728 THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE. : [Octoner 24, ‘ae 
denser may be estimated by the fact that it will contain , of the advantages held out is, that the very destruction | tress let the pleasure ¢ ground be t e thoroughly cicania 
8,000, 
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090, cubic feet of gas. Here the first change in | of the pt will develop a soil available for the purposes | swept ; the leaves (if of sufficient 
the conversion of Peat isto so e occurs, the smoke |o of the agriculturist. All friendly to the prosperity x stacked up for for rcing purposes, pe should be i 
being condensed, and precipitated in the for . | Ireland ae desire that the expectations of the Irish | the like. Such parts of the lawn WN as are conti pand 
ighter or more gaseous portion is conducted by Peat Cepos may pe be disappointed. I know tha t the mansion should be swept daily to remove | "7 
pipes to another reservoir. The result of many | their managers have laboured tls to establish the | worm-casts, and the gravel walks shoul, d be nad i 
A ae that 100 pns of Peat 5 works on a Eya and at the same og A ig oe basis. | rolled to preserve a smooth surface. gi i 
S will produce about 35 is a good sign that no advertisin fing has been good time for re-arranging the her present is a 
of dink del 300 salons of oil. But a obtain the used to Ee ap the ment, SE I am ong “ty which is rendered necessary every m ot tine 
paraffine, many delicate chemical oper e|have been taken up mostly by practical m s | by many of the free growing plants ing too Roe 
requisite. For a long time it could not be pone augurs well for the ter gc 5 of the unde: ki: and ihe Let the or aye a dressing of Wi rotted | 
without using ether, which made the operation far too | Irish tourist may yet the fitful will-o PETEN: before replantir 
costly for „commercial purposes. At length—for what which haunts Irish an spirited by the chem HARDY k RUIT AND KITCHEN GARDEN, f 
will chemistry not achieve ?—Mr. Reece discovered a|potent wand into the substanti sy of brilli A This is an excellent period for laying i 
less expensive mode of proceeding, which is at the same | candles, and thus penne the hope t the bogs of | Itis best performed by two ersi ne side the ! 
time fully as efficacious as when ether was employed. | Ireland are her California, Weld’s ani in Ireland. | drill or row. Keep a good trench and sink all the heads i 
Sulphuric acid is the principal agent used: the tar being ——X—SXS_s__ to tha north, burying the stems with soil up to, ad 
boiled for about half an hour, with three per cent. of — of a foc a even amongst some ot the lower leaves, This process 
t cid, mes decomposed, and all impurities fall to e ensuing Week.) will protect them considerably against a severe winter 
the bottom of the ve Oil and ow remain, adka It is no uncommon practice for good kitchen garden. 
oing the process of distillation, NT DEPARTMEN to throw their overgrown Lettuce or Cauliflower n 
parate. The paraffine then appears in crystalline} _CONSERVATOR ee aa ot eair done see that all | on the ground to shrivel before planting them, Pla 
flakes; but is of so dark a colour, and emits such an plants Beloghig í to this structure are housed forthwith. | in this state will endure hard weather better than those 
unpleasa: 
easant odour as to be quite unfit for use. The pro- | If unfavourable degen Shou ld occur do not “pegs: to | in luxuriant growth. Potatoes might now be plant yo 
cesses of bleaching and deodorising are = mag use a little fire heat at times, especially where many | in dry soils, taking care to cover them sufficien ‘deep 3 
and it is really most yeni to see y and plants are in Bodh, a as at these means a free ventilation to be out of the reach of frost. Most people however i 
rape compound issue from pow teat pe ra ulic may be se cee > to expel damp and s onan still prefer planting about the middle of February, i 
esses, steam baths, and the action of chloro-c pb ae Se Orc es gi eg m ee will s 3 =. soie oe ia 
acid, pure, ayy Rie and perfect paraffine. The this period ev growing Orchid vp me peik ei fas vea Sat a a O AR LONDON, ; 
nasti ustion utiful bases ogi precisely like temperature PTE on ea diclia more es ee ETa TAR obeeme he erie, 
that of fned pa es wax; and, bearing in mind how it , cially in dark weather. Ventilate freely whenever the |2 s| Banomerzn. 
