1842.] | THE GARDENERS CHRONICLE. 609 
Melons, except that “Muscats are a trifle dearer. Peaches and E.J. zo 
Nectarines are not so abundant, and fetch from 1s. to 4s. per doz. Pee yee rape of a vary so much in their size upon — pruned, and allthe rough bark s should be removed. Scrape 
reen-gages are the only kind of Plum fit for dessert, and are sible to ‘pecially upon young trees, that it isim- | every shoot upon which any scale is visible with the back of a 
selling from 4s. 6d. to =. bi half sieve; Muscle and other large fee robes. ‘ye eas ion a ar oinas ab! Hd . rei fod ini Tart pene Scant Sy emrte’ Pram od od vase hen nee 
culinary Plums, from 3. 3s. 6d. ; and Damsons, of which ther a mus montana, there is 4 water, and sulphur, of the nee me 
is an excessive supply, the aa 6d. to 3s. perhalf sieve. Figs ale nae ace oe poor com mise ran tino ages nem pine large so ous Fema ~ e Royal Gardens, Buckingham 
a little c capes. and fetch from 1s. to 2s. 6d. per doz. There is gr ring a ng ao oe It is very likely to be a seedling from | for pr tobi bees.—+ 
cely any alteration in the prices of either Apples or Pears; a | U. montana rubra, or the Weeping Elm, which seeds freely.—{ e. 
few Gansell’s Bergamots have made their appearance, from 6s. . M.—We beg pardon for the error, into which we were led ~ Your plants are Stapélia bufdnia, Aster miser, and Begé- 
to 12s. per half sieve. ‘Siberian Crabs are abundant from 2s. to | by the pLant being called a climber. It is apparently the Mac- nis nitide.— 
2s. 6d. per half sieve. Walnuts, chiefly imported from France | lura aurantidca, or Osage Orange.—+ West Riding.—The Dousie RAR or Wueat is of un 
and Holland, fetch from 6s. to 7s. per peck. Seeds.of the Nas- | B.—We fear your Waisur-raes, which is old and dying from | Q°CUTTENCE- You w however, find that in a Wheat 
aos. for patios are selling at 2s, doe half s siev e. 1B 4 sensor ty its head,is incurable. Probably its roots have reached an unfa- tee stra alwaye bears many ears at the end, som 
Caulifi vourable subsoil, The only hanee of saving it would be to un- — ler than the middle one.— 
per m 9d per bunch, | dermine it if possible, and cut through the perpendicular roots Kingdon’s Pimrexwet, in a monstrous state, is indeed a 
Riveess es Coleworts fetch the same aoe in mye week’s re- preserving the others, A plague of FiEas is indeed a serio s curiosity. We have had drawings een of it for nara tes pd 
port. Fren ch Beans and Scarlet  Ratiners are somewhat dearer; | nuisance; we pity your hard er} wiboat much hope of assist- | _“6@27*-— We shall bers [RSTS’S WO: 
the former selling from 2s. 6d. to 3s. 6d., the latter from 1s. 6d. to | ing you. “ Ruricola’s” answer his :—“‘As floors that are | ~Testing, which we nto ! ‘cad carefully ; for, “it 
1s. Od. per half sieve. A few Artichokes may’still be met with va we . winked se ithe: sawdust sin the most likely to har. | W° mistake not, some of the the v woods vin your eres would 
fr to 4s. per dozen. Onions are rather advanced in price. r fleas, arded floors, that can be frequently washed with oe ee better ae a jadiclous examination 
Tomatoes also are dearer, and fetch from 2s. 6d. to 3s. per half wy water — con soap, 7 hot soap ang will be most free from | rthampton’s flower is Le sed 
sieve. Capsicums are abundant, the ripe fruit selling from 3s. 6¢. | them; as their ir maggots, which live and undergo their metamor- J. 7. shall be answered n eek.—f 
. per 100; the green fruit, from 1s. to 1s. 3d. Field Mush- | phoses in the crevices, are thus destroyed. It is said that epehak- Be B Py thanks for your specimens of the Hop. 
