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THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE. oe 
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appeared i "9 the ‘¢ Bailey as In Soci¢té Impériale des Na- 
turalistes de Mos Set, ried Plants, collected in 
the north of Chili Phas ‘ridge, e been re rere 
for sale by Mr. Cant £3 es em are so " 
things. Bongard and Te have published an vse 
of the pla cong collected in ere about the Saisang- Nor, 
3 pla 
and the Irtisch, w — 16 
Guano.—It is stated in 7 Literpaal Courier Flatt tbls 
substance has phen proved itself to be 
yaluable manures. I been use as c cnt ble 
was applies and vst good 
fr 
crops last year, It has been applied on Wheat and other 
grain crops, and on Grass lands, as a top fe at the 
rate of 2 cwt. per statute acre, with excellent effect. For 
Turnips, 4 cwt. have been used to ere, and given good 
crops; and from 4 cwt. to 6 cwt, to Potatoes with like 
success. In the gardens and nursery-grounds guano 
been applied in a liquid state, and in manner has 
surpasse m iscovered. I ects on 
young fruit and forest trees are wonderful, also upon hot- 
house and greenhouse plan every description ; eve 
the exotic Heaths seem to flou in a manner beyond 
ecedent when watered 4 
house 
plants s before use, and, 
when d rawn off, 24 gallons more may be pnt to the same 
guano. 
re pave seen 
Claremont.—The p entra’ o this place is by a pair 
of lodges a the Ion ath ede of the a waned whise the 
coach-road winds, and displays some beautiful views of the 
house, bi is si pile eg on an eminence about a Saprtar of a 
mile from the The south or carriage entrance is 
from the Meet the north is a yea sane ian, 
whose beautiful undulating surface i b in the 
g short distance fro . yo ro 
ing at Clare 
t oration 
eae oyer the an 
mmer season 
ry comm 
of ae hes, hills. with the steps 
andt the Tham 
vely scenery 
and Das ‘A 
. Leay 
eech- aed 
vith siegujer 
three com- 
ontains Orange-tre , ech nolia 
ther hafd-woo sed on, 
d pa art of 
errs 
ends ¢ 
eaperon? 
Aras, ae L inte | for Eu Bau ae the 
*rincess Charlotte; she td. t, however, live to see it com- 
ite but his present Majesty, then Prin a 
PRES, so as to prod 
of man scenery, Mh s is 
tall ‘Cedar, and ay taller 
eech, oe Elm: 
the oar a Bird- cherry ; z reg the graceful ‘Bich the “ Lady 
e Woods,” as it has heen poelic ally designated, with its 
pentent it hranenes Rag tS almost to 
Her Te the 
m 
of work- are tw 
Cunninghamii, which have stood out for a apes of years. 
n the winter of — Hopi dl were considerably injured; bat 
have si i 
are now growin 
ake—a spi Ss piece of water, with ilend i in the centre, 
inded ver the north side ater, bank of evergreens, perhaps the 
finest in the country,—and on the south, or rather south. east, by 
some rockwork, backed by large forest-trees. Th 
rock work has some years been in a neglected state, so muc’ 
so, that it w: ost lost amid the shrubs and tr at over- 
hang it; but Mr. Malleson has commenced reclaiming it, 
when his p are finally completed it will be an improvement to 
the place. The e-grounds extend over an area of 60 acres, 
the whole of which is in the highest state of keeping. Am«¢ 
the various things for which this place is celebrated in a garden- 
es pone of view, are the undergrow’ 10n Laurel, wit 
ich hole of -ground is covered. 
advantageous to intro- 
We are of opniie. th SF youd pi Ye 
groups of variegated plants. bcd ¥ 
olly, Rhododendrons, ieee cr with ews, Laurustinus, 
Arbutus, Port Laurels, and eens of diversified 
foliage 5 neither. woyld declanous flowering be objected to. 
The Rhododendron grows freely in t rare soil, apa Mr, 
M has eeon t to introduce étumps 6 of Feds and other Ameri- 
can plants i ee arts ae & ground 8. Itis hie his inten- 
tion to Intesperse u ant, gape oes 
plants, which will be a gre sat im for, all the 
i arinced tier « hill and dain oe ater, re eye will 
find relief and rest in 
eis 
in viewing the humble, though ws less al 
esting, productions of pte & All that requires 
render it everything that at can be desired as e-gTow i Bp 
aa i waterworks, both of Pict might be introduced a 
inconsiderable re dstance ne A iichen- garden ie sithated in the 
valley, ko A a arr e@ east of the It co 
pyigial 
alls were 
Sa 
understood; and as Claremont is a show place, we know no 
garden better adapted to illustrate this.—W. P. Ayres, Oct. 15. 
