| 1842.) 
THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE. 
497 
Cut off all plants whose beaaty is past, and let nothing remain 
that is pare oon 
Y AND FOREST rt onc ‘T. 
between the rows of 
oung gr must be che ag attended 
ud » Rose 
e again stro bas abe recommend 
“4 nec mmer pruning of yo ng samsatinene which = 5 se. he 
done immediately, if intended. —J. B. Whiting, The Deep 
s- ae Sah the Weather near London for the Week ending July 21, 
2,45 observed at the icultural G , Chiswick, 
BaRCMSTER. Tyesvens: Wina. Rain. 
J Max. | Min. Max By as Manne ‘Msi 306 Sa, kates 
ida. 1 30.388 80.252 74 0 NE E. 
: to 16 | 30.175 | 30.008 75 55 | (65.0 
' Sunday 17 29.894 29.789 75 52 | 63.5 = 
Monday 18) 29.993 | 29.822 al 87 | 69.0 | SW. | cos 
Tuesday 19} 29.842 29.754 73 53 62.5 | SE. “ol 
proenoeday 50 29.785 29,690 43 50 61.5 Ss. “12 
Thursday 21} 29.804 | 29.718 65 47 56.0 We le 
Average |~ 99.004 | 99.801! 73.7} 61.8 | 68.6 
‘ July 15. Very dry, with slight haze ; clear and fine at sere 
16. Clear; bright sunshine; evening clear and fine. 
cloudy ; pats fine at night. 
- Fine; 
19. Very slight rain; 0 
a Cog evening. 
d Fine, with light clouds; showery; lightning at night. 
i . Der asely overcast ; slight repose et in afternoon ; clear. 
th 
State of the Weather at Chiswick during th ——. me deel for 
the ensuing Week ending July 
| | No, of os Winds. 
AY Ay Greatest ee 
} Highest iowest emp which in quantity + lpg sit. Es 
July. |\"rSmp. which it) of Rain, (4 | silg:|% 2 |= 
eo Sep fc sae a" |Z 
Sinn. 72.1 53.4 | 62.7 4 1.03 in, |—| 4 3) i} yal ae 
Mon. 25 | 74-3 52.1 | 63.2 | 3 0.22 2) 3! Vi |—}. 9] 7} 4 
Tunes. 26 73.9 52.4 63.2 6 0.70 1 1) 2) 1) 2s] ala 
Wed. 27| 75.1 | 511 | 63.1 3 0.30 1} @ 3—| 2 4) 9) 2 
Thnrs.28 | 77-4 53.4 65.4 | 7 0.32 11 2 3} 1) 6) el a 
Fri. 99) 748 | 52.1 63.2 | 9 tar at 1| 4!_| a} al gl 9 
Sat. 30| 74.5 50.5 weet 9 0.88 2 a g.| 3 a: 5) 
; The highest temperature during the above period occurred on 
c oe asth, in 1835—thermometer 91°; and the lowest on the 27th, in 
__-1829--thermometer 42°. 
< ee ON COVENT pipe nee bg ae 
7 the week ending July 22 
Tae market Siig been dod Bt cine with frit ae vegetables 
Sotine the Pay ls ea ov aloe ra ae — 
Pies ave 
oe ys sed wantiies? ‘thelr pries yemains unchanged, 
Hambro’ Ee ak have ge ba: s. 6d. and 4s. per lb., and 
_the Muscats to 4 end es continue 
‘good at last weak} snide: A few v Apricots oh offered a * be to 
4s. per dozen. Plams ha apes vg vie 
7a tg 2 ching from t. Go eaeberind 
; arce, and the best “feat | is eelling at 3s. me gallon. 
wd There i is ‘still a good supply of the Praia 2 sorts of ay ne La 
_._ the best dessert fruit has now bec lentiful. The 
* tity of Currants offered i is great, tas at ines prices remain the eae 
k. Ripe ib air are ee, 
yf sbtained from 1s. 6d. to 3s. per half si 
__ Raspberries do not vary in price, bat still continue small. There 
= -is an abundance of Apples, principally Red June eatings, Kes- 
da Hawthorndens ng from 2s. 4s. per 
 plentin, 
am: 
mt state fer pic 
—Caulifiowers peor 
el 
ayheet ot Fee in es and are ‘ecing fro 
the sat 
contre are rem 
io e. Flowers.— The di is- 
ne; oa amongst the other cut 
urpure Roella 
Bignonia venusta, and a variety of Alstroe- 
merias, Glade, oy Yellow Picotees. 
