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THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE. 



rarieties are broke la different parts of the country, from seed 

 ling- breeders, which will drive many old sorts from the amateur's 

 best bed. Carnations.— Novr is a most excellent time to 

 take off and pot layers : if wireworms are in your compost, 

 and your layers are destroyed, who will be to blame, after the 

 repeated warnings given, to look well to it yourself I There is 

 nothing like the grower's eye to detect these mischievous de- 

 predators. Dahlias.— Cuttings of anything very choice may be 

 struck in a very gentle heat ; they will form excellent pot roots 

 for spring. Pinks.— Do not delay another week the formation 

 of your beds for next season's exhibition. As we have before 

 observed, very much depends on autumnal planting. Auri- 

 culas.— Keep these from the heavy autumnal rains, but by ail 

 means let them have all the air possible. Polyanthuses— May 

 be removed with safety, but the sooner the better.—/. F. W. 



IV.-PINERIES, VINERIES, &c. 

 Pineries.— More attention, if possible, will be required from 

 this time in regulating the temperature of the Pine pits, as the 

 necessity for using artificial heat increases. Keep the plants 

 in fruit at 6s° by night, and give a portion, however small, of 

 fresh air every day, if at all practicable. Syringe the plants 

 occasionally with water at 80°, and look frequently to the 

 state of the soil, as regards moisture. The successions need 

 not be kept higher than 6j° on chilly nights. Great attention 

 must be paid to renewing the linings when necessary of pits 

 heated by dung. Those pits answer best which have a hot- 

 water pipe carried round them, to dry up damp and raise the 

 day temperature in cloudy weather, so as to admit of a por- 

 tion of air being- given every day, to sweeten the atmosphere 

 and refresh the plants. There is no douU that dung-heat is the 

 best for growing Pines; but without the assistance of fire the 

 Plants sometimes unavoidably experience; changes of tempera- 

 ture not favourable to them. Where there is not the conve- 



Jl ,er L 0( L o - a sma11 DoUer t0 8uch P its » now is a S"°od time to suppl v 

 the deficiency. v * * 



Vineries.— Do not defer the pruning of Vines intended for 

 ear y forcing too long, or they will bleed when cut. Vines 

 that ripened their fruit in April last will now break readily with 

 but very slight encouragement. Some old Vines here, which I 



♦il 2 g , aw . ay mtn » are now swelling their buds fast.although 

 they have all the air which it is possible to give them. I will 

 now encourage them to break, and I have no doubt that some 

 very early Grapes may be obtained, as the fruit will be set before 

 the power of the sun has got to its lowest. After the crop is 

 cut, there will be ample time for the young Vines planted in 

 tneir pi iC c to make a good season's growth. I do not, how- 

 ever, recommend comnn ncing to force at this early season, 

 except in sim.lar cases to the above, for it is ruinous to good 

 Vines to excite them to growth at this season. Continue to 

 carry on any alterations or repairs in the Vineries, while the 

 •eason is favourable. 



Pjv/c/^.-l again recommend losing no time in forwarding 



^i!h Jf T k > requires doln & in the earl y house, and parti 

 eularly in planting rrcsh tree , the place of any that may be 



worn out. Make choice of trees for this purpose that are in a 

 beanns state, and that have been moved last autumn. These 



? e iph C p e « n ain iv b ? r fmit the first season if takcn "P now. 

 Feaches and Nectarines planted now in fresh soil, will go on 



making new roots nearly all the winter. In pruning the trees 

 L, h h ^' e ]9 S } their leaves, be careful not to leave them too 

 f no Z, Cd l but - lf the sumraer Pruning has been properly 

 52^3 V m 7 lltt , le K lndecd wiil he required now. The Noblesse 

 tWnn J flu f , ^ h ^ Ve ltS you,lff wood shortened or much 



Ind m. U r af i er 22 frUlt is set ' a3 [t is liable to hreak badly, 

 and many of the fruit-buds drop off. By leaving the whole of 



InLlTl W °n d m th J ffUit is 8et ' a more re ^ crop wiil be 

 nnthJ rfi.™* aS a . better cnoice of young ^oots for filling 

 top-dressld" Peach " trees m P° ts shoula nuw he pruned and 



a nnwT^?° USe, '"' I ?l directi ns for the Peach-house will also 

 hS of a -« S ^T? 1 ? at m P lRnl »"K'«sh trees the soil should 

 oe of a some m hat lighter nature than for Peach trees. 



