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RAE: GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE. 
[APRIL 9, 
ber, or the laws of vegetable le life, in n support 0 of the above 
remarks on effects of soil and situ ition, and show- 
ing further the cause of Ss. strength and yalue of tim- 
el h t authorities on forest-trees, 
m 
are observe 
lutinous ame strongly ‘atheres, 
seness of their pores they are more 
e ¢ and resist the 
pia 
a a 2? Duhamel assured tte that in different 
stunted Oaks he had counted from seven to twenty-five 
gp phched of alburnum 
I 
me trees it is orci Rs the thickness of the 
yers 3 f wood is not e throughout their cir- 
cumference ; and Dananaal ra m Buffon proved that this 
$s not owin the n of the tree relative to the 
points of the horizon, but to other circumstances. Whe 
on one side tr ad um o th or a place 
of a tree a goo 
y ad from all other hpi is 
m these 
pose 
ve hi h. 
" fo me, Prudhomme, or Prodommet.—Seeds grey yish, 
val, sad § mall. This is an excellent aie ay not in 
te least stringy, and when nearly full-grown is orem 
ood. e seed when 
ripe is much esteemed. Ther 
yellow pint ot eye 
Prague or Red 
—Seeds round, of a violet colour. 
This is a ver goo e 
ipe is ra 
sinflae 
rate bearer, and lat 
—Similer to the last; * daad a little 
Prague, Ae. aiftering only i ost the seeds 
nge-tout. ane 
set a thick 
A 
dla 
or Smali Ww gs French Runner.—This 
white seeds, which are ob- 
and 
late for this 
tained by forwarding the ATR ina hotbed, and panting 
them out singly in May. Itis eo both 
n 2d. ws hi cats toied. Het 
und me of ‘Seva, a variety of the pre- 
ceding, a trifle te word ae 
Haricot du Cap, or Ven ae We ugar. —Resembling De 
on every side, and however good or able the s Lima in its chief characters, its growth and pronase the 
bb ji been, it soon affords sd Rae Boag eB: ae the cipal difference connate ng in the seeds being flatter. 
: a poor to them. larger, and speckled with red. An abundant bemeae, but 
mation preyrn! Bays A age extent of foliage of be apised t to must be used young 
and light. aricot d’Espagne, or Scarlet Runner.—Of this 
ten frou these va facts, that the so- | there are two varieties, distinct from the common Ha- 
» and consequent the value of tim- ot, one with scarlet, the other with white flowers; 
nally upon the quantity of true sap or the latter is Litem ble fe inary pu on ac- 
matter which is d ithin it. ‘Will the | count its greater nd thinner skin. There 
then by a tree tend to diminish the | is also a third variety with two-coloured flowers : but it is 
ria and thereby affect the growt! pies superior to either of the above. A good bearer, but 
ue 0 wood? A tree may be likened to a | not very ear 
an. The true sap is its trading capital, by Dwarr Hantcors.—Nain Hdtif de Hollande, or 
10 of the plant and s organs are | Dwarf White Dutch. —Pods long, narrow, and excellent 
rted, e sap which it expends in | when ot Ay : cae white, small, a little compressed. Not 
rr roots and leaves is retu to it | very early in this country. 
again by their action, with, in some cases, three or four 
ob i 0 
its 
e been great. Fruit or seeds then are evi- 
dent Podusa at the expense of all other parts of a 
‘therefore, that it is har hardly aioe 
ihe, anon or “Nain Hatif de aon, Early White.— 
ae 
hes eem et an nd perhaps most cultivated. It very 
dwarf, early, good for forcing, equally suited for ‘eati ing 
green and when the seeds are tine A moderate bearer, 
and early. 
De Sois. 
ns Nain, Gros Pied.—Seeds and pods re: 
Bling De hea 
ssons ; ane seeds are Leas good when fresh 
helled or in a dry In many places, different va- 
riéties are caltivated's naar he name of Gros Pied. A good 
bearer, but not early. 
: Big Etats na bgteste 
mil hey ety thick, bielty 
d 
plants. In the Sabre. Peo 3 soils e very long an 
large ; ds white, flattish, ane? sidiee small. These 
Haricots, like the “Sabre Ruiiiieds are good whilst green, 
stringless till three parts grown, and excellent when ripe. 
Wet land does not suit them, fvvages their long pod 
often ; but for this defect 
; two or three only 
n White 
fiehitig Atty sometimes 
a: and bra 
climbing a little, but Eenerall dwarf, and not requiring 
and wer short, swollen fee a nek 
John oured with reddish bro’ vn » par 
‘ i es: this is not in the as adlicy 
sarin S whites rather long, and very good 
eonesekias ree only a <i be tgs together. 
