1842.] 
THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE 
273 
Out-door Departm 
If the first-sown annuals have come on tate will require some 
attention in watering during bo hearer A few branches of 
n 
ard 
Tender c limbing pei as : Con- 
&e 
annuals from the frames. 
ded little, for which it is not a too a if not al-* 
Saas done. 
NURSERY AND FOREST DEPARTME 
Nursery.—Attend to the watering and sen ag 
seedlings. 
ches, w 
grafts now and then, “and fill up all cracks in the 
of young 
The more valuable species may | be shaded with ied 
Look o 
lay. 
ar sgh AND — Woops. a felling aise, peeling of Oak 
should now be eeded with. obtain timber of a best 
quality, the trees viene be ee standing, Poe not be cut down 
till next winter.—J. B. Whiting, Deepde: 
State cat me Weather near London for the Week ending a. als 
observed at the Horticultural Garden, Chis 
A R. ‘THERMOMETER, Wind. | Rain. 
Apri ax. Min. Ma Min, | Mean _ 
Friday 15/| 30.068 30.052 51 43.5 N.E. 
Saturday 16 30,147 80.113 5 31 41.0 N.E. 
Sunday 17 30.182 30.164 5t 41 46.0 N.E. 
onday 18/ 30,201 30.091 47 40 43.5.| N.E. 
Tuesday 19) 30:199 30.154 63 26 44.5 N.E. 
Wednesday20} 30.150 30.093 64 33 48.5 E. 
hursday 21 _80,140 | __ 30.047 _ _ 60 43 5L5 E. 
Vv 30.155 30.102 | 55.39 | 357 | 45.5 +00 
April 15. Mine 3 bleak and cold; clear at night. 
16, Cold and dry; clear, — parching brisk N.E. wind. 
17. Thickly onerwiat; slight drizzle at night. 
18. Densely clo 
fine ; overcast. 
haze ; ; clear an 
State of the Weather - nh edurtag’ the aoe - years, for 
the ensuin 
No, of feaainnealas: 
Aver. | Aver. |nrean| Years in | Greatest 4 
Highest) Loavest bind quantity |. |p3) . ley. “ibs 
April Temp. | Temp. aie yim ag of Rain. |Z eal | EIBIE | 
nh. 87.0. | 87.5) 47.2 7 0.55 ine | 8) 1, 2) 3) 1) 6) 1) 
Mon. 25| 58.1 39.4 | 48.8 6 0.47 pS) 3 i 2 3 21) 2 
Tues. 26 | 58.8 87.8 | 483 6) | 0.12 2} aba 3 Vl ii 
Wed. 27| 60.6 33.6 | 49.6 8_ 0.12 5 1) g} 2 4) git 
Thurs.2g | 61.9 883 | 501 6 0.10 1} 3; 3; 3} 2} gi_| 9 
Fri. 29} 61.8 39.6 | 50.7 7 0.75 2 2| Z}@| Manton! @ 
Sat. 30| 62.8 w1 | 52.5 7 0.31 2 2) ‘| 1 | 1/9 
The highest temperature during the above period occurred on 
the 30th, 1827—thermometer ee 3; and the lowest on the 25th, 1827, 
and 26th, 1835--thermometer 25°. 
REPORT ON Boke pun GARDEN MARKET, 
For the k ending April 22, rie rl 
supply of Negetables nb ae pas k has been 
imi roportionstely ml teh 
is more plentiful, and ve eet of cont offered is me’ a Vg od q 
i at all bri reit. 
port ; f those offered have been 
fine. Of Cucuniters t there is a pretty good supply, 
m *: to 6s. om brace.— ae . Broce 
ast week ; 
ry high ; 
caine of oe natural al 20s. 
