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128 THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE. [FEn. 19, 
of, or rather at the | and in such a situation where reflected heat can be guarded 
den is very tastefully laid out: in front 
MISCELLANEOUS. are of the house, there isa beautiful grass lawn ; in the — against or allowed for. e thermometers are placed ata ~ 
Acacia.—We understand that a work on the | of the garden among some trees there is fs a pretty vvnabe lapis 80 ae = n hei r d can be re ml ; 
growth, say and uses of this — oye — = -_ ogee ue aouaan from = meee whieh eumeeons e fine | the greatest promptness, so as to prevent 
fi Holt, a planter ed ori ne. ; " 
agueen he from the pen pe = bh W mp es geni ani tant | Kinds of Tuli Thes e beds are surroun ded with dings, arising from the person of t “aie it. too long in 
of great experience, an on i consisting of long narrow pieces of ‘strong slate, Will nesta | the Vicinity of the instruments. It allows the addition 
memoirs bape permet erty Rom bre although A coon a the principal | of other instruments, such as Daniel’s hygrometer, the 
Animal Weather Prophet i ee Ser od Select coe ' tke common brik ae mesure used, itanswers | rain gauge, &c. These instruments will all oe be 
their whe ane. ie twenty-toer hours’ urpose extremely well. On observing some holes in an old | ysed under similar cireumstances, and deductions there. 
deduced from this by an attentive observer of pret Gatarst prone wall, pe onary , Strate ewere made rns =a —_— from be more correctly drawn than at present. 
p sti hereby to foretel the coming change. If | birds which build their nests there every year.—R 
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rognostics, where! ‘ 3 
they thus alter — a between me and seven — CALENDAR OF OPERATIONS Eo the pices Week, 
wi ates 
yw eae ee: enenee§ ——— Y d Physical | fn ho has tt 
the more active and busy the spider is, the finer will uarterl Journal of Meteoro oy an ysica importanee to every one who has the management of a garden 
be the weather. If ahiilalieties Locseiniee’ fly in the Th Genre ce. i Lum wil do wel whether large oa a oe e young eat a 
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autumn, with a south wind, expect an east wind and fine Axuruovueu the variations in per of all external | Will seid : nw eee YN P. 
weather. If garden spiders break off and destroy their | things those which interest us most and in the greatest de- | this subjec ct. It poight here te added, that it is not advisable to 
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, and cree and show A I 
weather.—The leech also possesses the peculiar property ree - beers have ope occupied in pet. them, 
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of indicating approaching changes of the weather in a most | ye much in the dark as — as “ . e manner bor vig put in mely thinning, howev 
eminent degree. In fair and frosty weather it remains | of foreteling what the sate of the weather will be on a given | omitted in any ¢ 
motionless and rolled up in a spiral form at the bottom of e can see 12 a rs before us, we think we have feu ounpa as ORCHARD. 
the vessel; previous, however, to rain or snow, it will accomplished so ethin e shined 
creep to the rte where, should the rain be heavy, or of tis t hd objet af the “gigas Society, whos ing — succession Pine. plants may, where poate - pro- 
long continuance, it will remain for a considerable time, procee to gather together on dat ceeded Se oe chaos ay ~ w — © the 
pas : t, and in | plants; on ary, some advantages will be gained by for. 
if trifling, it will descend. Should the rain or snow had be which fete iris ‘relating to this intricate subje ec ey * pl See cehas satus ioe hace, y belie poteed ben er aa 
accompanied with wind, it will dart about with great velo- | that way to contribute t f a brane weeks earlier, the plarits will sooner commence anew gro 
city, and ern cease its evolutions until it blows hard. knowledge which has — a srine one source of profit to | ana thereby gain time; again, the work being out of hand, will 
If a storm of thunder or lightning be approaching, it will quacks and impostors. We wish all success to their | not interfere with the important Saag I business which must 
be exceedingly agitated, and express its feelings in violent oe ens: erat The Number before us contains Sonata aie fn AS nae 2h Retr t Mie Babe | a 
convulsive starts at the top of the glass. It is remarkable, interesting matter,j from among which we select | yom at osphere so beneficial to recently potted Pine-plants 
that however fine and serene the weather may be, and to on “following Observations, by Mr. Lawson of Hereford, | might be attained with less attention to shading. Much difference 
our senses no indication of a coming change, either from ps g T. Therm rmometers. of opinion eo as to bee Satie sas pewter rd eae a 
‘ Many good growers vi In verse sides © © question,” 
the sky, the barometer, or an other cause, yet, if ore ““T had often been led to doubt the accuracy of compa- We prcole shake out poe only which are overpotted, soddened 
leech shifts its position, re moves about sluggishly, the | rative observations between thermometers that were isso with wet, or otherwise in bad condition and after shortening _ 
on results will undoubtedly occur within twenty- | at a distance from each other, when the circumstances of any Gaseedi roots, a fiom taking of oh hed two of ieelove leaves, 
~ rnal, Sa) sty, j put howto into comparatively small pots, using plenty of drain 4 
rod ry co pamruarhera. ted es ante ae their; exact positions, as: to height from the ground, ig and rough turfy soil. When the roots are perfectly healthy, and — 
——————————— distance from the wall, or other localities, were unknown. in aaictiel ; hen aaa aa cnis sellers fe plants with enti 
GARDEN MEMORANDA, On conversjng with my meteorological friends as to the | balls into pots just large enough to allow the turfy soil to be 
Bicton, the seat of Lord Rolle.—The beautiful Doryanthes excelsa | indications of their thermometers, and the situations they | pressed between the pot and the roots without injury to the latter. 
