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ts, which are large t h for any Caleeo- bottom heat required will be from 85? to 95°, and the OST ATE OF THE WEATHER AT с — ͤ 8 _ 
учду? э" v te n frequen ily amigated, to keep down soil may be turfy loam and peat, or mixtures of the — 
green-fly ; all they require — the ill be above, vith sand and leaf mould, varying the latter ag Т6 v y — — 
to keep the frost from th let them have plenty of t m avy or light; if the plants are 742 FE сь inem таты 
air, and at the same time keep them rather dry at the growing in pots they may be turned out into other beds, ; August. РЕД | E He E [ which i Quantity 
root than otherwise. As the spring advances, and as | whenever the bottom heat is right, a few эй = outside a 
the plants fill their pots with roots, more water may be | roots beini liberated, y ed round | Ги | sos | $15 z M 
given, occasionally using weak clear manure-water. Аз the balls as you proceed. The bed — be brought Mon. Ы pxo | юз |6| 14 ost 
the increase in growth, let the shoots be pegged | up pretty close to the glass, for, as the plants will grow | Wea. 17) $25 | 517 |626| и oa 
dow e soil; they will root into it, and help the vigoro d the autumn, they will require an hae а 195163178 o3 
plants considerably. According to the time th abundance of light, assisted by a liberal supply of air, to | Satur. 20! 726 | Ы | 611 И 0.33 
wan in flower, let the shoots be stopped, or keep them f. drawing, and to mature the growth. —— Ё — during 1 the above | period occurred "E 
i stopped will be in flower Whether you are ut or growing pots, erm. 92 deg. ; and the lowest on the 18th, i E Рт 
ly in May, while those that E 1 come м plenty of room hota Oe г, Pu M ү 
into flower bl month later; and now comes | leaves may themselves in an horizontal direction, 
the time to 1 | for our trouble. No plant can be and then ex surface better to the light, and it ‘Kies 8282 Mtl corre — 
more ga ceolarias while they are in flower ; | should likewise be a point that both light and air should — mer do we enjoy an a , 
one only ы that they are so soon gone A cool, | reach the lower erem which is never t | bearing the name of cwrulea. P. cordata ought to be 
i nhouse is the place for them while they are in | plants are crowded together. e have before noticed | growing wild all пер y Usus States, and 
flower ; they must be kept sh rom the sun, and | that pure loam d with but slight “additions of — peered А — Paten eias » species, M À 
at no oo f they 2 — of too much light. If is preferable for growing Pines, to more con aplica cated Books: 74. "Sine tt is merely sytematie botany й that you wish 
is now e time to 1 ter it, | mixtures, assisti e fruit to swell by liquid manure, | to study, we advise yon to proceed thus: Make yourself vist 
setting ralis 2 of * best marked and best formed but where loam of uality cannot be procured, = Lindley's* * School Botany,” which conta м the rei nis of 
; these must be carefully fertilised, otherwise peat will answer best, and in n fact for plants to swell| Hookers or Babingten 2 Manual, and exercise plo! ^ 
it is in vain to look for seed ; and even then it frequentl their it h the winter early spring, we fiat tum you — that — — bogia do di 
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ends in disa pointment. flow fer it. en à n — — — whatever m 
Directly the 
seeders ; on the contrary, they are gene rally the moved to the fruiting houses, the younger plants | im. Models of deseriptions of this kind are given in 
worst ; they n not 9 die off * ER intended to, sueceed later next season, and suckers, | Introduction to p r may be found in any : 
paga ifted and plunged, to occupy their places. works of modern dat As soon аў you have done cum 
varieties, they should not be allowed to ks. at all but MzLoss.— The late crops will advancing, and as light | . ee oue wg — 1 — - 
should be cut down directly they are done flowering, is decreasing, keep the Vines further а that the | und — very late without aioe, tal 
surfaced, and set in a shady situation; they will | leaves, as they are formed, may not crowd each other. | house with the Black Hamburgh, to which | i да 
n throw up some cuttings, which en o carefully to the bottom-heat, which (for reasons | . cession. | | 
and struck under а hand-glass in а shady situation. | formerly noticed) should not be allow em pa he гус Асена Жебей — — | 
When 1 they may treated the same as recom- spider must be k in check by now and then ing and ven of а free — of = Аад FS. — ’ | 
s P ings; but unless you have got some- | the met: w with ulpl Wa discover y — e — caves of ушШ va flae | 
ing very first-rate, it is hardly worth while to try to | cautiously, but do not allow the growing planis to get| "d consider its state (0 De the теши оС 
save them at all, as they 3838 such fine клм dry, which would produce а heat to the plants, — —— wr 2 e ee | 
as i bn seed. If proper i in induce the attacks of spider. То grow Melons in per- feed on aphides,—/ A. Your Easter Beurré Pear leaves ars 
ving the seed from the best varieties, the generality | fection they » | ugs regularly ; hence the| infested with the Chermes Pyri (Ga - Chron, relin | 
the plants so raised may be expected to be equal, and | necessity for s ttom-heat and close watching as A Hos unt eu RN questa: эй E 
: ори А, prinkle them with lime and soot mixed ther. . 
