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THE GARDENERS CHRONICLE. 
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RE 
me me in fulfilling the duties imposed on us all, re- 
adit them that her of them had aN felt the ae 
which they ed by British 
long exposed in the ar air. At the same time his car- 
Sierr one, were poroaey in assort- 
me of the 
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5: 
use ;" a wor 
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One of them was taken into the superintendent’s employ 
as porter, and r others were set to work at a place 
overgrown with r a nd brushwood.. These th 
quickly commence lear away, exerting themselves vi- 
jusly and well, cutting down the bush, and pulling up 
long grass the -root.) .‘ Thus, yarr, ‘* 
obtained, on the mor a ing here, one native 
rter, and four native labourers, to work for wages, which 
pore. a th i f the assertion, that these 
ple ot work w t coercion.’ On Monday and 
Taeedey “om 20th and ‘2et), the eB re continued to 
make steady progress, and arr was enabled to fi 
time previ- 
time I had 0 find getti 
fat, but to hear from themselves that they had nearl 
complete payment of their debts. .They said it was 
the Good Spirit that had se to relieve them.’ In 
a few da farm-house w ilt, but it proved far 
from secure against the violence of tropical tornados. On 
ed 
this excursion he appe ttained his objec 
we find him o ~~ following day eng pon the wall, 
while a number of natives were employed in making and 
esr fa cement. On t f October, Mr: Carr, whose 
ih had been for some time past in rious state, 
experienced a decided attack of fever. Unh ppily th 
medicine-chest intended for the use of the settlement had 
fallen into the water in getting it ashore. The con quence 
was, that although the so colamged destination 
the | ~—s > an ious medi- 
cines could no longer be distingale hed. hese circum- 
stances they became of but little service, with the ex 
tion of one or two of a plain and imple re. To the 
timely use of these, however, it is — “pee the 
perintendent owed his life. O we! 
he mbarked 0} on board of her, his pbs w ok ake suc 
to uire iate ch 
October = 
= e says, ‘I have proposed 
1 vessel which Rp. 
premature summer heats,-we find that the your 1807 a 
ed one 
duc the 24th and 25th of May in that year 
the th r was about 85° in these a 8 M 
6th,. 1808, it was agai arly excess of heat; thermo- 
meter 86° at Ips On 26th, 1811, and near that 
me, it was very n a ; .but the month of 
the most remarkable con 
nd oe: 5° resp pectiv vely. n by 
a gale at S.S.W. on 2d, just ‘like ‘that. of. April onth, 1841, 
« cqawvleiiaal Journal, 
GARDEN MEMORA 1D a 
Hampton Court Forcing Gardens.—The large early Vinery look: 
more like the lattersend of March than the Ist of February. vA | ee 
Hambro 
of the house, and several bunches ne xh she ang 
able. This Vinery has been number 
never was known to be so any” Before ; ; "it appears nae ‘the! Tate 
Vines which were t then ex 
and be 
Ta te to poy ig rec the put on the 
house, and had it regularly forced, deferring tha pruning till the 
leaves expanded sufficiently to take the sap and prevent bleeding. 
The Pines look tolerably:-well; a number of them have shown 
cin ioe early Cherry hones a. in full blossom oa pro mising 
e most remarkable feature 
Staaten fon in the open ve op poh 
uckers mel were potted in ag mber, 
‘arowitiy up their fruit. They are og most Senet 
plants in one pit, that hare pee thus treated, 
one res —, not fruit. In ese ap nent by 
t earth have been made in the 
Strawberries are planted in tien for forcing. Whet 
el a = system of growing them in a0 3: rema 
, Hammersmith.— a short “rap the pees here 
with 
evalaed a rong hed oft its qatk crimson and white fk lowers, an near 
it stood a specimen of Clivia ndbilis, want of lig 
han usual. Lelia iss 
wi secon aes 
monstrosus, presenting a most grotesque veral fine 
plants of Céreus senilis, frock two to three 1 feet hig high, honey 4 as it were 
vith age, ho haat a singular contrast to the round Echinocacti.— 
February 7th 
early s 
uring the A oy stages of their ops should, 
pope be deferred till the middle or the end of next month. 
