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THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE. 
and wesw the leaves begin to turn yellow, the joes ts must be 
taken up and kept in a dry a ane em foe 
menting ‘i the following Nove 
Cu THE das — Derby Whe following are good varieties 
aon » light primrose lacidum, white ; Celestia, 
Minch, Bes wages a ne thf e rose Triump 
Beebe ite and pink ; Advesterent yellow ; Renmwet 
white ; Diane pws Perfection, pale lilac; and the old G Golden 
Lotus. flow 
Pet he u ANTS. —S. S. AR following list contains some 
able for’ general cultivation :— 
aie + Celsi and pungens, Hei varium, Pimelea decus- 
sata and hispida, a bie stita, Leschenaultia formosa and 
bilob =} Beer i pres valis 5, til preaibeeat + coe ee 
alba and pheenicea, Cole conema tenuifélia, Heaths an —— 
lias. ve ou may also esis acne 
oo ryatte, ae eddie “macrophylla Zichya, cies pe - 
on Teérii,'& nd villa eolen : s.§ 5 ta, Ip 
PassrrLona venta This plant is usuall 
Lou y an 
-~ yeqpascid bloomer, when fecha in an intermediate stove. 
The reason why your plant does not flower, is 
appea 
stinted. ny for 
which r 
Am eho N ALOE E.—Totty may preserve his America an ies tie 
all danger —— winter, with n perfect ce 
then transfer i 
ess you have 
m, or wa atered it too freely ; ae of 
Int 
and sepals | only is ‘ine cluded. t 
know spea as hay- 
ing flowers nearly self- pei ’ The ‘exhibitions at the aarfen 
of the aha ge yon Society next year will set these matters at 
rest, 2 e, beyond all question, the merits of the new 
Fuchsias 
s.—J, D.—These roots should either be planted im 
mediately, if the weather permits, or the ey May remain out of 
the ested until the first favourable i in February. They 
i h the same treatment as th os 
Ci sediats what t your 
ere inspection of Mise D ulbs. No. 1, how- 
ina well-dral 
until it z Macon ed ii 
base is allo ter. y also be ¢ 
in sinebes, in the e ma s the yu phe 3h but it will 
require mig years £5 recruit if strength, after i 
under such t ent. No, man thus, pro obably H. 
whie hi ar catpueale essary than 
The ime are plants of “ike nature i 
T’xia and peste and require the treatment suitable to 
e bulbs. 
thos 
Care Roch ee: hilo-Chronicle.—The bulbs you mention 
perfectly safe i in t your Sane provided oe kee Pesec dry a oad 
revi them fro We » however, that 
the 
tem curate of 50° ¥ will: Be an to Kesh a oh and then the worst 
effects would be tin tai 
find room for them 
The same 
house. seated ‘apply to the Gloxinia, § 
joumutiee _ e bulbs require rio protection in winter ; 
if growin gin ary sandy soil, they will flower early in spring, ¢ 
ALNUT-TREE ny of co 
perience in 
transplanting Walnut-trees of a larg e wishes to move 
e, the ot of which is about 5 icles th dings eter. 
Our-poor PES.— The Black Prince Nn is the 
same ‘as the “Alicatit and Cam mbridge nbsp ee 
Grape), 
Pitmaston White Cluster, a 
White Ma 
f antage, unless you make th om and sid 
close. Plate them at an angle of 30 with the wall; 7 feet hig! 
f course the higher the better. Vines 
plants read “ Lady"s Botany” 
meme yd Botany read the sam 
by Lindley ; for structural an 
same author's “ Elemen =~} 
a" 
ior geographical distribution consult the works of 
Humbold dt and Meyen, and the papers reat Mr. Hinds, mary 4 pub- 
lished in the “‘ Journal of Botany.” You will also er a good 
deal of information upon the subject in the ¢ edition 
f “* Lindley’s Introduction to Botany,” if you -qieal em it 
For the uses of plants in medicine ee should refer to the 
Flora ica,”’ or to Mr. Pereira’s ‘ ria ica,” t—— 
Novice.— There is ak dook hesyeae 
treats especially on grafting, 
are give 
peaching, nein ee ut di n upon these subjects 
awn ost wor oa 
eaiares WE —You ma: Ages ic Booker 8 by lime-water 
pean ared by thro ok soa a quantity © into a large 
vessel of water, Mrereinens 2 it well, and a Gaslos tea it ‘or a von ae - 0 
co cl ity of | a is ame geongs Lag 
is enough of i vey ty only ta 
uantity of lime.t— rae om wen hao ge solution of 
corrosive sublimate, will destroy worms on grass-plats and 
gravel-walks. 
