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1842. ] 
THE GARDENERS’ 
CHRONICLE. 
177 
He can have Nos. 1 to 8 inclusive, and Nos. 10, 11, and 12. 
He may fumigate his viners without danger, if he is cautious. 
The air should be moist until the Vine flowers; it should then b 
much — till the berries are set. 
- A corr — asks ae is the best means of obtaining a 
Sepenet. any one have the kindness to tell him ? 
orth D. Rink teur. The oss (or rather Lichen) on your 
flourishes because you live in a damp climate, and proba- 
e soil is ill-drained. 
An Old § 
is fit for greenhouse pl 8 an 
wind as well as anything, and if a screen o once obtained of 
them, others will grow beneath their protectio: 
A set pe Pit nt Reader must asi of QUACK 
MANURES. ow nothing of gree = e mentions, but the ac- 
count of it 4 o qroveerrs st a puff t e have aith in it. 
Besides it is too dear. 
ola.—We have stated what the Law is concernin g& EN 
subject signed ‘‘C. © opinion on your case could, we 
apprehend, be safely ha without an inspection of the land and 
the surrounding trees. 
A,— For —_ cals of CELERY consult Mr. Paxton’s Cot- 
and a communication in the Home Correspond- 
ence of ay. 
, Wee aford.—The pte CAST ASHORE on the West of Ire- 
land i is ag ce of a climbing pla ght 
by eae tga from the tropical vars m4 Aw erica. 
of w 
you also 
Our Su bscribers.— 
ioe employed by the brickinyord when finishing off cement-work. 
not think of tarring your wall; you ited 
~agires r trees, and incurable So 
.—No doubt “‘oLp Frocey ill b 
novated by the ammoniacal liquor or tori og ath Bing Bat 
article last week. It may, however, be necessary to add nitrate 
anent, 
Pelee ree if Ae favour u 
reas the Enchan 
white ground, 
of the upper petals, and in this respect they were Eccmmean r 
as being alike. The words in Italics were, however, omitted b 
the printe 
Ts. 
Evonomicus.—The 
ith ci Nags The yellow kind is of more ngs intro- 
The latter seem oO be 
the favourite, because “ is sweeter. A couple of cukous ‘ot pl 
is en see your piece of land. We do not know Sag a 
tion of wax AND OILis asa in preparing eae, nor is it of muc 
be All that is agai is to use wax enough to Bese 
when cold 
ginal MANGEL-WURZEL was, We believe, 
Young Hand.—It is of little consequence whether you grow 
your Me.ons in one or petit. ic frames, provided there is 2) ani 
ete Gd plants; but 1 wish to save seeds true fro 
your Melons or Cucumbers ean one kind should ey! tat in 
a frame; for although you ‘may 8 gem them in one-light fram 
ons are still _— to be cr ed by bees or cata in “v4 
e 
A gauz 
a ect them. The soil for growing Me- 
ea rich ae one, and, if good, may be used di- 
ectly after a chopped small. 
E. en your seedling Pansies have several leaves they 
should be ogc transplanted into a bed of loam, sand, an 
rotten dung well drained; during hot weather they should be 
shad ed and d plentifully supplied with water. 
i 
pee prot 
a“ 
ri 
a 
artificial m 
or ce oan Of | the 
§ mi 
] 
rr 
on Ne you have received for KNicHT’s Mon NARCH PEAR, for 
t. You will observe the bark has a yellowish 
tinge, and the buds, Wats they begin to push, exhibit a fawn- 
coloured down on the scales. The. shoots and strong, often 
aie. pth a5 as he a aia sort, are of a dark violet colour, 
e 
g 
tting 
owering, about the middle of oh uly is 
the herbaceous var 
and the shrubby teas ay cut- 
ttings should be planted in pots filled with very 
andy loam, and oF sta ina hotbed; they must at all times be 
sparingly watered 
ae B.—Yout seeds of S 
S 
t 
« 
the best time to increase them ; 
I 
t 
ease SirnoLpit | should be sown 
3; wat 
ne 
y Cu pi alee gg shown in the 
of pit, p. 194 Smee ie shai by eying 3 aes of timber, 
- thick, across the troughs 
boards or or slates. The ok 
ar 
See M 
g00d foundation, would surely support any a ee 
or mit bedi — the ons — safety.—J. Gri 
— Ttainly isa bad p 
tly fora considerab 
clip it pads oF three ti times a year, or och oot 
which never branch out from the wall. 
_ Serabcrt yen i any ee of si avery dry 
nue ted hp orgies pie h 
for their roots abort 1ft. deep), and “7 
we. 
Portion of well-rotted -dung are etied: it wil will bet found of 
bene benefit, particularly if the situation is a 
whetgngr alg oe Alen reenter 
> ey . 