€ same time, as it is highly desirable that no hiatus should 
shar im supplying the table, th sowings ought never to 
be omitted, always chi or that purpose the driest and 
warmest Sees the gar shy ‘affords. 
Whenever bad wea’ gered to prevent out-door business 
from bein: < 7 chvtied'e with a moat sth house-work, as the p 
ting, training and eels a ems its, the an 
fruit- reas in forcing-houses, and similar jobs, should be resort 
ch work mi ft ffe 
ot. 
to. In fine weather su or ight often be suffered to 
over fora 2 tim without doing any harm; and Age a little judicious 
contr: iv ance this oi considerable uld be saved in 
pla numerous) where the d i 
cert handed: : 2A aaa falta 
I,—KITCHEN-GARDEN Ripe ORCHARD, : 
In-door Depar. 
PINERy. —Upon the first certain rab acne of the rising of the 
flower-stem of any fruiting plants, water must be more liberally 
given at the root, but take care not to overdo it. _ Young fruit 
that do not swell off well immediatel 
ed 
fy 
ed e should, vintage 
vis and warm till they ha ws made new roots. For 
stock, the Semperatare should remain as form erly 
can, ea 
on 
a wanted for 
wood, and unstopped laterals. Where there isa large 
be brought forw of oad Grapes, another set of Vines should now 
ught gu 
=] 
ag 
—Those trees to which heat 
the mid ddle of last month Ta. now be in blossom. i; 
wholly, eos the a~ ht t 
bright sunshine the hou 
applied z about 
be permitted to rise e 
should be lg eomtinn a ery parts nae or less. Fora to 70 bata 
to in August, another house should be shut up about this 
the 
t 
er than a greater heat, and every day fresh air eo 
During the ensuing fortnight the cnboage oer heat 
inieana Me Progressvely ~~ to 55°, and 
the tree: ed 
every morning, ort (my 
pec ‘m ngs os) ice day in oa wae mar also at 
CucuMBERS anp M 
plants well up, and in fines tt ee 
raise the 
subsequ ent carting let the he surface of the 
Uncommon Heat in May.—Among other instances of 
soil be a few inches lower than that round th 
’ e stem 
pen moisture may not lodge there, which is a afte a | 
eat er. One t is sufficient for a moderate. light; but if 
. e pit or frame be wide, t may be put in, not, however close 
ogether. Leave space fi uate depth of soil " 
least), which s be » bat unmanured : 
t), 
Cucumbers similar soil, mixed with a third 
equal to anything. Keep up a good monte 
care not to admit the Stinking steam from 
» loam 
part of leaf-moul 
a beds, pou 
W dung linings, 
ay 
they should be s mpported ned ane brushy sticks, 
ie 
Krpney-Bgans will continue longer in bearing as the € season 
dagiotes: Giiebetra once in four Ae ae will be ge it ae th..4 
Always men off the first shoot above the ir of 3 
as the pale 
and not allowed 
le; eaves, which will cause the plants to ail ; and as 
to fray? about in all dir 
ae Ka.Le.—Keep oF . ‘coladiint succession. Very ic laa 
— to start it at this time of year, The same also 
Asp 
D Beans which have been raised in heat m 
day exposed to | sie and light; they merely require prot 
from frost n 
If the weather vi ny s tted last week should . 
ba brought up. In addition SOW én an se quarter two or three 
of Peas, to cee those sown on the south borders, For 
there are perhaps n h e Im- 
must be 
ection 
Out-door Depettien 
mes into use 
and the Peas sooner beco: 
— a warm aro and-if the 
made of autumn-sown 
LEY sown now will be found useful when the autumn 
erop begins to RS vase 
CARR afew of Early Horn in a warm place, to 
come in a stg ‘belie the } pthasipal crop, 
GARLIC AND SHALLOTS.—If these were n tumn, 
it must now be ~ noo str are less liable to = pore by the 
~~ - sro ground, 
and cn = nting them, laying the roots whic! in a horizon’ 
iti the surface of the border, which had better be pre- 
vices: vb coe 
—FLOWER- en oe AND. Seathidge ge ok 
Departme: 
_Stove.—Keepthe completa ofthe port idaceous- — little 
igher now, cularly during the day—say 70° for the warmest 
house, and "60° for that whic contains the kinds from i % 
and Guatemala. Dendrébiums may now be expected to ftower 
in great beauty. 