«.«„?. r w,, ~u" the rcce "tly-potted plants have not been 

 bein- nntlT* >* *}l* dy ? ituation «"* were placed in after 

 »fi !L P ' ,t " , ! ouW nolon 8 er be deferred, as they require 



all the sun possible now, as well as a free air to prevent the 

 foliage becoming drawn, and to mature the plants. 



late iwEfiZ o e < w f e / lthcr »»as been unfavourable for ripening the 

 and bo torn hi , hGy , nmst bc . assi *ted by having a good top 

 m^HH. , heat ' and a considerable portion of air in the 

 middle of each day, or the fruit will be worthless.-*?. F. 



a, V ;~ H \ RDY FRU,T AND KITCHEN.G^RDEN. 

 in tZ^rZZl *; A -" Not . wIth8tandin » the repeated observations 

 nthe Chromcle respecting the impropriety of cutting off the 



III™'"?™ thC properdcrelopmcnt and full exposure of°which 



and others to be kept low or headed off at certain heights for 



forming permanent undercover; the Beech, Hornbeam, Silver 



and Spruce Firs, are excellent for this purpose, particularly in 

 Larch plantations. 



Hedge Rou v.— Refer to the two last Numbers of the Chronicle 

 Aursery Work.— Follow the directions in the last week's 

 Calendar.— W. B. 



...u . -. VII --COTTAGERS' GARDENS. 



Although the beauty of the garden may now begin to de- 

 cline, do not cease to keep it equally neat and clean as before, 

 but even more so, if possible. Leisure hours cannot be better 

 spent than in attending to the little plot which, owing to the 

 late favourable weather, still maintains a tolerably gay appear- 

 ance. Dahlias, which are still blooming well, should have 

 great attention bestowed upon them. Allow no decaving flowers 

 to remain and keep them neatly tied ; clear away the haulm and 

 decayed stems of such vegetables as are no longer useful to the 



m * nur .e heap ' and P re P are the ground for other crops. If a sowing 

 of Cauliflower has not already been made, no time should be lost 

 in getting a few seeds put in. Choose the bottom of a south wall 

 lor the purpose, where they will probably stand the winter with 

 scarcely any protection. A small sowing of Lettuce may also 

 now be made on a warm border. Keep Strawberry beds free 

 from weeds and runners. If fresh plantations are wanted, they 

 may still be made. Keen's Seedling and the British Queen 

 are the two most profitable Strawberries for a cottager. 

 Those who grow Tomatoes must keep them free from all useless 

 growths; stop them well back, in order to expose the fruit, 

 which is excellent this season, as much to the sun as possible, 

 tie content with an ordinary crop rather than allow the plants 



ko£ U ,* ar -,\ n hopes of obtaining a very large one, which, 

 being late, will not ripen well. Attend to fruit-gathering; on 

 dry days it is better to gather it a little under-ripe, than to 



fJi°c W t( ? • ' u n ? ° n the trees until lt is ( l ,lite ri P e ' as in that case 

 wasps, which in some parts of the country are exceedingly 



troublesome, will have a large share of.it. For methods of de- 

 stroying them see another column of to-d ay's Paper.—/. M'H. 



State of the Weather near London for the week ending Sept 19, 1844, aa 



obiervedatthe Horticultural Garden. Chiswi.k. 