Con, vurrvarton and reeds ba aes a 
poy ‘- st arene of ane aes Los either in a green state, or oa RR Age seeds, not stringy | com 
best of which #e waenewine ls OF ae 
idite tv ob beshtig a Seige antag care is re- of the aioe st se there are many varieties, of 
Sores Sor which ‘they ini? Deedes oes! which the priaet pat are the white, oe grey, the red, Se 
odinia, same dap dna manne - For ex- | grey Bagnolet, the Plein de la Fléc he Haricot, grown asd 
cheatin eae aaa ng for ticularly in the Maine ; the Mohawk, lately ie ed from 
a ate saad oa aabiie gant tesa tee cen Gees the United States ; and one named. Le Ventre de Biche. 
oh se ds are eaten of ay : pi vane Ses ct a characters according t0 “the wet pe 
mgr acicaeee ‘ n), both grein state, for which they are chiefly ‘ae The me Bey 
Tem: We ea ue , nti — arrived at matu- Swiss and the the ¢ Bagnolet are sown in large quantities round 
these uses each variet}js most applica ‘ een Seer ir ving teat eee 
_ ie pplicable thro bark bbe Bap ae re 
CESSES" Be lobar fre in Waa] ep ae aes cee 
ean, ‘ st es- 3 
teemed in ay a _— part ss Paris; is n Th Bea them ; t ait poche pr 5 wiulinegs i pees ethic inde faint ee bees 
ite; but at Soissonsit acqaired a fi : The ; ek 
of skin a or flavour, which render t "pe vs recta aati ile eck cena. ibe A beg aes toutes <3 -# 3 
same kind ota pia in any other part of the country. A | cellent, either for earl y or sins ye olga gee 
good bearer, and one of the best for late use, when Suins Wiens Yoate 
dried. The white and dred’ Suisse and the Ven ntre 
de Biche promise well too ; the latter is, however, better 
in soup with its skin left o 
Pag toes in a green ae 
one of. the best for sanieal use, 
t bearer. 
Haricot Noir de Belgiqu e.— This variety, introdoed by 
M. Vibert in 1839, is perfectly dwarf, and is the earliest 
which we are yet acquainted with ; its pot ge ee 
a r pale, are ve in a young state. With t 
An at least in some en 
low Canada.—The 
most dwa of the earliest Rho bch: and, 
therefore, either when young or — full-grown 
eds nearly tied pale yellow, with a 
circle round the hilum ; very good when pry 
earer: 
all brownish 
A good 
De la Chine, or Polish Beans.—A prolific sort, excel- 
lent either fresh-shelled or dried ; fess rather large, 
roundish, and sulphur-coloured. There is a sub-variety 
ae with clear bronze-coloured seeds, which also appears 
o be Hod A good bearer, and early. 
LOWER BEDS ON LAWNS. 
Ma our rie en ge are desirous of knowing 
what Sram are best adapted for a circular or oval bed 
upon a Through the kindness of a friend, we are 
enabled ‘eo ‘farnish them wit ith a list of some which ha ave 
flect when ar rranged in the ‘following order :—In the 
aaa of the bed a patch of the purple josie pene 
which should succeed a 
z 
the brilliancy of sions possessed 
ontinue in flower, 
renders 
autumnal frosts. 
ON AMMONIA ct Un ge sig! —No. Ill. 
s of g mportance 
mee with Reaper to the petit tay of salts of ammonia 
proportions of the fixing 
hese are, the 
to) 
to a given quantity of gas-liquor, ur or any other fluid 
containing or. evol monia most unnecessary - 
to observe, that as the quantity of that substance is very 
variable, and depe a variety of circumstances, it 1s 
f course impossible to give any definite rule which sh 
be applicable to all uses ; all that can be done is to point 
ct t ns it 
co 
fixed, ang. Beco will rem - 
° su Iphuric or any 0 
be emploree. there is no fear 2 il effects from a small 
excess of acid, because there is always s abundance of alka- 
ting 
of uni 
thand 
neaivaliing such excess of acid, and in on iets state 
in which it is applied to the soil no dan reall 
from its eeneaie In the cases 
with ammoniacal sol 
anures, 
n undissolved ES Enea a of 
rs posts ulp are used, 0 the 
course uae excess employed will ese dissolv ed with 
sulphate of ammonia, It must be evident that | ammonia 
monia is formed, and carbonate of lime, agnesia, iron, © 
Zinc. 18 ipi insolu! ~ wder e 
phates of magnesia, iro d zine are soluble in water ; 
hence & 
whilst Pe sulphate of fae) is waned insoluble : papas te 
cess of the former salt: ain 
sulphate of a Se Baad. & ie ogee of the sulpba 
of lime ake fall to the bottom mixed with the pee 
of lime, and hard] oe 
would be lef in Pil cess 
