496 
THE GARDENERS’ 
CHRONICLE. 
[JuLY 23, 
a 
ns, of a large 
stem is already 16ft. a3 height, and upwards of 10in. in diameter 
at the base.—R. A., July 17. 
ebielvs. 
ion, in the room of Me ssrs Steve 
by ats fine Orchidaceous plants, in excellent order, | The Acacia Tree ; its a aad, and Uses, with 
just received from G . There was a good deal of | Observations on Planting, and Pruning. 
competition among the. buyers, and a considerable sum Wn. Withers. 8vo. Lon sade 
was realised by the importers. The following were t Ir is now about two centuries and a half si nce the false 
prices given for th :— For an unknown species acia was introduced into Europe from t States 
of Chysis from the Oratorio, 3/. 5s.; for a large f | During that time it has been generally dispersed through 
Lelia superbiens, 107. 10s. Four fine specimens of Odon- | Europe ; many books hay e been written about it, the e quali- 
lossum grande were sold for 3/. 10s., and six plants o 
pg same f ° 1. .Oncidium Cavendishianum, with ee cin highly —— over ‘and over again, and millions of 
smaller ones, suppose be O. bi se yrs for 3/. plants have si <7" gr om seeds, of _ thousands 
Cycnoches, probably Egertonianum, for 4/. 15 ‘Thre scarce ‘te this? It is asserted upon 
large masses Ca Skinneri real respectively questionable authority, that its wood is ness page than 
137, 10s., 13/7., and 8/.5s.; an immens of Maxillaria | any experiments appear o show that 
cruenta, 10/.; while the principal ack “of abteetiion: it is tron r n oak. e all know that it grows with 
n keria spectabilis, produc 7. 5s. Some | extraordinary rapi 3 there is even a po d 
ve all specimens of the latter were bought for 3/. 3s., | of a shoot ing grow 20 ft. long in a single seaso 
‘and two large clusters of Epidendru fordianum se- | and yet it is little planted.. Why, gain, is this 
verally for 4/, 15s. and 5/. 15s. Ago lant of Epiden- | have looked in vain th Mr. Withers’s book for h 
drum macrochilum roseum produced 6/. 10s., and a m swer these questions. His reat experience as 
of Lelia acuminata or rubescens, 3/. 15s. There planter, and his thorough acquaintance with the ubject, 
besides ral remarkably fine specimens of Leelia super- | must have furnished him with ample information; an 
biens, which s OF Olig: 71. 5s., 70.5 i. The total | we confess our disappointment that he should not hav 
proceeds e sale amount war 507. iven it. Inst f this, has preferred treating the 
heap Fruit.—It is a fact not generally known, that at | subject like a cause in a court of law, placing himself 
the commencement of the fruit season, 2,000 baskets of | the barristers’ bench, d submitting to the public, as t 
Cherries were imported France into this country, | 4 Me et nce he has collected rom others. I 
each basket weighing six ds. The ence was great mass of valuable information has bes ease 
tha’ English grow€rs were under the ssity of sub- together, and we trust the world will apprecia 
mitting, at the outset of the Cherry season, very low _The matter relating to the Acacia, containe z in Mr. 
price for thi e effect, how , of this earl n work 
importation was principally felt in the sout England, | extracts from English books, and communications trom 
where the su ome-grown Cherries had proved un- | his cor espondents, stating _ a in its cultiv. 
et, per railway, from K 
L pig at Leeds one penny per pound ; but its effect upon 
it being their 
yf eg to og hamesed from 3 Pepi ae in this neighbour- 
hood, whose practice it is e at the market ve 
early, and dispose ‘of their fruit to “he dealers before the 
WHUITSAIG 
tion, or ae or rate of growth. The maibas: “s 
be m these iterialnd is no doubt in ven of the 
e Acaci 
draw 
d tse ities ° ia; but as we have already 
0 ed, there is nothing to explain the singular fact, 
with all it ence, and notwithstanding the 
t i comparatively | no 
is gr at shen 
‘ike, peste doh but its Sie are brittle a so apt 
to be broken by wind, especially when young, that large 
capa can hardly be 
t 
‘any kind ; on the contrary, in such 
eae re in an Itered situations. 
