THE GARDENERS’ 
CHRONI 
attend i ite s cultivation. 
T he aviest Melon I produced | 
as of Bee 
and of|p 
tuguese, serving as food, at the same time quenching 
heir thirst, ы furnishing a wash for their faces. 
Successful) 
tnt 
s difference 
2 5, 
h : 
immersed was only at — LIT The ded 
Batrachia therefore poss ay a certain power of resistance 
ld. «D il has remi that this Ses er was 
maintained as remi as the te 3 e of the water was 
kept above the freezing-poin 
fi 
But when transported 
beca с 
bunches occasionally to remove decayed berries. Pre- 
are cuttings of the kinds you wish to rcm at this 
— INERIES.— season, in t places 
Pines are in great demand; and Aet fruit. 
tec dm Mies Wa жуг a quil heat, a 
and air n be giv 
ranging 
t only), will enable 
on, if you have light in 
temperature accordingly. 
n should n 
that the 
ter fruiting stock an 
| the eire in a dry, steady bei ero which m 
run from 58? to 70° Praca Hou Where the apes 3 
Peach. house was begun last month "the. buds will now 
or4 by night, — to their ое E 609 
15 Syringe them every mornin frosty 
by B» 
evenings let the AE errore P of the hing ee 
s runin 
CLE. [JAN. I, 
STATE OF THE WEATHER NEAR LONDON, 
For the week ending Пес, 30, os rhet — at the Horticultural Gardena, 
EE SEAM een nemo с о угу 
e T»3xPRRATUBR, 
«| Вавомитвв, | _ ___ ч А 
De. |= Of the Air. |Ofthe Earth. | wing 3 
Z Zart! ү 
8 p 1 foot 2 feet 
=| Max Min. | Max, | Min. Mean deep. | deep. 
Thurs... 23/12) 29.788 | 29.724 | 50 | 37 | 435 | 44& | 44) | SE. | ae 
Friday.. 24|13| 29.789 | 29.735 56 48 52.0 | 44 44 S.W.| .09 
Satur... 25/14) 29.733 | 29.659 | 52 | 41 | 465 | 46 | 45 W. | 00 
Sunday. 26 23350 29.351 45 50.0 453 (45 S. W. 29 
onday 27 16 = 29.032 36 45.0 | 47 46 S.W.| .00 
ues. oe 2317 29.525 54 26 40.0 | 45 45 S. W. 00 
Wed. 29/18 22 23.654 51 47 50.5 43 44 S.W.| .02 
Thurs... 30| 19| 30. 046 29.784 | 52 38 45, 44 S. W.] .£0 
Average E | 29.740 | 29.558 | 53.4 | 39.7 ' 46.5 | 45 0 447 43 
Dee. 23—Cloudy; uniformly overcast, 
24—Rain ; dris rizzly; overcast and w windy at night 
25—Exceedingly fine; overcast; се аё night. 
26—Partially overcast and fine; v ; boisterous, with rain; 
quite a icane in the д ys 
27 Boisterous; white clouds, sun occasionally ; clear at night, 
B Fine; le. d fine; 
slight iens = e 
slight rain — night. 
— Overcast; fine; clea ЗА А 
рсе ove the averac 
— 
more мінбе when v TE OF bis WEATHER AT ee e 
evoling was not precem ht i the temperature of | suffice, Get the second housein order g and Macr the last 27 y к Jan, 8, uk 
the surroundi low this elit! ty ing in a : ve The shoots of andy varieties of the 
the- frogs became con rode M: on s, however, did not Peach are often deficient of leaf buds, and it is better Zn 828 22 у. 9 |, Greatest Prevailing Winds. 
