440 
THE GARDENERS’ 
CHRONICLE. 
[June 20, 1857. 
to communicate the result. First, however, I will ex- 
researches fo 
a proper substitu Rags dai 
50 piopi cent. of vegetable A fibre, mixed oan aoa or silk, 
considered use the r makers, and are 
yearly burnt, to the amount of sev van thousand tons, 
turi 
a Rg e, spear ; 
bustler; Sthenon, mee» Æther, sky; menm ‘ray; 
Noes, marker; Gnome, prudence ; Sti- 
on, tracker ; Horme, asa Xenophon’s Minor We orks, 
e PRA, s Edition 
Calendar of Operations. 
(For the ensuing Week.) 
“geal aye Gea NT 
in mai ng prussiate of — Fon? the simple} CONSERVATOR , &C. nservatory should now 
process o of boiling these rags in alkali, animal thon hl ie d of M rfluous stock ; nothin 
eei > dissolved, and the aarin pad becomes avail- de a rif pa tain supe nret y . 
nega one paper pulp. Surat, or Jute, the 
therefore will be needed here but to carry out a cleanly 
system of oo § so + introduce fine — 
inner of Corchorus indicus (?), affords a paper | feom other houses o An ould 
pulp of f inferior quali ’ d with difficulty bleach ed with w: ng mo: ning i g, redenen 
r i > Home tenax, and or Plaintain fibre | ventilation obtained, an he canvas screen kept o 
(Manilla ~~ are not only costly, but it is almost during bright sunshine. Gi every possible eiia 
Spaas to b each them. The Banana leaves contain | to plants for autumn an ey winter flowering, such 
fod a2 o oak, E fibre. Flax would replace rags in the | 4 Japan Lilies, santhemums, one ie splendens, 
man re of paper, were it not for its high price and | Globe A ths, Tree Carnation : let Geraniums, 
sari ee » partly to the » war, srg a ly ‘to the inju- | Cinérarias. Gesners s, Begonias ias, Euphorbias, &c. L 
dicious way in which it siapa Six tons of Flax have plen ood rich com a 
e 1 ton o 
by the present mode of i ai mt all the woody part is 
ty of pot > 8 post, 
oist atmosphere, and ey. of x wed = the perfect 
parimpen of their foliage, regulating the tempera- 
ure a 
Leeks by heavy dressings of manure, al e = 
Water late oe" wen WETS abundantly, MAA ete: 
“i ad. 
Mushroom spawn should be made wi 
See era fispa plantei trees have th horough Eee ) 
and waterings. mulehings 
es Poe GA ire a 
s are fit 
oe said T immediately econ with winter gee bdo 
Tho arly Ulm Savoy, Brussels Sprouts, and Pa. all 
Grae Kale s ei 5 pach the pies y to caim 
cottager’s iatetio If a cow is kept t he Thousand. 
arp Cabbag e will be ee D furni bg amount 
of good food he f the early Potato ground 
pe | 
in a cotta er’s Pe 
it a good substitute for Onions 8 when the latter cf ‘ey 
lanks among late 
should be sown with Nein forthwith, be 
e eady. eeks 
d” and fail. pn 
aa be A h a 
s ato up when rain comes by e 
F THE WEATE HER AT CHISWICK, NEAR — 
Nae ending June 18, 1857, as observed at the Uorticu! 
lz 
ite Sr . 
B MPERA 
-i A, Of the Air. 
lost. By my process the ni of Flax straw a“ Sans t honat f the et Ath Il g 
by partial clearing before retting, whereby 5 Maket rts i veg ie en amine ija nai SI exceed — =< Max. | Min. | Max | Min | Mean seen. 
cent. of shoves (a most Calabi cattle fod) m are saved, ingly 1 useful, winter Towering plant, » requiring m te Giant ta | oe E 
and the cost of the fibre reduced. By the foregoing d pit wit in ave however Bera Satur. 13 21 | 30.997 | 30.206 | 69 | 31 
statement it will be seen that the Flax 2 Sy yields only t pix a of ; vea blio Si or = peel ne E A 
S maar piete) papo ta sale i Rung!) po and Cytisus for decoration during the dull months, and | Tues 35 24 | 30.073 | saoo7 | 74 | 50 
4 should not be overl atmosphere of | Thurs. 13| 26 | 30.159 | 30.122 | 75 | 48 
cent. ty paper pulp. cine fford 25 a of a ve ho hardly be ke ept too Wiot at this season, POT : ERTE E EE EAE 
40 a5 Dai A bleach, 4 mek 30 to | but it is very easy to err e opposite etapa ~ June. 12—Fine; hazy clouds ; dry haze; ey 
ait ut no Remy y bleached, and the T oiprat as has been already fitol "therefore, sprinkle ev: = Fine; dry sich hanes eol cold at night. 
