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haw over 
covered; a watering now and then will assist them. 
eedlings 
budded stocks, _ igh off all ompes" ae lanted s 
of Ec camied Perum ickese et ie bend 4 
AND Cop so. Persave roe in felling and peeling 
oni seiinver and apples; “aid tales advantage of the fine areas 
to dry and house the bark.—J. B. Whiting, The Deepden 
State of ork betas» ae near London for the Week ending April 28, 
1842, as observed at the Horticultural Garden, Chiswick. 
PUD hae ntvtntstalb dace stl atin nt. in abies we 
|  Baromere ‘Trermomerer Wind. | Rain. 
pr Max. Min Ma Min, | M ——_—— | —__ 
Friday 2] 29.994 29.899 66 36 
Saturday 23; 29.901 29.878 
Sunday 24 | 29,948 29.921 
Monday 25| 30.028 29.946 
Tuesday 26} 30.055 30.018 
Wednesday27 29.990 9. 
Thursday 28 | 30,050 | 29.941 
A 29.995 937 
April 22. Foggy ; dry 3 Clear and fine. 
23. Very fine; clear at n we vie 
24, ae maa thunder-stormn in afternoon, with partial showers 
of we Be e plac in the mareeee of London very 
k gla 
hea 
ot ae ary he very fi eoare 
26. Very fine; clear and ae wit h br risk Ww 
27. Fine; ait exceedingly vot aoe at ane: with slight frost. 
28. Light haze ; hot and dry; clear and fine. 
State of the Weather at Cl g the inal 16 years, for 
the ensuing Week pots Mey 7, 1842. 
No. of B 2: vem 2 Winds. 
ex Highest iowa pees =r - | per hl Be * id 
: Temp. | Te Rained, | of Rain. /% zi ig 
Sun. 1| 63.7 41 62.8 0.51 in, 1] 2; g| 9] 6 a 2 
Mon. 2| 65.0 44.3 | 64.7 6 0.72 13) 2 Bl} 4 3) 24 
Tues. 3 62.8 42.5 52.7 7 0.30 ue 3) 1 4) 4 —/| }) 
Wed. 4 65.2 3. 54.3 6 0.70 213 slo's 1| “a. 
Thurs, 5 | 63.8 43.7 | 53.7 10 0.50 8} 2) a} 2} 5} 2) al 
Fri. 6 64.3 41.4 52.9 6 0.23 =/ 5-2 as aly 
Sat 7 5.7 42.6 | 54.1 2 0.45 | 1 5 | 1) 3 * 1 1 
"he highest temperature during the above e period occurred on 
the 2 6th RiP nae gees 81°; and the lowest on the 6th, 1831 
—thermomet 28%, 
REPORT ON COVENT GARDEN te get 
29,1 
‘or th 
TuHE late fine weather —~ net the checks of almost all 
fruit is also more Picgpct ys sod “of 
Trade, on the b Dole, has be uch 
: fa 
15s. per lb, Peac 
entiful, bo fetch from 15s. to 30s. per 
Beige are sold at 30s. pe 
‘om 3 
Straw- 
shan, 
ome of n oral 1 Anbarhetia 
;its & prise is rather lower thanin 
New Potato 
ttle. Amongst the cut flowers 
we observed some be autiful Cinerarias, Cpa Moss Roses, 
Cal see ree Pua Cloves, and Eri 
ITSi— 
Almonds, nd, 3s 
alnuts, per heshal 18 16s to me 
Cobb Nuts, per peck, 3s 6d 
_— per bushe ic 
Bra =H 20. i. 
Por ongel ver = = sto 5s — Span 
Oranges, per doz., 6d — sees 20s to 24s 
per aoe : Rs te uw Fae 16s 
Bitter, per 100, 7s to 16s 
VEGE 
Cabbage, Red, for pickling, 3s to 9s 
Cabbage Plants, per doz., 3s to 6s 
Broce ccoli, White, p. bnch.y 6d to 1s 6d 
Gre on, Site ls 
— Green, per doz. ere 2» con 
ie Purple, é, Ree, - Spanish, per dozen, } 
er sieve, ls sp us, per 100, large, 10s to 14a 
a Midcsy Biase tans = 100, 2s to 3s faces ae Middiing 6s to fs 
Facazoes, Seite ‘ Espo —_ Sprue, or Small, 3s to 5s 
Sak te Sea-kale, per punnet, Is to 2s 6d 
ad Ber bushel i 1s6d & 2s 6d Lettuce, Cabbage, p. score, 6d to 1s 6d 
Shae ey, per Bsr chal aFogd ai Cos, per eat Is to 
, per Endiy e, perscore, 1 
Tabhiva-peen tee cokes ete rtrd 
Cele: ve a it 1 
Carrorts per doz. bunches, 5s 8 ache mare to 1B) aato, ox! 
