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requir e 80 0 deg.?_ In the depth of winter 70 deg. is quite suffi- washed off, before re they form new habitations by means ofa brash Aston Town. The Apples are: 5, Norfolk Beaufin ; 6, ~White 
cient for anythi ing.]—t and water; lime-water is, however, preferable. The ing | Winter Calville.—j—— M, E.— Your Pears are: 1, White 
Graves,.—A Friend.—The Poonah Grape may b be obtained ~erf sho ‘occasionally repeated till such time as the old habi- Doyenné ; 2, 5,6, 8, Glout Morceau; 3, Passe Conais; 4, Ca- 
that. name at most of the meen nd eee mn England,— tations are deserted. Those situated the stem and naked tillac; 7, Seckle; 10, East eurré ; 11, St. Germain: 12, Col- 
Crayry So1iis.—d. A.—Rotten soot, Parts of the branches may be mostly removed with a scraper or| mar; 3, d’Aremberg.— | ——J. Allman.—Your Pear 
lime rubbish are all valuable Palin os lightenin ning heavy 1 a9 alt ote e stem may be finally scoured quite clean with are: 1, Gansell’s Bergamot; 2, White Doyenné. The late Plum, 
ae following trees and § shrubs are suitable for a clayey coarse cloth, sand, and water.— which you state hangs frequently good on the tree till Christ- 
soil, provided it is not very wet :—Quercus rubra and coc. Sanmamnrest Societirs.—We have received a copy of the mas, is Coe’s Fine Late Red, the St. Martin Rouge of the 
cinea ; Turkey, Fulham, and common Oaks; most kinds of Hammersmith Gardeners’ Mutual Instruction Society, The French, ps ere eA Pears are: 1, Louise pense! 4, 
Alder and Ash; Rainces, Hollies, Deciduous Cypress, Portugal following regulations may ado enerally with ad- Beurré Diel ; 3 is not known.— ——Charles Kershaw.—The 
ind common La urel, Berberties, Yew, Lime-trees—particularly vantage to all concerned:—‘** During the time any mem- Seedling Applesyousent we do not consider tobe worthy of calli. 
the ones ; Beeches, Elms, hesnuts, Acer | __ ber is pb his ¥ sabier t, nO person will be allowed to make —\|——J. Abell;—Your Pears are : 14, Marie Louise; 25 
eg Re: my peal ie llum ; Thojas, Red Cedar, Silver Firs, observations any way to cause obstruction, Any is roeebanae the Doyenné Gris, from alate blossom. The Grape is 
the Deodar and Common Cedar, Platanus orientalis and occi-. member intvodadia any subject not relating to horticulture, the Black Frontignan.—|——_4. V,—Your Ribes is R. petreeam, 
de een Ribes, Cot esis any the differe: rent kinds of Crategus = any of the meetings before ten o’elock, will be fined one commonly called the Woolly-leaved Red scsi gil Ss 
and Philadelphus, Althea fratex »Euénymus latifélius,Rhamnus, penny; and any member making “7 impro per observation Bromley.—Yes. It is the, Fulham Oak.—@ —Your 
Vibur s, Medlars, Privet, Cytisus, Spirzea arizfélia, and will be fined one ny; also any me cctitlechdis in ym ti Apples are: 2, Yellow Ingestrie; 3, Featn’s Pip pin; 5, Blen- 
5 other ‘strong-growing kinds; Tartarian suckle, Pyrus from a fellow-member, and Aims att + ate Ys heim Pippin ; 7, Golden Reinette.—| O’Grady.—Y our ” 
q A’ria and spectabilis, and Moutan Pzony.—+ civil or ungentleman-like m nner, will be fined threepence ed ears are; 1, Napoleon; 2, St. Germain; 3, “Or e’s St. Ger- 
3 Harpy Fecusia.—H, K. M. rwards to us a specimen of a each offence, Any member found Prpope er rill not be main; 4, Louise Bonne; 5, Seckle; 6 and 8, Brown Beurré ; 7, 
4 Fuchsia, in order to learn what species itis. She states that a allowed to enter into discussion. [For this wi sid vonk “will Beurré Diel; 10, Easter Beurré; 11, Beurré Diel. Apples: 1, 
