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trees, tuere 1s a variety of other things usually found in 
a 
suburban nurseries. A broad walk eads from the high | Madame Hoe seat eice flesh ; Louise Odier, bright | m must be made fo rthwith "tin nata a aE Peni 
ma through the centre ~i the — on ye er rate rose; Louis Peyronny, ride rose; Jules Margottin, | to move into frames wit TA 
o quantities of beddin s arranged in masses, | bright at lan, scarlet crimson ; ral | the soil must be very ric ag 
behi nd which is a considerable polan of pachectian Jacqueminot, brilliant velvety l ; Auguste Mie, li ht | to make a sowing of the reni or BAA OA Co aa 
plants chiefiy plu n pots under the shade and yee el, = sar searlety crimson ; Madame Thérèse atte pinto to remain where sown and ra 
ee baile a sone wW I. sing tian glass houses t, pale r Gustav oraux, ple; Géant des beds should be eley vated a ta 
ang old p first encounter several aeni, bright er mson ; gy yok> Oursel, rosy the Geta the jeni and the seed sea i a 
pre ie ee jarty moh Rhododen drons, Azaleas, and | pink ; Scipi brilliant crimson ; Ang ucelle, rosy rather thinly. good breadth of Co i 
other American plants. Here also is a “conservative ” purple; Madame ngelin: pnis purplish | out on CoR prepa a groun d, as before obser iat 
ll with a west aspect, against which are placed various | red ; Souvenir de Malmaison, flesh ; Sir Joseph Paxton, beds v e available. Old § Strawberry rows = 
plants reputed hardy, but which are found unsuitable | bright rose shaded; Pr Albert, scarlet crimson, a | now receive attention , the foliage of the rumers 
pen situation in the te of Hertfordshire. | most abundant mer; and Marquis Balbiano, rose vere the ator rie leaves of the old ats 
Ee most baa ht ng of these were :— hes ma- | tinged bey silver. inter Cauliflow 
a, rya macrophylla, ni er an C g the New River we entered the fruit groun 
nd G ed 
Atih; rei Ba A e Cloth, oe Gold 
“Roses, the Gum 
“tonia ‘latifolia, Buddlea g lobo: 
d C. rigidus, nig hi i ca, Azar 
reflexus, Hedera 
atus a 
renter leagnus ra algeriensis, the 
variegated Euonymus, a a fe e also saw 
se beds of climbing plants plunged in pots to be 
y for r cit F Turua 
Honeysuckles, ath re- 
with trees 
diversified this part of 5 
favourable uppdr ity to the purchaser for sare 
Among the Conifers were Abies ara, 25 feet; 
inus excelsa, 15 feet; Picea nobilis, 7 ee Picea 
Pinsapo, 14 feet; Cryptomeria japonica a um 
mpervirens, each t; Pinus Benthamiana, 6 feet; 
Abies excelsa curious weepi Fir), 
10 feet ; Abies alba glauca (a very silvery Trg), i es ; 
Picea nniana, eet; 
“48 feet; Juniperus chinensis, 14 feet ; Salbia jen 
bow 15 feet ; and handsome bushes of many Pinus 
‘Yew: unipers, and Cypresses of less dneni: 
idas flowering regs: ond ae remarkable 
Indigofera Dosua, cha tty tt wi 
spikes of pu urplish er lon ned flowers, which are pro 
duced abundantly and for a long period; the Conia: 
a bash , is similar in style o grow wth 
it erior in point of beauty; and both these 
plants = reer pe sacha hardy. Then there were 
good example: elliptica, Spiræa callosa, S. cali- 
forni 
were 
ith 
3 eco 
tis folgo ons — remarkable w 
ines, Teco Atragenes, and Se 
Fa ariki we seadhan to the Hollyhocks, 
gorgeous presented itself. ere is 
acres covered with these plants in flower, the 
my instances rising to the height of 10 et 
some ‘species 0 
the 
;" Attraction, 
Piatt ‘the spi 
+ hi fawn ; wo 
very close; Pourpre 
Willoughby d’Eres i ae 
‘smooth and very beautiful o; 
blood red 
Te 
scarl 
i ite Gl 
close spikes Sir Colin he bright = 
and Lad. — pink, very 
all named 
edar of i. & 
10 feet in height, the front rows © ganas ally r 
the si re well intermixed wi 
‘ood 
undant. ‘The ented Roses, judging from 
the tower stalks, must ha ave apse one mass of beaut 
e inde recy ening that could be pera or 
ard Sombreuil, Comte de Paris, Gloire de Dijo 
tesse Decazes, Safranot, and Narcisse were t 
rpetual Moss Salet and Mada 
ere also fldwe freely and well. 
we found—Hybrid Perpetuals: 
Fh daek guns Sone Ta Reins ; es 
bright t rose ; a eet ardins, brilliant red 
Bacchus, crimson a most profuse bloomer ; 
which is an a 
many of the Pear it in nje fruit-b g In this 
venue is planted o sort of old a w kinds, in 
okii to test their securacy rer merit t before e propagating 
or sale. On either side of this the usual 
rsery iien pienie with t 
sale This branch of the yaad is e elteenucaly cropped 
with fruit and ornamental tre 
rie 
Calendar of Operations. 
(For the ensuing Week.) 
—_e— 
PLANT DEPARTMENT. 
