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THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE. 
ae 12, 
= — —— to glass, 
the Strawberries are fruiting plen- 
of Peas have ed be 
eee and — soon 
A few Potatoes have 
ted se hot a ret en pe ve ant 
grown vi _eanynende ig tubers — 
l pa 
Lucombe and Pince’s Nursery, Exeter.—The Camellia- 
house ¢ is the chief attraction mn. The _ building itself is romenae 
nlength 
by 24 oy width, and 18 * Sony od with a span-roof of its 
_ t —— elegant chara Among the oe which parti- 
attracted ou porno ig were the follow 
its double richly a imso! wers; imbricata with a 
number of roseate blooms just expanded. Of Reticulata, we no- 
su pecimen; it is 15ft. high, the flowers are 
16in. in circumference ; and Colvillii striata, a n and beautiful 
striped varicty attracted our ation. Wenoticed a specimen 
of sii, the flowers of which are remarkably large, and of a 
me. ans an 
former presented the most “dslies © gr colour. 
also saw the soaps Pateslin. alstinguiched ys the Solaedl. 
pe Loge -“ ts flow There is a plant of ees pee 
than 100 flow and ano’ rer er of Conspicua, profuse 
ja st with double pre ff hewmhy the rose, pe ca ree 
striped varieties, specimens of hes Shane Victoria, or Pressleyii, 
of the Donkelaerii 
an , attracted our notice ; and also Ochroleuca, 
which opens of a yellow colour, like the Rosa Devoniensis. It is 
im i to conceive anythin re b vatifal than the toué 
ensemble of this collection. We noticed also in the Camellia- 
house a utifal variet f Rhododendron arbéreum, da 
stately specimen of Araucaria Cunninghdmia. In the Arboretum 
the qaeary songs - fine. Araucd ricata was planted 10 years 
ago, and ined a height of 15ft.; the stem is perf 
a pe beaut ifully true to = form of a cone, 
lessening from the ground. tie $ a remarkable plant of 
Abies Dougideti. Pinu hen 
remarkable ebuuheter and the fact that this plant 
every eadinpact of becoming valuable and permanen' 
te. 
ed from Woolmer’s Plymouth Gazet 
Rebreo. 
The Transactions Ce eae “4 ~ te pos <. London, 
42. . Il. 
poem air at Glasgow, > Mr, G. Shiells, accompan: nied ae 
a sketch, 
To _persons who delight in ornamenting their drawing- 
rooms with flowers, the note upon the eektives: from 
which the following extract is made, will be very inte- 
ting :— 
** Every one who has a warm greenhouse or Cucumber 
or Melon ee to A it in, and enable 
arti in summer, may have - in Fae a 
common greenhouse or sitting-roo 
Jovers of draing-r00m plants me introduc it the re sie 
ee now do the Achimenes coccinea. 
eronamisdation ou m 
t ed 0 
trast b eautifully with the green foliage of the raha her’ 
ing plan 
Sere lovely poe a is as wee ater as the old A. 
arly the same treatmen 
r. . Fort tune on “ the Effects of on goby 
n Plants,’’ is 
with great luxuriance. d. at co! sublimate 
mixed with moistened sawdust produces exactly the same 
bad effects as shavings of Kyani hr provided they 
a - cucoeteness above described; that is 
ag ct eee 
To be eee the "Toke orth aga Plum will 
be acceptable. It was fated by the late T. A. og ia 
Esq., from the Imperatrice Violette, oe pollen of Coe’s 
Golden 
Drop. 
‘* The fruit is middle-sized, or somewhat larger yah its 
as ee and obo vate ; the stalk i is of medium len 
Th 
a ‘/amber, partly a o the —o 
rich. when, allowed to hang all it begins to 
ne is rather small. 
