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THE GARDENERS* CHRONICLE. 



[Apr. 07 



a plant unfortunately get affected (which is soon ascertained by 

 the margin of the leaves turning: inward, and assuming a yellow- 

 hue) I have found that by watering it well, and placing a common 

 garden- pot over it, occasionally discharging some Scotch snuff 

 on the under-side of the leaves by means of a small ••puff/' 

 made with an Indian-rubber bottle, having a small pipe in- 

 serted in the neck, they may be destroyed. When in full 

 possession of the plant they are difficult to dislodge, but by per- 

 severance this plan will succeed.— Tulips are rapidly throwing 

 up their blooms. In all probability we shall have some sharp 

 frosts ; a few years ago, on the 7th of May, the buds of my 

 Tulips, which happened to be uncovered, touched the ground, 

 and I thought the bloom ruined; I covered them from the sun, 

 and they flowered well. Carnations and Pinks.— The sticks had 

 better be inserted in the blooming- pots now, not only to support 

 some varieties that have a tendency to spindle early, but, if de- 

 layed longer, pushing them down is apt to injure the roots. 

 Keep the pots free from weeds.— Dahlias are in many places 

 already planted out ; protect with pots at night. Snails will 

 sometimes eat through the stems; a little chaff or soot spread 

 on the surface of the soil will obstruct them in their ravages. It 

 is the safest plan to plant the first week in May.— J. F. W. 



IV.-P1NERIES, VINERIES, &c. 

 Pinery.— Should the bottom-heat in the fruiting-pit fall below 

 80°, some fresh, moist tan should be put round the pots to the 

 depth of two or three inches. This will soon revive the heat, 

 which will probably not lequire renewing again for some time, 

 as the natural heat of the season will keep it up. The bottom- 

 heat of any of the pits may be renewed in this way, where the 

 pots stand so far apart as to allow of the tan being put in, 

 levelled, and patted close down, by means of a light, narrow 

 spade, with a short handle. Give a small portion of air in the 

 morning, as soon as the temperature of the pits is affected by the 

 sun ; letting the heat rise to 85° or 90°, with air. Shut up early, 

 sprinkling at the same time. Watering, whenever necessary, 

 must be regularly attended to. Shade any sickly plants during 

 sunshine, and if they are in a place by themselves keep them 

 close and moist till they recover. 



Vinery.— When the fruit is fully ripe, let the temperature fall 

 to 55° by night, and give plenty of air by day. Endeavour to 

 keep the foliage fresh and green as long as possible. Vigorous 

 Vines will continue to produce laterals after the fruit is ripe. It 

 seems most in accordance with Nature to allow these to grow hs 

 much as they will. By so doing the roots are encouraged to 

 extend, and every part of the plant is strengthened. In succes- 

 sion Vineries little fire will be required in tine weather before 

 eight or nine at night, if they arc shut upearly ; and if the houses 

 are at 60° in the morning, and the day likely to be fine, none 

 need be lighted. Continue to stop the laterals till the fruit is 

 fully swelled, and thin the bunches as soon as the berries are 

 fairly set. Where the Black Damascus and the Cannon Hull 

 Muscat Vines are in bloom, keep a moderately dry atmosphere 

 till the fruit is set; and as they are rather shy setters, it is well 

 to impregnate the blossom-* with the pollen of some other sort, 

 in which it is more plentiful. The best method of performing I 

 this operation is to shake the pollen upon a piece of fine paper, 

 and then holding it under the bunch to be impregnated, to blow 

 a little on it witu the mouth. Repeat this twice a day till all the 

 fruit is set. 



Peach-house.— The Peaches started early in November will now 

 be about changing to ripeness, and will require more air and 

 less moisture; but in all cases avoid sudden changes. Let the 

 fruit be fully exposed to the sun. Continue to encourage the 

 swelling of the fruit in the second house, by keeping a regular 

 night temperature of from 60° to 65°. Give air early in fine 

 weather, and water freely. Keep the latest house at 55° by ni^ht, 

 and from 65° to 70° by day. treating the trees in all other 

 respects asrecommended at different times for the earlier houses. 

 Fig-house.— Where Figs are grown in a house by themselves a 

 temperature of from 55° to 6o° by night is sufficient. If the first 

 crop is gathered have recourse again t;> syringing, and water 

 freely at the roots. * 



Cherry- house.— After the fruit is gathered, wash the trees 

 repeatedly with clean soft water, to clear them of insects. Give 

 plenty of air, and keep little or no fire. Give water as required 

 to enable them to complete their growth. Thin the bloom on 

 trees intended for a later crop; give them plenty of air, and 

 shade from hot sunshine. 