Hist Reader of the Ci 2 states the foll 
pga planting a small eee in lat. n 
Sedure the ground, which formed part Of @ 
: m Goose! 
by pr of ¢ our correspond 
Constant Re 
is of a hard clayey loam, ereregin g no more Oe: Sin. or gin. 
deep, upon a retentive bottom, consisting however of a good 
tough reddish clay, mixed with a few stones. * Last ican pits 
were dug for the trees, 16in. ~ var ions +8 and about 2ft. or 3ft. 
in diameter. A stone flag, 20i s laid in the centre of 
each pit; and as the pit ae hela pee like. a dish, a small drain 
was made from each to the d furro ow drains, the pits kare Ss = 
open mn all winter, and the stuff the 
In the third week of f February ‘the trees were planted, first rari 
yon bug) FR ayrhaca a little mould 
carefull 
again which were plac out th ] 
spread One then earth well pulverised, and. dung again, taking 
p. I finished by layi 
ot ormi 
The trees my principa if ni or dares haw from the 
have stem Some tw three feet lon A stake 
ht and ri 
exposed, I wrappe edastraw rope round the ft and close ‘ia 
the stem of the tree from the base neatly to the bran my oe I 
dt a. 
eep, ‘tar rning the stiff cl ay or bottom ‘spit mostly to othe t op: 
prt it in large rough lumps, to be meliorated by the Rear 
The ground has, 3 Moree tg esent, a very ie heat tree in 
as it has got g we T, with night fros' e turning it 
mbes I expect it will be pri Ne benemited,; reed pebecie ofa 
kindlier nature by- and- by.’ 5 (The bottoming, arelndug, trenching, 
are all 
soe tet (renin bow heat with straw-bands will do no 
harm at present; on the uch may prove beneficial till 
the drying winds of neeven # Sarees but if the stems are kept 
— ~ ony — ate of time, the bark will = conse- 
que rendered too tender for affording the degree of pro 
tattion F a which it is naturally adapted. Teakend of dapbciene 
the dun oa in alternate layers with the soil, the substances ome 
be well mixed. Supposing the pits had been entirely filled with 
detiel - 
mind bps they are about to plant fruit or other trees. The 
ground sho be -trenched; the surface may be left ae 
but ‘be undisturbed bottom ld fe y 1 lopi 
regu re) ce draii 
‘on. ~inines saunas may be clipped at any season of 
the: year, but pape tu time is ~ — of June; after the opera- 
tion the edging uld be well w d, to induce the Box to pro- 
duce a vem shoot to obliterate the marks | left by the shears. 
A Novi ur plan of pa etm ans is mocap 
a seedling, pe f so you feo — stint a year or two. 
A. B.—The atmosphere of ae stove in een you keep Taber- 
obably too Side or that causes the flowers to 
time the plant is 
and forming flower- buds it should ~ iberaly watered. 
n Compagnon.—The price of ‘‘ Reid’s Chemistry ”’ is 18s. 
is an elementary book tea cotne the science. ‘‘ Liebig’s Ornette 
Chemistry ”’ eat not th error! to dothis. ‘* Valpy’s Latin Gram- 
mar” is a very go! 
A Youn helen beatin pais wee s keep the Laps of your glass 
well puttied; you may do it at any time when the glass is dry, 
but it will now be troublesome. Cover the dung that surround: 
the ger of tw 
J. L.—The plant is Bllberta iridifolis a. 
J Ww. B.— ou have sent for answers are 
so many ‘idiies. a erry ; 2, the Candleberry 
eon 6, the Tartarian pease 3 3, ‘some sort © B- 
ood or Viburnum. Can’t pep tae about the rest. 
"Clan im Beara glad to amie from 
aa er’s ‘‘ British Howeing Plants”? goes on 
ompleted. Our last Number was the 
book. We believethe “ Florigraphia ”’ 
e planted in the same hill. 
— ost ¢c 
bo: 
is about 850 feet, and there 
Henn manage yours it must either be wit want of 
use of some defect in the setting of the boiler; very _ the 
latter. 
= penn —A sack contains four bushels. 
—We regret to say we do not know with certainty, and 
aman at present learn 
ts Cc. ad => — eg lunifera. 
w Grapes W 
it 
again to force. 
eed and leave them outside till B ity - 
This may be done by having holes in wall, with a move- 
able ae of the wall-plate just over them so that by li 
0 removing the pi wall-plate the whole of 
the mend of the Vine ay be lifted ne 
ellwisher.—Smith’s “English Botany” is published with 
colvared plates ; haves isa cheap edition of = For garden plants 
the most extensive eee cal Re- 
ont dle * Bo agazine,” 
ic in 20 cages > ve works. 
