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■ in g i;den:: s' chronicle. 



ication, *\ 



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ow • rs of Orel <. 

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*trh /• autiful ft 



WulkoeiMable to ail lovers an<i 



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re us c n figures of 0' RA 



FT' Ua 



tti Wa 



v vw 



4a*a f Ilch b. f , ! which me 

 Lit lL U ii I nj 'W« atperuta 



tmm ft beauti u .-.«it« form, 







qu xta t 



but arrangements sliould be 



wtili crimson 



sa 



figures of 



the v* t II 



which is to be succet I 



Hum and p>a?stan8 9 

 got git H r a Candida, Rch! 



f-,or Jr«rrra c» Lii I. ; 4*. w i? ■**- 



tmuN, Rchb. f , a glori ant in the waj .4. 



tireni fti rfumflim; Catf t ina, a beautiful 



specimen from the garden of Mr. Consul Schiller, at 



iambtirgh (we bare never seen so hue ft specimen In 



this country); Barter d ' wtoy m, hasti- 



la /*, and lltnanthtra m a. The work continues 



to bt rici I * ith the learned scientific bservatioua of 



M. Iteichenbai the practical horticultural f m- 



el* of Mr ' an, and an accurate general history 



>f tin* plai En their wild state by Mr. Linden, who is 



chief editor, and I > whom those who wish to procure 



this really >tt wr should a res» then; lvcs au 



Jo «/ (te BruxelUs. 



Tl 



i /' 



m Pi . aMtln r inagn ilicent work, in 



elephant folio, ptthli i Paris, contains highly 



finished re : ntati i < the pr n >al hanly annual 

 andp : nival ?!- » were, vegetable*, and agricultural plants 

 cultivated in Trance. The lAAth number is now before 

 us, containing; two plates, one rcj inj kitchen 



gar ii j luce, the other a --. vers. It says a 



treat deal for the wealth o i i auce that such bulky, 



i-tft i, the Boil renewed, and good str. ? young 

 plants tinned mt in A, L Stoi -it-Hauta m active 

 grow lit requiring more pot room should be repotted, and 

 many of the y ung stock just starting into growth will 



be benefited "by a ah if I ; _ 



made for do&i; this without exposing the plants to the 

 temperature of ft cold shed, and there should be a good 

 su ly of soil at about the same temperature as that in 

 which the root- have been growing ready for use when 

 wanted. The vvhole of the repotted plants should be 

 placed where they can be readily examined, so that they 

 lay be carefully supplied with water for a few weeks 

 after repotting, and they will be benefited by a gentle 

 sprinkling uh the syringe on the mornings aDd 

 evening of bright days; but use the syringe sparingly 

 during cloud feather. Any of the Orchids that may 

 be startin into growth should be repotted or top-drc ed 

 as may be required ; for if this is deferred long after 

 thee uieneement of growth, there will be great danger 



Give a 



STATK OK THE WEATHER AT CHIS'.VICK, NEAR LO-vn^ 

 For the nefck endi** Feb. 8. 1855, a* obserred at the Horticultural W;^ 



. 



Feb. 



■ 



Baaomitkr. 



TRBirSRATl Rk. 



o*4. 



1 



nt the Air. 



Friday 2 15 



Satur. 3 16 



Sunday 4 1 



Moil.. 5 3 



Tue». fi 19 



Wed. 7 20 



Thurs. 8 -1 





\v prase 



Id ax. 



29.090 



.10 



14 



MS 



ay j 42 



•;9^ i i 



29.794 



Min. 

 9.752 



129 

 29.-2'29 



29.287 

 29.318 



29.6C2 



— 



9JU9 I 28.43* 



Max.! Min. 



32 

 ISO 

 39 



40 



33 



36 



32 



27 

 23 

 33 

 31 



31 



27 

 27 



0,th ' E »^W< 



Mean V°° l ? tett 

 deep. deep. 



36.1 I 28.1 



29.5 



36 



: ; ! .0 



36 



.0 



36 



;i5.i 



36 



32.0 



37 



31.5 



*7 



29.5 



88 



i 36.3 



32.1 



i 



a? aw 



S .: i 



39 ' ^^ 



S 



of injuring either the buds or young rootlets. 



