ee ee ey ee soe 
ek 
be 
_ Heath pierced with holes at the top, and heated by a small fiue or 
ter apparatus. 
1842.] 
THE GARDENERS CHRONICLE. 
73 
Agents, and have no means, therefore, of knowing by whom par- 
pik wg oneeriburn are supplied. and beng by ged Myre undertake 
that copies of the Calendar shall no o all who may transmit 
him money, or a post-office or 
J. ~ Limerick.—The Arnott nen ‘will do. The plantis Helidn- 
themum algarvense. Cow-dung and water will prove the best 
kind of | liquid manure for the Tree Heath, neil 
Cynyr can obtain seed of the Scotch Fir 
A Correspondent asks for information sensations a planting, 
furroation, and treatment of OsIER- -BEDS. Will any one favour 
us with his experi 
The | Publisher is still willing to give 1s. each for Nos. 9 ~~ fs. 
y great seedsman. 
rest; for although Sea-kale and Rhubarb are early excited b 
forcing, it must be recollected that omy’ shoots and leaves are ail 
removed, and th robb their vitality, 
another year, for ee a 
an continual esr eer He 3d: 
moist soil, pa bd 
the fonshiegs and consequent ly” your sandy soil ‘any become too 
dry in summer when n the e plants have to make their growth, for 
more hogs pe acl to plants t 
kale nd Rhubarb lik 
in aoa -trees. Many of those varieties merece 4 meri 
are peculiarly one to it, as are also some from mathe € Continent 
urope ; and alt though it is true that 2 among the vast number 
that have originated in this country: many ert also affected, yet 
the proportion is not so oreign agomee 
ee may increase the evil, but they do pod seem to bet 
1 insects co uld lie dorman 
ted in thet it the tree; but 
after an scuba number of years, accordi ing to reumstances, 
cank er does break out, characteristic of the variety, among hun- 
of soil and climate. The ety “disposed to canker has, more- 
over, its period = sanity influenced by the nature of the soil and 
climate. »An old Colmar Pear-tree wi remain healthy 
‘; gt ro they I had 
fro: ms 
ong 
; but the sik ind variety soon been be as a standard. 
It is Feasonable to conclude from the abov t the causes of 
canker in fruit-trees are attributable to poclianites in the con- 
wo cg oe variety which render it susceptible to inimical 
qualiti the soil and climate. As it is your ‘chu sorts ear 
Holland that are sche a affected, you must ascribe their me 
ent Jom nquils, Tissot Tulips, Guernsey Lilies, and many 
other hg plants, pcos of which even Tequire heat in Eng- 
lan ae will not blossom the 
as they have done 
_ me Maren sit a little rich light soil over them, and 
scent pet ate Sse Se uch as poss as the principal thing 
is to Aer ts arly as poasinlé strong-roated runners from the 
old plants, which, if properly managed, will cg — the end of 
May. Transplant the yo ursery-bed, in a 
Be “The soil should be 
1 peat, with a small portion of 
no means made rich es Pied as that causes 
Oo grow too vigor the beginnin 
eaetita.:: 
m the faresry: ‘ea with pated 
ria t six or nine inches a 
I y, and afterwards place the lights on (for a few days) 
until the plants recover the s. They will afterwards requir 
rby 
eith » fern, or straw, giving little water and awe of air 
at alltimes, when the t pe ma to prevent their di - 
ing off. Treated in this way, the mi will the en flower pp from 
Decem ber to iy They m i and cultivated 
when in flower may be planted in the 
rreenho hnt th 
to the he inclemency of tue repose: or if in 
alopian.—The best 
O graft t 
grafting; a fe after oo id the 
nang - = piety (whieh Seog A be y ung), mak slit ob 
Side, the 2 knife Bes sant "the bar ka 
will then be bet 
in grafting p' et tight, 
PS e strong shoots 
there described. You had better have a small chamber under- 
it of two gardens 
rar “oan garden is sy 
3 the beds of Kale, &c., are planted 
a S. and S.w. 
J. M., Huperton.—Your letter is an advertisement. 
from weakly shoots and leaves. 
of _excitin 
haust 
it has d wering, 
t off, whi ich will cause the roots to 
grown in pots, the sey should be allowed 
get Y alan the winter ; or they may be taken out of the 
petty vFirg | Beer: in ‘d Aye 
D. J.—You s are— —Nos. 2, 4, 25, King of the Pippins; 7, 
6) Hollandbary 12, Winter hoa ope oe ee Old 
; 14, 23, ver ary rf 16, Nonesuch; 17, Wormsley 
the em Green 19, Lewis’s Incomparable ; 20, 
» Api 
pa ga If 
gs 
pi Gros; gr Marmalade Pippin. _ The Pears 
ait not known, nor “7 they. appear to m Phe growing. 
