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S00 i THE GARDENERS CHRONICLE. [DrcrumnR 19, 957 
ences than animals (which are restricted to no particular , ever, of mild days to give air aig: ppa keep rigs plants | bear remoyal so well that tth. 
place), exhibit this peculiarity ina very high degree. | very sparingly supplied with water at the root so as to torily should be taken up, the ground Reina, | 
The varieties of Geranium, Pelargonium, of the Rose prevent the production of weakly ahia wood. cae liberal addition of peat or leaf soil, i 
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and=Dahlia, which belong nevertheless to one genus, | frequently over anything subject to the serene „of | tinue to give careful attention rider 
are unlimited. The difference is often impressed still | mildew, apply sulg hur the moment’ this pest makes its cold frames, taking advantage of every fa 
more markedly upon the fruits which the plants pro- | appearance, and unity to expose them fre i 
uce. There is, indeed, an identity in 3 nature of a If get is any pros pect of a ae of. bloom there is but a Spare supply of plants to 
Apple-trees ; but any one, however ignorant of botany, | next May, a portion of the peas Ae Gloxinias | should be placed in owing quarters 
can distinguish numerous varieties of this fruit varieties pies be vepotted at once and pla a warm part | care to keep them near ‘the glass and =a ons ak 
not only of form and size, but also colour, | of the stove, choosing such as have ink ‘the longest at mildew, &c., for soft- “wooded plants in Aaii secta, 
taste, and smell. The ao ranks among re rest; and a few (haradsieieons, Dipladent das, a plant or | are very subject to the i of in his season 
plants which are very dependant (at least in so far two of Echites splendens and Dipladenia crassinoda, HARDY FRUIT AND KITCH bia GARDEN 
regards the fruit it pr oes) ipes sarae influenees ; | may also be started for the same ive pie Do not let Pears get overripe before e being 
colour and size, form and taste, aroma and productiv FOR a DEPART) look over the whole ock i often as time canbe: aly i 
ness, vary in this case in so praeh a manner as]  PINERIES.—The supply of ripe e fruit from May until | removing any fruit Pict can bespared, 
might lead one almost to regard the Vine asa peculiar August being u fon Ey ed from plants that start put them aside for imm “tent oh n Any oy Ay, and 
gift of the oat rs ty. Should the reader wish | into fruit without ing i Aae a y ro- | varieties of Pears that do es ripen pi 
for an exa the immense variet Vines, we will portion of the should therefore be i e t roo l emoved to a w: I fhe 
only remind vA that Chaptal, when Minister of the | matured state by or shortly after this season, ani any | a few days, which — i: found to greatly i ens Ge 
Interior, cau erent spe Tin be | sudden changes of temperature which might induce too Keep al and dry a fe possible; if — 
Cassed out y France alone into the garden of the any of them to sh once should be carefully | excluded from t the Pei ins 8 
variety may be observed not avoided. That portion of the stock expected to furnish | where the object is to preserv ve. fruit ph and col 
only i in in Grapes which have been grown in different parts | the f d not be too „`g as possible, h forward p am sind 
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try, pve pea k on the same spot. And, indeed, slowly all the winter, which is perhaps the most certain | fast as the weather 
circumstances w 
though less strongly marked, we may perceive a like | method of preventing their ing early in spring. | manure aka a, vacant ground ve Peon 
erence even in the of one Vin Where the stock of plants likely to fruit withou making | is and this can be done without į 
cluster of Grapes from too great exposure to the action | farther crow nsidered i ient to meet the | walks, and ge are g turned up as soon 
of the sun, and cover it with a bell of dark lass, or | demand until he stronger plants of those for | possible, so as to expose it to the action of > 
with oiled paper, while you leave another exposed, an umn fruiting should be encou d to growth as | For land that has been long cropped with à 
(e) produce a much more finely scented fruit early as can be done witho t weakening the foliage, with dressing of fresh lo would in many cases prefer- 
the former than in the latter. I ot, therefore | the view of preparing them owi n April. | able to ma: and where this is wanted and ean KA 
strange that the Grapes which grow he sunny side | Examine the soil occasionally about young stock grow- | obtained it should be t to hand, in order that advan. 
he Johannisberg should be very superior, as far as | ; g in the open bed, and do not become un- | tage may be taken of frosty days for wh it 
the flavour a nce of their juice is concerned, to healthily dry, for this would probably result in a great | the gr resh soil. cannot; be obtain, 
those produced on the opposite side ountain ; ot of the Pte i wed fruit prematurely, and it is | ch etable refuse, such as prunings of shrab. 
