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ition. bag was found, we areinformed by Mr. F orne, 
orthof China. This Far. 
g ers 
though of a very different kind. When Mr. Fortune 
was in China for the Horticultural Society, g% obtained 
Peaches, Aap of whieh have been sasad prey in this 
u e purposes ; it ut however 
e only Srities. “a double 
eaches which the Chi 
e 
e ink 
meter, dings vy Gebh ; ; 
at le sana none of the blossoms 
had expanded when we saw i ared to be striped 
like a Carnation ; while: a third d had Blosoms more Tew 
2} inches in diameter, o intense deep cri 
nnns and very double, This. we i d has be bid 
amed the Camellia- flowered Peach 1» In addition to 
orth The blooms, which are aihiekiy seton long slender | 
sos Aa 
iggy branches, are ouble, of a delicate 
a colour, and upward. ar an nch in diameter. It 
new species, and will be soon Paia: in our 
laman under th e of Prunus triloba. 
P 
ese s must prove invaluable, 
ntroducing as they will do bold and striking colou 
ee can a lants, and even on conserv. wall 
ver there is warmth enough for them to per- 
i tbh their tena aer effect in spring must be 
i the possession of these 
Pohs Mr. Glendinning is Er to Mr. Fortune, 
THE GARDENERS’ 
for 
r even gog value, | a 
CHRONICLE, 
[Marcy 28, 1857, 
them all the sprin t the moment they cease to make RECORD OF THE WEATHER 
wood they a Ee subjected to a considerable amount During oan sa 31 years, for the ensuing week, ending 
of drought at the still however syringing and -—— x; T3 rra 
shading. Let th gaid i manure be resumed as soon | 4... | FSS] 234| g 
s the blossom buds fairly formed. Under this } and April. c28 | 582 | se 
treatment they will be found to succeed remarkably well. is 
In stoves both heat and mois may now be p} Snaday 29 SP} Beha 
nd have shading in readiness to ward off bright ee Tues, 31| 549 | 348 | 44.3 
for an hour or two in the day. Use ae manure ¢ -| Ned 1 A r 
stantly to stove plants in general. In g aay pdp A | Friday 3 3 56.1 | T 45. 
shelf or two should be devoted to so m Er the fre note 3 Se = 
— ipia Roses, Cuttings f these struck lasi R meg Ar aea the lo 
> 
hes for next autumn g spri They 
should be got pean ndoors for a month, and when 
i greg neh se receive es final shift at once. 
All bloss m buds should be kept pinched off through 
the sum nded for winter S rely spring bloom. 
n | Cuttings of young wood s ow will flower nicel 
in 
courage 
Kesty all the tasty part of the day. Take o fumi- 
gate “little and often ” in as bias houses or p when- 
ever green fiy makes i 
ing stock, occa- 
tices to Correspon 
bids aano < 
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CHERIMOYER: W T. 
people. Ifyou wi 
you what to do with the oth 
R RPA: A 1 
Backhouse’s Nursery at Ful 
Spent 
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12 y ears’ Subscriber, We 
whether or not it will stand oe winter at York, 
AT ontenan 
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reem salk 
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ed and figured at Pp. 646 and 68 
of our last year’s Sonica 
FRENCH oe AND PLAX am. You ean obtain lists 
of these upon application to Mei fe firm of ‘Vilmorin ands, 
Quai de ia Megisserie, Par 
Gas Heatine: H W. The latest proposal seems the most lik 
to succeed. See our p. 21 for a plan and description, Ba 
we must add that we are not ourselves acquain 
ce: 
- in introducing some good | be unhealthy in an unk » if kept 
ee. . London seedsmen. Another nearly as good. a 
new Chineao "Ca ‘Camellias Of the latter a tiful | the glass, will be fited by a considerably higher | is the Potiron gris. CHRT 
 „ereamy one touched with pink, called the “ Cup of | temperatur would be sui r others in UL ETY : Cisvicensis. The use of the inmy 
Beauty,” is now in flower. It bles the Countess | fr tate of growth. hese are circumstances, wapota cage ed T conse Ey fete paying fa 
-of Orkney ; nevertheless it is very different from that | however, which can perly judged of only by! Fellows, as thus:—They can introduce pobocnalil any 
or any other variety at ogo: in pein, d when | those in care of the plan ve stay ‘they ate ey psaN of visitors to the meetings in Regent Street, or to 
it shall have become better known it t fail to be a | stood by a little careful obse every m on ordinary days; the bearer of an ivory ticket on 
favourite. A ddoden och, antl to only one | to induc vigorous root a nia dif shis 3 is cbiaine a same. They pass free into the special exhibition 
