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THE GARDENERS’ 
CHRONI CLE. 
Orchi Orchids, and at the west end v 
plants remarkable for fine foliage. Baskets of flowers in 
the way of those at the Crystal ~— are to 
from the roof, Orchids are 
rariegated and other); t 
pen o be hung on ee 
branches of fo Br nsias, “which, after being 
hard cut in, into leaf, and alto- 
reaking in 
gether | it is cael ‘that with ordinary appliances and 
ingenuity an extremely effective and grand display will 
u 
n the American Garden Fa alterations or in 
report ewhat de- 
finite shape. Althoug m he 
breadth and variety eels to this part, of the 
ded considerably to the 
out in whi reir Wh 
the whole, E ekereiee, shall have Sed Tarian an 
er such a pee binge | of hill “ee Se reir A even 
t fail to prod 
a orey has om e at 
en from Little pex Taea 
“this sot ne ee 
_ This will be 
otk“ 
u 
ndon Railway from Sacighoreh Street 
will also bring visitors from all the north of London 
S 
directly into Turnham Green. 
ae t es the Pioni rn 
nent specimens have been pl 
i ki be seen a à this phere 
for perma- 
3 it will, there- 
out how: pots, 
‘eae la ih to be altogether over 
Cherries, an 
tarines, sony ora 
the ier w span-roofed pits oak. up for ies accommodation | 
of Mr. Fortune’s Mouta ns, ns, and from these Mr. mites 
judging from previous experience, is confident of ob- 
es abundant crops. Standard Peach trees have also 
planted in Mr. Ewing’s rag wall, ond haired to 
an urni removed to the great here it 
collected they are to ee: planted in Tordera. 
main shoots rach 
on Ws yii given by to 
ber has | 2 
| growing subjects eee of pot roo 
Perper observations as regards temperature. The 
follow are a few more at ey s respective heights 
indicated by the top line of figur 
30 feet 
0 6 12 18 24 | above the 
ground. 
1857.—April 4 | 35° 39° 833°| 39 404° 40}° 
7 38 41 41 414 42 42 
10 32 35 35 3 35} 85 
12/ 30 | 335] 834 | 343] 35 35 
15} 24 27 27 27 28 28 
17 27 30 30 30 32 32 
Thes ~ pi oe serve in ae — to explain the reason 
why bl es are often killed by 
n dwarf fr 
rf spring cuits while those on ee peis escape 
Calendar of Operations. 
(For the ensuing Week.) 
— e 
NT Pie: 
Coxs RY, qrat 
Aj of fanboy habits oe "due att 
stopping, water, &c. 
ention 
ing the supply of sa at the root. 
however, to s 
ee gro 
oist 
freely among those starting in 
but keep the atmosphere pand mois 
Kaar ens on ks and in baskets are of allowed 
suffer for the want of water, for when th 
et thoroughly dry 
ov Se x und 
Boro rough! hy soak 
the tesa es say twiners as they 
and do not ese te get entangled 
efor hem Also attend to the 
stoppin? and training of rs plants, ai afford fr 
m. Achimenes and 
Gloxinias, filling their pots with — will — oy an 
= ee aé: sier = po 
is one of t the most 
Ke = up a 
and 
roved ree Sem Ee potting, together 
sti ae. 
e that climbers i - sirpa 
ven 
ing them confined in small ots. Ten annuals that 
have been raised in heat aa be = 
soil Se han Bagh in order to n RD 
befor GF out tim er 
FRUIT pe KITCHEN @: i 
a om ng z bank pice: now aug pat | 
bie as old planis en ' 
ers 
the engine. 
ethod is preferred, see that it is applied before the 
ae get established. 