Mignonne; 3, Lamb 
C., A.—Your A are—No. 1, 
Abbi main ; A “Winter ieaioniug ys ,» Winter Nonesuc h; 7, 
Baxter’s Pearmain ; 8, Reinette Grise; 12, Bersdorffer; 13, 
J 
Bringewood ; 15, Rhode — otal Pn Red Winter Col- 
ville ; i Court of Wick; London Pipp 
D. Alneto.—Rosa ne one of + ee parents of R. 
Hardii, is a single-flowered species, of no beau uty, allied to the 
acartney, and now difficult to find. The nurserymen do not 
grow it, because it is unsaleable, The best book is Rivers’ Rose 
ag i cg et Gui a 
Bs edie nt is a Catasetum; and if its flowers are 
—Your pla 
always as small, with the same short labellum, itisnew. Itis 
allied to C. crista 
A Subscriber. Nitrate of soda pacts be applied to re Nena 
only. bce! Sab gave the rate of 2 cwt. per acre, we did n ot sup- 
ose our pondents would cal up them 
the cenetity | er square yard. Not n be done for the pe pte 
cinths. = shes ne os, Mr. Shearer at ‘a Nemophila ins 
Ss 
Bi eedolbors will not come to perfection unless ming bn vd 
gig E 
arefully wo as it is called. To let the air blow among the pl 
inners eno 
H. D, 
us signifies ‘small sword,’ and has its name in 
allusion to cg eek of its ae Gladius, a chor. gives Gla- 
didlus for its diminutive, not Gladidlus. The Pelar, argonium list is 
going on. 
G, Fry, if he is wise, will not a 
ful issue as to t “awe is no 
and a living 
soil nor air, om "attendances 
We rs not regard the question of r right raf 
value, that we i have 
speculations about hed: a regard as a settled 
questio 
Cublage wishes to know on what extent of Vineries Mr. John 
Duncan cage Sata his successful ex koa with root- ona 
. T.—The with the musky flavour, which some prefer 
and | many distkey is ‘the Bezi de Montigny. 
G. W.—Your Pear is ane Winter Orange, only fit for stewing; 
the Apple iene s to Parry’s Pearmain. In ipa cen to induce 
= ow Contanigege to flower, Po Po had better be pruned. 
—Take the 
is very difficult t jo advise without seeing the land, and 
ksiowing what kind of soil it is. 
as to be dry, i 
ost useful to inoculate it with 
Jéhennin. —Fuchsia cordifolia is in the hands of the gy 
urserymen, and may be ee Reson. ther ~4 ey ae of soe sa 
cultural Society, Cinerari 
ultural 
D,.—Your letter has ne unansw' until we could give 
you a plan of a Melon-pit. is is now in the engraver’s hands, 
ge Ko 
be sete ye to publish i it next week, or at cogent] on 
rdener,.—We emember 
AY 
Ayres’s °s “Treatise on the protien: ” for your yeti ‘indies 
* Guide to the Orchard” for fruit; and for Kitchen- garden work, 
Rogers’ ‘‘ Vegetable Cultivator.”’ peat must look over the An- 
swers to bagels ear for the list you wan’ 
Many such are to be fi po not room for afics-oor 
ust gwar 
“ P.—We are sorry w oblige you. The plants, &e., 
possesses of rare plants: A. 
plicates; B. whee os “ duplicates. Both 
to exchange; the strangers to each other; consequently 
eed knows the wants of poe eg or their pa to aan 
te: nei pcb rich enough to pure! a ges 
iy fo mode to assist in this ismatter ?— [The ready, and, ,and, indeed only 
wa J to communicate by means 
f B.t.—The Roses while are sold by the mcokirs hi the hind 
are forced Pai the purpose in close and, uently, soo 
suffer when afterwards exposed to a colder and drier atmosphere. 