ay lant of it, six feet high, planted beside, and tied to, pillars be expelled.” Golden Reinette; 2, Syke-house Russet; 3, Hall-door ; 5, 
5 supporting a balcony, and that it was entirely unprotected | Works on GarDENING.—W. D, W.—You wiil find M‘ oe Stagg’s Nonpareil; 6, Alfriston.— —— Hurdwick.—Your Pears 
through the whole of last winter, although the situation lies Practical Gardener a useful work, as it rE bes full directions are: 1, Passe Colmar; 2, Swan’s Egg. ok ae ‘rg Golden 
is high and exposed; the extreme tips only of the branches were respecting the management of the flower-garden and pass Reinette; 5, Scarlet Crofton; 6, Autumn Pearmain: 7, Bow- 
4 injured, and early in spring the plant sent out buds all over,| house,— yer’s Russet; 8, Wyken Pippin ; 9, Worthless; "0, : ‘Hall. door ; 
3 which are now flowering most luxuriantly.—[The specimen | MisceLLANErous.—T, S.—It is utterly impossible to form any 11, ae usta; 12, W crtliines: "sis a tolerably Leen nth g om not 
was completely withered when we pomure it. It appears to opinion of the me rits of a Pansy after it has passed Paspngh: the known. You may Substitute t ped sap for N the 
be F. Riccarténia, one of the best of the old kinds.]—+ Post-office with no other srceenion, than a letter-cover.—t Swan gg Pear also is canker, rs a hd 
LEXCESTE’RIA FORMOSA.—WN, _— Th ve plant is perietly —C.— . ‘will undertake publish raid tim Hy e The Ne. for 10th April, 184i, f Aye ae ares ured through a book. 
harmless and may be introduced with the Snow-berry as food such lists as you speak of. Be Batre oe ia.—You wi fads a seller. A complete of the Nek. for 1842 cannot be gor 
and cover for gam pas Smid select list of Pelargéniums in last week’s Chronicle.—t— Asusual, indy letters hee arrived too late for answers this w 
Prunine.—Anonym -Prune hardy plants in the autumn; Hockey.—Your plants are Limnécharis Humboldti, Ceropégia 
tender ones in tie lie after the severe frosts, because the @egans, and Thunbérgia Hawtayneana.—t—— M. G eres ae ee 
branc a afford some protection to the latter during winter.| Your Fern is the Grammitis Céterach, and is rare. Your’ ile: NEWS OF THE WEEK. 
hen you do prune Ceanothus azireus, cut it back to the question shall be se teh poe a Constant Reader 
. sound ey Bi ag: ood,—t had better procure ivers’ Rose Amateur’s Guide.” —z—— Wie a Le ER blish ai 
Tax AcaciA.—M. W.—In all probability the roots of zoe : Deptfor bra Wecmnnotspent with certainty rearing the nc moured disasters in Atpesisine pudiished In an 
favourite Acacia, which is ibang its branches, Pe in of spider sent; it Epei nclined to think pag paper of oa last, and noticed in ou . 
uncongenial soil. Is the ground wEeLL drained? if ney “that that it is vine oa pA ao Linnie: —R, ‘Nu ber, have b ved by . oe 
will account for it.—+ ——R. E. —Your plant is ‘Colletia spinosa a “half. hardy crab, moder, have been circumstantial evid 
E EriPAYLLUM TRUNCATUM.—Suburban.— Your plant which is ited of no beauty. “It bears small green flowers.——W. 0,—S be unworthy of any credit, and we may therefore silane 
- showing bloom, will flower jade ‘better in a temperature of Leading le of ay.—t 4 Re Seale r Subscriber has pon 
P 65° than in one pi dea ged ta Viti nd 80°.—t ~ sent the ra gs of th Oak, Sticta pulmondcea, of which an 
4 gaol pane o-CIRY UP 2 —Sub — ban.—You should —. all| account me figure will be found at p. 84 of this eee rn a new reverse, but are snuitely unfounded in fact. 