mall Salads, per punnet, 2d t 
bg p. bch., te: to 2s6d | Wate. resrense B z.small ea 
Pars: per dozen od ~ “J Parsley, per alf jeve, lst 6d 
Red Wen be per aonen: 6d to 1s Gd Ta ‘on, per dozen bunches, 2s to 4. 
» Horse wy Lge biindle, A to 5s Fennel, per dozen bunche 
Radish, per . han 8 (24 to30 each) | Thyme, per doz, bunches, 2s 
oa is Mint, per dozen bunches, 2s to 43 
. beh., Is to 1s 6d |! ic. s, 
aeeriorash per bu 
Basil, per bunch, 6d t 
Rhubarb Stalks, doz. deltas, 5s to 128 
M coe vie meer barb, te es le Gd to 26 6d 
le 3d to 1s Gd 
p- doz, 
Sfinach, pe fess sever i 6d to 2s 6d 
ives, per 
Leeks, | per lozen yaaa, 94 tola 
Garlic, perlb. Is 
No Taga ie Carrere af Bs: 
N OVERSIGHT, Papago k AtDTE RA. GRAN 
. S.—By a DIFLORA 
WAS MENTIONED IN P. 257 AS A PROP. 
fos HE H 
LIM 
IN rrp -shetdg a eg E. 
Rosabel.—HumB.E-BEEs cannot be kept in hives like the com- 
Gea it pea 4 > pee PYRANTDALIS will b 
€d in the open groun ; 5 
greats prea the Li 
ich gas has 
Been puritied, wid at gas-tar. It is impossible to say how much 
should be mixed pry . cart-load of leaves, as so much depends 
upon the stren eth of 
MM. W. K, Svoure Box was planted at the wrong season tid re 
year; instead of being pl 
planted in October, it should hay 
deferred until April. Its sickly state is owing to its not a 
Breser fresh the frosts set in. Your only chance of 
ving it is to water it well during this continued d 
ry wea- 
€ SULPHURIC ACID re- 
common oil 0 
vitriol liquid manure is co: 
Igno —The ye RIA IMBRICATA is a native of ng 
Coraiteras, in n South America, where the female is stated som 
pont > se attain ers cues of 150ft., a wiser male seldom sows 
than o of that altitu The k is quite 
wieneee f nots and Ay shots ee double bark, resem 
syle cork, of nearly foot in thickness, from which resin flows 
in great abundance. 
te the stem for 12 
trees the leaves remain attached 
The ee are produced in 
nishing i in length as is hil 
ead, 
n young 
é Kernels, slater 
these constitute the peicipitl food of the gee 
In ndians, wh ent them either fresh, roasted, or boiled . The 
is yello: 
capable - bel polished and worked with facility it i is ep 
stated to be wen ‘adapted a ship-building. It is reas i et 
freien seeds, and is ees tly hardy in this country. 
planted out, it is liable to be injured after frost, by Rake, sud. 
denly thawed; it is Ae os ag ere in winter, to place some. 
thing before it, to screen it fro fen ay rays of t 
a ot exposed situa 
m or sheltered valley ; ; 
came plants in the severe winter of 1837. 3 were destroyed in = 
latter ‘Situation; while in the former, others remained perfect 
penn red. The Jar, argest plant in England is at Kew, which, A 
that at the Horticultural Society’s Garden, has stood lat- 
tery Ww without protection. 
—It does not matter 
re se 
whether Gyrsum, in the form of 
Pe toe Or Paris, has been made to set by water before using it 
or not. It will answer Saal se ing ammonia equally 
ell if it is broken d into powder. The effect of oe 
ing gypsum is to expel its cg when it becomes plaster of Pari: 
But the SEs 3 * bac fas ‘goog! does not destroy its nature a 
t its acting chemically as a means of 
preventing the escape of ammonia. _ Broken plaster casts and 
b- 
have plenty 0 of fe and air 
gypsum. 