rooms are very plentiful, and fetch from 3s, to'4s. per bushel; the | ling the floors with a decoction of Wormwood will free a house G. H.— Mr. Henderson, Pine Apple hdres Paddington. mi 
smaller ones for preserving, from 4s. to 5s. per bushel; those of | fr in ; and fleas have likewise a grea t t ~-The new Inisxs mentioned at p. 590, as cultivated 
in-d owth are selling from 1s. to tes per pottle.— Flowers. | Scotch snuff; but when dogs and cats are the inmates of ahouse, | 4 Paris, will no doubt be a curable in a shor t time of | some of 
We observed amongs e cut flow nar ln — believe it is impossible to be free from fleas in the summer.” A er arene Naorserymen 
Néium spnetiiexs; Jasminum veveleteni, Réchea wom » Bou- | case like your own, but where bugs, not fieas, were the per- betes yg —The ehone of : polie lightest scarlet Verbena is very 
yardia splendens, with many Amaryllises and Dahlia ormers, was completely cured thus :—The walls were stripped of cere ~¥ the trusses o a bloom a yer The other is not 
PR 1CEB, ~SaTunAax, Szrr. 10, 1842,— paper, and the paper. = burnt. Then all the crevices in the a ee 2 pee n cultiva’ 
a , » 1842, iciey rang oe several ablias rn ‘en caltivat ion of the same 
Pine Apple, per lb. 3s Pears, dessert, mortar and plaister very carefully stopped bef cseennd of 
reek ee r hee -sieve, 2sto 6s | paris, | Final col Seedling, and et mopar § to it. Your blooms 
egal +t sncoug Be to ae Mulberries, per gallon, 9¢ to le is. Finally, the | joints of the tt cme ores sibaany yasbaat: toe wate inet h creased; the centr 
uscats, per pound, 2s to &# | Cucumbers, per doz., 1s to 42 woodwork, were painted with a mixture of soft soap an ee Geteseive 6 eee tan and mac ; centre is 
— Portugal 1s to Is 6d Oranges, per doz., ls to 3s sive sublimate. Every b ns was thus ae estroyed, and not one has | ““pou\° oo the petal not unfing Suficie nly. 
Eeeiens; English, chy ee 7 ee Para A 16s since appeared.— aris.—Th hinenes: grandifiora (of Gand) is "perfectly dis- 
- ? mons, . 
Peaches, per doz. 1s to4s | ar eer teh brew Poa —You cannot do better than manure your trees, if they bg bi vie pa 5 one ieiiaas ie tj 
gate — Pe to 4s eee he ck, 7s are ornamental and out of health, and are not Fir-trees. Inthe but alerve po tion. Bxps mus rors th the other piece call tiv ig 1 sect 
ilee, per bd. stove, vs ties ene me + x pao hem nies autumn break up the ground ro ound their roots, Reatoning slmont The conthy can 3 ina chee ixed wit ot eoyre antage. 
Mica: wet bf sieve: Sh.6d' 6s bs Walnuts, per budbel, toy tant '°75* | as far from the trunk as the branches spread, It is 0 pas a must, py depend upon be stiftness sane iies 
» Pi p r bushel, 1Ge to 249 the land to whieh it tts applied. —t 
Greengages, per hf.-sy., 32 ss to 8s Nuts, nian hel— breaking it up close to the trunk. Leave it rough an wits ter. Sa i i tell 
Apples, * agin! =) bush.» rie ~ er * ; Then in the spring, about eer end “ February oa in some good | w yg its ‘ phe & net tn we wecenane 2 
= na, 24s rotten manure, or a good compost heap. » however, is of are not ste ‘present state Hs sothinen Pagel oh wis he rie t 
: VEGETABLES, little use unless the seaman is well drained. Se may cut down | ower No doubt th twhich eareesier ne mme s ecessary pe rn 
buna be vd doz. 9d t Onions per doz. beh., 2s to £2 Laurustinus in the month of April. It is rei Ni to begin to | jt sary found its w. oy 00 inbeage n you supposes — . na ch 4 
Plaats, per dor. arto od a venkein doz-,bun. 9; to 4s 2 be anete the et le of November, ess the leaves had form med sh myers ong e4 dati ri on Seen 
Besceil, per bake cd to lsd. . = ro aspen He aaa shoul io Om tis tress earlier ried MA eee ane ; 
is Be _ ce ling, per hf.-y. &¢ 1689 a a Awitte tie Codsun of Le T. S. P.—Your Bf monet Epilébium Dodonz 
Cauliflowers, per doz., 5s to wis hadg fad ENCES Sere banonas directed | 4 z i eve that ‘the cause of Pine Arrixs 
Beans, Kidney, per hf. sv. es Od 66 bx Oe sores? Rer Ib in the case of gee only he hag apply the nitrate of soda in- bein atmniitlann oth d deficient in fi i yas tabl 
i spats iyo hf.- pet 1s 3d to 1s6d| Lettuce, Eabage pe son od tite stead of dung, get in water, at the rate of half a pound to to thei havin Sith na at too ui gia ro ca aps gs ach one ety 4 
