THE GARDENERS’, CHRONICLE. 
[Nove12, 
mar oo. Ram Komul . Mount, Mr. 
Joseph Willis, Mr. H. Piddington Mr. G. T. Speede, 
the Editor of ‘the ik Planter AV rite al.—At a meet- 
el ht ahs ‘eter, te te Society, ‘haa proposal for a 
er, e Dr. Carey, was unanim tsly 
carri area: =Dr. Campbe he Superinten endent of Darjeeling, 
has “communicated ihe interesting intelligence that he has 
“at length pe hae f 
y Tea-: 
dry, and the 
ts. He has Rh uba' rb, from 
: Primalaya seed, eat im ar “Dr.  Wallich. 
. vom Grapes.— The Courrier du Midi states ea 
bee 
that of coal gat cept by st greater in- 
y journ add 8, away, that the grape-lees 
e, but has omitted to state what was 
anical New, —By letters from Geneva we learn 
- that ML Boissier is cast returned from his botanical Fiec 
He Asia Mi in gre 
- gion in Greece an or.’ He t over a great 
" part Greece spring a summer; Visi the 
mountains of Lydia & and of a part of the ancient Sere 
» and the Olympus of .etittae and has rym ce ean 
itelowe, 
' not a few new species 
Prolific Pear- tree.—In the garden of Mr. W. Harve 
of Trelissick, St. Erth, is a Pear-tree, which has this york 
borne four distinct ibe > of well-flavoured fruit, and of 
- large size. rst crop varied in circumference from 
li en to 14 inches, and the fourth pcre con 84 inches 
to 9hinches. This ary tr again lately 
ed, and is producing the fi tee “sein of which 
at present are ee n Walnuts. Bhonld the weather 
prove favor o dou in size to 
y will -n t be equal i 
This i i the third a that this veiksorable 
tree has borne from three to five different crops.— West 
Briton Newspaper. 
ebielos. 
in the comes (Ridgway) isa = 
ouse the farmers of so 
e 
aural produce than 
have [| 
vat andes st for some years,” the 
a roved methods 
Greg’s sie to show wherein mis- 
ret ror xists, and by. the. Lothian 
farm Ae epiavenent poche farms are 
ruscepibe app nas ee 
acre of E altsh fare i is 3 BL, 128: . iy, But is ‘Sete ob only 
41, 3s. ere and the produce per acre 
on Scotch farm per tevin bee Sat 0 
Mii packet li. 8. 9d. pashcte pp than the ° Englis 
whi es amounts to 718/..15s. per 
arm of 500 ac 
8 
: : pr ying to bis landlord a 
higher rent than would have been paid in England. Mr. 
Greg’s pa t being an excellent practical comme 
tary upon this” startling fact, it to be read by all 
oug 
s, for they are equally interested in 
the matters to which ie relate 
Lingard om the Decay in Timber is a re-issue. of av 
foolish pamphlet printed in 1827, and seems to have bee 
brought forth in oe ence of the peibor haying ately 
in the character of Lesuree n th 
ee Institution 
in that place an explanation of this 
neeit Clenertace 
second, that there are v Sa wide lit e goodna 
of ee nd managergof the Polytechnic institution. | 
‘Wood & Son’s cs of Roses. 
Ms Andys in-addition to the usual yer peer contained 
Caetang: that ioe best varie 
mere by amasterik mit 
viz., in havin 
ished whieh are. meet suitable for 
ntoff g 
this Calendar, 9 ae not be further reverted to 
cin ine A a the time the seeds are bein fo 
of mag ber ser ons fe 9 
1_of. gro lace in consequence, it 
. pears never re attempted to hasten th nthe i Beogrese an the | ee by 
a sligh of heat would m be 
Pencticial nel oi rng oth érwis! 
ae bast ae —_BITCHEN. GARDEN 1 AND ORCHARD. 
he kept. 
aeiei-eves 
rough pruning of or can be done a worse weather. 
