THE GARDENERS 
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CALENDAR AR OF ‘OPERATIONS s for the ensuing week. 
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tree bord 
applicable to all cases he practic st be regulated by the 
quality of the soil and by the nature of the sub-soil. That 
which almost all kinds of fruit-trees are the most productive and 
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should spread evenly over the Tortie Me trenching pro 
beer nt rns ged partion ularly to make the bottom of eg border 
quit ooth, and with a a fall of six inches from wall 
to the ‘tile. drain, which must be laid along the Sab v4 few 
inches below the bottom rok the border, to carry off surplus 
water. The heigl oe a should be governed by its te exture and 
quality. Of su now treat F 
will be amply Suiicient for bly upport of any tree whatev 
If of a more clayey nature, s at the wall, gradually 
eepening six inches “3 the koat of the border, is a proper depth 
In yery lig il, a th should be given, t et 
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or two feet six inches. Where the subsoil is not wet, nor in 
i the layer of rubble at the 
pensed with. 
moisture rots sind tender fibres e pot in which pres Plant 
grows one, to which the wir me 
ee attached. Poy em the plants inan airy part of the fadeae. 
Pit _ a h 
p FRA All plants in pots which require shelter 
in winter, 3 cladi teeny pees Violets, &c., for forcing, 
cog ht now to be h d nticipation of frost: Useful strac 
tures for ‘the preservation = half-hardy pla 
building walls o f, and making a dry b: 
covered with coals ew In lie wil fo glass lights, seni straw mats 
been left in the 
Ne tet taken 
off ail the le 
Tall Fuchsias might also be hy 
the planting of hardy bulbs, one: take up Tigridias, Marvel of 
Peru, &c. 
Fads ERY AND FOREST DEPARTMENT. 
Nur har a tinue to gather seeds of all required kinds. 
Rooted “layers of all deciduous trees may now be taken off and 
planted in 
OREST san: ‘Coppice Woops.—At this season of the ‘year 
planting ought to supersede all other wood- -work ; some and 
time during the winter. —J. B. Whiti ng 
The Deepdene. 
State of the Weather near London for the Week “one nares 20, 
be dis 
As we would diminish the depth, so likewise we would increase 
the width of wall-borders, So! riters have advised them to 1842, as observed at the Horticultural Garden 
de as wallis high; but this isa very objectionable BaRomerer. ‘THERMOMETER Wind. | Rain 
rule. For a twelve feet wall (and for area? trees none ough Oct. an i wax as ce [ae ae 
to had Spa d pane border should be at least eighteen feet.wide; if | Friday 14| 30.209 | 30.204 57 49.5 Ww. 
the better; but in that case the necessary walk Saturday 15| 30.238 80.233 61 8 54.5 S.E. 
along the Avrting might be made to pass vere Be prtoured <oeee, aed at ik wy pd har = <i ee 
that the roots could exten sur- | Tuesday 18 | 29.465 |. 29.902 | 57 35 46.0 | SW. | .40 
border ought to be somewhat Saher than tae. teve » Wednesday!9| 29.518 29.250 25 42.0 | N.W. | .02 
walk, more or less ing to circumstances. Wher Thursday 20| 29,739 29.647 50 36.0 w. 
en is so by! oh tely situated that eanpewes ‘ivathaan, is eal MAR Ae, GARGS SNS CG i i RCE 
impracticable, rders for the med — of wall-trees Average | 29.924 | 20.767 | 66.4 | 878 | 47-1 42 
may with link od advantage be 1 sgpheue a foot or more ve the Oct. 14. Hazy; overcast and fine. 
general It is scarcely n sen i to observe, that no 
sti oe ae h 15. azy ; overcast ; i fine. 
egos! manure shou be mixed with the soil in which | 16. Light haze; exceedingly fine ; overcast at night. 
-trees'are planted 17. Hazy ; overcast ; wind variable; 
If these hints, and those before given upon planting, be acted 8. Very fine ; heavy rain commenced te P.M 
stad and the branches are allowed ample space to ep there 
will be but little re Saitou 19. Cl vaio fine; clear at n 3 fros 
Hobbs peltalive necessity the now fashionable system of 0. Sharp frost; fine; very Sy and frosty at night. 
