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THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE. 
129 
higher 
than is proper mixed greenhouse 
f-hardy annuals for transplanting 
“Ten: week Stocks to Masstitisd earl 
zen se ey can then 
nee AND FrAmes.-—Sow h 
in rr rows on a pager noted. 
anted out ow Dahlia : oar in heat. 
on an pemtese sad ea mbsananet in pots. 
Out-door Department, 
will benecessary to proceed pet the digging of mixed flower- 
Bidet th soon as yore permanen store show their foliage above - 
moderate-sized 
pated, that they may "no ; 
= erste neighbours. ‘Where 
the | hile filled up with goo erba aceous. plants That have 
* been raised in nursery es Soult te put out directly the borders 
ug. 
RY AND FOREST DEPARTMEN' 
Nuours —Planting nooner if possible, be poland before 
the aeaie Ayla of March commence, and on this account many 
other things might be rte tiaat ae for a time. Take off and geet 
all last year’s layers that are sufficient! $ ae and if tim 
be gehen Lotey to put ined another crop. 
For np Corr wea Woops. va Penotiies and pruning must be 
piniciary pee with all possible despatch. If the planting of light 
or soils still potion. mare: it will be riggs better to put it off 
tumn.—J. B. Whiting, The Deepden 
cage of the Weather near London for the Week ending beng age 
942, as observed at the Horticultural Garden, Chiswic 
BAROMETER, HERMOMETER. Wina. | Rain. 
oe -— ax Min Max. Li Mean, [ane | oe. 
Fri 29.985 29.970 52 47 49.5 Si 
bese, 9 12 30.065 80.004 54 30 42.0 8, 
Sunday 13 180 80.020 52 23 40.0 “a 04 
onday 14 452 30.390 52 37 44.5 8. 
“Tuesday 15 30.446 30.424 54 40 47.0 S.w. 
Wednesdaylé| 30.4: 30.416 53 33 43.0 s.W. 
Thursday 17} 30.872 | 30.252 | 49 25 37.0 Ss 
Average | 30,284 80,211 52.3 343 43.3 +18 
“See clouds with brisk south wind; densely over- 
cast ; rain at nig 
12. Overcast; cloudy ; gant and mild at night. 
13. Clear and v ry fine; overcast; showery ; clear. 
Exceeding ‘ine throughout; overcast at night. 
. Very fine udy an e in the 3 
a Very fine; so udy,. 
17. Foggy; cloudy and fine; clearat night; fros' 
The above indicated height of the barometer, Silat the wind 
was from S. and 8.W., is pr gerne Sort sage of being high, it is 
usually low with wind from those p 
State of the Weather at Chiswick during es fa ~ years, for 
ng 
the ensuing Weck ending Feb. 2 
No, of Hailine Winds 
Highest] Lowest| aan] Years in ara viedo lsd) ols hs 
Fos. pA ee Rained, | Of Rain. [2 | 7 #4 lu5|% | | io 
Sun. 20] 45.7 | 83.7 | 39.7 9 0.51 in. {1} 3, 1] 8} Ye 2) 6 
Mon. 21] 46.1 | 33.1 | 39.6 9 0.20 2) 4 9) 2!—| 9} 4! 
Tues, 22) 45.0 | 34.3 | 39.6 6 0.29 3) 3) B|—|—| 3) 4'_ 
Wed. 23 | 45.2 82.3 | 38.7 6 0.33 2} 1) 2) 11] 5 2) 3 
Thurs.24 | 46.7 | 34.9 | 40.8 8 0.29 || 1) 3) 2) 4) al g 
Fri. @5 | 48.2 34.1 | 41,2 8 0.24 1 1| 3\—| 4) 3) 3) ¥ 
Sat. 26] 47.0 | 36.0 | 41.5 9 0.46 a} a 8) 3) 1 is 
The highest temperature during the above period occurred on 
the 27th, in 1828—thermometer nia and the lowest on the 22d 
and 23d, in 1827—-thermometer 20’ 
-__ 
REPORT ON COVENT GARDEN MARKET, 
- + the Week sepa fdhinttrgehe te ool 
HE 
entiful 
as they were. A ion ho A coved = nee ae roaeeea a Sopot 25s. 
per pound. Apples are plentiful ; 3, among the kinds we observed 
some good Ribston and Cockle pippins. Among Pears, Easter Beurré 
and Beurré Rancearethe best; prices Seve euaveaiy altereds since our 
last Te canoe Pummeloes are abundant at from 6s. 10s. 
