



THE GARDENERS" CHRONICLE. 



FLOIM CULTURE. 



Ror ml. *i l SociETr,.i/^2.- lus 



wwsl ood *i ii* the lat.ne.HS of the s* >n. l^nbies 



in { fur , Mr. Tun r, who sent Lncle lorn 



lireit \W«'t>rn C nl lion, Constance, Kmperor, and 



l,,[ Mm W; Mr. l*>fc>on bl Flower ot the fray, Ud 3 



1 rnil . r. FeariM ireat Western, and Lady Garrington . 



these tw.V collections i e shown in ii t-rate condition, the 

 plants b-in- red with fine large flowers; Mr. August, 



stiit FI r of the Day, Sir J. Paxton, Marion, Sir J. Cathcart, 

 Duke oi Perth, and Robert Hums. Twelve Cinerarias: Mr. 

 burner pmductd Kin er, Esther, Kat- Kean -\ Formosa, 



Mr*. Batcher Stow*, Estella, Sir C. Napier, Lady Mary 

 \,x> ichere. Rosy Mom, LaMache, Amy Kb-art, and Lady 

 ( i hese were compact dwarf bushy plants, covered with 



flower Auriculae were In line health and beauty. An extra 

 jjrlze Small Silver Albert Medal) was award..! to Mr. Turner, 

 (>x :; plants of OMvei s 1. rely Ann. The same exhibitor also 

 furnished Lancashire Her- Cheetham), Ringleader, Favourite, 



and Smiling Beauty. An excellent pair of Auriculas was like- 

 wise c rrib I by Mr. Turner, viz., He plus Ultra and 

 Apoiu sest. - 1' *, cut bloon 2 1 varieties : of these 



Mr. Tin sentEi-l Slan '1, Mon b, Miss Talbot, Satis- 

 facti n, C-TiMtance. ( net, lmlce of Newcastle, Marion, Lm- 

 nvr.T, l: •• •< N t, Ophir, MVronon, Sweep, Royal Albert, 

 L I J >hii llu. sell. Queen the i des, Victory, 1 t.etion, Red 



Rover, Marc ss of Bath, Sorere n Brilliant, Duchess of 



jjutl i. - J.Cathcart; an ig thes.-, the best were Red 



vcr \ t , i.ku Duke of Newcastle, Periection, Mernnon, 



Royal' A lb* and Satisfaction: Mr. 1> 'son had Beauty, 



wi 



diiomss of Bath, ( \ rich, Miss Talbot— the ab^ve two collections 

 were, very giwnl ; Mr. August sho d Ophlr, Samson, Mar- 



chlom ss of Bath, Pandora, Flower of the Day, Mr. T. Samson, 

 MissTsl Sir .1. Cathcart, Marion, Meteora, Addison, Aurora, 



Beck,RoyalVisit,SirJ. Pax on, Sulphurea, splen.b ns, Queen, 

 Joe Miller, Aunt chloe, Alpheos, Velvet, Thisbe, Duke of Perth, 



mid .Adula. A Firsl Class I rtiflcate was n<vnnl.d to Seedling 

 Pfctisy Sir Walter 9 t (Turner), a yellow ground variety, with 

 clear shi. Id round the eye, line In form and distinct. Similar 

 award to Admiral Napier (Turner), a large yellow ground 

 flower, with narrow belting of bronze, top petals of same colour, a 

 tine .! itinct flower for purposes of exhibition. First Class 

 Certificate to n (Turner); tin ; is the finest of the dark 



yellow ground vari-tie.-, the colours are very dense and rich; it 

 also posses > great substance, and is very smooth on the edges, 

 "f other Bredl l'ansies, there were shown Alpha (Turner), 

 Nonpareil 'Turner), and Crimson Perfection (Turner), all yellow 

 ground flowers ; the latter is very bright, novel, and smooth. 

 Sir Colin Campbell (Turner) is a lai k variety, an improved 



Duke of Perth. Of Seedling Cinerarias, Magnum Bonum (Turner) 



U a Ur, ; hi Mower; llnlliant (Lidgard) is white, tipped with 

 blue, a prettv flower ; and Hose of England (Barnes), a beautiful 

 vari and fine in form. Mr. Roser sent a specimen plant of 



A? !a, Duke of Devonshire, and three new Azaleas, viz.: 

 Mr*. 11 chard, Maria Louise, and Dilecta. Some good collections 

 of miscellaneous plants were also exhibited. * 





Calendar of Operations. 