Melons.— -Let the plants be looked carefully over every day, to 

 ascertain If the thrip has begun its ravages. If it is perceived, 

 let every leaf that is infested be washed with a solution of half 

 an ounce of soft soap in a quart of water, to which half-a-pint of 

 Tobacco water may be added. It should be applied with a 

 sponge, or a fine-rosed syringe, to the under-surface of the 

 leaves. If a syringe is used one person urns' hold the leaf while 

 a second sprinkles it. Give air in the morning, as soon as the 

 sun begins to act on the temperature of the pits, or the vapour 

 which will arise will condense on the glass, and dropping on the 

 leaves will cause them to burn and become spotted.— G. F. 

 V.— HARDY FRUIT AND KITCHEN-GARDEN. 

 The remarks made last week with respect to fruit-trees are 

 still applicable. Strawberries are now showing their flowering- 

 trusses, and if rain does not fall soon many of the blossoms will 

 run blind, unless water is poured along the rows from the spout 

 of the water-pot, after the ground has been mulched with straw 

 or short grass. Currants and Gooseberries promise an abundant 

 crop, except where the latter were deprivtd of their buds by birds, 

 which they have been to a great extent this season, though un- 

 touched here previously for years. 



Sow Turnips, Radishes, nnall salading. Lettuces, pot-herbs, 

 and German Greens or Borecole, and lirussets Sprouts, for an early 

 supply. Of these two last truly useful vegetables it may well be 

 said, M Gather and have, cut and come again." Onions, Parsnips, 

 Carrots.— The first sowing wih require to be slightly Dutch-hoed 

 between the rows, to kill germinating weeds, and prevent the 

 cracking and drying up of the ground. Onions have become a 

 lather uncertain crop in many parts of the country lately. Part 

 of the crop failed here for two seasons: the plant swelled, 

 became spongy at the bottom, and tlirn died off, though no 

 worm or grub was visible. On both occasions the part that railed 

 had succeeded a heavy crop of Cabbages : practice would therefore 

 say, Do not sow Onions in such circumstances;— though nothing 

 succeeds better than Cabbages after Onions. Slightly rolling the 

 ground alter the seed is up is a good preventive against this 

 unnatural swelling at the root. Asparagus.— There is much 

 variety of opinion respecting the gathering of this vegetable, 

 most gardeners cutting all at first indiscriminately, though theory 

 would seem to say, Leave at least the weaker shoots untouched. 

 Routine.— Attend to frames, cold pits, &c. Thin Turnips and 

 Radishes. Prick out Cauliflowers and more Celery for succes- 

 sion : choosing for the latter an open situation, as it is better to 

 shade now than be obliged to shade after the plants are turned 

 Jnto their riiiges or beds; which must either be done, or the 

 plants will suffer in consequence, if they are transplanted from 

 the north side ol a hedge or wall.— R. F. 



VI.— ARBORICULTURE. 

 Old Woods.— In early warm situations it is probable that the 

 bark of Oaks will now, or very soon, separate freely from the 

 wood. When it does so, the operation of felling, peeling and 

 drying the bark, should be forwarded. 



Coppice. — 1 he clearing away the produce, and any useless 

 stuff, is, in most cases, probably completed by this time; if not 

 it ought to be done as soon as possible, by way of preparation 

 for felling and peeling Oak- poles, where they are to be cut this 

 season. Jt is now the best time to cut down Birch, where a 

 vigorous after-growth from the stools is required, and it prevents 

 injurious bleeding. 



Young Plantations.— In this department most of the operations 

 SO often mentioned are, it may be presumed, completed by this 

 time, or progressing quickly. Where Larches are thinned out 

 for the bark, that work should be forwarded when the sap flows 



freely. As soon as they are in bloom, where the best Larch 

 timber is desired, it would be advisable to mark with a dot, or 

 with a strip of paint, all those with white-bossomed cones, 

 that tbey may be taken down at future thinnings, as the red- 

 blossomed trees produce the best timber. 



Hedgerows. — All newly-planted trees should be frequently ex- 

 amined, to see if they are in a proper state, as to being secure 

 from the effects of boisterous winds, drought, and cattle. 



Nursery Work.— At this dry season constant attention should 

 be paid to newly-sown seeds, before and after the plants are up. 

