1842.) 
THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE. 
697 
questions and answers which are of interest merely to 
ingle cael oe oo ven are of general interest. 
TRATE — Win will find a solution of nitrate of 
soda, re poy po A 
rain-water, too strong for watering Pelargon 
petter use 4 an 0z, to e galiine ‘of water, and ese its effects, 
Water them with such a solution once a week as soon as the 
begin to ‘0 gro ‘Ow. 
Sat. 
ZN 
+ seni At t h 
3 deabe oh igs it to ot age a 
st ate as to poison the roots of Vines ened soaptgin it.— 
HEATING FF eons 9° On unt i ea gas- tebe into 
your conser tory. In sor “arst, piace. ie) gas that it disen- 
gages is apt ps be injurious; a that does not happen, it 
es the air so abe as to render a eho to maintain vegetable 
r e fea no means Oo} es 
cept by a vessel con 
r yo u leave ai 
peomrg panel th you nextedt this, fal will not be able to get 
bo b beer be the ig oa) that are anna downwards.—+ 
—A. B. C.—The est material for apse ae 
oy - to be mg e, : Rom 
Weds ee 
vin s should b 
mulched with litter to 
o trees by encir- 
cling them with its ice folds, npn es pe} as ” ligature ; and 
you know what happens in a hedge-row when the Woodbine 
twines round a branch. Ivy may also be injurious, if in very 
large quantity, by smothering the leaves; and jiteroeptine the 
free action of light and po Bh et quantity, and if not 
twir ain limbs, i not to be feared. 
rode a Bouse Siebe it ey ahd wae Which are its advan- 
tages; but it harbours insects, which is its disadvantage. It 
Your plant is Lonicera fi 
ber, and thrives best "when trained nexthet 
r trellis -work, facing dasioeered fui live without 
protection during mild w inters; and in io ring, the ends of 
the shoots whi eh have Ei Killed by the kone iicula be cut 
ich are uninjured should be fastened to the 
CATALPA.—A ae iber.—Your plant of Catalpa syringezefdlia, 
which is 10 or 12 feet high, may be removed, provided that 
operation is carefully performed ; and, as it has not rei ead 
flowered, that may probably be ‘the means of inducin 
bloom.— 
Roses.— Hen —We cannot name t the Rose from the pos 
Ch 
out protec 
the Tea- en i ne which are euatin in that case, BS sus- 
tain injary from 
Fir-trees.—T. S. P. oetyou are quite right. The genus Abies con- 
a Firs, having she pos oe eho of she aes as 2 poe 
gece ‘banon 
ose © Pines 
se in the ’ 
referred all th $aich nave the leaves in cinta with 
Sco hem 
er : . 
n, exposed places ; it does not like close, 
PELARGGNIUMS.— C. ~The following list contains the greater part 
of those which ar Saris ac but does not include 
t year 
Seedlings of the p: 
White a Lady Douro. 
Annette. Rienzi. 
Leila. Masterpiece. 
Witch. Roseum eeeanees 
Queen of Fairies. Wonder, 
Enchantress, Duchess 
Alexandrina, superb. Sareneer eyeery: 
Eliza, superb. Fl 
+ Una. Grand Duke (Gaines’). 
eee Gauntlet. 
Pict Lady Denbigh, 
Blush and light rose. cert 
ce Albert (Foster’s), 
a. Ctimex. 
Orange 
Rising Sun. 
Erectum. 
arch. Comte de Paris. 
Cerito (Gaines’). range Boven. 
Flor Lady Carlisle. 
Clarissa. Prince of Waterloo. 
Priory Queen. Emily. 
Cc a. “See 
Grace Darling (Gaines’) Queen. Superb. 
Anna (Pamplin’ Village a 
Lord Mayor. Prima 
Lady Mayoress. Camilla. 
Madonna. meet ice hae 
rion. Crim 
Charta, Emperor (Hodges? Ye 
Garth’s Victory. = Powe gl 
idesmaid. Grand Duke. 
ones # King a us. 
Splendidum. 
a’ Perfection, adeleine. 
Ponay Garth. Selina. 
ubilee. rple. 
Louis Qua’ Conservative. 
Prince Albert Gaines’). ulcan 
Sem of the West. 
Mabel, a Amethyst. 
Albion, Sul 
Alice Grey. Juba. 
Joan of Arc. Ion. 
