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THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE. 
[Marcu 5, 
but as the ty 
other circumstances, 4 little more or less y be 
used as occasion m ay require. The dou sr aes pee 
ma iff; The thinner it is, so tha A ge may be conve- 
rant handled, _the ‘fighter ill be the bread. Much 
knead 
mental. The largest pa tity of flour 
t nay Y Dares ixed at one time is about 12 
I ere more is ser Aha it is better accomplished by 
mixing it separately. It requires a hotter and more 
bake than ferment ad does. The advantages 
der may be adopted ; 
by it is entirely obviated ail iealy of procuring ik or 
ferment, which i nm of an in nferio iy wad oes 
ing the bread, a deri more or less oleso 
The bread ang. free of all yeasty particle, is more eo 
and not so liable to create flatulence, or ne acid 
e i 
uch 
-houses, by ae 
rials in large quantities, a consi 
effe cted. —Tea Ca kes. —Flo our, Ilb. ; ; sugar, Tos. i butter, l 
grains ; milk, 7 fl. oz. ; water, 7 fl. oz. he 
butter with the flour. Disso e sugar and soda in the 
ilk, and the acid in the water. First add the milk, &c. 
to the i ater and acid, 
the best to 
I made ex- 
Enkianthus qui 
nquefiorus with a number of beautiful pink an 
white bells of oy most graceful cate 
me r 
form. In the stove the scar! 
g with | di 
e been growing well, and 
enw — a which hang down m almost tothe pot. In the 
Orchidaceous house a number of t arracéni 
oc 
cnuadeoee planted in them; 
secnupesey athe if not hg , than those 
moss in wire ri weed W. M., Feb. 2 
£ 
Rustic Architecture. Pictu sdidogiia qe Ab Rural 
Use gh Wood, Thatch, §ec. 
By 
hes Ricauti, 
to 
Each design 
sand sections, with other details o 
cute x! without fur- 
hee aie ciated Ranoon each = 
h it fe ogee that such patho may b 
~ 
o decorate their fa 
occasions, such w 
not hag Ricauti’s des signs will suit the taste of 
oat eased by a combination of boughs 
ae egg with the wood and brick 
e olde r villages and country 
we must 
Tus 
ee if they were ae our property, ‘sllde in 
Others, how o doubt think iret ; 
fore us is not t e les 
nt 
model. It is easy to porte be tat ‘tiles 
f hensuh, and es Penge off 1 the eae S i eg di- 
ted to b the gabels when the 
e fi and a 
alive of etd) and t the : ale of each is as follows + 
st. 
2 acres produced 47 2peracre st. lbs. 
1 acre with the nitrate of soda 81 oy 8 Pears 34 . extra 
The 34st. 9lbs. at 1s. 11d. pe 3 
Cost and labour of sowing ie nitrate 2 i 0 
Leaving a profit of 15 4 
ms it appears that that portion of the field sown with 
roduced 34 stones 9 lbs. more per acre of 
had not received th 
nitrate of soda 
Hl ro 
pence to one shilling per st r, besides giving an 
extra quantity of stra e here observe, that 
soon as within eight days after the nitrate of had 
been sown, its effect was visible e blades assumed a 
more y green, and to outstrip the other 
of crop in a manner scarcely have 
phate) when the Whea' 
Heat in te se Tt 
weather 
eter 
on May when the tempera- 
ture was 7 Dae at Thwaite, w vin E.; and at 44 p.m. a dreadful 
from passing over 
he free air, 
rmometer abo 
Oth, 1825, and ape ge 
ratu ure about 70° 
2 
and on 25th 9 
oe 1641, * bi th, 16th, 25th, and 26th, thermometer 
o 67° dat the end of April 1841, ee 
incr Sa of pasa’ ture, ushered Sa hy a gale at S.S.W., 
thermometer 80° in shade on 27th aed 28th days.—Me- 
Rapeolog ical Journal. 
GARDEN ‘MEMORANDA. 
Ps Nursery, King’s Road, Chelsea. —Besidesa great num- 
rel , which are in blossom, we noticed a specimen of | are 
nt ground plans and good directions for execution. 