:le syringing to plants on blocks, but only suf- 

 ficient to prevent shrivelling.' 



FORCNG DErAKTMENT. 



Pineries.— Where the bott • m-heat is maintained by 

 means of fermenting materials such beds as may have 

 been recently renewed should be carefully watched, and 

 it the heat at the bottom of the pots is found to exceed 

 0° the pots should be slightly rawed in order to prevent 

 injury to ;he roots. It is not usual now to subject the 

 roots of Tines to a temperature of 110° or more, as we 

 have Sien grow* rs of the old school quietly doing, but it 

 i is still to common a practice to allow the bottom-heat at 

 tunes to become too strong, throwing the plants prema- 

 turely into fruit or otherwise injuring them. Indeed we 



Feb. 2— Frosty wind: drifting snow; overcast; rain at night * 



strong wind. 



\ 3— Hazy throughout; most surfaces exposed to the wet of k«» 



nixht are glazed over with ice. *** 



4— P< use fosr ; foggy ; with slight thaw. 

 5— Overcast ; drizzly; overcast. 

 i (>— Overcast; some snow-flakes ; slight rain ; snow showers. 



7- Cloudy ; snow at night ; clear and frosty. 

 ' ■ 8— Constant fall of snow throughout the day to the dew** 



4—5 inches, drifting occasionally. 

 Mean temperature oi the week 03 deg. below the average. 



RECORD OF THE WEATHER AT CH1SW1CK, 

 During tne last 29 years, for the ensuing week, ending Feb. 17, tey. 



Prevailing Wja^ 



Feb. 



Suuday 1. 

 Mon. 12 

 Tues. 13 

 Wed. 14 



Thurs. la 

 Friday lfi 

 Satur. 17 



c *• 



E-SJ 



■5 c*" 



4-1.3 

 44.6 



41.4 



46.7 

 i'1.0 

 4f 





£ to c 



< 



- 





No. of 

 Years in 



which it 

 Rained. 



30.1 



i.7 

 30.5 

 32.0 



31.7 

 31 J 

 32.0 



->4 .- 



12 



37.1 



12 



37.4 



10 



38.S 



10 



39.2 



10 



3S.f, 



5 



39.2 



11 



Greatest 

 Quantity 

 of Rain. 





8 

 3 



3 

 4 



1- 5 6 



3 2 4 -: 



2 



-1 2; 3 



2 3 -' 

 5 31 1 



3 II 2 3 3 6 



J 

 1 a 1 



- 3 I 1 



! 



oetly works h ottreh rt en b t ,. defray the large b€ |j uve that more harm ia done to Tines by too much 



expense I \>u oae who are unacquainted 



wuhthiaali- 1 will be snrnriaed to see how well the 

 reoti of To m|>«, I .eelca, and I eta look I 



The highest temperature during the above period occurred on the : 

 IS — therm. 59 (kg. ; and tne lowest on the 11th, 1345 — therm. 34tf 

 below . ( ro. 



n ■ 



n paper 



Vict* Rty 1 ; ( (he y U Water Lily of A mrica. 



Hy John J Allen. hant folio, Boston, I S. 