—From your statement concerning your TuRNIPS, we 
Bo yates eater: that ‘aon ee wo and the manner of cultivation 
require oa gs ager gar 
a small quai * : ine ; "with different sorts near them, can 
never wih sme genuine varieties. It would be better to procure 
seed from some ay pone seedsman, We believe nothing has 
been found to answ S amanure for Turnip better than farm- 
yard dung, provided there is boa de of it, and it is of d 
lity : ~ howev a to umstan yo 
ure as muc ay te sate apes would oo worth your while to 
ry guano, applied at the mm ny 1 cwt. to the ee in wet wea- 
ther, So as to insure its being quickly washed into ae Calon 
broa st wit! 
— There is no doubt that the contents of the 
LING OF BLIST. n the leaves of Peach-tr 
” not ‘pruiddecd te insects, but by pind ‘ae cold winds ; the only 
remedy we can eer is to shelter the trees as much as possible 
from their effec 
H. H.—We tha nk you much for the specimens; but we are of 
opini: on that ~ case vee have found is not that of a oe. UMBER 
ay oie | e sho 4d call it a Cucum growing 
fi ndril, which has adhered * ths oe stalk of the 
fruit. It wo te htedions to point out the differ betwee 
these cases, and you are Pag ably well acquainted with it. The 
im _ ad as you know at variance wi 
; th 
usual 
BP sng 
Yi ; of K. racemo sa, but we 
figuring . = the REGISTER. 
erick,—Will you ated us, for the information of a cor- 
respondent, whether the CLIANTHUS PUNICEUS you mentioned 
(p. 269) stood out during the wiriter Saf 1840-41? 
— Asparagus- Fragen will not be injured now by sprinkling 
Sarr over rata but ust be rue in very trifing quantities 
ennédya is ce tainly a fine-coloured va- 
shall not have an opportunity of 
wR. C.. «the large Eucalyptus is probably E. obliqua; the other 
itis impossible to name without a flower. The plant resembling 
ea ong 
an Equisetum is Casuarina 
Potentilia, ~Anisroréertia and A. CLEMA’TITIS are both 
har ardy; the former will tower irony either trained to a aden or 
against 3 ou asa apse MaGAZINE OF GAR 
DENING” has reich. to be te ‘ish 
Radford.— term of a ‘‘sEmt- ped at SPHEROID,” as applied 
The 
to the form of Rs Tulip, did not originate ibd cath igs with on 
room; an Pain erhaps, convey t t idea of a 
oblate Erb enc a hee’ with th the om tat. 
tened. Divide this ho CS rape equal parts, and 
a a semi- get 
Cc. D.—You o better than reduce the balls of your 
sickly OiAnde wan srs aur repot them into sanity loam, mixed 
with a small quantity of charcoal and a good proportion of well- 
fra dm e. Prune in the heads of your sppall a little, 
d place Sean te a warm house until they begin to gro ware 
syringe them frequently, and allow them plenty of ie get 
rid of the scale, wash or brush them over with strong scupseatie, 
and not with ee pk ke up the sto 
a worse effect than the insect. M 
the leaves, and thus ¢ 
osa arbérea is wonder Gleditschia sees pap eared 
talogues for 
™ 
TON’S BOTANICAL DicTIoNARY » is one of the best ca’ 
your pi a ime 
J. B. Warren and E. F, L.—The blotches on the leaves of your 
PEAR-TREES da not appear to he been caused by insects, but by 
or cold at an early stage of their h. We are not 
ware that Guan o dissolved in water has ever been applied to 
Vine. borders 
A Practical Amateur dere og your CHOROZEMA VA’RIUM 
a mixture of loam, peat, and sand; water it freely, and ett it 
Your Pony’cana may be treated 
er, but mix quite so og me loam Pky the 
eater 3 EPA CRIS aniuee ora has fi 
inty nauk peat, and: stop the oti 
of gt ey a ; this 
ore freely. 
aoe 
and flower The tobewing ete ag tengo 
GRaENnousE: PLANTS: — Aloysia citriodora, ye ne odora, Gar. 