_ Rose. Beatrice. 
Coronation. ners Flora. 
Your otnet question will be answ: pho RCE 
GrREENHOvsE Prants.—J. C. Ye raat lowing rn 
mental, and will er successive balprhiseoet alee yearround: 
Primula sinensis, Lesche: 3 indica alba, 
varie ia; Chorozema vdrium soni, 
i 
ta, Coleonema tenw Coronilla glauca ; 
Kennédya racemosa, coccinea, and eri Sin Hardenbérgia 
macrophylla, Gardéquia Hodkeri, Pimelea decussata ; Epacris 
panulata, nivalis, impressa, and grandiflora; Statice pubé- 
rula, Fichsias of various mae Genista ee ae apres 
speciosa and Harrisii, ow odora, Acacia armata, and Chry- 
santhemums of various kinds.— 
WINTERING Lasts. Mare Antony.— Your seedling Pansies, 
G and Stoc will do better if allowed to remain 
through the winter in the spent hotbed, Lov : her ements ; 
s a ance of a all t 
ts “ 
LBS.—A Subs If the Bulbs which 3 a “i Tr ceived 
from the Cape have not begun to grow, they may be kept ina 
ory and ai Y Pp la r ee resent, and may be potted off early 
in the spring ; if ho , they have formed any leaves, they 
aetna be potted evince iate ly.—t 
Hyra HS, ini i Your oad of Hyacinths i ery good 
ne. Athen the ro n forced, it requires wees years 
0 bring them toa caeiebte ane of Be et, ; but they are never so 
fine as the first season after they are imported. “Hints for the 
of the roots after nome will be found at pp. 
last year’s Chronicle ; and an article is al- 
“ hett And type upon t! the ‘Same subject, which’ will lappear shortly. 
by th 
APPLES.— ie These e mi ie kept in heaps like Potatoes, if 
they are laidup carefully, and not bruised. If injured before 
being “‘ hogged, ** the prinieed Apples will rot, and infect the 
mites 
Wieatin Pua k: TR —A Novice.—Judging from the appear- 
ance of Pour-trees, in - favourable soil, that have been grafted 
upwards of 20 years uince sto ck, an 4 he ave been in 
bearing for the last 15 pant without any agenian diminution 
of Maen it is cbieane-| 4 ate — fer for at least Fo a 
century. With regard — ag. pte m the 
variety of ge grafted; “or e are waroe w the 
k, forming a: iréerment ytd Semen which 
ittttbetely. prevents rind sirealation of sap. mtr is desirable toallow 
the nehes of Pear. spre eon ies siderably ; eines 
Ae iri rnc m4 ards 
ani wnw n either side of the ‘port al line which the 
branches of bobo € se ma ee follow, will not wtih for 
: The ons of branc 
the following re ard portions of your hes 
will burst very wea n ne fed d excessively strong; th 
sap, reluctant to descend, when gorous motion, will supply 
he buds and shoots too abund t the upper and 
your attempts to direct it from these will prove fruitless. You 
may plant at fee art, for e in t 1 way of 
training; en at 15 feet, and t he leaders ihe hen 
they reach that extent. The Horti S) Catalogue 
of adh bg appear shortly. 
GRaFTIN A, M.—It is pins possible to make Apples and Pears 
grow sip ee same stock; but they detest each other’s com- 
pany, and will not long live in such close quarters. The one 
which i ited at variance with the stock will die, and make room for 
mee 
gare TREES A Nor —W. D.—Having already as 
many 3 Morello » Cherries “and © Gréniguge Plums ser you require, 
$s On your north wall, you may 
jy lant, for "dessert ithe Royal oe oa, the x em 
Duke, and Elton Cherries ; or, for hen use, the Orle: 
o Kentish Che erries.— || 
= 
Plam 
ToMATO epee —A Con stant Subscriber.— We do not know how these 
are to be preserved sass; nor, indeed, wad use there would 
be in so keeping them.t——J. R.—To make hirer Cece 
bake your aber es pan, in a cool oven; 
then press out the juice and pulp through a stains Next, to 
ar sb te or e and pulp add 4 ib. of Salt, 20z. of Shallo ts, 
10 d black Pepper, 2072. ights of 
Alisiee of Ginge r, and of Nutmeg. Pound! the spices ; together, 
tee il them with the eas pulp noe half- pee then 
as the mixture ‘hott = 4 ~ sieve, when cold bottle 
it. “This band keep nd {ors 
CAULI — Poluphl pic hg The ground intended to be 
stasis i with » Cauli Owers oe the oem ft Pte be all the vapid 
for being prepared now should be thrown up roughly, s 
— the frost may more ois penetrate me: — 
Go OQwen.—The Mammoth Gourd isharmless. The 
Strip ed | Pear and peste oe sortsare poisonous. We are not ac- 
: i ted with the Malabar.—t 
est plan to eradicate these 
an the infested nera@gtit pear 
then Ww 
o- —Your 
t off and vont 
you can spare from your plants; gum. 
