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acute angle, into a large cylinder, ental 6 inches from | material in the case of showers, and allowing a fortnight | destruction of weeds and for loosen: 
the bottom, which contains water through which |of bright warm hiriei er ` eg ary o wood the soil. Look over all t trained fruit "seam the surface 
the smoke passes. In many other he matters the ii the work is need. Sro e are | for the purpose of stopping and sho ees frequently 
Bamboo is of daily use, but enough has been here|sickly or bad root at iooni ay they adit be | shoots and keeping the growth nica any gross 
sanra to show nag value, as a substitute, in — frequently examined for red spider, otherwise | get the ae shoots of wall trees ed eee als 
cases for and in enabling the natives to dispense | they will or Ht nursery for this pest from | already don m where not 
with a variety of Wallace, in Baber which it will sprea g to adjoining plants. GERY G 
Journal of B sual See that young ect wins stock is not allowed to suffer} Let all spare ‘ground from Wiik Potatoes 
Parchment Paper.—At a meeting of the Royal er for want of pot room and tend carefully to watering, | Crops flare been removed be followed p with wi 
tution, held on Friday, the 3rd of an the ae ° f | giving manure water to all plants in free growth that Greens of some kind. Amongst these the most y 
the discourse delivered by the . J. Bar Vine. enjoy it. Garde enias, &e., whi rg hey ave been removed to | are green Kale and early Ulm Savoy, which 
President and Secretary to the Institution, was, “On | the conservator ce wh: os in bloom, should be replaced in | found very useful provided it is got in sufficient] 3 
wood, heat as soo beau ty i is over in order to allow of | and on well manured ground. A slopi bank aig 
their ping 
in the course of which an interesting description was sl getting thats apiri Tiga we befor the dall cloudy | also be sown with winter Spinach in the course 
given of the substance to which the name parchment | i of November Orc : Although shading | a week. Ifany spare ground remains 
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preparation has been patented. Mr. Barlow having | injury, using a very light screen and only when absolutely | Of turf when cut ov: April, which when 
described several of the applications of woody fibre, and necessary; Keep the foliage clear of fnvectl and dus ty | is exceedingly beneficial: to succeeding crops, “ae 
arly its application in the manufacture of paper, | frequent aan = gs or spongings as may be necessary. Á 
referred to the chemical and physical changes effected FORCING DEPARTMENT. STATE OF THE WEATHER AT CHISWICK, NE 
in paper and analogous fabrics by treating them with| PINERIES.—Air should now he given er to | Forthe week ending July 16, 1357, as observed at the Horticultural Gotan, 
chemical agents. He contrasted with the pyroxylised | young aiek in caig pits, in order to secure strong _Temrematvas > p 
textures of Kuhlmann ee the gun-paper of Pelouze, ried growth. 0 oy i should not, howeve i be July. |$ 
the woven fabrics subject to Mercer’s process, and the | exposed to aa winds by giving back and front air = | Max. | Min. | Max.) Min 
parchment paper, the invention of Mr. Gaine. By iiberally on nie! Se eg ys, for this ‘would not aa the ie aot E soemangga 
acting on cloth with chloride of zinc, tin, or calcium, | end in view; but a moderato oe Sear should be Pay n 19 30-181 30.011 K 
with sulphuric and arsenic acid, and especially by the | secured at night, giving no more during the day than | $20c*” 12| 5) | 30.296 : 
caustic alkalies in the cold (the temperature sometimes | may be necessary - prevent ‘the Stinipenantive User Ines. 14 30.284 | 30. 