GREENHOUSE AND CONSERVATORY.—Exa e the 
the roots of Heaths, as it is ‘0 be dried. a bottom by the 
fires which have been recently necessary, while at the same 
the top may appear moist. In suchac mrgecerd small i 
should be e through the ae — the water to H 
ttom of the ball, otherwise the sing will most Tkely 
destroy the plants. Give air tiberally. a "ine days, and cl 
early, in Legos A making fires 
-—Bulbs of 0’ xalis, | I’ a Trit ‘in 
ar lente, “which | howe been i kept dry th e one shoul ld 
w be he plan’ ting may be made 
Some bulbs of Tigridia may also 
potted, to flower early. as for peormeatng should now b 
placed in heat, Pot tubers a Searvel'o f Per 
epar 
The late partial remi: oa “of frost has possibly tempted so! 
choice ‘als and tubers to show themselves, in ac ge 
better be protected from the changeable wea nha 
and mats, or some other available covering. 
ane, Honeysuckles, and all other climbers. 
pS 
ABS 
NURSERY AND FOREST DEPARTM 
Nu y.—Continue to put seeds of forest-trees into 
ground at favourable opportunities; sowing those kinds first 
which require the longest time to vegetate. All seedling plants 
at are large enough should be transplanted in rows. 
OREST AND CopriceE Woops.—Whenthe Sonele is nan 
condition for ee pruning should ‘oceeded with. 
be ded 
timber is much better in quality when cut poavibelite to the visipal 
of the sap; therefore felling ought to be finished as soon as ey 
sible.—J. B. Whiting, The Deepdene. 
State of the Weather near London for the Week ending Fi 
1842, as observed at the Hortiouitural Garden, Chiswick. 
Baromerer. RMOMETER. 
Wina- 
Feb. Max. in Max Min ean ing 
riday *"4} 230,439 30.351 42 30 36.0 E. 
turday 5| 280.267 30.177 42 27 84.5 |* B. 
Sunday 6{ 30.109 29.892 38 26 32.0 E. 
Monday 29,786 29.697 40 30 85.0 E.. 
Tuesday 8] 29.816 29.786 46 98 87.0 E. 
nesday9 | 29.795 29.512 51 43 47.0 s. 
Thureday 1 29,986 | 29.895 5) 41 46.0 Ss. d 
Ay 098 | 29.901 | 44.3 |” 821 | 38.9 2B 
Feb. azy in the morning ; light haze and — slight frost. 
~ Samet gp din ; ens b re ht ba ober 
6. Dry haze; very ee 
7. Sleet in very broad “bbe instantaneously melting on touches 
gr po Cede } Overcast at hight. 
p; mild with fog at night. 
9. ver ighty overcast ; fine with sun ; enue clear and mild. 
10. Mild with slight haze 3 deuaaly overcast at night. 
Sts here i hece wey 
State of = hina pat Chiswick during the last 15 years, for 
g Week ending Feb. 19, 1942. 
Aver, 
Highest y tAeeg 
on wa 
Gre: —— 
uantit 
Train, yh 
No, me 
Mean! Yea 
{Temp which m 
Rained. 
Prevai. 
A he, 
45.8 
46.0 
46.5 
45.2 
6 
5 
6 
8 
44.3 - 
45.0 6 
1 
89.2 
39.5 
38.5 
38.2 
33.3 
The highest temperature during the above period occurred Om 
the 16th, in 1831, and 16th and og in pate Pho eg see 
and thecoldest on the 13th in 1939—thermometer 14°. 
anes = Pts hegre T GARDEN MARKET. 
Gmvtenas, fyi Feb, With, 1 
last Report ; Pai panes beg, act soneh slerod, Meena 
Fai? ies have Paar! sgl t up, and trade 
rather briske it.— The am aig Pines in 
our last 
ee apply ally to this, oy ae offered 
Spanish continue scarce. 
cimeng of Comiree exotics, and aod hen were 