PRICES 
Apples 8, dessert, per bus 
ey y dessert, per “hE peo Ay cate 
inf 
842.—FRUITS :— 
Currants, White, per hf, sy. 3 to 4s” 
— a 
6 ig! doh e ad Ib. 4. oe o ne ed, for wine, 3s to 3¢ Gd 
rape is in mg ls _* eae _ for wer = 6s os 
per nie sate to 6s oosebe r hf. sve. to 
Melons, English, nana : Sumedene ver tides Is to 8 
Du # to 3. nges, per doz,, 1s to 2s Gd 
_- per 100, 5s to16s 
’ 0 20s aschosttgie per doz. Fe. togs - 
nd to 4s per 100, 6sto 16s 
nnet, ls to 1s 6d Almonds, rper peck, qs 
ores 5 re 6d to 3s | Sweet Almonds, ‘per bus 
. Bd tole alnuts, h., tt ee 
es, wall, per Ib. 1s to 2 Nuts, a ash 
standard, , pe cai or lbs., 29 to Ge — per bushel * 
; — lona, 208 to 24s 
€abi ar : VEGETABLES. f 
02. 18 Bd to 2g Radi a - hands 24 to 30 eac 
iflow wers, per doz., 24 to ds rip ge : 
Turnip, : doz. beh., 
Per sieve, 2+ 6d to 5s 9d to 
Per half siey Onions, Green, per doz. bun. 25 ode 
Cooking, per doz- 
id _ beh., fe 6d to 5s 
dney, per hf. 8v., 1s 6d to 2s 6d) Chiv. ir bun., 
» 28 Leeks, young, per doz. bun., 4s 
lel Garlic, per bunch, 4dto6d 
Shallots, a beh., 4d 
Lettuce ws oe p. score, 1s to 1s 6d 
~ Cos, 9d to Is 6d 
Celery. per bundle, (12 to 15), 1s to 2s 
Pars! er half sieve, ls toils 6d 
Raden, oe i. to meh 6d Vegetable Fagonia per doz., 9d tols 
h, per bundle, 2s to 5s Mushrooms, per pottle, 2s 6d to 38 
Notices to Correspondents. 
N’S COTTAGER’S CALENDAR is now ee 
"se is quite ri “ 
ight; the articles he alludes to in the “New 
Parner Journal ” are whl praPibs the Gardeners’ Chronicle, but 
rey a edgmen 
ete soe —Your plants are,—1, Jancns acutifiorus; 2, 
aye $, Sanguisorba officinalis ; 4, Triglochin ig 
na minute ee Phi eum alpinum ; 6, Spi- 
CIMEN. 
only one has a leaf upon it. pete which we are 
min ne are,—3, a ; 6, Juncus acutifioras 
“wool; 
¥.— We can see nothing different inthe colour of ~ Fuchsia 
pe many pou seers lately pee raised. petals are 
€ same colour d where such i th 
caus ane ct tats sepals, ch is the case the 
. R. W's p ts pe ” Jasione montana, Verdnica officinalis, 
Avena strigosa, Mélica unifiora, Aira coespitosa, Ervum m hirsu- 
gustif 
tum, and Vicia an ‘Glia. 
2 A Limerick of the Waits Lity may be 
—F. for 
nob e gy roseo-alba, Monypénnii, Lanei, stylosa comaiaeee, 
2, Lythrum 
5, Erica 
&, T— Yo plants are,—1, Vale riana a officinalis ; 
salicaria ; 3, . Cuscuta € epithy’ mum » Lo 
a 6, 
reels. 
Geor orgius.—T RICAN HEALING PLANT, Which 
is stated to have the reputebiige of i’ tres one side of its 
leaf, and of healing with the other side, na sylvatica. 
say in what prop rm NITRATE 
to Greenhouse-plan The firs st Number 
3” Chrontote was Ceewr ree Saiary 2d, 1841. 
Paani no particularly in your seeing 
Fuch sia; a; the flowers are of the = he “colour, gs oma 
those of F. fulgens, with a slender tube abou 
H, A.—It is s impossibe ae sie ond Ninion ge your 
bee = the s completely cet vp up. 
- R.— It is s customary for N New haa s toc s. per Qua’ 
i niet s the sabetription is paid 
adva 
my J. pnp tee of “poate —For a sketch of Miiuis’s Im- 
nine fib ved Py sk Siahi Ts, and an account of his method of treatment, 
refer you to Mr. OMe 8 pivaphibt upon « subject; the 
pone of which el have no ey to 27 ge PELARGONIUM 
SEED should be so soon as gather We do not know 
whether the olla Waay BERRY will hirer, 4 well as the Keen’s 
Seedlin ~ H 
ur plants are,—1, Krigia virginica; 2, Myoporum 
parviolium 3:3) resis 2 cespitosa. 