pu 
Endive an prin ad is very good, d plenty of Wee description 
of s i no hes e obtained. Rhubarb i is A sagt plentiful, but the 
price is much the same as in our las‘ 
=" Kitchen, per bush. 4s to 7s Lemons, per doz. Is to 2s 
— tod bus’ ra" 0 14s per 100, 5s to l4¢ 
rs, desse t pe rT half-sieve, 5s to 2ls ee rs, per brace, 25 to 6s 
caec irre wer OF 6d to Is Almonds, r 
Peaches, per doz. 2 
Nectarines, per ren pooh to 42s 
as 
to 8s 
Pine Apple, perlby 10s to 16s Washed, sas wate 
150s 
oman per — ae eo “ ing», per 100Ibs., 
Tapes, 123 to 0! uw ea 3s €d 
= rag poe? ta ls 6d to 2s Nuts, pe be hy - 
_ Ports ly 42 Ib., Is to 5s . — B 
Orange, per metiet sto to be —- 58 
_ oeanes ts 24s - 
itter, 8s to 208 — Turkey, tee = 
VEGETABLES, 
Cabbage, Red, for pena 2s es 8s os per half sieve, 3s to 4s 
Cabbage Plants, per doz.,3s for pick. a 
Broccoli, hon p- P. bch 1s are Green * reen, poly Po a 
s Ss 
rsieve, 1s ae Asp 
Kiang nents ng ea to on omer “eye: 
Potatoes, perton, 50s vere A 5s 
per cwt. ae 
per besbel, Te bd ot 
Kidney 
_ wale r iaamat 
— y, per eb oy 2s 6d to 3s fede es, ieee, rk dehy tols 
sto ha. : t id 
Tarnips, per dozen ‘oanchet, 2s to 3s Endiy oe = gis 
san use bases (i2to 15) 6d to 2 
r doz. bunches, 5s to 6s 
n, Gd ks a Salads, = nena 2d to 4d 
mnch. 6dto Bd 
per dozen |e Gd 
2 Pee Dende, | ls to 5s z Rega ls 6d nef “ 
n bunches 
per a 
hands (94 to 30 each) | T: 
urnip, gg beh, 2s to 3s Thyme, Lt doz. bunches, 2s to 3s 
ste per —e to 2s 6d, 4 Sage, pe oz. bunches, nt : 
ves, Mint, oa yo iarhos 
re per bunch, 
mp pe urb Stalks, don. Sein to l5s 
Mus 8, per pottle, ls Gd to 2s 6d 
atercress, p.dz. small b 
ae sper ha ~ 
oe 
Leeks oze: rb hes 
Gastiee; ee at vr unches, 9d tols 
ots, per Ib., ls4d | 
Notices to Ste sa ins 
neon, nthe the ee dwarf varieties of VerBENAS for 
59 Faro v. “Batches alba, white 
seo ong t 
ov. "Buisti, git and ¥. 
et-scented fi Fucusta SPLENDENS 
be obtained at the MertSeuizann Society’s Garden, through 
. ere is a pcos of the habit of micro phylla, 
d to th: 
sor dese aio major, an 
diver ean hei iye 
You 
Ricear- 
perma is half turfy 
on why Dabhies 
& soil. to reduce 
Dara votea’ and nae it in x pe ew 
Toad-sand; afterwards giving it the ordinary treatment 
S- The sweet. scented climbers best adapted for an eastern 
(fémmu Ca: gratum, and Jasmi- 
or Sopa may be procured under 
er in manures, 
B.S. 
aspect 
that 
danger of spring frosts. We wot uld n 
the ot advise you to 
oe them out for a month to come. If y 
‘ou want to have your 
cuttings flower n the autumn, you must Strike Va pe te ina m4 thed. 
Devons. evonshire t will be impossible for you to obtain such : 
crop ©: 
aie 
them ready for digging by June. The latter end of August will 
uch more ace ak, 
‘Want of light i is, no doubt, the principal reason hf 
/LLIAS do not blossom. 
BICOLOR is not suffi hardy to stand out the winter in 
Perthshire. The plant you sent was Cochleiria re Sage 
4. N. A. ill fi this w he é an article 
upon the destruction of ar by sulphur. 
Troublesome.—The your Ceteaoss ms have, no 
s 
of 
oubt, become sptrind” from syringing your plants, and then 
tt ing air immediately a You will, however, find a full 
nswer to your question in tua Notices to Correspondents = last 
week. There is no book on drawing and colouring flowers that 
ee 
nn 
H. H. —Your F account of ne leg ERS growi 
oat 8 of Bho ‘plan 
no Aspa- 
ragus. In . D.”’? amongst the yams to Cor- 
respondents 0 of last week, you will find all the information you 
Any of the following Trers, Survuns, and PLANTs will 
suit your chalky soil:—The varieties ‘of Uimus, cl corse » Cra- 
Fes Sen Amelanchier, Acer, and Pinus p piree s, Vibur- 
nums, Ribes, Bérberis, and Phillyreas ; Paacicing Delpiniums, 
ber g nes, Potentilias, (notheras, Aconites, Campanulas, Phlox 
er tetpnpe 
—The best remedy you can try for removing the 
re — ibaa from your Apple-trees is a mixture of soap. 
dish, quicklime, wood. ashes, and cow-dung; washing your trees 
ver in winter with it, after having first scraped the roughest 
lichens from ~ he 
neuniensis:—IN WATERING PLANTS you must be phew 
eeiaea by your own judgme ne we can lay down .no rules f 
dgjng it, as different tribes of reunite ag ng different 
atering geen gs at this season of the 
oes kinds, e at the approach of vous it would be ex- 
emely inj Ti Sag an in most conse cause the entire destruction 
of the plant. Most of the greenhouse kind 
ted by sprisiiting over-head on mild evenings, 
is oes but this must not be done over those which 
—The cause of your Gesnera SuTroni 
z 
‘is owing to the bottom of the pot being choked up, and not nee 
—* € superfluous water to drain away. The compost in which 
have grown it is quite suitable, Remove all wet soil from 
the ete and repot it into a larger size, taking care to drain 
the vente 
LLEBORE PowpeEr, will be washed 
from the ner stone sition — berries are fit to gather. 