Im \1 p«gei of th rgeat elephant folio size, with eix 

 careful j. ired ,»lates, ami all the luxury of fine 



MMr and beautiful t^n^rnji , Mr. Allen has i uh- 

 Ikhed au elaborate history of the diicorery of the \ ic- 

 t Lily, of the »tej>s hy which it became known t 



1.,", and of the na nnder which it Rowettd 



u the I ate*. His task las been executed in a 



manner w hy the 11 \\ flo er, a i we congratulate 



him in havii much zeal for horticulture as to pat 



i reco in this magnificent manner the facta coi 



I bottom heat than by any other cause, and success cannot 

 reasonably he expected while the roots are occasionally 

 subjected to a baking heat. Maintain a steady bottom- 

 heat of about :5°di ng the growing season, but depend 

 Upon it that 90° cannot he exceeded with safety. See 

 that the soil about the roots of growing plants 

 is not allowed to become too dry, and secure a 

 moist state of the atmosphere, but use the syringe 

 ca fully, until the sun becomes mof*e powerful to dry 

 the h rts of the plants* Vinmues — The weather for 

 some time past has been anything but favourable for 

 early forcing, and the most careful attention will be 

 necessary v lh houses where the Vines are fairly in 

 leaf. Take every opportunity to admit fresh air to 

 strengthen the shoots and foliage, &c. ; but do this 

 cautiously, and hy Email openings near the heating 



in pr< uct aa of the American presa, at in art j the glass rUe to 80 

 aswvllas in science Europe has to em miter for the 

 future a rival v rthy oi io most advaiu i of her old 



coun i, and already ahead of those which stand in the 

 second rax. 



FLORICULTURE. 



cttdwith the first in I duction oi the plant to the 

 I nited States. Mr. Allan'* wort shows, like other apparatus, and shut up early in the afternoon, letting 



■— *— -»- - ' * * * - j the glass rise to 80°. Where the Vines are in bloom, 



let the night temperature range between 60° and 65 Q - 

 raising it 10° by day, and Muscats reed hardly be 

 expected to set well unless] they can be kept some 5° 

 wan r ; but it will be better in every case to let the 

 temperature sink a few degree on sharp nights than to 

 over heat the pipes, and render the atmosphere un- 

 healthy. While the syringe cannot be used the 

 evap. rating pans must be kept at work, and the floors, 

 &e., sprinkled in the morning or as often as may be 

 necessary to secure a moist state of the atmosphere ; 

 for unless this is attended to, red spider will be 

 very apt to make its appearance. But, perhaps, the 

 great cause of rtd spider is an unhealthy root 

 action, producing thin, weakly foliage, which despite the 

 most careful internal management is sure to be attacked 

 by this pest, therefore use every means to secure a dry, 

 warm state ot the borders. Give VintB in pots a liberal 

 supply of manure-water in a tepid state. 



Pahuas.— One of your correspondents says (see 

 that the best flowers are < d from plants 



Struck from the first cuttings produced hy the parent 

 piant; this is, however, by no leans the cas<\ He 

 o sajs, thus it is that good flowers are obtained 

 wall tie Waal trouble fi m those plants which are kept 

 in po% the fir.-t season after striking, and which are 

 ed b> the trade " pot r ts," being planted out the 

 following s«mu>i!, and allowed to start of their own 

 accord. What I w**ild ask is, Which is the least trouble ? 

 To strike them one jrem < in d plant them, or to strike 

 them, then keep them in pots through the summer, and 

 plant them the following spring. \ have grown Dahlias 

 for these last five years, and have exhibited them, and 

 I ft from experience that your correspondent is 



decidedly wrong. Let those who like hi plan try 

 some plants on the old tern i ext summer, and 

 judge for themselves. The usual way is to put the 

 old roots if possible in a we rate hear, hut a dry one ; 

 for fan) | the tubers are at ail unsound, they are very 

 Hkely to cause the decay of the whole plant i piaced in 

 a moist heat ; as soon as the cuttings are about 4 inches 

 let them be taken off the old root, placed in thumb 

 uttinn a little silver sand immediately under the 



cutting! ; then let them be placed h a i derate heat 



agair. and shaded when D 1, and will strike 



in about a fortnight. Wheu well rooted v should be 

 placed in larger pots, and gradually bar jfid off till the 

 e of planting; if some of these be planted by the side 

 of those on ; ur rrespondent's plan, the latter will no 

 Otore be adopted, for this reason : 



HARDY FRTJIT and KITCHEN GARDEN'. 



