I II I 



nmr""* chronicle. 



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rfa oolact *ith 



Alt ■» i :*odu»U 



n u:i ' le tll » i>re^ act? of tmtmm 



t» u,* iwnv««*gulasea album 



*hich simple iJf 1 ^? 

 th* foBo* |-r 



1% tbo access of itcifi 



t muter does tUr in an) wej IM form 



* «*»r of tlie fefttaUe, i« — "* ■•■'" fcllher 



flavour ci net* aw* ' 



TTTTu nt vivnii: ire 5 ** 1 an- 



M.M. >•" ■"*» "^ , J„d do tl^ freely on 

 .1 r the bud, become , a.nent MM J m 



for rh. re is no chance of getting 



Notices 



Australia : A 



to Co 



Licej> 10 correspondents 



Sub. Piick seed intended for this ^ 



. 



T be fresh 



itiaVant- 



Thia rapnl 



fine da) s 

 strong, or 



'^ fruc .o «t well in a close atmosphere 



• the fn 



and 50 



air and a It* u-.»,*rature u .t. I afte r tW 



« I "f.H^JSC242^2r«i a little * 



tant colony in coarse canvas bags, and get tL fcm £ / ***% 

 cabin where they have plenty of ventilation Y^T* *« 

 Madras Beans in Europe. uuwm m fc 



will 





Books : Dto. Thanks for the suggestion. Hereafter 

 so, whenever we know, which is not always. We 



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Cuccmber Pit : AG. We see no objection to the nU 



ructed as you describe, can be niafoL 



tlie nails, consti 



inducing a healthy 





can no 



i • 





m < 



Jcetr- td ; 



1-ugrr act aa a 



. { * ar* iliesWaeive* 



at a i temperature*. It is 



,.lry t ^fcs* cooked in a for J 



remain* u rable, and 



rlv, v ul, c be protected 



We have eaten 



ft * boileu 



ave not been a Me detect 



«ce Lrtwm* t^m and freali vege- 



iM-? . he lei ***<> ■•* from » mixture 



i fefte, ft t 1 h I- ana, ti 



U , .1 eft coml t i R 'or our 



oe» are also eaee ''UdiwlTimu . 



tsstv* 



QMtfNWf *■ 

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without the 



this will be of great service in ..-— „ farther 



^t^SSR a cold frame, selecting the 



8trougC8t plant, S „ RU BBERIES 



Pu S hfo ward alterations as rapidly as possible win le 

 J weather is favourable for such work and get •» 

 nlantini: &c, nibbed as quickly as possible. Wlieie 

 ft can poibly be done, alterations affect^ the removal 



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in 







Calendar of Operation!. 



of Urge ti^s "and shrubs should be done early 



autumn when transplanting can be done with ess risk 



E a ' T, y o her season. Also get ground intended 



i reah plantations prepared without loss of time, for 



I eonger planting is delayed after this season Jhe more 



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i not di 



I ereryt-' g 



tea ami neat orderly 

 tat ihe foliage f a»J of 



! DSC « or filth, and 



about die house be kept 



care and expense u ill be necessary to ensure success. 

 Be careful to secure everything , whether large , or snm I 

 ,»t the wind, and do not delay tins until the p an s 

 gtt blown about and injured after jdaut.ng. Get plants 

 on walls pruned and nailed, leaving Tea Rosea, or any. 

