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THE GARDENERS CHRONICLE. 
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State of ~ ae eather at ee sats the 
~~ 16 years, for 
ensuing Week en g August 13, 1842, 
Aver. J Aver. us PE of Greatest | Frevaiig tak 
Highest) Lowest Temp| which it bog any fai. lS Pee 
Angost Temp-| Temp. . Halned: f Rain. 4 z\" a “EP z 
- | 40 60.9 | 63.4 5 0.57 ins |—| 2 g/—} 4) 7) qi 
ay 8 75.0 48.5 61.7 s 0.38 2 3| zi—| 2 4| ae 
Tues. 9 6.7 51.1 63.9 5 0.38 VY) a} aj} a} a! gl 
Wed. 10| 76.1 54.3 | 65.2 6 0.15 Be ie i 4 * 
Thurs.11 75.6 51.0 63.3 7 0.36 —|—| 2} 2.7) 4) 1 
ri, 12]. 75.2 50.7 | 63.0 5 O21 —| 1) 1 35 4! e 
at. 13 73.4 49.7 61.5 6 1.14 aa ay Vt 49 29 
The highest temp 
erature during the above period 0 occurred on 
the 11th, in rr eee 92°; m the 13th, in 
1839—the ter 
and th 
REPORT ON COVENT. GARLEN MARKET, 
week endi ing 4 August 5, — 
+ 
Marl ee and 
che lone conta’ fine weather has greatly ‘nectlerated the. ri- 
other late frui h 
6 snag ned the Dutch 
and Nectarines are remarkably fine, from 108. to 18s, ‘per dozen, 
The best Apricots a ‘etching from 2s, to 2s. 6d. per doze: 
Ga 
en; 
nd other good 
- 
Green Gage P’ s from 2s. to 3s. 6d. per punnet, a 
dessert Piers 1 $. Gd. r punnet: early Orleans and lp wa Plums 
are plentifully gp cag Ph the former from 2s. 6d. s. per h 
: “ihe s 
and Straw 
quite over pples cogs Bi vein beni of 
White and Red sekentiGe 4 the oe we a the As- 
trachan and Manks poutes: from 3s. 
ples are from 2s. 6d. to oe 
Bign6nia venusta, 
S, Saturpay, Avoust Jack te —FRUITS :— 
Pine Apple, Bs Ib. 7‘ to7s Cu: 3s, White, per hf. sv. 4s to 5s 
Grapes, und, 1s 6d to 48 Black, so gh dp blot 
+ a >» per p >» 5a — Red, for wine. 83s 6d 
Melons, English, each, 2s to 3s 6d _ essert, it 
— _ Dutch, ls to 256d Cucumbers, oz, 3s 
‘eaches, per doz. 10s to 18 — 
per putnet, o to 2s 
€ general form of your seedling Petarconivum, No, 
the petals are well formed, with clean edges ; Sg 
the cy though co mmon, clear and pleasing; 
hes t worth preserving; the 
e texture of the petals thin 
ing CaALcEoLarias do n 
db vad 
egards size and 
with h the varieties 
ina 
o 
he purpos a 
themselves, even in aad 
yacinths, with tender species of Gladiones 
anc ‘aaitar age Pe require it. 
