THE GARDENERS 
CHRONICLE. 
[May 21, 
or introducing agri 
aiitec a ee e has caught the secret Rebrew 
tient a mngssions se) we that 
ot . thus enables vay thse map ae The Nature and Property e i: 's 3 their Cfoneeies 
formation of the | : it “4 ip ges i ms hh with the Geological Formation on which they rest ; 
metamorphosis of what isfragile into what 1s durable who the best Means of perman ily Increasing their Pro 
has actually fosst nee acu, uctiveness, and on the Renis and Pro, as a 
peng a oo oa di a his Sabo hale: i’ if e ture, de. By Li aoa oontaaes 3rd E ees 
mrengiatgoe ; arged. 8vo. Ridgway. 1842. 
such ~ aaa aga sicatdetal ae Me aire pint i the No. farmer who wishes 0 improve t the productiveness of 
en z be a Relies .Piofekave ane a his land can dispense with this work, the nature of which 
pagers * There are 236 frag 7 of transi- | 1 is trly expressed by its title-page. — ae — 8 “age 
rocks. : as geologists call them, are successive y examined, 
bsg banks wrt gs Maha pet of elegans ot properties * ae aod produc ced he them is explain, Sa 
tical dir proving them. en, 
what you would burn any day and per nothin re-| Prac i. 
le in it; 35 blocks of variegated freestone, of the after thus jobjarvily coubideriieg +t the em, their general na 
ture is ed out, and "i cat — iples of improv- 
as o build the cathedral of Strasbourg, : f rt i t 
and tkose churches in Mayence where etor Hugo | ng them are disc ed. tc nse Megas jt 
het: pleatenake : 129 | of culture are ably examined a ak mabe deer are offered 
Se ot tas howe the oe ar Britain in which Finally, there 
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mens of lias from the coa: 
solute n the best and most efficient 
is an eu ity fall ah practical wisdom, on the ab- 
ty 
adopting 
f 
242 heaps of green sandstone and of ch testi ate 
of turf ; and 259 of those small flat slabs, which, tahatite * 8 Duss pitted 
of the Rhine, are employed for the purpose, s re : 
when put into the hogsheads, of giving fresh. spirit to wine Py. le hex rho neglect. Peak pr “leans rsp Soo nei it 
ia the = psa ad ag d of othe ane shia ety m- | are selina ay,’ he best chances of improving their 
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circumstance: 
pr Pues wrrEy tnd 4 by orgs tte Salt optical uel The follo owitig extract will give our readers an idea of 
organs of evaporation; and he has thus been enabled to ne al hi a Morton beer meres: aa 
. atl combustion has destroyed the | .. e productiveness of any soil, we think, depends en- 
tissue in other pl i ted th the ae Ue. ly on its natural or artificial capability of ep ceapae or 
detected, in the ex foriiation, the branches A tree | Tansmitting its moisture, the vehicle at least by w 
analogous to the Birch, on which the flowers — Pe ollen | Sense is ret a SERED sees cduetiv 
wéte sil I pe rfectly preserved; and some fe 5. pre- | Bowes. may. therefore not only continue its 
with a similar phenomenon. Iti sce greatest vigour, bu tly increased by proper ma- 
that in a aaetkes urope, there ocoasitnally & fa Is from | Basement. any means pied 10°the soll 5 
the skies an enorm ort qu of a yellow powder, which | permanently-inc vegetative power, we also increase 
was once supposed to be sulphur, but which savans have. the yearly produce which it yields. int ls produce 
- ian ths Wirhlossen N ne crops — he great without manure; five crops of 
—— “Binla and even i in atone and a f e the conditions antares in some leases 
this foral Bit ae Se ithe neighbourhood of Wisbeach in Lincolnshire, while 
quantities layers of bape! ig rae ey raieeled other land will produce nothing out great expense 
with fossil Infasoria, that M. Goeppert is en abl ed to pro- of cul “4 ge manure, rea “es excess of manure mere 
site orld. = wi also pos uch land permanently productive; but if we change 
its con stile parts by the saldition of those sant materials 
of which it is deficient, so as to g it green to the na 
slose-pressed ure of those soils which we know to Steg then we 
feet have gral ad re “A i shall ane e ele a on cn are Pa beget 
oe _ | being the vehi ~ yw shment is couse t 
= lang toga 2 aia pat aia spans plants, . so vhi adhstite uent parts best 
ae “4 pos ed fe feta : ient 
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b 
te 
a gwd A 
quaries, we anufacture fictitio 
medals ; at Baie, a the tee woh a blacksmith sells I his yester- 
day’s productions for Roman antiquities; art may imita 
art; but imitation must ha ched its st perfection 
it can simulate antediluvian nature. the cabinets 
of the curious we often flies and other insects enclose 
in amber. M.Goeppert has paar aga ne amber of pyarine 
ds, and has detected» ot only , but Mosses, 
= ne lowe: avi aod Fruit, embedded in 
ens is agg aos, 
my balm ; ‘cn y he hs rned 
Lb) SUVSlLahCe 
of flowers similar to those of our Hest 
‘e Po ggerend! aang sp DA. 
