36—1853. | THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE. 567 
altogether it is a a mi one of the gayest m PIE whether this e = or will Ass give our cultivated | by затар опе colour іп stripes upon a white ground— 
greenhouse plants we have. It is, however, very s Grapes a constitution able to resist mildew as searlet, purple, rose, or pink; a bizarre, by having 
ject to red rade which must be assi iduously looked A few Apples of ‘the Early Harvest variety have been | two colours in stripes upon a а ground, and which- 
after, or the beauty of the plant will be site impaired. | gathered and placed in the frui This is one of | ever colour predominates it gives the name * the class 
large Leeli i i : : 7 a 
in g annually now a 
— Аг It has thrown up nine .spik es, some of which | size, as it is “ought the latter has a tendency to the Carnation.’ Some hav a regular stripe or solid 
are already upwards of 2 feet in length. The Caven marking round the edges ; 
dish Musa is also beginning to fruit in this house. Coneerni ing * Trix's manure," which was stated by stripes blended together in опе; an is equally 
Among new plants not mentioned in our last report | the inventor to keep Potatoes free from disease, we s Sare | beautiful. But their marking should not run down the 
are Nycterinia selaginoides, a small white-flowered Eri- to report that the P rial of it in the garden has failed | petals, or the white up through the edging of them : they 
nus-like annual wich an orange eye, and a new Torenia to effect that object; for Potatoes р anted in it are| зон На рано! white, and even round the edge of every 
тө ch diseased : : 
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Ghent. The latter is, however, not so large or pretty | as others beside them not so treated, What the tubers | be moderata strong a right, and free-growing 
Т. asiatica. The white variety of Impatiens platy- | may be remains to m e ertained ; for they are not yet рл a алх thet footstalks should be elastic, 
petala is a promising plant, which will doubtless become | ripe enough to har a ee hohe length, and sufficiently strong to sup- 
a favourite for winter flowering, its pure white blossoms| — Sowings of late Peas n made on nm — of August last can tthe blooms. The cal ы, ог ae should be at least an 
us ca aring. s Tall Marrow 
can be said of it than thatitis a distinet looking kind, на € has furnished young Peas all the summer, | broad, and the nearer they approach to roundness the 
We also remarked a three leav irginian Creeper|and even now tender pods сап be gathered from it.| better, with a sufficient degree of firmness.and elasticity 
(Ampelopsis Roylei) which it is said will be hardy. It This still e" to be one of the very best tall Peas | to preserve a buoyant position, the bloom being without 
mes fi , Seve r e wrinkle & rfectl о the edge; the 
у, 
t India Company have likewise been raised from а other vegetables, we may just me гута should also possess a slight disposition to cup, but not 
seeds; and it may also perhaps be worth mentioning, dat cum e Ulm Sa a is 9 fit for use, and that to curl abruptly, on the outer edge; for that fault in 
that Mr. Jeffreys Pinus and other seeds from it is tender са ood е before frost comes. The Picotees would almost hide their marking, and the deli- 
Oregon are — — g satisfaotorily, — — 5: of this Savoy shet E too widely known, as we | cately fine transparent texture and crystalline appear- 
In Pres of the ‘sto a — are sure none who try it will be disappointed in it. It ance so distinguishable in werd 88 is in the 
as beautifu fally in er. Thi under- may be planted as thickly as Coleworts; therefore a ийин. degree desirable. Ап reflexed or flimsy- 
stood, had had been — paced to the Society у Lady | large number of heads can be obtained off a small piece petalled flower is is highly objectionable, The outside , 
Gov rdneri, presented by Lord | of ground, and if they are not cut too lo the st t gest, 
