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THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE. 
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shine My po fi time, between 5 ib 
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“Jons are abundan 
The Peaches and 
State of the Weather near London for the Week ending June 23, 
ys42, as observed at the Horticultura! Garden, Chiswick, 
| BaRomererR. ‘THERMOMETER. Wind; j Bale. 
Ju: Max. | Min. Max in —— emetete—ene | ee 
17 30.084 30.058 73 5 ‘ 5 E. 
-Abeap” 18} 30.041 . 883 71 49 60.0 s. 2 
day 19| 29.769 29.688 71 49 60.0 Ww. ps 
M day 2 29.734 29.665 72 52 62,0 8: ‘ol 
Baie, P| eee tere | se | | ore | Sy | a 
29.767 9.72 48 - : ‘20 
Tha devin goees | 99.767 | 73 70 | O08 P lye 1g 
Average | omen -\osei776. (72.8 “$1.0 | 61.8 69 
~yane 17. Fine and very,dry in the morning; overcast and fine; 
clou 
cae TA 3. Stightly overcast ; pesry showers , Sanss, and fine. 
19. Rain; calm, w with hea y thunder show 
Ty fine; cloudy ; 
Ricady at nee 
ery fine; overcast; windy at ene 
Mean temperature of the week equal to the average. 
State of the Weather at ~ag ise thelast 16 years, for 
the ensuing Week ending July 2, 1842 caeliee 
| r. | Av Mine eet “a a | Greatest Prevailing Winds 
Highest Eivrask Temp which * pie iind slid = (tal) oe Ibe Ey 
June. | Temp. | Temp. Ra © he f Rain. al eibal Aas 
96 }~ 99.1. | 61.0 | 61.6 7 1.00 in. |—| &, Bt] ll a4 3/1 
pa rs 73.1 51.7 | 62.4 9 0.20 1} 1} 1] 3} 3} 3] 5|_ 
Tues. 28 | 79.3 | 51-1 | 61.7 4 0.65 1} a} al 1) 3] gl i) 
Wed. 29 | 71.8 49.6 | 60.7 4 0,20 2} 3i gi—i—| 5] sl 4 
Thurs.3o | 73.5 60.8 | 62.2 5 0.22 —| 1} 3] 1] 4} 3g} 2 
Jul 
ag 1 G21 52.9 62.5 | 7 0.38 4) ae . al 4/1 
Sat. 2 75.0.) 4 52.3 _ | 63.6 | 5 0.78 was me fe | eel 4) 4)1 
The highest temperature certo the above period occurred on 
the 28th “er ) in 1826—therm meter 91°; and the lowest on the 
ist July, i 
REPORT ON COVENT GARDEN MARKET, 
Fo or the cei igi June 24, 1842, 
reased the s supplies of out-door 
oved. Tr: 
Pines are plentiful, of a good ve Be rapes 
are somewhat cheaper, oe Mruncats fetching toe. 5p. rs 78: per lb. ; 
Black Hambu oie other sorts from 3 s. to Gs. per Ib, Me. 
g the e large Dutch kinds, 
ectari r 
are exevedingly iy pletifo ul; “the sigge Be wall f fruit) nen 
ant, many’ 0 nem bein 
commonly fine sa mples of ce 
A of Gooseberries are to vee Ae ee at 58.1 hon ae -Sieve, 
ttle - cheaper ccount. 