Bevan’s, Esq.. Twickenham.—This villa is delightful 
ated on thebanks of cs of the Thames; an d the psbels Secark oat 
=f mum 
e 
presenting a. 
e and purple a Sess Saxifragn ciliata, and a 
of sevens racemosus. oS gpie see. has | 
Jately bi = — he repay 
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the cold ; while, in the mer, remain empty, and ets, 
then serve asa ademrunen! to preserve vehi house cool. 
plying litter or any other non-conducting material to 
walls, it is expected that this plan will answer without artificial 
heat.—R. 4., May 16, 
depth. There is not an indiv ho cultiva gar- 
den exercises his judgment in its cu but 
knows that the addition of clay gives cohesion to sandy 
or gravelly soils, and that sand and gravel when mixed 
with a clayey soil diminish its tenacious property; and 
that these changes, thus effected, p nently increase 
of both. In our endeavour to im- 
per- 
reco ak ape repeated 
cob uree with 
ne, and a application of lime, 
The first principles of 
bimake and keep the land 
free 
cep the sol whic is ton adhesive oe. Ai ses 
e, as or it receive, retain, an n 
ic aptleane and th fit it to produce the most eBid 
a . gat tot manure, in a 
state of decay, the greater part, if e whole, of the 
produce after it has been siding y sheep gee 
3 
| will suffice till the 
| surfi © groun 
best penstbess are few; | 
stock. Never manure any land till every weed is 
minated, for weeds grow most luxuriantly in 
which they are natural: if any of the will 
outgrow the plant you intend to cultivate, and take me! the 
greatest quantity of the manure laid on the land.” 
exter- 
CALENDAR VF OPERATIONS Sor he cesta week, 
As dry weathe may not be amiss 
once more to reread our readers of the great importance in in such 
as 
growing crops 
destruction of wets before ‘they ‘perfect and shed myriads of 
seeds, and thus eapny materials for numberless future h 
than counte analy 
much more nees the trifling extr 
ably wes retainin 
moisture in the ‘soil about ‘thelr roots. 
other benefits 
kept garden, instead of a tase wilderness of weeds. 
I.—KITC RCHAR 
equable dooce of fhe mperature and 
In addition to ) these and 
a weil 
a and the 
em so have fille - 
This ca 
eck and lift 
pining an cn ace y be known when wa. 
tering. as as these will require a larger Gabntlty than the newly- 
ants. If the heat of the hed = one off, renew it b 
re 
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fruit, they pox ie placed as near 
ing their season of growth. 
Vinery.—Continue to thin advancing fruit as necessary; that 
is, when the berries are fairly formed. Stop laterals as they ap- 
pear, and do not —_. ‘the stecniath of the Vines to run to waste 
in any way. Plan ots, tose el those oN for fruit- 
ing next year, rat ne encouraged ow vigorously by plenty 
of food, es to form perfect bh by x exposure to ieee 
rich s soil in repotti ng, a and train the shoots so that = —_ may 
of the glass. If not otherwise occupied, 
the ‘ront of the early Cherry-house may be aapoted | to this’ pure 
o AC ich root inside the house will require 
odqiienal: wetsiiiiew in “anditiog a that sipped” by be ene 
Always use pond or rain uk when procurable. 
to forw ard t the rip pening 0 of fruit that is swellin oe pone 
may b l heat is no long 
eer. : 
$ as practicable dur- 
Use 
Cu ouskE.—See that the foliage of the trees s in the sabe 
cession- n house i is ‘perfectly clean before the fruit Roti, ne s to 0 Ti 
fi uit, 
irections heretofore giv 
case the plants should have coi able ont san os vn» must not 
be so greatly o: inished a ge the failure of 
e shoots haye 
been te cay, as recommen 
M —Follow ae dire ctions formerly pd: to’ 
keep the ‘paitashere of the house humid rather than water 
the “beds; hey if ae <p operation becomes hare use 
ed w ani ufficient quantity at once to moisten 
—When Melons are full grown : 
egin to oad » give the soil a good watering 
it appears at all dry; this, if the surface of the soil is covered, 
— oe rward fruit has been cut. Earth ad- 
vancing crops, as re and cover every addition of soil with 
sand or tiles, to chek eee icn and preserve a regu state 
of moisture. Plant out Gourds and Vegetable Marrows in rich 
oa Bests gD them for a time with hand- purorer ake or if plants are 
every 
and before they t be 
t-door Deparimen 
BAGES s-—Earth-up all that are ete enough, while the 
ground is m 
: Cravoous: ities the last sowing. 
ings how o seed, this will not. 
CEL —Put out a few rows of the largest plants, removing: 
hen with all the roots that can be preserved, and afterwards 
yy waterin — 
If the two previous sows eS 
sown in 
Por raToxs,—Eafth-up the early sorts, much or little, according! a 
to the sheets the varie’ dh to form tubers, more or less, near the 
t 
Rucpana, —Unless seed is wanted, this ought not to be per- 
weal to flower; neither should too many of the leaves be take 
ae wate.—-Thincout the young plants. If the winter crop is 
raver! — the ground it occupies might be bastard. 
trenched, or deeply dug, and the Spinach will form manure for 
the plants ‘eile succeed it. 
Turnirs.—Thin the young plants sparingly at first, on account 
of their we ee be taken off by the flea-beetle. The earliest 
crops must —ee dry weather, or they will soon 
— 
hard. —When the fruit of Cherries and Plum all set, 
fect developmen e health and longevity of the full 
depend very materiall Ss impo oint. If 
an’ grow very et thin-out all the 
berries, ses mulch the tess with good manure. 
Bg neces pene see SHRUBBERY. 
or Depar: 
bho ane miay now be thinned, and part 0 
moved to ies dt ; this will allow the wale mere Ae 
. end to the training of Creepers; put in cu 
and pot off others ‘a are 3 Look carefully after ror 
every 
and — ugs, which now abound in almost ev 
case NHOUSE AND Sonexnvaron': Set your house in 
aS soon as the plants intended ‘wv summer in- Cooler Beton be 
Th ould 
her 
oom in the pits po fram 
ene kent aa the stove, mens ol Gloxinias, © 
pe sat omg now be 
Pan tee as they will mente ‘longer in beau ig 
plants which 
Frames.— Some of these pend 7 ate 
occupied them having been transferred to the 