Mr. F ‘ garden, &c., while others have to purch: ckets ; 
r. fortune met with in the east of China, and many | free strong growth will result with ge ordina of the ivory ticket also passes in free. They can 
other = us plants, are now growi this | care only. VINERIES.—See that Vines tarting i me r early hour to the es Exhibitions any p 
ursery ; but what their value may be is yet unknown. | growth are tied Se in e Sates before the shoots |: b®ving ordinary tickets of admission; the bearer 
Am ers pa iss: igy Ags dao interest is | get so long o be l broket: 6ft ja Ahe ap oe the san same he ne go Bors” 7 
Eyre is, we nee Chin ch | operation. aelig frequently until the leaves. begin | Fellows living in tka country, is a great convenience, becats 
‘Abies Keempferi), ye tie W Gle dinning ajto unfold ; but uses the syringe sparingly after that| PY lending their ticket to a friend they to a ye ; 
stock ; but in ther sections of this favourite class | is the , and only on the afternoons of bright when thet Agi E his expla he l 
of plants we also noti ings. Of ipers, | days. Where the buds do not promise to brea why suc Spot are eagerly sought alte 3 i 
especially Juniperus Deppei, and also of Libocedrus regularly bend the har so as to place those siias Manvres: } Liquid manure may be use fally appli $ 
i isa 3 of Pinus Bun- backward in the m likely sition to exhausted old roots, by loosening the cath mae a 
geana, from China, having bark like an Arbutus ; P, Fre- | the sap, and this should rea one sig ed any inabea dons done t0 onife rs. It may not be. so permanent in t 
gran Macnabiana, and other | of their breaking irregular] rved, If any of ut it takes effect health y trees itt poe 
open border were beautiful plants of | the bunches in houses = the eis are stoned look applied in likemanner; but if trees sand a, ee 
Nordmanniana, fro to 5 feet as if they would be impro d by a sme more berries| that case mischief is dea Whe a aadd ak aoe 
ad ous yoke quantities ai — (Cedrus) | being cut out, let this be done 4 at o aie, enka them in ack now, and give their roots at once s 
cially well suited to thing to feed u 
an vang g l plants of Th ni Aa re GARDEN A wate MACHIN ei: " S B would be much obliged by any of 
aon Pine (Dacrydium Franklini < ose who force Nea na mek min ne for the correspondents telling him whose mowing machines anst — 
ine (Dacrydium Franklini) have stood this | next three weeks or a inna propagate a stock eit st, and of what size. He has a flat dry ere 
in borders. [As they have in worse by means of cuttings or runners. Young stock of choice | >token by beds and shrubs. He has tried guen pil ers 
ansies of last autumn’s striking should rie for two men, but they found the work s rene 
inum Reevesi in the flower’ p he a, got : that they pled the scythe. Would a pony machine 
on TB. the soil is | _in saving la 
by Mr. _ tg an exh : tona 
austed a little fresh sh 
the north f China, and quantities of the Chusan Palm r T | hegre ae sociine pani heaps of "dried a abar ae 
Of i Int several planis have withstood this winte every hole, viz., such as old rotten loamy t mied i saqueat olf Oreeson dta recollect ches oer 
n bord X | with old leaf soil, a little a y tle coarse san or "an have undertaken = “unlimited a w 
si o mu anure may enlarge the bloom for a wl Fae 4 spay ome to whom these remarks m s 
A lean-o pg 70 feet in length is uss ve oats to | but it soon renders ais ai piene Sow Sweet Pea ould bear in mind that, before applying t 
the gro of young Jinen, for his excelle ' Y as they eara exhaust their other means of 
os evia manage- | and Mignonette. If the fo: required earl 
v Ea eae is celeb rathd. The . j save them the trouble of e ad 
Which teal them in warm water for six hours previous to sowing | Sie. chethinivon: nor would it be desirable if we Co 
Ei fot wa » Which is also heated | them, do is to help them—and tha í 
water tnd Vig 5 ths spiced they make rapid HARDY FRUIT AND KITCHEN GARDEN La i ag sag that, aa ana De = 
i arly in ve time it} Make sowings o Be dishes, Horn Car. hea hed itt refi apinaa = sit ar 
s hd > = a 
we "ay the ahes n, ge wall and trained | rots, Salading, &e., also sow a little Parsley, some genus oere rely disfigured by the 
pari rily down the roof are old plants of all the principal | early Beet, &c., and look well -after some ood a J 8. Arn —T andula dentata. 
