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THE GARDENERS CHRONICLE. 
[May 7, 
rizontally, it will be equally efficaciou 
erred by some ee 
red and 
attracted nu us Flies, and amongst 
bottle : ey were all excluded by this simple and 
agreeable . A net of fine packthread was after- 
wards substi one ini quarter 
i he 
~ FAMILIAR - BOTANY.—No. Vi. 
What sweet delight a quiet life affords! 
Sweet place, I first to a of sone 
Ah! if I were my own 
ould not chan th te ae courts. 
W. Drummond. 
p.—It is in such flowery places a 
o that this charming wild p eats 
its livery of ere and silver. The recesses of a 
a country pond, where the 
a 
Ap 8 gone cc the m 
short space of time, however, it has performed more real 
service to s could be veffected b y the trees 
said, that in pry and Caro 
ea aeapible e where flowe 
d, and ne part 
y them 
This beautiful and useful little siacit is the Renunculas 
aquatilis—the Water Crowfoot, or Water-c 
which are so many young fruits, or carpels, a as s they say, in 
the ag xa each i which there is a seed. 
o reads these little ske . ches of plants no 
remark, ahat it is of nolittle importance to know, that the 
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poisonous— 
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May, the ‘ahowing ‘directio ns should be attended to ; “ 
to save from the truest and most perfectly-formed 
heads, and not indiscriminately, is frequently done. 
ere is, pe no veg! e more subject to degenerate 
than Broccoli; therefore the quality and hardiness of each 
ort, as well e time when it t for use, will 
depend 0 care and attenti estowed upon saving 
the seeds; this should be done in the following way :— 
med d 
colour, poracg and hardine 
early part o a peek carefully protect the plants from 
severe ete se Bs tags t the a of April, when the 
heads hav of the centre of each, 
and only snow he "kind to be pr for at the same 
time; observing also, that the re e number of 
7 saved toget the a better and more sae eM 
be: th object, restore hen sa 
of Broccoli, is = se to have as large a s uantity 
If there should be a single papa p 
oubt some hie Broccoli had been in flower a 
the yeti esd 
Bro ccoli should be rete at different times from the be- 
te of a Cy Be Scconcing to the 
supply i aval ted. As 
pling 
Seati eke aes. “First, a silage 
se the greater par * of 
or form heads, while the Fae ey 
dry wea 
the Pay ‘ce 
mal, « ve c larly if it sho ther be- 
: some are always swimming und 
and divided into numbers green 4 en threads ; othées, Witch 
float in, flat, brig! 
obes, eac! 
those ‘eager float on 
onarde 
in the iad h 
best kinds, and can Pog 
in fol 
lect a piece o 
ying 
pe (for private family ‘we 
e™P or? wpe 3 carefully a 
beginni vember, an d laying aes in with the | heads 
sloping een the north, only a few in the surface ; 
severe weather should ts in winter, some 
co eaten Fe or any long dry litter, should be thrown 
r the em. 
ee planting - winter and spring use, it is necessa 
mild, to sow the seeds 
ete is done by taking 
of No 
= 2” for the sir 
the day-time is among she seven 
Leth set cme bees from 
unwholesome ma 
haled by them in 
that is known, rte 
the most impure and 
ais, 
hair t flowers we shall 
If we look at 
those of the Buttercup, ba sehie’ wat 
blossom stands 
find them 
that hie Bed pes Each 
ful con- 
sists of 5 sepals, which a d th 
— oe pal guard the aber os petals and bras oti 
a snow-white cup ; each of ‘ 
a office is fulfilled. The 5 pe 
are roundish, 
them has a ittle. honey pore near its base. 
many tiny stamens form inner ring of the 
ie: the oon centre of all isa pone of minute green 
points, 
* 8 els Obeecvations by the Rev. E. Stanley, in Trans, Ent, Soc, 
Daa 
reat 
flower, and | <3"? 
Br 
allowing theme plenty of room to grow; by t 
ardier and srasibel and less Hable to be 
killed by cold; but the heads will never be so large as 
those don richer soil. This course applies only to 
those which have t to stand t through the winter, and parti- 
wate following : selection ‘of aT if treated eastege = 
SS Se 
ay, may vided into three di 
Pm et a bikinis: 
of all Purple 
— rae: into into we during Sep ae tember and Octo: 
cae pbs rather oo This should id be tw hone tiene 
-. | different seasons, viz., the first and third week in May 
ne, 
and second week in June 
nd Hardy i Late ae rg 
Maher’ s Hardy 
ing as a sy 
naa be sown phon 
ea r to the 
Sow about the second or thi rd week 
nie 
a Sprou oe: ea ae 
ing, Early Branchin on ee aoe 
urple. his 
ae 
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very hardy, in use from November to April, or 
ws 8 if sown ae different siartotls; from Mey to th the eed 
sah: his is a piel? Tr ey an 1 late ind wit th the 
heads exposed, ‘ad of a greenish colour, large, and pro 
uced in April a Jay. It is the hardiest and best 
suited for standing severe winters. Sow about the second 
M 
or third wee 
6.—Late Dwarf Pur rple.— Dwarf Danish Purple 
Cockscomb, Dwarf Swedish, reat Purple, Italia n Purple 
Dwa ardy Siberian, Dwar Close-headed Pur : 
is the latest of all the purple kinds, and very blag Lo 
heads are rather small and conical, of a deep purple co- 
ur, and yery hardy, coming int ein May. Sow this 
and the next about the same time as the preceding. 
43 Brown.—Syn. Late Danish, Late Dantzic, 
Late wn, Lewisham Brown. A very hardy sort, with 
rather “P90 exposed some) of. a yellowish brown colour, 
In * ei 9 nie onset May. 
e kinds ar prodeigs a succession of the Purple 
Broccoli from Saptiaaber to May, and are to be obtained 
at the seed-shops. 
SECOND DIVISION—SUL 
— n. ae am - colour Belvidere, 
Rscrtoata alee" w Dwarf. The largest and most 
handsome of all es par ontber " Bieoocoli, , with the centre 
at three different seasons, viz., abou 
sin d the sec 
weeks in May an ond week in 
11. Early White.—Syn. Nea house, Devensl hire White, 
Autumn White. This differs from th — in the 
heads being smaller and much later Its season being 
from Novem ry, if the weather prove mild 
r to Februa’ 
or they be protected | daring ‘severe weather. ‘This is the 
kind nae n for m 
Knight's Ppeceesiogy=- This s the hardiest = 
3 
Wear of all the White kinds, when rel —— 
t an enerate. 
March to the beginning of May, if wise at different 
the third week in 
Close aes White, Cau- 
White, Large 
es 
hea 
a the;months of April 
ing, but very desirable for late use. Sow 
aa ig ast the precedi 
ere are other ares “ea but they come in 
the same time fda f those enumerated ; 
three from one sowing by selecting 
: be ade 
aes the larger nats at each time of planting out.—G. Go" dom 
es caged GARDEN.—No. 
while, on the other, the i t random, 
y have been planted a 
the harmon colours has no roperly wer 
This i is hich 
in gardening in w. 
a ty pila e ro emeé of the 
— with reference to 3 different colours of thelr. 
wers. One person will plant his borders 2 eds 
€ same kinds in the sa favourable situation # 
b other, yet the colours will appear much more deep # 
rilliant, and the general effect'more pleasing, im theo 
mene a in the other. This is because t peg? «a Ay 
m 
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