THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE. [Nov. 5, 
dit to be, even in the fresh state, a | ture of the naturalist; for in the country it is generally | contents of the thorax, and thus proceeded, dismemberin 
oo ya uate lue. . signated “the Devil’s Coach-horse,’’ and certainly tf the body, and scattering around the horny and indigestible 
adia sativa seews excellent for a green — such, | the bulk of this creature were commensurate to its | fragments. 
pound ”* . Bazin. In onths, strength and ferocity, it might be well qualified for such Whatever vgs penis may be, I hope eed an fons 
wea r, and upon sles soil, the | an office. When assaulted, or even at the approach of | going remarks prevent gardeners at least from any 
plant comes into Fatt being the time at which it | any one, his anger and courage are instantly manifested ; | longer persec porn - Pan of their best friends ; a it's seems 
should be turned into the ground, At that period of its he assumes a most formidable attitude, and is ready to | probable, if these beetles ore collected and placed on 
ti t i f: with hi eds of Dahli ich suffer so i 
manure. weight of rop j gnora indeed 
Bazin, to 12,500 kilogrammes per hectare, might raven ed those wifo have unha een neglected to make themscles less likely to happen where food was abun ents and in 
i ood land, duri hich | acquainted with the habits of the insect world. wev igging the borders the larve sho uld not be killed, as 
was moister and more favourable to the growth “of her- = the common affairs of life, we must not pao cared there can be little doubt that they soit upon the earwigs 
baceous plants than ‘that of 1842. away altogether by es wnedlersad-e and, us as | and other noxious insects.—Rurico 
anches and Leaves of Box.—We have analysed the | this little prem y be, despised or feared. oe “all, and eee er 
young branches of Box, with the shoots and leaves upon trampled upon by Secs one as an odious being not fit 
them, such as are cut, according to M. de Gasparin, i in the | to live, it has nevertheless its virtues, its saving qua- ON TH E CULTIVATION — ean at aati 
south of Europe. This green manure is in some places | lities, and probably many a gardener will be surprised [Directions sfarashed i ot penton} °° Taarlem, toan 
prepared by being scattered in the streets to be crushed by when he is told that the Devil’s Coach-horse is one of his 
the horses’ toes nd by the wheels of carriages. The best friends. This will shortly be seen by the history and sea re seme nti enae 4 bi disease ti . he cal 
amount of ni cose conta sang in this manure is very near | economy of the insect before = which is called by natural- coe tebe ee he she y y 
that of Oak : and Beech lea ists, Staphylinus (Ocypus) olens, a name applied to it by beautif age ‘2 fi a Vie ebtl-hopes which he entertat 
Refuse of the Cider Mill. With many farmers it is a | Fabricius, from its disgorging a dark fetid liquor oils 9 Reagan siderite P ‘ ith fhe 
persis of doubt, whether the crushed remains of Apples | mouth when ote It is of a de dead black colour, wes Without once taking the trouble to ascertain the truth of 
co ae Peas : 
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ing only a small portion of carbonate o of lime, their appli- | depressed, as well as the rest of the body (fig 2, the under 3 ; ‘ ao ite 
cation has generally produced ill effects; and pern app ous side) ; the eyes are small, and become grey after death 3 oe heel ae t sf Loy ati ne we eect oe 
peels have been observed on other land, when the Apple the two horns are rather short, alittle tapering, pubescent, given, . ill eq a alt fice te rhe, Halla a, b ie oe eae 
refuse has been bu vied t too near the roots of plants. This | hairy at the base, and 11-jointed ; the Ist joint eing A se raised in Holland, both in strength 
unfavourable effect appears to be cause ime acid reac- | long, the apical one somewhat clawed at the tip (5); the had me 5 idental to the H thi tref 
tion of the’soluble part of such remains ; waa in fact, if a | jaws are uncommonly strong and powerful, they can be isease incidental to the Hyacinth is a putrefaction 
: a F . ‘ of Stent pe and the reason of it may be attributed to the 
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to play, i i i 
into play, in proportion to the —* — it con ntains, | under lips, and the maxt le, form the rest of t e mouth, ait daeparing i soil, not ie, 5 the F ea oft its heiig fe only 
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mer racee comnts gives it the proy ety of a aE ari 24 io gat paar éuly 3 Meas LAs, tbs ae may form a suitable CauDaAE r) ck ah aterials as are 
e, upon clayey and tolerably aon hon mes: Jeru- within ei Hime efi rd ves ah the sex an 
sabe Artichokes have been successfully manured er g iat paid SP dude tears 
pe ander refuse mixed with the e Grapeé-skins : " most. comm only 
id 
as is usual with all acid “substances, it becomes “useful in 
fixing the ammonia. . 