ban 
rs have i ge ed in 
jast =v 
size, ‘and their price conthiues the edits =p quo “a 
Cabbages are somewhat cheaper, from 8d ie er doz 
“Peas remain: much the indsor Beans have also varied 
“Jittle i ce since last be from 1s. 6d. to 2s 
as in 
its have peti ey rede of 
gh ithe former fetch from 3d. to a2. per bunch ; the latter from 
- per bunch. Mushrooms are a ae cheaper, being 
om “6d. to 28. 6d. per pottle. Flowers.—W. erved a fine gollee- 
tion of Roses, and handsome blooms of Pinks, Picotees, Ericas 
Pelargoniums, and ignénia venusta 
BEA pS ATERP AS June 25, 1842,— FRUI 
Pine Apple, om “3 Strawberries, pergallon, 6d to 
Grapes, per pound, 8s t Per Rupbartion, hole ne r gall. (2 ‘pottles) 
uscats, per poiid 5s to 7s 10d to le 
Melons, each, 3s to 6s Oranges, per doz., 1s to 2s 
Pamthete per ae os ie . per 100,68 to lés 
ctarines, pe 0 emon er doz. ls to 2s 
Cherries, wall, per Ib. 1s 6d to 2s 6d es ae ; oa 6s to 14e 
Gooseberrien bs 7 Pes bush., 586d to6s Almé eck, 7: 
erries sve. pes to3* 6d} S$ Can saoe, pound, 89 
sed Wie, e, Mpa “4 tee » 4s Walnuts a neeee Poun E 
a tos 3 Ney, mB thar I 
ee exty 5s to Ts , 208 
Cucumbers, per eee S40 6s -_ Sig By 20 to 24s 
ne VEGETABLE 
ibbage, per doz. Is t Oni 4s to 5s 
Cab a sabe agi Aig Ss oe ‘ol, per half sieve, 
Sort per doz, beh., 2s to 4s 
doz. beh., 23 6d to 6s 
Canlid lowers, per doz., lw to 58 
» Per sieye, 2s 6d to 48 6d Sette cae jonah See; 
nih foe bed sieve, 13 6d to as Shallots, pe r beh., 3d to 4d 
ye t perl ate e, 
» Kidney, — hf. sieve, 10s to 12s a hoes or ital ae to 8s 
— Windsor, 2s to 35 6d is to la 6d 
Potatoes, ber ort SN Lettuce, a 
er cwt. 7s to 1 3} ng, toe Bao oe 0d 
oa ¥ bushel, 3s 6d to 5e s iy youn p Lager © 2d to 3d 
_ hf. sieve, 2s to 3s 6 Watercress, p.dz.small bunch. 4d to 6d 
a 0) Tt doz..2s to Parsley, per half sieve, 1s to 1s 6d 
Gpinipe, W. ite, doz, bun., 88 to » per dozen bunches, 2# to 3s 
Red Bet per doz. bunch, 3s to 9s Fennel, per dozen bunches, 2a 
pe! dozen, 1s to ls6a me, per doz, bunches, 2s 
Reals h, per bundle, 2s6éd to7s | Mint, per doz. bunches, 2 to 3s 
tah, pe A208 doz. hands (24 to 30 each)| M arjoram, per nches, 2s" 
= ach -doz, beh., 94to Is | Basil, per doz. bunches, 2 
one pot, a Qs ae vatb Stalks, doz. bundles, naltaiog 
table Marrow, per doz., 2¢ 
Hoe oe bone Wainhais ls to 2s Markroans, per pottle, ls 6d to 2s 6d 
Notices to Correspondents 
Cadwallader. —It is in all gorges beneficial to Bons to mix 26s. 
at p. 
They should be reduced to powder, ef aiid well soaked in the acid 
and ‘water. If you allow them to heat for any length of tim 
; bu 
scat al tree 
If you fave not nitrate, 
together; they must, ‘however, be 
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end you t oe tale all the shoots 
oR Sor Naas Wh which you cannot con’ lay in, 
the main 
your 
‘Cutting them off quite close to branches: Wy gravee: ine 
unsightly appearance of spurs. On 
have made aaa tee of a yard in length, leave cw ace 
wood as to check their lu be abi and train in some of 
the laterals, or se shoots, also. The best work upon the: te at- 
ment of WALL-TREEs is “ + eve de s Guide a the Orchard.” 
sews wie assume the rm, with- 
ak adr oft the lateral ‘shoots 
oO those 
the ee TREES, which 
pwhich are left. T rc insect which you meet with enve- 
in - , subst isas gent red » and may 
easily led by aque ong! it in t that s For the whitish- 
be k 
brown canta which he — from em Dalia bn another, and 
perforates the leaves, we kno wr rg es 0. E 
is far eet rable ow * clay-an aa .- tor pin 
Roses into, which are infested with the Gre en- mee Your question 
ng aren oe seo te shall be attended to nex 
TSP following plants may be a vat tapers 
trained against the wall w ith a S.W. as aspec 
sinensis 
t:—Wistéria <Giyeing 
way; Mag- 
nélia grandifiora, M. se M. mt 5 ceertilea ; 
Clé Bignoénia radicans: ; 
ragrai i iper go ne ee rind hos revolutum and 
Wallichianum ; the Yellow and White eeeuaes Roses; Ceano- 
anate, For the 
ting this wall, toe following plants will be 
suitable :—at the weak: some of the talles ost ornamental 
, higg mons, aoe aohes a “Puchsias and Rie 6. 
