53—1853.] THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLF. 837 
the summer, but care must be — not to sud- | appeared sufficient in an analytical ne which it was 
— 609. When the plants have reached between 
denly expose them to bright sunshine ; indeed a situa- | our wish a ae as si s shopie. as poss nd 3 inches in height they may be transferred at once 
haded from the forenoon sun should b afforded i th to the pots in which they are intended to flower. "Collect 
them during — e — d o check — M. Y а toutte s Camellia ‘earth, from Ghent, in in Belgium. 3 the N number of 14-inch pots, taking care to secure 
wth early in autumn, a Siti p 4 good drainage by using plenty of crocks and charcoal 
| —.— in September, the plants may be had i in bloom 0 1599 and employing the "lo as before, only in as rough a 
most 0 of the winter. argillaceons earth T 3:10 | state rats as possi Place five plants in each 14-inch 
The Styphelia nae а soil composed of prime rich еза Шә, remains of organic matter ... tes ME pot; but for the е of variety and convenience for the 
fibry peat with a ficient admixture of sharp silver Soluble inorganic matter 0-20 | drawing-room, &c., some р» be planted singly i in 9-inch 
sand to ensure the =r percolation of water through Soluble organi а e o s E 19 pots. When the opera’ of potting is hag mpleted 
' the mass after the decay of the fibre, and a sprinkling mud arrange as before, загас Ты well to settle the soil 
of — charcoal or small potsherds is also useful. Peat soil fiui РНЕ baer Tone: T ler б гч. 2 бе тад "i 3 VUE 
Alpha. later uw ww MO | mg up 
eee Siliceous sand 42- afternoon. A slight be; ill also be 
Finer san . hat "calcareous, with traces of | bri ht sunshine. 105 ng vi 
es Ad Mer SOILS. — 8 4-70 | os р В . As the puts adv ancé in wit wth they 
Tur necessity of kno Љу strict analysis the Coarse remains of organic matten.  .. 3200 | uire m i man 
iti f ils t ^ d for th th p aM lr MAN water m sed, partieularly when they show 
= ст. sits E fails in m е elt A 2 E" Soluble inorganic ma atter Sari e of blooming ; they wi also 5 : ed — 
@ P ad P — d o T * Soluble organic matter and C fiv & pot to be tied out, in orde : 
is often asce 4. А 
Аа { * * ^ ња 100-00 specimens, As they come into bloom they should 
Ж matter nb р nt, t is more especially in Reet 75 Mun the Mentis, Premios de Pontlieu leni: ih be nore the con й ill u 
Bs м : 6 ept rather close for a few days. Afterwards more 
4 soils intended for the growth of delicate plants E ied * : P е 
his kno — valuable; and the Finer = not caleareous, but with traces of air can be given ; ut always avoid cold currents. 
ge 
ification of the processes for ting Wid vartous argillaceous sarih 3 ' following plan, which is simpler, I have found to succeed 
spi be of considerable service. Having Co oara remains of organic matter — 2950 equally well as the above. Start the bulbs in pans, and 
— t — four different sorts of peat- Soluble inorganic matter . 2 d * 0:20 7 зуй ете as obs ы — plant "n oc 
i iti gani f gelati I and loss 7:80 "e. 
earth, in order to asce their composition, we have 2099 didui & а м ariy p . apaa зн 4 
very satisfactory results indeed by merely "ms 
adopüng the following entirely m IE usse і A rd nic 100 M full flower all the winter ; and indeed I may say all the 
5 Wa , — 9)— year. After » dia done "tcd ме the leaves 
| T the Y ihi Анес tand SEL or on ИШ have begun to shrivel —4 may be gradually dried off 
| 1. Separation of ater.—This operation is per- Finer — calcareous and very argillaceous .. 600 | and allo season o t. J. Russe 
formed by the ordinary means, that is to say, by exposing — үа remains of organic matter .. m ар eather in ecrit am ЧА very sharp fros frosts heres 
a known weight of soil in а water ba 1 ee Soluble inorganic matter „ % 0:90 Saturday night 25°, last night 22°, or lower. Sunda, 
с iling point, and keeping the soi ae ЙИ 0). “Soluble organic matter , ыы ашы 8 1 blast, the 18th, which was a dry frost in London, it 
| — m км... їп 23 "a n з bu rained here all day, but era previous, the 15th, 
ion of water. 8. Remarks on the Products of the Analysis. Dt is to the thermometer was at 22° at night. The frost has 
be-remarked that water lta seitein extent a | "* been off the hills at all arin ng the two or three 
« 2. Separation of the Coarse Sand.— Five aces of —— malter ol óvery kiad. Ла е days’ relaxation in "e eor t week. 
peat soil were mi with —— i bed dia A M. Olashen's Tree Tr — 1 in 
ion of 30 per cent. This ese лг эщ ——— — 
far 
is of great im 
: shorter jd triturating P d t : 
tbyt 
of sand could not «АЛ DoD ay | ws water passes through without thoroughly moistening it. 