LAYING out Gag 
—T. G.—We cannot, ina newspaper, give 
you aiventionla for Sele out <poyet Ne a Seeneet 
rules may, however, be usefal to Nev as ore ar 
vere ghty 
curves follow each other. Nothing 
reasons, Tak Bom 
is in general so ag ble to-the eye as es Pas are of a circle, or 
form bounded by curved lines of 
Marve.s.— W.— tee nothing to eran in 0 r state 
garding the ply cannot help “c alta; ond other 
t 
icity. We can onl 
y be y of such gen. 
denies re ‘the more gooey m > em, "— if, iuiger, there be ar 
such, which we cannot belie 
ppscnerpcirpc Palm outh. ae ee e of the open heat pn 
‘ou put € paragraph in naueation ; bu ‘athe is open anne 
the atererie of our columns we do no k it We 
are much o obliged, however, b by the suggestic 
FAauiine Stars.—In answer to D.C. L., we hav 
Mr r. R. Moss , of 
aunt red by 
urston Gardens, Dana, “inet t above 
dis tance from sea 2 miles, latitude 55° 57’ x longi- 
Ww .), with the fo’ ghey account ¢ t port 6 seen by 
Miwon the caged of the 10th and 14th of Nov, 1 On the 
movi of arty h, halt ~ 
v 
be ock, m 
igh; 14th, six o’clock, meteo 
ten minutes past six Ao og 
s. tnovingts the E., 51°; half. six o clock, eae Ra 
8.E., U perpendicul arly ; seven 
2s W.m E., 47°; eight orclock prvrvcn pet due N. N, 
AO aay po the E., oe pen, €"i min. 
meteor seen N.E. mov it toN 
seen 
Yes 3 
Re 
seen N.N which fell sain ena eulays ex pe 
before | egy y Peg meteor seen ing to the S.E., very 
brilliant, 40°. Owing to the thick haze an Abcbater a on the 
_ nights of the rina at 13th, nv ie ible, 
EOUS .— Your pe acorn pa at p 
793, t——-N. Gaine: ur Cactus seems se be n eahiak aes 
thes Epiphyllum vila um.t——Caleb.—No. 7 is out of oe 
There is Beg little somone of tg procuring it.——H 
= flower- t fpew ean 
ea 
than in 
Pinks, and a Ching ye olay 
Ne be had oar e best seed: 
going to Paris, you had better inquire at the sho op of 
peal and Co., ‘Qual de la Mégisserie.t—— E. M. W. oe best 
advice we can give you is immediately to Jurn your plan 
do not know what it is, but the swarms of brown- date Mice 
infest it are illage. The plant is probably 
of no —s and to destroy such ayrixas of scale sohed except 
not to be hoped for.t——W. and G. R.— 
acquainted with. Oncidium Wentworthianam -: pa like 
O, altissimum.t-—H. K. M.—Your plant is a Med! —_ 
c ms 
c ear aaa ray’s Pear is the Vicar of Winkfield. t —— 
ur Apple is the Blenheim Pippin | Worcestershire’s 
plant is Epiphyilam, bere m.+——€. Diplock’s parcel h 
been ved. + mt P 0. 1, which you 
had u ee Hine name oe Anan, or Pine-apple, is the same as as No. 