brush = the branches that are left. All that thsi ‘this 
process show a ee pig off with a stiff brush,—t+ 
Gertnesds Srv —It is v een tg t 
books bite fied eller read, wg Bere e sat give no inform 
to means, or station in life, or the objects you brat to 
in of Botany. If you 
i following the study are a gardener, 
read the ‘‘ Theory of Ho lture” ve fully ; the ‘‘ N; 
tural System of Botany’”’ may also prove ul to There 
is no reason why you should not collect cultivated specimens 
of plants; the bol s are d ° f iring both 
wild and cultivated specimens, and uite contented with 
the latter when they cannot procure the former. There is n 
cheap work in which all plants are descril i nor 
can there be—because of the comin number of 5 species, 
ae Cando. e ta mus,” of w 
‘odro: hich 7 octavo volumes va 
appeared, and ‘ Kunth’s Synopsis,” of which 4 volum 
gs been ablished; both in Latin, are the standard works ved 
present.—t 
HorricuLTuRAL ith every bs to eee 
you, we re cannot agsist you roe this matter. The Horticu 
tural Society is maintained by the subscriptions of pion 
dy of to whom, in return for their support, seeds 
fruit, and are given. It is not rea that 
should ke of such advanta who do not contribute to 
the expense Society. We trust no Fellow of the 
rages us persons to al contrib 
thetes quota te that 4 iactuine, a judicious rp of which 
ci the advantages they are desirous of possessing—: 
—t 
Pears are are, 3, Loan’s 
Peery eA —R. Y.—Your Apples and 
Pearmain ; 4, Alfriston ; 5, Incomparable; 6, ; Bester Bergamot 
ppm; 
habeas a 
may be ea‘ 
those a vest ‘commen Nastortium. —t—. 
Cissus ed Ampelopsis bipinnets,— 
—AS io (ve an find room, we will 
such dowers jo Opes and close at stated ceomts during 
— A. Pontey’s bulbs de ee brevituba. 
= Will Bees aged be so kind a us what m 
had eaged. We gt that he will 
infested leaves at an earlier period next year, that the 
be determined. One of the most Sara A 
making ont the British 
“ Wood's Index Entomologicus.”— R. ——Mr. Bute. oo 
Grape calle ° - Ape 1ampion vo avery fine sample, b 
an extrem ned and well- att abe ee oe Hambore 
F. 
ripen 
not’ pitrcaby ethed 
that we do fference.— 
undertake to pobliak | ie eoleee and Oe et of fruit hich 
has not been inspected b: Se ote 
xy ourselves. 
be registe 
ish your P: 
ther cae s to » yo 
id, t 
u must send 
Ortet inal Subscriber and 
evidences, which 
n 
e, 
, 
=) 
em, carriage paid, to our office.——An 
. ‘son are much pa for t 
Mr. Hen thei 
will be used shortly, when the ene of transformations : 
we is resumed,——.A Northern — our plants ar 
1 
; ylla L. speci ter 
some Labiate plant, but ch is Soeieastile to say W 
all im cies of Physalis.—t 
Y ca i Sebar 2.—t— ” Clericus. Instea of a 
Pear, we have received ee the Post-office 6 square pieces of 
maho » tiedet noe i orsted. As to the 
variegated w 
—. for in the pocket of the ¢ 
—t——B.—The Passi bein. flower seems to be Londoni, but is ina 
very singularly strous state. We should like to see the un- 
a flowers not crushed by the Post-office.—t——J.C.L. 