[Sept. 21 



mationis. R. K K r __ Th w - 



obliged, appear to be the Apion flav^ '° r wh,cn »« *re 



Nambs of Fruits.-^. A.~if n «* Vlft ™<**to<n.n. 



Late Admirable. The Plum K e T 4 ' B l e . ,le ««a>. prq^. . 



Italy, resembles the o„^T'i^ ' «■ ?"«* you a&SZSV * 



Pippins ; 9, Hollow-croVned Pipnfn T ear u ' 8 - King^tE 

 Pears: ii, Doyenne Blanc; 12, pS r\ Blerthei »» RpJ? 

 Egg. Peaches : U, 15, and 16 Ro? n , n Colfnar ; I3 . MoaJEi 

 1, Russet Nonpareil^ Dow *£„ ? ?*?**■ — >-£*5 

 Hampden's Bergamot'. | ^ZT&Jt^f* P *" 7 

 Beiiegarde; 2, Old Newingtonf? 1 Zl' *?«**" tobeti 



, uv » ^ ^m rsewington- r at ' ', V *™ l0 be the 

 almost impossible to distinguish 1. te Adn »'able. \xZ 

 especially after bearing carrfa e w ?thn.?!i etiea of *'**£ 

 of the flowers.||~.4 Suoscr ?&- ^L^ ^ tnd "5 

 of the Pippins; 4. Monstro... r ~J^ ran e e - P ^P>n ; a. k£ 



, u 4 ? ? rna ^ e * wi thout the leaves .Sf 

 •II A Subscriber.— 1, Gran»o: 1 Md 



. »; 4, Monstrous LeadinS n„ § « ^ pm '' 2 - ^ 

 ton; 7. Dumelow's Seedling- 8 Whitf ?S. ; - 6 ' Gray **•«£ 

 A sort of white Damson T--T i mperatnce ^oTa 



flow 

 spun 



Sept. 



Frid. 



13 



Sat. 



14 



■Sun. 



15 



Mon. 



16 



Tuet. 



17 



HVd. 



18 



Thurs. 



19 



Average 



Moon's 



Aye. 



1 



1 

 8 



4 

 5 

 6 



D 



Bakuukikh. 

 Min. 



Max. 

 30.1 

 30 078 



£9.857 



:0.848 



'.7-'!' 



29.9UD 



30.068 



) 'J'ii 



30.138 

 30-030 

 29.830 

 21). 838 

 99.708 

 729 

 29.933 



29.P86 



1 HhKAlOMni Alt.. 



Max. Min. 



78 51 



74 56 



72 61 



73 61 

 72 53 

 62 37 

 65 42 



70.1 



1.5 



M ean. 



62.0 

 65.0 

 U5 

 67.0 

 §2.5 

 49.5 

 63 5 



Hind- 



60 8 



s.W. 



s.vv. 



S.E. 



w. 



S.W. 

 N.E. 

 N.E. 



Kain. 



.03 

 .05 



.47 

 .11 

 .01 



, — „ a vauwiciuon or some sort ,,-hiok — r w •« 



rer, cannot be named.6 c <f r.v ch, . w,Ul0 '« • 



rinm, but G. tricorne. abundant in .'"" Not G »"* 

 country. § _ TF . G.-CamVn U U patula 5!°^ Tf 8 ° f 2 

 Crassula tricuspidata and coccinea] ~ F ~J ^n^r.- 



B. 



be 



T. 



S In flower, 



named with certainty. It Iook , „£ AdlumTii 



T~ T - •"•— Apios tubcrosa F II -_ 1 Jl 



istatum ; 2. Triopteris jamaicensis. * St '* maj 



your piantj wfll 



»>7 



Sept. 13 Overcast; very line throughout; overcast at night. 



— 14 Heavy dew; slightly overcast and fine. 



— 15 Densely ovena.t ; heavy clouds; hazy ; rain in the evening. ' 



— 16 Very fine } cloudy ; clear and fine at night. 