gt Sang Auk ed soil of 
oy is ule 5a to 
vess In 
Cherries nines to be so pledtifel pi that had there 
not been utlet to this and the Aiea dis- 
rit by rally, the Fora ae of them m e bee 
own awa imports 0 n France 
rss 
y 
ve already arrived i the pasos opolis and many of the 
. hey are generally eg nf at 
ome-grown fruit. Apples and Pears a w bein 
brought in from Hamburg and Rott M aad none 
nt supplies are expect ring the season. Indeed so 
extensive has the foreign fruit trade heco t we have 
up ence in Fran Hambur, 
the stiniivat, br the express parpoee re purhasog fr “fruit 
to forward to England.— Le —Leeds Mereu 
GARDEN M ae 
S. Rucker, Esq.’s, West Hill, mend Pe ap places are ex- 
grown in such perfection asat this; the 
bright green of their foliage, and the ay vue cae so. ninn vt Wanita the 
ae testimony to the spe boegh srontmacns ¢ they _ 
were of 
m; the largest fe 
of beautiful pink and white flowers frilly ex- 
being all brought forward so ga eT 
} iltonia 
ch it. 
; and Epidendrum fiorib 
2a 
of the pot in which it grew with clusters of its ainee endacome 
cups. . of Aérides qi ' ra, W 
_-qwe believe, has seldom bloomed in this country, is throwing out 
fine spikes. We oe noticed amongst several 
eaa e variety of St. Wardii, with searcely 
any spots upon it; Aérides affine, with racemes of light 
flowers ore Be with E. darker colour; Sarcanthus rec 
orange lilac 
blance to a wcortoty 
s 
inthe £ se Ww ° 
BEE éliam coming into bloo d good specimens of 
stentan M4Sssoni, F ahaa! gem Fi and various 
Ju ly igs 
West Hill, Wandsworth. —At the residence o 
speeimen of the Agave Americana, upwards 
ich will shortly be in blossom, 
‘- 
‘ 
The flower- H 
sa the | bight . Finally, en young, ‘it is ris liable to to Hes Aes aol 
game, whic ry Se of it. 
These, especially its Sttlenes ess, seem causes quite suffi- 
scarcity of the — tree even nae 
operate 
no 
pes cag of whic 
em 
indastriousy pares g by “Mr. Withers will restore it to 
te works of this kind, whose whole aim is usefulness, 
it is perhaps unnecessary to dwell upon trifling inaccura- 
cies, ‘where they do not affect the main object of the 
author. We ars 3 ps er, bet end, that in a fu- 
ree tices: the errors of Neuc a writer in the 
Penny Cydopedia; who confound i different plants with the 
rity of name, should be 
lant is also = of by iy same author as 
Chinese—another istake, for 
w The second. part of a Withers’ book contains an 
a of trees, by a 
ost useful treatise on — 
ter’s Siers 
the most sensible as well as 
To the ete is 
e Duke of Portland. 
sgekad a exgpng, Be ” 
who have the management o f placate hat e evergthing 
upon that subject, ee under hi 
welcome. ur space, ee forbids our commentin a 
present upon this portion of his work, to which we 
must return at an early cpu tunity. 
the desired end when the ae . 
urel-leay res. were said, first by a writer in the Bema od 
agazine,”’ and more r cnet in this publication, certain 
ta trial, conducted 
ren A or become spider in Melon-frames; bu 
irected in the 
* completely 
failed . firctecstnina the insects. i 
ji 
Some gardeners likewise deny, 
which we are unable to | 
' ee ie oe Bs ch good cuttings can be obtained 
— spacey with reason, the Mgr anrigh of pe ey pa mae’ for : 
fame purpose. There is no doubt that ar emedy 
th 
Trees freed from aphides by twa'o 
with soapsuds, but this ——s that Yiquid is no greater 
them than pure water. acturec 
of powder. 
ania 3; bu ta 
one. Home. grown tobacco, being much less powerful, does ne 
seem to be of great ~ for a purpose, ¥ hen n applied as a Jj Snot 
Gas-water has also been extolled of carbs se club in 
a Doct extremely Hable to het: disease, the roots 
ovegy laa Spade were omgee 
d fro ool; the vhi 
or ed a strong eiiauid, readily destroy S every s = 
n a large scale this rem ever 4 pecies 
cule me shoots of ac 
nr gas-water, without | in neds 
aphides with which they: aa cov teens f Perha sate the narration pe 
might in e some persons, o have — to 
try the effect of other aeanees or p Reed ae substance: a 
insects, and report the result. 
I PE docs Dosarime farted ORCHARD. 