 They should he carefully watered, shaded, sheltered, and pro- 

 tected from mice, birds, slugs, &c. Recently- transplanted seed- 

 ling and other young plants, should also be attended to by hoeing 

 and destroying all weeds from amone: them. — W. B* 



State of the Weather near London tor the week ending April 25, 1814, ai 



observed at the Horticultural Garden, Chitwick. 



April 



Moon's | 

 Ag* 



Baromktkr. 



| Th 



RRMOMI 



K f MR. 



Mean. 



j Wind. 



Rain. 



Max. 

 30 351 



Min. 

 30.307 



Max. 



AI in. 





Kri. \9 



1 



42 



54 



N. 





Sat. *0 



3 



80.274 



30.108 



67 



45 



56\ 



W« 





Sun. 21 



3 



30 197 



30113 



7«) 



38 



54.0 



\v. 





Mob. IS 



4 



30 233 



30.124 



70 



39 



54-5 



S.W. 





Tnea. 23 



5 

 « 



30.234 



30.090 



71 



39 



65 



w. 





Wed. 81 



3'"».i-U 



30.070 



71 



31 



51.0 



w. 





Thur*. 25 



D 



30.198 



30.062 



73 



33 



53.0 



8. 





A verage 



1 



30.238 



30.111 



69.7 



38.1 1 53.9 





.00 



April 19 — Clear; fine, with lifht clouds; verf d'y air ; slightly overcast and 



mild 

 Fine, with a few clouds; mild at night 

 Very fin« throughout; evening cloudy and mild 

 Exceedingly fine, wiih bright sun 

 f'lear, and T«ry fine 



Fine; bright sun, and dry air ; clear at night 



Slight frost early a.m. ; fine, with scattered whtie clouds ; clear 

 Mean temperature of the week. 7 deg. above the average. 



20 

 21 



M 



24 



u 



State of the Weather at Chiswick during the last 13 years, for the ensuing 





Week endi 



ing May 4, 



i:mi. 







Aver. 



Hlfthert 



Temp. 



Aver. 



Lowest 

 Temp. 



Mean 

 Temp 



I No. of 

 Years in 

 which it 

 Kained. 



Greatest 



quantity 

 of Rain. 



Prevailing Winds 



April 



I 



• 



3 



• 



X 

 3 



* 



• 



09 



4 



m 



X 



3' 2 



U 



a 



2 



Sun. 28 



02.0 



38.1 



50.1 



7 



0.10 in. 



2 



Mob. 90 ' 



M.I 



40 6 



51 .3 



7 



0-75 



2 V 



3 



2,' 4| — 



— 



4 



Tues. 30 



63.8 



4:.5 



53. 1 



7 



0.31 



a! 2 



4 



1 



3 * 



1 



2 



W 'ed. 1 



04.4 



4J.i) 



53.3 



7 



051 



11 2 



3 2 



5 3 2 



__ 



Thur. 2 



65 3 



4:'.3 



64.3 



8 



0.72 



1 3 



4l_ 



4 3 2 



1 



Fri. 3 



63.5 



42.8 



53.1 



9 



0.30 



! 3 



Si I 



4 



4 



— 



2 



Sat. 4 



65.2 



42.9 



64.1 



7 



0.70 i 



3 



3 



r 



5 



2 



a 





The highest temperature during the above period occurred on the 20th, 1840 

 —therm. 77*; and the loweit on the *7th # J 836— rh*>rm. 27 3 . 



Notices to Correspondents. 



Alnus. — //. — There is no such plant as Alnus glutinosa oblonga 



foliis ellipticis ; nor is such a name to be found in the printed 



List of the Derby Arboretum, liut there is Alnus oblonga, 



var. elliptica, which, no doubt, is the plant you mean, and 



which is the same as Alnus pumila of Messrs. Loddiges' 

 Catalogue.^ 



Applb.— Mealy.— Ashmead's Kernel or Dr. Ashmead's Kernel is 

 a Gloucestershire Apple, raised by Dr. Ashmead, and we are 

 not aware that it is known by any other name. In appear- 

 ance it resembles the Old Nonpareil, but is not equal to it in 

 quality. It is, however, esteemed a good dessert Apple, Irom 

 November till May.fl 



Bark— M. B.— There is no mode of restoring the bark to old 

 Oaks and White Thorns, except encouraging their growth and 

 plastering the wounds with clay and cowduog; but it is a 

 tedious operation. A mixture of cloacine and soot painted on 

 young trees will, without injuring them, prevent their being 

 barked by hares or rabbits. 