Manure, and dig very lightly among Goose , Currant, an 
Ras hich have been pruned. As : te: latter plents 
root very the surface, a better practice is, not to dig at 
between t , but rather to spr a layer of rotten bark or 
_leaves over the ground, into hig e ¥¢ un 1 
nes new at if neces: 
here, except 
rmed, when 
go andan 
| at.this season of the at without injury to it, if the plants are 
eererrvett to adry, airy, b ut not cold room, before oe ord is 
Trim, off the leaves, and ag no more w a 
“Stools of choice sorts, conared in the manner wired 
bed, can be Shiva weal alive till spring ; when, if aire peel 
by generous treatment, ~— will produce some valuable st a 
Manure-water shi ny w, if given at all, be administered very 
sparingly to sw 
Vinery.—All 
roms feaves should be taken off the Vi ines upon 
ays to 
ill 
to 
contribute to their —— ation. With the 
cut outall damaged 
PgACH-HOU vse.--Contine to expose the trees as much as pos- 
po in open wi ; the sashes need not be drawn up at night, 
— is frosty or r windy. 
ousE.—Give air somes: erg mild weather, but do 
posed to fro: 
ucuMBERS.— Follow strictly the eo aad ——s given as 
to watering, stopping, temperature, &c. Plan pots will of 
— require — cat ont those growing in in larger masses 
AsP. 
last suai for purpose. 7 inches 
leaves or one Tight: soil over the be m oo the roots thickly upon 
witha — not ~ me of t ape material, 
et a f dry. “T e chief cause of 
in forcing Asparagus is ve pee a Ucstees heats by which 
e 0 
the ; orit might be incr reased when necessary by 
ering. 
SEA-KALE > Raven can be forced in a similar manner, 
or tom filli ing a feet ch. shelf in 2 Mushroom-hous e with roots. 
Rhubarb-roots might also be F poted, or planted in P vacant cor- 
ner of the bark-bed of a Pine-stove. 
can Depa 
cuoxes.—At the ch of pers ‘ae long leaves should 
be nis off the plants, w which ought t then to be Bes Gena with 
of t 
aren leaves out he Melon-pits, or with 
CABBAGE PLANTS may still*be pricked out. Let all that are 
a etee in rows have a little earth drawn round their stems 
bd ek is not wet. 
RLIC AND SHALLOTS may also still be plan Look ov 
iicne ‘previously puti rs ee make good any seiclsiaies which 
caused by worms drawing the bulbs out of the 
—When the young plants stand too thick inthe rows, 
MLS Seen on abe taken out for present use. 
ONIONS.— among the p young: plagts in dcx weet 
eather 
PARSLE pate piece ee be cleaned fi rom weeds fa leaves, 
and covered with. a fram r rainy 
western sasypar n. 
vec me roots eg the first sowing may now be put 
into a ae oe any dark place from which frost is epee’ 
Take off the’ long outer odatee i and set the roots in sand 0: 
mould. In taking up the roots, be careful not to leave any part 
| in the ground, as, like those of the Dandelion, small pieces wi 
grow again. 
Orcuarp.—Persevere in getting wall-trees into order; the 
eer — GARDEN BN AND aes: 
fully aft w oh. may now infest the ts ; if 
there is any white and leaves of herbaceous 
things wai: are dying off, the whole should be removed and 
em, be the same as formerly recomme 
se, Catasetums, and plants of that kind, which have 
Seoalated their pe rae may be gradually dried off an ept in 
this state until ie return of the growin od seaso 
p CON 
GREENHOUSE sepnaoe sini —The green fly 
bably made its pecs lerig tn = me of the nate be shies 
houses. If insects are spre: a great number of plants, 
fumigate the house with tobacco ; ‘Dat ifa few only are infested, 
they, with any permanent specimens i conservatory that are 
dirty, should be moistened with a sy: d then dusted wi 
snuff. Judicious watering is now of great charges Hy to the 
health of the plants, Greenhouse aoe ought a’ time to 
Be making little growth ; es also pay: off a very 
| ally; the leaves o. 
syringed now bud then. 
y' 
not yet done, 
in spring. Re-pot part of 
rate the conservatory and 
eee should be kept near the glass, and get acta to the air at 
unity. 