X. Y. Z.—The Pea sent is vee Purple-podded. 
An Jugesrs en item: find a estion fully answered amongst this 
are ar as we can judge from the appearance 
‘time. wer sent, your plant is the Tilia parvifolia, or 
is the Human Nc- ute aan 
arable ag em rapidity with mete oJ darts from flower to 
order to extract the n ich t apes tin, You 
pon pine assured that the ca iandiier’ Bee “Gestroyc ed vache leaves 
of your Ipom was not cyetnar bie this insect; “2 
f Gatton” n SO} 
The annual which yea 
fered of "codeng wag. eons iberidifdlia 
is Callichroa platy- 
K-MOTH, re- 
our flower is Gesnera Douglasii, 
- shal be attended to ret a 
e seeds of the Benmupa Cepar will r require to be 
wache in a frame ; thet sooner the better, This is the kind 
a whic the Cedar fete are built in the Bermudas; but 
too tender - ana roe 
pes — so areca. The plant which was sent you from 
Bani fait PINK VERBENA, is nothing more than the 
race uytoue 
A Constant neatel r plants are, 1, Inula ensifdlia; 9, 
Spireea filipéndula; 3, fot hy Bert Moldavicum ; 4, Lysimachia 
aria; 5, Campanula a roe 
word SE signifies a division of the calyx, 
just as petal n oats a division, n of ee be or You are mistaken in 
i ae i cee ee ‘0 be 
SEPD e not.a te ith any Morn-rrap, 
meen the gauze forceps —_— by y entomologists. — ‘gg Agent 
collect thes 
undantly, andr emain 
Gamma,.—Y our sesttions iconic with yellow grounds are both 
m most a 
good varieties—the Duke of Orleans is the e two; the 
yellow ground being very cleanand right, nd the a a edging 
ofa d colour. Princess Helen being a — pean variety, 
with a delicate yellow ground, the beaut wer is muc 
vet toe spotted, 
che ground appear dis- 
wick curling up he end 
coloured. The pods of both are ‘ona 
ee 3 —The plants sent are, Poa ai aauiticn, Rumex crispus, 
pidi r 
» Po faare: 
ma will find < st of the the plants best adapted for 
ire at: be 144 tof = 
— Your plan ors. nave in the open ground 
are more ike ly yo sl withered oe £5 stares of some grab 
or insec e roots, than from having received too much 
ree punnet, ls 6d to 2s 62 _ 
» per hf.-sv., 2s 6d to 58 onds, perpeck, 7s 
Apples, dessert, per bush., 3s to 8s Sues ‘Almonds 5, per pound 
Pears, dessert, per hf. sieve, 3s to 6s Haeet Wee hy pert 100 hed 754 to 1008 
Rasp! - » per gall. 10d to 1s 2d Hazel Nuts 
Cherri » per Ib. ls 6d to 2s 6d Nuts, per pd 
sntehaalinexdoa. lbs. 3s 6d pom — Brazil, 20s 
Gooseberries, per hf, sve., 2s 6d to _ 5 se me 908 to 24s 
hg ot Me BLES, 
Cabbage, per doz. 6d to 1s 6d Horse Radish, per bundle, 12 6d to 5e 
plants, or perlite per doz. Spinach, per sieve, 2s to 3s 
gs ons,Green, per doz.bun.1s6d to 3s 6d 
Cauliflowers, per doz., 2s to 6s Cook ing, per doz. beh,, 2s to 4s 
Peas, per sieve, 2s to bs Chives, per bun,, 3d 
rh. sept ys to 2s 6d arp pio c- bun., 38 to 4 
_ to » 4d ad na 
Beans, Kidney, pe er hf. sv., ls to2s Shallots - mite oe 
Broad, per sieve, Ise sg to 2s6d |Let Fs abbage, * ess Od to Js 6d 
Potatoes, Per ton, 40s to = Cos, 6d to 1s 6d 
Per cwt. 23 to Ce "hPa » (12 to 15), 9d to 
ushel, le Ca nA a 6d Small Salads, per punnet, 2d to 3d 
idne » per — ng to4s | Parsley, per half sieve, Is 
Artichokes, per 0z., 28 to Tarragon, per doz. bun., 2s to 3s 
Turnips, per doz. bun., os Sie Mint, per doz. bunches, 
Carrots, per doz. bunch, 3s to 5: Vegetable'Marrow, per doz., 6d to 
Beet, new, per dozen, 9d to le Capsicums, green, per 100, ]s Gd to 2s 
ish, or hands (24 to30 each) pe, per ot Od to le 6d 
¢ Chilies, per 100, Is 6d to 3s €d 
_ Waste, . doz. beh., 12 to 14 6d Mushrooms, per pott ttle, e, 1s to 22 
Notices to Correspondents. 
Mr. te aby Ae cad CALENDAR is now reprinted 
in the form abe mall volume, for general distribution, pri 35 ah 3d. 
copy; i may be or anne a all Booksellers. Gentlemen 
wishing to distri ute copies among their gotene try may 
Ase 0 this Office, at the rate of 5s. for tees 25 copies re- 
q 5 
8. B. B.—The charge for your Advertisement should have been 
53. You had 
better in future send posch i to ene 
king Cacti tries, two things 
The pa is to ie mye pa — 
and on no account to injure 
heme prc 
They must be 
come 
ropagating Canerias is aud Lo 
performing that 
may, nowseer, be inarched in Sep rok, 
y part of 
the month of Ap 
them in rather BS shad 
Ses tween 55° and 60°. 
ber, keeping 
tieerdtars 
Camellia glauca to be in 
leaves and ctl buds keep dropping off. Probably 
want of water. 
_A. B. C.—There are many FREAKS of nature which we cannot 
understand or mong them is the unusual circumstance 
of an Ste, pleas (with ae on) blossoming again this 
‘ . are:—1, Equisetum sylvaticum ; 2, O'robus sylva- 
tus, 2 ee cracea; 4, Ervum hirsutum; 5, Eu 
ral 
dysentérica; 11 hyrig 7. Hy entha ary. 