your plants of Ipomcea ru ro-czerilea in a warm gree: use but the lichen called Peltigera canina. e only ¢ ar 
a or stove during the winter, giving them water sparingly until Rhododendrons are the varieties of R. pénticum, cauvtletad, csp been received of a date more recent than 
they begin to grow in spring. Re-pot them at that time, or maximum, daviricum, ferrugineum, hirsutum, and the R be chit wits essed to give the ae eaaate of these 
" , plant them pay Eau! ao bagrene: ve cme gad 3 Magee ieee fine aintams;—f-nck Whee — Your ment is pub axon eeerhan? “4m disasters ; Taig a no mention of the circumstance, and 
freely, supply them li y with water. it is ent, thing.—it——A Farm mer.—You w: ons for 
Rad cis e, they will flower in high perfection.—§ eivektin ie 4 the mud of ponds int went in a paper by Pro- | from statements ts pu sage in other a there is little 
BruGMANSIA LR ghee ing gulegee J at srarrenis pet that fessor puenee, = p. Xie of this Vey "Chronicle, call ad HE. -B. | doubt that the name of the officer attached to the docu- 
your plant, which has lately been brought from open ai our Moth is the eto el x, or Heral 3 sO ae 
into the Greenhouse, drops its blooms on account of the ieee called on account of its appearing plentifully in October, and t has been used by some He designing person as a means 
being so much drier than that of the exterior air to which it pater as ene heralding es ste St. Petar and fs val a of personal an noyance.—The news fi Beep contains 
has been accus ed.—-t seriber.—Y our the West’s St. Peter’s, and is 
Winrerine Piants.— H. B.—Silvias, Fiachsias, and simila on account of the length of time J Binge seer fruit may be kept fur ther particulars of the late changes in the Government. 
plants, Rese it is big es preserve Arab g nthe Witter, me ies ri PE Tae Se M. €.—What — — = a e importance of zy! measure adopted by the Chivetaok 
should be taken up with a g¢ fe) attached to them, score av inary wers our iples of a responsible 
and placed in pots of such a size as will conveniently hold plant cancion Fuchsia thymifdlia, and it may be 20 other things. irae in carryin b “ge princ Eee a tt “a ib ‘ 
them, Any co! m_garden-mould will do for the purpose of. th es Subscriber.— Your Oak seems to be Quercus gislature is ay y all parties, and the change is 
potting them in, and if too stiff, it may be rendered lighter, by palustris.—+—— Hock. —Do not suppose that your Fuchsia generally regar ion oe once experiment § iy. as stam 
mixing a Lpsbeaees of leaf-mould with it. If the plants are placed fe is anew varie , becau it is a seedling. e would Colonial G. ‘* Tae Beet deooncnte 60th ual 
in a cool frame, and Aton tg a ois Piso ey will keep very | _ refer you, for some observations on this su bject, to an article in Oniai Governmen pp . 
ar through the w ety er, be given at all the Chronicle at p. $79 oflast year.—t——A Constant Reader,— acknowledge that the accession of the French poe caidas 
favourableopportunities, aad Seategth st be “idministered w ith Feedba es uni Song rz alum virginicum ; us oor to a due share in the Executive is likely to neutralise the 
ae —A Subscriber.—You will find “ e following 2. 24 Pinks, first- | triphylla; ; 6, Cracianelia iol sa; 7, Sedum oppositifélium. —+ disaffection of their party ; and the House of Assembly, by 
rate show flowers. The Pink nam ——An Original Subscriber.—Y our seedling Pansy, named Em a large majority, has v an address to Sir C. ot 
Mr. prgeae fer ee house Lane, “Pee kham ; we believe the press, Sak tower of fine form , and delicate roo | s. with ? a hail h 
Greets is emia ‘ia sidan & fine, distinct, dark eye 2 it is decidedly a goo booed thanking him for the measure, sa ailing t ut ne as 
r son’s Blackheath Hero v ™ ssensions whi 
eville’s ‘Hope Garrett’s Alpha at present cultiv. ated; the colour i is dull, and the form inferior, | On€ calculated to heal the unhap si - ich have 
Zephyr — Cousens’ Coronation The crimson Pansy is deep and fine in colour: we io sap hitherto prevented the colony Teil advancing in a career 
Brown’ s Picts Hall’s 360 larger blooms, as the en sent is too small for showing. r it mmensurate with its natural advantages. 
