1842. | 
THE. GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE. 
ares 
“Trade has, upon the wholes been pak brisker than 
—Fruit. Pines are markab ne, pe Rc sitliss 
rlb. Grapes are el ine of good — ty; 4 
the Black Hambv urgh and other 
tiful, of 
SS 
severely felt. 
in our Jast oe gem 
mess. to 12s, per 
the » Muscats are fetching 10s. per Ib., 
i m 45. to 8s 
eatin ur last ace ount. Peac’ hes 
eer: from 15s. to 28, . per dozen. 
uit is goo 
and N Séeasiahe are some- 
‘Chern Tics 
undant ; ¥ yieol 
i i standard fruit is rather “small #8 ee cient in potted from 
6d. per doz St eee he ne are exceedingly 
Gooseberries . continue 
1 sparagus is nearly over ; of the small 
red, the best is selling ats rir Lend bundle, Cauli- 
€ 
eas in our last report. Artichokes sel tds 3. per 
Mushroo ms are yery scaree, and have risen to 3 ay. Bars ahd 
sev th = ye ss - es = particularly abundant ; 
t flowers we observed fine ‘specimens eof 
aaa the Balsam. 
ES ag AY, JUNE ahs 1842, FR 
ae haak: or Melons, each, 3s to 73 
srt gallon, 6 Gd to 2. Cherri 
r doz. 15s standard, per tion easel aaa 
iooseberriess ra, sven, 464 tos 6d 
rate seva €, 48 
2 
2 
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g 
& 
ow 
a” 
wo 
mond per pound, 3s 
Walnuts oper bas hel, i6s to 248 
pis ry per bushel— 
Brazil, are 
aa Spaniel, 
= Haga luaay “208 to 24s 
r 100,6 
Lemons, per doz. Is sa 24 6d 
_ per 100, Gsto 1fs 
Cucumbers, per doz., 4s to 6s 
Oranges, eet doz., 
per 
ME etd Hye 
iors 
“Cabbage ‘doz.1 Leeks, per dozen bunches, 1a to 2s 
ts, oer doz 3 mM: ge 4s Quicse, Olds per half sh +e to 5s 
Cc wers, per gem te Gre m, per aa heed 2s to 4s 
; sieve, 2s 6d to Ad ec, p inch, 
eed eb ve; is 6d to 38 Shallots, per beh., ee wo aa 
- a 6s to 108 paragus , lar 
Beans, , forced, p.100, 1s to 2s Second or Mid ‘idling, 16d to 2s6d 
_ — Windsor, p. sieve,2s to 4s Sprue, or poeed ze — A 6d 
; oes, per ton, 45s to 80s Lettuce, Cabbag s 6d 
bee “ per cwt. 286d to 4s Cos v6a t ale “Cl 
° r bushel, 1s i to 2s 6d Celery, young, Lab perry e Is to 
c. pee iclisey, pe per bush. 2sto 2s 6d/ Small Salads, per punnet, 2d to 34 
5 =, New, per Jb., Ga Watercre ig bunch. 4d to 6d 
: wii Natural paid 1b., 4d to 7d | Parsley, per half sieve, 1s to 1s 6d 
e - oD ig Bir Tarragon, per dozen bunches, 3s 
Red | r dagen, 1s to is Gd 
eosin ea ~A Gd to 7 
at rach oz. hands (24 
Is 
—_ xe rit; p.doz. bch., 9d to 1s 
inach, Leg Rg 1séd 
ives, per pot, 
Taoiiee F per pottle, gs to 4s 
: Notices to Correspondents 
MANY COMMUNICATIONS, for which we have b een anxious 
to find room, have een: unavoida ably kept back, in consequence 
of kes long report upon the Exhibition of the Horticultural 
AC CORRESPONDENT sg himself J. O., would feel obliged 
by any of our readers informing him of the best method for. 
destroying the H Ce eT. Hi eC nly been. re- 
ently erected, but as soon as the lights are extinguished in the 
evening, these pests come forth from the ov d lace by 
€ beetles pris yey CuRCULIO Yves: ABIETIS, 
the larvae of which are often bred in Ae’ tre 
EGACHILE CENT ence LAR 218 Naseer cuts 
als of a searied Poppy. The description and 
history of these Bees eh be found in ‘* Curtis’s Brit. Ent.,’’ fol. 
218, with a figure, &c. 