always cause the de adi of: the ani imals йин to A wait till def break beers shortening them, otherwise | n. 528 | 524 ЕЕ which it | Quantity ‚|| PINE 
ex hus the author has several tim een | the fruit becomes tive for want of a leader. Kee паа Къар ра ; 2 K az 
able i whieh were in & complete state | the tlds borders protected from frost and snow, by | Sunday 2| 416 | 322 | 374 0.21 in. |3 1 $—| 3 6/35 
of rigidity, and the internal temperature of which was | some preventive ma If Cherries are wished parti- | Моз. 4 423 кага гис 312 
fully 1° bak w the freezing-point, b. pen н in | cularly early, a few may now be commenced in a low | Wed. 5 410 | 304 | 57 10 0.40 6 2 5—19) 311 
eo ith melting ice, & d then water | tempe . Figs may now be started very gently, | Friday 7 us | 29 | 33 9 01 |353 32 js 
becoming vies ess and less cold. Selon dion 8 baving previously been thinned out, and dressed; ifi ие. е равам КАБ 7 02613373 өш 
pro perature, which scarcely exceeds * of the | tubs, or pots, a soaking of ныз d manure should be given | The highest temperature during the above period occurred on the 6 
— hg 1 they inhabit. But in * — Plunge the first ero wberries in а mild ter U 185 . 54 deg.; and the lowest on the 7th and Sch, 184 
this fact beyond all chance of error, it is bottom-heat ; the kinds s for the early crop 
y too ve Sas reptiles at a 2 Ж леч Keens and the aude, hen the truss of bloom : 
ion nor ange of skin is going on ; the latter | appears, e them to a ligh bl Pro- 
producing a diminttió of ng from | tect the —— quam — frost and ет rains. оне ces to Corresponden 
veces aryi 
9-45* to 18° Fah., the operation of omm on the 
us evaporation 
th so much facility ае May 
naked a of the Batrachians, Compte. 
2, p. 
Stone Ware.—Gelatine is allowed to swell 
y 
p: ntly- 
of fracture of the arti and let dry ade a 
strong | pressure, at oozes out is removed directly 
with a moist rag. Chemical Gazette, 
Calendar of Operations. 
(For the ensuing week.) 
PLANT DEPARTMENT. 
As frosty weather may now, at an pa bes sted, 
a good supply of dry Ter, Form or o —.— 
837. Annals and Magazine of pun 
ede order. 
p s thinned out, and pru 
| evergreens sh 
9? to | either. 
p the beds cleanly db and - edging and Grass 
Deciduous freos a “ibe 
s required; but 
d not be t teint — the present, 
RISTS' FLOWE 
нефе mei go “over every А АИА revi 
the se weather 
should be in re sere for E m. 
being one of the wors oris ers have 
contend with at this noftheyear. It is advisable 
to remove precocious bloom I 0 o an 
Polyanthus ; they do the о goo 
2 тош — frost, by оор the bed over, 
ais, Collec and turn compost ; 
when 
enient t there рои 1 always be а stock well 
be ready 
Mage OF PLANTS: 
e 
D. You had better have your span- 
roofed house in two compartments, and grow your Melons in 
the warmest end. The two cannot be grown well together, on 
account of the difference of treatment they require. The mode 
of heating will answer roe both. 
—€— G- pH 
tical i 
We are of opinion = it is of no 
d furro 
** 
ge and 
JASMINUM NUDUM : L. ке should not pru ne it at all; its 
graceful shoots take care of themselves, and owe half their 
— their length. if it is Ману occupying і € much 
len 
m, then shorten its gerere ig the —Ü 
Sexy Am We kno 
Lilium cruentum 
P иш. 9 . 
M sei Ж, Т. Such netting we should not buy at 1 T is 
ne 2 7 and though probably low priced, m 
any pric et good netting, and let it be Mons: p- 
id rs е they are very brittle, and „сап only be — 
quired. The principal «ега in this department те eg kept un at а moment's to piec “же лара D 
eonsist in Nieder t the houses sin their in seru- | notice. Po OTATORS : : Masha u have missed the point. Planting Po- 
pulously clean fires and E ventilation, “with ARDY FRUIT GARDEN. 8 Spent tan isay — а а 
frequent washing of Don уен n dines e S gen E] runing and а of wall and ES Sus) F MUS dd So the Gee i 
eonservatory an getting | ie roceeded wi hes, Nectarines, TAINING TIMBER: ветер. s is done while the tree is 
gay with Cella, and forced plants, which will take Fon, spi and gifs are, however, better left for some ташаа our а. Mit has hoon file —— 
the place of themums, now over. Keep up time yet. We advise ies and Currants to be in this country, 
a regular ц on of plants TO e | planted in rows feet ap and trained as low espaliers, Тнк С) йк We ha have to thank several correspondents for = 
spring, by bringing forward the stock of forcing plants the most Leno. mode of go ing them. plants now in — ew ing to the mildness of the seaso 
x wd H j but as they are the necessary result оға temperature whic h has 
we з опеу- | fruits m е ће essary pruning. © | for several weeks been from 5° to 9° above the average, w 
— Y Meere. hybrid are neg un хобе of, ey V. коку it occur, to a not think the publication of such lists would be of publie 
zaleas, with a other things, will enab n | 
addition to th. * of the houses, to En кате vo Moh fuit a ко " - en амер mena ie sii P. baka nan. entirely adhere to * that 
no ; ; 2 е best time for remo greens o: 
brilliant sh spring. Hyacin N ar- The m manuring as trenchin vacant ound should | Septem r October; idis we pi dal. to adopt that season. 