k fi 
n fact g 
s abundant and ekoeuaenie a small qeantiey of Myatt’ 8 
ictori Mushroomsarenot plentiful. Flowers: 
every day > ahs the gaiety of the market in this a ee 
forced Hyacinth and grove = abound, as~do y bea utiful 
varieties of = — 
Apples, eiidiaboe al on shel, 
Dessert, per bushel, 6s to 14s 
= 163 
oes Sarurpay, Fzp. 19, eee tes 
eat af 
r Leto “ide Fe ‘Se 
ant away 130s 
Chesn 
Walscee 
——— 
Bitter, per 10, fe 1és 
Lemons, per doz. - — Barcelona, 20s to 24s 
per 
Se VEGETABLES. é 
voys, aa dozen, 6d t 
0 ls 3d 
e, White, per dozen, Isto3s 
r pickling, 2s By dag 
» fo 
greg? Plants, per doz. O48 
Br ts, p. +S sexta tir Sa 
> '» 28 tod. 
7 bees oe 
» Bs 6dto4ds 
ee Sully 3s to3s 6d 
eae per punnet, Is to 3¢ 
Lettuce, I prtgeng s p- hf. rey 106d as 
ep Is 
Cos, 
wt. - to 4s a Hadive 
rt bushel, 1s6d to 26d Celery, “ted, pba p- bale (t (isto 218) faa od 
dney, per bush. 2s to 2s 6d White, igen Dosim 
eigartpes 
ra pee 
Turnips, pr. doz.bunches, 2s to 3s Watere small bunch. , 7dto0d 
mde Sp per ae bunches, - to5s Parsey: $0 per sf belt st sieve, 2s od toBs 6d 
#84. Tarragon, a —— eg 
Veanel gor en bunches, 3¢ to 6e 
Thyme, pe ptckeray 4 as 
Bs at dos. pera 3 
M per sedges ® ~ — 6s 
Savory, iy ozen bnne: 
Spr nin Stalks per bundle, rf tols 6d 
per Legs ae to ls 9d 
Tiuticn per cand; be 
Turnip Tope, pee onbende ig os tols * 
Kidney Beans, forced, per 100, 8s to.4e 
dag 
Horse Radish, pe 
» 6d 
r bundle, 
Salsafy, per pet bundle, 1st 
Spinach per hnnet 7 
Notices to Correspondents. 
oY i Pablicher will be happy to give 1s. each for Nos. 9, 10, 38, 
ee Se e more copies of the “‘ Gardeners’ Calendar.” 
have 
he will forward ni a post-office order or money for as many as 
wishes, der ale tare 4 
those N : 
If X. 0. P. wishes to 
iwe A on fll his volume fr 88 he must adverts 
such as Chrysanthemums an 
| ma 
toge 
— oot — probebty aueny’ all your ei > 
We m 
inse rting their te Bap communications, which are oe an waiting 
till we can find an a ps Asi gad them forward. May 
we hope t that t this s gene eral a ledgme nt will s serve instead of 
a 
#H,.—Your plant is the Swee 
X. Y.—We do not know 9 proper proportion of nitrate of 
sodato the water used for Heaths, never havi ing seen it tried for 
these plants. 
our it overhead, or bo will take off all the leaves. 
A ve 
gh sine on Vegetable i peste for a 
dener i is re Lindley 5 = Theo y of Horticultu 
e pre «Be two- Bi old jrewvme us plants, and see no 
adv antage | in taking them younger. ‘In no case should the Aspa- 
t till “gh roots have become well established. 
No. It i the ee it F we have to the selection of 
4} 
fruits, a and may be thorou 
poidane ing Melons. You had better consult some bo on whpige - 
cal gardening, or trust to the information in our The 
wea sort is the Beechwood Melon. Your fruit iam se) conse- 
ei m 
smnerrs ane Hiberni 
ou 
Sood 
comune more ae 3ft. below the 
structions on the p a a wall-fruit trees, such as wo d 
assist a young gardener, will be found in the C 
last year, and will be continued soon. 