It is in isposition that Mr. ’s talent i 
most conspicuo ements n No. 
of a cottage roa a small famil y, are particularly good ; and 
we may ad t the exterior of sg house itself is very 
greeable, i rfluous rein ie eing remove ed. We 
0 not, however, understa the 
collected into one central few Gs in the pers pectiv ¢ view, 
while they are pasa about the roof in the elevations. 
The form m ¢ arrangement, and we think 
it would have been “fine if it had been kept in view in the 
other dadione also, by which means the heavy appearance 
of hi would have been diminished, and a more 
poe general effec . e cou 
re that practical difficulties exist in keepi e chim- 
sci peer in the centre of such b ildings ; but we appre- 
end they are such as Mr. Ricauti’s = for arrange- 
sane t would readily ste him to overcom 
— OF OPERATIONS for the ensuing Week. 
Hy niger some previous thought and calculation 
wu is not intend owever, to enlarge here upon bagt ed mublect, 
at merely to call attention to it before the principal cr 
e ground. 
I, Ric bacannee army to AND ORCHARD. 
PINE pent — Should the | heat tof the beds in which late fruiting 
plants are plunged sink below 85°, measures must be taken for 
its renewal, either by a tng ab hic ine ones 
put 
of warm bark wor pegs pet f thi 
method is better than disturbing the plants. 
that have repotted mu: st be mesa tems: and warm until aes 
recover fram the check. A ‘alia of 70°, a bot- 
tom-heat of about 90°, a moist atm meu and partial shane in 
sunshine * fede ape aoe Bac If the soil was een in which 
the plants e potted, t! may have a very little w: at the 
Vinery.— Phe bunches that were first 
thinned should be again 
rts out afew more berries. 
the vines, it 
are 
When take off any shoots have fruit at their 
base, or three leaves should always be left on a Sues 
of the lower part of hoot, for the purpose of shading and 
top 
sashes in me on fine mornings, but never admit 
enieg ghar ‘uaa Give plenty of air likewise to the wronr tas 
The 
“large enough, betel the plan the 
CHERRY-HOUSE.—AS the fruit in the ear 
fou vag to be seed fire- heat omy be increased, ry it ramos al 
hastily ; one degree binhcs f night will not b 
rat rel fiaieeae Fresh a t be admitte 
wer ties “the thermomet °. Gi 
meng swells off. ea ae ne ren 
oung osc whether 
> al 
USE.— the tre 
in the borders, must not be allow es are in pots or 
ed to grow into ) long ak ea 
shoots, ~~ be stopped by p fro 
six leaves are developed. "By this practice the trees. 
of ‘ore a spurs, and - siopae s no winter Ja) uning w be ‘ep fal : 
CucuMBERS AND MEL ere dung-beds only are used, 
others should be made up six i rire crops. If these beds are 
made of dung and a — and su — ently massive, they willnot 
require frequent lin — arly = ng mornings, and 
ost. ; 
keep _— A wad ae 2 rom dirt, th sieht ws 
STR. lants that shen swelling OF their fi 
“we ee — Spee strong liq uid ae 
twice a week. nays use lime. r. As the 
fruit ap) ceakeriny, ay it the a frase iy ire 
witha 2 ope gon eg of ae house, or ‘it vill have little or no 
at peri opt should also be withheld, 
a succession, 
d Cre 
arliest ria should Bae! pricked out assoonas _ 
e glass. Sow a larger 
CELERY.— 
su ae 
AND Lettuces raised in heat should be 
thinned a rte ea a and if the protection of a fram 
glasses can be affo! rded, the thinnings migh 
Gataws sown in boxes will require to be hardened by exposure 
preparatory to cenepnesiting: 
.door Departm 
ground is in goo od gamer gro the fy vebeealiite mentioned 
; but i case the Ms a should be wet, it 
another cas a 
n drill 
Sean. I m sown in 
autumn, or in i be at last month, this dary 3 oa ig consist chiefly — 
of late heres pee as the Glo J ame: 4 
LEEKS bed ota we ‘ransplanti ings ; 
Rep asks, gh dhowchemana A p SA Fy.— Of these a few rows _ 
one monte = autumn might be pa at in, but not the main crop; 
s large and coarse, andthe 
~ 
other two plants we Ae ogee to 
say pepe prod — uarter for autumn use, and likewise _ 
but = Proto eee principal crops had better be deferred 
—- om. 