(For the ensuing week,) 



PLANT DEPARTMENT, 

 Conservatory, &c. — When this house contains a 

 mixed collection of plants, winch it generally dots, 

 aphids are frequently very troublesome at this season, 

 aud it is always (It sirable to avoid smoking here, for 

 besides the expense and annoyance to the family, it is! 



iob to till a larce house with tobacco smoke. 



no pleasant job to fill a large 



Things in pots that require smoking may be removed to 



a close room, or put under a frame covered with calico 



or canvas, rendered air tight either by means of a coat ing out 



fruit. Also give a liberal supply of manure water from 

 the stable tank to Vines in potf, firs* diluting it slightly 

 ith warm water to bring it to about the same tempera- 

 ture as the house. Attend to the regulation of the 

 Growth, stopping laterals, &c, and timely thinning of 

 the bunches and berries, before they injure the principal 

 toIia»e. And see that the Vines in the late house are 

 tied°up in their places before the shoots get too far 

 advanced, as there is considerable danger of breaking 

 these off when they are allowed to get too long before 

 the rods are tied up. Look sharply after red spider, 

 and use every means to keep clear of this pest. 

 Figs.— Attend to stopping and thinning the shoots 

 and aim at securing short-jointed strong growth, by ex- 

 posing the young wood to all the light possible. This 

 will, °of course, necessitate keeping the trees rather 

 thin, but it is useless hoping for a crop of good fruit 

 from trees that are crowded with wood. Keep the 

 atmosphere moist, and give the foliage a good washing 

 with the syringe after shutting up the house in the 

 afternoon, to prevent red spider, and also see that the 

 roots are kept properly moist. Where the fruit is 

 ripening, syringing must, of course, be dispensed with, 

 and the atmosphere kept drier, therefore be careful to 

 have the foliage perfectly clear of insects up to the time 

 the fruit begins to ripen. Melons. — Maintain a rather 

 close, moist, warm temperature to plants recently 

 planted out until they get into full growth, but 

 avoid inducing a gross hab : t of growth by too 

 much moisture and warmth after the roots fairly 

 get hold of the soil, for it is generally somewhat difficult 

 to secure a crop from wood of this sort. Give air as 

 freely as the state of the weather will admit, in order 

 to secure firm short-jomted wood, and where the crop 

 is setting, as the young fruit is very apt to damp off 

 unless the atmosphere is kept moderately dry. Endea- 

 vour to secure a steady bottom heat of about 80° or 85 Q 

 for plants in all stage?, and also to keep the soil in a 

 proper state as to moisture ; avoiding having to water 

 while the crop is Setting, by well soaking the soil before 

 the principal blossoms begin to expand. Keep a careful 

 look out for insects, and use every precaution to pre- 

 vent these getting established upon the foliage, for there 

 is hardly any chance of a crop of fruit unless the 

 foliage can be preserved in health. 



FLOWER GARDEN AND SHRUBBERIES. 



Notwithstanding that the weather has become some- 

 what more promising than it has lately been, it will be 

 wise to defer planting out the bedding stock*, save in 

 very favoured localities, until we experience a more 

 decided change. Meantime take every opportunity of 

 exposing the plants to the open air so as to get them 

 wei hardened off, and see that everything is perfectly 

 free from insects, and also have the whole stock nicely 

 arranged, so that when planting out is commenced 

 everything may be iti readiness. Push forward late 

 propagated stock, and endeavour to keep the whole 

 growing slowly in their pots. It is a common and very 

 had practice to allow bedding stock to stand in small pots 

 exposed to bright sunshine and drying winds, and but 

 scantily supplied with water until they get almost dried 

 up, aud this with the view of preparing them for plant* 



The plants should be exposed to the weather 



For 



MMTE OF TUE WEATHER AT G II I S W I C ^^NeTTI^T 

 rthe wee* ending May 10, 1S55, as obserre.i n the norti^u^ - 



Friday 4 



Satur. 5 



Sunday 6 



Mon.. 7 



Tuef. 8 



Wed. 9 

 Tburs. 10 



A vera are . 



17 



18 



19 



20 



3 1 

 s 



23 



Max. 



XT 



Mm. 