(To be continued.) 
teins. 
R 
The Suburban Horticulturist ; ona 
tiempt to teach the 
science and practice of the Cu lture and Management of 
the Kitchen, Fruit, and For Fo} gf vee Illustrated 
by numerous woodcuts. By J. C. Loudon, F.L.S., 
= Smith. 
Tuts work is now completed, and forms a large octavo 
eae of 732 pages, In one respect it irre from most 
others of its kind, inasmuch it co reater 
variety od iptrmation they pis re gancs at its pt 
e 
we were led to nowledge that the 
author has exhibited great assiity, Me only in describ- 
he and pourtraying all the of the practical part 
gardeni ut also in e j tae aoe pl: # Pingeincation n, 
functions, and geographical distribution ge nts, 5 
ca owever, Mr. Loudon ha pis act 
much room to subjects snecanected with that for which 
e volume was originally in i for example, the 
am of insects is eee in a work on ho rti- 
se parts wan treat of oe pring les” pf 
gr Mblity oe 
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direction for pla ing,—an operation too often _con- 
red of fce, but which, A 
ul Ww 
i i cannot fe {29 carefully perfor 
of the work 
worthy the 
med. Those ‘sections 
relate My pruning and trai well 
tanh 
is so frequently o 
ters of Part III. are o me 
© 
kitchen-garden, with a detail the conditions necessary 
to be observed in forcing fruits and vegetables; of which 
list of the mos itable the pu is given. In 
the Four t contained a select catalogue of the 
heir g The last 
chapter is devoted re o vegetables, and furnishes a list of 
he most useful kinds, arranged in classes, dignified by 
the grand names of Spinaceous, Aceta us, Medica- 
eeous, Toxicaceous, Fungaceous, aceous, Condi - 
taceous ! Ador ous i &e.: co with a monthly 
calendar of the various operations requis in the fru 
d yegetable ace ts. The closing sentence is 
worthy of being impresse m the mind o you 
ardener :—‘‘ The g gardener will have leisure during 
he long evenings of No er, D ber, and ry, 
improve y ope Se Id add 
writing and Pisces sp ei course, arithmetic and 
mensuration, In t » when the employs sca oF bar: 
es gar ~* nin books, a’ 
considerable taowedze of vegeta physiology, the you 
man who does not occupy e of his spare toe 
et of getting a 
Having said thus 
ener.’ 
uch in roi of the work, we must 
now advert toa circ irpris 
eae 
disco 
was announct wer- Gar. 
farm & bus ig wer of ai satist 
m Se ke oe a vertised were 
indicated or: in lied in th nM 
more.” Yet e volume, n nS 
sixtren shilli and ore but 
quantity of ne thi a mode o ng with his 
cecsiuans which we, in their name, must a Bh against. 
8 The Book of the Biss, Part VIII. Blackwood. 
We ar e glad a see pn ins excellent work, gion publi- 
cation of whic Pie 
on the Win 
work o ae Tarps, Mangel 
monk *&c., and sorta in Wint 
The G Gevegierty Growe s' Register, for 1842. 
BY these © in g i 
acco! ount of 
Kocesboter See which during the 
held ire, 
kin rule cel rated for ait of this k 
addition, a tabu list of the numbe’ 
kin of Goose mn ory bee gs gained, as hee pe 
weight which they have attai: ; 
From 
this statement we find Ha the 
was the London, growm by 
in 1842, 
epee ef “Shatta Heath ; the weight of which was 31 dwts. 