adage hike "m y yep obtained true to | forward seed beds of Cele That sown pa in bisa math martin a5 ‘here is is searcaly Yi ea 
their kin was from these lant ee i p maritima and cana i 
Sans water abill fac whieh, ants that the fine | will soon want ate out. The old plan is very goo it has bag ey been found wild in Herefords 
oo Park, yes was | viz., some very rotten a ung on a sound | N= ady J W. Netting of the size ope 
an bo . for understand, of E t in stock. i 
mise to be equally good this rai: ey pro- : tom. avr iy the > ge Pp ba alge aot will dealer i in such things wl, however, doubtless be some | 
Pi Laurels are cultivated here in| in balls ith the mc i Spare: aene chint ieee tee n 
ties, às are none eee : wi a nen trifling amount o k. e labourer might perhaps be ‘ound tnt of co! 
mi standar d chie ] f rungs” is å net sufficiently good for your p se. 
i Currants (Ribes sanguineum) aea luxuriance is su Peed! em] peacue 
j 1 > ux 4 3 83 Bighinghs Next ne e 
-Currants are pata git here as sta ey | of th i raja wre pas op ihe eine] are coy prone te met soea 2 
ie os ' e o very well for removing so i sode ; 
l about s My lage mi a apa them to have ve straiati cause, it trees must be kept clean and h thy. If TasMANNIA: JN, Itis probablo that all the hard-wo? S odel 
i ee et thus elevated, the fruit is | not done, now is a time to bt reeked ater > “ted l espas Hipterte ie Se 
bushes, mixed with soft soap c a paint, da sTinti Iy ast 
a : » daubing it fh every case plan nt over enal which sno tne Gam tet i 
with between the Nectarine, Š can possibly lodge in it in on nter, lue of the TH 
"Calendar of Operations. to prevent the breeding of are ider r be of ie oF 
the enswing week, 
oS For rire oF: a WEATHER AT CHISWICK, NEAR LONDON. 
Con PLANT DEPARTMENT, ee mittens ———veae at the Horticultural Gard ardens. 
NSERVATORY, &e,.— Those who wish have BAROMETER. naL halts ini od i ae | 
_ Camellias in blossom from October till May we fig ———_—_|—_Of the Air. Orte Ear Wind | 
A = | Max. | Min, | Max.| Min.| Me 1 foot 2 feet 3 
pe to Pros successively, Ifa) | SA deep. | 
ided into ) ‘ Friday 20) 23 — PTAA bor STEEP 
Te POT wens, one Satur. 21) 24 | Sons pry a | | 22) a] E. | 00 | 
in Feb second in | Sunday 22) 25 | 2856 | 29.732 | 45 | of | aoa | 46 | E: | 00 | 
ird in April, this object would be effec- | Mon- dal a7 | S082 | 29.554 | 48 | 37 |375 w siy. “oo. 
subseq ent | Wed. 3| @ | 29556 | ao | ss | oo 300 | af | S'E | .00 | 
be. Some have their Camellias |“ 2| 1| 29870 | 20.036 | 56 | at | 435] 44 re SW. 10 | 
by themselves, where under Averege..| | 29794 | 29.677 si 494 | 90302 us ae xy 
i P March 20—Drizzly; hazy; fine at ni ght. — | 
pe : —  2i1—Boisterous ; cold panty ind; frosty. 
d syrin i 22—Clear; a few snow lakes; "domly; frosty. | 
times a — fact, kept constantly Snow-flakes failing occasionally; masses of dusky Most trying weather it is 
60°, with a circulation he =o w sui af intervals; cloudy : frost 
y- Tightly overcast; densely clouded; rain; sharp frost at 
| 20—Clege: s Clear ; very fine; cloudy, | 