— ‘was — in blossom. It is a Brazilian when taken for use, the latter vil reproduce quantities which ought not to fall m 
4 ав to eat as and each row ot thei inner dins КЫК rather 2 
hardy border plants, we must not forget to | Brussels Sprouts, The Chou de Milan trés Hátif frisé | in size as they ame the centre of the bloom, where 
mention Piaty codon chinensis, a fine example of which | de Wiirsing is also a good large kind to succeed the they should be rather а to upright. The number 
is now in flower in the garden, Its blue blossoms, | Ulm, and well curled. of petals should be about 18 to 25, and these pom 
д ; 2 
own, and if seen fro e side present th 
make it a plant well deserving of extensive cultivation. FLORI COL ULTURE.' of a globe, or the half of an ellipsis or oval ; and they 
the 1 ‘conservator e showy Hedychi should be di i а i ik 
Gardnerianum is just beginning to produce its noble FLOWERING Sangean IN SMALL Pors.—I have | round, to show the beauty and perfection of eve 
heads of flowers, which will last in perfection many | had great success in cultivating the Chrysanthemum in | The bloom cught not to be much less than 3 inches in 
weeks. ~The blossomed Cestrum (C. auran- the followi ing manner :—About the middle of June I | diameter. E - ventis a pen to meet with all 
— is also uar into bloom. This and the | select strong — of Nest and the short-growing | these qualities in any single bloom ; but the flower 
red Brugmansi or rather small trees, which | Chinese varie ties, make them short, and strike them | that approaches nearest the eg tere here given will 
are indispensable for for large . — for by —— quiekly i in heat, either in a thumb pot or three or four | be considered the most perfect Carnation.” 
— g — — hard — some of m" y be had i l care- SEEDLING FLOWERS 
ower nearly the whole year round. The fine trees ot fully potted singl inl — or 3- inch pots, мак : " 
the latter which this house contains have just been — Sn close — € , shaded from — 4 — пои: uH H Ce, rich deep crimson, which is 
and washed with a mixture of soft soap, three or — day in in order to set the roots in maton, the only recommendation the flower has ; for it is too coarse and 
sulphur, o water, and loam, with a view to — As soon as the T ach the sides ot the pots, th open in the petal, and the outline is also defective.—P. A very 
ecd gg The Sobralia macrantha; planted out ‘in | struck in secre di — be shifted e same — desp-lake, with distinet tip of the ground colour on each petal ; 
a —.— — to thrive, and produce its — (large 60's), treating them like he — Inure them of medium size; substance good., X, blush, 3 
am the ebore ^ oretom а alteration in the Rhododendron lights off al altoget ether, — the plants o verhead А р „ vat y yellow, n little coarse. 
P, às mar out Ae . Lin indley, about à month night and morning, to prevent the sun turning — lower Е, clear light yellow, and desirable on account of its colour. 
ago, is now being proceeded with in n good earnest. The leaves yellow. As soon as they want shifting, which 
turf is being stripped off, and the ‘surface soil removed, | will be in about three weeks, use 5-inch pots, and treat 
to permit of the ground being made up to the required | them as before, with liberal sprinklings overhead, They Miscell ңар" ous. 
height, when, after being spread out and exposed to the | will now of course take up more room ; place the pots Flowerin ng of the Paulovnia.—The flowering of the 
uen of the atmosp duri i i bed of coal- with iri), i i i i 
і te in t g of th i 
the purpose of planting the shrubs in. i er row re in iekly, | one of the most singular phenomena of this very irre- 
Several small trees and shrubs whieh ate intended to be 9 of pe Ah = ade vs Sg is, T at — gular megar 2 — ag Fere formed in October, last 
moved late in the autumn have had a trench taken out | soon as roots reach the sides of the first pots they begin | year, ual, after having undergone all the . 