Lomaz.—The f your WISTA’RIA SINENSIS, Which was 
turned out against a ge wall three years ago, and which has 
not grown no doubt matted together, and not oo 
been straightened lat the time cal planting, they can barely 
tain the plant alive. At all events it is worth while to raise- “the 
plant and see bora pero is tae msc pc a nes) evil a remap =H 
sarily lay in t a9 Pre condition of “nd Pron Sonar Bevrorg 
sist from stopping the pion of y ip ane int 
allow them ~ Bat up for bloom, is eit ‘will be gp nal 
a of STANDARD 
late in the m before they “Sata 
Ro ie w this r, and will be benefitted by 
ore e Kee eedlin. 
of your poet is light ol cracks in dry weather, we would r 
commend you to stiffish loam with the natural soil 
and to keep the beds 
before planting fo "stra iene es, well 
pote with litt S Sarees rt grass me Pig Bags on. 
s longifélia will flower in the open air, as an 
aquatic. att a the Or oF es or SULPHURIC Post ins which is 
used monia. It gta mm cag ey to state the proportion 
which” is potent o take unpleasant smell, as the 
quantity of nani Hi yoy greatly a i amt manures, and the 
th It sho 
strength of the vitriol not alw am t uld 
be diluted with print p Blea applied to the manure until an 
offensive smell is no longer perc gage) NOL 
GRANDIFLOoRA, Which has been plan’ ars against 
anted 8 0 ye 
a south wall, and which grows iuxurianty, but does not 
blossom, is probably plantedtoo dee By severing some of the 
roots which penetrate perpendicularly into the ground, you will 
most likely bring it to flow 
evTopédoyos.-—You cea havea very clear one. - dagee ermne 
of time Mh London to suppose that we can sit dow 
oo x pe co te cae and tnt om With every wish to suiaine ¥ Ske 
is i e, 
G. F. re ao -tighe ntis a Mesembryanthemhum but with- 
Es ie ahe a 
ta flower we cannot deedasine the spec 
J, C, L.—The Maxillaria is M. rufescen 
ou “epee Pd plants abet Manéttia cordifélia ; 2, Lan 
aculea 4, Bignonia eola ta; ae tag. curio ous new 
ponte with which we are un ae u will senda 
ter en; ora small Lage of the latter, with an account ye 
where it igh received fro will en ur to learn its name. 
ibernia e wo odviak: you to none e the ‘ous of your 
Beciuvave PUNICEUS, and see whether the withering of the leaves 
is not caused by the drainage of th a at havin; € yepme choked. 
of no metho asad Duc 
g it off “i fara eels. Yo nwill fi 
et e pe dinatint of PELARGONIUMS fully an- 
69 of last week’s Chronicle. It ay bad plan to 
gee old and unsigh in . hotbed after potting; it is s draw them 
“ut gah an 
AB se ir is Coreopsis ari i and fay be propa- 
gated by y dividing the roots in 
Discipulus.—The Currines a nt sES must h 
‘sufficiently ripened, or you would have succeed 
In ne tender fruit, such as Strawberries, &c., tiss' 
shou ways be pla tween them and the cotton- 
Sharan tee cotton adheres to the fruit, and renders it 
unfit to be 
e blossom-buds of ogee oes arrived at 
the size of peas, the plants should ee omg 
cooler prev 
the spring. They may be be in ln seurar winter, by preserv 
ing t the intbrick of the pits dry, an wm Prose ve) them "with doubh double 
ts during severe frost; e plants plenty of air in 
javourahs w 
E. T.’s insect is ‘the CICADA Sigil gig SPUMARIA, Linn., 
jope to give next week.— 
pd was on the 
Aris Ey oan lala ew Linn. ; vii . 
No. 2 is TenTHRED es Luconum; Linn., 
but it is too mutilated to determine the exact species 
Lertura (Donacta), allied to Eraser Fab.— 
S. Y.—The red Cherry is the Red Heart; ea the black 16 the 
Black Tartarian. 
arte be peices come’ judging from the leaves sent, 
0 be : 
ae) Your! plant seems to be Abroma fastuosa. As itn 
we have got only half a flower, and it is really impossible ts von 
as aj 2 with such ts. 
es a 
nd your 
of w 
better. 
paper s 
i 
Pitt Ent., mad 
probably, 
i 3isa 
pit, at an average height of 18 inches from the floor. He would 
use the pit for forcing a few greenhouse ey during winter, 
and for immer. make 
novable boarded floor, 2 feet from the so as to leave the 
ber, and then to ne gees some spat whadaren (other 
a foot deep, to plunge the pots in. He 
is pit to more advantage; and if 
eager ‘the plunging wt ban enca Be be ashes or sawdust, 
what a are of opinion that his plan 
se tubes, ¢ or openings of some kind, to yen the 
ipes in a hollow ch 
than bark) on the boards, 
but he canst w 
llow 
matter: 
ttle what “a senate substance is; sawdust will do ree well 
o will drift sand, and so will coal ashes if they do not conta 
te o much sulphur. 