Litoralis.—Much obliged for your good opinion. The task you 
set us nds not at all difficult, but much too extensive for aed pages 
of a newspaper. To explain the why and the wherefore of all 
the suahoes in botanical nomenclature Roser are rerio and 
have occurred for only the last 20 years would occupy an amount 
of space of which you have no idea, “if you will ask for informa- 
tio Sk say 
with plea 
By a Subscriber from the First, some Cottage Dialogues, by 
D. H. W. (Baisler, Oxford- street, _ 1840) have oa strongly oa 
is de sirable t ce) dt 
cottagers. Upon looking into it, r 2a Ha 
i Gospels and illustrated 
i They have, 
rmitted to 
ore beyond our Soevinics. may, however, bi 
well ‘adapted to 
pon = Soom — Adel simply  oitinet: meng pelt d 
the of religious sentiments to the 
Li atti is ag wierd to tease us with complaints of vey inserting 
~~ letters. We are the judges of what it is proper to print; 
not give insertion to accounts of bad methods of cultiva- 
Gone or ignore speculation about the oy of things, when 
those causes are perfectly well known; and from this ground it it 
is useless to attempt to arive us. Discussion ape mere waste of 
time, tad about nega matters. If aman chooses to insist 
that a Greengage Plum is sour, are we to allow him to say so in 
page ert Nonse 
G. B. K.—The eweet-scented soft hermes age go borealis, is 
t 
nutritious and producti ve. All cattle ae. both. The degrees of 
cooler? nutritiousness we ore theoretical than 
pract ical. 
Mr. Dendrébium llat da bad va- 
bef he! acts impress 
—We snedineneng for the life of us understand the mean- 
eg irs fs rats — 
a4 Country Amateu —Where the stamens 
eo such es beso 
. It is very Mebo tris’ 
pollen is s not to be judged of with certainty ; but ‘t often atteets 
colour. 
Primula.—If the agen ee bse fringed Chinese care- 
fully saved from ers, it will generally, ay’ fonga We 
e 
For further ‘atdeciation we oo to refer you 
sony deme Sits ani gb Aro little is known concerning the effects 
of Guan upon such plants as you a peal but Cif — 
in moderation it ‘will not ‘do diem: any injury. 
farmers give it a high character when applied re grass and rt 
ye ateur.—In order to flower the Tuberose in the open air, 
the bulbs suodld be started in a frame bee and 
out in a warm sheltered border. The 
should be filled about : foot pees goo rates: dung, and 
light in 
bulbs, and up he nature of the season. Ina room you must 
keep them near the window, plant them 2 kind of soil, 
and em a liberal supply of water when growing. Both 
varieti uire the e trea and e easily managed, 
i in a greenhouse. 
A. W.—Manure-water is of most use to ro plants, 
Primula sinensis 
tein mane hg Ge withodk.mierire ure mixed with 
the sol we prefer a loose ri 
—Your plant is Catasetum tridentatum. It came well 
cieael Ls 
Cadwallader.— objection to your plan of 
fruit-trees upon a trellis tg the slate-roof: 
See 
Make your preparatio ns, and et will give you 
week, if you will ~~ in what Siaeaty! ou tabs ob how many 
beter you shy toe e best. Gra) the White Sweetwater 
Mr. Facile must. excuse us. If he has objections to make 
to the paper in question, let him do so eivily, and if sn 
of them we will print them. The remarks he has se 
perso} unjustifiable betel gg ips an “Gheftote thang 
given 
seems to be am. 
England an annual, and must bi 
Cactophilos « — do better than “fo 
in Mr. Green’s paper on Cacta us plants, in p. 85, f0F Sol 
watering, ove nd potting 5 — for tt the general 
espera * Cottage Calendar ” 
0 explain all the circumstances hich should be rottended to in ° 
ofa 
oved (being in a friend’s bed) and the. noes bea oe that vel 
yo 
aks ae must be peed y guar against. 
if planted now will flower bos ek summer, my the = oaabkte are 
strong. ws species en — live out-of-doors in summer, 
cann Ee. fros Yar a , however, better treated as 
greenhouse plan 
A Constant Subscriber —Polygalaceze were co wong g 4 mitted 
in the list of o: given in the new distribution of the vege- 
table kingdcan i * th je. * PT pga of Botany ;” they should have 
cto Tremandrac n like mann 
. Ochna- 
a 
on 
tes ‘retails 
to form a group 
nous series. 