peur superior to the ties they i ards watering, ч during the entire period of growth. | Мире: Л 5. Sulphur the parts the m 
. I think we must thus admit that the soft-wooded | CUCUMBERS, as ights get cool, may have a slight | observe them; but you must syringe well before 
varieties must be ost as annuals. The above | covering, and 2 da if declining, should be Ser gre 
t is recommended for soft-wooded varieties ;| renewed. Keep down mildew by sulphur ; the covering | the Е K Pi AR Лу Y eie T: dee 
but it will also apply equally to shrubby kinds, in which | by night, and increased boit om-heat will, however, help | Nawxs or Prants: 4 B. Be — wear У fungi are py 
we - t ^ is . — to be done; by | to keep this in on. er The & s on the Oak 
carefully crossing the soft-wooded with the shrub E N. F pan H 
varieties some first-rate things may be obtained. The Every day — е M ——— of trusting to the — hg — vta devote " i 
chrubby habit may be obtained with the large fine Potato as a root crop, and the necessity of growing | “ord; but there is a limit to all things. You are 
, Gowers of the soft-wooded sorts. "Such plants 3 A increased breadths of Parsnips, Carrots, „Artichokes, | ange that а couple o lea: demanded 
‚ perpetuated from cuttings; but every one who and whatever may reasonably become a substitute. Our ае ре — — 
А 7 Mid y iod 1 bus 
soft-wooded kinds must admit that it is * former directions for planting largely the pero kinds| ! enziesl Y 
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year to another. Besides, varieties from crosses so opportunity of vacant occurs. In'sowing crops y 
obtained are more tual flowers; they keep growing at this season, which do no come into > perfection ul Fines ino — r — zi s 
id flowering a much -e time, and are splendid | spring, and which are ex grow Cunninghaml. The Aerides is a white * 
things for the greenhouse conservatory. Mr. Con- through the winter, the — should not — 4 be. well уез мее, Glan „Йен Te 1 2 
poe in Turner о Florist Fruitist and Gardeners’ | manured, but trenched to a considerable depth, that the Epipactis — ame Lycopodism denticulatum 
„Miscellany for August. rain and snows of winter may pass quickly beyond the Cyanotis vittata. — Quercus. Thesium: bumifusum.—H WR 
— —— of their roots, and that a comparative dryness an — 7 g . Genn benen ere ¥, „ 
intai E ' 1 ; 4, Anagallis 
——— of eg ations. — plants. Those who — x ‚шешу Puit: 7) 2 — — амар БАШ are not w. 
(For week.) snow thaws on well-drained land, owing to its higher | pe rel yet we cannot pul publish such statements, when mal 
: Piit суз еМ ART m , will at once 9 how СА the | рн о ОМ Bub. р was 
Тнв present sunny wea V tuin tho season's | 0076 above conditi m : how which are expected to rare ocenrrence for this vA to be now in 
growth to get ma sod sili hil 06 check tho lazu- - іч п the de ^ of winter. These remarks will имла: — a but € hoar odd by the 
Fiance of wood which the late dull and амор spP, to Spinach, o a good plot of the true| a Professor at the Agricultural Es 
weather had induced, and which is generally the pre. Ir duree kinds of hard, s may now be sown ; as may two | fuia vii probably fnd him. 
