March 7, 1857.] THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE. 153 
i Ho ome e Correspondence. 
TABULAR VIEW OF COLD BORNE BY TREES AND SHRULS Continued. EME ay of your eorrespond suggest a 
Ts resource against slugs more effectual than mere hand 
Name. | COUNTRY. | | GrowtH. | Barece sli orm —____—_____. | picking or the use of lime et I nt heta paras: eerw 
abi Siberia—Cancasus | Do. Fears no frost, but suffers from the heat. past Se ae in usd ae rope ak and while, as 
| Janiperas rabian S Vi = Good lode Do. at— 8° R. If cove reg bears the winter. eye fe come ng cassie x enir wt i sy 
| jca = i A the young shoots freeze; at — 20° it suffe lawn vary frou 
paises paniculata... China Luxuriant tthe thi ted yerr 5 wood. etoi dey almost REE Pe r ; ridere esa 
Latins atin -o South Europe cr RO ge pga lap : kad aleio but the ground is so full of them, that 
a ihnnae! hae BN perad Weak the young shoots suffer at — 12° R.; at — 18° it freezes to though many thousands are destroyed by hand pices 
; oe pa every favourable morning, their number does not s 
Loniceracaprifolium...  ...|S. —— ai Goncages to be sensibly diminished. The conclusion to which I 
ne a na geiate Very good _ Bear the winter, have come is that we have either desiroyed or excluded 
rg rode rdom ie irginia from the garden (which is a walled garden of about an 
| Rs... ove iail Siberia a Suffers at — 10° R. Must be protected. acre) some animal which feeds upon slugs. Whether 
Magnolia acuminata ook Carolina Gooi t iziva completely frozen when unprotected in a frost ot oF the lables slugs of which we have now none, or 
Azedarach so ss Asia — —18° R. Covered up it bore — 44°, but at 21° it | any, ee | ? nivorous, not 
aeus pys yonk: snails which I rarely see, are car ne eh 
dense Canada Do It pinnt at Bie Bowi to the. root, which does not suffer | know; or totam moles ora oat wks ia ad 1 
Menispermum cana’ ji ; le that the extreme 
us germanica = South Enrope Very good At ise R R. the young shoots freeze, remarkable t irii, when zoe) yer pies are excluded, and 
mage Iba i bai China sod Persia Laxariap; rere ee the young shoots suffer, and at — 22° the old | where large slugs wd snails h papi Pay y cae 
an constan nopo a . : external slips ` 
= "maen pere pe Do: ste na og” TORTE che ne year, thinking: they might probably za 
— ore! one oe . 
ded Pe Ak Do. Do. on the enemy by night, but without any pe 
adie iene PF Virginia Pira at UL sete. the year's wood freezes, and at — 22° the whole | result, and the hedgehogs were at last killed by relent, 
— multicaulis >s ss Philippines tree to the root. It is not hardy enough for the Bessara- We appear to know very little Beg ote: these pe Aa iiis 
bian climate. 4 iti 
ftertanatn | Cement Comensa | Vary sw [AP S dE ah zone wind fens, ant at —2* tbo | originaly acted on the opposition th soe 
ty oy whole shrub 14°, and omi te 
Paulownia imperialis a Japan Very strong Santa tines Ss at — A ea sm pes en ne bear the wie ‘he ny eee rie » ee ae agen dict sp species. 
‘ 7 5°; at — 1 18 > 
Persica lovis .., ss oe Persia Middling. |The pointe of tie young sate ‘attain above 10 or 12| Thee literall y eat up everythin and 
y Lilies, Cl caters which 
1 Phloem Lychots, in. Wik ror for re alm td 
vulgaris <) Do. Tolerably Do. last were once m Noes 
ha = the winter. eared under this faflierion, and we hay re t 
-Philadelphus coronarius ... South pone a Very g Bears “why nter, ow to meet or mitigate it, In sho a, Tarh diyeli ad 
= ogtacilis.. ej North aan Do. ~~ an almost ee ripeness gayi pag bae 
Tg RE Caroli Do. . ; lavenha. any reason pose 
‘Picea valerie bi ne oa Europo, Asie ear A viaaa Soe Se SHA PF apap VENA exists 7 this Waaraan ha 
pie m a eee Pia neon ka Do. All these Pines suffer more from the heat than the cold, yet vorous, à and wou mite. ted ted Pion garden in the 
— larix «- «| Enrope and Asia Do. they bear the climate. cousins! I ha you ties 
Gacy tod Seal see Asia ig garden every spring till Sey grew mischievous, 
a> AORRO Lake giiia os i without effect. 