ith Alstree: a, &C.; ’ nearer the 
front, the ee S- “tooth Violet, Winter Aconite, American :Cowslip, 
Hyacinths, Irises, Cyclamens, Fritillari 
be planted, In thes A sane rr mths Chie tn Servis oar 
ises, Mesembryanthemums, Vervunen; and 
tender annuals. 
Cesare 
; but with See aan t oy may be hve ander i in the 
‘ollowin ” manner ta cold boiled Potato into a small ope 
rap in the if 
stroyed in boiling water. 
their numbers. ou have 
Horticultural Society’s i. are named; 
put the labels are often fixed to the branches of trees, and not 
stuck in the ground tes, are not n d. 
. G. B. can hardly expect to preserve the-PETALS adh es Pr- 
time 
0} ch hot weather as we have lately 
experienced, particularly if he allows the bees free liberty to 
i i. ese he nectary of 
Ttilise th and the —— of ey flower being 
then fully gh kok car the petals aor ey oO pe ves nhang 
would. surprised th f all tl the expenaed blosso: 
should drop imm eaictety after feintg atin’, and as w know sot 
g respecting the action of Guano-w ums, 
we cannot say wheth It is 
impossible to have six or eight chapter of flowers in bloom, at one 
ae oe the plants are strong and in good health, 
—The Dolmweie 4 s rape pede tiower is Oncidium leu- 
axillaria ar pers 
heres 9 
m; the other being n 
oo 
y> y, Thrips 
Bs. you, wd the e experiment, 
must shut your 
leakeea over the vacant parts of the go oor pank iia there 
ne no breakages in the lights’ by which the confined air may 
a Pen 
PLANATUS, a species igh mitt 
variety of plants. 
aie asl yr ree icle, where figur 
means we know of rotichennid for destroying the millipedes. —R. 
John Kyle.— The em um ola unbergianum, a ee es from 
is han 
hoger which infest the Cucumber. 
frames up Ww: 
pede which ‘adlane the roots ery a 
Japan. The Verben me and very bri cit is is no 
doubt a good ida ity. 
J. M.—There is nothing bee in MusHrooms 
ing 
found under an vol pee k. They will grow in dark houses as 
well as in light; o pressure, we have know them up 
paying. and burst 5 cevcmnich bo are surface of a turnpike-road. 
uch “4 ae wondrous force — 
c.and S, M, V.— ietten about PLANTING must no’ 
stand ord till the planting penaon Yours shall find ae in the 
autumn. Remar — 5 oe nm SUMMER PRUNING will be more appro- 
vende to this se: 
ene —* “Swans GrREENHOvSE CULTIVATOR’’ is one of ty 
best ani eapest works upon the treatment of greenhouse 
ants are,—1, Amorpha fruti ames 5 3 Colatea 
ria racemosa; 4, Hibiscus 
our Rosa ruga is infested with the Mixpew, the 
the shoots whic’ 
had r be © the gr 
Cunrsnis, wacky yon Soe sent for C. compacta isthe 
liférnica, it is certainly w ; the former is much more raed y 
and compact in habit than the latter. 
A Friend.—Your Grasses are, ip 1, Festuca Myurus: ag feed 
bi ant 3, Agrostis vulgaris; 5, Arundo Phragmites; 6A 
“Herbaceous. —The plants sent are,—1, Crategus odoratissima ; 
cre eg 3, Lobélia Erinus ; 4, Geranium no- 
Your Rose me the do double yellow, and it will not force. 
flowering is the present time; does not the plant 
ore beneficial if, instead of giving air by 
— Fe font a and end sashes ore Bare to sue or ren. 
e were toc 
ions ph aorta naianer Mien he bas ‘hitherto 
Pekar sina eed 
As soon as he 
to colour he must leave off 
S. Buckland.—Your PLant is unknown to us. The specimens 
eee tely neglected till they were too dry for exami- 
r friend has much in- 
; it only costs a few shil- 
gs. ured by ment called a rain-gage. 
