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THE GARDENERS 



CHRONICLE 



[April n 





or sowiug wiih nne ia*'' » ,!kaco 



luTainu.^ne.e wuu unrtwure by bprmkhng every avail- 

 able surface. See that plants growing ...the open bed 

 are properly moist at the root, giving a thorough soak- 



cuia 



a 



tAK. LOS 



W*h« the soil is found to be dry, for mere surface 

 watering is of no use here. Fruit beginning to change 

 colour should be afforded as dry an atmosphere as cir- 

 cumstances will admit, and the flavour will be improved 

 if the soil inclines to dryness during the ripening period 

 Do not neglect to stake fruit that require it untd they 



•• the r/ronn, little now r. mams unhmshed. 



WflB I the e&e» of the winter on the out- 

 door p'anufwe may mention that little loss has been 

 susuined. A large Sweet Bay appeared to be dead 



!r. n ww» of the larger Rhododendrons in exposed 



but they are now breaking afresh ; altogether, both 

 plants and grounds are looking as well as could reason- 

 ably he expected, and are now, it need scarcely be 

 ad-lol, every day becoming more attractive. He 

 walks in the terrace gardens are well rolled, and the 

 Grass here and elsewhere has grown so fast within the 



April. 



a 



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roots 



Friday 13 

 Satur. 14 

 Sunday 15 

 Mon.. 16 

 Tues. 17 

 Wed. 18 

 Thurs. 19 



'J-'. 



« 



1 

 2 

 3 



: S E too mu^ ma?ed7and see to having the balls moist 

 at the time of shifting, as allowing the plants to grow 



Aterasre . 



Babomstxe. 



Min. 



£9.516 



£9.8 H 

 •U.C91 

 30.219 



30.322 

 30.2-24 

 30.103 



'■BATUEl. 



ft. 



Ol the Air. 





29.607 

 3H.0O2 

 30.20 1 



30.267 



20.*43 

 30.342 

 30.129 



Max. Mb 



Mean » toot Sie* 



57 

 f2 

 65 

 71 



65 

 66 



67 



40 

 41 

 41 



33 



23 



35 



30.127 I 30 021 | 64.7 ' 36.0 



last week that mowing! has been commenced, 

 conducted by means of scythes and Shank* 9 mowing- 

 machine, which is said to be the best for large places. 



Miscellaneous. 



Ntw Vine Blsease.-The Guienne, a Bordeaux journal, 

 states that another malady has broken out m the \mes. 

 It consists of a sort ol scab, and has received the name 

 of itch (gale). According to some persons, it is an old 

 complaint which has afflicted the Vines, though at veij 

 rare intervals ; and according to others, it is a modifi- 

 cation of the existing malady : but whatever the 



too long in small pots, or shifting when the balls are not 

 properly moist, often causes the^lants to fruit prema- 

 turely, particularly at this season. Endeavour to keep 

 the newly-potted stock as much together as possible, in 

 order to be able to afford it rather more shade and 

 moisture and less air, until the roots strike into the 



April 13— Uniformly overcast; rain; cloudy. 



— 14— Fofcgy ; fine throughout. 



— 15— Overcast and fine. 



— 16— Fofrgy ; cloudless and exceedingly fine. 



— 17— Fine throughout ; clear with cold wind at night 



— IS— Fine ; dry air ; clear and frosty at night. 



— 19— Frosty; slight haze; very fine; slightly overcut 



Mean temperature of the week 3$ deg. above the 



«Ht 



fresh soil. Queens, intended to furnish the autumn 

 supply of fruit, should by this time be well established 

 in their fruiting pots; and where this is not the case 

 they should have every possible attention, for it is easier to 

 retard these than to induce growing plants to show fruit. 

 Vineries. -Where it ia desirable to retard the breaking 

 of the Vines in the late house as long as possible, and 

 the glass cannot be removed nor the Vines exposed 

 to the open air, they should be let down as far from 

 the glass as can be done, shading the roof, and giving 

 all the air possible. We are not quite certain, how- 



KECORD OP THE WEATHER AT CH1SW1CK 

 Durhifc t De last 29 yeart, (or the ensuing week, ending Ainl 



April. 



ending A|ta»,iv, 



he?»i;..„ 



_ 



Sunday 2-: 



Mon. 23 



Tues. 24 



VV ed. 