would be divided as well as the Jumps. The mixture | То improve peat soils of this description, they require to 
А me beii А "m ifeult to 
your Number of Dec. 7 — (see ч тв), | JÁ have much 
pleasure in forwardin teh Fir 
having mi th d it is еи! make this r 
D a 3 briskly. prem having settled ter rene complete, on account of the hard lumps con- sloping ө 1 railway, e ыг sje qug 
. a few seconds, the sand fell to the bottom, and the ined in this sort "^ soil, and which cannot be suficiendy | viai dn * Н pen EA the 
4 К The ш? divided to amalgamate The form and propor- E to were mirko bo Mis 00 D dat д 
portion was poured a fine piece of cloth, held over | tion of siliceous sand is not а ma rg e ме Potente 9 he instead of 
& vessel intended to receive the thinnes t parís carried This element of the soil greatly contributes to its pein thus wasted, the were removed paratus 
down by the water. The sand was thus washed several porosity, an important property which prevents the to 2 iece of fw oinin e and 
тев, en nd s ive through retention of water, and allows the air to penetrate to plant dii tà Merch hib n вой ап adjoining similar to that 
the cloth till the water 1 clear the roots, there to on its beneficial action from which the imensions of 
ag washed 5 
on being agitat the sand was carefully collected, dried sand which has been designated siliceous sand, is found 
by the fire, and р z > T ts; 
it appears as i 
* Ро cote of бы жонге eni 5 «тема eral in the other three sorts of soil is round, unequal, га 
small streams „hi . Ahe this sub the Pry EH soil from v 
on 
carefully removed, dried in a water bath, 
Hi 
| 
E 
FE 
mains of organi 
sand, — — to ^uis анн ; by their hygro- 
ey 
the tree now sent are as follows онен 8 feet 2 inches, 
circumference of branches 17 feet, girth of stem 10 
h of 
5 inches, I beg your tion to the mai 
w inches in circumference at 
the part cut; you will t it has 
4. Separation of finely divided Organic Matter known | metric properties they retain реси Ё the water whieh : 
the name wmnus.—The water of these washin; size of ball was 2 feet 1 inch 
i t allowed — — < ae е ungs | they may receive ; X t n changi ng the support of t the surface, 1 foot 6 inches at the bottom, 
collected, most of the clear liquid was poured off, and | plants. ‘This is, in our opinion, 0; veh p alan can 1 foot 5 inches деер. It may also ° 
the remainder; afe b i was passed | ficial elements of a peat soil; we sind itin large quantities e time taken to apply the appara 
g a filter in to collect the solid matters. | in Van Houtte's soil end in of Angers ; on ib tree with its ball to the surface did not exceed 10 
Sle ght GU uU lr E ERE Mer 
> it was 4 
— ry 5 i ried in а water bath. In order | Epinettes, id of the yn rts transplanted by my apparatus, and I find 
— — loss, the dried filter and humus w The humus may be said to be the natural food of b^ am 
and the weight of the paper before those plants which grow чч * soils, to which a manure 
j E e en 
5. брата of Sand.—As e humus | fatal. The most advantageous proportions of humus | 
8 
the rootlets in them much in the same state as 
ve wu with it the finer th tters, it | ap to be those shown in the three first analyses, but 2 шө женен 2 jo puedes’ ОШ m Pen 
ted in а pn E this, means | when it reaches so high a proportion as in th 
e * м 
the organic matter was dissipated and a very -— ‘sand | Hunandiéres it * ineligible on account of the S каи eee ср mode of transplanting. 
remained, which was weighed, and its exact nature y which it has of hardening and cracking, and 
ne when * of not not retaining the the water, as has been announced in this communication. They entirely eon- 
Separation of Soluble Matter of Organic 2 previously 8 
133 Origin. —In order to ascertain the The part which 
of soluble matter, it was necessary to make 2 Meis invest vegetable nutrition ^ ss A 2 nown, we 
re 
of distill sub- : 
was squeezed and the liquid filtered. Fifty | bu but humus i in a m 2 state ee баба. of American money per day, * which” says he, 
e limpid infusi у 
amoun а ager do 
quantity representing the t 1 ioles, sn distributed to the organs by the 
contained in Ainaa pf: pone. AMAT plants is elaborated, 
1 
Pong. | «is equal to 5s. 3d. sterling,” and 
sh 21 £f. NH E ps ix bad i 
was 
evaporated, and Site hora È lat capsule, - 
i been weighed 4. The б, ори, with astonishment the abundance of soluble organic 
Nn apte that of the soluble i i „ and Bonhomet, Rev. Hort. 
i — 
: 
3 
whole 
This method, although empirical, | gentle bottom-heat, and when the 
well together. Place them in a frame or 2. 
atmospheric 