Good roe of of farming implements aa given in ‘“ Stephens’s 
Book of t 
m the last t para 
and all the varieties ~ a Lapaed aoragy is by inarching the sorts re : y 
The former may ny of th of : of Commerce 
quired upon stocks o 
increased by eating, and oat latter by pp 
operations may be performed at the present time 
4, LeYour question, as to Whether a war on A Day. 
is most troubl to gardeners, is rather difficult of solution. 
It is our ine, 3 gongs thata d — is the least so, 
aterin, ; but it must be 
of Cac 
round a circular trellis; the spending of the 
s eck the flow of sa si su ficiently, and throw them 
into bloom. The seedling aes um No. not worth kee a 
nder is are saae ies tee ag too narrow. 
showing divisions high up Soon them; the upper petals are 
a ea bee en al . the edge. 
rom the a scone of spe af sent, ble 
that your plant — bea eae ieaaad ¢44 tnpoees ; 
A Limerick S§ iber. ar of ALéysIa Feng pe or 
he Lemon-se outed Verbena, will -strike readily if p at this 
season of the year. 
are,—1 and 10, Holeus mollis, 2 Alo- 
—Yo ert G 
pecurus pratensi robert 7, Avena flavescens ; 
sibilis; + pe lirtohed - 
um filix mr 5 em Blec hnum orientale 
ibernia.—Th _ woven 
which w 
may be cleansed ‘thn the 
flowers; probably this may be 
ine des Belges. 
dit it of more advantage to strike fresh cuttings of 
Pulcgiobane, — " _ his plants back to the old 
wed 
er be- 
re ee ot he has all Ms grow too straggling. If he intends 
oO cut © it immediately, but they will never 
mee good tee 
. An ane tad mas is evident from Weestove’s paper that ae 
pipes 
nly connect the hone with his wATeR-rrovcn, and d 
not was through the water. A scale is given with Mr. "beanie 
paper. i 
io 
-dust, if you are in a coun’ worthless, or prc ty 
sitions and saw pers till it all Rreenente ike mould, and lay it by 
for afew PBs oi. en it will be fit for u 
> xemeasenadies are plants with the petals of wu pee ual 
size, like the Heartsea Geraniums have the petals all of the 
; the latter are wild flowers, or carey perennials ; ~ 
Pel 
pacoghn are the se-Shrubs you admire so much. 
goniums h have usually only 7 anthers; Geraniums have 1 
Erodiums only 5, 
paparerdesy a © next week. 
G. H.—Y ve ms are,—1, Spléndidum; 2, Climax 
% Garth’ ection ; 4, Gem; 7, Lady Mary Hussey; 8, not 
nown 
An Amateur. —No, 1 is the bird dart habe bene! ee cree both 
in colour and in s sore wag € petals is are good shape. 
Further than this we cann mepbed to pieces 
upon being touched. The iedaiaaes of the Seedlings are not 
worth trad on no 
2 ca are, } 
wee ica Becca bun, 
A,—The slant J you find growing in patches in your kitchen- 
eae is the Scorzonera, well known on account of its edible 
» Stachys sylvatica; 2, Fi- 
ae —The HorTicutTurAL Society does not yeaa the 
eaunande: expenses of exhib = nor sr charges as would be 
<n 
connected with the a you d 
y letters have arrived ink for answers this week. 
NEWS OF THE WEEK. 
In France, the pending elections are the exclusive sub- 
Sy fey percuai and the journals are filled with comments 
in 
a heavy duty on ‘eee 
with unanimous approval; rico al sacs of 
The result of the elections is tir tod to give adecided ma- 
terminated, by the 
tion of a Ministry under the ace of General 
Rodil ; but strong eats reset 
of the new Cabinet. Renewed disturba 
tionary ve taken — in the adel a re- 
character 
public was proclaimed at Barcelona and Picociina on the 
though without some show of resistan 
of cavalry. Accounts from St. Sebastian state that the 
Government have shown unusual vigilance in strengthe 
ng the posts along the frontier, in consequence of t 
a 
to the existing ministry, and has entirely defeated the © 
n on the Tariff has sent in its 
are arranged. 
The Co ommissio 