Thu. £6 



Frid. 27 



s«tnr 2« 



9 14**1 

 2' 4 1 4 1 



The 

 IS 10 



le highest temperature during the above period occurred ot tfc % 

 —therm. SI deg. ; and the lowest on the 21th, 1854— therra. lSdit 



Cttiotl Oi tlie existing uiaiauj , «"» ***** ■»!■ ~- — ajj. me an puaaiuxc. "^ — *~ -*- , ' ,. 



nwla.lv may be, it appears that it has done already that there is ftny decided advantage in retarding 



areat injury In the commune of Condate, near Vines by art iHcial means after this season ; nor that 

 Liboume, not fewer than 10,000 plants have teen killed Q ripened by artificial heat late in autumn will 



on one sincle estate, and have had to be pulled up. j k , r than those ripened earlier m the season 

 A treat umber of others, less severely attacked, have wilh Ht ,, e or no fire .h ea t. But it w well know.-, that 



Grapes ripened by artificial heat late in the season are 



inferior in quality to those matured while the sun has 

 some power, and fruit of inferior quality is generally 

 so little esteemed, that it is hardly worth having at any 



We would almost invariably allow the buds 



Notices to Correspondents. 



Books: J W. CuthiU's papers on Market Gardening, rwrj* 



our columns in the shape of a small pamphlet, ahtwt 

 that has been written on the subject.^ 



— * . * 



from 

 work 



aert* 



At Pessac 



been cut down, in order to shoot out again, 

 the malady lias also appeared, but has not done such 

 great injury. The Giuennc. adds that in the districts of 

 Kntre-deux-Mers and the Das M.'doc, a small number 

 of Vines has also been killed by a malady ihe precise 

 nature of which has not yet been ascertained. It 

 further states that at St. Macaire the Vines have been 

 similarly attacked. 



season. 



Calendar of Operations 



(For the ensuing week.) 



1 1 ,* 



PLANT DEPARTMENT. 



Conservatory, &c— Any attention which will serve 



beauty 



are over it will, In most cases, oe mipossioie to ruriuui 

 the house with equally handsome specimens, affording 

 *be same variety ol colour which thes 



should be used on the forenoons of be _ _ 



of the 



to start at the bidding of the weather after tins season, 

 merely giving all the air possible, and take chance as to 

 the fruit keeping until next March, preferring the cer- 

 tainty of a crop of prime fruit to being able to furnish a 

 very late supply. Weakly or overcropped Vines ought 

 to be very carefully examined for red spider, which 

 may be expected to make its appearance on these, par- 

 ticularly if the weather continues bright, and means 

 should be used to thor uglily eradicate it the moment 



Probably the best method is to well 



affected leaf with a sponge, for it is useless 



trying to overcome it in such cases by syringing, which 



only serves to keep it in check, and when the fruit 



every care ext-rcisea 10 Keep me *niutiopnc*c 

 house from getting too dry ; also attend carefully to the 

 watering of the plants, looking round on the forenoons 

 of bright .'ays to see if any of them are flagging, for 

 I right warm weather coming so suddenly afUr the lon£ 

 8Uiil« as time through which we have just passed will tell 



severely on plants that are not properly moist : at the g™££ ^planted lately, for the ground has been 

 root. Admit air freely ou hue mild days but , spii Ue , ^ rootg ^ nQt beefi formed SQ fred 



the borders, Sec, ireuuently to keep the atmosphere _ _ ^ w ^ Wn ^ p ^ had tfae weather been 

 moist Gkekmiouse, &c. — Soft- wooded plant?, as . 

 Pelargoniums, Fuchsias, &c, should now be caret ully -, ei * 



spnere moist, spri ^ . _ 



bright days, and take care that inside borders are well 



supplied with water. 



FLOWER GARDEN AND SHRUBBERIES. 



The unusually low temperature which has charac- 

 terised this spring has I eeu very unfavourable for newly 

 planted evergreens, and especially for large plants that 



The form of the pipe is immaterial, provided yoaweim 

 surface not less than that of a 4-inch cylinder. Jt iumk 

 plan to have troughs cast on the pipes, and in pnwttelis a 

 found much better than open tanks, the evapoati* fm 

 which cannot he easilv prevented when it is not required. 



Dbacjesa isdivisa : An Old Sub. Plant this cna bankortow 

 raised a few feet above the surrounding level, and irai iff 

 clay about its roots while young Also take can > tbaut fcil 

 sheltered from dry c Id winds. After all, hard > mtenilM 

 it. except in our best counties. \\ e presume that LmMHi 

 iLceolatum is to be grown like a Grevillea or Hakei: ** 

 are unacquainted with it in gardens. 



Dried Plants: S S. 7 Cope Town. In ****** ™*m* 

 hardly find a botanist inclined to accept, your ^ropaal 

 hooks vou want are Harvey's " Genera of Cape Plan' 

 5 Med£3l Flora of the Cape," and Schultes' edition of W* 



answer is necessarily deferred till next week. 

