THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE. 



merotts sph.-rical gratmhs, eae! 



tremely, and all being, at th 



.eliea to a state i 



"I::.', 



d from froet). At the end of l 



with seasons, the rows are levelled down by means of a ha 

 the or rake, and after the Potatoes become suffici' 

 J: " strong, they are moulded up in the usual way. I 

 advocate for early digging 

 the ground till late in aut 



irface of the ground, ' 



[Dec. 25, 



I germs can, even at this early period, be up with earth, and well covered with straw or I 



BbMKVed, and the apices (tops), or, as they have been aud by this plan fermentation is in a great mea 



rostra (beaks), being transparent ; near obviated. By the observance of the above rules 



ii sometimes observed a pinkish spot similar gentlemen has been enabled to obtah . 



to that which is seen in the infusory animalcules. The three seasons, crops as abundant and fine as the s 



L 





of the Zoospores. The his arrangemt 

 !_;.■ collected iudiscri- betook his pi, 



ight, as they are gen. 



td by a great many obser 



d^lif^Tlf 11 " 081 





, _« others out. Their food consist. wJiSl^ 



row insects and the seeds of weeds and GruLTTtt * 



ntly obliged if any of your correspoudents will ii~T W 



how I should treat the young of the barn owLforfh^! 



>i..gs the fields and hedgerows artmiS'S 



I art of the kingdom^BaTt 

 proof of the extreme mildness of the season hill!* 

 ere is a Pear tree in the garden of the « Court » |S£ 

 d set durin *he "afT * ° f ^ ^ blo "P 



ROYAL CALEDONIAN HORTICULTURAF 



SOCIETY. 

 *>«?. 2.— Prof. Balfour in the chair.— At thu the 

 * General Meeting, '*• — 









struction of chimneys and how houses ought to be 





tilated than he did. He was sent for in this case 





saw it at work ; in a short time he saw what was w 

















belonging to the church were appointed to confer 





him ; they were learned men, and men of high stai 













stiff neighbour to de.il with in the blacksmith. 



, when properly constri 



the ladies slacken the boas 





na wnere would jour readers ima- st 



tKe reckless de- 



™;lc"'1 Zy'XZ 







)it of wandering ; 

 i and I firmly believe tha 



Marquis, Princess Maria, Queen of Gipsies, General 

 Moreau, Queen Victoria, Incomparable, Salter's Annie, 

 Hank, Bride, M nerva, and superb-clustered Yetto*. 

 In the class of Culinary Vegetables, premiums were this 



offered for Broccoli, I . , 

 mokes, Leeks, and Celery. For Broccoli, a fir 

 i was awarded to Mr. Addison, Gosford, the kk 

 r Gillespie's Early; and a second to Mr. M'Auslao 

 " IngHs's early superb Broccol 



For Savoys, a first award was made to Mr. Bell, gr. to 



^or Carrots there was a keen competing 

 wards were roade-the first to Mr. Harper, MuirfieH; 

 lie second to Mr. Davidson ; and the third to Mr. Allan 

 -the variety sent by each being the Altnngham. ror 

 -the first to Mr. Calder, gr. to Mrs. Sligo ; the second 



Mr. Anson, M '■ hein S ^"^ 



Musselburgh Flag. For the 





rt, were P™^; 

 Tmen of JEpipb;" 1 



iui loucn uiem : ana ± tirmly 

 >nys ,n .-nlv small bird, ; 



eason advanced, they left my meadow for the' stubble 

 ■•• 

 -ould almost allow meToTmndle them* "K 



- ' :■ ' ■• ■ 



.deed 'very gent They jug, or 



estle together at night, in a circle, but not aU, as many 



Insuring tfeet if height™ TeHo' circumference 

 ■ound the branches, and bearing "J^^^JJmt! 



. ■ : . •■ ■; ■ 



ate seedling Epacns was e. 



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7 ToSto'Mr^Rdd The" raJen An honorary 



ard wis likewSe'vo^ed ' to Mr Street for flowenng 



Helens of the Chinese Privet (Ligustrnm luctdunt). 



:. Hart., were considered M 



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.k.were.oted.oMrD.'g^ 



