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GARDENERS’ 
CHRONICLE. 
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ERPILLAR 
shining ap when at 
might easily i 5 mistaken for the droppings of § 
Swallo upo loser examination 
to exhibit the typical ¢ characte rs of the fam 
ral and 14 ater sath ee 
n colour ; the 
ey feed enti ris on the 
the parenchyma, hg 
and the lower cuticle, which is 
lieve they often retire beneath the 
bis bis the rays of the sun, and to 
or five weeks, when 
their fall gronthy ony cast off their 
a a suit of buff, bce yeh bee changed 
; it 
re they 
t nearly ten months, 
by 
Geer, with pure black silk. Towar 
lain dorman 
bs. 
‘erasi, which belongs to a group called 
ndria,* is supposed to be the 7. Azthi 
© aittantgilal aa 
superior ; a 4 anterior aly are brownish ochre, at the 
pene vida a = sd ge of | that colour, nag generally much 
ker. colou 
bai line cube the yhebeds dimensions of the fi ‘aul 
the larva. The eggs are gem on the he get side of the 
pve gtoteds pie the skin; they ar _ a 
ar yellow colour: the siue larvee aul "hatched 
them i in a few ak 8. 
As there are eyes: — of — closely cae 
to the 7. Cerasi y probable that 
rae various Slug-worms estoy found at — 
dierent p periods, and upon a variety of trees. 
incline e that there may be ref sorts which feed 
je neo Pear eaves. for towards the end of J Boat and at the 
commencement! t of A Augus ull ochreous larvee 
heads only, and Bcc they changed 
entirel a deep and bright ochreous colour; 
Anges Be ee ute very hairy Acarus i 
and ¢ dlicgevcats mesg A which 
the - Slug-worm may be easily de- 
e mixtur 
arch 
Leach ops 
of Fabricius and Klug. The female (fig. 3) is of a shining 
black, with a violet tint; the head and thorax are pubes- 
deferred until may the following morning.—Rur 
ie 
Gompholé 
other plan # poss n 
require to be woe perce to produce ; good effe 
As 
securing these trellises o the flower-pots, a woodcut 
preparatio 
ON ANIMAL MANURES.—No. 
of lime to 30 gallons of water, and « 2 lbs. of soft soap 
th he best periods 
and 
er 5 in the evening; the syringing should be scpodted 
until the trees are free from the Slug-worm ; they m 
afterwards be clean with water, and if the 
lime-water the evening, the slonaeee may be 
ct. 
it appears that sas persons find a na ae 2 
m to show the manner in which it is atbchted. 
“IW. 
.| (By Prorgssor Cuarres Sprencen. Translated from 
th 
Continued from page 668. 
3. Bloo 
ties of a, are at tim 
chea 
= a an sniper daa never to a Be for blood 
the animal offal i 
very powerful manure. 
the quickest to decompose, on w 
carried imm iately upon 
ore wice the amount of nitrogen. 
blood = bes: doors ha in ,000 parts— 
90,500 pet of water. 
7 990 bumen. 
0,618 ; ok baeges with tagcat of soda. 
Forse ate of 
0,256 of potash. 
0,152 sate ars pee matter and a little sod 
gall-fat, suet 
0,484 } fatty sad, 8, phosphate o of lime and iron. 
is therefore better than blood of cattle. Them 
of blood is owing to t 
mazome, caseine, and mucous ma 
4. Horn. —Horn, 
has bee 
known as a powerful manure 
s a top-dressin 
of the blood results from its deka ingredi 
sists of 95 per cent. of manuring substances, and on that 
acco pent is alae! ots Meats as the urine of ¢: 
posses 
suet, fat oil, Pr ‘sort of 
oe the eae of ci hy great ee 
o be 
soda (common salt) iii 
eep fonianie only 83 per cent. of — = 
he nitrogen of the 2 Tore 
or rather horn-shavings, viz., ba 
n lon 
Several rem fi It is not, however. hee 
attacks ohthe page: i uneian ok sab from the used in ile gear re, on account ae its scarcity and oe h 
nd upon the ng ha great deal d also because 2 - — sought for by 
which, they are applied ; hc WEE Sk nner in ae flo rists. The raordinary effect which ant 
e te success riment with o 
whilst another fails sltogethe gy tis ne gardener, | for they chiefly consist of re ei albumen*, which con 
icklime is rh to the larvee, cn tains 154 per cent. of nitr snd posseases. ibrecver 8 
their earlier stages; but it ought to be P coe ~ of organic substances, in which nitrogen is to be 
twice, as they change their skins, and oishen: feathee ; therefore thet mecahetmpieg yield but 4; per cent. 