Preparations should be made for getting in the main 

 crop ot 3 tatoes as soon as the weather and the state of 

 the ground have become favourable. The experience 

 of past years should have taught every person the im- 

 propriety of planting these upon fresh manured land, 

 and although a heavy crop of the weakly early sorts 

 ca lot be obtained, except from land in good condition, 

 the use of strong manures should be avoided even for 

 these. By selecting a piece of ground that was well 

 manured last season tor a green crop, and giving this a 

 good dressing of charred vegetable reluse or wood ashes 

 previous to planting the Potatoes, it will be less likely 

 to favour an early attack of disease than if rich stimu- 

 lating manure was used. And, except for very weakly 

 growing varieties, the soil oi most gardens is too rich 

 to produce Potatoes of any tiling like quality. Push 

 forward all kinds of wheeling while the ground is in 

 a favourable state for such work, 

 tenacious character are improved for workim* the 

 more t y can be exposed to the action of frost* and 

 some persons dig such ground a second time, turning in 

 the frozen surface, in order to expose a farther portion 

 to the action of the weather; but where it may be 

 desirable to do this the frozen part should not be du* in 

 deep. Look well to the protection of Lettuce, Cauli- 

 flower, &c, under glass, and take every opportunity of 

 •xposmg such thi ; s to air. Some of the strongest 

 roots of early Rhubuarb might be covered with po! or 



.„„.i„ ^„._ ^ J -- 'le rem. ing them for forcing, but where there 



ring as much ^^^m^afi of little consequence, and is hardly 



causes. Get 



Soils of a heavy 



-the pot plants, having 



» ramoer of e\es, continue throwing up suckers the 



whole season, which in the case of some sorts would 



fcriorate their quality very much, especially thoee 



JUBda wheh sue close in the petals. /. J/. J/. 



Calendar of Operations. 



{For the tntuing week.) 



PLANT DEPARTMENT. 



iory, &c— Any of the clirntii_ 



that they ,ho«M d will be benefited U having « m„,», .toek rfL. th; a ;. ™ iSfe _ „. ,ierb thtre . 18 a g°°d 



« the o>«J .oil reniored from their rooto an ean be done worth die trouble M ,d litter *hiih" It 



ith good fresh I" ' * ' * - " 



eof Ute i>, -st si 



the ^ a^^ im^S Sf-jK ^7 c fafCSS l 5*E 8rouua lor ta *«*» 



T thmi '$> re P l » rin .g * «>* K«»d freeh fibry material I ground prepared bv heavy manuring^d 5^ch. 



. „i rt ^ „ , ... , wy twiners in fresh plantations of Rhubarb Seakal* anH Ann "° 1V1 



aelo^roofe.ihou.ewh.chweknowof re q ,ur, 3 tohave uud remember that the gro^ud^ ( ? £e ' P *""» 



.„ M . W| ,u r. lfc „ K ,„ rtl iresu i\ 



Iponosa Lean, which is one of the most sh 



ing for 



can 



Notices to Correspondents. 



Arnott's Stoves: Henry. They are little used now. Undo? 

 edly any ironmonger in a large way can supply you. 



Boxai'artea : M'm. Link. Your plant appears to be right. A2 

 you need do is to take care that it neither damps off nor catcki 

 cold. Give it all the warm air you can command. 



Book.-: SB. The new edition of the " Theory of Horticulture" 

 v. ill be ready in a few weeks; it has reached p. 304 in tU 

 printer's hands. It is not intended to publish it in numb 

 If you have as much as 51. to spare for an English Dictiooin 

 you had better buy Richardson's, which some good-natord 

 bookseller will let you have for less money than that. 



Calandrimah : A' F Z. C. umbellata is an annual; discolor is i 

 half shrubby greenhouse plant, which however does very t 



as a bedding out plant. 



Camellias: Sub, &c. Cold and imperfect drainage often ca 

 the buds of these to drop off, and even a scarcity of water after 

 they are formed will produce the same effect. Another rem 

 why Camellias drop their buds is leaving too many on fte 

 plant. Some varieties produce twice as many as tlieyhro 

 strength to expand, the consequence of which is if they areiw 

 picked off at an early period they will drop off, and those tbit 

 remain will often be deformed and small. If, therefore, 

 want good blooms, you must not permit too many buds to 

 remain on a plant. % 



Dioscoa&A : Bub, The tubers of this sent out by the trade t«j 

 from the size of Peas to that of Hazel nuts. J 



Di asks; T D H. The disease on the leaves of your Oncid 

 appears to be ot the same nature with those noticed under th 

 initials "J. R." and " H. W.," Jan. 27, 1855. The whole plint 

 seems to be affected, and if that be the case it is very doubttt 

 whether you will find any remedy. It is evident at least 

 that the present condition of your house does not suit tie 

 species, though there can be nothing radically wrong abwt 

 it, or many other species would suffer. Your best chance ii 

 probably to alter the position of your plant in the house, and, 

 if possible, to move it to some drier spot, if, as is apparently 

 the case, the leaves are unusually succulent. It is however 

 obvious that, without seeing the matter in situ, one can only 

 guess at the conditions which may have induced disease, or 

 the remedies which the case might suggest. 31. J. B. 