1.—KITCHEN-GARDEN AND ORCHARD. = mperature of the week 3°.7 below the average. 
De ee nk ses Sete oniy- other 1% State of the Weather at Chiswick during thelast 16 years, for 
— t e ens Fs We L e at Oct. 90 42. 
circumstance, renders ‘advisable to renee the be ds ct eeciake ne eee ant = = — Ting Winds. 
the plants now in eet ce — ae ing for the usual supply of Aver. | Aver. Mean Years in | OTeatest Seated tees 
fresh leaves, it will be — further delay. If Oct. |Highest| Lowest lp eiip| whieh it) Wwantity |” js os ay Bis 
much fresh bark should be shore payee sei elt Sem a Rained, | Rain. iz Plat) “lea|" iz 
bone e vee! need not be ako ie ndnd | Toten if eS Sun. 23 280 42.6 | 503 to 0.40 ia Lt rae ae 3 
ided n-yard ; t’ wever, OU on. 7 | 41.2 | 48.9 7 0. a nd 
not to be the cas¢if it can be avoided. outs lfruiti ting plants at. | Tues: 25 | 56.7 | 40-7 | 48.7 7 0.67 si 8 3} 2 
. the -warmes stot of the house unless a eral the can a ee ee ee ae | a fer fea = 
wholly de - Laxey he le, as they ought | Fri. 93] 53.4 38.4 9 9 1.06 j—} 4| 2'—| 8 3) 3 
pts ta ‘al 3 Tat of 65", ereas 58° or o by ate 53.7 | 35.9 “asa 6 0.42 2\'al e'—} 3) 4} 1 
time till og yng forthe igeveral sto er ae 
rs soon after | _ The high e Regent ch riod occurred on 
be placed in a house by themselves, where | the 24th OTe ee eptcses OF 68° owest on the 
: 3; and 28th, 
‘ ty cb Kee vot comparatively cool and dry, 50 as gradually to a Test -Shecrnperaee eter 23°, Mee cdarnout otis inne 16. tee orth 
Seem ee in the “succession | as oe 
It will be advisable alao to check ese N COV: 
Tonged ‘egetation in those that are Pei see atta be pemnee. by manag: coll pst —_— ves 1842 , 
all young growths that ma’ to push. Persevere e supply of Fr the past w: = 
em working the leaves if any red-s' 
aunties still remain. 
Pgacu- HOUSE.—Most of the leaves will probably now part 
3 if so, they s' be ‘eihoved in the 
usual way. Continue to ve air ets to all thé houses that are 
CucumBErs AND Metons.—For the latter, no further direc- 
tions will be needed than those given ayy ee b. Sonceennnere mene 
be well faoayeord to insure success. about 70 
uld ntained Bie saeco whieh will moe of a little air 
being phd a comp’ ull days. Stop the pro- 
a shoots at every protien See me pinch o: tendrils 
young fruit tha t are not Nege to swell as soon as they appear. 
artment. 
The gettaordind ary finen eness cot the weather of late has caused 
seetedoutnenthe to oe such a size and pace that it 
is very 
severe frost; it will be wel therefore, to a every “method that 
ts ch over-luxurian' ts st win- 
eck. With this view, tall 
mth wn 
as than directed, and those of more 
Cansaces.— Plant 
and replace 
t from the nursery-beds the largest of 
y purposed to remain there all winter, 
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der. Most persons ll the glasses with plants, and in spring re- 
move a ewe r four of the strongest, to the or 
out ina dry place to be 
ery 
pean nha If worms 
drawing the bulbs out of the 
ha removed to 
and kept 
n formerly, bat not Peeietiy rs until * they lose 
their stems ani. leaves 
ConservatTony.—If worms ar 
(GREENHOUSE A? e ti 
some in the pots, apply lime-water once or twice, which will 
either kill or bring them to the s' . Pelargoniams which 
are wanted to bloom early should be potted and enco x 
water with cautio 
Sat semenare the £ full benefit of light, 
in, growth, the tuberous. rooted Tropz’olums 
ee pots, and regularly trained 
intended — The 
must not be e oyerpotted, ag too: much: 
pr have made their a nce, from 3s. to 5s. per 
dozen. Pea’ wept owed than in our a acco! vs 3 
the supply ¢ of ¢ con sell’s — ona = : the Mar 
ouise, uise Bonne. is Meg:are ares plentiful ; 
the two dae from res aac “bd. per fallseve; the 1 rong , from 
. to 3s. per bushel. Excellent samples ©} Catilla are 
selling at the latter price. Ribstone Ss 
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thy orien There is an abundant ge 6A —~ all kinds of 
ench Beans may be met with, but it is probable 
that af after this week their season will be over. oat mao 
excellent quality, and fetch from 1s. 6d. to-2s, 6d. per 
_— ches. Endive and Lettu well megs Sia former 
om a to ‘to Is. Bd. per 800 es the “tig Srved sey Is. to 1s, 6d. per score. 