The only remedy is to keep them in as ¢ close a situation as 
pas beauty, which is not very 
long, and ly cut them back, ror hc coed rong in rect 
frame or pit, giving them plenty of air in fine w er, an 
ohacaanceey of water caches ea then, 7 China, hybrid 
China, and Tea-scented, soo! er freely 
sible until the flowers are 
lon, then 
This is the treatment which h the grow eoenare veut to, if 
_ they cannot dispose of the plants ete = * wit If, ig a 
chased, they are kept in a rather war: ose place. 
keep on pent ag for ge time without t suffering much inn) ury. 
It is the nm change that injures th They not want 
shiftin 
If 8 will turn to the Index of our volume a 1841, he will 
several references to methods for destroy 
A Constant Reader.—The following six clits are suitable 
for p vtbcigy vere! —Hardenbérgia macrophylla, 
per fcc Learii, Tacsénia pinnatistipula, 
and Passiflora czeruleo-racemosa. 
tov Keung Gardner oy see ie oving wns 
4h Fass —Lyco- 
oral viscera neca dy to cover the under part; Venus’s SFly. trap, 
to be planted near the front ; the Fai ; 
plan i a young, has also a pretty appearance when 
Mos 
W. D., —You have no doubt given your Cann 
uch at “© season when it required rest. Your lamest is 
the green-fly o aphis; and methods a3 destroyi a it are ee at 
pp. 153, 2 297, | and i many other pages in ur volum 
A Turn Oo hots s costs ! 
—We oo not think you will succeed very n growl 
lancifolium in a window, The soil wth wala it best 74 
t and sand, and in potting observe thatthe drainage is per. ont. 
or other particulars we recommen nd you to peruse Mr. Groom 
Liliwm 
ary.— We were quite i in earnest in advising you to burn y 
soil sta it is very stiff. It must be done in the dry a emetdag of 
h it, and to let the ie pared off 
aps, an - wot it, 
other 
ing to it, or with furze or any coarse herbage ; ns he ow 
consume with a smothering heat. When bu urnt, the ashes ment 
and ~ cig tur ned in with ade 
nor lime- 
be spread quickly, 
Neither this, however, 
will be of se 
th 1 be to form bush- 
ditch as ee wer than dain we as mening ~ farmer or 
gardener will tell Che! how to make them. We hav e already ex. 
an ined the man t p. 800 (1841). 
‘ornish Co dab, oda re trees intended to be brought 
early gh se mo may be planted at the 
state 
vr of 10 fi 
f 
0 both modes 
The Possunet du Po: ortagel bears 
Resets a see “sem if properly pruned and manured will grow 
d 
for m many y 
are quiteine, t 
if worked, on what kinds of stock ; also if they are of the more 
tender which may be inju by the severity of the winter. 
id: Ros rtainly will do much better if removed to 
soil about every five or six years, and have their rtially 
pruned, and the old plants in size when on their own 
—: ms, icularly the Scotch and garden Roses : When 
soil is stiff, quantity of with it; 
so bits wastye a io, wot eet peg In root-¢ vom any nde 
& 
Rusticus. —Whether it is _— of service to-add 
ust, we do not know ; it c nly cann not be done if the dust 
P to be drilled. We oing so under bef 
rcumstances. The ant i = _Berberis aquifélium. The oth 
question will be answe: red ne eek. 
43f,071 
of some of our finest Joma cor bene cman Mr. heepshanks | has 
been so kind a dus. We doubt whether samples so per- 
fect, and so tees from all orcaren fo were ever saved by any other 
grower. He has our best 
If Mr. Mack will look cote’ - the article on Pelargoniums, he 
sb see = = have not stated the Queen of the Fairies to be 
superior Pelargonium known. If he will wait till the 
whole of tt pone is ao he will find the remainder of his 
criticism einate grou ndl 
J. L, §.—The p have sent to us for hea’ com fs 
ard but we think 
t 
yo i 
the under flue is too far from the es. 
would be ue from 
chimney. then fe telieg sides, wad top ot ne 
anes wit with brick-bats, as shown in your plan, and likewise cover 
with tanks. Hot-water pipes would be 
by far the cleanest and but fora fri 
would be m 
dening operations ; so that 
i: stating material, ne will meet 
its we beg to refer you to pp. ss ae 191 (1841); 
stove, to the screiggets to ee in o rapeng =f 
h pana Green’s aaa -pit, de. 
scribed at p. 36 (1841), is isan open 
“ Treatise on the 
usual, many letters have arrived too late for answers this 
NEWS OF THE WEEK. 
THE christening of the Prince of Wales, and the State 
eceed ona south: 
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