* as a matter of 
ay fetieient,: anit W which are required for the nourish 
the futur 
1 Negayetiien 
804 
THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE. 
[Derc. 3, 
These are the chief advantages derived silo Waiting #1 = in 
green cr w however, have been. hitherto 
the ss ba useful sub- 
n er0P: when 
especially Hig pITAeP he path, mee 
osphere the 
by a 
tant t rn-plan 
attracting “nitrogen tobe of thei 
he air only in a aE ‘sl ght de 
loughed in, "eee ho ot ary s soils 
rhich is engendered 
when p 
anuring with 
i 
, 
~~ of its centodt noatil ene 
tween every tw -crops green manure is employe 
been, homere, forgotten that: ean Pa itself 
b n the long-run; and then, n 
d 
even gree had any longer. If, however, 
the subsoil be very rich in fertilising substances, the sur- 
face-soil =a be kept by green manure for many years i 
vigour, without the assistance of dung; n eee 
under any ‘circumstances, it will be useful to man 
even for — c su nk 
as gypsum, common sa d 
» Which ove useful to both the crop forth manure and 
But ho green manure may be, it has ma 
opponents. It is said that it must be better to. prs. the 
cattle with such plants thn to i etiongh < them in, 
return to the field the thus obtained 
this will not only feed tid » but 
We must, however, consider ¥ 
e eeding with 
tage derived from feedi ith such plants as are | 
used for ¢ manure is not so cohpiterebla as to 
mening ¢ of mowing and cartage, the loss of 
th nis toes of the assis 
e carrying i t back, and spreadi 
tha 
ung; pe ponpucss 
ery benefici ial, ar 
ul than dur 
oa eae 
not ar at all by cattle 
He who wishes to obtain all ibl 
ite nisin sal wetee ae e cue cee from 
be sown whose seed is very cheap, Sagi ap sere 
‘ ith 
only must 
that in the she oda time the | 
may be secured. 
brid seat See: ro ‘inal tah etieating a) all 
ae bias efieus ype vt rata Jean 
ce plan nts, more eepecials, a 
havé many broad 
’ Siforih substance 
and n en): spurry is an saceetion 
“and Cate ree 
” =. 6. Those plants must be selected which abet rom the | 
jl those mineral substances in whi : 
the surface is 
op “ corn ; but whether those substan 
deeper ooted, plants depends pe to 
; the. of 
= aueae the subsoil can only be decided by chemical 
er that the plants sown may yield the greatest 
herbage, seed must be abundantly. It 
re be useful to sow different sorts amyl so 
that if one does not succeed, the other may, Inall cases 
.of the ERR crop, a 
may be used that have 
ee epee 
waste of time and 
fo ¥ ie manure, it is essential 
where plants are sown 
other weeds, 
that the field should bec 
ecause, as the 
eds may incr 
the spa a the. corn c 
rooted w tr 
456 
@ 
oO 
oF 
ec and 
and this is an additional reason for 
sowing a great deal of seed. 
8. The ant which is to be green- -manured must itself be 
reen manure on 
will be always vain very poor, 
pote - selected which, = spurry, need very 
ploughed-in and re- 
sown repe caked fa the gh is capa we of bearing some- 
thing better, which will also yield an k Syeeent herbage. 
This, of course, takes seve ag In most cases 
however, aie is the best nurse ao te hich is 
too o repay the outlay of cativation, if left fallow, 
or dt ree will by degrees produce a scanty vege- 
tation ; or or clover ma s ate and then, if 
my 8 off for three, four, or five years, and 
an 
cated ble The e proper green crop Ww will, howe 
daaye preferable ifa ay is to eee strength rae iteelf, 
1 which are constan down to their 
9, All plants used for green manure m loughed 
in at the very moment they are in t 
sooner, because then the herbage will not have ai tained its 
utmost extent and wei or later, $ 
subseque! 
be poughed-in before it has ru 
strength o will pe ainnished. This, 
oes not Ate to be co 
has yielded to the seeds is Sig to 
10. If green manu uring is to prod 
effects, it is necessary (at least in the north of Ger 
wat sap say ops ba ds are grown afterwards, eat 
een-manure, on account of the 
is because 
howeves 
the soil 
icin the sa ame w 
t be ate, 
little nitrogen it contains, 
ather 
Sscacsally in damp land, 
Corn should therein be 
I 
from my own experience, 
to | neglect the advice. _ 
(To be continued.) 