—The cuttings we ived safe] the Horticultural So- 
ciety, are much . n official acknowled t 
would have been sent had your proper address been k n.—t 
Lisca pples are, 1 and 2, Yellow Newto Pp 
pin; 3, Bal 3 4, Boston Russet; 5, sopus Spitzemberg ; 
6, Alfriston may have obtained it, erh os 
of Baltimore); 7, Pennock’s Red; 8, ; 9, pro 
bably Keswick Codlin; 10, Cat’s-head; 14, Voreshire Green- 
; ity of Kent. Pears: 1, Grey Doyenné; 2, 
Town; 3, Buchanan’s Bering} Beurré (not, however, melting, 
ut a hard coarse Pear) ; a yedaie’s St. Germain; 5, ae 
Do —|-—J. be your olan is Lyco diam 
Phle; + The other is a sina virginica,— 
Your Pears are, 1, White Doyenné; 3, Glout Marcean.. The 
Apples are, 1, Yorkshire Greening; 2, Winter prantorend, *. 
rench ova 4, Beauty of Kent; 5, Crimso = Quee: 
—A lias.—Y our seedling will nev wove es 
rate variety; yor the season being far Ry voapbiny a satisfactory 
opinion cannot be given. As the flower is of a pleasing 
desirable colour, it would be advisable to try i 
season.—*—— B. B.—Your Pears Beurré 
baniste; 3, Napoleon; 4, Beurré Bosc; 5, Buchanan’s S: 
Beurré ; 6, Brown Beurré, —|-—A. B. C.—You will find ample 
directions for the ein ott of the Ranunculus a Fs 28 420 
rong di of seen year’s Chronicle.—t—— Glowworm.—As nearly- 
such m 
littoralis, anda variety of Alyssum 
- es are, 1, Seaeacvitie’s: Kernel $s, Gloria Mu ndi -|-— 
ie 1, Swan’s Egg; 3, 4, Marie Louise; 5, Ne Plus 
it; Lo B 
Meu ; 6, Autumn Bergamot; 8, Louis 5 
10, Seckle; 11 hoe ag clement 19, Beurré wae}. 14, Glout Mor- 
ceau; 15, 5, B eester; 17, Passe Colmar; 1 
Germain. deat, Nos. 1 and 8, beet 2, Court- om gd 
4, Dumelow’s See edling 35, Nonesu , Downton al H. 
your pin No. 1 is Famaria wicca eolata ; 2, F 
a re Taxédium disticham poor ‘Alnus 
glutinosa, var. quercifdlia. The is Beurré 
de meer B the A pples 2, Carlisle Codlin; 4, Court- 
pen ots a 5, Hu — *s Golden Pippin ; 6, Wyker 
7; Pi plants are, 1, Muraitia 
Herts. 
Pr ie rng ‘conyzoides.—| 7——J. Davis.—The ie are as 
rat Toy aggre —}— C.M.--The Artemisia from Mount Ve- 
suvius Pigg aye tris.—t—— J. M. W.—It is not crank for the 
Dou le-blow somed Peach to produce fruit, especi cee Mad a 
TO. 
Fy 
stan 
caaea fruit somewhat similar to that you se ent, i in the ronda n of 
the Horticultural Society, in the warm season of 1826.—]—Jfr. 
R’S yao LENDAR is now reprin 
Grady next week. 
Mr. PAXTON’S COTTAG 
in the form of a small v 
each copy; it may 
wishing to distribute Sek among their 
have them delivered i 
office order t he 
Post- 
revery 25 copies. | 
Ss usual, many Scare b ave arrived too 
RRATUM.—In the article aah the Vitality of | Seeds, at p, 526, 
column a, , line from the t sp: , read ‘‘ hemp-bag”’ instead of 
‘damp bag.” 
NEWS OF THE WEEK. 
ews from Canada, announcing a co 
in > policy of es: eran wens and the shi of the 
French Canadians to a share in the Executive, is the most 
Catan Santis in our po ti ntelligence 
vernor-General a appoi oy to im hi 
8 e ost 
y 
owing power 
of this party rendered it extremely doubtful ‘whether the 
overnment could be carried on to the further 
it French Faw ve and that Sir Charles Bagot foun it 
ecessary to adopt a policy of conciliation, with the view 
ni only of effecting a union between the French of Lower 
Cc od 
but also of countera ting the mutual jealousies which had 
for Piet goal peta parties the . The 
Governor-G resses his belief that this measure 
The L 
the and the United Bic journals hail it wi 
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