An € al Suher d for 
es ting in boggy land :—Sali hacen, ow marae vi- 
tellina, and babylénica ; ees poner Heng incana, and glutinosa ; 
and Populus dilatata, ‘monilifera, on 
alogous to, but area So of the 
Turkey and American Oaks, 2 Bie ae Cypress Tulip- tree, Lime; 
some of the Maples, Elms, the Beech, eQ 
‘Arbutus, Berberries, Birch, Robinias, Cypress Prerod vite, ine 
and Firs, Hollies, Portugal and c m Laurels, and the Plane 
The cheapest and safest wa 
s by ey 5 scm go high, round po stems, oe tops 
pati ica or Furze, w which will not injure th 
last a pom to Shy time, if properly coheed on ‘with Willows. 
Gas.-tar is injurious to the bark of young be Se will not at 
ys baa | a their being damaged by rab 
L.S.R ba gods gcomget by M‘ nt ‘would suit you, 
sho ald ink. Ther an Apple called — e's Golden Drop. 
The sketches of sic tie forthcoming. is the t way to 
as in heat, as they are more sure of growing. 
ree ery’s Victoria, Eclipse, and Grandissima ; 
son’s Splendida, Gi Gaines’s Victoria eo roy and Wi 
are good 
a aay pr Sasa Might of the gas-works, diluted with water 
n the in nn of 1 to 7, will kill kill Moss on lawns without 
cuatarie g the Grass. 
A nen —We know nothing of the Muscat Florid Pear. 
livia.—There is an excellent section of a Melon-pit given in 
9 's Number 
, New Hampton.—Your Apple is Dumelow’s Seedling. 
Taaber: —The best directions for the treatment and cultivation 
C 
to- 
¥F. 
f the ula you find in Dr. Horner’s paper 
p. 208 (1841). Th also much useful information in Wake- 
*s Florist’s Guide,”? a cheap mon! tion devoted 
axcidatvely to florists’ flowers wd whieh 66 dition to 
directions for their cultivation, correct representations | of the 
newest and best flowers ree are raised, 
the shilling you have sent? 
Inquirens.—We s} hould hardly think it = to plant much 
in front of a Precaambedia the herbaceous perennials should be 
chiefly low- ~growing kin 
Clerical the cultiva- 
tion of Clinténia pulchella given at pp. 204 and 325 (1841). Pe- 
tunias are readily propagated by poe Ese round the 
edges of pots fille dw light rich earth, composed chi aS of 
There are oo 
aos plunged ina agen my hotbed. 
son of your cuttings ge nat ped is in consequence of their peg 
e description you give of your 
Picotee: es, we should think that they have been kept too close, 
and consequently have pee e drawn. The seeds of 
e feiiire to be frag in 
| Matilda.— 
om the Geeceibtlon. y you give of your bulbs they 
appear to be te excellent conditi tion ; you tiger not expect im- 
ported bulbs to toned he first year. You must be careful 
to pot your Griffin You did vent to remove the 
offsets from the dros Picati bromelizfélia grows well in a 
mixture of rich loam and sandy peat; it likes a plentiful supply 
of water, and should be kept in the stove. 
A Subscriber Bath.—Salvia prunelloides flowers beautifully if 
treated Scarlet Verbena. Combretum Fe ook pe is best 
ben cane on its own roots, but it may be increased 
es of pots are 
cuttin, yers in 
explained fully at p. (184 1). We know nothing of the merits 
of Young’s Champion 
ea K.—Ber ee Mahonia, as i it is wrongly called, 
cep calico in hot linseed rae 
pel Elements of 
Botany” is the book we rps age for ‘the anatomy of plants. 
books that teach how to buy and sell, we know 2igeeer 3 
i hae attacked 
A. B. —The proper ink is nsualy yen with the fom potns We 
were not aware that variegated Hollies transplant better than 
co 
mmon . 
As usual, many | this week. 
NEWS OF THE WEEK. 
Tue ordinary business of Parliament at the commence- 
ment of a new session 
the paper oat question of the Corn 
ret + cae 7 
attention of the House of Commons has been sccupuil 
luring the week with the discussie the proposed 
amendments to the new Ministerial measure. On Mon- 
ouse proceeded to con e amendment 
sider th 
oved by Lord hee Russell, affirming the i 
of a sli ing deal the comparativ ¢. superiority of a 
fixed duty. cies a ye debate, a division took place on 
walang, when the motion was negatived by a majority 
Last night the 
ide, a 
che ia In th 