cursor Of ийыш: ——— — | T ds is of hardy Cos and Cabbage Lettuce ; the RasreERRiES : D Л. Your seedling, which you f 
carefully watch the plants’ requirements for water, I or wil И anne ——— — "i - M ү hp — it, S 
ularly with plants standing out of doors. The surface ebruary. Endive should be sown for February and |) фатат те cannot pretend to say; for if in 
soil should be loosened, to 399 — ee mete mption, and org > Onions for early spring. | gathered, — pret cohen $ 
the stove plants in the go out oft Мола, continue planting out Cauliflower and Walcheren our seedling appears to be a 
P hé, ame e 7 "d Broccoli ; — the main crop of Celery, Sater : n" e et “ рий Orehises, if d 
— hey ase йу to blood n leaves and, any. so re Oriental in bein 
be removed to the stove, and van en н DU ia . a may be employed but 
t 3 — Look to the plants intended | "° oe = A * liquid manare ia w Е" i 
for decorating - the conservatory during th zm quantity of salt has been dissolved ; this will kill) vit a The 7 2 r 
mn and winter. Some of the f "t stove р and assist the plant {о а quick growth plate and baked like bread for 
plants, as Justicias, Eranthemums, &c., hen the plan , the ng up may be ned slowed be Basses - 
liberal taking care, however, not to reach the heart of wed, enm ы — 
small shift, or the folia 9 dell * 
the whole ha - ыі ” 2 wth. 
ave sin eir bledica a stocky grow the plant. Cardoons may be treated in the same way ; 
water freely Peas, Artichokes, Cauliflowers, and sucen- — smaller ras bo pants get get exhausted by age 85 Д 
ORCING DEPARTME kinds 
. g the stock of Pines ре разд —— рема — Pusey nny: эй bel, Ж be ved sorts morer beco — W ы vit age: j 
" "fruit early next season have filled their bo — а : ——— ů ient ERMOMETERS : "c пла 
t presen vow weather should be emp edi ag po т — ould be either planted or sown with this useful | the kind of parasol espe ing | 
— into their fruiting pots, as this operation is 3 — be LY protected during hard| indicating he temperature Y^ ich the thermore | 
> in di opon air au in the potting | А weather in the winter. Cut the various herbs, &c., used | 6 inches from the surface of the ground to Фе | 
t — “As the plants will be expected to ripen their for distilling or drying when they reach the proper stage. % feet 9 — — aan — 2 ӨМ abou 
гэ de by the rf hel Ры placed in, the size will — —-— — Fiersa horisontal lino 4 юа 42 ch wot 
regulated by the kin ines grown, and in some STATE OF THE WEATHER NEAR LONDON dd. Qa. d uberi — . 
measure b the size of the plant ; for Queens and Pines | For the week ending Aug. 11, 1553, as observed at the florticultaral байи, . — —.— ú — А-4 s =ч v 
of similar Бе cedo pé 12 151 inches diameter | Chiswick, of 42 inches a — =m ot 
i y + * ts f А ; ' tch of the framework of the parasol. we 
8 inches will Zelle H presi tor эн — ee _ Н йа. Тимтквлтсан. | |» 12 painted green, like everything around a 
Providences and Cayennes. We have recommended, 5 Neb ас 1 — und — . ө. 
largest sized pots, su g the plants are grown Ж) Мах. | Min. | Мах.) Min. | Mean [бе т жа | We hare not rience i 
ment will foll lacin [^ but nothing but disappoint- | Paay., s 1 mam | suis | A UITE * p Maniar er ear А, erp © 
nt wi ow plaeing the | Saturday 6| 2| 30.226 = nit 580 63 | 59 N. E. w your case we should га 
i ee ce nuf lol vid be, ; „ AE: QUELS Dee 
or — — plants are ; which cireum- | үйл? 9 жн x5 [258 | | | SORE! 2] the root unless some very effectual 
hey should small pots till th nite » 6| 20.222 | 30347 | 72 | 4 | 595 | 61$ | 60 М.Е: 4 provided. Your P object should 
— roots ШЕИ a5 atin еу | Thursday 11| 7 30.285 | 30.145 | 75 | 4i 5| e| 60 | SE. T sir in the le abundance. 
Much, however, the easiest рыз 4 е pound — 1 әзе ме | gaz! sa | ёа | еы entl | bes хал „ 5 ril X we advise 
P to have the nted out in a bed . . f the spray is E your way, it may 
with bottom heat, either by hot-water pipes, or 2 PEE emis дем should more than is indi 
by ng hot dung underneath ; the soil bei Z RUM uniform hase; very âne; clear. F wo imagine, 
para g ag а kwork and slates, or rough ; - FE Ir дса и 2 Ba 
temperature of the week 4 deg. below the average. had; е ure eed ovate’ io 