clipse Wallace’s Unique —*—-— Major, Knosthorpe.—The white Pansy is a good flower oe eb: APRS: OP - thi npRerarien ven a 
Model oe Indispensable of fine f having a distinct and well-marked eye.—*—— : ve nothing of any y 
c $9 sin ie w as eran } Dake of re F. pin ogg A of  appltndrermo i _— the details of the revenue for the three last quarters, and 
Stpimseg ittle Wonder oppen’s Duke o or appearance e side petals > - ‘ 
vine stat." | tanamtaamer nc tee eaeeraer tomer | a evar acne ee OR Rs tanya 
De nati ¢ our Surprise ‘ evenu » al- 
Hodg res? ti Kean’ 4 Ne plus ultra su Saaner 3 the eye is bol and distinct, and the broad 
7 Ibbett’s Triumphant margin of purple round the lower petals is shown to advantage though considerable reductions have taken - n place a the 
Unworth’s ; Omega ; waiak wip aa . by the we agent colour of the —_ ser = = Sande custom-house tariff and on almost all the indirect ade. 
ONIONS. —M. G. B. A.—It is not improbable that the cause o ground, is of no use, unless it comes Jarger. Oo. 20, x- . t resul 
Onions growing thick necked nay Proceed in some measure | traordinary colour, but too small, No.2, a flower of fine form | 2 2€ papers congratula: 5 country = these results 
j well known that most} and texture, of a deep eaienny mais om ret pe Pahent have not been obtained from any extraordinary _ of 
persons choose the hargest Onions th "teat for seed, in pre- petals is very broad, leaving a small centre: itisa nc i incre has been on articles con- 
- Segue to those of a middle size. The former gi enerally have variety.—*——R, C.—The bloom of the seedling yellow Dahlia eae re that the 1 — This Belchisin whton nak 
4 thick necks, and it is not preci ing, brag that in 0 of is small and thin; if it is the first flower that has opened, we | Sum y the poorer classes. e4 Ig €s 
4 the leks. dry season, ind their being grown egg recommend you to try it another season, as the colour is very little progress ; nigra g supported by the war feos As on 
a part of their progeny should also be ineliiied ‘Oo be stiff. fine, and the petal of a good form.—*——Edwards.—The deep liti ds; osed so warmly by 
n .—t crimson colour of your seedling Pelargonium is very desirable, | P! grounds oppo: 
Bu.izgs.—As the beds in which you aseg to Lage Lit boner - t “ oon ge formed. nd Sawa appears coadie mercial and ma mi este a ae pes 
and Tulips ar situated in a conspicuous part of the flower- in; but the pet: ad fallen, and the ers were so muc 
gard Pega Toth yon wish at all times to keep as gay as possible, | pressed, that it was impossible to decide upon its other pro- of effecting the union in te of the country 
you had better take e bulbs as soon as their beauty is | perties.*__We cannot answer S. S. as to the probabilities. | is Bai ne din doubtful. The stsptons mad oy the 
past, and Jay them in wy the heels in some sunny part of the ——J. R.—You will find an account of the manner in which French Gov ent to our own Post-office, for a sei a 
garden, until the leaves and stalks are Gotirely withered.—t home-grown Tobacco is cured at p. 705 of last year’s Chronicle. : bl i “~- ss 
Ghaxene.c Jobe Ydacigee ays be hen pe te . mers . of grafting nee nem Barley is te et oem = i of the post tarif, | have been — y received ; a consi- 
the Weeping Willow on an plan Ps order to procure a t Countryman.—We endeavour to give y e in- dera ion int to e rance 
tall, straight, tough stem; he adds, that e has tried several  ooearen Bed ask x about Covent- oo ae } he eos ones a & the French 
times to effect this union without s ican and “3h — usor| <A Cons Reader, Limerick, have his wish attended to. to. | and England is already agreed on, a au- 
pad of aed Megan agree to ig Seas Me We, can “ be pended : ——H. cto give you. cach an amount of information as | thorities propose to reduce the charges for the transit of 
ones that he m ust as wi p o you uest wou e to e a treatise npon i : 
