THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE. 



upper portion of the "hoot, is appropriated by those 

 led ; lad it act* with greatest force 



[Jan. % 



duce shoots. Therefore, whe 

 r^ineil the height of not less 

 ri-iV-c; ro«l, place it by the stem, 

 bod beyond the top of the rod 



determined. The three buds 



be made to diverge in a regular r 

 the principal limbs of the tree. 

 Id be taken to have the young sten 

 .„siih l in lact as strong ai 



s&ry.E 



is divested of I 



Peas, and this in the i 



j'which the i 



lisease appeared so 

 hardly have been 

 Attached to a gentleman's mansion is a house wmen is 

 conjointly used as a Vinery and a billiard room, but in 

 which there is no firepla 

 heating ; it has upright sashes in front, and the lights 

 at the top over the footway are about six feet in leng " 

 and over the billiard table there is a ceiling. Three Blr 

 Hamburghs were planted outside, and introduced unt 

 the front sashes, with the double purpose of affordi 

 shade in summer and furnishing late Grapes for di 

 sert. The Vines were but indifferently managed, h 

 nevertheles frequently produced finely ripened Grapes. 



- may h 

 r (ill it ; 



timstances a somewhat different mode of 



ig is advisable, especially where stakes 



« inm.t be afforded. If the leading shoot is found 



we.ik. bead it Lick to near its base; a stronger 



Aool will :,r as strictly- 



upright as possible for a leader. Take care to 



B growth of the two shoots 



!< ! ^v '" ! Mted next to 



["he latter may 



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isly advantagcous.il 

 it the Collection 





RUST ON GRAPES. 



From th" many conflicting opinions 



comparatively few gardeners have st 

 which in its c nfirmed state affects th 

 Vme, and renders the bunches utterly 



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 table the finest bunches of fi-uit, and by their de- 

 ; ;' » "f 'lie young foliage ultimately affect the 

 1th of the Vine. Carelessness in thinning the 



doubt produced casual c 

 The discolouration of 



the rust of thTvSie I 



sffis! 



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walk flooded and the gravel discoloured was not to be 



upon, which appeared likely to obviate all difficulty and 

 enable the Vines to obtain the great desideratum— abun- 

 dance of liquid food. A drain was made from the 

 laundry to discharge its contents under the gravel walk at 



Grapes ; every bunch was affected with rust, the young 

 wood was likewise tainted. My first inquiry was 

 had been done? the reply was, Nothing, exc< 



uoval. TheVines continued for & 

 ng many practical meu that 

 ith young Vines, 



the whole season may be worth five ghnfi^ 

 readers of the Chronicle from this very comraL* * 

 tice. If you have room for vegetables aTnllT* 

 better ; but if you are very limited in space Sli 

 to patronise the greengrocer, and to adorn vom^? 

 and repay yourself for all your labour and r*rf ^ 

 nXattaste^ 



■ 

 quire an expansion and a love of nature fromthe2j£ 

 Having fixed on the spot for the flower garden, i* 



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I confess I entertain a strong 



gravel in a small garden, ai 



' -ttle beds, surrounded with Box , m 







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nstunii: 





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of the 



.pparently was not so much affected 

 ase ; after repeated inquiri* " 



ttoualy. I could 



essive use of soap-suds applied 

 , but the above may suffice, 

 as consulted, appeared to have 

 :ause ; the house was entirely 

 burghs, which were be " 



annoyance of the gardi 



fected with rust. " 



The young w 



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From the foregoing remarks I conclude that the origin 

 tots, and it may likewise be produced by the presence 



unhealthy gases within the house in which the Vines 

 ■e grown.— James Falconer, Gardener to A. Palmer, 

 '*/., Cheam, Surrey. 



THE AMATEUR GARDENER. 

 :.v that an immense number of plots of ground are 

 ther laid out as gardens for the first time, or are re- 

 belled on coming into possession of more fanciful or 

 tore tasteful proprietors. Now this laying out is an 

 aportant matter, on which a few remarks will not be 

 irown away. We are constantly hearing the observa- 

 an made by the owners of gardens : « I regret that 

 hen I arranged this piece of ground I did not have 



F!r-"t dec! 

 flowers or vegetables 



paths or Grass-plot shall not be du- into, except fe 

 •pose of removing good mould from the fores 

 'placed by rubbish. It is a great point to let W. ' 

 ivel be laid on an undisturbed 



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 abour will be the consequence. 



its' flowers, or to bulbs in spring and exotiws 

 r. The beds or borders nearest the walls sfanU ■■ 

 ted permanently, taking care to secure then:- 



md other adornments, too numerous 



hut out from the garden by Evergrs-ei: 



>ed and frame necessary. If you art 

 o expense, these counsels will not I 

 i greenhouse and heating apparatus will 

 unsightly things as hotbeds quite out of 



by the vicinity of out-buildings 



S 





'.r:£ 



gardens are small the difficult!. 



■ • 

 iples laid down in this paper.-" » 



fined space. 



tions of the principle 



Home Correspondence. 



>.ato Disease of 1847—To *«™ u may * 



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r healthy you? plants look." I * m » ^JJJ'Jj! 

 r all, both ripe and°unripe— in the cellar *Jj 

 elf_in the barrel and in the natural sod , •£ 

 find no Potato free from the destructive r^ j 

 s and gloomy prospect indeed for the m ^ 

 ely wish I were mistaken, but I cannot s«j 

 jet of a crop from either spring or late <_g~ 

 .. Whatever may be the ultimate ^^ 

 ■ ■ . 



e ve, as some would fain have had ,^fc 

 I pointed out the danger to be *PP»£ "j^** 



"> remodel it, allow 

 dlowmg principles for your guidance. 



■ ... ., . o,.»v.e H, l[ie se oirierent purposes 

 - 

 tons, give up the kitchen-garden entirely, except a 

 ""^ ad V nd !** aD el V*t£ste 



too. When 1 s 

 perfectly sure el 

 should please the great Ruler c 



nary I ever saw 