de aylvestris... sos Europe and Asia M eT A Roses—I am glad to see that General Jacqueminot 
‘Populus balsamifera (7)... ‘Siberia Very good =| Bears the spronas: miniet. has met hh pi lett er, ee I can add oye ey ae 
— dilatata =. «| | ‘Italy and Greece a i At ae Ke R. the young shoots suffer; at — 22° it freezes that it is a Rose quite ae arya wh Bod 
Pronus avium fl. pleno «| South Europe A. praana entirely. “ Remontante,” and as if conscious of i oy 
| | = estars fl. pleno — .. oe he ree gr per p ee at — 10° R. It requires good pro- | ciencies never expands so widely as Ay ex it them 
= ` — laurocerasus e 0 os Asia eak 3 tection and a warm exposure. If well covered up it will | I will add ; 4 vi as ts 
A r all onr winters. all not much information has been gathered ; accoun 
i, Mahaleb ‘Asta Very Inxuriant “a e severest frosts; flowers and seeds freely. being very ictory of various flowers, 80 that 
EL Pai = as Batope = in preference is still left uncertain. Pi autumn lists 
| ‘holes trifolinta Ss Virginia Do. Do. a6 and at —19° the whole | 27S 8D aS artsy ich ht bo bü Aer 
“Pterocarya caucasics... ... Caucasus Weak At— 1? R. mS age ’ and from the description it mig er h Aea A 
ame or = surpass all that had been raised before, and, the pri 
ee ey e ee et ee eee high accordingly. To those then to whom the differ- 
| anme pem ae ai ai ag. Eea Middliog ‘tinier R. the yomg shoots freeze; at — 17° the whole en nce of 49. and 2s. „is of small importance, I would ‘say, 
3 a gar TOCA i q y h aii 
hammasimas mopo | Wea a a sensey mot of seers) jibe enerprising grovere wio 
: Dahuria Slow Bears have introduced thern eserve ice 
Fak fobasicns e a AE Pennsylvania’ Very luxuriant |Bears ed saverest iniri. only from the introduction of ties a 
“bes ren reum.., ... | ..{ North America Do. Do. varieties can be obtained ; and if they come up to the 
oe al aa n nain PIO oi Y forzigan you have the pleasure of of possessing them 
procumbens oe oe a Dahurias Very g yeas my hye ints of the yonng shoots siffer, and i P and ti 
hikoia Carolina, Pennsylvania Good At— 14 os the po n e here abut the n E before 
„Robinia p. e. y Samana — 22°, It generally dies out To ig rea See who wiali & mea A oe 
i meri Luxuriant |Bears the winter tolerably. selection without pa dear i Art diea 
iir ~ agar an 4 be North ae ca "Do. n Beart t a well, advice to wait patiently. a keeps es 
— tortuosa... . fi Do. . , in or t ven iA 
asi Do. Do. Dos TT id do not discard old favour 
= umbraculifera aig De. Do. 3 peel AA Korri | bii Pievdek “din 
-Di Peeudacecia | sis + : y varieties of these Roses generally pass the Gani of fashi there ver 
| f Sonth E Very luxuriant went never go out ion, 
go N a dihri Paros ana Do. winter catibaek arenes yet at — 15° R. the young shoots pat ke them, are not airs gem! fragrant, but 
— damascena ... .. . lly autumn 
pen pipisi a á e Do young shoots freeze; at — 18° it freezes to rend class es Margottin 
TTo S Pla a oo .. India Do. “i — e ek AUD up, i it bears the wringer. of Sie distinct, re for two seasons mine ‘have only 
UE aei en ‘Trom none of our sume others to be 
Me E a g ng ogy Luxuriant landers i in summer, whi appear 
S EEA o eii oa aren Slow Suffers already at —€R,, wy fretkes entirely nt oar we me, paaa À 
‘Rosmarinus officinalis ..| South Europe po Wal d ap and conclude that when an indispensable or de 
Bascas 4 Eagna heft ereer “Tolerable a Arie 2° R. y pitied to the ground, It requires aie pey aene prekeni roan 
nae Do. o Rose : 
p Bg Pan Do. Suffers at — 15° R., and must be protected. fragrance, rene aur ite ie and saat Xa 
3 Eure Luxuriant —_| Bears the winter. flowering, and a habit of Eisis all tor. el op iéans me 
á — om Do coarse. Coupe Hise brid. ote 
ae e uri Bears the winter. paga and being a Bourbon does not pre- 
mjn F Mamb gi Do. yery’ k Mr. Apei observations are sensible, 
sot Do. Da. l Do. and ¢ Rodes he aerem for exhibition are unex- 
es rai aa } LDI R. ite ni panch 5 the young shoots freeze; at — 21° ceptionable 7 Ae but e ee pro, Bala a pym ei haiia 
on Span yi the _ t brilli nevertheless 
North E Do. As no: aes insang eae the severest cold. Pi ere st, ne d ed Ara and is the best I have 
Ri urope ma "ibara may ey 
he s : At—8° R. the young shoots freeze; at — 15° fri plant | read in oe te discussion. O. G. x 
-| South Europe se freezes entirely, Covered up it bears the winte The Melon in ai is a curious circumstance 
. Biveria eti pe o that chen "the Melon is a native of lem or fis least 
--| N.and Central Russia} Luxuriant O» wild there, its culture in its higbest best 
. ] . grows ? . s.e 
ji Siberia Do. De. state Be so far of an cage herpesa bae it r pod 
E Good Do. e year w i inot grow naturally 
o Chine |- Luxuriant Do» for the best of all reasons, that at that season the natural 
` ae pgs mo : soil is so dry A Oi I A moisture t e Melon bo'k fll 
ae Do. O. not germinate ; or! chance there oe sbould : 
IE Sik Sain Ver ent At — 20° the young shoots suffer. yep ck mo A cient to enable the 
a Spans nee inate, the whole effect would be dissipated 
# sa Slow ‘Bears the winter. seed to germinate, vo e T 
A 0. ina fortuight, and the young plant would tein chap 
mpi o ugen duce Be 5 i re ees lac Sa BRA D peslaala of ind, 
vs Abchasia po: a lima remark that the Melon is found in three states, 
a ae oe oy Sis DR E In a wild state, n met T> it k geoida in 
ios Do, Do. W; hard barren soils, which ery scanty 
“i pa 10° R. the the young wood suffers, and at — 16° it bh e of any kind. It springs ~ cing in phe Pag 
| South Europe Do. J kreeres ste tan seed to the time the mo monsoon of rainy season 
seis Sout: Europe genap 7 : ees Oe d seeds freal; commences, asking. its runners 