Ervtiii.olvEna conspicua: O i\ asks it this plant is lost. Wl 

 have not seen or heard of it for many years. 



Febns: G A. The specimen arrived safely, and is under exam- 

 nation by a friend, who will in time give us his opinion. 



Grape Mildew: MX), inquires whether any of our readers cas 

 inform him whether the sulphuret of potash has beenurfedis 

 a remedy for the Grape blight. We have some idea tbatsudi 

 a proposal has been made, but we are unable to find it recorded. 



Names of Plants : "We have been so often obliged to reluctantly 

 decline naming heaps of dried or other plants, that we ventui* 

 to request our correspondents to recollect that we never ha^, 

 or coul l have undertaken an unlimited duty of this kind. 

 Young gardeners, to whom these remarks more especially app«f» 

 should bear in mind that, before applying to us for assistance, 

 they should exhaust their other means of gaining informaMa 

 We cannor save them the trouble of examining and thiukiBg 

 for themselves ; nor would it be desirable if we could. AM *J 

 can do is to help them— and that most willingly. It is no 

 requested that, in future, not more than four plants may » 

 sent us at one time.— Erzeroum. Letter of January 6 J 

 cei ved. The arrival of the parcels will be immediately noUnefl. 

 Very hapj indeed to hear that you are about to visit En f Ia °i 



Orange Trees: A b. We foresee no risk provided you do B» 

 use gas-tar, but merely employ pitch, properly so called, aw* 

 with grease. 



P Digging. Received a Northern and Bedah- . 



P: ushers : .4 R. Your question is, we apprehend, purely legJJ 

 and therefore beyond our province. We suspect you na *® 

 remedy in tlie absence of a special contract. Such occurrence 

 are very Common abroad, but we have never been able to obta- 

 any satisfaction. The remedy we seek is not to take DOok ! rt 

 in numbers, but to wait for the completion of a volume, al** 

 we know the author or publisher. ^j 



Rabbits Barking Treks: V, The following is said to be a ^ 

 way of preventing the mischief. To 1 gallon stale urine 

 1 quart powdered lime, and 1 pint foreign tar ; warm t be^ 

 mix with the above, then add as much cow dung as will KB 

 to the con tency of thin paint. Apply it to the tveta wi 

 painter's brush. $ . •& 



Raspberries : Hortus. These may be forced so ** to De ripe 

 forced Cherries ; the great difficulty is t* prevent their* « 

 ing too fast and becoming blind. We dare say some ow*^ 

 cor pondent will give you his practical experience n» 

 matter. eG( j 



Transplanting Evergreens: B A C. We would record 

 you to wait till next August or September. % ^,t 



Vines : L R L. If your plants make good wood under the pr^ ; 

 management we should continue it without alteration. ' 

 litter will probably cause your soft-wooded plants to a » {^ 

 If liquid manure is wanted for the Vines make it by P ,^ $ 

 two double handfuls of guano into a pail of water; s J, 

 few times in 48 hours; then let it stand till it is clear, ^ 

 ft may be n !, one pailful to each Vine. The f dl ™ e I ! der s- 

 be I manure fo turning in to the kitchen garden Dor* 

 for Onions, Turnips, or other root crops. riirfA 



White Blackberry j A TV. This is an American; not *-»& 

 plant. 



Woollen Netting: J 27. We 



esh to 



would prefer 1-inch n**» 

 we recollect rightly, » -~ 



2 inches. Mr. Harrison's, if we ««««»• "»"~r;-i 



thing less than 1 inch. We never recommend dealers* 