Teeraa e a 
STATE OF THE WEATHER AT CHISWICK, NEAR LONDON. i 
observed at the the Horticultural Gardenn, : 
For the week ending April 23, 1957, as 
Sunt hie B PERATURE | 4 
E Eo o Of the E Ofthe Earth f 
April. |S<) u 1 foot, 2 feet ‘a 
= | Max Min. ae = nas deep.. deep.. HA 
Friday 17) “(| 299% | m91 | 60 | 45 | s25) 4 | a ame 
Satur, 18| 23 | 29.944 | 29.844 | 69 | 39 | 34.0| 49 | 459 rai : 
Sungay 19 24 | 30.131 | 99.878 | 68 | 32 | 500| 51 | 47 (8E 
Mon. 20, 25 | -30.229 | 30.215 | 67 | 31 | 490} 52 | 48 |SW 5 
Tues. 21| 26 | 30.239 | 30.196 | 62 | 42 | 520| 52 | 49 NW. @ 
Wed. 22 30.065 | 29.952 | 52 | 38 | 45.0| 52 | 50 a3 
Thurs. 23, 23 | 30.022 | 29.927 24 | 360| 52 | 51|NE B | 
Average..| | 30.079 | 29.960 | 608! 35.8 | 483/607 a82 mo 
April 17—Partially ove: fine. i ES 
ercast ; clo dys 
IOa very hf ot throughou 
9—Cleai Pead ne; masses Of white clouds; cool. 
20—Cle ray very fine; slight frost at night, 
21—Clear ; very fine ; clou 
22—Slight rain; drizzly; heavy rain occasiona'ly. 
23 drizzly in forenoon; fine, but n: Bawd at night. 
Mean toe oe of the week $ deg. above t 
— 
' trouble 
watering, a much better for the plants than keep- | 
By t ma RECORD OF THE WEATHER AT CHISWICK, 
ag amount of foliage is exposed to light and air, with the most samples e drainage and the constant us Duri 
an degree of tfulness may ear liquid manure during the growi S22] tee 3 | No. of 
pected to be the result. Young Vines have als n Persevere in ing insects, which if aie 54a | ES SE Years in Quantity p; 
planted in t ho bring them on for the allowed will n progress with great rapidity. a ame | 43e | FE | Rained. | 0f Bain. 
“private aquare” has Ukewise just been planted. with ee pws Bt) Sisal] | a= 
a Wh sye sufficient m ea ens rroa op 0.32 
M'en is w pire for trial, tg erm o eat Mr. intaining a thoroughly moist night temperature ¢ the Wed. Sr ai Se ee ee 
iene aii t Sa dertad to na exh i f growing k may be dewed with the syringe in the | Friday 1| 61.4 | 403 |508| 11 0.51 i 
A e in. ak cons, ne art a jas gg morning, but where plenty of evaporation can be — Sie oe D somun a M pE 
plone an a oe sa tained fro sanken evaporating pans the syringe 1840—th mesg hy pio So ae Be the 24, 355—therm. 20 
wall, and the little garden i of the ould be used over the foliage only in the e 
; and other l ofthe This Sees i = and then but Tightly. Heavy syringing tends to render hie: 
it off ioe the > “ private i" shove iad to “the | ge a ee the mpeg ea“ rar p Vi ms e = 4 wage toa that we 
le erdant Green ere are no 
Orchi ins and paa ae Wes aig ney parva comtantiy tall of for i x! A rar ant a thing 2 
f d wo 
back sheds on Hirt eea sg fees 3 thus a clear space | of water is not favourable to compact sturdy | trom their wild places to others ogui ora on doi 
- shee bongepnaie ard havi ing water $ in iti St fa epen nly See that none of the young stock is allowed to suffer for o ls ley the case may be. Th sm mie may Finds 
syringes. wan or to get too dry at the root, for a at eines . 
lace im the rara ort time’s neglect at this season may end in a great | Çh e amc ety s a 
Soy compe mieye for the opment Bot which many of the plants fruiting prematurely. Maintain a obtained of Messrs. Vilm Vilmorin & os i Paris. 