pratt 
= plentiful, from is. 6d. to 2s. per half- 
sieve. ‘Vegetable M oe Tomatoes have suffered ieee the 
and dAmarylises less 7) To asennad 
8, Sarurpay, Ocr. 22, 1942, FRUITS 
e Apple, per em tobe a. per 100,85 to 24# 
Melons En, ry, le si mons, per doz, ls a 
rae waa d, Is per 100, 8sto 
‘pet pound, 2610 Almonds, perpeck, 7: c; 
Spanish, 9. weet Almonds, pound, 3s 
ae Cheemats, per peck, 406074 
Plums, dessert, per punnet, ls Walnuts, yush., 12s 16s 208 
» per sieve, 3s to 4s Filbe nglish, per 100 Ibs. 65s to 70s 
A essert, per bush., 3s to C.b Nuts, per 1001b., 808 
Pears, dessert, iy desk 58 rg: il, i 
per eve, 23 to _ 63 to 208 
Borberrica, pet bf.-Alave, 42 10 4n.6d Spanish, 20s 
Cucumbers, per me . to 8s 
Oranges, per doz., 
Wad eraiiLae 
Radish, Turni Y iain 1s to ls 6d 
Parsneps, per dczeny od to ls 
i pet doz: le 6d to 2s 6d Spinach, per sieve, ls to 1s 6d 
— Red, for pickling, af oops fs Leeks, per doz- bun., ls 6d to2s 
ST lanl — a 6d to 2s Onions, per bushel, 4 to 62 
oS to a Greets per dor. is toe” 
Caulifiowers, panish, per 3 tobe °° 
Beans, Kidney, per es ions, ae red to3e Garlic, per = 5 pe 
ss ay ayieid Is tolséd |Shallots, Tb., fog 
eS, per » 405 ttuce, niles 1 8C., I 
— per aes. —  Cos,1s to teed 
; 1, lz 6d to 2s ndive, per score, ls 3d to 
F ~ Qe Celery. p- bd., (!2to 15) 9d to 2s 
uw per half-sieve,| Small Salads, per punnet, 2d to 3d 
Ando ae Watercress, per doz. sm. bun. 44 to 6d 
Tarnip,iver bun., ls 4 Od to Be Gd |Parsley, per doz. bun., Is Gd to 24 6d 
heer g— ik Ft tint ute farragon, pet doz, bun., 2s to 3s 
Beet, per. bd tote 4 Sage, per bunches, 1s 6d to 2¢ 
corapnees ip ad. 30 02. int, ae Se bunches, 2s 
= ene Bn per bundle, vaahe IsGd | Vegetable Marrow, perdoz., 8d tols 
Radish, per a. per br to 5a per hf. av. 2s 6d to a 
per (34 to a0 psicums, Ripe, per 100, 4s to 4s 6d 
‘}Mushrooms, per pottle, 59.6018 86 
Notices to Corre: 
WE shall be obliged if our Co in their future 
communications, will take care that no general question 
relating to different i shinjecte ia saked tn the gain game para- 
One aide only ot the paper ane be siihies 
on if the 
obtaining answers, and will enable us to ge ou 
Correspondence under general heads, separating those 
questions and answers which are of interest merely to 
individuals s - 
an 
suds and urine, and that when the latte 
odour to be giving off ammonia, sulphuric acid were added to 
fix it, would not the aci cid combine more 2 gegred with “the alkali 
contained in the soap -suds, than with the ammonia evolved 
from the urine ; and, conseqaently, until mere acid were in the 
mixture than the alkaliin the soap-suds could “eso Ay with, 
ammonia in the fittute Were uld remain unalte Now 
if the renee + in t the saponaceous portion of the atcard be n ot 
of an acid, there must, I yard de bea 
considerat te waste of the latter, which might be prevented by 
rine and soap-suds each in different vedas, 
his be advisable if practicable? or x would the whole 
eat ure, the potash in the soap-suds being converted into a 
ral salt, and the ammonia being fixed, be aap the whole 
the best? [He is perfectly right; when sulphu tic or any other 
strong acid is added to urine, soap-suds, &c., the acid will first 
peso ones with and neutralise the potash or "soda of the soap; 