caLeNDan, OF “OPERATIONS jor s for the ensuing week 
» the o -pruning ”’ is prone 
ana be yey ye ts Be to be practised’ pooh infertile fruit-t 
Like most novelties, this process is likely, fora time, to be Fl 
nerally performed, may 
able; whether it will continue so, a5 gone ed, 
reasonably be doubted. The principle pot pan 
rests—diminishing the supplies—is andaeeananis correct, but 
the w manner of applyin 
S 
come under our notice, a trench has been dug out within a short 
f tl , and the whole of the roots, good, bad, and 
indifferent, cpt off without it distinction; the effects of this rude 
mutilation will oor Apt made disagreeably apparent in many 
pares ummer, But the same principle might be 
arried ou' Se eficient sia wits wall- ly 
taking up th replanting Th 
-placed roots 
oO 
tothe cart wi poloscoarll spread out, would be less tiab 
to > ee te too deeply into the Piers which pat s tends t 
pot nes» preke fey t growt rey uent barrenne! Old an 
aay wall-trees, which fr r size it is im ml uomaet 
tran ar we would root-prune ; pr hosevie. | in the way abo 
1 cee , but by undermining the roots and cutting off th 
ower 
Lia) 
Fasksee: =e 
only, 
"L-Ritcaie eaapey AND ORCHARD, 
In-doo rtment. 
Pinery.—The heat s is liable to be checked by 
heavy rai 
which a: 
water so long as t 
ay 
be n necessary 
"ong asthe pits of ‘this desertion will: on need any 
weather d damp, and very 
little wi ze be oe now a dab bes vod 
th a thick mixture of li soot, sulphur, and -suds. If 
the Vine cus is ae ae more jive, as a 
thin solution of glue, might If the Vines which are in- 
ped ol Be hl oer root vncuie’t the Rowse, the borders should 
rotten d afterwards we 
Sonera a nif. Bator convenient, Brees t used 
s , 
PEACH-HOU! Continue a treatment previously recom- 
ended. In the house, nothing should “y left undone 
in the wa pr for forcing, if it is intended to begin 
ext month, 
CucuMBERS.— —Give t those growing in pits Pa the light [eee eye 
by taking off the covering soon in a — 
frost, and keeping the boom clea 
spider does not pon "the plan nts in the Pine-stove, 
where the drier avonrs their increase. 
“ASPARAGUS. i Rieard perticntary seat inst too much heat in the 
bed, which would be a to e roots. Upon the first in- 
dication of this give Posteri: and let the lights remain 
off. these oe ‘ae not avail, make hole - in the sides of “pd 
Pf ip on st 
g when ther 
davefal that the ped 
bed with a Prepare materials for another bed if 
Out-door Departmen 
The early sorts of Potatoes will probably e putting out 
weet we h should never be perm 0 grow long, because 
they deteriorate the quality of the Pota' Carrots and 
Paraneps are apt to heat ied they have ‘been a in a wet 
state, or in moist sand; these ought, examined 
. r have other ee ro le roots . 
EANS A b Peas.—if any h cA hu, n the open ground, 
spread s tee ak me sand over the ich, it is said, will effectually 
poh haps oe gh nae attacks ¢ 
ae fo poe s the sade Sonat ‘tie the rent close over 
on slight f tre raat will Lot no influence ; but when frost 
is is likely to a a ot ee and Broccoli also, should be taken up 
“Take ativantage of a dry day to tie up a batch for 
ENDIVE. 
pts A better method of blanching Endive is to invert a 
earthern fower-pan over each plant, and at the 
with es or 
comm 
of weet to co 
will now require to be often looked 
picked out. This should never ha 
all that is 
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yberry pl Hoy fo by pilin; “ i 
Straw Sentai reing by pi hg arly cota 
ph nage apa the deners’ out-door M 
beds. Lay the pots e ty hye upon the other, Act aig wie 
the plants ontwards, filling the spaces between them with coal- 
ashes. 
Il. ee, dncdogr Department SHRUBBERY. 
Stoyg.—Any spare time may now hse usefull iy employed in the 
Orchidaceous- hones ms 
se. Plants which are suspended on blocks of 
in baskets may betakend amined ; coheenae 
is an Excelent bs geasrmge to grow plants of cas. Fad in, because 
which grow Su 5 pots may be Cotten, pulchiaien 7 whee week 
> repotte cularly 
being toprensed ur, and the whole will be benefited by 
ressed 
OUSE AND CONSERVATORY. —Give air li 
lar; armer, 
Sines, oe dentrey aphides a as soon 
or too great a quantity, the 
2 ‘Spot. ‘ei intended ‘oon specimens to be exhibited in the 
y of the ts must be presented to the 
te training of the branches, which Seon be pes. ta 
m into a proper form, should also nay tors . 
rarias iat are putting up flower-stems may be ugs 