А во as to partially root-prune them, replacing | to break back, and by shifting them the shoots vicisitudes “of the vir and the action of late spring 
the soil loosely. This will afford the trees an o oppor- | grow stronger than Sf put into 5-inch pots at once, and | fro they were believed by most gardeners to have 
tunity of making fresh rootlets before they are moved, they are not so apt to break two or three shoots ^ — | beer "lied Wut towards the end.of May part of them 
and thus diminish the chances of their not succeeding. | top, and leave three or — joints at the bottom open ing to the habit of the tree, on 
e fruit on the Peach wall in the orchard depart- In about three weeks — — the plants will touch Бейш divested of foliage, but on shoots alre 
ment is later this year than usual; ; it is now, however, | each other, and, if not allowed more room, they will | covered with young leaves, where the fresh 
beginning to colour, and some sorts, as the Aeton |draw up leggy ; place — 3 inches apart each way, ia mixed with the amethyst blue of the flowers, each of 
Scott, are nearly ripe. This Peach was raised by order to ahow n eireulation of air among them, and at which reminds one by its form and development of 
the late Mr. Ute and is а very useful early variety, the same time the -— will be kept partially shaded by |some of the finest Gloxinias, Those who sss the 
of middle si ze, coming in before the Grosse Mignonne, the plants ; by treating them — you will obtain plants | Paulovnia will no doubt be inte rested in knowing some- 
which is dais cà larger. The dp oia Nectarine | from 6 inches to 15 inches high, ‘according to the habit thing of the tree raised from the first 
is also worthy of attention, being а vigorous grower, | of the variety, with blooms down to the pot, the — from Japan, which was entrus N 
— weather in spring permitting. leaves being still upon them. ve best soil for them is | M. Coussy ài 
= а is parent of all the 
Some of the fruit measures 8 inehes in circumference, | two parts turfy loam and one part good dung from an | Europe is at this time (June 7th) covered bo 
t is certainly one of the. best of the large 2 Nec- old hotbed; if the loam is heavy a little road or other leaves and flowers, which exhale a peculiar per: 
tarin 8. The fruit on the tree in Cottam and Hallen's grit may be used. When the buds are formed a little like the scent of the Violet and Migi nonette combined 
Peach e is scarcely so fo — as that on the open clear liquid manure may be given with — and Since the Paulovnia decorates our groves, at resent $0 
wall ; the open end of the frame has, therefore, within at no time must the plants be allowed to suffer for want poor in plants having blue flowers, why is it that no 
f w da i rigi ает i I qm ə tain seed Paulovnia 
4 y elo F. Bester, Clifton. 
at this, we believe, forms no part of the original design, .. PROPERTIES OF A Fine Савхаттох AND Ртсотеє,— | that ways flower in the months 
pelt the flowering plants and fruit trees in Mr. | Th of * Hovey^s. — P P * ee * 
Ewing’s glass walls are succeeding admirably. Figs Magazine of Horticulture” — not be uninteresting, ou M We ves аси аў » mu 
well, and even pm to ripen fruit in them this ола as it does, how far our notions of perfecti а а 
г. The , on a tree of considerable size, in these flowers agree wi . pebble È that we shoul losen Sela а 
which was moved an ae Pat in ure now swelling pretty brethren. The writer says The value of a Carnation eere -a wou zap come into flower at the deve- 
e tran ted : 
1 ease wi 1 i i woul - 1 
Тһе long violet-fruited Aubergine is ripening beauti- Picotee, Bee са be — -iA rich, intense, brilliant, an who could furnish our groves with a Paulovnia 
h it always been thought ch each | ii ber о a ld certain! 
isfactory. arly e petal, com- t many w us 
In the curvilinear Vinery we noticed the S, American mencing at the extreme edge, gradually and evenly in over all us anee to the south ‘of the Loire, and even 
Saracha viscosa in fruit; the latter is bright red, conical | diminishing in breadth as they — the base or the climate of Paris, the Kg ulovnia may be very 
l Shape, by a large pale-green ealyx, and | just enter the calyx, where they should —— in a besides ornament. Tts 
tather larger than a Cherry. lant itself is а ram- | fine point. A flake should not have less for ca 
growin 
and аз a Сарвіса house reason, preferred 
tained а Black Hamburgh Vine, worked on one of the or perfection, broad petals with broad stripes having | to all others for ornamenting and shading the sid bp of 
hardy wild American sorts, with a view to discover much the finest appearance, A flake is distinguished | the main roads. Why should we not make it 