ching ak on foreign botany, bare ates, nor is it possible that 
there should be; of exotic plants the is legion, 
ont 3 of a names Pain, two OotYD:¥ olumes in double co- 
use of 
it to the cold- 
“F.C No tern gardeners seem to agree about the cause 
G 
ts of air, and 
» 
pr] 
Ee 
a 
and that if the border is kept draine 
Tapes are particularly su 
are re cousdenk 
tak at —_ oa cca 
terrace it irregularly all the way to the top. If you er a 
wall, plant on it the following Pears:—Marie Louise, Glout Mor- 
ceau, Beurré Rani ce, Wi inter Nelis, ¢ and Brown 
from the height of 
not know whether rag A are hardy = 
will not bear the climate o 
—Both 
3000 or 4000 feet. Wea 
pd Pha we fear, however, pre oe 
urh: 
Ea Suiscrider —We ——— the best of the remedies for the 
berries is the Hellebore powder, recommended 
ma 
der —The best mode of using soap-suds as 
accumulate in a tank with urine, 
may 
week wre we shell have ~yrd very important 
mation give as manner of forming = 
efficiently and economically. The e manure now prone d should 
le to all of crops; a correspondent, however, says 
it does not suit his ae but he does not state wh 
d.—The best out new Fir s is during the 
i 
riensis). The new Pings should be canines in an open situation, 
ted never in a low or very exposed on Jace them, if possible, 
loam, where 
ubsoil is rather dry. P. palustris 
hard i 
‘eieeieaie of some authors) is , and'wi killed in some 
low damp situations by the severe winter of 1 1837-8. The follow- 
ing Pines in your list are quite hardy, having stood 44° 
in 1837-8. P. Bratia, Llaveana, Gerardiana (the true one), 
rtiana, Monticola, Amabilis, Grandis. The following 
injured or killed by the severe — of 1837-8: P. halepensis, 
L rs in the list are all 
nsignis, australis yusa. 
new, and consequently the a ig too seats to decide upon their 
hardiness. Probably your plant called P. Gerardiana was not 
t. The soil 
J. 8. S. S.- Your pit will do ve ery well for all the purposes you 
—It is rather too late for ere ce: 5 it should be 
La 
one during the winter. We do not think th 
with certainty of the ier fe om 
orth know- 
ing. not s full of words without meaning. 
If your Patato is vouily a distinct sort there can be no occasion 
for myster 
—Laur els may be planted now, but there is no time to 
lose; it si not matter in a veg provided it is not chalk. 
Col. Mason.—The Auvergne Pea re excellent dwarf variety 
for summer ty den: The Black Melon 
of the near ae varieti 
A my ps kd ~The gnickest remedy yet found for de- 
stroying retin is ni water; say 1lb. to a water- 
ing-pot full of water, vageoda Ee “ the evening a about nine o’clock, 
and in the morni 
Carmes is one ro the best 
same purpose, if applied in the same manner, and perse 
for some fe i itis more convenient to use, because it will 
not hurt the leaves, 
A Clerical Inquirer —The promised answer did not escape us. 
You will find it at p. 737 for 1841. 
w Gold pp 
that of the Old Golden Pippin, and not so high flavoured. You 
should hav ered the portions of roots which you id to 
befo: tation commenced ; you may do = 
diately, and graft mn them as you proceed. 
J. R.—You must learn to distinguish 
entific language. In the former ite uracy is not to be 
looked for. You are right in s ing of 
drébium speciosum a raceme, and not a spike. 
A. B.—Your lime is now chalk, ani not mene lime- water. 
For that purpose quicklime is indi 
A *s inquiry about Vines is. “getats pee to- 7 
among these notices, Syringing will assi 
Any Grape may be forced in Mr. Knight's way, but try th 
Hamburgh. 
can give no opi about Cine 
atl a 4 > Phandsome but very iike 
; the 
b ae: s 
without a the plants. 
rh ey a bad colour, 
but but it m may tect compensating poser ly .’s Gourd seed we 
should pad wep receive 
Ato e mode of gro’ wing Potatoes mentioned by you is 
old are n not aware of the Mole Cricket bei ve —e 
es ** Synopsis 
tany ” willset you going. A microscope for 
varies in price from 58. to5 5i. 
tion he wants at p. 142 of the 
of the British Flora and Elem 
Soteatink st 
Subse ? iber 
present volume. 
A Constant Reader" No. i. is Jasminum "revolutum ; 2, Pit- 
ee Tobira; and 3, 
ng Gardener. —There are several apie works, price 
rg 
spe Friend at Exeter will refer to our mis ge ot amg pp. 
19, on ays 7s Blom! he will find some good directions on the 
eae 
a will not be wpe! to grow two kinds of Cucumber 
in the: came > Aten unmix For your } Melons it - of little con- 
you 
apparently aleaf common 
TERRA TUM.—P. 160, col. aot = 30, ‘for “the nitrate was never 
” read ** oyed when.” 
employed w 
As usual, many letters this week. 
NEWS OF THE WEEK. 
Sir Roserr Peet last night laid before the House 
Commons the views of Government in reference to the 
nancial and commercial eared of the co Ina 
hours’ d 
have paired too 
th 
which the eos “ —_ they must so adapt their 
nah upon the comforts of the 
re under 150/. to be exempt; and that 
roperty, whether held by foreigners or by British sub- 
Ries should be included within the operations of this 
measure 
The Overland Mail from India and China, which left 
a on the Ist Feb., reached town on Tuesday. It 
s partly anticipated by the arrival of the I steam- 
ship last week, and the public were, th 
distr 
_ 
3 
S 
a 
o 
army in Cabal are confirmed in 
tails ; first advices conan that 
ilecmadie Burnes had been 
-in-Chief, Si 