a Wheat by a quart of wi Be thing is ins —t peowiag. You Had better consult some book on | letters through siag to the East has ame parts, 
4 Bevurre’ Srencs.—J. Abell—The Beurré Spence is not known ; gardening affairs erally.——C. D.—Your plant is Grébya | Tn addi thie the M : 
3 the varieties recsved maa su th in this country Raving proved leata.——dgarica.—You have no notion how much time it} . ou porch 2 ah hahili 
E aeeces with Beurré Diel, Beurré de Capiaumont, and takes to put correct names to Fungi; and, with all the desire i 
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others.— | the world to give up that bias to your service, we really are | newal of those impediments which have so vies interfered 
Poraroxs. —K.—There is no good mode of multiplying Potatoes notable. This ea tes re: we aye made out the follow- with the due arrival of the India mail.— 
cree 
idly than by sets. As every eye will grow, we cannot ing, viz.—3, A 6, us; 9, 
com cpneend the necessi of wresageee | Pra os more expeditious ath us; 10, A. s6rdi rdidus ; oe Boletus ‘reas; 8, tyeoperatn has been published by the Regent, ithe the banat 
means, ay bee ghierid srt b gree ag Dye eld mck org Cut- gemmatum. ‘The others aan —e sang sheer ew ast year’s amnesty to the Pe oa a included in the ¢on- 
bn rhage e € struc a e ie ‘ e return not recogn em, no’ ous. — A 
fo ‘f aut bale hende Ast a Phytolncca, and apparently P, acinosa; its berries dye | vention of Bergara. Th as give apace satisfac- 
Tomatons.—N, ss _4 de Hou use sekeeper and other we e fear we dana a _ O-scr™ pe has Pao gr ity a Pity arnt tion to the Carlist party, ber ihe pit of the inos 
mera tate Bag ntentionally the cause of some astonishm 0 The hardies ucalyp' are A 
you by the directions given last week f ion of| Land— such as E. gldbulus, cos rdata. | from this act of mercy is the subject of severe pe 
a b or the paration 
oat cones By an unlucky blunder of S ikeny ts 4 Ibs. ———A Constant Reader.—Your Pears: are 1, Beurré Rance; 3, among those who regard the amnesty as a means of con- 
a y : a erma ethin E 
been unate enough not to discover this mistake, his | worthless; 13, Easter Bergamot; 31, 54, Brown Bear : at solidating the power of the Government. 
au wee will be rather too salt. Tomato-sauce is made i i i enn p 
- thus en the pieattos oes are quite ripe, cut them in two, 
press wn ‘the aoe nd separate the seeds; then put them int 
a skillet, w some savoury sauce, and a little salf. When o 
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or two after pour over it lard or Moshe and Fie dawn “i 1, Chau 
e to be m Brown Beurré. Th i) 
thus :—To 4 Ibs. of veal fat, from the vot fore cae aiett ad ppin. Your Crassane Pear, of which the fruit has 
sa of ham, Adib, of rasped bacon, 5 or 6 chopped Carrots, 8 cahereite cracked, has doubtless suffered from drought at one 
a large bunch of tol 3 Cloves, 2 Bay-| period of the season; when such is the fe fruit is apt to crack 
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. Teaves, som e Thyme, Basil, Mace, 3 Lemons (sliced, without — an os su) nly = an p oT Constant Reader.— | __ 
ne or non te and 11b. of € butter boil them in any weak our Pearsare: [, PaseeCol Beurré Diel; 3, 10, Duchesse | #9@ © 
; Skim; simmer for or six hours; strain, and keep bs Angoul bees ‘Bon Chrétie err nc 6, Easter Beurré ; White | he 
ae Nor (OF use T Chintent Vssees aia Sai" a Doyenné; 8, Bezi de Montigny; 0, Winter Nell; 11, St. eer § aw those they had 
ae troy aes M. F. Pea 1, 3, 3 n ie 2 there % is 
which moh wai your Pear-trees, observe when the young | Uvedale’s St. Germain; 7, ; 8, 10, bey hE disposed of. In this is no owe! that every 
Sig right-minded peran ato empire wil cor y concur, 
panedgie. froma below. the scales spring. Being then | gamot; 9, St. Germain; i, 3 12, Bézi d'Héri ; 
haked, like mites, they are are exceedingly tender, and may be| 13, Duchesse Decheass d'Angouléme ; 14, Passe Colmar; 15, Colmar; 17, 