Exhausted nab eesice: 2 refuse of brewhouses, which 
but a —* ening ‘was everywhere rejected, is now 
ave id . 
heap for at least one year, that all the heat may b 
exhausted. These masters should be well mixed koperhet 
mad many places for lightening heavy land. It 
“ greatly in improved os ete sal to dry, and by mixing it yin pe light, foe ie oe a hea a Sand ae 
the urine, aap foe patos ate ~— og ae tae easily procure such materials as sand and rotten leaves, 
creased, it is rend tity of nitrogen cad hale a may supply the deficiency by mixing one-fourth of their 
teract he eee that portion of. the to coun. is somewhat orbicular; the scutel is small; the rg ao with the same avesitty of decayed ait those who 
which aaiioe no nitrogen & nic matter | when closed are nearly quadrate, and cover r the two ot obtain tan may increase the i f sand or 
Scum omthe fa brication of Beet S Thescam 1 ob- which are much shorter than ery and folded wy up of Neavés, either of which articles will supply the deficiency 
ugar — ae i aieitn noe yellow ish, ee few eer In the quantity of the light materials employed, y 
: 8 en ntly ample to enable the animal to fly; | be guided by the strength or lightness of 
heat ae coagulated by the aited « effect of the abdomen is more than half oe ae eee = the Hinting nities Wek: seaate B! sla nein 
ee ich in beetle, and ps tcl he 27 the ap of | directions, you may plant it with Greens during the 
is more rich in | 6 segments, t I believe ~ maa a 2 7th, otha a nile uD t Bea be. sown. i ference: because 
= are than dung itself; - ve os — chemical consti- hairy process on ah fais e 6 legs are strong, the an-| the last ‘serve to mie and: unite the articles of the soil, 
periments have proved this vy hpi . . ants. Practical ex- | terior coxz are very stout and powerful; the diighs: and | which is a desirable object, since all composts which are 
pails ai ed state r 4 63 kil en pre in its moist and | shanks are short; the latter have spines at the apex, and | not well mixed are of little or no use in gardening. 