2, Passe Colmar ; if you “ik them ach rtpend bn bi ~ 
feel satisfied that such ist one 
bl 
Nelis; 7, probably Jean de Witee The — ‘are, % twormaley 
Pippin; 10,\London Pippin Pippin; 12, Barceléna 
Pearmain. || —— Vout Abas by 45 By Ptecgeed Pi 
A oe 3, Pigeon ; 4, Lemon Pi 
ip 
The Pears ar 5, Gansel’ s Bergamot ; , Achan ; 7, Chaumontel 
- ae i 2, Minchal 4 
se. The latter mode is the 9, Ne pl Me aris S. G. E.—Your Apples are, 2, 
because it can be made available when Ls fruit is ripening off, | Crab; 3,a Codlin, probably Mank's; tree awtho' — A yond 
well as in the early part of the seas ome use it occa- Queen; 6 baer giometont # 8, hed mao Bast ae AA ares 
sionaliy in ee eines. on account of the | Reinette; 11, Early a arash foe 
deadly effects which i —_ uces on insects, — . oe are . are hire Suicapareen 
Pears.—R. D.—The : farts e Clerc Pear is large,hand- | become very good, The gets rh mt a ato "Dar er tues 
some and good, ripening in peak te ae in | of | in rather an a tateraied chs stay Lae oO wee se huse 
flavour it is not superior to the Winter Nel nothin 5 of -~ pimps sina rac cite ot 
wall Marey such can be a — autumn P The Poire | what Bina ie ) : — “Ate etm 
Figue de Naples is best fro standard. Its quality is not | -Cypera ; species prea pe hoary . ,areundou toate 
aga to that of the wear ence; more especially as the latter a PGritic'e boron oun on Fiche rygeentn A 204 
variety comes se when most other good Pears are over.} | cases, but of here ne species it is lr ain gage a testis fee 
ASPARAGUS Ch Limba As you only intend to occupy your gar-| feel obliged rp Pons — pln Set aamcio apie’ 
den for a twelvemonth, your best pl 1 be, early in spring, xaminati Een S teauet er petiadered. Je 
ve the Asparagus beds a good watering withliquid manure; | shreds, Porbel f. pra apoeenge ye a ot ee cs chalibe 
probably guano dissolved in water, at the rate of 4lbs. to 12 P palete- VGbs whalt Apple ks the Dutch Mignot 
gallons, will be equally efficient rs stand 24 rg eA Ia i heim Pippin. |——J. S. B.—Neither of 
=~ before it is used, and when — off, 24 gallons of the argest is th ‘he en! i. vie at aeons 8 
ater may b to the same guano. Your oe 
be improved poh rm ng them a good coating of salt previously | from other well Anoven be to be worthy val barry 7 
to watering them. t——Tutty.—We do not apprehend that on arms » ny oth'ive, wait wash, fant enti GAR TOON: 
deep layer of leaves placed over = sparagus- - early | W. —_ an te emi ate Lucid 
oye aie eit gt ihn aor ge oe a a rise ; < canneren 11, Tasselled Yellow; 12, 13, yy ety 
off the sun’s heat. Asparagus rill _= at its silotted time do ton, ‘i .é lat “4 ie , > uae 
what you will, and besides the Spanish practice shows that the | tare: 14, 00m Gueen; 24, ache, 35, id 26, 
; 33, Decora ; - 
Cerne Bey. — Newcastle. —Kither your Celery seed must have been cor P ri 731, a ; 32 sty tenons tah 
aoe © Pints cannot eve hem prcperly Suet oe ae we i As > Saati spinulosum; 2, Cistdpteris dentata; 
otherwise they would have produced you something more than z Roplaval dcolenten; Lie gb + &, Belepds sytvitl. 
, * . 7 
TaurFies.—Derby. —We have long been expecting ner ee restre; ais Renee eh.) Wester ont vas 13, 
nication upon the mode of raising Truffles. It cortalaif has yeaa aan tr eke find atvertiooment 
the ong an mstances done again, DS ae oe ag hg [ mee the Pee of articles 5 for fey axccorcpyaloae next ye ear Cweeirinsate ul. 
* , ’ , ety’ en i r bein 4 
the old rotten Truffles that are to be used for propagation, and ral 8 
not such a Boas i at f b} fies are found buried in the An already a Fell ow of we Horticultaral 
soil, under especially Beeches, at the of t vee or Society, can propose T person for elect ion. ; a 
four factice, bat they also seus under other trees, s RRATA.—The plant gars of in . —. — ~ pr 
oft and Chesnuts. Before long we will give you the history Claremont in No. 47, p. 775, ¢: 4, ~ oa Soot oat in ad 
Of their cultivation in France. e 
Seeps.—A Hu bet Amateur.—Seets of the Coucourzelle and open ground for many “years, shoul d have b : ning. 