g o gr 
» Tulips, Lily of the Valley, and other plants of ipa o with very great care and constant Dae e they 
the "se dul be proceeded with if the weather shoul become dry and may with certainty 2 ше * — We sh oid not 
е а 2 ints ae uy m h frosty, at which times the formation of new borders ¢ the Hol till they be к 
Hard-wo ed plants will require a dry pure atmosphere | noui vj alida ры and all 3 of wor „и. dd желй =н 
guard damp. requiri e removal of Clean plots of erigere aie d think there would be no еШ; 
|, FORCING DEPARTMENT. immediately the crops are off; as M etas. if left, x. Marten, er King Sees pmo. ‘nl cep — — 
Vinery.— care necessary іп only affords shelter fo vermin. In mild wea you usefully, We аге not acquainted with the usages of the 
ining a proper atmosphere for Vines now break- quarters would be much benefited by a Proprie 
ig. The great evil to guard against is too much | dressing of salt am hot lime, repeated in two or three | 20-04008: Sekt tek ar oe 
moisture ; and the other Minto — venta Ba times; this, by k ing the present of slugs, pea ri = ee forge oem = . M its 
d > istering anemometer is perhaps most perfect ; 
neither ean the V. other hard-wooded | will save much pred trouble. Stir between all| complicated machinery requires to be connec h clock- 
| ; К. Lind’s wind i simple ; iti tube bent 
sit hoa mese бйрт Leta, Pe e, A ашке Hater Soy pepe tye 
3 t " 
, at this кү crop of * and ege E always ways kep to wards t = — a common e 1 
_ moderate] e fo in a y Ve sow it reaches a certain elevation in both 2 
few houses in own in an ope feld § the diniy crop, 8 ы, eof . Bom He е 
„them; is applies only to i in the , is the height lumn of 
sthall с p of Earl Carrot and short-top Radish| water which the win een sustaining at the the th i 
— ar — cr soon wn on a warm border, covering Misc.: J g E. Your q 
weather be content with adding fresh | with litter till they А а frame a little m еркш 
to the surface rather than disturb the whole. wer, Lettuce, Parsley, &c., for transplanting to — as lowe atp. 70 of . — e e a . 
be by canvas a warm border in April, to su autumn-sown| апу is just after they have done flowering.” As regards 8 
the i Sd at all opportunities " ; Decr 6 the перес із not mat — 
> or 60° by Bog dog s Tots, “ng plants, protected in frames. Keep up succes- gravel near a river side, will an role. Ta aiy й 
10 in | sions of Seakale, , aud Rhubarb, and make portance is good drainage, which r the г 
un ned and |вотіпрз of Cucumber and Melons for the spri Knowing that you letter comblete. | We had no means of 
ed, ing a bearing ll require a higher tempe- ig tended t 
p valle j G d чи н rature, say Тю to 85°; ер shoots thin, and allow idi T^ в titio 
INERIZS.— When Grapes are uncut they must be | them a sun heat. T heat P1 Messrs. Stuart and s advertisement, d. 
Xept perfectly dry and well aired, looking over the must nearly seme. of the house, | Paradise Pan Pon, р. 819, December 25, for Knightsbridge read 
