1842.) THE Seemann CHRONICLE. 841 
“iife. W.——Simpleton. —The oes and spur systems of pruning 
th th advocates, and good Grapes —_ be pro- 
Baced in either ha with etme treats We prefer, how- 
RCING ise ins! T.—1n our opinion, the best paper 
“this subject is that sone ate d by Mr. Errington, caahe eee 
actions of the Horticul ak Society, rut stay ch an extract ap- 
" peared atp. 7 of the Chronicle of i Yea cannot do 
ctions.t 
d 
Houiies.—Ilexr.— You n ae ee apprehension that the 
~ suckers which have sprung fi the base e of your Holly-tree 
will be ered by the Jeanine a the adh em; they will, 
dy ee eats ee down ph = b 
ats.—A Subscriler—Calliopsis Drammondi is of a bright 
eeiiow colour, wit ith a. dark sauiets and sdeinn rw _ height of 
2 feet. Hibiscus rw semen is of > delicate primrose colour, 
‘a with ms ep da to centre, and grows from one foot toa foot 
one a half hi oes 
at Violets are evidently unhealthy wha not 
j fable be ‘perfee me the eirf owers ; but without a eee something of 
your treatment, it would be difficult to idea ie is the cause 
_ Itis probable that you may keep the em too dene and cold, or 
—The most showy species of Pentstemon 
ts Eecios us, bright blue P. latifolius, white, slightly 
- _ crassifélius, a. lilae stained with purple 
ovatus, brig argutus, purple 
Murraya oo bright scarlet procerus, bright blue 
diffusus, deep blue glandulosus, deep blue 
Scoileri, lilac pulchellus, light blue 
wenustus light purple campanulatus, rosy red 
gentianoides, brownish purp. »  brownis 
gent. pte neus, scarlet urple 
] 
Pp 
Mackayanus, purp. & white Cobea, purplish white. 
ee eee —This is the proper time to procure 
standard Dog- Roses ey! budd ing upon in — ange 
Cinera’riAs.—J. L. S.—Cinerdrias always present the appearance 
and make them curl. Th y remedy w suggest is, to 
pot the plants regularly, supply them D eae with water, 
and smoke them whenever the green fiy makes its appearance. § 
i i Bh phen My some, Tk Ch 
aa8 pany ge are at present ra byt best which we have e yet 
are Cam eke purples ‘be © Canepliane, sa Shek 
yet been paineds. The abov da por Ss may, no Piast . procured 
of any respe one nursery ma 
to procure young ie plants ursery th d 
trike cuttings of 4 elf, as if- 
ficu a e hey require to be lean across at a 
They should then be planted in pure silver-sand, in a well- 
drained pot, covered zi a bell-glass, and treated in every 
Russe’L1a Ju'Ncea.— ung Gardener.—This plant requires 
to be potted in rich soil, ai plenty of pnt ae and when 
- growing to be eon supp lied with water. No doubt the cause 
of your p lant’s i] alth is occasioned by inattention to these 
+ 
Tue Rock Liry.— Wilis.—This is ee well-known plant, the Lyco- 
pédium involvens cr squamatum, alluded to at p. 363 of this 
— siege + 
AN rn a ConsErvatony.—Phebe.—The following plants 
are eit goes = = border a nik er taste Gober ~ 
vestita, A. hy brida rmata, A. p 
Lucilia grates, Hovea Gelat, Séllya, sire veulixiiel “Goodia 
lotifélia, G. — ns, Eutaxia myrtifolia, Pimelea ay 
P. cecussata, | Pachais splendens, Coleonema tenui 2 + wei 
chéllia capensis, Geni So sis, Indian <Azal 
Caméllias. The climber ers — of H arden berg rgia 
s, Epip 
speaking, parasitica plants, or not?” Certainly not; they 
derive no d from ver a to eet s they are peismeneter 
growing sa ‘teri: not in them. ‘ Do they, or do they not, 
derive nourishment fro High tee branches of dies or other ti 
~ stances o — they nro ” ‘The on dead matter 
tree or a dead tree; ose instances ‘the genus Brasavola, or 
which Dr. Lindley ae - rine grows on rocks and stone 
hever on A. it. Fe , asser rts se nme end 
instances orig Tree pirne and Palms in the West Indies, both 
soft and rough, and which are the favourite eet ’ suc’ 
lants; and adds, it is rei rene that they thrive better in 
in Britai 
ubstances in whic y loubt the 
_ decaying matter on Tree Ferns will enable Epiphytes ee grow, 
but so does the dead matter on a brick wall. ‘A. sais oged 
thrive better in some moulds than others, but asserts it 
immaterial in what substance they grow, so long a ie ey So 
dislike that substance; that it is ihe a attr for the 
— to attach themselves to, and not as a matter of nourish- 
tion 
nt. ” Avi 
casi tin ond Yo ung Beginner.—The following em mae = be 
- Feco “9 mended splen ats emt fulgens, ba, St. 