Agave geminiflora ifo Pa) Sitia 35 hora A Ch a S be sl eee growing 2 Tee e gher slight showers; fine. 
Donatii vogttable ahis kaawa, which isnot Onky:avail- | "8 twice # day during bright bolt = Mocenni het oad dy: fae thronghont, 
: ponia DEPAR Mean temperature of the week 4 deg. below the Anal 
able for paper ik Pe mace Sue OR avais in which PINERIES.— Where A kora toe eer is obtained from RECORD OF THE WEATHER AT CHISWICK, 
this plant exist: 2 Gte tii peeks (2); tan or primi Labeda matter it will be T OET ing the } 
and j were highly > R A that our manufacturers | & ftlo fresh ae t to recruit wiaj 32) gg | No. 
should import a large quantity of it e only pre. | te heat, but at this season it will b ane to surface | June. | $22 | 28 | 58 Yous fe Spoutiry : 
fins TE vogaires E i “i bb ott, Getic and.comipn i q | With a few inches of fresh tan in a father dry state than 45% | <3 | 7S | Rained, | of Rain. 
like hay ; the bleac and finishing may be done here. to turn the be ixing the fresh rials, w Oren | Sunday2!| 735 | 50.7 | 62, 14 0.63 in. 
give 15 to 20 per cent. of fibre, hard to blea use t Koa a heat; and at this season age is | Mon, 33 728 | 496 | 61 12 0.59 
much m of erring on “the side of too 7 i oy i ; 
ees. bbi sine any el yee but Sat "a title gank h t Give ove topita to Toure, 23 Pza | 303 | ot. 16 072 
of inferior quality. The inner bark of the Lime tre Ty Friday 26| 73.0 | 51.0 | 620| 14 | 100 
affords an easily bl hi t very strong eeping up a succession of fruit. erhaps the most | Satur. 27' 73.6 14_! 625 17 o! D6 
eer z > | certain method of doing this is by feito 4 and potting a| Tne highest temperature durin; ng z the above period © 4 
Aston amd any Mace gl 15020 per Sx sumer of sucka propia io the denan at | aoe SNCS aA N 
Po h aie y ss plants, as ak tervals du the gri aes asin: thereftiea | el ; 
tain 10:to . per coit; of fibre: Fotih arnaetion ind d to keeping up a regulars edly of young pria if otices to Correspondents. 
D ; i ye ulti aa whisk will probably forbid ec this should necessi itate throwing away a few over- rer aon — = no — a = F3 ng pa 
: imbricata. o. an as 
their The straws of the Cereals cannot be con- We hey Anse altar thy b of you can do is to tie p the next best side shoot to fil its 
-verted into white paper pulp after they have ripened e frequently seen gardeners allow "MEE to er o lace. The dead shoot stripped of its leaves 
~~ seeds, 1 the joints or knots of the stalks havi large plants to incrense, so that there was little 
thes becom. fe int lonchitis mg | left for the young stock: which su Bt aa CALCEOLARIAS: G Tiven. All handsome, but no improvement 
"To ima ae from them it would be needful to cut | “8*ppointment came in due course. aty t let the | ooxsr rar mate D Er weet “Oaks and Pinasters must be yout 
them before the grain a’ s—a probably dis- K: g stock suffer for want of pot room, or through “chief rel CaA, They are invaluable i ig such a place. You may 
advan plan. Many Grasses contain 30 to 50 per | TIPeSS at the'root, and afford ens & moist oo eae Lad pans oes nine’ b Bene Meir Dy Ee die on n ui cee 
cent. of fibre, not very strong, but ily ed syrin ging an utting aa earl e aftern thrive Capi Yows, s ndor drip the Yilv er Fir race, pers: 
Of our Grasses, Rye-grass gives 35 per | S'¥e the house a good steaming. Recently potted Lae latter will not live long, You had better make a coppice of 
ent. of paper pulp, Phalaris 30, Arrhenatherum n 80, ttre is they wore n “ether a cme before being Hazels, A ge and Mountain Ai Ashes. PEENE 
Dp and Carex same. i s hady, with | GRAPES e are unacquainted with Muscat St. St. Lawes 