Bkk*.— Xm says that while Bees are described by one person as 

 very fond of the Polyanthus, in the directions for managing 

 florists' flowers we are told they never alight or work on them ; 

 and he asks, which is correct ? His own experience says the 

 latter. 



Books.— J. T.— Bevan on the Honey-bee. 



Broccoli.— P. Q.— Your Broccoli is a fine large white variety j 

 and if it comes in, as you state, about themiddleof April, it may 

 be found useful; but there are many like it now in Covent 



Garden Market.; P* M.— Knight's Protecting is a good 



hardy Broccoli j or Chappie's liariy Cream will possibly 

 suit you.J 



Camellias.— A Subscriber.— The soil best adapted for these is a 

 mixture of peat and loam in nearly equal proportions. When 

 the loam is light and sandy, a less quantity of peat is neces- 

 sary. The whole should be well mixed together. In potting, 

 therough turfy parts of thesoil should be kept next the bottom 

 of the pot, in order to secure a good drainage, which is very 

 essential to the growth of the plants. The proper season for 

 repotting those that require shifting is when they have made 

 their young wood, and when the blossom-buds for next year 

 can be detected at the ends of the shoots. Camellias are very 

 fond of liquid guano.± 



Ckdars of Lkbano.v. — W. C — In replying to a lady, we 

 supposed the question to relate to cutting oft* large limbs'. If 

 it is only the small shoots that are to be pruned, why then you 

 cannot take abetter season than when the plant has just begun 

 to harden its new growth ; for such wounds will not ble«d, and 

 will the sooner heal. Large wounds can never be made with 

 safety, but are least dangerous when the sap is at rest. 

 Cinkraria.— W. j-n. —The Royal Blue is a good variety.* 

 Fkrvs.— Jf. A.— We would willingly recommend some one to 

 supply you with Ferns for a Ward's case, if it were not a fixed 

 rule with us not to name one nurseryman in preference to 

 another. All nurserymen can procure them, if they choose 

 although they may not have them. There is nothing to say 

 about the soil they require, for if they have but light and 

 moisture they will all do well in peat. We see no use in the 

 paper you propose; as to their size, the seller can always state 

 that 



Fuchsias.— X.— It will no doubt depend on their parentage 

 whether the new hybrids will bear the winter in the open 

 ground, as tfecussata, gracilis, and many of the other sorts do 

 *e apprehend that all those bred from fulgens, cordifolia, and 

 corymbiflora, will be more or less tender. 



Hbatimo.— We must refer A.B. and several others to observa- 

 tions in a leading article of to-day. 



HrAcivTHS.-5«i«.— Hyacinths can be only retarded in their 

 growth by shade and a low temperature. We presume that 

 under ordinary circumstances they would be best kept back by 

 being planted under a north wall. Cannot you find out what 

 your neighbours do? Certainly plant in November. Super- 

 phosphate of lime is formed by mixing sulphuric acid with 

 bone-ashes or bones ground to a fine powder. 



Insects.— Mr. Bransty.— You are, I have no doubt, correct in 

 assigning the mischief done to the bark of your Roses &c to 



Wehave, at present, no experience with Hnm».K. ~T* 

 Compound. Put these manures on 1???^ 

 making their growth. You have not 



plants 



of the effect of Rabbits'. dung in particular t 

 Melons.— P. P.— Thanks; we are oniv wsiVi 



a\e no k 



Northumbria.—h\\ manure is useful W* T> T ° ' 



rticular.* 

 «ly waiting for the 



Vf 



engraver 



Nambs of Fruits.- Rambler.— The Apple vou «ent fr _ 



about a century old, appears to be a Reinette GrU* I atr » 

 Namks ok Plants —A C\-Xanthorh.z 4 api.foha. On itk^, 



. A.-Cateshaea spinosa. //. u.^t^ym 



nutans. 



pearance,Prunusdome*tica D. F.-Ruscurr'aei^!? 1 ** 



Geo. P/ M 7»%.-Pinusinsignis,true.f ^"^acei*,,,^ 

 Plants.— A Lady. -By means of your lorcing.pit vn« m . 

 ui» a succession of bloom in a small preenhouse durin. ^ 

 The following plants are suitable for the purpose •-r.■2!?• 

 the different varieties of Azalea, Persian Lilacs ' ChtJ.5 

 mums, Kalmias, China, Bourbon, and Moss Rrses Lifr^r!^* 

 Valley, and of course the various bulbs that are U J5 ii 

 forcing, such as Hyacinths, Tulips, Guernsey Lilies rLZ 

 Narcissus, &c. Several Heaths also flower in winter \T? 

