204 THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE. [APRIL 2, 
A sketch of the she writings itings of “the agricoltaral authors of 
seventeenth century, by Mr. Cuth- 
ins some hee 5 of st rriking interest, 
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the following lage Beh statement, serving to show that an 
unwillingness ado “gee improvenen nts of the most jetta 
‘importance is tr no means a peculiarity of the agricul- 
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wera in Suite of spade husbandry, de- 
scribing it see 00 ree ploughings,’ and that ‘all 
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ereting the prejudices of 7 time with regard to digging 
even in gardening; he sa me old m rre 
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his grounde, because they did use "to dig it, so ignoran 
ere we rdening in those 
Worlidge, we are told, “ extols ibe use of steps: for seed- 
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on "salt, a well as urine, and gives a recipe for ma 
kind of tiquid manure ‘with Lavage pms, bushel), sper 
} pound), and common pound), boiled to, 
for ten neon B phe oo 20 quarts) and eh s he comme vo 
says a 
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inclined to beli i ve that omehing° is this kind of rich 
quor, more especial he seed was ye dried by 
‘De. Mad iden ’s prize essay on the advantages s likel 
to accrue to Agricult ~~ - from Vegetable Physiology =| 
Che say th 
mistry, we at it really deserves the 
most careful paleo th practical and scientific 
men. ly admit of extracts such as w 
find 
room for. 
-__A paper by Mr. Grey, .* Dilston, on the relative effects 
pe -introduced man , admits of bein ng abstracted. 
tivator ie tated each 
| into ey whole process, from as ene of the seed 
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Foot geval Joam, nitrate of soda at the rate of 1 cwt. to 
poacher rate of 10 bushels to the acre, 
fnd a miatare of eypeum and nitrate The following w 
the result : 
ae b—i2 square yards, without any manure, gic 
stones 4lb. of hay, he or when newly made, equal 
per ac 
“2.—112 5 xn she om sao sypsumhadbeenapplied 
bushels 
ses are 0 i, 
White Ciover, Rye-grass, Timothy, &c., but without 
Red Cio ver, to "which ypu is known to be bene ficial. 
applie lied at the rate of 1 cwt. per acre, produced 14 stones 
7 lb. 3 equal to 3 tons 146 — per acre, being an in- 
crease of 1 = 65 cone over 2. 
56 ae uare yards, to which both nitrate of soda and 
gypsum had cds applied in the above pag argh 
14 stones, equal to 3 tons 125 stones per ac d 21 
" $*'The cost of the nitrate at the tr was s. per 
ewt., and the increased value heed | per acre, as ie sto od 
the wo rom 
Nitrate of soda was also used aa * Potatoes, at an early 
The P. 
period of their growth, but not with advantage. ‘o- 
tatoes ran much te stem and leaf, and produced an infe- 
rior A mixture of and nitrate of soda 
was inferior in its effects to the nitrate alone hen 
applied to m. Eres vatrhitags bone manure, 
rsp LE yooner 
treated was in one month Aimy as high, and 
double he the Rem “athe sacl of the The part 
th guano, rope od im ot Ww h 
mors that on w nltrete ay senetered. 
een a manifest 
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numerous experiments which I have made with nitrate 
of ony lead me to hia deteteatanitod, in pi own apo 
mu ssible on and 
it as as possible on grass green 
but eantiosly on grain crops, and only in such diutinhs 0 - bs. each per Scot 
another ys cae ent with ieee slackened with 
cocoa- 
as run no risk, be the weather asit ee of the corn being 
lodged from to 00 great a ro 1 have — 
myself that 5 can obtain oy requleea quan tity of hay upon 
two-thirds, or rather less, of the land which I the 
therto pie to it, by dain hi Ben m of nitrate of soda 
to the grass, so that I have one-third of the land at li iiberty | « 
0 feed sh am also satisfied mo its application to 
prod 
poe Biriomitaecdtat Ben 
CALENDAR OF OP 
or an eatin oid by tes Sor the peeiae week 
summer. There can be no doubt that with proper care evergreen 
might be successfully removed at any of the periods advised ; iti 
aes equally certain that, where the situation is not low wand wet 
or the ground seared ne adhesive, autumn-planting will insur 
the most success with the least subsequ see attention; therefore 
i i ra but the 
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sized bats hae) every fibre ought to be preserved, if such were 
: ith this view, a deep Meet - uld “be 
racticable. ° 
the plant, furt ner from its stem than the roots are supposed to 
extend, and the Aceeragear 7 soil not dug with a spade, but 
wor ed out with r ga s. In planting, too, it is not suf. 
ficient to lay t the roots ou — and cover them with fine 
soil; they oug t, when thick ape us shy, to be car arefully separated, 
and ea ch layer covered with fine soil, always sieladiee it from 
the stem of the 3 a in the direction of the roots, that they y may 
lie straight and not be oubled up or twis ted, ‘whie ch will un 
pepe ro place if th “ Pad a. 
dle” planting has been gegen ert but t if "by ‘his S meant 
sinking the roots into a mass of thick mud, nothin 
are covered, and before the filling of the hole 
is comple’ watering should , thr n the re 
mainder of the soil after ae hese has akin subsided ; neither 
must it be trod or press any W ure —_ rarel: A; ppei 
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I, ere teks GARDEN AND ORCHARD. 
n-door Department. 