SSS 
TRELLIS FOR CLIMBERS. 
. 
ON TRAINING APPLE AND PEAR TREES. 
A sHORT sa. gr of 8 bares of training trees and 
anual may sepia Pas obvious 
Poa sag iar to Think that ne is woeld be a mere 
many 
with 
man’ 
reasons 
paper. I have no doubt that 
Chronicle are similarly cireumstanced 
atau 
he said that he was ashamed t to expos e his ignoranc 
: what could he do? He na purchased 
nt of several books; but as one recom 
" mend 
and one another, he was at a loss to decide wuish 
He had. also Loudon’s ** Encyclo- 
of Gar REE Sa but this did not help ims ont out of 
man 
Ph set 
observed that my vines were furn’ 
and f 
ruit at the Dottom oF near the Fpoty a5 at the greatet 
distance from it; and this he could never attain, his 
bearing-wood and fit being always at the top, or farthest 
from the root d, being out of bounds, he was obliged 
pannel to Hy awa Mr. Loudon in 
1 
that a icine iples or law 
growth and production of trees and plants have either not 
been understood, or dist Ith 
of those who wish to follow , OF to form 
rst to obtain a ans understanding ft ‘he I con- 
or ae of nature, which deter- 
i—a 
IONESst 
t of, my 
mine the growth and pro on of trees 
kn orienta’ of which. I call the tel of Hor 
I am not so arrogant as suppose nya infallible ; 
but before I can admit neath to be justified i condemn- 
a fallacious fheotists, 4 har beg Bas nit hee 
The atIc e par 
Ina Pat growing tre 
impelled and continu 
: ascent ; ; raed in creep 
ing plants, such as rape Vine, the flow of the sap is 
through the best ripened buds that are nearest the 
os on ] at hat branches—whatever be their position, 
aE REE or declining; and 3d, The 
Pear ana Hs “Angle tree a oduce their fruit-buds on ‘wood 
of o three years old. 
int the first vlace, it aie be obviously ond in opposi- 
tion to nature back o ten the b — of a 
tree or Bye to Yuclliness its ais Sa pe end must be 
ses aw, t _. back or 
Sas improv ng & 
usly opposed t ‘die: ty 
avail the branches for 
oO 
in their growth, to occupy a sma 
the Qui t rig ee se 
large quantity as the Pear: Pea 
tree in sufficient eiets ee produce large and opal 
- —J. Hayward, Lyme. 
crops of the finest fru 
‘0 be continued.) 
AMATEUR’S GARDEN. —No. XLIX. 
Pelargéniums eee were pruned early in 
at pag' 
will now have 
e handsome bushy sists and 
ere from frost. When the nights are very cold, the 
plants should be drawn back from the window, or 
ration goes on through 0 
become wet to such a degree as to rot the roots: if enough 
given. just to keep’ the soil moist in which Pelargontums 
this be quite sufficient. Other things wh 
pats ar lose their leaves in winter, as Fiichsias for ex- — 
ample, should be kept pvt >t gh not perfectly dry- 
If any of those curious and pretty plants, called Mammil- — 
ias, are grown in windows, the will scarcely require — 
any water ;. a little — ie tbe will be quite 
Othe poreion require — 
s Cac! C.s 
water more freque =e _ Hyacinth in glasses should have — 
ally. 
the water renewed occ 
The 6 
use ahold: no 
mums in bloom. The coll ht to be looked ovel, — 
all the less beautiful varieties marked to ee excluded — 
from it in another year. ds as Quilled White, Old 
Purple, and many others, are not worth growing now, he 
such beautiful varieties as C. formosum, lacidum, Beautys — 
Duc ve others noticed in a former papets 
are si eap inthe nurseries. The new French 
common an n 
varieties are particular ly valuable, not only because many of of 
f | so useful for ‘contrasting with the mee ri J ase 
thes 
Those who are fond of t do better 
than visit some nursery w 
and select, 
in oe the kinds ‘they most = onmires or, 
e gay flowers 
_ a 
vari poet : 
Scere re a 3 
a 
w be gay with Ce 4 
grown Be 
at 
Nay Te Te ae 
ee ee ee 
ee a) ae ee oe eae ne 
(ox 
Soe, Me 
i 