. : Leary sg Department 
A cleaning of this department ‘should be deferred till 
the all off : pont 3 but mean time, the : 
t to the house, and any other conspicuo ought 
to be kept in order. ish the last time. Proceed 
with new ground-work. y now on light it 
itself well before the dry weath ' 
me NU mica EPARTM 
Nursery.—Proceed with the work pointed out in = last few 
weeks. : 
_ Forest aNnD ng gon Woops.—We have advised planting to 
carried on 
$ nthe sate ona Weather near London for be er ending Noy. 10, 
: en, Chiswick. ; 
tthe H Horpcditerel G: 
as observed a 
- peor A ‘ 
Wednesday 9 
Thursday 10) . 
5. Sa ere very slight hail and tain; slight showers ; bois- 
tero 
6, "Slight showers; cloudy 
> recast; i seedy ; slight rain; 
udy throughont. 
ay 5 ae with-rain at night. 
and fine ;) overcast, 
overcast at night. 
ee 
State of the wi wanes at Chiswick during a 16 years, for 
nsuing Week e: — Nov. 19,1842 
Aver. | Aver. | Greatest fronton 
Mean Vena to | 7 a 
7 hat eie Lowest t ayeatit * ‘> 
Nov-..|"“Pemp. | Temp. |7e™P| whieh i! of Rain. zie i Sle Fae 
| = Ai 4/12 
- As} 513. |” 87.6.| 44-4 0.66 ims, j=} 55,2) .1)S. | 2 
- 14| 48.6 36.0 | 42.3 0.27 12) 1) Tf} 4 2 lal g 
Toes. 15 | 488 B6.0 | 42.4 8 ONT Vig} d} ap apa) a 
ed, 16 iz 34.1 | 41.4 6 0.43 | 3) B/E) Spa} 9} 1 
hurs.17 49.1 36.4 42.7 q 0:40 Be 2erBi ay 3| ft 
Fri. 18| 47.9 | 350} 4b4) ..M (41 —| 4-1, 1, tal als 
t. 47.8 34.8 | 41.3 9 0.22 4 Z| ger f 424 
PPE ADY, aS BOE ERY AEUE at, Cael 
highest temperature during the above e period occurred on 
The 
the 13th, in 1827— pat able 60°; and, the lowest on the 16th, 
in 1841--thermometer 15 
ented a COVENT GARDEN. MARKET, 
he Week ending Nov. 11, 1842 
THE supply 0! at it has — greater during ‘the past week 
than in the preceding one the demand has been far from 
brisk. Fruit: Pines conaies priclpadly of Queens, from 38. to 5s, 
per lb.; amongst them we observed a few specimens of the 
Montserrat. 
ing. The dessert rt Pears are mast com 
ba 
last report are 
ere po and Brussels Sprouts 
Red Cabbages 
fetching about 2s, per dozen, 
much as 6d. each. Endive is, generally speaking, very. fine, and 
selling from 9d. to Is. 6d. per score. Flowers: Thecut fovat 
have e exhibited en yarie oa the past week; consisting of 
us gran 
en, while some of the 
santhemums, Caméllias, Epacrises, Ericas, &c. 