being lowered to —10° Fahr.), Mr. Mercer has obtained | too high. This, w careful atteation to the state of Tare. 16| 24 | sosa | 3 
many important effects on the fineness a. general | the roots, eet: the bott m heat regular, the so soe in : 
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was brought re the Royal Institution by Dr. | supply of manure water to ae as are well rooted, w 389 One ve Shot san} partiolly clowled! i 
ayon Playfair, C.B.,* and it has since been closely | be found much more conducive to strong stocky growth| Z de, very hova arr ake 
investigated by Dr. Gladstone.+ Mr. Mercer also | than exposing the pla ae o Toeto o bet drying winds, = FF hacen; aenea Tei kot RIA iy 
ted on the effect of acids on paper. It being | which Rakes stobably check and throw them: into fruit “ ra ebpiehe a uy 
_ known that sulp acid, under certain conditions, | prematurely. Use every eo afford Come swelling Mean temperature of the week 2) deg, above the avenge 
‘modified vegetable fibre, Mr. Gaine instituted a course | their frat a thoroughly m mosphere, sprinkling ECORD OF THE WEATHER AT CHISWICK, 
-of e to ascertain a rge strength of acid | passages, &c., fi ep EAs pe shutting up early on the Parine tae Tast 31 year Tor te costing weet ened 5 57 
ames TE produce sra m paper which he afternoons of TE he dng giving a gentle dewing with i 
sought well as the time ae which the paper | the syringe, and sa g the oa} by ermi 
should "be ikconked to ite cara He succeeded in dis- poi available deen p A give thes EA clear 
- covering that when paper is e ages amixture of tw o | strong manure water at the root unti lt gins | Sunday 
p of concentrated s i rae e d (s. g. 1.854, or | to shave colour, when the soil should w kept rather | Tom 
thereabouts) reg | one part of water, ‘for no longer time | pee which will im prove the flavour. VINERIES.— | Wed. 
tl À ough the acid, it is end to former directions as to thinning the fruit in | Friday 
immediately arido into a strong, tough, skin-like eN intended to furnish a late supply, -= a that | oS 
material. All traces of the sulphuric acid must be} the bune — 7 acy thinned, and a the PE Pa 
instantly removed by careful washing in water. If the | crop ae is not too hea in proportion to ‘the peed deg. 
age of the acid much exceeds or falls short of these i per nes. * Where the fruit = lling, be careful to Sf" ay heer pe oa 
limits, ed, or rted into st state of the atmosphere, and give Notices to Correspondents. 
. sal conversion into dextrine also every posible ntetition to the sobs, keeping ‘the border | Booxs: W P. Loudon’s Arboretum and Fruticetum bota- 
an — to pp for many | in ee thy stat et as to acme and if watering is| )micum. 2 Ashcroft, Tt is a handsome sort; 19 inches 
n e sulphuric acid after ange in its | foun ecessary, use good strong manure water. Give| “7 d, t bad, although the neck is too slend i 
texture been effected. In a little more then than a eso i of air ae the fruit is colouring, and do gp epg meee, ree sion rie diate like onder, 1 
Second of time, a piece of porous and feeble unsized | not allow plants in pots to remain in the house to cause | _ sorts—why we can’t imagine. 
is thus converted into the parchment paper, a | damp, which, despite every care in ventilating, is apt to | PSS®CTS: e black caterpillar which you sei d 
su so strong, that a ring 4 inch in width, | settle on the berries and spoil the bloom, Where the|  b2¥ing consumed your Turnip plants miso pe the 
and weighing no more than ains, sustained | fruit d expected to hang for so caterpillar of the sawAy. One of the best remedies sto 
oh i: : grains, ani is ripe and expected to hang for some time, the} caterpillar of the sawfly. One of the best remedies is 
i 3 a strip of parchment of the same dimen- |atmosphere of the house sh ould be kept as cool as nA of hers ducks into the field. The plants should ass 
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Teceives no appreciable increase of weight, thus demon- | open day and night, and spare no attention which may so wo m = woke eir faena 
worse that no sulphuric acid is either mechanically be necessary to preserve the foliage in a clean healthy moths as ae by ores the branches into a folding net 
ed by it, or chemically combined with it. It has state until the = ung wood is well matured. Where | _ like a bat 
also been ascertained by analysis, a no trace of the fruit is ripening, shading the house on the fi LARKSPUR inn dwarf variety, which beer not ot rom 
sulphur exists in the rchment 8 i? TOFONOOND ig es 18 inches hig h, i 1 
this pa nt pap The fact of of bright days will prolong the supply, and will not should think ert pr agating.t 
i m rad oe identity constitutes an injure the flavour as much as would be the case with | Nam r es OF PLANTS.—We have been so often obli 
