

 another. The common rule of i acre for four persons exclusive 

 of servants is not enough. Land is of little value in the country, 

 and it it better to have too much than too little. The right way 

 to determine a point of this sort, is to ascertain how many 

 Cucumbers, Peas, Beans, Lettuces, and so on, the family i* 

 expected to consume, and then to provide land accordingly. 



Always grow Potatoes in the field. Laddie.— You are right in 



having broken up the bottom of your peat-beds, and wrong in 

 having made them 4ft. deep. A foot and-a-half of soil is suffi- 

 cient for American Plants. If the soil is likely to burn or dry 



"P, give it a good dressing of cowdung. Ohm.— Plant 



Diamhus deltoideus or caesius. We will try and fiud a receipt 



for fumigation against next week. Tyro.— The South 



Carolina Potato is the tuber of Convolvulus Batatas, and can 



only be grown in this country in a warm Cucumber frame. 



It takes up a good deal of room. Plant it without cutting. 



E. T.— Cut your Hollies down about half way, as soon as 



you see them begin to swell their buds in the spring. 



A Subscriber.— We rpgret to say we know no more about the 



▼east than we have published. M. G.—So doubt flower* 



will travel well in tin boxes for a fortnight or so : but we call 

 that space of time " a few days." The answer to which your 

 remarks apply was to a complaint that flowers could not be 



preserved for many months ! M. W. C. L. D. — We are 



unable to find room for your remarks, which can do no good, 

 for who does not know the importance of employing the poor? 

 Want of money, or want of inclination, are the obstacles, and a 

 panegyric on Lord B., whom we know to deserve all you say, 



will not remove them. At»r*».— Your Amaryllis longi- 



folia wants heat and water when growing. It is half aquatic. 



D. S. IV.— A paper on Gladioli will be published very soon. 



A'.— Get an engagement in some French garden before yoo 



start. If you do not you will have to return. But you are 

 better at home ; for what can an English gardener learn of the 

 French, except in trifles? English gardeners are as superior to 



most French as ale to beer. A.B.— The Newspaper cannot be 



sent by post unless the stamp happens to be on that part of it, 



which is seldom the case. J. Starting.— Yfe do not know.— 



— P.T.— We believe near Manchester. A. P»— We never 



recommend Tradesmen. Chinese Primroses may be had of 

 any respectable Nurseryman. 



»* As usual many communications have been received too late 

 for answering thia week. 



