THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE. 



** ^.^pd it took place, it has occurred to the write 

 *"££ tfvery desirable if such members as ma, 

 ^^TpporLnit •, either personally or by the assis 

 hrt ^ their friend, would contribute to colk-eun 



^SJffS^id SS o P f e w n h S at la is ; cX 

 g^ J Ap£mina » ho ^ d to be K ~ U ^^ ^nVVk, 

 f"^!^^ information should be obtained of th 

 ** Arming the extensive forests of Tuscany an 



^TX MaX^VJSit? of 1 Pott 



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«Wo every gardener who wishes to manifest an 

 L^inunee with his profession will be looking round 

 jftK hi3 ^P erati( > n o S £ n ^ *{f j^J* d His 

 J^l must be employed, ami ins hands actively en- 

 ppi from the pres'ent time up to Christmas, when 

 SSbly rain and frosts may keep him in-doors. 

 Qtct now will be productive of 

 fibres in the present day are as full of exotics as of 

 .tenons productions, and various differences of treat- 

 wit are demanded for the preservation of the st ek 

 ad another year. Begin your per:: 

 « once, and let nothing escape you, in the kitchen 

 pr*n,'the flower garden, the shrubbery, and the 

 greenhouse. Let your observation be extended to the 

 future, and carefully mark what is to be done. 



Id the kitchen-garden you must decide at once what 

 plots of ground you will leave fallow, to be thrown up 

 n ridgea during the winter, that the soil may be pul- 

 verised and ready for early crops ; and what portions 



j^c2aTes, 8 and a Le°t 



. -■ - i'i' ! y "' ypi 



Sjoieh may still be £ 



Lettuces, should be fini 



,nd tt would be well to try the 

 e not done so. Do not neglect 

 "or autumn-planted Potatoes, 



i«E£ P An a i 



W arched up as a means of promoting growth, and 

 it The blanchiDg of Celery should 

 proceed gradually, about 2 inches at a time, care being 

 ttkento prevent the soil falling into the heart of the 

 Mind at the same time not to crush and twist the 

 fader tissues, as is often done by the rough grasp of 



*ild, rank state till the spring. Pea-sticks, and all de- 

 «y«d haulm, and all weeds, should be removed, not only 

 «at neatness may give its charm to the garden, but 

 «*> to prevent the rapid production of damp and moul- 

 <~*«. which are quickly generated among masses of 

 fcormg vegetation. 

 In the flower-garden you should consider what de- 



*«•» prepared for that purpose as soon as possible. 

 this case, on account of the beds 

 5L° fte ".T u P ied m ^te » the season by autumnal 

 ^R, which we are of course 'unwilling to sacrifice 

 _ « the frost commits its ravages. Here there is no 



-W but to pot Hyacinths and other bulbs, which 

 a* tf ? rowLl5 g, and then to have them out as soon 

 «e beds are ready. Attention should now be given 

 • W a U • PlaDtS Which ft i9 desirable t0 Preserve, 

 $£f appearance of the garden. Young Fuchsias, 



^omu m8 and Verbenas: if taken up carefully, and 

 Ek? 8 ^ aded frame after bein g P otted ' wU1 fla 8 

 jS^Jfaj?! t™ Tpor'tatwm iS£ 

 PwZOSf' ,° P ro P a gate from in the spring. Tender 

 S^e pia QtS) which haye beeQ out * f doors during 



tiodi ;? er ' m , nst be watched, lest an unexpected frost 



W Sder sh T* and fr ° Sty the m ° St sensi ' tive should 

 ^arv? g8 ]^edfor next year should now be 

 *& or *l " the y are ro °ted may be potted, either 

 ^. Ev2 6 -° r four to g«ther, according to their 

 S* BouS 1 P ' PiDg ° f Pink9 and Carnations must be 

 ^*i£ T°K F POt8 at ° nce if y° u wi8h them to stand 

 p ^iMo J, *?** of Preserving these beautiful 



> inot f^ p,ent y of root «- pinks and Carna - 

 *•*£? w r re much moisture > and thp y must 



^ClaZi\ pl ? nty of ^mage, abundance of air, 



^'• T <* AuS, i g ° n the g round - The same remarks 

 "** bennu .J 11 * 8 and Polyanthuses, et hoc genus omne. 



i petted in this w 



Home Correspondence. 



