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THE GARDENERS’ 
CHRONICLE. 
[Ocr, 22, 
lower bunches have generally noo a : en bead the 
t 
upper ; this y 
Am 
is for Cucwmbe ers. a, 4 n page 220 of "he “Cho 
nicle, n is made of the turf batteries at the Royal 
Miltary Coles, pr Ste llow me to remark, tha t 
when I lived there, our labourers were nenrit ng in con- 
saat ‘arf buildings. The way in aie y e grew ou 
Cucumbers in the open air was in of turf, ~ wal 
of which were one foot in thickness, rei feet hig 
feet The inter was fill ey with 
— were 
: 5 
i) 
the 
covered with eight in chee 
regular distances were placed small hills of prepared a 
hich the Cucumber plants were ridged o nd 
red with hand-glasses for about 
eeks after planting. When ae mnie the 
poi neat and tidy a a oa d. 
Ez, compliance with your 
ge 
Bape aoe ae or ? 
whole had a 
jai 
ham, moves of Capring ton The quantity of gro 
as 5 00d, . us acre (the Scoteh tre. 
dy am, in 
weeds. eel. wo and p d, a 
eleane ie aalpah “b 3 ~ hole was 
manured very equally, at the rate of 50 eubic yards of 
rotted farm-yard manure per acre. e Potato was th 
variety called -eyed Don, and the crop on the whole 
72 bolls, or about 57 bolls per acre. The boll of the Kil- 
easure is amongst th t in Scot 
Moffat, the land steward, found the average weight to be 
or 7 r boll, which gives ¥ jens 183 
ewt.as the quantity per acre, or nearly One 
Potato weighed 2} pounds. For experiment, oe drills 
Were marked off, each 366 feet long, witho dr 
which prodaced 44} of 48 lbs. each; three drills in 
pene osc. nag of qeeet, each 364 feet long, with- 
out d pt pa 7 e 
first Bryn ground, 366 feet res 
with 12 tbs. a ve pr menean: at the 
rate of 2}ewt. per acre), 
drills, dressed with 30 lbs. British rte (pees thes ' 
4 owt. per ypu i 46} f In the same por- | are 
tion of the ground, 364 _— oy dressed 
cis ddien of tte (at the rate of 2ewt. per acre), 
duced 47 pecks ; three drills, crewed with 14 ‘oasiphat | 
of soda and } lbs . nitrate o ewt. peracre), pro- 
pecks. Little difference of the drills ‘dani be 
5 oncog a when growing; the foliage had a uniform dark 
appearance, and the a nd the whole was rather 
share that of the marked drills will be perosived also 
ressing 0 of — 
_ n poi of He that were dre 
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g 
may be got fi 
mae eld, ner inculcating the necessity of f varyi ing experi- 
Pe) climates, a laying down sales for practice. 
land richly manured and e in 4 
oods and 38 perche nd with 
Wheat, Sy ie reaped the 9th of August. 
=~ rests was oe 0 bushels, or at the rate of 
qrs. nacre. It weighed 62 lbs. 
a Ors 
Sulphur.— 
subject of 
Temind 
tected 
to an article in your last ont 4 
of sh in its relation to plants, I need not 
emical 
right, I observed, hg 1818 . remem 
prs eg spring « Nes yl a — or page ina 
te fumes of ur iat the 
sles aoe oie poe oe ~ 
as Erica mee pret Unedo, Juni linia, 
— Bo Coitiewst observe in a recen 
“in what form Pota 
extensive farm 
baked if for fat- 
ay ey do ou igh ir ~ so 
ot be baked or 
e been told b n a8 an 
in Treland that pe 8 are best steamed or 
Conical Boilers.—Mr. 
prove, that the first of our series 
ot © in the Chronicle until J 
m fenci 
page 338, where (as upon subsequent amanere an im- 
proved apparatus for warming, &e., xpressly m 
tioned, and gentlemen are invited to inepent it. Although, 
strictly ieoahin, a boiler cannot be considered an appa- 
ratus, yet t this term is also employed by Mr. Shewen, who, 
in his pp yr describes his cast-iron boiler as an 
aratus and © ris gy nonge snaneherte preceded 
e Shi a ie v e 
veral yea peenarne ee letter are 
Eiecral with, by a os entleman of high respectailiy, will 
show that the defective form of original 
d an im 
0 t 
after its introduction.—Stephenson and Co.— 
a 0 is following :—‘‘ I most willingly testify, 
that the copper boiler I yy had in use for the last four 
ears is precisely the sam in form as the one recently 
plied ‘to me, and whi = ik ge gs The Impro 
which is accurately 
ha oA been made by Mr. 
hard service, and is appaiently a 
is no aa in removing dhen: pei svitedshind 
the fire.’’ We are in possession of this letter; the 
writer’s ‘name is suppressed at his desire.] 