Oxalis ppei may be obtained of the London nurserymen hamia pag wi ; In No. “753 at p. 773, column e, Tine trom the | % 
through any res ctable country nu p 3, for * there is a Larch,” read “| ; 
efron Nes pa VIN. Spi ts of turpentine are effectual in = line}6 of the same column, for ‘‘five shillings” “ten 
ytd Sps’ ne a PPor ner of applying them ngs. 
beg to refer you to Prof. maneee upon that sab- Mr. PAXTON’S COTTAGER'S CALENDAR is now reprinted 
dere - p. LE, of this year’s Chronicle. t in the form a a small volum (oF Eomemaiellere, Gentlemen 
Pi ial oung Lee turer.—For the natral arrangement a | each copy; it may be ordered all Booksellers, 
wishing to distribute ramme among their 
have them delivered in 
adhen oubéd ba this Onan me at the ral 
As usual, many letters have arrived 
NEWS OF 7 THE WEEK. 
Suxce the arrival of the Indian mail, of which we gave 
partic the 
the in our last, a jon, issued by 
General on the Ist » containing the an- 
nouncement of his future policy, has been made public. 
The t feature of this document is the de- 
termination to withdraw the t troops from Affghanistan. 
The Go prob tr a in announcing this intention, de- 
scribes the disas of last year as “ ne 
in their extent, ao b 
pein? 3 zen by the ae - which they were 
¢ states that the rivers of a se 
d passes of 
mpl 
are the wats ea mei — tain + pat 
*| Affghanistan, “il henceforth plac n the 
tish army a iy rte approaching from the 
est; that the ‘Affghens will be left to io- 
will be his future 
verament for ithemselves ; ; that it 
¥ | policy to maintai ali parts of the Indian Empire, 
and that he will put forth the whole power of a rene 
Government to coerce 
fringed. To th 
that Sir Hu = 
serving in urn immediately to India, and 
that a Say he will ' kept up at Hong-kong, under 
the command vf Lord iifieont until the 21 millions of 
Patt stipulated in the treaty, have been paid.—The news 
m France relates chiefly to the contest fo 
pi 
Government Saamen re 
ne ate rroronettye di of this reeult is ea 
0 great, that a defeat would have led ry the over- 
theo of the Ministry. gargs Spain, our advices are 
satisfactory. The Regent 
ad been so at a and other j 
on his line of march with the utmost enthusiasm tas 
Barcelona Junta to have been paralysed 
first intelligence of his al and the ei ie are 
tion in favour of the movement has failed in the other 
to e province—a satisfactory ay ae the 
affair is local in its interests, There is no donbt 
that the Regent will easily crush the el and 
hat its occurrence at this juncture will give increased 
r to his Gov —The treaty 
former occasion, has been submitted to the Chambers ; 
it fixes the boundary-lines of the two kingdoms on terms 
of mutual advantage, and mses eo st ~~ 
financial questions ons which have 
Lev ate hve acount A ond 
in the Lebanon; the Druses and Maronites have joi 
sani ines and routed the Alba after a 
contest, in which 690 of the latter are said mf 
a patil: Tie e patience of the mountaineers had 
been exhausted by the oppressions jaa have long suf- 
m the Albanians; and an order 
fered fro rom the Turkish 
sathoritioe to deprive them of thei sont he a a as the 
immediate cause in meg The 
affairs of Serv be settod to cabitealon of 
the people, pees hs terms imposed by the Sultan 
on the new severe, and virtually deprive 
sovereign are 
the country of many of its privileges. 
amount of tribute is increased; th 
is to be changed ; : the —— Pacha is to preside at the 
national assem and tract of territory 
added to the cae oy the treaty of Adrianople is 
n to form empire —From the 
Ww 
o the elections in the city and state of New York, whic 
hed t erminated in the ee of the democratic party. 
e President had published an official statement of the 
revenatg7 a of the sty ‘with this country 5 bat, a this 
From 
jor- 
: ee we learn that Sir Charles Bagot, the 
General, has been dangerously ill, ite is now in progre: 
of recovery: the elections have terminated in favour of 
the Government candidate scl : the party ae occa~ 
sioned by the late hah policy appears by no 
means to have subsided. 
me Weivs. 
ajesty and the co return 
ra indisposed fi me days, hanes taken cold in 
. early part f he . . Sir James Clark remained at 
Walmer until bis mge! vee was sufficiently 
recoyered to render unneces- 
sary. His ‘Rowal or seangh sa st left 
ies on degyes d by the 
ae Casbeidge, left t Kew on 
Wodaeedsy x Sipe ses aourthe Dukeand Duchess 
of Beaufort with « visit. His Royal Highness the Heres 