W. B.’s three jamaels are CurcuLio (LIOPHL@Us) NUBILUS, 
Caranus (ApAx) Trogra, and the common Cockroach BraTra 
9° st would n naturally feed upon plants, and we 
think there must be some error in supposing that it killed the 
o t ects. The best means of destroying Curculios will 
R. 
p. 292. 
T season for heading down the PorrucaL AND 
ing the winter, or early in the spring. 
ia Japonica 
X. 0. P. may propagate any kind of RosEs FROM CUTTING s of 
this year’s wood. _The most dees 2 ‘method = striking the 
rts make’a hole i e ground 
> 
dimensions, and pits Aft. ala filling t this with 
e litter, or r orate fermenting m | covering it 
pho depth of five or six inches with fine sandy 7 one this | 
covered with hand-glasses, and in a few days the cuttings may 
em. aee following oe esr suitable 
M. florijunds, 
leaves 
by cutting it bi back, 
- BY’s plant i is Burchéllia capensi 
eet — Your est — = por the crease of the se coaies -FLY 
ater, an 
our rocure § 
having diluted it ian age quantity a he water, to eye the 
ho the ir et shoots into the mixture. This wi 
stroyed the early Peas, are the 
Weare obliged to him, See Be wish he 
lea — ca a that cn are ete insects which ni 
Windsor’s insects are a species of Chaffer called Anisonta 
extent. which someti: sae Econ Seavere toa ares 
@ und Pee bar venoin 8 
ap Ree! borttemin destro g¢ it in some seasons. . 
a Ye our seedling Petarconium had fallen to pieces 
wei ve whe facetee enstnet it wan e whe- 
ptendpi ot good one or not. wit you send anoth er bloom 
more fortunate. 
Tene a of the Ross hi you obeerve ont 
Aten to in the Mer y of the Committee-room, in : the Horticultural A. S.—Acacia decurre 
ociety’s Garden, is Rosa Blairi, or Triomphe de nikron.— fix the price of a book to a review, 
ee sn extibited at the meeting was sent by Mr. Gaines, of or we would gladly do so. Your letter will appear next week. 
attersea, bt it would much better if all An Original Subserib Pla r Warp’s Cases will be 
eee fee gabe tere peek in preim oo ers or wince found at ip. 224 and 796. We fear Mf. War Mier be over- 
ll events there must be a “aap chan nm the manner of baer ys he were to allow — to see his cas' 
existing aie “aay pital anot thee wae) ber o harm in nwr iting to 0 ask him 
e larg ee “PE op soni with pon aod "LL »s with 
—the | kill ring eich will n Rot "diso kill other plan not ad- 
hs destroy the plants in your pond ; they no rdohew keep 
swee ou ma: 
eh: 40 “a hy | lnc ag The ve ic y keep them sufficiently under by frequent 
= tie. r very : 
; the naa pe- J. A.—We shoul 
ent er variety is much more perfect id throw the Ssa-wrep and Peat together in 
tals uch shorter and broader; the spot is nb and the de- | heaps to bahar wading fish, if wots: to Bathe tbs pen . in- 
jews | deny tint of the flower very desirable; the upper petals | crease the fermentat If the r fisher . to bring 
are a little too pointed e unsaleable fish, end em ae roel thus, they d soon 
W. B.—Your seedlin RBENAS are pretty and showy varie; | have plenty of excelle a aren It would be ieieeeiel bl ad- 
ure 
g sea-weed, nal’’ 
ef 4 re phir mn booksellers 
plant of Err CA Westrnarinora, | which has 
gy 
ties, ‘but they do not vary cotaentie from those we already rest 
sess; every person who has cultiv ae oe beautiful little fow 
from seed, has raised varieties res ing yours. The ba 
iva home ms Dretty, from the circle bei ing so well ened -up. The 
any we ha’ 
The *‘ Microscopical Jou 
ave will be anise rte eal and rendered bushy by pinching-off the 
seen have mand too eee. ys da 4 : buds. The i “oat the Agapan thus s ocala ~F idft. 
o will find y s- deep, ac ich it is grow oof 
leading articles. 