 thin; liable to be injured by the frost to be done in 

 spring alter the danger of severe frost is past, bee to 

 Mttin* in a stock of briars for next season's budding 

 the interest of ( * hm) tJjis y not already done. Also look to the pro- 



Mills on the Cucumber is a very good book-^Tv 

 little treatise. ' w u 



Datura ceratocaulon ; A B. has great difficultv in 

 seeds of this plant, and begs for advice. 3 m 



Gooseberry Caterpillars : G L. You will find amnle \ c~ 

 tion respecting the best means of destroying th«I» 2? 1, 

 pp. 453, 469, and 4S5 of our last year's volume. M'hif^ 

 bore powder, if good, is the most certain.^ ' "^lafc 



Names of Plants : E II. The fragments seem to few 

 some Thunbergia— perhaps T. lIawtayneanaorcr*ciai?i 

 Eriobotrya japonica; the Pear is the Chaumontel -AS I 

 cystis sepulta, J. Sm., alias Poly podium sepultiim, kauif"iu2i 

 of tropical America. S.— G A. Adiantum CapiUus Va2 





nrns 1 





cbaii. I ■•!, s ie ganh i • i who studies 



rest ^i'l l best at ten \ to these 



K\ the »\ vise 9 for the nuest 



If tervet n ** they are kept 



| 1 1 m. Where neceua \ the foliage of 



.m©!'. ;c?. & audi 1 I iroad ivt>l pluuto, 



t« earvf waansd y ai.d get (1 ne U re the blot 



to op< as i t be done afterwards 



without » tring them. It m m K in i y bad cases 



iai it w o uecessary to lesort to the tedious process 



f wa the fob age and, fur a t itly application 



warm ie « i* pyringe will 



§> rally prevent scale, ai ' e f age clean. 



\ i © r \v at at the earliest 



OQVtnienc*. coni|a sg it v h your wanls, and 



e«mv© to a ig atmosplnre at ones li ^s 



| may bt isctesa^ -agate i ivcly. Healthy 



> ag wood of Verbenas, AnagaUises, r I most 



bed out j ! inU r t I sljr in a mild 



bottom-dicst of a nit 7 , a: > i form nice 



I It is rei; orUnf, however, that a good 



f m. igs be pro 1 as >u as possible, 

 w « -: v * rooted, and the plants 



< makii other 



B* g» •: I , and secui'ns; strong 



to the weather by turning- 



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out 



to 



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reetion of tender varieties of Koses, or such as have been 

 und not to stand a severe winter uninjured without 



protection. 



HARDY FRUIT AND KITCHEN GARDEN. 



Proceed expeditiously with the pruning and nailing 

 of wall tires whenever the weather is favourable for 

 such NNork, and Ret the youmj wood of Peaches and 



Nectarines onnailed, for if the 



mild weather continues much 

 longer these will soon be ou.^the 

 m«>ve. Pear trees that are infested 

 with scale should be uuuailed and 

 paii I with a mixture of soft soap 

 and soot, rubbing it well into the 

 en vices of the bark, and if alittle 

 clay is added to the mixture it 

 will render it less* liable to be 

 washed off by rum. In cases 

 where the scale has been some 

 time established, as much of it 

 should be removed before painting 

 as can be done by means of fc a 

 very hard brush, or by scraping 

 the bark where this can be done 

 without injuring the buds. Take 

 advantage of frosty mornings to 

 get "manure wheeled upon the 

 quarters where it may be wanted, 

 and get all vacant ground dug or 

 trenched as soon as circumstances 



The frond sent exhibits a very curious case of monkki 

 tending to confirm the view entertained by Dr Lj2r 

 given in the " First Principles of Botany," that thei2L!! 

 of gyrate Ferns were "modified leaves."' In the preZa 

 the fringe consists of minute clusters of young plants « 

 are produced on the apices of the veins or the under mink! 

 the lamina of the frond, and therefore occupying \^S1 

 where sporangia would be produced under ordinary onL? 

 stances; but in this case a metamorphosis has been SS 

 through the plant having been growing under a bettSJ 

 The specimen was much shrivelled before it reached us-im;. 

 theless some traces of imperfect sporangia were observed st 

 further investigation is required by the examinatiou' 

 * fringe T ' in its most nascent state. S. 



Peach Walls : A S. Hartley's rough plate is the best gli» 

 all horticultural purposes. If you write to Messrs. Hut! 

 Sunderland, they will tell you of whom in the west of Kng^ 

 you can procure it. 



Progress of Horticulture in the United States. S. Sndi 

 letter should have been authenticated by your signature^, 

 We do not object to gardeners going to the United States. Tab 

 quite mistake us. What we do object to is taking an 

 ourselves the responsibility of 2'ecom mending them to do * 



Protecting Walls : Sigismund. The plan of covering brow* 

 of woollen netting is coming into general ns^— bywayoftra:. 

 We give once more the woodcut and explanation, for *i 

 benefit of yourself aud other new subscribers. They ins 

 follows :— A rod is placed horizontally beneath the cc i 

 the wall. Another horizontal rod is fixed upon posts 3|g 

 from the bottom of the wall, and 18 inches from the groat 

 the two horizontal rods are connected at intervals bysfitb 



KNT. 