•:9.S55 



29.70 1 



29.933 



29.914 



C9 951 



29.9: 8 



29.97'' 



29.719 



29.830 



29.772 



30.00 1 



29.6 1 6 



29.508 



29.409 



2*X'K*ATUftB. 





29.865 I 297 4 



Max 

 57 



eo 



5G 



62 



6ii 



Min. Mem ^SST-iw, 



24 



30 



■U 



■ 



21 

 43 



41 



deep, deef 





:<7-0 



43.5 



MX 



46.5 

 38.5 

 52.5 

 53.5 



9 



49 



43 

 5u 



51 





41 



« 



J? 



si 



ft.w 



58.7 i '.3.7 4M 





May 



•3 * 



4- Cloudy and cpld ; clear, with sharp frost at nteht 

 5- Low white chuds wi.h very clear intPn.i.. I'. 



air; cloudy. 

 6— Fine throughout. 



very ciear interval* ; eueuhj.^- 



Mean temperature of the week 5 desr. below the avertp. 



RECORD OF THE WEATHER AT CBUWlCt 

 During the last 29 years, for the ensuing week, ending Mty 19 



May. 



, Sunday 13 



Mon. 14 



Tues. 15 



Wed. 1« 



Thu. 17 



Krid. IS 



Satur. 19 





39.5 



41.1 

 40.8 

 42.5 



4 2.7 

 42.4 

 42.9 



p a 



No. of 



SB 



Y ears in 



which it 



51.5 



Rained. 



13 



52.3 



11 



52.8 



7 



54.3 



10 



54.3 



u 



53.6 



13 



54.2 



11 



Greatest 

 Quantitj 

 of Raia. 



1.10 in 



0/6 



0.41 



0.31 

 0.58 



0.17 

 0.W 



6 4 13;* 

 6 i 1 1 ; i 



2 6 111:: 



I 



3 

 3 



5 



1 

 1 



The highest temperature during the above period occurred <>• tk* 

 and 17th, 1833— therm. S6 deg. ; and th"; lowest on the 15th, l&C-tien 



25 deg. 





of boiled oil, or peat, where the remedy can be much as freely as circumstances will admit; but this should be 



more conveniently and cheaply applied than in a lofty done by degrees, and never to the extent of browning 



house, aud the risk of injuring the blossoms of things the foliage and drying up the tissues, and they should 



which do not require smoking will be avoided. Rut ; never be allowed to suffer for the want of water, for 



if the enemy is to be kepi under by this means 



saspicious plants should be frequently examined, and 



immediate action taken with those that are found 



to be the least infected, otherwise the pest will 



.spread to an inconvenient extent to allow of its 



being eradicated without smoking the house. Should 



the twiners, or specimens planted out in the beds get 



infested, these should be syringed with the following 



mixture, viz : £ lb. soft soap, 1 gallon tobacco-water, and 



6 gallons rain-water, properly dissolving the soft soap in 



a portion of the water. But as there ia some uncertainty 



nbout the strength of th'S mixture and its action on 



Notices to Correspondents. 



Barbe du Capucin : H. It is blanched" Chicory. 

 Browning Leaves: J J S. If your letter was not post-paid it 



would, as a matter of course, be refused; and that woill 

 account for its having received no notice. 



Injured Evergreens : Ballandyne. Allow the trees to begti to 

 show new buds; and then cut back to those buds. Orcbut 

 Houses, if well managed, and properly constructed, aregettiif 

 into favour on this side of the Channel. One in the gatdeai 

 the Horticultural Society is doing capitally. We are m- 

 prised to see that on your western coast the evergreens kin 

 sustained so much damage. 



Insects : E W 31. We found no grubs in the young Wbttt 

 plants sent, but suppose from their appearance thattbeTaJs 

 infested by the Wheat fly (Chlorops lineata, described in tfc 

 Gard. Chron. 1849, p. 796.) We should think the rain to* 

 now cause the roots to throw up side shoots plentifully. 8Mb 

 was the case mentioned by Mr. Mark wick.— B G. Your Raj 

 berry buds are infested with the larva? of the pretty IMl 

 Tinea aubiella, the eggs of which were deposited on the Iflt 

 year's canes. The mischief is done for this year, and all 

 can do is to prevent future mischief by picking off and bursiaf 

 all the injured buds. — II. On looking at your Gooseberr? 

 shoots again, we found the ;» per in which they were indsiSi 

 covered with the squashed bodies of numbers of minuter* 

 mites, with which the Gooseberry bushes round London taj 

 also been much infested. We should advise dipping the«» 

 of the branches in lime water. W, 



I vy : T C. No doubt your plants are barked by s< B little aniatl". 

 mouse? rat? or squirrel? Gas is unfit for heating GreenfcWj^ 

 unless you can completely prevent the possibility of i 



its way into the houses; and moreover counteract its <"?"£ 

 effect by evaporating pans placed where its flame is asaif. 