 gracilis, tenella, hyemalis. assurgens, and some others ♦ 

 A Novice.— You may plant in your pond Nympha* alba 7Z 

 lutea, Villarsia nymphscuides, Nuphar minima, Ho'tonii 

 lustris, and Caltha palustris for rock. plants. See p 152 i« 

 )lyanthus.— W. J— n.— Dark ground. Pearson's' A le'xaiuteT 



do. ; Buck's George IV., and Holbfi 



P*- 



1 

 Por 

 and Lord Nelson, crimson 

 Chester Favourite.* 



Potatoes.— A Subscriber.— If at any horticultural Show Pottfjm 

 which gained a prize for being grown in the open ground w«* 

 grown on a bed of manure, boarded at the side?, and coTerrf 

 over at night with hurdles and matting, or at the edeeoft 

 hotbed, that circumstance ought to have been mentioned br 

 the exhibitor, in fairness toothers who did not employ »oek 

 means to bring them forward. ^^ 



Rabbits.— L. S.— Rabbits are not Game within the Game Act. 

 and the occupier of land, or any person, by his direction, may 

 destroy them without a certificate. For this purpose he mar 

 use poison ; but in doing so, he must take care not to infrinw 

 the section of the Game Act referred to by "A Sportsman."— If 

 Thobnfikld Pinks.-— J. iM'G.— Have patience. We are inquir- 

 ing, and the result will be made known. We never makt 

 statements for or against a thing without being sure of our facta. 

 TirBKROSKS.— D. C. /I/.— The treatment you have given these is 

 perfectly correct; but they require to be started first io a 

 gentle bottom*heat.± 

 Verbenas. — W. J— n.— Procure the following varieties: — 

 White— Youell's Princess Royal, and Ivery's Queen. Orange— 

 Croft's Formosa elegans and Kyle's Speciosa. Purple-Hen- 

 dersonii and Ivery's Purpurea perfecta. Scarlet— Melindrii 

 Major, and Girling's Boule rie Feu. Lilac— (the nearest 

 approach to blue) ; Lilacina, and Miller's Blue Quern. Pink— 

 Carleugh's Ne plus ultra, and Burleyana. Flesh— Julia Grisl 

 and Goliath.* 

 Winks.— Guicheiet.— The present year's shoots of these msy be 

 inarched as soon as they will bear a slight ligature. A little 

 tallow may be spread over the' tying to exclude the air. *— . 

 Northumbria.— You must not cut back your Vines now when 

 they are considerably advanced in growth ; you should 

 encourage them to make as good wood as possible early in 

 ! the season, that it may be well ripened by autumn. The shoots 

 should be kept thi n and regular, so as to expose as many of the 

 leaves to the action of light as possible. When the weather 

 has become warm, let plenty of air be admitted ; it should be 

 given early in the morning, and the house may be shut up 

 pretty warm in the afternoon. In the winter pruning, the 

 shoots should be cut well in, and if the spurs are too thick they 

 should be thinned out. By this treatment, under favourable 

 circumstances, you may expect a good crop nextyear.J 

 Miscellaneous. — A.D.— In exhibiting Calceolarias at the Shows 

 round London it is not allowed to put more than one plant in 

 a pot. In watering Heaths soft water must be used; they may 

 be occasionally watered with it overhead after a warm, sunny 

 day. It washes the dust off them and refreshes them.; — r. 

 Furteigh should remit his subscription to the newsman who 



supplies him with the Paper. Mealy.- You will find a 



selection of good sorts, affording a succession, at p. 152, 



1844. X A Subscriber.— Ill* possible that some of your old 



Cape seeds may still grow ; but only Nos. 1, 5, 13, U, 15, 12, 

 23, are worth raising. We exclude the Proteas because you 

 will hardly flower them j they are, however, all handsome. 

 To give these seeds a chance you should sow them uj dry soil, 

 in a damp hotbed, with a bottom-heat of 80°, and trust entire y 

 to the moisture of the atmosphere there till they begin to 

 germinate. They may then have a very little ir«rm water, 

 until they have acquired green leaves. Alter that they wm 



■want no further special care. J. S.— We really cannot do 



the duty of a shipping agent. We know nothing of P^ 5 *^' 

 money, and such things. We advise no man to go to 1 me 

 United States who can at all get on here; and as lor lexas, 

 why it is insanity to think of such a country in us P res "; 



state. J. P.-The Cuckoo was heard near London wsv 



Tuesday, April 23. Wehave not yet heard the Nightingale. 

