THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE. 



furnish, d siihje. 

 Gardening— wor 

 but going throng 

 to for a long per 

 And as tn the kr 



favom 

 niid^t ■ ■!' 



onsiderahle sale, and went through more than one 

 dition. la the midst then of his poem, in the 

 jidst of bis del It ought to be 



the beauties of a land. .,„• - , he utterly sub- 



trium d |h e to rjr dCVi0e ° f mCre 8rt ' ai " ! ! 



or pit in spring, to 

 U* 1 e Bei S "g 0U natSi; 



i vigorous growth ; , To keep up a free 

 a requisite stock is 



[Jl'LY i 



Idlfof June d or 



sandy loam and j as 



allowed to droS Jhe^Lnlbr ^ **** 



partially dry 

 i to display its richly 



leaths in the brightness of its flower tubes 



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'Qu in t ,f [',,:• 



£Tu2un '1 ' ' 



ffect. 6 It rfqui 



he winter and spring, to encourage lateral growth', a 



■th.ru Ue i turd its constant tendency for bloc 



o induce a more diffuse f rowth and greater fertility, 

 roves a charming object for relieving heavy masses 



igo-ir. As a picturesque fancy variety, it is ind 



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h the Potatoes here are attacked varies consi 



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 nail black patches may occasionally be found, 



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juried back. The upper leaves 



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ost lively peach- colour, 

 ink. Of all the varied 



apable of being brought. To 



Under Ground, -T 



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hers extending more or h 

 . At these places the stei 

 hers they are furrowed a 

 partly sound, and partly 

 state of decomposition ; t 

 md is about equal (?) The 



generally make plants desirable, being neat and compact 

 ? F? wtl1 ' i r ' - ' '"i. exc. edingly fine in colour 

 taring m ordinary soils, easily multiplied ; adapted tc 



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■"^^"S rather decumbent and branching in habif, 



—r.duciiig innumerable orange-scarlet trumpet- 



s dazzling orange-coloi 

 attaching its branchei 



shaped blossoms, relieved 

 the dark green leaves 

 groups, and would fa 



afforded by 



" detached 



| as to I 



e Rose leaves for u^ 



>y games on which tKS^ 

 snded. en § th o{ <* 



As the Perpetual Roses have only gj ven * ■ 

 crop, the trees may receive a little liquid roanm^ 



tern' I do this 8 with all" f "5 'V P ° le " d a S 

 Bieiu. i uo mis wun ail my standards whioh k 



distance from the stem, ai 

 when they make good tree 

 be budded without loss of ti 



CULTURE OF THE CARNATION IN FRANCS. 



The Time of Collecting the Seed— \ The time of 



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to the 15th of October,^ all do not ripen at the um 



time. There are many signs of whether a seed is ripe 



or not; for instance, if the calyx turns yellow, , \ ■ 



i there is toon neb 

 l mats or strawed hurdles, sup- 



ported by stake 



allow the air free circulation. They should be removed 

 again as soon as the sun re-appears. You should col- 

 e seeds as they ripen, assuring yourself that they 

 are so, by gently opening the capsule with a pin ; if 

 " comes out, the seed is black and ripe j but if I 



lot to hurt. You should gather your seeds by cutting 

 'ff the branch on which they grow, then tie the braches 

 ogether, and ticket them according to the nature and 

 colour of their original ; after having put them in » 



Carnations, and I 



; they should have proper refreshment, and a 



i..;:nage!ii t nt ot tins variety, I would say, only 



due amount of its springs is t< 

 ¥km "i* 1 . a r.P reci:iti ™ of its beauty will 



WilRam Wood, FU *&*"*- | warm*wi 



THE AMATEUR GARDENER. in tfTe F o 



Roses -The late rains have been most propitious to L 1 repe 

 the Rose garden, and this beautiful flower is noi 



ju^thTmoi 

 e freshness 



^conditions. Water" "from wells or 

 exposed to the 8 sin, so as to deprive 

 before being used 



eather becomes very 



ahanced by a neat and becoming dress, so the gardenei 

 uinot too uequently remember that while Nature is tin 

 reat mistress he is to serve, he may, by proper contro 



i looked over for th°e pu^w "rhaVine^s" bJ^che 

 !e U funh p a rl t il UP T hel ' e n ? cessa O'; for howevei 

 2 in the Zt.r 7nT aJ ' • IB ^ in ft *J in ?> and ««ang 

 g in tne winter and spring, it is impossible to ealcu 

 rLt^u^i GVe ^ f n , ch ' so aa t0 P rovi <le against ai 

 mew After"rain ' " *** m ° St Ioaded wil * 



s hup ^buTavotdT t ,nclined to fa " out of its P lace i 



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7Z S f ta " da / d8 and P rev ^t C1 tm8. eD &memb°er, Ve a 

 1, " t0 a 8tak . e wtth a bud ded head is not in 



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Home Correspondence. 



StUked Pdarg<mmms.-IMl) 



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i the plant 



oeiug able to yield 

 must be guarded b 



r might »od 



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wire f^TiSntr^Toy 



