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20 
E GARDENERS’ 
CHRONICLE. 
[JANUARY 24, 1857. 
very nice span-roofed ey ge house has been put 
up. The latter has a pa th up the middle, and on each 
side Propagating | sie 
tanks, h hot- 
tanks are pefe pre slate: 
sand, in which the cuttings are inserte 
are str prsick hoes ee mge lights p na — eas 
e, en nged ve cks mo 
up and dow Cai Fe foun ry Ae t rea Kay dide er 
this kind of glass, and owing to neak thickness ‘read write 5 
it requir ding. Treated i rie- 
gated Orchids mad mienens Dianei mie reves Deh $ 3 it 
may also perhaps be worth knowing that sa «hb dag ms 
a good material or steiking anch things as Rhopal 
“Aralias in. 
HE 
oot 
ually take idot ordinary « eee ae 
the middle o furnish an 
ening off vonie plants after 
tegen ome ou of the warm propagating house, 
extreme end is a little potting shed, , glazed |a 
entirely with fluted or corrugated glass. B 
ants can be repotted, tied u up, a and otherwise dittendsd 
inj Among other 
Ho land Pitcher 
ken T e0, Ss whic 
s lately been r columns ; Bread- 
1G utta-percha “ree Rice-paper planes and 
vo elandras, of which one of the best is Leopoldi, 
whose leaves a’ i 
e they u 
This stove is divided i 
means | loose a 
dj slight fir 
other | elevated ground, such having generally ry Tess 
be seo in igs most pie gion places, thatched, and 
tem y fence placed round ene o keep them 
together they a are always useful al. avi 
walks about being made, Daai joy ‘iat purpose 
shou ia. be got in ane, Peg scare i is all the better fof 
being left some time to dr ry. ards things under 
glass, ee Pret plants as ake andras, Susticins 
Poinsett other winter flowering ee Sirs nts 
sh rier 
Amor withheld to apr ie proper 
ripening of thai Use as little moisture in the 
stove at this season as hehe sea do not aim at high 
rature ; the colour ae durability of Seea, will 
show how injuriou s both are in excess at this iod. 
em ere Orchids have had a Toni g rest ors. will now ee be 
mencing growth and should k set to work ; well 
soa oak them in tepid water, and a 
nd decayed material from the roots let 
eb seg cee in fresh baske ie or pe 
ill require 
Saja ur 
them be 
s of wood w ie ese erii 
their roots rie mn ule 
is too early to begin with the pidil Stoot. Entalh 
pre ta Cnt and ot opel plants which suffer from 
damp a ason. I teen o adi to Rese a 
little air on ‘af onl where such 
re, this with sulphur ficiently lel wil 
greatly help to keep pene free from disease. Shift a 
their ornwi 
removing all the | and 
u 
room be 
É 
n 
turnings 
spring cr 
Way 9 
sho 
Piir growing on | required for 
growi 
their gr tban 
S are al] d+ 
should not be 
ise y une th ale. gece en agin ves, we a aiso a very 
favourable report, but we did not see it in flow 
n Orchid hhoube. 10 0 feet in length was filled with 
ry. 
: succession of blooming 
se from the reserve house n the arrangement of 
ants in show heated strive to produce as peat an effect 
as — wt a Spiced contrast of colour qin form; 
jan oak kiuds of Fern and some s have 
prs a good ode: ha ee introduced Siig the 
d flow 
tre 
grow to a great height, This ` is reported to be 
quite hardy.. See ns plants of Araucaria imbricata 
are here 
F 
petir — plentifully here from seed. 
This it is expected m 
P 
soniums, a. fee gunna in ‘this ag coreg = 
a 
plan Chinese 
Primulas, both great favourites, which meet with a 
ready sale. 
The stock of New Holland ae and Heaths was in 
pi a condition. Among the latter was the pret 
R 
upright growing early Looming kaaria a kind which | w 
to make a good si 
is found 
hiemalis and porsaan hina sa in rane pits were 
-one or two varieties o er *s Slippers. 
Miscellaneous. 
Hickory. — The Indians (of Florida) hold tak 
-esteem all kinds ot pron ws os nuts ; they 
nuts and 
| more common bss 
of 
n aa bgs adet a high 
G DEPARTMENT. 
Prva. — Cold shereatle ere ame necessitate 
the derable amou 
tem pra 
= the riar. bas  iogeeing the pla 
n the cas welling fruit 
amount of a avane 
modating as ie Pine m 
pines: will probably be in 
ot be allowed to fall be 
mi air whenever th 
Also athend pes lly 
is 
Discontinue yar ey where 
to open, but 
atmosphere D sprin nklin 
pemes are Ma intain 
ature of 50° to 55° ‘while th 
y set. 
f curre cold Ne emo which 
would be most injurious to the tre 
LOWER GARDEN AND SHRUBBERY. 