FOREIGN - ae errand Meaty ter 
Tinakori Cottage, ewe ngton, New Zealand, 24th 
1842.—We 
October have a great ‘deal of land round the 
harbour, which, if it were a little more accessible, would 
nvaluable. 1 feel sure that it will produ everythi 
whicl man ¢ t even excepting oil and wi 
Its present productions are woods of many varieties, and 
fit for all purposes. I frequently see pieces of furnit 
made in t e from wood gro he neighbourhood, 
s pla 
which are really pager. and would be highly esteemed 
in London. In ore s I seldom go without a pocket 
— strapped r M a! ; with —_— rg gs thet 
eas and distances. I 
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co 
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ae BS 
te 
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2. 
a 
country is exquisite. 
not sombre, but they are 
nd b 
altitude, and the nt a species of Palm, add much t 
the f the seenery. Then there are the beautiful 
ith, and 
little aggre Pa which 
tain th 
h 
are entirely th ush is fre- 
quently very = and the on arg Still iti isa _ 
and delightful country, and has fewer 8 than a 
which I have Gcisre visited, "ienes 
come out and think as I doin this ste 
gti them farther, ‘hat — they 
pie ng, but they soon fin t their 
ou ever, Ww believe that onl 
e stil on earth, and that 
many 80 
sages in less than a patito We ha ave_never been with- 
of Sa and we still co it in all stages. 
o not mean such salading as you have ondon during 
t : winter—little rag Cpa Tatiana: mont as big 
S a wine-glass. Our seldom been thought worth 
cutting till they were res ye to eight é inches tes ugh the 
middle; these w = roduce with little or no eile. 
Our farm- nues to do w to 
tell you that some of the folks here are getting up a Horti- 
eultural Society—the subscription is aa but we shall 
have the more subscribers, and I think it will do much 
good.’ W. M. Smith, Capt., R.A. 
Mie hoecgi ok SHO WS. 
Felton Florists’ Society, Oct. 10.—The Florists of ag To and 
its vicinity — their annual as at Liddell’s, 
e Horses Inn, when the Prices were auanded as 
follows : —Gavruewei GarpEenERS—Best 12 Blooms, 1, Mr. 
to Mrs. Mitford, for ig rg Se ag ies age Keno 
Joomsbury, Presiden 
he » Mr. Forsyth, 
A.J.B esswell, Esq., », 108 Conservative, Duchess of 
Richmond, President of the ° zabeth, Suffolk Hero, 
Esypti in rling, Beauty of the Fists, ines, 
viz.,  totiian.” Howe. Bprtnat 
ess 0} jan Hope, 8 rin Par 
fival, oo each, is is, and Sulphurea ele on 7 Pig 
Ridd aegh asa . Maria, Pickwick, Edwards’ ianey ian ne, 
Phenomeno President of the West, pipe CLass— 
gy 6 poovaict ty a the Rev. J as for Pickwick, President of 
; phmne Rien Cox’s Defian comsbury, and Hope ; 
+ Mer. J, Teves sabe, gem Baudine, Pre- 
e, and Maria ; 
Blooms; ae vin Pickwick Hope, 
ompson, for Windsor Rival, Meet 
me. The e prize 
nsell’s Un 
self- she ah ~— to Mr. J. anaes Cae 
Heats 
e Baudine; and 
Forest, but the heme wan not given rea in 
obec eens 
ydon- Bridge 
second annual mee ' 
aeepaea it the peak or oe Anchor Inn, ¥ ; 
were a ed Daur, First eal i—B 
Temperiey, with Pickwick, Maid of Bat 
mt Arrurs, Dessert, 1, iinstone Be ee 
eee 
Cox’s Defiance, Monee, Lee’ a Bloomebary, Rouge et Noire, Phe. 
Hofe 
Nard 7 Bt, Triumph, Ho Bea 
- Walton, Best 12, Mr. T. , Temperley, with Srcehdeat of 
he V beat, Maid of Bath, Cox’s sn aged 
uader ‘Lady Cooper, Rouge et Noir , Duc 
jrande Bandine, ole Mary sane, ‘triamply, Maria; 
Walton, Best 6, Mr. Walton; 2, Mr. ie Tem 
I ick wick, Duchess of Richmo nd Freeid 
Andrew Hofer, Seconp CLA 
son; 2, Pears edn, Bes : 6. “at, 
Pattinson. J per: Mer 2 r. 
DABLIAS, OPEN TO — Bes Jig 5 Coloured 4 We 
Pickwick. Tipped or Vitleantan © Welford, E 
eas. Device, W. F. Le Mr, 
AvcwM sho 
8) 
tof the W ey Maria, 
est 0 ‘oom Rn f 1D kin- 
Mr 
é Dickinson, 
ee; 2, 
_ Drum ee 
uT FLOWERS, Mr. W. Watson ; 2, Mr. EST 
eacish PLANT, IN BLOOM, Mr. W. F. coe “oe T COLLECTION or 
Fruit, Mr, W. F. Lee Dussprr yo “Mr. W. Heslop 
BAKING bDiITTo, Mr, T, earson. Pears, Mr. J. Dickinson 
Onions, Mr. R. Waggot; 2, Mr. T. Temperley. Poraroxs 
ONIONS, J. Urwiti; 2, Mr. T. Cowing. CaAuLiFLOWeRs, Mr, 
J. Dodd, Caperaces, Mr. T.Cowing. Carrots, Mr, J. Corbett. 
T aatrs. ak a pupa, KIpNEY "Gatien at W. Kirk. 