 17 ciiitormly overcast ; showery in forenoon ; heavy rain at night. 

 is nam; slightly clouded and fine in the evening; night 21 deg. colder 



than that of che 16th. 



— 19 Clear and cool ; very fine ; clear at night. 

 Mean temperature of the week 4 deg. above the average. 



State of the Weather at ChJiwick during the last 18 years, for the ensuing 



* v eek ending Sept. 28, 1844. 



Sept. 



!>an. 22 



Mon. 23 

 Tues. 

 Wed. 25 

 Thur.2U 

 Fri. 27 

 Sat. 23 



Aver. 



Aver. 



Mean 



Highest 



Lowest 



Temp. 



Temp. 



Temp 



66.8 



45.3 



56.1 



66.2 



45.9 



66. L 



65.3 



47.8 



66.6 



65.3 



46.6 



66.2 



66.4 



47.1 



66.7 



64.7 



45.6 



65.2 



64.6 



45.6 



65.1 



| No. of 

 Years in 

 which it 

 K-ained. 



9 



9 

 9 

 8 



12 

 10 



7 



Greatest 

 quantity 

 of Rain. 



0.40 in. 



0.38 



0.75 



0.30 



0.69 



0.57 



0.52 



Prevailing Winds. 



2 



a 



1 



3 

 2 

 3 

 3 



1 

 2 



s 



3 

 3 



2 

 1 



2 

 1 



1 





73 



1 

 i 

 1 

 1 



1 

 1 

 1 



5 

 5 

 4 

 3 



7 

 3 



7 



x 



6 

 3 

 6 



5 

 4 

 4 

 4 



2 

 2 

 2 

 3 



6 

 1 



1 

 1 



1 

 1 

 1 

 2 

 2 



lacea w. C.-Hippeastrum mi7u^m" 2,n » to t ^ 



-Certainly not Caprifoliom aruMcvm 1 " 1 *?^ %££> 



S.-Your plant, not beinr i.. n!?2!I '^25 



irrbo«t. 

 aristatum ; 2. Triopteris jamaicensis "' '' an * ma PMo« 

 PoM.:GaANATEs.-^rf e ._ T he late growth of 

 no doubt render them more susceptible of cold th. ^~ 

 would have been otherwise It u »h» lit thka tb *7 



they should be more ctre7ui % g- a n e u from ^ard^! 7 ^ 



1 'uTT U r n a,so be as ™K tosSor en back nS? 

 all the branches which have burst into twhrs ■ thpr. • *I chf 

 of their dying; When they have ^lost the r & lea e J^'SS 

 transfer them from their old tubs to the new , n!. ! J 1 ?? 