13, Stays sylvatica 5 14, ‘Mentha hirsuta 16, Praneil | gr 
rilis ef cinalis on aculatum i) 
0, Ginn palus 
32 orniculatus ; ; 22, 
i 33, Léthyru 
Pl Ie 
eet 
s pratensis ; ‘25, Fométia ages, 
= e Arméria 29, Pen- 
‘bus. 
Genesil Mite ore es beat of 00 d cided 
are good, e undecide: 
throughout the flower we conside 
many in the sabes 
—— Dan white, 
has 
Y eanuk 
bie ou a 
anitists depth of petal sn eae ie 
Sr dene ion income oom 
for y 
infested with row GREEN FLY, than to dust all 
sh vedi’ comets snuff. The ine A gcse re. 
it heat after flo 
0 perfect its 
ese ds for next 
S. S.—Mr. SANDYS's TREATISE ON Forest PRUNING forms a part 
of Mr. Withers 
n Amateur.—We will attend to your request 
De. M. says, ig ete eed 2 umber bya and emg 
served that Ber st 
nd means of uff-ball: 
Te 
oe 
bs from the on; anid then join the Bees to the 
hive ; be this is troublesom me, and I would much 
the honey in the hive when i 
he most re 
ister.”? 
cates nt in the spring, at 5/. per 
ado ag-e oisette R 
“ T. Savoy.—The 
100 plants. Le.izur is a good 
seeds of CLINTONIA PULCHELLA ma 
Coronilla vérium ; 6, Gerénium prostratum; 8, Monarda fistu- 
lesa; 10, a Pasties, cia speciosa; 1], Lantana salvisefGlia ; 12, Fran- 
his neighbou: 
hiteha “7 
aan ibe ERY, and aes am 
ata 
— ee he calls s Pink cepa 
come a ant Sonn on a soil little be’ 
meat quarry—but it is manured well. frui 
ie eons int the _ bourh a ng S are of : bright red 
these agree ned wed Myatt’s Pine? ? if on do, he in- 
by Mr. Rei is week’s 
e plan reco! ended 
o 
i 
“<q 
» 
#3 
° 
yn 
eal 
a3 
aa 
S silky than those on 
plant Sage cory! MBIFLORA, Which has 
¢ bottom, to the height of 8 or . 
show the least Jndica tion to flower, has 
ye therefore 
nek & to sure it, and try whether ‘starving i it will 
the —s side. on 
G, —Your 
le eading cidune bi 
va and which does we 
rane been over-po 
recom you 
not uae it to bloss: 
An oe rr § 
ace, —The Pear you sent is the Citron des 
Gianed ed Flower Pots again next week. 
A Tyro.—The Linaria is L. ne tp the other specimen is no- 
— more than a slender growirig plant of en serpyl. 
Rosam —The seeds of 
sent us are meg ae 
so You must proc 
ese may be pei sig) he Boge ix bout 
aeilie in 
na iad apart. After 
the plants will be fit for remoy ~ Dg. 
d of Ho’ 
nches deep, aid 
the seed-beds for one year, 
J. Youell.—Your Eim 
you sup 
n 
Pascoe» r pipes pes amongst 
eieveoe he border S paibe ye as co Vinery, unless 
ae are inclosed ag a ‘hollow chamber ; and it is much better net 
ers this week, 
bese dore- 
.NEWS OF THE WEEK. 
Tue arrival of the Overland Mail has supplied us with 
recent intelligence from India and China 
Jellalabad 
troo 
since the arrival of reinforcements, 
and had suffered much from heat and from the want of 
supplies. 
relating to on evacuation of Affghanistan, An o 
appears to been issued by the a eee General for 
the troops serving “west of the Indus to r within the 
British a and produced 
in 
wad bye The plants are, 
«Neeape alin —_— an Se 
A Subscriber's ts ‘ssiae: 
multitiorus ; 3, Stenactis specioos 
arrangem 
captives. Khan had demanded, 
their ra ransom, an exorbitant sum of money, and secure 
sessi on of the throne of Cabul; these terms were 
of course rejecte 
have been 
little pros mmediate 
victory had struck terror into the minds of the eres 
and it Was 
the capital without resistance, if it had been furnished 
with the indispensable 
ma A 
eeu ‘Seibes, and the the whole road to 
the part ie 
ng, waiting the arrival of reinforcements, before he 
undertak ms to the northward. Aru 
current at Macao that an Imperial Commissioner 
of peace; it was also said that the Chinese are preparing 
to rebuild the but 
recent elections afford: some mais 
between men of 
to effect 