; more especial 
desse 
rs a pi tites able, cine, 
for Wweepand segun aetes 
# ¥ a situation, ready 
iced 
‘i tlaced sw 
m the storms or even frosts, 
frequently render the maturity of later hanging varieties 
It will more- 
co 
peer dstinglsed from other varieties 
abundan g on its cia which likewise indicate 
a su set pas: oth of ri chness 
CALENDAR OF OT ak S for the ensuing week. 
in this mon mth, they often lead th 
him that summer 
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I,.—KITCHEN , 
PINERY.— ung plants b 
= now to i bt e, for if allowed to potted 
- to grow, the ped they receive in that operation will be 
h greater, especially i if the mang — befollowed. In 
the latter case, use as § po the stumps can be conveni- 
fei 0. PG a Canatent feethetg of water for evaporati on 
= tl 
tne ae and one ogee wet the Lee = the 
pen: en eather the plants, whether in how r in 
dang: heated pits, gnonia' bs di y sprinkled over their to: ioe eek 
syringe; not through a coarse rose, like a heavy shower, but as a 
gentle dewing, just suffic ient to moisten allthe leaves. Sprinkle 
them ced e and evening on sunny days 
VineRY.— Vines that are cyanea Towkhile lowering should 
have a minimum temperature of bay keep them rather warmer 
if the branches are w a If those last introduced are breaking, 
ff all us Serese buds. 
ACH-HOUSE.— trina e critical period of stoning, which 
most erg a have commence d in the first house, great atten- 
' i Ss n the general management, and particu- 
ect e day, give a little air betim 
or pi warm, increasing the quantity in proportion t 
sun’s power. Syringe the trees re 1 ut take that the 
orders are not made too wet. If the fruit is set in the secon 
use, range bagee ate slowly to 55°, and megs the 
merge was. 
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dd 
Shut up the latest 
qa I must not be suffered to boa water 
They will now bear more heat if 
necessary, but it will t he saskadience to incr — hr teapersters 
very Pham Close the house bem the sun i 
eased 60° at night. By sun- 
ity of Shut the house up 
e 
small pots that are stinted for root- 
S or boxes of rich mould, 
into whinn the fontk will pene! me the holes in the pots, 
eep the ripening fruit free from mug: and the blooming plants in 
be uy any airy place; also be careful that no aphides harbour upon the 
‘oliage. 
Seenaiee te ape ng 
Cuc RS AND MEL umber plants that are 
aturite should Ss pridenany Ay eee rote soene till they show fruit 
f the _ e weak, cover : y pore on each of the main-shoots 
_— phe we ll strike roots, Renew thelinin 
cag rota pick 
with m into 
a portion 6 a a time a 
MusHRooMS ad Pe be acy to ‘collect droppings for new com 
aio there is not a house devoted to this purpose, short dun, 
y be got ready for making ridge is in the open air, 
ew Capsicums, Tomatoes, and Egg-plants, 
me 
ish the transplanting 
patches might be put in at the foot of 
py oe spaces ee cet the trees. 
—Plant o 
So 
warm walls if hare: are any 
= emsazg sown in ered When v 
bulbs are deaieet, pla naw well-manured border, in rows 
snd apart, spreading tae roots eveuty ia the drill, and not cover- 
Caw OWERS. —Transplant the extra ones from the hand- 
lights, “envio four plants under each glass, to flower early. 
Those that a removed should be protected in cold nights by 
inverted flow 
good breadth of those sown in 
CABBAGE 3 — it 
regulating the mine or the size roe the varieties, and pense pur- 
poses they a8 ace for. Ifto stand for siting more space 
ae te nthem. Likewise plant Red Cabbage and autumn- 
sown Savo 
Pora vente gs —Put in the chief crop of early ones. Of these, the 
ane leaved Kidney is, nerbale, the most serviceable. Plant also 
me second earl ome ie’ 
perdes ALEM ARTIC pos vt Plant for winter use. These should 
occupy te back slip, i in compan with Horse- radish, &c. 
AsparaAcus.—lIf the 3 bare for “the new plantation is ly 
settled, the roots should ur rows a foot apart, and 
bales or Cauliflowers might be planted along the 
drills be’ 
these, and upon the eyes Onions may be sown in twee 
the edema! of Aspara: ts Boge to fi nish stock for fu 
tations. Make n ms of Sea-kale and Rhubarb, 
plan ak 
and ed te to raise lanes for fore g. 
