THE GARDENERS- CHRONICLE. 



^HS^a rejected, according to its merits. 

 *^Soi fcSrn, it» » decided favourite : ai 

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-Edward Beck, J an. -J3. 



•jL.Aw/'rw^ 7Ve«.— Agreeing with you as to the 



JSTof "^* Jj^ ™ fxcHonfto ?°" 5 °' 



fEere, from the peculiarities of our climate! I refer 

 IS&t to the Peach, Nectarine, and A 

 US Iba're found, through many years' expe 

 mr be planted with equal, if not greater, advaui 



i T , I think, be easily accounted for. These fruit- 

 ow,' start into growth too early for our climate 

 k before the severe spring frosts are past, 

 Miilr they get checked, and what is commonly 



oeui that will retard early vegetation 



feci. I have long entertained the opinion that trees 



flfdrae kinds intended for fruiting may be replanted 



ft of covering we did not regar 



nets so very freely.— JF. Fos/ct-, Nursery 



greenhouse by converting the sides 

 fire-place, and the chimney, as hie h as 



course plainly indicating th; 



>f the covering soil being 

 exposed to atmospheric 





L tf ut Mr. bhepherd says that his Potatoes do not suffei 

 although frozen hard, if allowed to thaw naturally 1 



Watering Stove ri««._The injury donej to stov 

 Vines in drawing them through the front of the hous 



terefore, be inferred tl 



tribe of plants a shel- 

 - than an ex- 

 Lime-kiln Stoves — In your Paper of the 16th inst., 



l cutting down has been re- 

 iuis occasioned. 

 j possibly selected for the re- 



front of such 

 r from I 

 Bod its way over the ice-choke.i g 



h the frequent 



" *<**• : rust will often 



them, for days and weeks together, as completely 



fth-cake 





i proportion of lime would very 



oubt, and if you would be good 



ttWtn me where I could obtain a drawing 



or description of the fire-place, you would much oblige. 



—A Constant Reader, South Wales, Jan. 21. [We do 



Mode of Ascertaining the Bottom-heat in Bark-beds, 

 $c.—l have used a square tube, for some time, to ascer- 



with tanks. It c igtb, according 



cordin P ° tS ^ P luil 8 ed ' and ir ~ 



than the old stick fashion ; and*7he°con- 



Wh^T " S ° 8iin P le . tha t t a , Dy S ardener can make *> 

 When I renew my beds, I plunge the tube so that its 

 base will be a little below the bottom of my pots, in a 



y thermometer, long enough to 



When I want to know the state of my beds, I 



ftSr ^SSi* an/r^ 6 de P th °"f "Si's 



Wd ,f e fr °st bein„ „„!• , on a careful examinati™ 

 *%t™»** « f in nt r ,y 8 ° ne fr,,m t^ ground w! 

 ^S^'ttheu^r"' 1 " 



JK *$ a" 6 inch deP ?h S'^ proof that 

 Cj We Prrf ft . \ do not even Z v "' October for 

 Z^W .', howe ver to* cu W , a Ppn>ve of the 



'nose engaged 

 • pits and hot- 

 only requires half the heat 