get rid of the noxious matter with their slough Rane muerte oi vane be 
first time, but not so at the secon eer ee ced 
scale, the powdered and unslaked lime m might be mirc | - © Togapatea Silage | a EN ee aes 
he leaves with a tin box, having a n holes | partsof— =. 
in the lid, like a dredging-box; "and on A stems scale a fine “15,850 parts of nitrogen, 
sieve migh ed, by a man ona ladder or steps one ae ho a ds 
coction of tobacco-water, about a quarter of a pound of 26,925 |; ae ad 
to two gallons of water, thrown over the trees with me 
a engine, will destroy them. Some ms have} 4:5 anal lysis isnot, however es 
ew lime-water with com plete success: abouta peck | gihumen produces, when iecompaelg Senbire: oatarg nyaroge 
and by its leaving, after b burn’ mall 
* Curtis's Guide Gen., 465. which contains chlorine, sulphax, phosphorus, sods, and lime.” 
peptone aoe, lime, and soda. 
consis 
90, 000 _Parts of albumen 
8.000 n animal arog. soluble in water, 
id and containing nitrog 
1,000 parts of 8 
100,000 parts of horn 
acid, the phosphate, sulphate, 
tiadaa, a lactate Aad Utara phosphate of 
lime, and traces of i 
100,000 _ parts. 
It is aye that 300 lb. of horn-shavings will manure 
2,000 Ib. fresh dung (= 2,000 Ib. of dry) ; 
uncertain estimate, mie the 
t be taken into accou 
1,000 
If 
o> 
_° 
very soon 
being ‘Gaalived by water, the plants Swill t receive more ni- 
gen than they can assimilate. But if ad are A. 
ey mu a 
with a pisportiienth amount 0 
are in want of. That i 
al, atte ate of pota 
e mmonia, &c. “ee larger 
pieces of sack aaa are used, their effects will last 
more than one or two years, as ope will not be so quickly 
decompose 
Horn-shavings are strewed over ora Sites: crop, or are 
which the It is always 
best to use woracchavtied eed thot plants whose growth 
r soda, 
soil; a 
age, Tobacco, Ponnedt: Tarnips Oe 
must be allowed 
quicklime and earth until they are rotten, andt 
ost thus obtai s used as a top-dressing. By 
means, howe ammonia extricated from the albumen 
is lost ; for which reason that method is unworthy of imi- 
tation. The hoofs of cattle may be had easier than horn- 
shavings : they conta e same substances, and there- 
fore are equally powerful m he only thing which 
terferes with — u nd - 8 sie trouble of redifcing 
ne o small owever, might easily 
he want of suc 
In meadows ato 
by oe ercett wie pointed parts in the ee 
de a that t hice not ses higt ith the 
Wa re the stall bale = a 
ite eans = they are grnniatty mposed, and pro 
duce ype ne two or three years a very luxuriant cro of 
grass. oe 800 Ib. to 1,000 lb. may be used for an acre, 
if ne hoot weighs }1b., and would 
placed at pears two feet 
r horse pissicin nee tanks of u 
urine contains already more than a seal mats of 
ammonia, 
MATEUR’S GARDEN, N : 
A Fo Gut ago I told you, Sit a ugh Rhodo- 
dendrons and oth merican evergreens are generally 
i t is in many cases not indis- 
anted in he: ould, it is i n 
* | pensable to them, particularly if they are properly planted. 
i re at the natural so a 
If you are satisfied, however, t b 
is not suitable, and have heath-mould preparec 4 
di , you eed 
—First of all rie et the 
the clumps are to be 
garden depends upon he ease ees 
ft 
o not plant deep ; 
necks of the plants are barely pra blale this will be 
fici sc of trampling the soil down upon 
ently d make a son round o 
uch wa will hold; repe* ; 
and chet ‘sll in the soil nes 
OF a8 son a8 the round is @ suiBciently dry. here 
= plants are planted pate the lawn, the sa 
ment should, of course, be 
With hs Chee a selection of plants for the above put 
pose, the lollowing faay noticed’: Rhododendron m4 
a 