Rap —Sow = a drill at the foot of a south w: 
panies af e frequently destroyed, when just appea ne above 
int und, by c coadiinaiees, who tact up the young plant in taking 
the remains - the — which adheres to its top; these, there- 
og should be guarded against, or they will ruin a whole crop in 
wkend 
—See that the protective a of wall-trees do 
not hang ‘loosely, it by the — or they 
a des’ more blossom than ory e. Walland orchard. 
oar bad sorts mae ‘*e vated: bechantneg with Pome and 
netiies large oe of the latter, however, mec thrive well 
ae trained in 
enough after 
the cite  isiahagads 
The ask yoas*s ul shades, and any branches that” are lnses, should 
now be bowed down, with their points towards the ground. 
Il.—PLOW. beers me AND SHRUBB SERY. 
TovE.—In the tates wea ee Cycnoches and Catasetums 
owing signs of growth; 
mre —— care that it does 
sah taaihy ro 
© produce excellent fi 
ep De sin part o 
them veaiy ol of. atid now pe to grow. 
care that stove shrubs ae on injured by bright sunshine; keep 
the atmosphere very moist on warm days, 
. Fine 
very heery vais a night, the win 
be repotted in light rich com them 
under the shade of the Vines, ane. frequently sprinkle ts thet top 
Cereuses and Epiphyllums must. have an increase Ps. 
as thei ds swell, Other te a Po 
<r gether 
their blossom-bu - succulen co he 
little more moisture now t sun has p 0 dry then 
quickly. If not already done, shift : cchapipeiored into their 
meer = ts, e cautious in administering w 
Pirs AMES, ff I 
Phen yas tolerably fine day, to inure them = the free a air. 4 
agate a k of Verbenas, amie » Petuni = similar 
ly the places of pe emporary 
th 1 i 
P 
patens which ane = “kept through a winter in sand. F 
or Departm 
Sow the seeds thinly and c — the — very y lel pe 
verted flower-pots, or seed-pans, put ov _ tenderest kinds, 
will shelter them from acute cane heavy ra ae 
FOREST DEPART 
uite close to the ground for dwarf 
y. 
Woops.—Use diligence now to bring 
planting to Take especial a care tere the fences are 
in et canal ‘before the usual t me vt ing o 
arrives.—J. B. Whiting, The Dee, 
ek ending March 10, 3 
wan mens ge Weather near London for the We 
observed at the Horticuitural Garden, Chiswick. 
~teamnnkll Andiaat tag beisdehteeset lineata timc 
Baromerer. THERMOMETER. Wind. {2 
M Max Min. Max. Min. ; Mean ined 
riday 4{ 29.957 | 29.918 48 29 38.5 w. 
Saturday 5/| 30,036 30,008 27 40.5 Ww. 
Sunday 6| 29.992 29.813 4 26 40.0 S.E. 
Monday 7| 29.720 | 29.477 54 46 50.0 Ss. 02 
uesday 8 500 29.416 57 35 46.0 |° S.W.| .17 
Wednesday9 | 29.606 29,152 48 37 42.5 Ww. 47 
Lisson 10} 30.018 29.463 47 31 39.0 | N.W. 1] 01 
erage | 29. Lenaadna  aeodiat Gooner Seavey 1 a 
arch * ech cloudy and mild in the evenin 
fine; clear pea pcg frost at night. 
“An th bright sun; clear, 
masear 
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night. 
ning ; sche oe h hail-showers in forenoon 
creasing to a hurricane. — 
10. Boisterous; fine with res send; clear and calm at night, 
State of the Weather at Chiswick during the last 16 yeatt, 
the ensuing W ding March 19, 1842. _ 
Aver. Awe: tena Prog Greatest |_" —— 
Highest} Lowest +, | quantity | - - {say 
Mar. Temp. | Temp. emp eur Py of Rain. ae ; & a 
Sun.j 13| 51.7 | 37.0 | 44.3 7 0.30 in. |—| 2, 2] 8 
Mon. 14| & «1 37.0 | 44.) 6 0.47 —| 2 I 
Tues. 15 | 50.7 33.8 | 42.2 9 0.29 2 Hs 
Wed. 16] 51.5 87.2 | 44.3 7 0.25 —} 3} 4— 
hurs.17 | 50.0 37-1 | 43.5 7 0.36 1 ae 
Fri. 18 | 49.7 25.6 | 42.6 3 0.06 1} a 
Sat. 19] 51.6 BLT | 42.7 4 0.02 _ bpm 
The hi ighest ig yee during the above period occurred on 
sagas — on =e meter 69°; and the lowest on the 14th, 
meter 
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REPORT ON COVENT GARDEN MARKET, 
For the week e ge March 11, 1842. 