 the opportunity of renewing thetrs°oi! w "ew it WS? SS 

 fresh loam, such as would suit a Peach-border iTorlVS 

 secure bloom hereafter they must be keut whii- or. ^° 



the hottest and most sunn£ place in th^g^ ' n « 

 of a south wall so much the better. The flower" hfttato 

 produced were prepared in the hot summer of Pari, 2d 

 until similar effects shall have been produced on the reeJbr 



ITlcted ' n ° abuildance of fl owers can, we fear^bt 



Potatoes -A Subscriber.-Your Potato is the Purple Kidner 

 an excellent late vaiiety.|| F njuner, 



.^&3SS&t«^^ 0Q ^^ 



w£ a i?r rat, ° n ? f the buds for 1Jext season de P e "d, the practice 

 with innl e H S1V , eIy ad °P ted > ™* ^ te no unusual thing to meet 

 toeVhPd, «!ih 8 ir h0 PTOU ? the neat appearance o 



™ne« h« n h . C s £ mewhat ~"8h aspect of those where the 

 art Jnd fnii y b6en - removed » the smallest buds singled 



ment of s ri JK P °- Ure ^ to those remaining. The treat- 



Icco dinf 7n?" neS \ aS ° f **"!****« else, should be varied 

 according to circumstances and the object aimed at. The 



S?™ &° ff . he lea ! £S wiU " ccecd better in "»*« s ^Is, and in 

 ZllV,AT 0nS ' than it .,^' 11 do on Cold ' "tiff "soils, as in the 

 sVon of Li!fh m ? W,ne: W - be earIier P"*™**. and a succes- 



license of * h/,lnrIS S ^ he -P rcduced . but Produced at the 

 expense of the stored-up noun-hment existing in the bud. It 



Z\Ltl°l e ! d0pted ln those cases where the ^nworkmnolike 



observation won d say, that such fruit is not for a moment to 



thP^ P , ared ,' eitl lS r '"^antity or quality, to that produced by 

 the plants, where their leaves left unmotilated. Besides this 



cen Th?p 0f f- U - ti,,ff r 0ff ^ 1CaVeS TCniiCTS tbe I^nts very 'su ! 

 ceptible of lnTurvfromfhn firaf u«»« /-«-*- rp,.' L _ J . 



sow- 



ceptibie of injury from the first keen frosts. The ,, ace between 



on thT?r a ? ,ay D0W be SUshUy forkcd ' and a little «anurc put 

 on the first opportunity. F 



ine rtif mfv ~ Th w SG Wh ° prefer At, - ust t0 September for 

 th! nro%S ay n °r W » bC R ? tllns U plH,,ted : where ifc ^ to receive 

 ndCnsa^ they should not be put on unS 



luSrwarts y T?P r - Sary ' l S thiS WU1 prevcnt m,lch trou o ! e 



^:SH"™- s? Offir watcfins M t,ie 



^nngmats. —'"ng tallies, looking after sec_ „.. 



a^^ w s a er > j: fine weather "— -^ 



Notices to Correspondents. 



h J? con sequence of the Editor's absence from London, he 

 has to crave the indulgence of a few correspondents nartiVn 

 lar y Micklewell, E. G. L A Lady, G. L% F..A S£S 

 Subscriber. Nemo, an Old Subscriber, D. . A B 4 M 

 A. W. t G. B., William, until next week. ' ' " 



B i I °H IT, ,T I ii "*;7 Tha J t which has attacked your Scarlet Runners 

 ye?rnown SS |f ^^ for which no C0 ™Plete remed> is 



Cardoo.vs.-/. F S.-Your Cardoons have been too early 

 sown. The leaf-stalk is the part used. (1 y 



Celery.— Inquirer.— Some earth up Celery by degrees com 

 mencing early j others allow it to grow large, Ind then^t 



Eg *n h K n P ' l nd by SO d(,in ^ the P lant acquires greater 

 Lru P 6 S!? k8 f, hOWCTer ! are more te » der when theifiower 

 hi I lift Jm ?," « ly covered 1 ! but a good portion of top should 

 be left clear till the approach of severe weather, as regards the 



Enl D ~!°^ Cr °H t £? f0r early use ' of cours *. should l\e 



cfvnlTr n " P a i°w rtn i? ht P reviousl y to its being taken up. 

 Clvbbing.-IIus .-The disease called clubbing certainly ori- 



ginates m the soil } but the grub which causes it sometimes 



attacks the plants whilst in the seed-bed. Doubtless brick" 