contain 30 aken of fibre, easily bleached. “The |è a thoroughly moist atmosphere, and v very ea care at-| and Buck Grapes take Hit take Sve mie ei Roya 
stalk of the Sugar Cane gives 40 per cent. of white oye to with water until they Agaa to have takento| cadine, or Chuano ias Musqué. The Muscat of wil 
paper pulp. The wood of the Conifers pea g e fresh soil. VINERIES.— case of fruit intended | not succeed without fire heat. of Limetres i 
or making paper pulp—an accidental discovery i ge A po ie, te berries” shouid Te S artila VEGNA D inrait paor 
of mine when manufacturing Flax cotton in my model thinned, sothat they will rdiy touch when fully | tothe family Geomar which we cannot ee i 
pete disn at Stepney in 1851. T remarked that eee for it ia pin possible keep Grapes se e tag FAET Y irat we suppose fa set of teng : 
Pine w t hich I bleach : oug e winter except they are severely thinned. mot. eimatobia brumata). paini k 
Š rae in w E eached, wer cM Bod Be particularly careful of the sige o Vines in- | Jarge sheet, or catching and destroying the et when te 
sR a per pulp. t d , k appear in the winged state, are the be: es. in 
lected some and sent it to the Great Exhibition ; | penc h a late supply of Grapes, and if plants | were deposited on the young shoots last autumn or 
but it failed to e se the want of rn in the house, see that they are not} early winter months —H L X. Your worm-like 
stuff nd 
ys 
is- | young 
thy bsg cas See nanay to standard Roses, con- 
this 
osi nepe ne 
t be gr 
infested with black thrips or red spop for at either of 
these owed to gain a e Vi 
the foliage will pokey be greatly a Bh and then 
there will be no chance of keeping the Gra 
aaen for any time after they are ripe. Wascste 
t be encouraged with a brisk temperature while 
R GARDEN AND SHRUBBER 
is period ; gre fae 
pes suckers. Lar every attention be git 
reserve fil „gaps, and “et E 
e pots, have kindl 
poradte: forthwith, i n order to be ready to fill blank “2 
They —* be kept in a shady border enti 
Lo mbush ; 
; Phylax, keeper ; Taxis, order ; a 
, barker; Phlegon, fiery ; Alce. h; 
oe Tonchon, active Hyleus, search-wood ; Koia. plotter ; 
‘Tavager ; on, speed; Orge, passion ; 
M, roarer ; Hybris, maaa Thalion, cheerful ; 
might _Antheus, flowery ; 
them to bear 
i Hebe, youth; ; Ge-|t better. A good breadth of dwarf and 
looker ; Augo, com abbages sown for early Coleworts ; 
goer ; | also a bed of Horn Carrots. This is a good time for a 
3 canara caine a erin he autumn Turnips ;_ lı or Stone | 
; se Sag 
Another 
9 waterings. 
RDY FRUIT AND KITCHEN GARDEN. » 
igs who desire a d constant supply of 
autumn and wi make a full sowi 
ts 
are a few inches high mow the the leaves off 
Mees a cyte, eutting about pie cy of a ase 
stiffen the plants and cause muc rag eart 
o o develope 1 itself ; ; it will also enable 
the thread worm (Gordius sp.) which live in damp earth; 1 
By obscure. I} @ 4 = 
are pre 
beating the branch: 
ground. ‘They should then be killed wi erred 
Pe No. 1 is the de veh oa proga ro beets te 
= r on bloo — Ca on oe 
this kind. To oung gardeners, to whom 
en Pa apply, a —_— ing miina cet 
ing ve ope oi sa on. ane poi 
gaining inform and thinking for thomselvos; ; 
desirable if we could. All w 
nsw ; si 
pratensis ; 2, Lolium tenue; 3, Festuca, © orp 
morsel ; 4, Avena stri A B. hantia poy ; 
N. One seems to be Carduus eriophorts, 5 in 
some wretched Stevia indeterminable from oY g 
specimen sent to us.— Thos. meno K cannot E 
specimens of the plants of wh hich you speak P 
S ens of the of whic! ath 
*,* Asusual, many communications have been Tor siag 
and others are detained ti the neces aa 
i e must 1ce OST da 