_ Wiierever there is a large t of mixed sh 
‘eink rs ; then aT in wanes a some care is n to prevent the stronger growin 
save the oil. Bet reve favcubtite dish the Indi shes from out-growing the ane ones ; and it w 
have amongst them is corn drink seasoned with Hickory be found better ee few years ft and replant the 
nut oil. They piek out the kernels, beat them to te, former than to prune them severely zen prevents, 
„and boil with Indian corn pee h being seasoned | by inducing = growth of lux ood, 
with ne with a lixiviam mace of Pea-straw v ashes, shes, gives it m con- habit of blooming profusely. NAE iior a ars of 
ikel Sosetbsinig tik ; wi bare earth to pk betwixt the Grass a 
milk an and i is called by the traders "Hickory waite Ban. plants ; ould be covered with low gro wing dice 
as Periwinkles and thin ngs of a similar habit, and Ne 
plants over So “ ae space should made 
cover as much of the eF as possible, aie 
Calendar of Operations, of the more common kinds of Roses may now e Pait 
(For the ensuing week.) should however a part of the Provins, Moss, others 
ow 
ales 
PLANT DEPARTMENT. 
bens, open weather like the present a number 
y sou. The preparation of ground intend s for 
megia oe wit fruit or pera re 
Moss, and 
ering kinds be ake to bl 
late, reserve a portion till April tie shar pa purpose, a 
orn FRUIT AND KITCHEN GARDE 
The thin: 
oung 
staked, shine aren hay or Moss at 
preserve t bark, The maki 
oy 
the tie to 
e 
Booxs 
bes 
| stove o 
Fr 
corm 17 
ng ¢ 
Asparagus must 
riday 16| 20 
| 21 
ms, ae 
mov 
to bri 
ops w 
uld be 
of some 
r 
les 
opportunity ou dry days t 
rops. 
rly Vi 
BAROMETER. 
‘for the Peach ‘and Atot ; use loam itself f for ( 
qua 
a mall 
which are attacked by birds, 
found t F eet dressings sufficient to 
per ne of ‘Wes tay fruits, berries m have 
o and the new shoots thinned ; 1 
a shortening of them ti i 
will’ ae ction 
mpte 
Lettuce, and all ered of cently vegetable 
ames must have a 
ree from dam 
Fresh iii pits es of 
t be for 
this, which 
t forced vegetable we e have, will thrive 3 in the Pine 
r ea inery n 
| of Horseradish and Arani ind 
made. 
STATE OF THE WEATHER AT CHISWICK, NEAR LONDON. 
For the week ending Jan. 22, 1337, as observed at the "Horticultural 
ing in ‘abb uld be placed under 
of protection for the same 
it was difficult to 
ih oe and stir the soil beta 
Rhubarb, Kale, ani 
Cherries 
ntity of rotte 
if the Tor e 
z 
? 
e un the fruit 
e the e necessary 
ole state by the time thy 
N . 
e of air daily, 
e aes tiated will be 
other e 
occur, 
esh plantations 
Artichokes may now 
“30.217 217 
39.25 
30.277 
Min. 
30.047 
30. p 
ôg 
—Clear; ‘ane ; rain, 
Mea ean temperature of the week 1 deg. above the average. 
RECORD OF THE WEATHER AT CHI 5 
tpl oo | Score nm wee 
41S S 
930 
fee: ear; ie 
E 
s iit 
frosty. 
rain. 
hight. 
Mean 
Temp. 
No. of 
Years in 
piant hy 
Rai 
Greate 
Quantity ~ 
zZ 
re 2 
26 
27 
rs, 29 
30 
= 
The 
1827, and 7th, 
e 
scented 
Paur Domov: 
GARDENERS: 
15 
13 
BOSS 
We Bota bet 
sg 
+ 
Whom 
1855— the: erm. 15 d 
EAA during 
and aae n 
z the a 
abov 
n. 56 
o to Corres 
mble Sub. We suppose t 
lished a ‘Blackwoods, is the Soa you Mage 2 
Ali such subjects are fully of i 
tical i 
. This is clay burnt 
weeds, or trimmings of plantations, or even breeze. Any¢ 
labourer will do it for you 
RYSALIDS: Butterfly. Fill a wooden box pipe e 
‘mould and leaves; keep it just 
e top, and as the insects are hatche nA, 
ae et witht the muslin. Kee 
i 
ah aang or cam 
k Spine. It wont not “ itself prove ¢ 
bent nt to mn out severe frost. It is 
me ae sry 
ent, e second is 
experienc 
in: readiness. The only , waait Wi be road 
o somethin, where tho aia Renny, 
8, “and a 
* Socrery: rasa e 
tow wn near which you I ‘8, 80 
will take place 0n 
The election 
deg. ; sn prot 1 
reated 
pondents. 
hat Brown’s Forester, 
by the 
mui 
damp. 
Bey 
mere shelter; 
hich a full report w: 