otatoe af ope “ Coos cae Pood mgt oom ro asquare rod. It is, Rowelery "ot the utmost consequence sr roaching to pFohver i rae Bree pore a Fir an gine a f 
72 orbhibel: % bd S 2% 6d ~~ ‘|Celer. ves per eo the nitrate steei be unadulterated. See one of our leading ach e ane io Se CO Dee es 
Anes. bis tok, “34 Cayee Snail Sal F sas, (eto Theta to 44 ae fom of to > day ve molsthre in the atmosphere, would no doubt reared that want 
Artichokes, Der dos.teto de 8 |W rdoz.sm.bun.4dto 6d | F.H.S Honest men can hardly contend with those who are un- — aspera iig _—_ sftted pepo ‘wr thay rult begins to 
peers te Set aes arto 8 Pars ley, pet dom. buy 1 to 2s scrupulous. The officers of the Horticultural Society cannot enter | “"@' Sy “p Mavs thanks the mss age: rials = 
Red Bost, per dozen, 62 to Mine pot'don, babchen te tatty a ivensk\on ith enon onymous correspondents who choose to , aeah Wicae tether re wave it sidala, had baqitced be 
Parsneps, per doz., 1s Basil, per doz. bunches sree 40 send falsehoods to the newspapers. The writer who says that the to ‘hs tel eee ae f sechenv ¥ aber’ } aiiaies t 
Horse Kad. mae e cer tale ; Vegeta le Marrow, per doze, 6d to 8d plants in the great conservatory at the Society's garden are be We hay. o jae ce ING int T in th = n a — 
meek, ete Bictig chee. captor hE sve ta 6d toe awn, must either be so ignorant as not to know the difference oe Serene. ernue: ane we, gpm 
er 1G, le to Ladd : . . possibly some of our correspondents have, i Sere f ase we 
Turnip, p. fee - beh., 9d to 1s Ripe, de between growing fast and being drawn, or so malicious as to be | snould’ be much on ed for some information about Fruit, 
Spinach, per ‘deve; ls 6d to _ ¥ Mushrooms, pet po r wetlios 9d to 123d beneath notice. We might content ourselves with asking you to roperly pre >, aid to bear a voyage to the cola Indies: 
ata gre tes vee perbus,3eto4* | go to the garden, and inspect the house; but for your satisfac. | 2. Sand to ba months witho tchangi ed We amin thle aihechan 
tion, we will add that the pe as perfectly untrue,— by exha mr of ait the a ,- ne: Ae the fruit... .In theab. 
Noti Cc Gatton Park.—The Cactus TErraconus rarely flowers. It | conce of Y fate taders i a ewe ae fon, that some of the fair 
. ane _ “cine sion has, however, produced its blossoms this year in the garden of bi ln of Norfolk preserve Bullace, not over ripe in glass bottles, 
W. W.—We would c mmend you to plant your | the yp sweat ietiats The yoshi gage 3p cannes laris.—+ boilin bre water Over Sineainc: dah seer Pach ino 9 
Fio-rasrs 9) the Benier-ofa ofal house eor pas in aga gs to keep- e misinformed as to CraTaGus VIRIDIS anaes. pret tama any. mae os sre will not crack, if they are 
we them ; because, in the e, the roots are apt to | being Handsome. tise isa peel ‘bush, with i white flowers 8TOW- | heated befor 4 This plan answers very 
come mat aid When that stata the amt neglect in sup- | ing im threes, and green dow t. It is also called C, vir- 
plying them with water is sure to make them dro their rete: ginica and C. spathulata. A figure of it connie the latter name is well hang ee é in p their felt wth 6 ove aay iy ater Bnd 
The soil in which your trees grow is not too rich for them. You | to be found in the Botanical Registe: Fay T, Vol. 22, plate 1890.—t+ ~ Rays withdraw till the s begin to burst the suger 
effec gir hes, which has been suc- Smelfungus.— e really do not know how to advise as to the ‘Mattheak ‘a thae § baié t ee are eekin down megerran ad 
r in many cases. It is’ sim ly to remove a | destructi ft that spring ip on the turf, without in- | 57. sieved int the oaans ne 
circular strip of bark, about half an inch i , just beneath | juring it. Suppose you try a clear solution of corrosive subli- Gianks. The ill be very useful.—+ 
the lowest fruit upon each shoot, which, preventing the sap se mate. It will apparently kill your Sgt slageypolic Pearl Bp PAXTON’ COTTAGER’S CALENDAR is now reprinted 
descending, throws more vigour into the fruit above, and ca the turf will spring again greener t ever, Try a small por- | in the form of a small volume, for general distribution, price 3d. 