An Amateur.—We must refer you to scme cf the advertise- 
onsi horenie por ron of the leaves gi td Be 1 allowed to appear 
ments in our columns, for “g 
ine the water. Ipomoea Learii will thrive better int hothouse 
than in a green’ wen 
Charles.—Your “uatite are,—1, Carex teretiiscula; 2, Carex 
mploy a copy veh 3, Carex ovalis; 4, Teesdalia nudicanlis; 6, Arabis hir- 
nae nape 
plesk it of any of these persons er webey 
make wae 
pees wees see . by suta; 8, Alopecuru: 
hes: one will be require te metva. —Your seeds , Abrus precatéri 
J. Schofield. No. 10:ia:4 Mrst-vate Pansy, inside white and landina Bonde 2 ‘another rapecies of Guming ee 
mal uence of the band of deep rich State puveie W.F it Aine aiff hin aw 
which surrounds the lower petals being very broad. The eye Dives & — girs the gd i ong “ot stem * i a 
bold and rich ; the upper petals are mulberry-purple ; the flower enerally perfec the flow acts. orm - nebecs wth ae os prevra, wd 
is ppd form, Br nee, without crumple. mmend you to Fo it in rich loamy soil at the next shitting 
anium.— We know of no means of obtaining autumn Pelar- Without knowin mething more of your general tre ag 
gonium flowers except | by constantly nipping off the early blos- mpossible for us rye ay what is the ll ne of the sowed ‘ating off. 
such 
soms as are ot 8 appea: 
A. et your ree a, LEY become putrid, then mix green ie + het Podiun venus onde a ate atall? ‘There 
phe with : till it ceases to smell, erm afterwards seman “ : 
spari liquid manure. Soarsv e no preparatio simerets about the new sweeping machine wus 
ur 8 
taken from common on We are not ourselves ts roman with So 
Sop 
gly as requ 
As to rie quantity to be used, that you pat ascertain by expe: WiC t-OWe tee et gorethat Bureware-of 
and if 
ment; ou will favour us with your gen gs we shall b wi : 
oblige Lge eae are mildewed. S disease may he | o¢ eee ofthe om pak meen tha Svchia substance should be 
Bh by dusting the infected parts with baci atte urs The | port the tes ny ia gently, and re- 
insects infesting your Plum-trees are the Aphides, or Green- 
af Kilgour.—We have = received the Ranunculuses 
another species of Aphi Aa usual, arrived too late for answers this week. 
in upon which rena appear into a saucer 
filled with Tobacco- ae 
An Admiring Weader. —With the best intentions your friend at 
eiitieg has taken the greatest pains to prevent your SEEDs 
and we anti pat ate oe ag nage _— aoe further than i 
NEWS 0 ‘OF THE WEEK. 
Lenoltesiiy tenia he strlen w France, the dissolution of the Chambers and the 
must refer you to P. te Of last year's Chreniele Of your a approaching elections rape occupy attent The 
os. 2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 15, 19, and 21, are new; Nos. 7, 9, 1 . 
and 19, are doe di- Sit ‘an i showy, nartiealarly Liménia ‘laureola, session was closed o promi by Royal edvtinance 
hich is a hardy. Evergreen. All of cman are hardy, with the | the oc uae are fixed for re 9th J ay and the first meeting 
exception of No. 5, which requires a stov: . ill take place on the 3d August. 
Subscriber will not find any remedy eficacious ee ree de of the new Chambers will take place es 8 
ng wesiagng ON obec except cutting-off all s | As might have pee cage from the present position of 
as they app and burning them immediately. Por parties in France, the result of a a 03 a al election is re- 
sup bur “dusted over the pcr es tice garded with feat ee: ; anda h powerful efforts 
ushes, a 
been removed, would Srobatly prey ent the reappearance of the 
evil. ed that 
are already making by the Opeiion, it is rar 
. W.—The plant is a green variety of Catasetum x an um, : 
a@ very variable species. Your Dendrébiums, whic he Gov rnment will es in obtai wae a decided Con- 
shoots instead of flower-stems, have been a too contin Ny | servative majority —In n, the Mini terial crsia still 
in a state of grow They want m st n ave eg rs 4 son 
them. Stephanotis floribunda is a fine climber, recently intro pungent 2 and all attempts to form a Bee si Selauectegt ee 
duced from the ; sle of Fran hitherto been unsuccessful. ‘Gen. Rodil, who has 
FORCE Gooseberries and Currants you i the task, has at present found only twe col- 
It ery di lt. The 
will bbe cleverer ‘than, your pene wtb Reed Bt hae little leagues, and conaidlexaliie yaad begins to be felt for “a 
only chance of succeeding is to use no fire- heat at first, very 