vnn iu Garth ' ° r burned turf ' would P rove beneficial, as 



> ou have experienced it to be. Marl is an excellent applica 



c«hh P t f P K the b l St of any for old & ardcn soil in which the 

 Cabbage tribe is affected with the disease in question. (1 



riG.TREKs.-Inriuirer.-Juba.-Ali that your Fig-trees require 

 at present is protection from the early frosts? even if these 

 shonld be but slight. The foliage of the Fig ought never to 

 be killed by frost j for if this is allowed to take place, then the 



2£K? l ?ii L t £ Sh00ts ' on which the embryo Figs are 



n h L!- tkt C0Uld be Upended on for pcrfectinlfruit 



2™M lowi . n ^ season-likewise perish. It is better not to 



»olZVXXLV. OVfa FieSi they wiU soon die without 



an opportunity for 



1 



^E^n5S!!^fc atel,i, ^ ,,, ■ Wedo not be,ieve ^ 



dower is ncssTh,n ln l A; may faUCU Ictters on a Calceolaria 

 painted?sS r b ^oit^ **" "' ™ ^ as if 



thefo^'a^si^dst^ l ?"!* «?««+ -d put i al 

 Hwill be VeryservfiLhU ? ? rder » If fin e weather succeeds 

 former are 11 so"n SS iim. Ul ■ Pea > Rnd Beans > but if the 

 maystai require art fioili i / ain can reach the roots, they 

 »oist by reins, ami 5e? W i t ? lnS ;„ as if the Surface is **& 

 very favourable to the br nri» ^ ^ & dry condit ion, it is 

 Which we have had hasweUhS^n? mUdew ' A11 the rain 



trees of different kinds in ordeV to CSU ° thers ' or P la "t 



scenery by the diversity of colour; prep^cfor thl t^ ify the 

 planting season, which is at hand. parefor th « thinning and 



po/?/?ice.— Fill up any vacancies with rta -. 

 vauable" stuff/' clear away all that s usL! &me ' 0r more 

 hole, and drain the ground where it reUirS 'it ' a " a Ucnch ' 



roung Plantations.— Frequently contemnlarn i.k.1. ^ 

 done in this department before the thin nin| a„a S« t tln ^ l,a bc 

 arrive In thinning, whether indiscrimina^lyf 2s Ih'T" 

 prevailing custom, or in groups or masses, keep etch kind h° 



de8ifner?rn L yStem ; and ^ al1 ncw P Ia ntations let what aJe 

 wJJh Jl become permanent trees be planted in groups each 

 sort by them, elves, intermixed with nurses, some to be taken out 



pipes 

 A Young 



Flues are very Sd thm«fn thJl? i lways pr ° Ved a faih,re ' 

 means of bottom he ^ as a 



expect to see any p'nes aoove'six"^^'/ 111 ^ 07 ^ DCVer 

 Insects.-^ Fur-North Man. -Thanks for Vh« - • 



as your quill contained only a i,?l e earth w!i2 1"°," ' ! ' 

 ever , !iat you wiU not be able „ ext irpkte ti.em fl ° W " 

 W. Jos*.— Many thanks for your nu D1E S s „f : fl ~ 

 rear and v,,U then dl.c«,. ti eeoTo^y tf&EpftSfJi 



A6e/ifzar.—\ our insect is the male Stan- Hp^m.. il. 



,rvus which is supposed to wound Tree^ ^a»d7eed upon thl 

 sap; vide Curtis's Brit. Ent., fol. and pi. 490. R — Wh w 

 -We must refer you to our Entomological article of la r" 

 week, where you will find the grubs destrovinp -tho n a Z\ 

 Plauts described and figured uSder the nam' o?Noctua exX 1 



Red Spider.-^ Swtecride#-.-There is no plan of destrovinr 

 this pest except by means of sulphur. The best war of 

 app ying it is to heat your flues or hot. water pipes, and then 

 while they are quite hot, to wash them with lime and floweri 

 of sulphur. We fear the white worms you speak of are the 

 grubs of some insect j and if so your soil must all be chsnmi 

 or burnt. ^ 



Roses.— Green.— What is to be gained by budding Roses on 

 evergreen stocks ? That will not make the former evergreen. 

 If you want evergreen Roses you must trust to the China 



Rose and its allies. Octavia.— If your Roses are transplanted 



carefully thcy will take no harm. Shorten the branches after 

 they are removed. We have not made up our minds about 

 reprinting the "Rose Garden." Do not allow this year's 

 buds to bloom this year. 