nor pw in pel des „a hotter ot pad sg is pro- ork o fficulty proper! ten the | beries, edgings of walks, and mat y things which turn 
regions than cold or | bed if itis once Doai ts to get uc u se | up in course of the p etre, be Fae ce ae j 
š Twe add to = that they pectin nat ure of no more fire-heat for the present than to | an excellent substitut KAAT ARI 3 
the ies yg: and e m the requisite temperature, which, for the AOE ae, 
water, the fro, or © often the ground in which general stock, need not be hi r e time yet.| STATE OF THE WEATHER AT CHISWICK, EAR Da i 
the roots spread ; that further, the dryness or dampness QD —As soon as the buds in arly house are For the week ending Dee. 17, 1857, as observed at the Horticultural Gardens. i 
of the air, and the change or equality of temperature, fairly started the temperature should be increased to le 
exercise a well-known influence upon plants and the t night and 65° by day, allowing it to rise 10°on| Dec EE isan usar 
fruits produced by them, we shall 2| bright days. Take every opportunity of admitting a 3°] Max 
general idea of the varieties of the ìi juice which consti- | little fresh air, but recollect that the foliage will not Man Sto 
tutes the principal element in these berry-bearing fruits. | hear exposure to cold drying winds, therefore air should aos 12) 38 BES 
is, moreover, su ‘iently known that there is a | be admitted in contact with the heating apparatus, and | Sunéay 13! 27 | 30.505 
eral difference in the colour of Grapes, betwee k, | w i cessary to gi ck air the sashes | toa, 13 39 30.128 
purple, or red and white ; the juice of both is colourless, | or ventilators must be opened butvery little, and if pieces See Tae 
an ine can therefore be ne nailed over the openings this would gy Pane 
both. If the black, purple, or red Grapes are pressed, y preventing cold currents blowing into | Avetase S053 
and the skins thrown aside, a colourless wine, which i the house. Wh border cannot warmed, see| Pe: Pat ae Ae Be through 
stance equals that procured from the juice of the | that it is well protec m wet, &., a thick} — HU overeat! nes A 
wh pe, is obtained fermentation. I sa covering er, or whatever more cient | — _15—Hasy cloud poly Claes oe a di 
substantially, for the variety in thé juices, which even a coverin recommend ook over ripe Grapes ES Fine; =y ec aliy; clear, } 
ight difference in the external i CAS1ONS. often, removing any d ying berries, ar cur- M ure of the week 5 de coal 
would effectually prevent the one fermented liquid from a mosphere with the least possibl pplication Dating ng COR D ret ar ending Dec. 26,1857." 1 
er in flavour and a 1s it perha fire-heat ES.—Until the trees are fairly aan we 
that the be of the sun penetrates more thoroughly | the move do not keep the oy temperature higher Sga] See ke 
ape, while its dark tate partially pre- ae se 40° 4 y means of fire-heat ; Dee. | S28 ERE zzž 
serves it Dod the onion st light ? Is then the same e of 10° early in the Lh with plenty of mois- 155 | 456 il. 
chemical action | bi to the juice of the purple | tu: ture in n the atmosphere, should be secured. Syringe the | Susday20| aaa | 7 | aor 
ice bladder) as that tress fron ently, and secure a thoroughly moist atmo: | Mon. 2!) 41 | 34 |34 f 
oducod in the juice of the white Grape by | s Se viera is in a moist, |n B| a | BP |as ia 
een these two powerful influences, healthy state, ma if this is not the case, vw or three fridey aol ate aay | ath TS 3 
We know ey he our regions the | applications of t tepid naint should be giv g | Satur. 201 428 1319 | 973 5th, 
It 
the purple, and becoming very much the order of the day to have Peach 
The highest temperature during the ey 
1827—therm. 58 deg.; and the lowest on the 
e easier passage of the light | 9 y Forcing in pots ; and this plan offers the advantage 
kin of the ai Pite i we bein et afford the roots a mild - 
of a powerful | heat, which is of the pera importance in early forcing, 
sult t which may es be ` per a excellent crops are thus obtained t the trees 
f we Lesh ti repared for this purpose by having been grown 
in flay ur me ee oe ee in an here these are not hand, 
pots; w. 
to heat ich in this utiless ra be purchased from the nurseryirieh whe 
penetrates more pen the skin of the Grape, and whieh rates am re e rym 
i all li living things is a powerful means of ex ing | to Sroct ahäibott 
f lr procure 
Fen . Mulder on [The reader Spa ear, S ripe fruit w 
2 in pili A to wh 839 that we are unable to assent A ae 3 PRAYER — —Wh i i Ehia should 
to all thes prt ts.] | now be selected in a pit where they 
aa orded a gentle bottom-heat his 
Calendar of Operations, commanded, a Peach-house or Vinery which has just 
{For the Pma Week.) been closed for forcing gl do. 1 ey must, however, 
be kept close to the glass, or they ieee all the ven 
PLANT D TS MENT. that can E, be Stied them at this 
CONSERVATORY, &c.—Attend d carefully to speria free admission of air on mild days: with a low tem irig 
; hard-wooded plants, which it may be necessary to pone ture until rive fruit is fairly set, and if these conditions 
in this house; many of these are a) igo of fire heat | can be combined with bottom-heat, success wi 
and a confined atmosp Use no eth ti more certain than under any a circumstances, and 
warmth, therefore, than is. abeolntely- nec , and | this will be more easily done small pit than in a 
to counteract its drying effects ei ithe by house, the temperature of which cst be regulated, to 
means of evaporating pans, or = sprinkling the borders, | suit other thi 
i lik 
&e., in* order je prevent anyt m e a dry parched FLOWER GA RDEN AND SHRUBBERIES. 
state of the a tmosphere. It is in many cases difficult! Tf not gine done, get all borders neatly trimmed 
to maintain a Suifici ciently moist atmosphere without F 2 for the winter; in this, places intended for 
causing drip, as the ae Dablias, th ‘eat summer should be pre- 
upon the pe ig a unless provision is made e by means of pared by deep digging and ihe in Plenty of good 
inside gutters and pipes to catch the condensed moi sture | rotten manure ; is generally as 
_ and carry it off, it is nearly pig sao seams Ab prias irh Ries that ind of work i at plaiting time. See 
_ Weather to preserve the beauty of the flowers for i 
Ww 
well- 
nts in cold pits : deca ing, covering it it with 
and ai: sh, a few days must not be too sud- | a little fine soila si a into eh ee around the 
the contrary, Sarai be very y| 
$ to exposure. Take advantage, how- | drons,and what are generally tormad i T termed American pleats 
: Pon Rou A 