ani we iene EA if there be any excess of acid, it ae ae - eed 
are e called h 
monia ; henees e we add Voolya very walt renee whe ph tot a 
mixture of urine and s suds, the whole of ry acid added 
will very probably combine with the alkali of t whilst 
the ammonia will not be It is most Gipuéble that ve 
ee ak of ‘potash or oy which is formed when sniper 
cons tit 
a “valuable part of the manure. It rae st be remembered hat 
the alkaline sulphates cannot help to fix ammonia, but their 
in liquid manure is desirable; sulphate of potash is 
cannot thrive unless they 
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is substa loes an 
fluidity of the liquid, or prevent the use of a 
pump. If gypsum, however, be preferred f 
the Cone he of the nes piyat be allowed to settle before draw- 
man the white Ht a Byd coae' piers at the 
f lime, and of 
voy is a Mixture of eyes m 
course does Not contain any ammonia. There is no general 
rule as to the quantity of acid or gypsum to be added; it of 
course depends on the quantity of amm: monia in the liquid; 
enough must be added to prevent any pungent smell being 
given off; when that is perceived we may be sure that am- 
monia is es £ 
You had pee try at first cy baci half-an-ounce dissolved 
pon 
in a gallon of wa' at you should not apply 
it until the spring.—+ 
Manures.—C. B.—No bi ccurs to us for burning 
mi an alime-kiln. If ‘t F houta -tard oy our that when burnt 
it is so much more effica ere than in its rough state, perhaps 
you would be so kind as to inform hud You could not use a 
Pes material than ey tral for c idating the light soil 
n. a effect of ig e burning is to convert the 
E 
ill, iow 
you epply the salt on: = the walks spate bs das 
apes —It doe much matter herr ‘salt is ‘applied 
is spread over the 
beds n pedi gen in spring ; but ifit 
from 
o Asp: i Fit 
beds at oe one of the year, it is apt to be washed away 
the 
Lim Pee A, A4.—This is prepared by putting a quantity of. 
se Ff hi into water; stir the mixture a sl ee and 
the lime to seus: the clear liquor which floats is what is pet J 
will destro hha near er the surface ord the ground, with- 
ave ie a 
Lol 
or 
out injuring 8 fe 
Musnrooms.—ZJ. D. es to us thus:—*I ha 
house lately on Oldacre’s principe, with 6 fiue 
the front and one ee and with ‘tiers of altos 
on th ck art. built about the middle of 
atgiint: 
are constantly kept. 
om: 
put into the house ; a perfectly sweet, humid at- 
mosp but the beds did not appear to be in any way reno- 
vated by it. I have grown Mushrooms for some and I 
never was so beaten before. $ave degree of heat is sufficientto 
destroy the vegetative properties ushroom- n??—(If 
this statement is correct, the only pro’ ion which we 
con give is, that the boards of 
) rare of Kya: m 
the ce accounts for his failure. 
amount of heat page to destroy Mushroom 
mow: 
can grow Cu 
sna see i ing 
ts are sO —— sare pon don cae 
or pro 
cmvwag 2 wiser 
is no dan. 
worked to: onethan ce 
HEATING reo Paar states that he has built a vit 
uare, agood drainage into an adjoining aii. 
with hot d 
[We doubt not but he 
revi etapa will Lat injure B sted Vines by 
. vit , Ba ca iol, — i i al el ere 
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