THE GARDENERS CHRONICLE. 
[Avucusr 27, 
root, and of which they s should be en- 
ieee plant 2 ee to is ap it, I shift 
r pot; vi psf 0s ga 
5 
tter than an 
ower-pot, being 
stock may be kep 
be not too low hey ‘will bloom there in the winter; bu 
m in longer succession, some sh ti be placed 
in autu e into flower 
stove, In success 
bee divestment of all suckers, &c., are pre 
_— es , it is better that a few pots should 
eft, ncow aged to produce their suckers, which 
they will Fe sbandantiy, so as to be the more certain WF a 
supply me se Dee y the middle of February,—the 
crf m Bo for thei 49 oe grow whe 
The old plants should be cast away when they have done 
ering, or else headed down, and pete A into fresh 
flowerin 
compost, if required to produce suckers or rom a next 
season.— J. Mearnd: F. H. S., Leeds Bot 
another cad the chief point is, patna the pots all plunged 
The been e June o t, so that 
they t ais the full influence of ‘the and air ; and the 
plants are very healthy and bushy, and awed hetby. 
Heath meat br natives of the Cape of Good Hope, would 
not suffer from the heat of the wh ‘ this climate, if the 
roots are protected: and this the Moss does effectually, 
and keeps them cool and moist <0 G. Bradford, 
pont 
uchsia fulgens.—In addition to sort notices Fay 
this plant contained in your 32d Number, I beg to 
you that I turned a plant out of a or ro arn ay 
when nearly gree ae into blossom, in order st a 
rn 
into 
out any special prt cntion It 
blossomed beautifully ever since, and still displays a Sie, 
-bloom.—P. L., 
of Orekidaceons ~Planis.—At toa porter 
little Not the m 
; Prices 
youn whi 
buds aut the spring of 184 
branches, and another leading shoot began to grow, with 
dm 
oi assertion h heap ane 
which, if not contradicted, m may’p ay aN a ar- 
tin’s wriendid Scarlet Bizarre beat 12 blooms of Doni Jo ohn 
at the Floricultural ’s Showi was the 
only person who exhibited 12 blooms of the Don, “but 
not for competition,” having set them r Mr. Twit- 
chett “ for exhibition only.” I showed one bloom only for 
the Society’s prize, for the best Carnation._R. Headly, 
Stapleford. 
' To preserve Seeds. Number of the Chro- 
nicle, there is an article on the vitality of , in which 
‘it is mentioned that poro mb vid are used for the purpose 
of preserving them. I would suggest the use of wooden 
tead of henw. u 
about 8 years old, began growing in the spring, like others 
me 
in the sa plantation ; but when the leading shoot had 
grown te r 7 inches, the buds on the top of th 
g shoo ch, i in most ye ould e remaine 
of 1843, 
burst’ forth into side 
t of buds upon it. Ano who has worked 
n young pla entation, says that he 
of the vt i before. 
Mackenzie. [This is Hae bly caused by “tha and 
dryness of the season, which, when rain fallen, ‘teresa 
Nee Sow aoe asm —— as if in a hotb 
Larch Fence.—Capta recom vitdodis those who 
— aoe Dolgellen to ‘Bala ‘to notice a Larch fence be- 
n the four and five mile stone 
rel.—I thank your correspondents 
iy question, as to the one. us effects 
nd Iw venture to 
follow up the inquiry by asking, whether one “reat of the 
Portugal Laurel batik any prineiple, em | in it in 
sufficient force or quantity, to prove ae oe to sheep or 
cattle ? and also whether they would feed upon the leaves, 
if allowed access to them considerable doubt 
the latter poin 
Omi ike ron. 
Russian Met 88 ig Preserving Green then ¢ —Shell, 
scald, and dry in the manner recommended last 
ye t ther “ree ina w eee! oven 
vide: and keep th n paper bags hung up in the 
it tty When t required fo use, ie fied lie an hour in Me 
wa them on the water, with a bit 
bate an a ts of Mint, ad let them boil until felily 
yi 
n Peas.—I have used the epee 
Christm c 
gathered.— P. Fasc E 
Bowes for the Preservation of ea cao sir, 
—With every deference, I think rong in your 
xpense that might attend | the adoption of 
Goose- 
en es fede d by 
as, which is to let in oe bat light—still, ry a oe ; 
in the Irish hace by hay 1 the canvas cut o 
the Dublin fishing post reef thee sails iCrith Js large t holes 
to let the wind t h).—In weather, w Lt 
sail is required, they fill the holes up with hess ir bedding, 
tt, . Leta‘ journeyman gardener” take a hint 
om these sons of St, Peter. Y. no doubt aware 
that a Connaught stocking is t paerekcrr “a fern 
8 ing without a leg to it.’”” Consequen 
a box 
three : a and a bottom oe; would be a  anisopriate 
g .— Yours, sweet si 
To pevbonl the Destruction A Turnips os the F 
Duri y shor 
when Lvish o pat my wed in sak 
€ escape | of the 
‘aul, 
Pad Sor iii niet tants Ap 
an d pga ace to be so attached to his 
that he would willingly sacrifice the rarest foreign produc- 
n for the plant t of Barclay and Perkins’ "8 pipe she This 
itis rode and Polycecious, es 8 overspread ‘two- »-thirds 
= the borough ns ee uthwark, an worth half-a- ae 
of money. F ¢ nformaton of the unlearned 
is Bederry: win 5 the 
outside, and P Piticitices’ that w ay ie ike 
Extraordinary Growth of a Sooteh 5 Pipe Ee sese Scotch Fir, 
eapond Turnip cro crop. 