; stinctio n between it and the gun papers of most other fruits.  Fres.—Trees ibaa their on tantly decline naming heaps of oe or other plants, 
e and others. Unlike those iik it is crop must be well attended to with w. bn to request our ——- 
. r, giving s ave or could hav and riaki p = A 
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neither an electric, nor more combustible than uncon- cient to moisten the whole of the som this Lin gard 
oe ; - er thorou hl i paver t 
_ verted paper of an equal size and weight, ne serge in if this has been allowed to e hile roughly, this kind oe, Samid eners, to mind that, 
ether or potash. Unlike common paper, it is not dis- crop was ripening. the syringe freely on the| vo a ce, they should exhaust their o 
‘integrated by water; unlike common in oN i it is foliage, shutting up early in the afternoon, and sprinkle| Se nmici es for then homselvos; 
_ Bot decomposed by heat and moisture. In this remark- paths, &e,, frequently, in order to keep the atmagphere| eaa ns EPE a aa D A oral 
ble operation, the action of the sulphuric acid may be moist. that most willingly. Tt is now p requested the ae He 
_ elassed among the phenomena ascribed to catalysis (oe | FLOWER GARDEN AND SHRUBBERIES. more than four plants may be sent Bio Cotinus, th 
hee action). It is, however, yng this! _ Trimmi , and peg; down must Frat = Stee eee bes siete ae some sort of Eryn- 
acid does at first combine with the woody fibre, = or followed up at this period, p provided hig iam =a rar Dorian ‘panicle 0 F. 1, Intybellia 
e f oxygen an è e that extra strong stalks are a pplied ga p ne auns minor; 3, Bartonia aa x T 
and that this goal Stage is megrakta a plants with eril ene and gross ta such as phon grandi It ners sre eta boen mies a p Myosotis 
e wash- 4 t pargia a ntummnalis ; 3, Cardis 
ing process, the sulphuric acid being agdin replaced by free from insects, re dead flowers at laa two or acanthoides : 4, N i ed eda rai- for the 
ter; for, as has been before stated, three times a week, and get budding finished as soon as | NETTLES. We have not time to hunt t for bia authority for Aim 
we | paper romaine the ane before and Possible. Also get Carnations and Picotees layered statement tha br vip artina of A ON as ere is 
its conversion. Mr. Warren De la R e and Dr, Without loss of time; these are exceedingly useful doubt ofthe fc ka apana S od Pe, $ Eo 
or are in researches on this abject; which border flowers, being so much prized for cutting, yroa Peas: It is what is called the purple pods oy : 
er published. From the Pharmaceutical fore see that a good stock of A is prepared for next Maiy ce common enough but now superseded 
= Pre nigh facili SH. Your flower had fallen to pieca. ee y 
HARDY FRUIT AND KITCHEN GAR aaro a. Pieris however wë believe a soar 
omatoes must be regularly attended a keeping | Roor Pronto: Woodside. You must not do this 
the shoots thin ànd stopping them above a cluster of | _ fruit would have fallen off had there prot any. 
if the ATOCION: J Backhouse. T! 
make a nice addi 
tender of Operations. 
ensuing Week.) Fons for if plants are allowed to ramble and grow ge ae oe my i it will nie. additi 
too freely there will be a poor chance of ai a good} annuals, 
ae PLANT DEPARTMENT. crop. Shallots if left in the ground aft r they are ripe | STRAwBERRIES: F @ will feel obliged by some of 
ie duis, pr s that many of the Camel- are apt to mildew and rot in wet riri they should | dents informing him whether Eo re 
‘cong dhesrl and ot Bc pies to a ra. be pulled as soon as the t agin to decay, nen acad Keu ieren abla ey berros, still al ed, i 
nting or ot and spr vat oA alg lace to i ili, L blush Chili, True Chili, Pine 
oa ed by mb of ae a plant, a kis be more boa “Whee Get herbs in nde cut sisted be One | Searlet Chil, Bath Pine, Chinese Me e 
other season. Where a suficient breadth of Celery is not yet oat nation DOA boeri, Ae tumnal 
~ oe unioni i a to Pepi the paint piti ban) “this e attended to as speedily as rece i SCO dant Al Alpine, Green Caucasian 
ich is the cheapest method in the end, possible, and panting ie well cared for with water "ks yum ‘Green Pine, Brown Hautbois, Globe Her 
difficulty in getting the wood et he until wil established after planting, otherwise good| ‘vited Muscatel, Russian, Sw odish, Fragaria 
is ne to become nearly bare before sized heads need h expected. "Earth up former phar ang L a Lime trees, Ontari 
of, the house ta be oben ay plantings and encourage rapid wth by oeeasional| Acer macroph woesibly answer er your p 
outside with kein erpa i herons 
waterproof wa eet As with manure water, that a good bed of *+* Asusual, many communications have been 7 
= d earl y variety of ( is sown for spring and others are till the necessary 
both for tk made. ee : 