 Clar rapa peamit, RRiccarténia, Chandleri, “formosa élegans, 
stylosa eapeees a terminalis, and eximia.t 
Po.yanruuse =F SE ae rile istso of first-rate Pansies werefer 
you top. “703 of the. Chronicle, of the _— t year. 
following are first-rate oe - a Polyan' 
Clege’s Lord Crewe, n’s Squire Ray, 
Cox’s Prince Regent, Earl Grey, 
Buck’s George the Fourth, Stead’s Telegraph, 
er’s ance Crownshaw "s al es 
Pearson's Alexander, ap aent a ‘old Lai 
IDey 
j Bang Europe, 
Clegg’s Prince of Orange, Turner’s Emperor, 
Eckersley’s Jolly Dragoon, Wilson’s s Bucephalus, 
ack and Gold, | Barnar 
Huston’ : Lord yt Mau mel B coaty or ‘englan 
PEL Ww. J. ‘B. —We have exa mined your list, ren 
reco ommend Sot to grow the fosowinic 60 ep! 
Colossus, Bas Viv ia, mile, 
on 
Mary of Burgundy, ‘Kate ‘Nickleby, 
nis’ as missense ae ~d Bulte 
Bride antl Bridport» 
Rosrs.—4 Subscriber , who pane or iiely's Janted a standard Ros 
d, in order to giv er Shep emitter has filled <3 oc, with 
rotten dung, to Shik ur decent-sized rats and a shovelful 
of bone. dust Lave been ‘aeted: will find that suchan teeets arice 
= Manure will make wes plant grow too luxuriantly and will 
ly cause them ere Roses do not require such a 
og Bc get soil te tangs Sie Bn to p —— shoot of 
Such rank growth, that ay will not ripen properly an 
inferior bloom will be the consequence. Ae Young Beginner, 
Vandy ke, 
Fo cared Multifiora, 
Lord “pegs nd, 
Smila 
— Globosa.—The com eedl Preearthe Ne ve Meuris, 
are 
. N.—To plant an 
i I require po cae 8 Ibs., or wont 24 ans 
jee =e 
Broad Oni 
James's Keeping, Mira and the oe ae che Lone 10 Leck: 
ne Bh red ho 
Vietory vo Kap Mills’ a} Weedon’s Black § Spi 
Woo . W.—Th thod 
se vine his Mus brooms from see x to P ocn 
m. The groov 4 oper bee is ‘hen sled ih ae 
shr ack 
ave oh aver to a! for ere Setanta ack 
em g 
to the library, and a e 
lag FR of b rae annually 24 ma Or, to the ‘eb 
teed a ae te Pie 
how emo a2 ubseribe fun 
applied — gone nie 2 _— ticalture i ad ce = om end 
which has sven peat in medals pry within 
= 
ps 
= 
le seem to suppose that there is some virtue in the ti 
saucepan, and tha’ mse is essental to the colour of the 
. Thisis a mistake; for Pears may be made just as redin 
sil or porcelai: tin, hemists have i 
ilver 
roots of Apple, Pear, and some other trees, a peculiar substance 
— which they hhave via’ en the name of Phloridzin; it is white, 
; 2 4 
red colour when moistened with ammonia 
expose tee: air. We believe that Pears contain a some- 
what ay ‘sabelaeon, which becomes red when exposed to 
eat and air. If cpg which is kept from 
the action of the air by being covered with oil, they remain 
ae ao? A pele; whilst if piv A exposed to the air r they become dark 
Staronine ager EK. H tg —We do not know that thereis any 
soaking O k in lime-water. It is not probable 
eet time bat ae sO decided an effect on Oak as on Larch, and 
2 will most like! io ve aocgd to penetrate into the pores es of the 
former sserd of the In pect 
that the colour of he: wate’ will be injured. 
E. 
Woam.casts.—W.H, sewer eee Mb di 
ec. 
y ur becomes 
clear, The quantity o of lime is immaterial, orem aac is 
ay Or of it, Aco rm the water can only take upa certain 
rai onal — Dundee.—Your plants are, 1, Erica echiiflora ; 
Misc rp 
2, E. hyemalis; 3, Gnidia pinifolia ; 5, Acacia ‘lo pha sl to 
apparently some species of Phi lica a ge a MY nh pro 
cure a nut of the Tagua Palm or Vegetable Ivory a a ivory- 
turner’s. }—— #7 ee — Your 2 ants are, i, Chioranthus 
Sub- 
ssifd) ‘ 
seriber. n getting together information upen the 
point in Geeatices | ney we think it better = defer saying any- 
thing upon the subject until the end of another season, +—— 
B.S. has sent usa 3d specimen of Bolbophylium rete 
——Nicholes Ni ckleby.— Your Pelarge re all worth pre- 
serving, if you grow feo tor the purpose of exhibition, Si. 