 Gisoe " "Hny respectable «urse ^« «« SlffiS! 

 roots, or they may be got somet^es st ; Mu» «J« 

 Plant them in 8-inch pots, and grow them in & oww. 



C -TIL. Treat them in the same way « J* - 



Vetches. % w _ . •l,* ^mtA to wW^ 



Names of Plants : We have 



ag heaps of dn^ ^ — — - *- ■ 

 to request onr correspondents to_ recollect that « 



decline naming heaps of .dried or other ■ plenty tta.««; 



„ - this W 



Young gardeners, to w 



feiasiitawi 

 IB iBfonn»». 



attended to, for it will so(>n be necessary to aepena 

 to a great extent upon tVt^e for the decoration of the 

 show house. Fuchsias must not be allowed to become 



as would have been the case had the weather been 



And should the bright dry weather which we 

 now experiencing la«t long it will be very trying to 

 things that have but few active roots to furnish them 

 with support, and unless prompt attention as to watering, 

 &c, is afforded many of the spring transplanted things 

 will be likely to fail. Those who may have an opportunity 

 this season of judging between September, and winter 

 or spring planting, will probably have ample proof that 



at all pot-bound until they are in their flowering pots, 



for this would check their growth and throw them into 



flower prematurely ; neither must they be exposed too 



fr*><»lv to «un*hine. which would harden the wood and * . ^* « : * - , - . 



ireei\ to unsmue, wmt» >^u* u autumn is the best season for removing large 



F 'event free crowth. Give air abundantly in the early .J, T , ,, .% i - f4 a .v 



tveuuiccgtunm. v» ^ j ; olivnhA^ 4na& Look over all recently shifted things 



«>art of the day when the weather is favourable, but > slu " uD . s or , tre , es * : .t_ i_ r *i • u ■ - 



9 up early, dewing the folate over with the i efficiently olten to prevent the cliance of anything bemg 



r .. j __»..__ i :„_ .i._ ... i.™« „.:.v. — .:„ ! w „ 



to be bufl'ering should be sprinkled over-head with the 

 engine on the evenings of dry days. Newly laid turf 

 will also require attention should the weather continue 

 dry and sunny, but a few waterings and a little finely 

 sifted soil thrown over it and brushed into the joints 

 will generally be sufficient to keep this from injury 

 until the roots get hold of theground. Persevere witli 

 the work of mowing, &c, until the turf is rendered as 



shut ud early. Otwins: tne ioi a^e over wiuj rue j ;-; ~-r* ' ',~.Y *~ r-~ »""■". '. j V 



11 . r , *' . .. a t , „ T* * u— . -:.», m ,.;« ■ iniured through the want of water, and such as appear 

 svnnge, and saturating the atmosphere with mots- J J_ H ._> =| _ u ^ cnr . ; , il .^' A „ v „. hMH »i,h »h» 



ture. Large specimens that have been cut] 

 Lack for blooming in autumn « ill be best in a 

 .shady part of the greenhouse, where they can be 

 freely supplied with air to prevent their ntitking soft 

 weakly growth ; stop any shoots that seem inclined to 

 take the lead of the others, and also to induce a close 



or coull have undertaken an unlimi 

 Young gardeners, to whom these reman 

 should bear in mind that, below m^S^_ 

 they should exhaust their other means ot B"™-*^ 

 We cannot save them the trouble of examiw n 8 ^ 

 for themselves; nor would it be desuaWe^ « „„ 

 can do is to help them-aud that m ost i « " , wtt ^ H 

 requested that, in future not more '■*™™^ ttm , . i J 



sent us at one time,-» ^V.^";,* so f« « •* 

 young state; 2, Asplenium F.Ux-!*n ina, s ^ 



judged by the very imperfect specimen t ^ r ) ^ 

 turn ; 4, Lastrea dilatata. Several^ pauses may ^ 

 your Ferns turning black, such as « ola fi ul he »t^ 

 during winter. If your case has no «*%„,» k* 



need not wonder at the hycop ^ e the o» wi.-g 

 yellow; the cold moist atmospheieinsiae £ 



light are sufficient to make «. u ™jf° Douglas V* 

 taxifolia is hardly even a var ie y « l A, u DOt bea' 

 lists are the best you can get : but they t «J 



tion by a well informed cntic--^i/_ o Uft iui 0*J 

 cannot be named.- T T. Lycaste n.acropnj ^^^ 

 (Cyrtochilum) macroph>Uum. -/' th»t»*J5 



Epidendmm v.riegatum. T^Modfied. « '< 

 them is too much shrivelled to be ioe^ ^ ^W 

 M. uncata.- W B, Cantrzb. Wantt c fc h ^ 



unscientific drawings. We suppose y 



barbata. . , the informs'^Jfc * 



OsA< iE Obakoe : /. You will find I the ToW » * 



respecting this plant fully S" eu __„+ 



year, p. 299. 