it to swell.” This last remark applies equally fo “ One anslous fo | tion first.—t each copy it iney_be ondesed of all Booksellers," Gent 
Learn,” except that as his trees grow against a wall in the o open Jane =, av wea a cuttings of ALo’ysIa Se et i pora, if she waking” 4 dtseritate: © copies among their cottage tenantry may 
air, d advise him to remove gto rota ee has formed or anything in which she can command &@ | pave them delivered in any part of London by remitting a Post- 
upon n the shoot ts if itis not likely 0 perfection this | Slight bottom hea eat, b y taking off the ends of this year’s shoots, | ofice order to this Office, at the rate of 5s. for every 25 onnlen re- 
should continue to re ba Sake utumnal-formed | about three inches “4 length, and preparing them in the usual quired. id 
fruit, Teaving only such as are oe arger r thea n ordinary leaf-buds; | Manner, Plant them in a well-drained of the size required, ‘As usual, Yous 
otherwis es e they exhaust the trees to no purpose. If he protects = a me of silver sand and eo vege ee pees: —— Va kot gamely Ai esate Cs 
em, there is nothing better actited than binhohes of the Spruce | them well, to settle the soil around the stems, and, after allowing ; Ati te eee 
Fir, which should be fixed bag foe tops downwards, ph ag as to | them to stand in the shade for about an hour, for the superfluous NEWS OF THE F-THE WEE K. 
throw off the rain and snow, mild winters the young wood is | Water to drain from them, pS wa: them to the frame, and tee 
rarely injured ; but as it is seldom Beer 4 matured in this | Cent with & Bell gtaee. "dei “Abous tires weels aay wil SeeEre As we anticipated “jn our last, the details of the — 
try, the safest way is to ie grow.= n w v Saturday do not the 
- W. J.—You should note a 8 ea nova do much good, pd ge he best MANURE FoR PoTraTors when yer givin pier: ot sy ef bed nb ite th ee mi the F a ‘hoe 
if you force them directly ater they are potted. The best tions for | cannot be had, is a mixture of eight bushels of salt and thir yen to t 7 ene Sreue . 
oma a ol Be e a of Oc \ctober, and the plants | bu het of wood-ashes per acre. Salt alone is valuable it Bie land pee The troops do not appear to have suff from 
being forced. Your Picks one summer . "s growth pre Delong ce baoe Le hear pct agh The Dunmore Pear is to be procured at the | the extreme heat and from sickness to the sateat which 
Ser ort begga , but ps seling om the nee ae wig H. 0. ia y thanks. They will prove very acceptable.—t was at first reported, and we not find those serious 
man which were, a few years ought into t Albert. Tae: e annual paym ad required to ber ; ; iscon i aph 
try. If it really is its fruit is of. a spoud of the HoRTICULTURAL SOCIETY yan hay eer payable in May evidences of mutiny and d ntent which the telegr 
size, with tolerable flavour; but, from its wide-spreading habit, | for the year ate ceding; the admission fee is six guineas; and | had led us to expect. There is no doubt, however, that 
not worthy of cultivation.—t the composition for life, 497. 6s. The agg of admission to the the movements of the troops are regarded in all parts of 
R. G.—When you pei which is | ZooLocicaL Tesies are the entrance fee, 5/.; the annual con- Indi ith ge a that th 
Bee nk 20 incorian tly, we wo ry davies Be, 7. Series a few of tribation, 31.3; or the composition money, “a bi, ndia with general anxiety, and that the utmost uncer- 
strongest roots ; ag in ae ao i dion check which it will epi oO. am is a species of Panicum, but gd British; 2 a tainty prevails as to Lord Ellenborough’s intentions. 
ani in transplanti to restrain its over- ia hir The other is not a Fungus, es of Tre It theo iubitahed: th a it 
uxuriance. You had ‘aiear mo oi this autumn, and if,in the melas in ‘+ ‘renlaid state it is impossible to say which —t seems tO estaoushe' at orders for a with- 
= OS emt. or. iro, It pene mes too vigorous, root-pruning ct Shae a Ee most s - atabi yg for ABIES paps ae aa drawal were actually issued, but recalled on the re- 
— eden] ricata is a sandy loam. ma- A ts 
sn Antante, .—You cannot have a Vinx better adapted for growing hich you can mix with i¢ that ‘will improve their growth, | ™Onstrance of General Pollock ; and that no eave, 6 
om ett png ane ; TaN : water. ti rea men they like like tae a Ne ment had then been made for the release of the prisoners. 