TURNIPS. a lar, —_ 
Ste a may bi é 
Of the Cabbage. tribe, sow 1 
warm place Cauliflower ; 
arly Broccoli, — throes, and a 
little Brussels ; 
ae ww favourable for nailing, it 
Letina ‘without t delay, ; her = F ote oberon till the 
of the bi — be | 
may be su 
oe swneh often see 
from ill_judged Rois in this p: 
IL—FLOWER-G DEN "AND SHRUBBERY. 
In sane 
cessary 6 disroot any of the plants — ; 
her more moist than — 
er 6 rder tae 
pore pact will n w be growing | sho 
well syringed chen a weather is fine, Lsoedaast gai are: w 
g on blocks and in baskets; the hou 
air ye 
Gremnnouse AND nik ange got —Air must be freely bap 
rage Ci A 
snppivae oe with man save in a liquid state. Autumn-s 
plants of or tender annw 
Schizanthus retusus, shield be 
fob in the house: ; : the Pre 
the base « ° bos stem, or ; 
ma ese Primroses th “ a fe Inblosom, and and. 
gtd ce autumn-fiowerin 
Lilies psa eve plenty of light and air as aor grow, that thelr | 
stems may not be eakly. Repot seedling Calce eolarias, 
and = a i 
rive man! 
autumn for bed 
out should be arate ay grow strong 4 
—s _ planting out. Spring-potted cuttings would also be 
if potted off singly as soon as it. Pot o 
presen and keep them near the glass. 
sams should be kept in the um i 
place. Sow Globe Amai — and in heat. a 
ut-di 
The digging of flower-borders and the removal of flowers 
should be carried on with despatch whenever the groun feet ‘ 
enough, In raking the borders, stir the open places deeply W : 
it is intended to so own os ; 
be taken up, divided, and re -planted epair ga) 
all kinds ob gee — Pi esp much patching had ernst for 
and n ; Gentiana acaulis is well sui 
stroyed nes made 
ae 
2 AND FOREST DEPART RES fruit, to 
Waiians cereeue clay for g. Seeds of Esta nd on 
stocks, may be sown. Head down er stoc! mgr 
raise stoc 
Maiden trees. Ladkcgeh, hee ree tens 
species ee Rhododen! azaleas, Kt-, 
Fore hed ae Coppice Woops.—Continue to plant, as bot 
urses and drains m1 must be 
last week. The outlets of water-course "7 : 
open carefully, and new ones made when necessary- : 
Whiting, The Deepdene. 
i 
State of the Weather near London for the Week ending March % 
1842, as observed at the Horticultural Garden, Chis — 
Banomeren._|___Tasmwomnrans___| Wind. (Ral 
Feb. Max. Min Max. |; Min. ; Mean. eae, ore 
Priday 29,250 | 99.180 45 23 0 | Wel fae 
Saturday 26) 29.570 | 29.367 48 30 29.0 ee 
Sunday 27| 29.470 | 29.377 a4 36 40.0 5 a 
Monday 28 593 29.388 51 42 46.5 : 
—, w. ‘oe 
Tuesday 29.508 | 29.926 51 a4 5 | Wel a 
Wednesday 29.766 | 29.701 | 52 oo | 508 | SW] 
ape 3] 99.856 29.839 87 a | eS ee 4 
Average |90.s04~|~a0.an0- | a07_| 964 | eno | __!— 
Feb. 25, Cold rain; shower? ; cloudy ; clearing to fr - 
- coal neonate ‘ 
tormy with rai 5S ceciy overcés! 
28. Fine atic sernadiionn in the morning ; tightly werer 
March 1. Overcast; storm wers 5 heavy rain; clear vn 
a Overcast; boisterous with and continu . ie 
eof the 
att ercast tal *. *. a rain at night: 
3 i F eed ¥> Wie dace 