When arcs t I tan are used for 

 cat, a stoc },r< porti Me to the de- 

 be pro^ :he first opi -tunity, storing the 



' way o wet as possible, and 

 »a opcu^ i, allowing it to heat sufficiently 



to drive off t', is s ure it may contain. 



Thisjfr shea „ when uw audit 



aflV 



IS' 



rates as 



it I * 





hi 



» ■ 







>>» 



rite cm 



, a » is . ..pilar heat 



v ;»" it i- rather dry U rev Some of 



rirarJ of the j u for fruiting will probably 



> be thowii . and n ti ■■ case the 



■° '"' ] increa»-d to about i giving 



! "■J" 1 a,c »°»1 to nicely moisten it, but avoid 



»n!ln»i pect thr tT' or many per.- , who hi their 



f * 8»' » i '■■■- • to "how at the dea 1 time 



mm t ,ota by too much heat. Maintain a aiveet 



•«t atnmphere to thete and l danU aweiline their 



ft> • «! advamag of da,, to dew the 



over; the ,y r md kt , Ue tvm lm 



* to| cheek now WooH u wl>iouik , t ' v , «•*» 



'' \" lh 1 ! '- ;!f temj-cralM, u*k BUch 



after tin bunches are perceptible, and 



Gtted i day, al wing it to rise 



Uw Mtistance of the sun. See that 



properly protected from the vk-is- 



t »"d if fermenting material is 



h» r^' * U " Ur ,0 secure * »<eady 

 material, „ m^t *>; ™u adding fresh 



***** Hurt bare just wT^ r ° C - ed slowl - v with 



wis are fairly started, m * 

 eHher by means of a 



will admit, throwing it up rough 

 in order to expose the largest 

 possible surface to the action of 

 the weather. Look to Peas that 

 have broken the ground, and pro- 

 tect them from birds, cxc. Also 

 get in a farther sowing for suc- 

 cession, or to replace those that 

 are above ground in the event 

 of their getting cut off by the 

 weatl er, which may happen. At- 

 tend carefully to Lettuce, Endive, 

 and Cauliflower plants, &c, uuder 

 glass, exposing them freely to air on fine dry days, and 

 dust a little fresh lime or soot among them occasionally. 



Fo??ht T JL2! SSjEMTf? AT k CHIS *«*. WEAR LOMmy 



*orthe *eek ending Jan. I .. ISw, m observed et the Horticultural Gard- 



braces or rods, as is show 



m in the woodcut^* gj 



Gardens. 





m 



nn.!rr 



10° or 1 

 tl roots a at 

 sitodes of the 

 lewd to wann ;h«b 



heat from it 



Jan. |8 



Mday s| IS 



Satur. 6 »7 



Sundar " X- 



Mon.. - 19 



Tues. 9 *> 



Wed. it 21 



Thura. \\ ■» 



BaaoMiTia 



TsaiPIBATUEB. 



Mai. 



U.IS3 



8PJJ61 





 30.461 



30.4t 



Ol the Air. Ot the Eart 



Min. j Max. Min. Mean l loot 2l€Kt 



deep. deep. 



Win<i 



80.4 



30^t 3 



30.-: 



o0. 495 

 30.457 



so »-*^ f 324 I 46.4 



51 



40 



45.5 



50 



41 



4J.0 



40 



42 



45.5 



48 



41 



4U5 



50 



2* 



. 



"39 





33 



38 



•29 



• 1 -3.5 



2*3 





46 

 4'J 

 46 

 46 

 4a 

 (S 



44 



41. 1 i 45.6 



4o 



4o 

 IS 



46 



46 

 46 

 45 



45.8 



S.W. 

 S.U. 

 S.W. 



s.w. 



w. 



K.B. 

 N.E. 



X 



■ 



1 ^-w! • .- — forcing until the 

 aJtttamiag a nioist atrnos{0i«e 



tWhow^ w frf ^ fjj ^ tag material* inside 



*g* frem 4 o &0^ at 'hii^i C tem J*raU!re 



JJ^tl- s are wer, or ^bXt^T 



epstithe nge , n i^ ^^ ^? filing to 



Jan. a-Fine; very fine; overcast. 