<rs — I am surprised to see the stat 

 spondent Mr. Lawson, at p. 590, th: 



eovory of the parasitism \i 



I have had no difficulty in satisfying myself of 



' two species I have an opportunity of examining 

 mode of operation was to dig up the plant to b 

 mined, with a lump of earth, sufficient to embrac 

 •oots and those of any tuft of Grass that was close t 

 The earth was placed in a basin of water till it wa 

 •oughly soaked througl 



and partly by 



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Under the microscope these 



nt a very interestinj 



iugs. I send y, i . 

 on glass, ot a fragment "f I-hiphra.-ia officinalis, 

 which you may see with the naked eye the position 

 the succors. [Quite clearly.] I have observed (as well 

 .Mr. L:r.vson) that single plants of Euphrasia are to 

 found growing at a distance from any other plants ; t 



site had done its work of destruction; and havi 



source, was perfecting its seeds without the necessity 



any further support than such as it could now deii 



from the soil alone— J. S. Ilenshn; HUckam, Sept. t 



Blindness in the lita^iea 7Y»k'.— This delect i 



The beds were of Broccohes, 

 Sprouts. Blindn 



embryo of the fut 



thought the 



one which I inspected"^ i « it oa*« t.n.uho.. 

 side of its neck, or pierced directly through the stem 

 by a small white maggot. Those eaten at the side had 

 the central bud only contorted to that side ; but ic 

 those pierced through the stem the bud was quite want- 



the leading bud being formed from the central vessels 

 1 conclude that this destructive maggot is the lavva o! 



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above ground — G. W. Johnson, Winchester. 



The Radish.— There can be no doubt that Radishes 



Mrs. Child, in her "Frugal Housewife," says, «Th< 

 boiled roots of this vegetable form an excellent disl 

 when served up in the same way as Asparagus." Pro 

 bably the large Russian, and other large varieties 



season. Strive 'to render a just equivalent to your 



everything put into your charge. Let all your opera- 

 tions be performed with neatness, and endeavour to 

 preserve this general appearance in the grounds, gar- 

 dens, and houses under your control. Never defer 

 until to-morrow what ought to be done to-day : time 



neglected ; nothing is g'ained by procra " 

 great deal lost. Be punctual m hours 



from that extensive 



botaui-t.— ./. 7^., Upper Tooti; 



whether French I 



-« ay except by s; 

 ery book I find t! 



The modern 

 iperialis conveys no idea to a 







1 



;wo alone of which I kept, being remark- 



■ 

 v. J preserved ti: :n in a 



: 



d'the crop on tal.i:.- it up, of both 



sorts, abundant and good— no symptoms of disease. 



any other seed.- James Harr 

 .—At Wettin, 



Halle, in Prussian 



in formed into 

 Hornstein and partially into claystone (Thonstein). 

 The stone consists of a sandstone with a cement of clay- 

 stone (Thonstein), in which many fragment 



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angle of inclination of ten degrees, and th< 



trate lie nearly 



■■'■ i r the roots, though the 



e fifth number of 



hould think they might, i have long thought that* 

 nost fruits and vegetables might be preserved in one of 

 he following ways :— 1 and 2. As a powder, kept in 

 lir-tight casks or well-stopped bottles; made (1.) by 

 'ie vegetable (Turnip, Carrot, Sec] in sluvs, 

 crisp on stoves not hot enou.d. - 

 ling by,a common mill to powder 2 By 



or steaming, pressing 1 



1 drying on warm stoves. 3. In hard ca 

 ', and then exposure to pressure in the s 

 As to the flavour, often i " 



and evaporated in boiling, means might easily 



ing it in a concentrated form. Then mixing up 

 flour with water and adding the flavour one would 



Wished prin- 