. X. X.—The dryness of your ‘oom is most Seay the 
cause of 2d cut Roses flagging when taken from the conservatory 
into awing- -room. nt tisu nubigenus may be easily pro- 
ated 
pa 
Ba 8 
The Ros 
the Hosticultarat Society's arte Fite: 
ae seed of com toe meysuckle now—the sooner the bette 
nt eae —It will be bett tter not to pieereg the roots "of decal 
and Cont IFERE with turf fora fom: years ; when they hav 
fainy established thems elves it will no signify. The Bath Scarlet 
andIngram’s 
umbers in your flower-garden sin: on the: middie of 
March, seeeg eq’ below ihe surface of the turf, whieh they have 
sai be like a honeycomb, and which also fill the flower-beds, 
ting i 
f 
says, “Having g through a “friend purchased a bag of 
Clarke’s Hel Pins: other of his pre Hatr 
tale advertis svarbere Hncore but —_ I received without 
any directions tae wg them, I applied to the vendor for the 
nh ste information, but h a han not se 
look to some of vg te ye eee 
Ts, he, will see by what symptoms he is tojudge of uantity 
of aevn youniréd in fixing amm 
Ww. D.—We feconminesid diluted seri boeken in 
ol wr i 
a very offensive 
to 
e 
—GAS-TAR is a oe create 
We have not ourselves 
is mixed with sa 
cid, and foun a8 masses in uaa 
iti is laster-of-Paris. It is best obtained from the makers of the 
la aonb ibstanice. 
—We consider the application of —— MANURE to be 
ieekeal to Vine. borders, causing them to become clung’ and 
retentive of moisture. 
—Your Pear is, to 
RN. a fine specimen of the Old 
> | Colmar; but its substance appearance, 8 
s crude, and it must haye been pro- 
situation. 
ae 
> 
will do very well for heat- 
We cannot undertake the distribution of the seeds 
which you ive received from Ceylon; most of th f little 
value. 
H. B. R.—Your Apple is the Brabant Bellefleur. 
Evica.—Your plants are,—1, a ventricosa st satiate 
| ment 
A. B. ey ms ne which you sent was Cornus mascula. 
J. T.—By ping the corners of your er er beds dry the 
Wooptice fang be attracted to them, and you may then oe 
them by immersing them in boiling-water. At p. 165 of the 
ee. Chronicle for last year you will find another plan oom 
ded. 
‘Avo loptAOs.— Ants are undoubtedly injurious to plants; a very 
od plan for driving them away is published in this N umber of 
ne Chronicle. 
W. B.—We know nothing about the new Fertiliser you mention. 
Tulip.—Your Mimuluses are neither ag to, nor —— 
the vaxietias cultivated about London; still Nos. 
very » and worthy of cultivation. 
1 means sang you to prune 
will look much 
sume their natural s chet Your Tro- 
pee ‘olu um requires more ‘heat to make it vegetate. The. plant you 
and is a mie 
J. Kemp.—Your plant is Chrysosplénium oppositif 
The ‘bee tles transmitted by Mr. G. 4; Twiss are a Careatio 
(Otiorhynchus) tenebricosus, 
Weevils, whose histories were 
(vide kli 
£ arva of a 
which dounily in rotten wood ; 
~ be im ‘ne “corks i in n bottles. —k. 
called Helops c ceruleus, 
es never heard of its feed- 
NEWS OF THE WEEK. 
Our foreign news is not of great importance; in France 
public attention continues to be a ed 
h 
construction of eight great 
ifferent directions, and con- 
ion is said to be ccchaalt diminishing by the secession 
of its im members in fa e Government. 
The commercial treaty with Engl ing 7 
disposed of 
wine-trade as 
failures have 
suffering extreme 
Levan 
accounts from Oporto represent the 
ming daily _ depressed ; several 
sot ercantile classes are 
embarrassment.—Our news from the 
announces ‘that the fete has given 
> 
en the 
explanations to the Greek Government relative to the late 
enrolment of troops in the Turkish and has 
isavowed all hostile intentions agai Syria 
continues to be seriously disturbed: the British Go- 
vernment has protested agains’ tment of the 
Austrian ade, Omar Pa government 
the Lebanon, and his recall is considered certain.— 
By thearrival of the Columbia steamer we have intelligence 
from to arecen ‘ i had 
sent Congress, mt 
peace; and . 
dénite d his conviction that all pegs oat difficulties 
would be amicably settled. 
t home, the proceedings in both Houses of Pal. 
have been more than usually important, and 
ad been moved by esrend ed 
having te pnp “aged: the total of the d 
adoption of a fixed duty, or the absolute rion fe 
measure ; but they were all negatived yy lar, 
d th 