A Constant Reader.—We have only received one of the parcels 
promised. The plants scent are,—1, Clématis v 
Spi 
Hypéric 
ing Pansy is iy sieier to the fic flowers soft the 
present day ; ; the. cone is n and the lower petals are out 
ropo boo oath am the wee of the sone. ion 
ots of your Lity oF Tax VaLiuy out of 
a bed now, in order to expose the others to the influence of 
ve sun and air, When the aac be a off in autumn, you sm 
non thin the pron ke y numero 
but the best most are. the Saioisian: 
Shandlérii, Melindres oles Tesotenn Seialiheen: semen 
rage Henderson ii, purpurea, nn teucrioides 
résea, aud incisa.—You will not be able to ban oe 
t of tthe Chronicle for last year, 
oo ave received no parcel or communication 
ee your seedling vie ARGONIUM Was 
ioe 7 ally large ae. “itis on before 
lente, te expose them to the sun mee 
the plants so cut down are 
fresh shoots about an inch in length, w 
181, uld be o antin ct disse old sete 
the open bi yond ae oe rootlets mu: aise be injured when it is 
taken up to pot it for the winter scason. Fucbsia is the 
variety known - 7. Youellii. 
A Friend's plants are—3, Poa fluitans ; ordeum-murinum ; 
6, Catabrosa Ane tien ee Biiéphorwn” BoB an sr 8, Trifélium 
striatum ; ; 9, Trifélium vor A 10, A’rabis hirsuta; 11, A’cinos 
vulgaris 5 12, Scmarne tif 
usual, many letters have too late for answers this —- 
Ee uM.—In , p. 470, col. 4, line from the bottom 
for ** We have scarcely any, nor ave I seen any common Butter- 
h 
flies ; eungeptensd the = of May, &c.,’’ rea 
sexe hay common Butte 
a bee ded ong: of J June; 1 have met with, &e. 
NEWS OF THE WEEK. 
Tue recent death of the Duke of deacon es to 
rone, The will open 
nisters will instil t in- 
r the security of the 
bese and consolida 
Th 
bgt sae 
P.—We will inquire about Prof. Henslow’s report. We 
recommend to you the poet i Journal of Agriculture. 
W. M.—Willing as we te panera it is quite im- 
possible e to sacrifice the oars to answer correspondents 
who send uS PLANTS FOR NAMES wlinomk. any ev 
cate to form an opinion. g& rare plants is very trouble- 
e, and takes a long time, even with the most ee in- 
k te) we dertak 
evidence upon 
is strikingly exemplified. You send us a Clema 
the form of one flower and half a leaf, the latter 
had been erin ie the S peckat 3 and in addition to 
say whether itisa hardy or a greenhouse plant, 
obtained it from. Surel 
y, in applying to us for 
only reasonable that an eet should fi 
inform 4 as he h 
F, J. L. has a Brick Pir pment 
4 high at ee front, and. 
aCe ntéurium ; 10, Gélium verum 
water pipes, from tas better af gre 
inning of the 
it was expected that the pees. = would give tee 
active opposition ; and public —_— was divided o 
es of a Regent. th 
Court would propose the appointment of the Duke of Ne- 
mours. The Opposition, on the other hand, supported the 
laims of the Duchess of O 0 at of the 
0 ena be diseu 
Thiers, however, is was con 
Scsceiy of the Duchess, has announced his intention 
hich has un 
the Constitution ; 
their belief that it nig og 2 Oar tee e Goy 
of the reigiaie ee 
e Sreacal arg ait France and Bel- 
asty. 
i a which has so much excited the fears of our manu- 
his sa pict 
to 
m Spain we 
earn, ae a este Pan ee that oe ong of the 
closed o 16th. Gen arrived 
ig ade on ‘the 7 and has sae ‘his inten- 
most rigo sures to reduce 
e.— of Portugal opened 
e 
8 
and commercial nrkail with England. The mutual re- 
is still ages _consideration 5 the 
agreed on. - 