 Stbawbebkies 



f. a * ~ fsrjfiS-Si 



m 



Some of the strongest of the 





ba»hy habit of growth. 



Geraniums may be stopped and repotted for blooming 

 late in the season, and although t best ill not make such 

 plants as are commonly seen in June, they will be useful 

 for cutting from. Scarlet Geraniums, when well grown 

 and bloomed, are very useful for autumn decoration, 

 but a well managed plant of these is rarely seen. They 

 are generally over-p.-tted and grown too fast, and con- : 

 aequently are more conspicuous for fine healthy green 

 foliage than a profusion of flowers. To bloom them in 

 perfection they must be treated very much as Pelar- ; 

 goniums, only they will bloom almost equally well in 

 June or September, according to the season at which , 

 they may be cut back, &c, and by carefully supplying 

 them with manure water, &c, they are easily kept in 

 perfection for months. See that Calceolarias, &c, are 

 not infested with green fly, and apply Tobacco smoke 

 immediately this nuisance is perceived. 



FOKC1NU DEFAUTMLN'T. 



^ Pineries.— Where the houses are glazed with large 

 aized squares, and the plants are close up to the glass, a 

 thin shade will be of ^reat service on bright days ; but 

 only a thin material should be used, for the object in 



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account for the 

 with water woi 



the soil 



smooth 



if 



the Grass is not brought thoroughly under early in the 

 spring it is nearly "impossible, without disfiguring the 

 place, to get a close velvety turf afterwards, and well 

 kept turf adds so much to the beauty of a garden that it 

 should be secured at any sacrifice. 



HARDY FRUIT and KITCHEN GARDEN. 



New plantations of Asparagus and Globe Artichokes 

 should be made at once, choosing good deep rich soil 

 that has been prepared by being heavily manured and 

 trenched 2 or 3 feet deep ; also give the Asparagus 

 beds their spring dressing, first lightening up the surface 

 soil with a blunt pronged fork and clearing the beds of 

 weeds. 



It is 







whose young pods *™?™t^£^^i^ 

 tries, J an ingredien tin ^^°£ t <d *** »** 

 nous qualities. It will not succeea 

 our summer heat being too low. ^^ . g ft 



IT 



4 



of 



RoW. G B. Guano dissolved J n ^JZb**'* 1 * 



Rose trees, as is also nigj 



rightly state, has the d 



meddle with, t , .,„ •:«<,♦ as y° u . u^w^^ 



Tan Beds : W M R, Put them m £« Wj2fi* " 



when they are surroun 



f 



Some seed of Seakale and Asparagus should 

 also be sown to furnish a supply of young plants. Put 

 in successioual crops of Peas, and earth up and stake 

 those that are above ground. Protect seeds appearing 

 above ground from birds and slugs. Prick out Celery 

 for succession crops, and attend well to the early 

 plants with water; and if they are under glass see that 



, - v . v^ ~«,.~. ... sufficient air is given to keep them stocky. Seed should 



shading should be to break the force of the sun's rays, also be sown for the late crop. Attend to keeping up a 



not to darken the house. Give air rather free- on fine ' ~ e _11 ,: -^ ~ f u — f J * • 



days, but shut op early in the afternoon, s|*rmkling the our we sunset* ui w« ^jcuuuu among ail growing 



growing stock lightly with the syringe and well loading to prevent the growth of weeds and keep the soil open. 



ipplied to i«*- 

 ded by brickwork 



he specimens sent 







> 



is pigeon holed. % .^ „ q -«** * re € 





«— ^ r S7ibe SU pt?at once, aaa + ^ 



a 



test plan is to !<:■"«• ^ — - - u»»j 



in Us plare.J 01ir border to#^T 



Vi-nkry : ABC. Wc s«PP° s * ir f t0 be ex«»% if-gi 

 But all cases like yonrs r« rfer insonje ^ 4 £ t 



donbi tbe fault lies vn ■. h tne c ^ ncret e &*ffit 



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purpose 



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ground amon 



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account 



_— .; . n n r k. it yv»« - . _ k *h*»se5'^ ffi**' 



wen- ours, we »nw«» •"". ; n!cft tiotis a»^ m**** 1 



,. As u at, many 'W^th** * 1 ** 

 and others are uuaToiaamy « 



Wirk Worms: v n 



tou will hardly ma 

 do is to catch them 



can 