is growing with the greatest luxuriance = the Palm-house, and d With ard to shade, &c., and often finding the | These plants, receiving little or no check, will begin to grow 
will, no doubt, bloom finely during nex opry and in a cold | 9CCUpied wita reg EY almost immediately ; an nnd necessary, they may be dis- 
pit there is Martynia fragrans, with man y of its finely-scented | variations or differences between my thermometers and | rooted at any future stage. Lumps of charcoal may be adyan- 
flowers in perfection. The grounds and ho mins = well sheltered - irs errant reater than the circumstances wo day, &c. | tagéously used for drainage, with an oyster-shell to cover the 
from the wind on all sides by belts of ornamental trees and emed t rrant, I was led to inquire whether the tem- | hole in the “ae Keep the plants near the glass, and in replung- 
shrubs placed at sufficient distances to give the whole a light sey he h 4 n 1 4 on which | 28: only fill up the trenches about half their depth ; the remain, 
and airy appearance. There is a fine pie gm containing a good perature ° G . Shady piaces, or places SO ca : ing bark mig gins to 
etenion of Alpine plants and Ferns; an ti ad been fixed, were at all in unison with | geciine. 
akg bi oe some taps “the whole may ae each other ‘And I found, on inquiry, that scarcely any |; Vivery.—Syrin —_ =. resumed when the Sd is S 
sy 0 neatly en req e €re are some remarkably imi i In applying water (which ought never to be colder than the 
fie Gd common Laurels, the stems of some of them measuring two had been observed under exactly ore et ‘neue Se the henna -do nak ten: anmeddeanry fores: — Tae 
5, 6, hing 7 feet in circumference: no frost has ever taken the hese os unity no bes ductions can rawn with an ghtly appearance called “rust” rap es is in many cases 
~ on poe, oe Oe mp. and | clai ccuracy. e thermometers faced the North, | produced by = e dashing of a strong stream of water against oe 
begin , and extend over een 30 and 40 acres ; ~east e the North-west, &c. &c. Some | tender fr uit, r by careless handling in Y ehitintn by w its 
these form one boundary ofthe park. A sunk wall of sea-stone | S°™° the tes ; rom ot s gome 10 to 20. Some | delicate eaticte fa ruptured. Keep this house to 70° at night, and 
upwards of tw feet deep, substantially built, runs besetirn mesg id emptied hale nll * : a ag heat it may rise to 85°, with a sufficiently moist atmo-— 
miles round the park ; and the inner fence to keep Off the incur- | were embowered; _ mp in abox; some sheltered sphe 
Sesh eon Si a ate "AW QE Kore |, 2, gh house, or wall: some by & low wall or by | "Beacn nove | 
‘Diels icsown po here; bak the plants are voting; as tid Dinetéan pallign't some touching a wall an snd tant from as are not wanted fo or veined ‘wood, or no fill up Neer soul 
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others dis ed SS caasoe d. Thin the bi beer eon s, of w 
has only been formed a few years. There is a good collection of | Some were in an angle of a high building (cool as a cellar)’; | trees, and give air liberally to those w which are 
it i 
ich a 
€ morning CHERRY-novse.— eep the foliage of the ts as s health y b 
trees, both native and foreign, and most of them seem to be | some exposed to the sun’s rays during either th y the 
doing well, so that in a few a the Arbc a tron = or the evening. It is plain, therefore, from the above facts, | timely destruction of facuels, or the fruit will be = rg vale 
int there ina : rant ay it teat high that no comparative deductions can be from instru- oe a, in ent ed pe vale Pac losin na roar 
the stem in several places being ea acre t jogaly situated, 1 thaieforé sought forded eek. Trees 
7 feet circumferen ce: it has ments so variously situated, erefore sou. ora plan 
fine bushy top, and rooks build | init. On an elevated bank ents which onto could be similarly es dt ied oe the scorn te rata — of water, or pale likely the loss of 
masses of the finest Hybrid Rhododendrons set well for bloom. | 2) : amie —Hteednadpacagss} ong hould 
A lake is also here, about which quantities of beautiful foreign | €24ble the meteorologist to draw correct deductions. To ypsragc erect apa eptlgrs Ay cheemeny aedeagal 
aquatic birds sport; and in connexion with this is an extensive | obviate these discrepancies I employ a stand or frame, more pa roth aa ntl hich in dung-beds, where, gene poe 
po ie an gti a of the mansion there is another | which I have to answer the purpose well, as it com- moisture ice in oe os oe? the well being of the 
pe onto ee A aS ts ae vices bines the following requisites or excellences :—It can be plants. piesgeinl in houses should ae bee syri == 
is floating about, and forms a pretty object from the house. | Placed in any eligible spot that may suit the convenience = oc il “ath decoy apn large = ble ans his Lee 
There is a lofty stone tower built on aw elevated spot in = of see owner. Its four sides may face the cardinal points, | ™°¥ readily forced by potting the ots inverting brat 
plan ee i ° ane in South F 
the 
. aie mer inst off Wi j sown 
kitehen-¢ se near the manic, & , and consists oe xhisat See iberhges at ete sic ay es: placed at a known ‘ll ted before their eeessional al sovrings of Hie pee 
in fine bearing edaaiehie. rnd <= excellent ae etme have the meridional sun, and those on bg North will be | | Brussers Spr s.—Those who are 's0 fortunate as to bai sea 
ptm 9 ns a Pine stove, sheds, and in fact every conve- bet in the shade, in consequence of the projecting the true 8 sort ey mina = a exellent ve their Sable s cat it 
lane an agra shaban mot visited this this place ah oo oa ae _ The stand I have i in use is thus furnished: :—On the Sonth trues plants shou =e be selected dad lett yacetk 
applies to Horticultural romana are two small green: ONIons anp also be planted for seed; bat, 
houses, one with a span-roof, filled with a collection of seed- | show the greatest me: Sage “ each day. On the Norther sane ttecase of a particulary choice sort, itis by no means 
ecg e . 