erence has taken place since our last Report. The 
pet have been well kept up, and the trade in some articles 
has been ogee! brisker. Fruit. supply of Pines has been 
pretty good; the prices have not changed. A few , ae 
Snipes may be obtained ; 
pityaaie are becoming scar 
are rather advanced in price; goo 
od peor 7 a Nonpareil ae yi 
Straw- 
ar 
fetches nage Pie 
bundant and excellen 
indifferen it. bowed has almost passed ; 
pees abounds. Mus wl Bhs ae 
RICES gen ae —— 12, ae 
Apples, = ibaa per bus: hi. Bs ernons, per 100, 6s 
De waaay pee! hae ar et l4s Almonds, per peck, 7 4,3 
Sweet Almonds, per pour Py 
» des: rhe ee ees ow B10 oe vied = 
rries ced Sonat, per 
Pine Apple. perl. 6 Walaute, per bushel ioe <a sor 
Cucumbers, each, 35 Filberts, r 100 at 
Grapes, Spanish, per tb, aha to Zs Cobb Nuts, per. ck, 3s 
te ey a) Ibe, sh to 6s = Nuts, per bushel— 
Oreeems — Brazil, 20% rs 
eo oor ae ire _ Spanish, 168 
Bitter, 1° toyz ms lee — celona, 208 i 
Lemons, per doz. x 
pray : 
Savoys 6d s, per Ib., 
Celdag er White, Ber per dozen - ” 3a 3d Onions, pee hae hel babar 
Rea, for pickling, 2# ari nches ae oe 4 
Cabioage Plant per - 5 ato oe = Biden, per dog at obs i 
russels Sprouts, per hf,sVe@+> me 
Broccoli Whit = gees bunch, 6d to 206d | Asparagus, er 100, IRT Re eas 
- Sd t0 ts ad Second or Miadling» 920% 
ste Peg | rae, or Small, | 24 t0 
pe rp sae i 
6d to ls Sea-kale, per aang e, 166d 
ad henge gee p. 100, 28 6d tode mee » Pi half sieves oa 
P — 70s b 
tote 
vind # oa to 0 25, Ee Ce ele ery. Hed, P bate tteio¥t ls 
Kid i arhay 2sto oe mall Salads, per P > “od to 14 
Artichokes, J we AA sty pr half sieve, | Corn Salad, per half sieve, 04, aro 
. Watercress, p.dz. small bu 
10d tols 
Turnips, pr. doz.bunches, ls 6d to 3s 
Carrots, per doz. bunches, fr bs 
Parsneps, per dozen, 6d to re he 
6d Fennel, per doze: 7 
sent risen rap ace ts Is to le 8d hyme, per oe bunc a. 
Salsafy, per bundle, lsto ls 3d e, per doz. bane ; 43 to 88 
Horse Radish, per bundle, Is to6s nt, per dos. oe panchess $5 
Radish,!p.dz. han da (94 ee A cn Savory, per dozen Si le, 6d to1eed 
Spinach, per sieve Rhubarb Stalks, pet bande iy 1 
Leeks, per dozen % ¥ oat Mushrooms, pet Bory 
Garlic, per lb., 8d ies, | * poun 4 
ices to Correspondents. es of BOOKS 
We have such constant applications for the ae tobe ve they 
plants, and other articles, and f r information a5 _ jnform-— 
can best be had, that we find it necessary to state tr i eee 
ation of ail Finquirers bes it is not our practic porns in sell- 
trades and that if — i arog hs them, we 
ing do fr mn Soak thelr is we can canchamonr or allin- 
beg our readers will sere o our advertis ing 0 
formation of this description. alll 
is Hap vei Berks, ca 7. W., but there are many 
e plan 
A Twelve Mo rte gveriber Wecxtnot aaswer is fet 8 