is obtained, you will admit that chemistry is a wonder- | | weather will permit. Hybrid Perpetual, Tea, anq | October. |3 se|- : i ot, 2 
worker. Well and ely a Ashmole respecting other Roses, as well as Chrysanthemums, if ‘atten ed t o Ta ge r wean) deep. 
chemistry, that an Anrhe and all piercing wi render this structure as well as pes conservatory Friday 16| 28 | 30.002 
science and spirit : which spirit a true artist knows how most interesting ae ne next two months. Let | Sar 5 = ans | 3 
so to handle (though its ity be as it were dull’d these have weak m water META: clear; it Men, 2 | 29.761 
and ene bound up in the close prison of grosse should b be adminiebarea about 5° or 10° warmer than the | Wea: » i Bis? 
and eart p ota) i7 take it from co corporeity, free it _atmosphere of the house ; if given at every watering it | Thurs. 22/' 5 | 29.687 
from captivity, and let it loose that it Py! free yji most ana to give it too weak or too clear. If | Average 20.85 
worke,” * ik agai that when thé water is just barely coloured it will be sufficient. | ~ Oct. 16—Foggy; hazy ; fine; slight f 
is extracted all that remains is rales; ‘or inde- | An ounce of guano with a handful or two of soot will Sa ier E T ete 
pendently of oils from which gas may be generated, and | make a large ee or eee oog enough for any- WEEE a arier 
which in the Irish Peat works is used as fuel for the | thing. CoLD -—The: w be in request. —  21—Uniformiy overcast; rain at night, 
steam-engines and other purposes, several highly valu- | Sawdust als a yes ee kan if new and E TEE i i and heavy ain throughout, ee 
able commercial and agricultural products may be|dry, and coal ashes are also very good. hatever RECORD OF THE WEATHER AT CHISWICK, 
obtained from the residue. Indeed, the various | material is employed, keep the plants within a foot of | __Durinsthe lest3l years, for the en [pe wan, endins Oot diS 
substances which may be extracted from Peat are, the glass unless perfectly dormant. Endeavour to keep kga | See Be to 
extraordinary ; among others, it yields excellent black | the soil in the pots in a seat has: dr ifn state. October.) 525 | SEE 
pigment darker than ivory black, and by an ingenious rore a DE <a" | aE 
pe of distillation, eight gallons of powerful spirit| PINERIES.— Plant waling thee fruit and those in Sunday 25 55.2 | 380 | 46.6 
have been obtained from a ton of peat.f As may be tage should be aseinted by a rather warm a Se phate Paar ee 
= sup) four huge furnaces, each of the capacity | but excess of moisture in the atmosphere t be| Wed. 28| 540 | 368 | 45.4 
i require a great supply of turf to keep them aridan at this dull season, particularly an L iet oni Be ee 0 
~ going. To meet this demand, canals to the extent of | plants are in ret or the fruit ae suitdtity: Satur. 7 53.8 ' 38.9 | 464l 13 | 089 
~ five miles have been cut through the bog adjoining the | Use strong clean manure-water pid state for rents Seth Hie temperature durin z the Peas Pa 
was and a kept constantly | plants swelling ‘fruit, but do no bench in soil too wet. | lowest on the 28th, 1836, 2th, 1842, and 30th, 1836—therm. 23 deg. 
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- regulated very much by circumstances; keeping them Notices to Correspondents. 
growing gently where it can be done without drawing | Borers: HC, Ashburto 
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the sapiens potion x Salt ee fa and the | Subject. We 
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must ar be sorry td ttended w Keeping it moderate s employing any complicated contrivance. 
and egular as can possibly be V: pi Bo o0xKs: Henry. There is no book that we know 
such a Where forcing is commenced Siok ‘this tins a alle iba eit 08 mai ne sentimental—that is t0 
o August, the average psy NAS of tar higher and moister temperature will be ne cessary to in- sical—bouguets ; 5 but we really cannot undertake to 
gh was about half a gallon, that of cot | duce the ees o start aag would be the case at a more | ber such folly.—D B. ae work you motion is, 
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Sine. period since the improved wo rkings be egan is one | natural s ere is no better means of securing pei in SENE 
and on we gallon per Foe and for the last six wack aiadinasiol of moisture saa a gentle warmth than by “y tho horizontals. ree 
one ik gallon r kis : by this we have [placing a moderate quantity of stable manure on the | Gra CD. 