| me on this point ; and I hope they will next year adopt 
report the 
ares 
bp f J acer ae to sowing, &c., and re result 
imagine it wonld be too mS to sow field 
— at the time above mentioned. I find soap-suds 
p-s 
saved from the » improve all vege crops 
Spann tee & oe days in a 
effectually destroyed 
then 
me, as 
Samue chland, B 
eT Hide of Alea upon ‘he Red Spider, a neigh- 
see that the Wasps are begin- 
A nest ney alee 
bouring medical gentleman had a greenhouse ga 
fested wt red spider and oe eee ny 
ia e stock was nearly 
f tur bar ntine on insect life 
him 
dly in. in- 
“a much 80, that 
- Knowing the effects 
flag sto 
three ounces of turpentine, in the reyes hat et 
out to be a very warm day; and as the got stron 
the effluvia from the arienttng was so powerful at 
ulty he could breathe in it. The dos 
fo 
cations a 
cheapest remedy hitherto oat 
whether an one else has ever tried it, and if t 
what have b 493 the results bog. Bra 
Daivey, Tor 
they mae 
ander, Gardener 
OF ub.—I am induced, from some observa. 
nion 
recommended by a las 
soaking with sea- water 3 and las sti a plentiful sprinklin 
nsalt. Spirits of tar, applie 
completely failed this: eas whic | Hehe that a dry season 
is favourable to these pests. —E 
Preservation nof Filberts. ‘Tifeving a great crop of ue 
berts this year, I should very much like to know how 
rahe them ‘with the husks on. 
ways, but tr never 
sold by ther fralterets: —A Gardener. 
aS have tried brn 
y S: Yet “lL 
PROCEEDINGS OF SOCIETIES. 
BOTANICAL AND fe DPT SOCIETY OF NEW. 
YNE 
Tue annual nlotlatee rer ae Boentiioa? and Horticultural Society 
on-Tyne, 
19t th inst., Bs J was os povcealy attended. hee 
terests of the Posey: we Son a more Pate eee foport rt of its 
operations will have to be made next year. The chairman then 
pda eg Me the eon. competitors during the 
the gardener who could 
stated ti e prize of three guineas to t 
produce pe ei testimonials of his abilities, and of th e greatest 
length of se ly, had t the com- 
ered is, gr. to Seige! er Blackett, Esq., 
could be a iles concluded 0 
peso or he sibers f the Society carefully to Tea 
the Gard Chronicle, as they would find in that valuable 
publication much ing information, and hat was 
ally new and im , both in plants and the manage- 
ment of ae eats —The August show of fruits and flowers 
rwa held in the Music Hall, Nelson-street; 
the fruits were meh finer than were ever seen at any hae sa 
how, but the a very scanty display of flowers. How 
is? It ought nest to be, with such a splendid —_— y at 
: pe 
elly; the Mi fro r. Cook, Mr. Mr Hedley, and 
r. Foreman; the Peaches from "Mr. Clarke and Mr. Wallis; 
the Apricots from Mr. Kelly and Mr. Wallis; the Jargonelle ay 
m Mr. Strother, gr. to — Johnson, Esq., 
Wallis; the Plums from’ Clarke; and the 
Mr, Reid. Mr. mene also sent some of the largest and end 
Celery that has ever been seen North, beautifully jini 
to a great fength: or which an honorary medal was deserv 
awarded €arnations and Picotees were much mired 
particularly a ue Cook, ub. Wilson, Mr. 
zing 
he | Mis 6 varie- 
iss Cuthbert, particularly the self-coloured, and also the 
splendid flowers. cua 
the greenhouse lants we rine i of 
rubra, from Mrs, Surtees, and Erica refulgens and Salvi mig sree 
from Mr. ae An unusually fine boug ge 
‘was shown b 
te iis of no se fo ciety to no 
oo r October, as weetene cD wo 
toon fit ecutatone rset W-roo! e see white 
F particu arly the French Deer 
by Mr. pore were very esac ul ul 
e; this promises to bea first-rate an 
finely tipped with carmin’ 
le aon tin of rh exhibited eid a 
Mr. R. Chariton, 
seumpeinhon): aces e fine specim 
Picotees; and, as Ca coeraatenent fs lon he produc 
plendid blooms, an Senay edal w: roperly 
The ‘prizes were awarded as follo 
flavoured Fine, the silver — to Mr. 
nd best, the 2d silver cry 
ot for 
and 
, Esq. 
silver medal to Mr. J, Scott, Puums: 5 Jargon te 
silver medal to Mr. J, Clark, gr.to Ms, Bewicke, GoossBERsis® 
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