a rddicans, Jasminum grandifiorum, Lucilia gratissima, He- 
déni 
Notheps pe, aire Common Orange, of which the Brigadier multifiora 
is one of the 4 
P.M. such a book as the ‘ a 
Is this what you want to know 
Ra x besa —We know of no means f killing Rep Srrpgr on 
berry- 
a gallon of water, and pour it tover the 
effect is chant ina Ms ter a the dose. 
teat cane ting oe 
care. 
dhe og 
E. Ho opper.— We 
Melianthus major in valmar 
Goose -trees, except by the Timed wt Rape: ae and ese A 
heated on a brick tha other such substance. 2 
J. I.8.— of a pound o 
OC ETN ARE MS 
wing ; not over the leaves, which it will bring off. Hf no 
a green. -fieshed sort, and 
than the most ordinary 
JN. wae et extremely that we have not the means of 
procuring as eda copy of the Gardeners’ Chronicle for last zone 
Some of them will probably be ea of att and-by in book s: 
pie me a be attended to 
—Your Zichyas are 1; they are = Z. tricolor. 
The auten on pretty, but oe better than othe 
-—It is the heat of your stone fiues whi ich | cre uch 
a aryn ness in = house, n otwithstandi ing all your sree to 
keep it moist. By the “ ar of oe ed ea meant that state 
of the atmosphere when it can hold n oisture in a state 
= eat without being v visible either i vn the form of vapour 
Your t was not Brassia caudata, but Aspasia 
e BEECH Hwo p ME ON is 
+h 
* 
riegata, 
her ephisus.—Your largest Narcissus was N. aurantius; the 
smaller one, with the corona divided, N. semipartitus ; and the 
other, N. minor. 
ool’s Parsley.—It is only s of the more tender kind of 
anche bf require to be left ged naked when potted or 
= the hardy kinds pr a all be lanted belo’ a the surface. 
ap Layee We know of no florist from whit you can obtain 
cuttings vd Peles argoniums. 
Cho —No. } is Adonis yernalis; 2 ste bauer 
Any of the undermentioned Pans paper rst not, in 
your possession will improve your col. Setion : — 
Ma 
Thomp ipse. y’s Imogene. 
pi "King of Beautjes. »» Goldsmith. 
” Cor Brown’s Curion. 
es py ts oy me Cour ntess of Orkney. 
. yews Semone a Jew 
$s Azur Cook" 's King Bagar. 
oe Delicata. 2 rem 
ies Vivid, King’s 
Flora superb. jabalits Waveriey: 
As prise theinee of a Jessie. 
a Silverlock’s Prince Albert. 
ae ia g Gaines’s Tippoo 
oe obliged, bat have frequently seen 
roi of four volumes only, in 
which but eaees a the flowering pe soe ts are comprehended. It will 
never go any further. Some such receipts as you write +A have 
already given in terms which all glee can understand, 
and others are in course of preparation 
2 by erian many letters have arrived too r answers this week. 
—In Mr. Drammond’s Advertisement, inserted April 
roe for butted *. ead. wm oy’ ” and Weston-road, ‘*B ath, » 
instead of « * Butts.” 
NEWS OF THE WEEK. 
Our ne ws from France relates chiefly to the nes 
ioned we the com deat it 
inance ; ccurrence which pro- 
r the moment edaaideteb sensation in Paris, 
has been caused by the interference of the French Govern- 
ment in sending a special m to Londo Vienna, 
to protest against the m ge of Queen Isabella with 
any other than a Prince of. the Bou 4 
The late proceedings in the Chambers, during 
which some ‘severe attacks were made on the Regent, 
ve been the subject of discussion in the 
Cortes ; all the members who took in the debate de- 
seemed to 
fended the Regent from —- attacks ; and it 
be the unanimous feeling of the acbers that the preten- 
sions of France should he resisted. In the manufactu cturing 
any treaty fo! 
presented fdta various parts 
man news relates chiefly to the policy of the Paihia Go- 
vernment in reference to the emancipation of the Jews, 
shows an boson 25 spirit of moderation in 
Turkish Ministry is considered certain, in es of 
some divisions in the Cabinet, arising, it is said, ou a 
note from Sir Stratford Canning, relative to. the “age 
isthmus 
of Suez. 
Let : 