RounD J. Dickins ns Pe ed Mr. R. Shield, 
Conie— Beet | Resp of White Tho onspeon 5 Red 
Mr. 
ditto, Mr. M. Cowing; Barley ‘oad ‘outs, Mr. 3 Co 
Leyland Lae bed Agricullural and Horticullural Society, Get. 
— oe Fifth Annual meng see of this Rhema, sing suet? took 
Th k exhi- 
r-old horses, abd Seva 
The hirdbaitera ds hrumycm was ¢ eed. 
ingly oak: “The fruit was beautiful. We e also particularly 
uck bed the ead one of them ane to be — in 
sphere of the operations Ps the society has 
over th 1 
ng is a list of the prizes for hor 
ads preteen , J. N. Ffarington, Eaq., 
weight 33lbs.; 2, oR. Bannister, a3ibs, i 3, Ber. 2 Nelson, 
1s4ibs. Scorcu cats GES, 1, Mr. E. Barlow, 4641bs.; 2, J. N. 
farington, Esq., 45lbs.; 3, Mr. H. Barlow, 39lbs. Savovs, 1, Mr. 
J. Livesey, 1obibs.s 4 2, W _ dman, Esq., 164 1bs.; 3, J. N. Ffar- 
ington, oy lilbs. Curtep Brocco.t, 1, Mr. F. Pilkington, 
1741bs.; 2, Mr. John Singleton, BES soe 3; 3, W. Boardman, Esq., 
13ibs, Gurnee; 1, Mr. R. , 14lb.; 2, Mr. T. Waddecar, 
1dlb,: 8, Mr. J, Cocker, Prope [ANGEL Wurzew, 1, Mr.Jd 
Cocker, 21lbs.; 2, J. N. Fiarington, Esq., 163lbs.; 3, Mr 
Esq., 22$lbs. na ik Livesey galbs. Wait 
ington, ban _a7ils. ; $e R. bps nnister, raydibe. g, haf Wee 
nister, ELERY, sd ott, gr. to the Rev. W. Yates €s, 
99: N. Fiarington, Esq., 331bs. Seep- 
Os . Su bras? 4 : Mr. = 
PR 
Rey, &,. ‘Bald 
seretes y. ‘. ea Esq. 
—_ is, Mr. For a ttn in Flowers, J. N. 
A British Professional Gardeners’ Society. +The autumn 
eeting W — and po were 
ipa dged as under:—DAnias: 3 wnie, gr. to Gen 
Robertson— Dante ick, Bride mee Crow Di “Highgate Rival, 
 tekoiggers Heros President of the West, tella; 2, Mr. J. 
Hogg, gr. to W. Bonar, Esq. “fe oer: Alex. ——_ 
se sir P. Duran 2, Mr. D 
ns Fae * 
oo ie: 5 
Dering. Beines enrke, Mare: bear M 
ad Carlos: CAr 
am the Fourth, and eae *s 
Pe ony 1, Mr. J. Hogg; 2, Mr. 
Vere, Esq. piped 
1, Mr 
H fr. 
i Bavrenanoxs’ 
Mr. J. Young, gr. to T, Oliver, HA 
G, Stirling ; fo aed J. Add — PV okenhist 1, Mr 
Mr. J. Dow 
2, 
onng. ave 
GRAPES, Black ye ie 
gst GRAPES OF ANY Kino: 
—- hea ; Sa — ~ 
soe 
' PuLums: 1 
he 
‘ er, Dan 
w H Wind: 
} Mo Lady Cooper, Conqueror of the Plain, Eclipse a eaten 
enzi, Maid of Bath, Regina, ve ‘Addison j 
prenl and La Lady Middleto Dj Taba wh ten Mr. 
5, Mr. J. Lindsay; 6, Mr. J, Gourlay 
Sept. 27.—The fou 
1, where the 
Town Hal a Gnees- 
Tamworth Royal Horticultural Society, 
exhibition for this season Mc = jd at the 
following Prizes were aw Beet ede Petre On 
‘Lord “Vernon ; ; 
Mr. leans ghton ; 
Con 
av 
5 i 1 3, . 
on 
Lilae, 1, M ol ; 2, Mr. Wroughton; 3, ss : 
uded, 1} and 2, Lord Vernon; 3, Mr. Holmes. Aste mph 
T:-—Pinex, Lord Vernon. GRAPE Jus 1, 
i. My Pye, 
Whaley; 3, Capt. Inge; 4, 
ardin 
il, 3, Garnett’s Pippin, ae 4, Golden 
Culiaty, % ‘abeahated ge; , 
MNewtown Pippin 
PEACHES, 
H.J.F 
Mi ‘Whecley 5 3, kor 