kilogram a off ea - = 3900 | are bristly all over, excepting the first pair, which have| Morsrure ein being the most destructive agent 
aoa when | spines only on the outside. feet are 5-jointed ; the | against which the amateur has to Puan’ great care should 
pons from the press, has a viscous Yea which 
’ anterior are Aapteety ovate, dilated, and very velvety or | be takent tect a inths fi it. by selecting th t 
Foabaiy iste: a is vate spread uniformly upon land. To | eushioned beneath the frst four joints are heart-shaped, | cleyated spot in his garden. If this i surrounded by a 
when i may be easil er ed dry until it is est —— the fifth is slender and clavate, terminated by two claws ; shallow trench a little distance off, it will be useful ; and 
ay sily crushed by means of a ra the per a are linear; the basal joint is the longest ; 
4 length sometimes 14 inch. dlevel. It ‘ t be imagined that this precau- 
ph pelveralent manures. : ae the season in which The mas of this beetle are equally courageous, and to : eaitial Bees agin dant per <n England we fnort 
the end of Sept. until Jan 5 epi bar taserigrie feed entirely ei erry matter; they live principally | elevated and lie die hak Holland; an opinion too 
silos . : © pr } of drying |~-under-ground, and in digging t e garden T ha vapiem met h 
to dilute it wi ud be te tedious and expensive, — It is cheaper with them in April and May. The vaetbat aitide are fhe Tos of many bu —_ se which ERE 
abundant during the whole of Se in meadows and| Jp all the freatiaas that have appeared on the culture of 
of thin when it may be na Ki mixed with dun : ‘ 
g; or, | wherever Grass grows, and they continue so in some | th tance has b Imost 
i peer it might be spread by means of a large scoop, | seasons until the middle of October, when we see them in te Hyacinth thisimportant rcumstanes hasbeen alg gn 
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to ramble about for prey, re can be no doubt that | the soil. bei i. arse ik * 
ing prepared after the foregoing directions, 1s 
osm of Sal mag — = © rough thew core ying a: sip - get very light, and st uently more disposed to absorb the 
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largest ae i oi Pe i es the Staphyli i 4, i rain and snow which ‘on between the months of Novem . 
pe; but it seems to be princi cadahichibant of | close: and co a ‘ , 
RE ad mpact, do ae absorb the moisture 80 
pen caw gr te part pure it is very remarkable that | quickly, w which lodges upon the beds, and renders them s0 
= cow Pca tall ha isto ae Pose er by Linnzus, to | wet that they absolutely peebela like mud to the depth of 
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of the earwigs, 7 placed one with a few rat these i insects | and to communicate a disease to the bulbs which eee 
undera tumbler-glass. It commenced byrunning round the | ¢ 7 
v ble. a totally dest ders the fl an | 
ma ye Remini denne mig | al! ees ws ah 
ae . which is likely to prove usefu icmeelicleates te its | behi rei dh a sw so Es one soon after, just | he found shrivelled and separating into scales. To pre- 
a manure, being nearl ‘er times greater than ey Aa toee sid i et ok and in an | yent this, we would advise the amateur, in case of heavy 
tat “OF sonia n dung ' godt bait it a sa » I observed that | pains or melting snows, to make a gentle descent around 
s used its fore ea vet ite | sic. teks Sent N : 
Desks be continued.) anging the of the beds to drain off th —or rai small trenches 
vse, which it carey picked, as well as for brushing round’ them, as I have before recommended. e sur- 
* ENTOMOLOGY.—No. XXXVI. iu WSs Ged milton $e Bed’ eae, off the -xbomett gra feces Pye ‘beds should also be at least seven or eight 
STAPHYLINUS OLENS, the fetid Rove-beetle.—There pret deg oer: segments, the earwig being as fall popvel zip When thi per. is dry oF 
is an insect which often crosses our path, of such a-for- | Of life as it it was when ‘first caught, and ling wit! Wivaied: tos Wate 2 oe soil of your garden is ee 
bidding aspect, that it ought to have ¢ heex named Beelze- Po pre away from its enemy, who turned it round | geen. but oy cr a Bites. gered OF i rag 
bub ; indeed, the common appellation of the peasantry is Se and erm ‘its ré cesar each side of the neck, ie 1 a eae a ely rice en, hee will be 
more significant in this respect ot than the nomencla- despatce d the earwig at once, by separating, in all pro- oe Mites’ ae Sicth dat eh ge in 
— ee bability, the spinal hes ; it then began to suck out th sumetent,” Thor wie line garwens 3 Sowns, we 
© | a descent is less practicable, wid where the* air is more 
green manure is incinerated, its strength 24 
ones than, ana of the dried straw, analysed after ake * Curtis’s Brit. Ent., pl. and fol. 758, may be consulted for loaded with vapour, should plant them only five or six 
oe — | iled dissections and cl f the genus Staphyli inches deep. The deeper your soil will permit you 
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