 Ignoramus.— It is impossible that we cau answer your quesuu 

 in ignorance of all the circumstances. The plants P r0l J a01 J 

 die off from being too thick, or too damp ; bur we " n ™^*{ 



this with certainty.* Tyro.— Seep. 247 In last wee k >r. *£«•* 



Norlhurnbria.— Bokhara Clover-seed maybe obumtu uu 



any respectable Nursery man .% 



SEEDLING FLORISTS' FLOWERS. 



Azaleas.— T. C. P.— There is nothing in your Azaleas to a»i 

 guish them from other varieties.* a ti 



Cinkrarias.— A Constunt Reader.- Your seedlings are too ■ sm . 

 and like sorts already out; tor instance, your best se eoii ing,- 

 l.is like one in cultivation called G»odeii, but inter ior u 



variety in size and substance.* J. C— Your see d 1 ng :*> ' 



attractive j the crimson centie, with mazarine purple wr 

 tion to the petals, is of the richest colours ; the P e " jtft 

 rather narrow, but the flower is a pood size, and most », m 



and beautiful in colour.* Anon.-Ko. 8 is your d« s t 



ling, but one similar to it named Fanny Elsler. nas ue 

 out by Mr. Ivery. Your flowers, generally, are "»' e "°* aU b- 

 commonly grown; they have narrow petals, wanuu* 

 stance, and are generally too small.* it is also 



PANsiES.-fK. T. if.- Your seedling wants substance, ^.^^ 



deficient Io form, the upper petals being to °. Iarge A h p jr QU ali- 

 their arrival in a fit state to form a just opinion or »"■ J yoaf 

 ties, Pansies should be packed in damp M.-ss.«— — -a- • {QTm 

 seedling Pansies will not rank as show-flowers , 1 ^ ^ 

 generally is not good, the top petals Del "f. , ^/* r ° um ber,a 

 ground colour uneven; the best is one wl I ln0U „ n V the iip; a 

 young bloom with a narrow edging of purple ronno^ ^^ 



flower of good substance, which promises * el y .'. rat uer 



.. . , , 4U „ , , Your Dark Defiance is a large flower of good lorm, ou 



the attacks of the Beetles you transmitted. They are named deficient in substance.* n pac ked, 



Otiorhynchus enebneosus, whose history, &c. was given in Polvantiiusbs.-T. C. P.- Your flowers not be Pf^o t b*tit 

 the 2d vol. ot the Chronicle, p. 316, where the best modes of some of them had escaped from their faSte,un ^' ttaC hed; 



was impossible to tell to which numbers they we ^ rt 



they would have travelled much better packed 111 ntn „ s , 



Moss. There is one property essential to a one J/^ , n 

 which is, tnat the eye and lacing be of a onW»rm > q( the 

 this quality all your seedlings are deficient, • fi out 

 flowers the lacing is good, and the P^'^ie largest 

 they are all deficient in the quality pointed oui. 



flower is the best.* « Vps a handsome 



Riiodoi>kn»hon.-G. JR. S.-Your Seedling mrtw floW ersare 

 and showy variety for the garden. '1 he luads or ^ , 

 large, compact, rich in cokur, and the »<>» a B« ! ft , cramps 

 some; the flowers individually^appear t ° i °* r ft entlr 8 moota j 



destroying were stated. P. E. M.*s Caterpillars were hatched 



from the ring of eggs formed round the Apple-twig; they will 

 change to a moth called Clisiocampa neu*tria, which was 

 figured and described in last year's Chronicle, p. 244. P. 

 Mandrks- Guichenet may apply guano twice or three times 



while the plants are growing.: Tom.— Disinfecting signifies 



depriving of smell. As a manure your filthy torseimnd is not 

 the worse for its offensiveness ; you may probably sweeten it 

 by throwing into it charcoal dust, wnieh, when scraped out 

 again, will be a very valuable material. Its smell may also be 

 removed by bleaching powder, but that will perhaps be too 



expensive. A Subscriber.— As a general rule, it is found that 



4cwt. of Potter's guano is an ample supi»ly for an acre of 

 ground. Sow it on the ground broadcast, and then turu it in. 



in opening, their surface not being ««*J ,ef £. e 7 n cut 

 hut this delect may arise from the bloom nav^o 