high hi and extremely int ides Sas ccher ~ ach sar bee face (at the top) is : pag teerdrmetig b ion a sh he hi toes every cane ti as boas 27 recommended. The 
: so as to rm 
egree 
the ulb- of one constantly wetted by a sypho 
wer the purpose : ; y * syp 4 
slates are eight feet <a and four deat wider aoa ouce about an | “istern 5 and b » White one gathering from the autumn-sown crops, a 
ch ‘We also observed some long | give 3 the e greatest daily heat of the air in the shade. — of despoiling all the plants of part of their leaves, thin out a 
pears a tke plan planks, which woutd answer well where small | the hs of this stand a rain gauge could be easily and with — ahem vite te gene bey gs ese she ne von are 
; these course need en € Oo TrOWS “ 
— a ee care would last a very long time. Bate — advantage a eo pat in atthe ustal distances), and — at the same time, 
material for the bottom of frames, where he has some _ The stand i “of deal painted white, and*of the most | give a remem throughout the s ther 
5 tender . plants, a nd by laying it with a slight inclination from the | simple nnaracicds and can be formed by any country | , POTATORS.—A few rows of — Ash-leaved Kidney, oF any oer 
Seance Sent pee is kept ge dry during winter, | carpenter. It poem So sed = oe trunk, 11 inches by 8 favourite eaty Bane gar, awe rm aeeure belt ois na be spots are 
riments with small slate-pots, as prepeenr atin pv tom beter ota mics outside measu the opposite sides of which | used, be sure you do not lay them in large veapa after cutting, OF 
plants do not thrive when grown in any material which is close maiies boards at the distance of about thr ree-quarters of | 2 Considerable de of re will occur, which is one 
ni 
i dd, — een adhering 
into general use. Some Calceolarias and aintasint side tht, again, are nailed other thin boards about half an in eat bea nec 3 A ateny and App 
to be doing ly in these pots, and a fine plant of Erica | meh nt the and projecting two inches beyond. The shades | trees; this is Coccus conchiformis, a species which 
ve e sun fi eatin i cely, i 
he y, if a i i g ks. When 
pent board overhangs the night thermometer | f07*™ain thet omega i ghee vain “§ vt’ 
a h 
n ‘he le i m) 
be found useful for free- g plants like trees. are me: e gaspar f re si stance, ; bite i -suds, will stifle 
are mando Sitarugdiean teeta: taee Pom gt nope —_ rots ag y lade of t des of the to sual The » Such as a mixture of lime, soot, and soap-su Sal kill all 
Oo another, and the si 
jeans 
™m milar 
‘ o ion of rain- | it the cen’ off grafts of. all ki eB cy SS ae idacee 
water from the roof of the house. We have heard of persons H ; =e = gravel-walk, remote from E GA R cfore 2 ERY. 
water (the tve ep at a crest expense, 0 enable Chote be get Gr bisoe irs tigen eee heat; and it combines ane sa pang bola ary 
water of the wens description—in so far as plants are concerned. combine) the following requisite -{| Srove.— w be gone over Fre 
bo waged vow dar git a tages’: and firat ex 9 pa. S or ad ®.—Thewhole of the pints should now be ¢ % 
meteorologist, wherever residing: ate a 
. of a dete : : ; f the stove 
rain-water. — tanks are placed under the s meng in the most — and size. It can be om Apes spot that may on BE to hese ainage is in he un bee ins to 4 re powers 
convenient place ; in one of the houses the tank holds 360 gals., suit its owner. It may face Nort and South, ac. | fl. Commence the ropagation of stove 
which is quite | sufficient for a small greenhouse, The flower. ‘antine to the meridian of the place where i it is to be used, ! p reba em ate r e air mg vd Noe ‘ne ‘ays, fone Sing 