‘ PRICES Srenane or 12, 1842.—-F RULTS i— 
Pine Apple, per lb. 3s t emons, per doz, 1s to: 3 
pve jpanish, each, os 6a to 3s — per 100, 6sto 208 x 
rapes, ae pound, Is 6d t Almonds, perpeck, 6s to7# 
— Spanish, 1s to ls Sweet Almonds, per pound, 3¢ 
Portugal Is to 9s Chesnurs, per pois 4s to 7s 
Apples, dessert, per bush., 2¢6d to7s | Walnuts, per sy Shelled, 122 208 
Kitchen, 28 to bertssEngli + 100 Ibs..60s 
Pears, dessert, per hf. evel" Bs to or Cob Nuts, per peck, 80% to 90s 
Medlars, per h -sieve, 28 to 23 6d Wake pes Se a¥ a 
eapineger ‘ — Brazil, 16s to 202 
berries, per ht.-sievé, 5s to 6s os 5 205 
Oranges, B per iy ads, Od to, 32, 7 _ lona, 24s 
per 100, 5s to 24 
VEGETABL 
VOY S, om doz, 6d t ae Pare rdozen; 9d to ls 
Cabbage, pat doz. Is vn sieve, ~ * ot 6d 
plants, per aoe Ze a 6d to 236d Ges Sn] doz. bun., ie 74 PER 
Red, for pickling, ae be 6s Jats af + bushel, 4 
Brussels Sprouts;p er hf.-sy. t reen, p. doz. sas. * 6d tods 
Broccoli, pet bunch, 9d to 1s — Spanish, per doz. 1s 6d to 5s 
Cauliflowers, per doz., 4s Zarlic, p 6d to 8d 
Fotatoes, per oa, 458 to Shallots, per !b., 3¢ 
t.2s 6d Asparagus, forced, per 100, 9# 
~ cocbahell ls 6 — Lettuce, mon ae sc., 9d to Te 
— Kidney,,per bu., 2s to 25 6d Cos, Is ole vf 
New autumn, per lb., ef Endive @, per sco: a4 
Jerusalem Artichokes, per half. “sieve, pa r — (12t0 Mp ayer! Ls Od * 
9d to 1s TSal ene niet, 2d to 3d 
Tuinips, per doz. b is ls6d to 2e 6d + enone sy per doz. am. bun. . ad to 6d 
Carrots, per doz. bun., 3s to. 5¢ Parsley, pe to z a edt 22 
Red Beet, per dozen. Od to le arragon, per doz. bun., 2s to 35 
Scorzonera, tae le, 1s 3d to Is 6d Ped oo bunches, 1s 6d to 2s 
Salsafy, per bundle, 1s 3d to 1s 6¢ Mint, per d ee 
Se era th ls 6d to 4s 6d | Tomatoes, oe hf.-s ‘ 
\dish, hands (24 to30 each) Chilies, pas 106, le a, . 
rgd to Te Mushrooms, per pottle, le to 1s 3d 
Turnip, p. doz, bch., 1s to 1s 6d ~! 
Notices to Correspondents. 
bales —_. oe obliged ‘if our Correspondents, in t their 
re diferent subjects is asked i 
ry —ghem general heads, separa 
and answers which are ar interest ‘peel to 
from i baa as are of general interest. 
have wenye sence. ready, bt but ‘xs 
Corres 
question: 
individuals, 
indulg . et bit pase by. 
Gus ae AES S.—Salt 
may either be strewed . 
main to be bara in by the oe or may 
ould prefer the 
argent the 
yoy 
w 
salt). t-—— 
water, and m 
form & a Ais Asparagus be 
On subject, we beg to refer oats to t 
Asparagus bed s given aghcws' year at sates 159, 
H, ~You will find the best information 
Pia! oa 
Nov. 4. Cloudy ; showery 5 "aera 
which we can give respecting the refuse fro pa Da 
p. 740, Cider-and-water is no doubt a a goodm 
but it maken) Tog parmesan 
the Apples, whose chief strength is gone when the 
ceisaed’ 
Gaetan at Ww B—Gas-tar diluted with water will not an- 
as ammoniacal liquor. t i 
plan of mixing ded you donot waate the supernatant 
Ma’ the. valuabie- art Sea Te 
fut 
will take care that no general question 
Piss 
Hothouse a 8 arenotso plentiful; butthe supply . 
ac a Ee 
sha.3 
‘ Tene 
ial 