6- Wonnly overcast throughout. 



r- Overcast ; densely clouded • overeat 



= mmmmF - 



.ro 



10 



.oo 



.00 



.02 





1 e ™T™TJJ ^^km^. ab0Te the avcrage> 



T^^fer the .■.um^VeoTt,;: JSjp, ,^. 



«. « c *»cck 03 aeir. above thp 



Jan. 



jjscg 



. at a 





J N laid a*, e, and 



hsavy .* „ gk^iT ~ U — ' m ™ *nythm like 



7 ' O 1 1 be practised a f t / r g 



«t-k# # • UrUil the 'nut 



•*it temperaturo should not exceed SO- 



become 



mm 



tbe buds 



Until the fruit is 7'Z V . ou f s 



Sundaj 

 Mon. li 



lues. 1C 

 Wed. i; 



Tbura. 



Friday 19 



Satur. -:o 



42.4 



41.5 

 41.6 



4'2.3 

 426 



414 



No. of n 



tears in J* r eatest 



which ii **"*!*}tJ 



Rained. cf ^«n. 



31.0 

 29.5 



31.0 

 31 



30.7 



3«4 



35.a 

 36.7 

 36.7 



3-,7 



36 7 



36J 



16 

 10 

 16 



10 



13 

 IS 



11 



I Prevailing Wind,, 



Zl us ■ ' " 



P4B in. 



4 



0.54 



3 



0..1 



- 



«'.4S 



3 



» 



1 



0.."w 



4 



0.65 



4 



prepared by sowing woollen netting, on it* UPP * 

 edges, to coarse calico, is tben attached \^^ 

 loops and to the lower by pieces of tjl I )e ^/ e " ar /shKf 

 is complete. Mr. Harrison, of Snelstone Hsl W* ^ t j* 

 Derbyshire, wl.o has tried the plan, stat es ^ ar ani^ 

 wors ed net (which is 2 yards wide), is Is. m-V* J ^ t * 

 The calico 1 yard wide is 2d. or 2hl. accord "8}°] mji 

 when used is slit down the middle, and one uau ^^ 

 the top, and the other to the bottom of tlie: ne , ^^. 

 becomes 3 yards wide. The tape and , m **-"j u0 nb 

 small cost, while of poles be has abundance m h%st0 \ 9 f 

 whole together in London, where e, -erysi ti |rfg 



chased, outfht to be under 2s. 6d. a >ara i ^j 



making and putting np. The "dvantsgesM ^ ^ 

 very great; it is fixed up and taken downing ^ 



set up when the blossom cannot _ ll,n «^* n a boat tbs ■" 



remains permanently fixed, until taken no* 



end of May, when all danger ^ m /^: ! !lrtistoP^ 



Red Spider: £2?. The best remedy for this P. ^ftij*^ 

 Peach trees over now with a mix mre of siu. pu ' tbat tbe ^ 

 clay, brushing it well into all the crevices, 

 of the wood may be covered.^ J US t lefo#v* 



Rhododk r droks : Ten Fwr*. Cut them do^rn j ^ 



begin to swell in the spring. fhis p unt ^f^e* 



flowered in Europe. It is a glorious ^"f • „,. hits »^ 



culture is not certain : but we appretiena ^ 



warmth— though not stove heat-in wid . tedo fsi*^|f 



Tanks : An Old Sub. They should be cons l ^ j-ueaw. 



% 



4 4 3 3 6 2 

 1 3 3 3 a! 4 



7^1563 



5 2 3 2 8 3 

 1 3 4 10 4 



6 4 15 6° ' 



3 



a 



3 



* A" *SVostttarSrl?«i"i-ft 



** de«. 



why will cement crack ? It ong " "iiui pipe*" * . 

 used- unless tlie tanl< ■ are piercea oy ^vr. 



to preat variation of tempera! iu*-, toga ythat l ° ^> 



of your letter makes it quite ^P-'f'^ce, ^ ^ 



lose you yu" r l" tt 



letter would probably 



getting anotber. .miired 



Misc.: Tit i\ Four of the numbers «^ 



set are out of print ; Uie others may «* 



to coo? 1 * 



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