Pinery.—More heat aie less moisture must be given to plants 
that are wanted to start into fruit ag May. If the artificial 
c be 
perature has hitherto been from 65°, it should now 
increased to 70°, with less air in the day. necess: 
the bottom heat also, which should en 85° and 95' 
Take care that the renewed beds for the succession plants do not 
heat violently. If ve 95° at th é w 
more of the bark away from them. The plants now require 
occasional light bane at the root, for which, purpose soft 
water a little warmed — my used. Shading will only he 
required now on very bri right 
Vinery.—If the fruit in the carliest house has begun to change 
colour, syringing must be entirely d discontinued. It is at this 
stage that the “‘bloom” is formed, ngcel gf re ge eres it can- 
not be reproduced. The per lng ay soe n warm 
days. When the roots ar ithin the Rohas. the wal pore of the 
borders must be fined attended “ap An insufficient supply of 
od when the G swellin after stoning, at which 
aa city. th 
may be given with advantage. 
Pgeacu-HOUSE.—Thin the fruit freely in the second house if a 
pour baa is set and swe nea Jenyan , however, a sufficient 
Le 
ex’ r till after the ming p ‘ocess is completed, Give 
abundance ms air to the atest t house om long as the trees are in 
mes If mildew appears, dust the leaves with flowers of 
Gana: HOUSE.-—The trees in the first house must be regularly 
eet rg: at Agta and Ag eg until be Pie shows indications 
ripe: when more air and les: r will be necessary. 
When a; Si aathetr Py fine, stha air erally ‘to the later houses, 
Fic-rress in pots, whose fruit have reached the critical period 
of forming the seeds, which appears to take place when the Figs 
are nearly or quite full-grown, must be carefully gu again 
every kind of check, or the pei Ls very likely to cast their —< 
A regular temperature not ex oe ~ at night, or 75° in s 
shine with air, moderate sirenaarinm watér at the root ony 
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m required, i 
CucumBErs AND Mgtons.—When cold winds prevail, caution 
must be exercised in admitting air. The advantages of the move- 
able pieces of wood described in a former Number will now be 
ares Or, if these are not used, fasten st rips of matting, or 
canvas, over the openings. Sprinkle proves eae: lightly 
hon ~ Bosgere are closed, which should be 
USH -HOUSE. beds t to make room 
for pion pect Any part © of the old mes eae which contains 
pee might be worked up with the fresh sa into new 
Posaswna in frames will require watering occasio onally. - 
pose the pons ato to ro free eed and air at every favourablet 
If tubers are at or near the surface of the aciipemty ‘the 
plants sho a ne  cateed -up lightly. 
-door Departm 
Brans.—Earth-up the transplanted wel and put in another 
crop, ‘t theese last sown are fairly up. 
CAULIFLOWERS.—Sow for an early autumn supp: ly. 
CeLzay.—Sow on @ warm border and ag soil the principal 
crop to be used after Christmas, the preyious sowings not being 
de ad me wie : 
HAamBuares Parsiey.—A sufficient stock should now be sown 
‘oots next wi 
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gree 
RuvBArs in the open ground may be blanched a it ditt by 
excluding the light with Sea-kale pots, or any mient sub- 
_ weit —Hoe between the — of the autumn ghee If the 
re soaking of dung-water will in crease and 
Get all the Strawberry beds weeded before the 
own much; and see that they are not trample 
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prolong its produce 
by graftin corward trees 
be finished. Apple and Pear trees which seve large ranches 4 
should be worked with strong scions of two or three years © 
wood in lg g to slender last year’s Pag, 
Srove.—-Syringe ‘on houses. 
Train the plants to stand as mu ant as nie soley? io vordert0 
prevent them from being Fa Introduce a few more © . 
for early howering ng; pot off the seedling plants, at keep them 
ds 
frames the trained upon ; ed to 
naultia formosa, also other plants that are want tie 
and 
ce a 
regularly potted, therefore, ch sou, 
them very near the w Boe The same rule is also ap 
other tender ang and to Le page Continue to Pp large 
Dahlias by cuttings, and prick out seedlings when they are 