 Undeuwood.— L. Q. Z.— The following ornamental evergreen 

 and deciduous plants may be recori r.mended for planting under 

 trees .—Common and variegated Holly, Aucuba japonica, 

 Laurustinus, Berberis Aquirolium, Viburnum opulus (and 

 oxycoccus, Ribes sanguineum, Cornus sanguinea, Leyces- 

 tcria formosa, common and Portugal Laurels.^ 

 Vines.— W. C— The circumstance of your Vine-roots being i$ 

 feet below the surface, and in cold, stiff soil, partly accounts 

 for the berries neither swelling off nor colouring. The great 

 slope of the border has probably occasioned it to be too dry 

 in summer; for borders are generally too wet and cold for 

 the roots of the Vine in winter, and allowed to be too dry in 

 summer. You had better make a fresh border with rich turfy 

 soil, using the surface of the old, which >ou say has lately 

 been made good, for mixing with the turf and other rnateriali 

 proper to be introduced. Young Vines certainly; tbose that 

 are 30 years old could not be replanted with advantage. 1 ! 

 Miscellaneous.— A. IF.— We would willingly repeat inces- 

 santly answers to questions continually asked; but where 

 are we to find room for them ? It surely is not asking too 

 much of our readers to consult a few indexes for information 

 which has been very often given. In the particular instance 

 to which you refer we could not repeat the recommendation, 

 the having given it at all being contrary to our rule, and 

 only forced upon us by indispensable necessity. It '* Tery 

 possible that we may be sometimes imposed upon. «&o >* 

 not? But we are not aware of any recent instance. Oo not 

 suppose that we are always ignorant of the authors of facts, 

 which are only signed for the public eye with the initials ot 

 the writers. We are much obliged for yourgood wishes. Our 

 opinion about guano is exactly the same as your own. 

 A Subscriber is answered in another column 4- — D. w '™r 

 find a select list of greenhouse climbers given at p. 3Q2ottne 



present year.^ A Lady. — We are unacquainted with any 



Fig with such a name as the Dough Fig or the Velasca. \ery 

 little is known in this country about this kind of fruit. Lioa- 

 leya grafts readily on the Whitethorn, and will, in all proba- 

 bility, prove quite hardy in South Devon. Thomas Hugh* 



—See a Leading Article to-day. /. TF.— Write to tne 



keeper of the Bazaar. W T e have no other information than 

 the advertisement. 



the 



SEEDLING FLOWERS. 



Dahlias.- TF. H. S.— Your seedling wants fullness in 

 centre, and the flower altogether wants depth.* 



Fuchsias.—/. P.— Your seedlings arc large, stout, and we 

 flowers ; but the market is stocked with varieties from wmcu 

 it would be impossible to distinguish your specimen- « 

 dark varieties are of no use. Picta, the light variety, is » 



gocd flower and worth keeping.* . .>. 



Lophosfermums.-//w/>A Fryer.— Your seedling 1 ^f ur,0 " b _J 

 mottled, but it wants brightness of colour ; it will aiwaj 



have a faded appearance. § . nd 



Pan-ies— F. T. G.— Your seedling is a flower of good size w 

 substance ; top petals deep purple, with a narrow roargiu 

 yellow: the lower petals yellow, with good eye.* , 



PELARCONnr.Ms.-L. L.-Your seedling is a well -formed an 

 very good flower; it, however, bears too strong a rescninia' # 

 to an excellent variety in cultivation named Hodge 8 V be f°"\ 



J. R.— Both your flowers are rather deficient in iu • • 



No. I, which is fine in colour, has the lower petals too 10 b 

 and narrow, and the divisions between are large; in _ c " 1 , 

 texture, and substance, the flower is of a superior o 

 No. 2 has richly-coloured top petals, but altogether tne n » 

 is rather coarse, the centre somewhat discoloured, an 

 face of the petals veiny.* . « one . 



Erratum.— At p. 606, article Potter's Guai 0, i nstea °,°h eaafl o 

 fifth guano and four-fifth, night-soil," read "one-rntn gu 











excia- fc and four-fifths light-soil 