E ETS APP aA put UP brisk bottom-heat, as n be managed, but ee of the 
near the orchard house, and cont to them is to icad R ose naga Fand othr dead oniige ist 
Bethi tpi Shoe t ath kalme x on no account exceed this, and nee the atmosphere as Tenthredo (Emphytus) cinctus, of which an 
of whi 7 ; Biss ing ile warm as the Ty will pae u thou pe Eiin À weakly. our Paper last June. It is distinct 
igre ist baton 300 4 400 f t of uccessions, if all right a e root and he glass, Lepidopterous larva found in the same situations, 
1 Pin roti wi — x q may safely be kept at rek oe to 70° at night i a0. | 4 O Wier: en By no means add lime to 
races re ay! oe Sia wile ea “14 had wa sun-heat, an Tr wheel oe = fruit, if fuid stand as it is till it is clear, then decant ots 
and 10 feet wide have been made in the walls which Se aa will enjoy a| same quantity of soft water. The residue 0 
surround it. These will also tle ee more night tem Aak ‘Give thes these plenty if manare Wiese op: Puasa ee = heen so often obliged to Tia 
Seman ‘connecting the this aed ione raed bry eye tantly oee naming heaps of dried or pra“ pi ¢ that we J 
: vent est mdents duty of 
o Manufacturers $ Exhibition, wh which miini is 4 be as far Sic Was with of the weather i will adm iba pag ad nd keep ate bese — ‘have under on an, unlimited dut 
karira 3 si | the atmosphere cool in order t this iat Young sedans, rs, to w babe ig 
si ; in min 
orded, every | sider oo preserve he foliage in in “4 heathy state as 1o as pane us oe r assistance, they should e xhaust oh 
possi a, information. 
b kaart | with fermenti t be removed | and thinking for. aera a 
Ae Tirap in the present state of the weather ga ee the fruit is| tnat most willineis, Tt is now read ey: 
1 a ‘colouring, but where the ripe the border should | than four plants may be sent us 
bta ga rs, B. wey gton & Co. be uncovered so as to it to the sun and. Iti the seed of C Saio (or Bignonia) indica 
Motes can oe and prevent the growth of laterals, &c. te ry. Coches anglia < Pon of our rarer 
i, i | that Vines in pots and boxes are well supplied wi ith) Pg Ber a wort of —G B. A deca; E 
which are manure-ws at the root. Give timely attention to the Aucuba japoni ean tbe 
nen at Be of Stra | work of disbudding, and tying in the shoots in Bese PEACH TREES: oid aras shew half an neh fy ool 
1 | succession and endeavour to get the fruit thinned pot 3008 practice to che o ought to be most angers, W 
peo t may | directly the berries are sufficien ive. In potting looser them gently with the Anoan 
ies, mostly are ciently large. active. In pes oe beg g from the balls a ae 
ol ng a great 
. New e oid R GARDEN AND SHRUBBERIES. without injuring any Abres; bY this q he roots. Wiee 
plan Thorough aun all beds + wate ; stations quantity of fresh compost pa s ph yor convenient $ oe | 
< = it is but right to state that t Mr, M'Bwen’s ap s appeal t to | Perally on lants, as ee extraordina: specimens of ornamental Foa and soe aged be shortened in aS din a Oe f 
: lic for such things has y | plan arge F Fuchsias, ke It is still dang to | ible. Suc will not, of cours hen prepa 
AKo ae Apher kinds wean geen a Sn ie Se al do 
e protect ction of All that at Fee be safely | 
es until the sights have become w: in the way veet R The small green ex hey 
a hardening the stock preparatory to its 1 a bein planted me Leaves: Vine! leaves ee woe ba. yant 
mosphere 
is to giv e as much air as cir admit , ee ee oo damp an ya 
wn injuring e piant, andto pce Cay 5 sae 
eenhouse. 
aaa at nights and om from ious Soba soil 
things when removed to cold pits be planted bem st omana 
in fine ver soil, will save in 
active Fitna 
Spiro Sn hear n 