afterwards, and none at i at night. © chen result. The Regent is said to e determined to disso 
. A. G.—The reason why your MELon : 
er the blossoms have faded, is pr y to your hat the Cortes, as it is thought shal no Ministry can be oa 
allowed the plants to produce fruit they ha wa geen strong e enough t 0 carry on the affairs bes the country, un’ ess 
nade jon, most of 
ie eye 
e first baat it be ow 
the Vin arly co the 
time thinning. es the a, and stopping eihea eh whens neces- 
plafits have collected ite Wires tei of events shreatenta me ahs or ae 
thert srt th git mnie may be caieoret to remain; and the fe- | the publican party gains ground, ar 
malic flowers, 'as they apeeDes esrigne be fi a CERES sions are entertained of stother cua: “The Consti- 
f the male flowers. It remem 
good-sized fruit are sufieient for uiny ord sty? plant t — at | tution se mo = been proclaimed at Burgos,” and 
one time, Your Cyrisus appears to been affecte “fhe | disturban gain occurred at Barcelona. The 
long drodeht co weather bg eames oe pacapaa Regent sits Shea with his usual vigour im repressing these 
Parent gitar while other shoots, upon the s etree, ‘are grow. outbreaks by the power of the military, but the general 
ms ew. Swe would:réco mend you to rent the soil from | Condition of the country is such as to excit e alarm for its 
around Ibs of your  Eastaens this is the on y we | continued tranquillity.—From 
know of to prevent them from decaying. Watering them with oy tcente has bern debnitiv seceded. ond 
Tobacco-water is more increase than to remove the mercia aly 
disease. The s' rnum and other trees which | that alth¢ some new difficulty has occurred in regard 
the atin bass failed, will answer very koa Pte Sana to the Slave trade treaty, it is not likely to impede the 
[LVER-SAND pits In various: ? e f a 
this Country Je he best adapted fed cuttings. In preparing Curt- ratification of the measure. The elec place o 
a dg ai wip ats cece ; a me ty the 5th, and passed off ets giving a considerable 
> asada ~ os og a remen jority in favour of the"Government.—In Switzerland, 
a may ent 
acre; 9, deans asyphyllum 
ve intelligence of a eye? s_ earth 
Double he ial ar plant is is Horminuth pyr pyrenaicum. i Jomingo. 
Ss. M— plants striatum ; 2, Lesche- o ee nf 
nailtia formosa ; 3, Lotus lacobeeus ; vet lia gracilis. ottin. <a 
s Climbin, Sc is Periploca Greeca. 
a th oa Woe seedling is edges torminalis. are 
J. A—You whos eae wer e withered when thy a to have been 
rived; it is, impossible to pss aa opinion upon | peas 
Peake aha 
ae Ree 
in a vinery wasens raiperons ctoral colleges by a large majority.—Advices from 
ay. inerence Tee eo hal 10s by ‘ayes, aid the Turkey mention that no advance has been made in the 
hi eee Powe megarer hr - pretension on th settlement of the Syrian and Gre ; questions ; the Por 
of your lit Preccanten beng rerarded ay apie towel no is said to have resolved on maintaining the present state 
0. $0 -looking a greenhouse 
more especially if it proves x tee Mower is brilliant colour of things in Syria, and to have refused the recall of 
4d white throat make it attractive. We oe Tice | Pacha of the Lebanon:—From the dete States we learn 
Pawns are to but een! on etemenc on fa : a Tits deli. | that Lord Ashburton’s mission is ancing favourably ; 
blue edging, but ‘ae of them possess defelent ‘hi form, the Bosacers dispute is likely to be mele arranged, and 
ae e, cand Pa rh eA See sevens ae ve he ag ne nmissio h een appointe the States of 
"AE. N.—Your ‘Putancontuse ‘ae are well formed, but the co- | Maine an MéssachuisitiS to confer with the Federal Go- 
superior or © common, Badd sty ca y inthe same way | vemment in regard to the definitive settlement the 
el Judd.—Your flowe numbered, ‘and ther t= their | question. The intentions of the Go have assumed 
e 1 is the be: eer ts , an e rich spot ‘ : ad 
merits. Brat tot e bests ro ae Saetir ecngueane tis a littic | 2 more friendly aspect ; ‘a general reduction of the inet 
phos the u renter which Cog eg abs the es “4 ae ments has taken place the imp ; of the 
liar in colour, but neither this nor No. 3 are sufficicntly 3 a. ai: s 
distinc from é many others already ont. 4 is decidedly inferior. financial department a dicates 
T. Di suYoer plants are,—3, a Crotalaria; 4, a. orbi- | dence in the maintenance of peace.—From 
culare ; 6, Geranium striatum ; 7, Sedurfi Forsterianum; ies we 