T 
Pinery.—Next month is the time age preferred for the 
re-pottin ng 0 of — plants, md Brel that have filled the pots ih 
roots ought to be shifted im ately. ratl her than run the ri 
of 
will not be ed a ng, they sHould be Pa eply 
polted | in pots larger we ordinary, which, if noe quite ony with 
soil at present, will give room for a top dressi when r 
bed is made ye for winter. Se 
guard especially against t b 
and bright weather Be iasterr there Hope i” a) fear of maintain 
too Lika ay de fess f humidity in boo 
_— e late Vines m lateral shoots, and 
thin pee puncte which, the Totten pom are found too 
thick. Look over aot fruit “occasionally, for the purpose of re. 
moving —- ed berr s, but do 3 not har adie ® OF Filet a bunches; 
be _ bac 
E 
arm 
aining 
pe 
HOUSE, 
ground hy oily mg qui 
be pe, eens the sashes partly o nig 
Fic. —Altho ough advisable to withhold water = far as 
posse when Figs are ripe, the loss of a sec 7 
risked for ao “axe at & ri 
therefore, ic be made a secondary Colsainenathen: and water be 
freely given at the roots of the trees, when required, on account 
vert e air at the house all night, 
—Give air to the frames betimes in 
hi 
flowers of Melons, whi 
sap will check any tendency to over luxuriance. canker ap- 
pears on the stems of the plants, | cover the affected part with 
powdered quick-lime, 
Out-door Departmen 
ARTICHOKES.—Do not mg any heads remain uncu they get 
a = seep pe draw upon the plants and maelais pate future 
eerie —Should dry weather continue, let the youngest 
aera nes —— watered. Earth-up those of larger growth as 
—If not already done, sow sprin 
for gu This 
sowing is intended ~ furnish 0h principal early s anata but a 
ae ‘o be made in the first — of August, 
may h 
i 
e been sown in 
“spas ae ER aaa whic hm 
e heads, leav- ; 
Thin 
rows with _ intention of omen some persis vat 
ing one plant only ina place. 
CELER eer -up the early, and water the late crops, as re- 
vee the succ essio 
a - the driest me re nthe 
e winter 
;_ aeons. —Plan 
ugh for oval, selec 
are which are datented ec stand all 
HAMBURGH PARrsLEY.—This being cultivated only for the fleshy 
roots, the plants should be thinned to about gin = 
LETTUCE. 
—Keep up ny cco ul supply by plan mato various sorts 
be! — en rows of late Cel 
—So 
Rabi for succession, with spa nevis —_ — 
t sole required. The Spanish kinds y now be 
winter u: 
SALSAFY .—If the first sowing of this, or of Scorzonera, is fl 
clined to throw up flower-stems, they should be continually 
en 01 
VEGETABLE MARROws.—Make the long shoots fast to the 
ground with pegs, that the wind may not blow them abou 
trees; wher has omitted, it will be “ 
er has di e: rogress. If late Cherries oo 
desired, they might be preserved a considerabl na 28 
wall, by protecting possible from wet ; for W - 
a temporary copin, a be constructed, and the eo 
triply covered with n netting. or ith single coarse canvass 
and increase all new 
& 
young plantations of — Strawberries, se ae 
a Saye mos varieties seberries and erent against W 
ponenes some ar pd 
ton on (which re — the be _ for late, sot in the quarters, 
ered with ma‘ 
emg a AND SHRUBBERY. 
In-door Department. 
TrovE.—Keep the house as cool as as ‘Possible | during _ on 
while the weather contin The wate ed and k 
nd rausted over 
with the faut of quay Continue to pr vs Ss e all des 
AND a RVAT ne penton the | leaves of tol 
gin to assume a yellow water Sit 
t withheld, and when — — the pots m pris 
out of the way, till th s for ging them i atten- 
the same ett 
Ss 
ing, stopping, , and watering ice, 
have made their way into é 
e particularly that the drainage is in desirable 
Ts AND FRAmEs.—Continue the propagation fit e 
ts, and pot off cu as soon as they are nts, 
y shoots of many Heaths, and other nara-wooded ae 
now strike freely. Balsams, Globe = id ma 
Slooming inte, must not be cramped for pot-room. Liqui 
nure given ene ac wise — a evn re such plants. 
t-doo 
ich Fr 
As the foliage decane ane ed ae ‘abs ‘and Se atlas ads 
ee & perio of absoke te rest. Crocuses, Narcisst, uP, 
, and other perfectly hardy kinds, may b gree 
separated, = replanted immediately, retaining some pon 
ts for Btow Any extra plants © will 
goniums might be urned out into the pega where le 
probably make a pe w growth and bi again late in 