ea border fori Lage pine Jo e soil to the di e have not had any experience in ascertain The i 1 -€ 
of two feet for some distance in enhouse, and by Bg ie Deronrangss § is hardy or not; but we believe it is proceedings of the Governor General are 
oe — es or cu rom the wal First put ina layer | gen metally considered 80 wikia seat the subject of much contradiction; while one party 
roug) nes or bric’ then another layer of lime rubbish ; can be: sai doubt ere is som ig pecu- : “4 
and afterwar with nih, ah eianeet.. Tone Bepaat Fa aie as Pata a the Hr rpnaxona t to affirms that the troops are to retire in October, another 
be opt ore by raising it a little above the level of the sur- | come foes instead seo. their natural co Lye 2 asserts that _ army of reserve now forming on the fs 
Patong various ae itions as to what that something really and | tier is intended to co- ara = extensive lan for.a 
PEs hes W.—We Calentit say much in favour of your Seedling | we have none reasons for su apposing tat alam ie at least one of es *P in siv i 
sias. They are eres i of f sufficient brilliancy nor size to | the prt deh which will Some experiments | simu. 
er ny evieabio vari aveen Pi, | SERS 2 cet are at rah Bn 2, cgi in the | country. It would be useless to attempt to reconcile these 
iit + our plants are, pidendrum virescens and Mutisia the ss sineke’ OF tSE o> ede Af and-by we’ bhall be better statements ; but it may be mentioned that all classes in 
pemeeaar oe is ee ‘olum pere o— m. — je bes wth rc ts = le te ee it and to eee 9G ae asto the proportion | India concur in declaring that a retirement in the present 
is are, bicolor, C. grandiflora, Clar a which alum o be app : . . ; 
— la, C. Glegans, Eutoca i es Godétia rubicunda, G Phyllanthus.—In general DATURA ARBGREA looks unhealthy state of affairs would be in the eyes of all Asia the deepes be t 
forts, Carns gies Eactornice, Jepbosighor hon stat pling dt the w bp ngeat as it then oe all its lea ca yss. gba oR bry ur | humiliation the British Government of India has ever 
ea. aceus nanthes Douglasii, Lupinus nanus, | plant began to grow early, 3s now going to a sp > ’ C 2 
Neméphila insignis, Ne. atomaria, CEnothera b bifrons, G2. Lindley- | Keep it rai dry ughout the winter, in some place out of suffered. From China we learn the particulars abs a 
poet oo nee ge califérnicum. You will an a description | the way, ack a a pits aoe which he fost i9 smenaden. es the | engagement, in which, as usual, an immense 
a T FOR WINTERING plant. p. 659 of last | spring re-pot it, and place it in a good situation in the greenhouse, casual! c 
nad Chronicle. The latter of Neuter is the best season | where it will soon grow vigorously. A rich, free soil should be ee were slain, while the ties of ow 
abl transplanting the Rosina Pszvp-Acacta. It is not advis- | u potting, such’ as a mixture of loam and leaf-mould in BP a trifling. 
fe high remove this plant after it has reached the height of 7 or | equal proportions, and about one-fourth of rotten dung and sand. ee eee a ia saponin a Sir 
oad: ¥. tis very leas agperae when planted out in the flower-garden dur- 
J.—Your plants are—1, enya ge tere 3, a re the summer mi and can be cally taken up, preserved 
vt 'S arvensis e noctifiora ; Apargia autu’ mnalis ; ghey the a tend and tamed out men 
ne sia odontites ; 6, Galeo rest ea —Your plants are—1, Lantan: rere ae 2, Begénia san- 
ion gaa! ’s plant is the Spiranthes autumnalis, or the Lady’s scinad: pata ri  Yuntichs bicolor. The 1 rest are oh A 
that we cannot name: hen] em .— : 
rosin bag oe ere Aad eho the ass of subble An inal age “ide om We os discern 
pope grass or stub’ INSECT upon the of your argo 
inthe summer ; but one of the best means pty Spr ye black spots upon it, which appear to the nion Ef Prone has 
pig is, we believe, to apply liquid ammonia to the. parts | scele, or some other insect. prpteg oe ° ea given 
iavacue by dabbing it on for two or tires seit minutes. Sron« | above y our plants, you and the Indian news still en« 
¥ and Conrostve Susiimare are the same thing.—R. ¢ | Vines should therefore be Ic 
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