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a gained s still. fart her rol Poy and etaiigd that | inside border, and turning this, Paa tori be required ; Moúntatii Ash, Carik 
i gont 20 Kor 2 ipa p p ooe oae i by the family, | others; but when pianis strike freely fro 
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or 200 tons ¢ i bi Ta ned to procure | and are expe: to be neat and Arieys this method is | is not resorted to, and th 
-its adequate products, which eer are haat double that | out of the question, and the syringe and whatever other) stances. Can a Gooseberry 
btained when twice the quantity of Peat was con- | means of a less objectionable character may be at com- Gee ae 
: esult of the last six insi The 
consider may be fairly calculated n- | it to pad bra ay, oF or a i with the assistance of the sun. | The Moss should be searched every mi 
: add to which, provements e by a littl th e roots we cannot pealii ry eae 
Messrs. Field in purifying paraffine, they have} been | in the ¢ art i ens oe “iE fermenting materials are | Lycuxis: L C. We cannot 
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e, Which at last realises*the hopes of the original pro- | gentle warmth of 60° or 65° at a foot below the surface P Sumach.—D 7. sA Lady. The frait t of several 
ors. The es made from this substanee —_ of the soil. If fermenting materials = pacts in hot countries ; and P. edulis is cultivated 
, and there is no doubt will come into r con- | there will be a great saving of bins &c., by thatching | that pu: You therefore incur no 
ption. Hs a very careful statement i mg of the | them with a good coat of something to throw off wet, | p zt of P. carlton i They 
n ; price of all their prem cts when realised, and and preserve them from the weather. If plants in pots! plant. They pass th 
ting the rea | "x ara cario 
y discover in what yo 
enter into a contract with those gentlemen to | used h th narrowly, and Are iy timely ena from = borers? Saut Troma 
repairs, &c., | and boxes for forcing at this season, they | and open 
rie Sis other Ven shaage, they wil god © pote aia eat ane, Betta hent, so as 6 rete | Poser 
` salaries, and other chi ey Wi a profit |a t root action, whic will cause them to brea Pines are 
of not less than 757. per week, Ben whit” dioss the | more freely a and in less time than can be done iser P xe Argues: W H ia ie not keep ; t ra is be 
‘interest on the loans and advances to the Company | bottom = once, and as it is not always s e; ; 
would have to be taken.” It further appears, from the RDEN AND SHR tg eb u the lpr nae pe i- 
report, in consequence of the ee which; The a rehim of the autumn Coa perm should be; sunny side. wel m in this state ant 
n afterw a 
ave been made in the manufacture of paraffine, the | ascertained, and wherever indications of damping appear | _ ripen 
e in its brown or unrefined state sells for |remove the pots to drier or give air liberally to | PRUNING Vines 
Ls. per lb., which is as much as the Company antici- | young plants in pits and fram Scarlet and beddin Bortian tt rh ‘Soe ty, y Yol, Ut 
ated realising by their purified quae At re aay fs out Geraniums should b aaran in í booa where fires on ee nd. cie on vee t Fon 
sed ri f consumption, vast as is the area of bog | occasionally be lighted, b yra will ntl By close spurri Las mak 
ar the works at Kilberry, it will be exhausted in the | through Gwe i te Vain ae cee of | certain extent, but a te ad 
» of a few years. This, however, will not affect | Grapes, fill cua fs ia they as wiv oi se occupied) 5 ea pruned spurs reak vary well ; je 
é ent, Aka are hipi ar arge bogs in the|with the more choice things; the e pits and; they are apt not to do so. In Saat 
and i forgotten that one | frames for the Calceolarias, , Lobelia u tnd similar yan TE et ak 7 horizontal branches 1 a it had ® 
which do not s uffer so uch from cold and damp. | gramps: A B. wea e. you renderat a 
operi at y ee thes er alterations are p progress lose no tìme in ponny stamp upon ae — 
‘Dublin Set o as mace | completing the transplanting of evergreens, the present able to a 50/. penalt handsome ; the best, } 
aa E DA elann Oe damp weather being favourable for their removal. | Qat one, saion is ge gud showy, and andl 
As greater part of the leaves are off the pee t 