CONSERVATORY, &c. —Continue to ink over climbers, 
y arth 
neral than mpe ery preca 
tion mst Ards be aed to Droid i its depredationa 
ps.—Many of the earliest growths showing signs 
of. +n ness in the leaf and plump pseudo-bulbs may be 
tarsi forthwith from the excitement of the growing 
where a temperature ihe. S 
day can be guaranteed 
moderate cae ig of 
Look well after late 
am | pis 
es, | OR 
"| 
| 
ato 
| 
e ell; 
stanari doolar will suffice. 
flowering thi ; late Heliotropes, scarlet Geraniums, 
etunias, now be somewhat pot se eo aid 
eh in that state, with the apalik of weak 
yy 
et 
a LEZE 
ushy plants full of young leaves. The 
should be ‘taken up Prthwith with all the soil possible 
ca: and placed in a close 
inane hema Afte 
ent eri be infroðasat to the greenhouse, where 
be, white forming a ae sure 
es Decay of so 
= blanks which will not be eas 
em provi 
| beds — A the late ere of Phloxes, Asters, &c 
sticks in in alee to fill “the 
yon, 
x bloom. 
ce blossoms in abundance from November 
until April. 
FORCING DEPARTMENT. 
—Endeavour to afford pus swelling pew 
te high temperature with as assistance 
freon as possible, which, as it tends to parsa the 
| atmos phere dry is not conducive towards ih ik large 
finely Pinesa len Saane economise the sun’s 
warmth a shutting up ots 
afiernoons of F brig ight eo ee afte syringing es Å: 
oistening every available e surface, and m: 
ramana during the ing air s sa ik But 
be impro ered! in flavour 
by a moderate use of fire out a frees s Sea ion of air, 
and a dry atmosphere, and where o means of 
avoiding ae serine swelling thet fruit and those 
t, then. it will be 
ahi the 
nis and 
a high 
tes, 
securing a fair supply of ter 
use. tae over stock in pots frequently to make 
that s properly supplied with, oe. bs the 
root, and give a liberal supply of clear stron 
water vee “a ae ie oh oie wth is bm re 
using fice. heat rather Son 
w 
is ripe and e ng for any Aep length o 
using. a T ees omg pel 
damp. See tha ity fom, = Pa 
tions of wasps, if these are ae all t tabla 
ARDEN AND SHRUBBERTES 
e of the earlier flowers will now begin to 
a filled am e a stock 
In mixed 
unti e upy t 
oe blanks. Petunias 
p gross habit should ws 
` | betimes to keep nea become tay prise A fe 
R 
Fi 
koata 
may be pla n to obtain an asiy 
Follow up ropan Áis Tyit saaevine relating to propa- 
ae gation for next himlen 
FRUIT AND KITCHEN GARDE 
be 
1 furnish a 
dea 
bene th 
pit in the until 
Tee peut -Éf Titoes ay ovat ne 
nd, 
about 30s ver in extent, the most remarkable feature of et ee 
ue of pyramidal trees, 150 yards long, 
ot 
ma; 
Ala ita “for 
ble red. Voran 
a 22, m 
away a portion of their ro 
A EAE EE 
QV—_—__eooOoOoOo— 
STATE OF THE WEATHER AT pian Neat eae ii 
Forthe week ending Aug. 20, 1857, as observed at 
= o| BAROMETER. 
August, g > 
= | Max Min. 
Friday 14 24 29.723 | 29.637 
Satur. 15) 25 | 29.807 
Suncay 16) 26 | 29,938 
Mon. 17| 27 | 30.027 
Cae 
. 30.121 
Thurs. 20 ° 30.123 
Average 29.975 j 
August AA ory ee po hund 
P.M "HM: 
—  15—Fine; very fine; heavy rain fe i 
- 16-- Clear; hot; very fine throng f TF 
— 17—Very fine; clear: hot sun; "be - d 
_ 18—Very fine throughout, A 
— 19—Light clouds and fine ne, ah 
- Po Cuaress zeloa ov Psp: re 
an pre tit 
ecoky OF THE WEATHER AT rare 
During ae last 31 years, for the ensuing week, ending ia i 
os... -> r x 
eea 2a a 
August. £2 f=] F g H 3 
> =o > x z so 
au" z3e =] 
Sunday 23 710 49.4 60,2 
Mon. 24} 70.9 | 47.8 | 593 
Tues. 2a}. 70.9 51.0 60.8 
Wed. 26| 72.3 49.0 60.6 
Thurs. 27| 728 | 50.6 | 61.7 4 
Friday 23| 72.7 50.7 Da i a 
Satur. 29' 717 | 48.3 | 600. cia -s iik E 
The highest temperature during ' the above epee 
1342—therm. 85 deg.; and tl 
he lowest on the 29th, Lest 
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N 
is Mr: 
wok tn ovat aie 
irik geet iie ate 
nd south. 
ens. Experience 
Build ep 
INSECTS 
have dpn their t 
changing to the e saw. A Ath 
F 
A which we believe to be 
oy viens found, soi AA eo! 
fo H. 
Sphinx A, 
- tree is me of the common Va 
the male of which is 
fore wing, which flut 
and pane. Vv. 
Names oF PLaNts.—We have been 
s Sonya yrtin roas naming heaps heaps 
request our co 
never ha bag nl of could have 
Devon t 
name it till we see the flowers. 
murinum a ittle spake 
Triticum monococcum, whose 
of: Rice in their pilafs. 
Amarant thus beer —@ P. 
come 
t a al a e 
g0 org Be P a"* Asusual, many 
cut! ents the insertion of 