sed with.*——~$. § 
co! 
pay sry mings CR: — R, Ye are sorry to hear you 
nished, not increased. Peas are split by being dried and crushed 
= ms ¢ boiling hard and others soft 
ts, b & 
them up rukaa full- perry parboling them ing them, and 
drying them in the esa : ricyally consists of the sub- 
tance Fated ar rove rin. t— H.—The wo varieties of Onci- 
ory a 
but those you atte sent are the best. _ ~~ Pyrus,— Suche book 
would not pay. its expenses, If you think it would, only try 
the eae .+t——J, D.can have the Number for August 6th. 
—-D,V.6.— ae N 
t e office and 38 of last year, and 
“Ss! ill rpacery u Nos. 6 and 12 of this. No, 50 is out of 
40 you a wil ain om! the remaining 6 Hoe. ~ e will give 
on helt ee for them.——.A Your Feru is 
Asaiahdoe tegen « erty E. F.—The seeds are those of 
the Ricinus communis, commonly called the Palma Christi or 
Castor Oil Plant.t——Pofatoe.—The by which the sort 
sf y re. 
W. J. H.—Your Pear is the Do oyenné Gris,;——A Young 
Botanist. Priya owe mene is Siphocampylus bicoler, 
and belon © the nat ene a — “s 
Leschenatitia shuineon a, natty wor Gocdeniac 
seriber.—The ote the Gardeners’ Chroniole iele is 26s. 
per annum, if paid in advance.——M. P.—It is be aa for 
us to Jndge re Some or wed it is desirable to plant your border 
nexta rg fer that matter of taste to be deter mined 
poe the nie Ther eis wenteun why you should not plant it if 
you thi it advisable Taga A.—Many thanks for your 
papers, which w use,—— W. are quite 
vat ret nt find room 
Apples, such as your variety is ; only nt 
ae the whole a, ct the tree, as is the case with 
yours. will be advisable ait the tree with a 
variet TT we ras: shortly to ee Roberts’ Treatise on the 
Vine. c_ » Kingsion.— Your Apples are, 2, wnhton ; 
3, Whit aaeen 3; 5, Cockle Pippin ; 7, Grey Lead- 
— s Kirke Lord n; 9, Beanty of Kent; 11, Manks 
Jodlin ji Beaufin; 15 
Pp 
are, 1, “and probably 4, Aston Town; 2, 3, Passe Colmar; 5, 
Achan ; 6, Uvedale’s St, pee 7, Chaumontel. j——Rerd. 
4. C.—Your Apples are, Crimson a e;3 2, 
Wyken Pippin 
Kent; 15, Golden Noble; 16, * Court of ick; 17, Kentish 
Fill-basket; 18, Bienen Pippin; 20, Cockie Pippin. | —~ Roe- 
hamp on. — Your ant is Kayhiolepis rubra. The larger of 
ars is Beu irre Di el; other is Passe 
H. E. B.’s bs feeding site “the stems of the Cabbages will 
change to a Noctua calied the Heart and Dart Moth, or Agrotis 
prsessegr mis ? caine economy will be shortly detailed in the 
Royal Agricultural Journal. R.——J.S. C.—We cannot under- 
tuke to name one seedsman in preference to another. Your 
best geome goes be to apply to the most respectable one ang 
whom y € acquainted.t——A CorfStunt Reader’s plant 
Cymbidium “sinense.t —— W. Bedell It is not true that 
3 cannot p re Horticultural Society’s 
(at . ry 
——J, R., Ealing.—Many thanks ior your ingenious plan 
the commitnieation which accompanied it, but we are afraid it 
is too ot Gupte to be generally u The woodcuts would,. 
moreover, take up more space th eg in the present ¢ crowded 
state aby Sie columns, we can well allow them.t——G, S, will 
find a select dist of Peas in our _Calencar of to-da ay. Aa 
cata, 
You will 
The exm I 
able to sisi the inner bark ee your aed "tranches of the 
Lace- tg ata meg: if you previously 
padi : as 
%en4 +}; 
re i y sag 
pe 
ill be able $c odes of their ton sales with tolaeeble cor. 
ctness, by im acres ~~ ee of all he best hem in ice. 
: 2° is st.t 
NEWS OF THE WEEK. 
rg bombardment of Barcelona, which was considered 
fi ends 
last "esa a to require confirmation, no e 
on the ul authority of the French telegraph 
The fi commenced orning 0 th 3d, and 