 We never yet saw this accomplished, though many attends 

 have been made. 

 Names of Plants : We have been so often obliged to reluctaa^ 

 decline naming heaps of dried or other plants, that * eTe J*" 

 to request our correspondents to recollect that we n J T . er JJ2 

 or could have undertaken an unlimited duty of t «" "J 

 Young gardeners, to whom these remarks more especially at 



should bear in mind that, before applying to us for 



unless the plants are in good health when planted out, 

 they require endless care afterwards, if the beds are to 

 be covered in any reasonable time, and despite every 

 attention are long of getting into a free state. Endea- 

 vour to get mowing and other work here as forward as 

 possible, so as to be able when bedding out can be safely 

 commenced to command sufficient strength to properly 

 care for the plants. Take advantage ot -showery days 

 to give the Grass and gravel a thorough rolling. 



HARDY FRUIT and KITCHEN GARDEN. 



Proceed gradually with the disbudding of Peach and 

 Nectarine trees, but remove only a portion of the buds 

 Hfferent plants, it should not be used without first [ at once, selecting the strongest first, aud going over the 

 -making sure that it v\id not injure the foliage or young trees some two or three times, at intervals of about a 

 shoots, and also that it is sufficiently strong to destroy ! week. This will avoid checking the trees to the same 



the insects. The beauty of A zaleas and many other hard- [ 

 wooded plants which are now the principal ornaments 

 here will soon be fading, and every effort should be \ 

 used to be prepared to supply their places with others 

 - io full beautv, 



FORCING DEPARTMENT. 



TiNERiEd. — For plants intended for winter fruiting 



week. 



extent as when disbudding is done all at once. Be pre- 

 pared with a supply of tobacco water with which to 

 attack insects immediately they make their appearance, 

 and they will doubtless be plentiful after the long con- 

 tinued cold weather which we have experienced this 

 spring. Look carefully over the Apricot trees and 

 destroy the caterpillar wherever it is found. This is 

 vfa would recommend using a somewhat lighter soil than ! sometimes very destructive to the foliage, aud also the 

 generally employed for Tines, as there will not be so ' fruit when neglected but for a few days, and there is 

 u ch danger of getting this too wet as when a strong good reason to fear that the late frcst has so 

 nacious loam is used. We prefer a compost consisting thinned the crop as to render what remains worth 

 *jf about two thirds mellow turfy loam, with one-third any necessary attention in the way of preserving 

 good Mrong turfy r,eat, adding a liberal sprinkling of it from insects. Be in no haste to remove the protect- 

 clean sharp sand, and some crushed broken bones, when ing materials, unless where the crop is found, to be 

 ji CM be ^^ined. In this the plants root vigo- destroyed, and then they might be removed for use on 

 rruMv, and fruiters can be liberally supplied with j trees where there is still a chance of a crop. The fruit 

 manure *a*er without any danger of the soil getting | on Apricot trees which were unprotected in this neigh- 

 sod en. But the great advantage of a light soil is that " bourhood is quite destroyed, having been frozen through, 



it so<>n parts with it* ™~:-»-"-- ~ J -' • ' ■ > •* ^ * 3 Am— ~ » •• • - t .' 



manageable in t!.< 



proper time. Ill 

 especially wher 

 manure water to 

 fruit. ViNsftiKs. 



limy snuuiu exnausi men uiuci mcong v,. n ~- ^ 



We cannot save them the trouble of examining and innw-i 

 for themselves ; nor would it be desirable If we www. £■ 

 can do is to help them- and that most willingly. «» ^ 

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

 sent us at one time.— J? FII. It isnot possible to ^r™ 1 *^ 

 morsel you have sent belongs or not to the Junipeni _ 

 of the nurseries. It may. The real plantforms in t^^ ™£ 

 a large tree of great beauty, loaded with black oern^ 

 of Siberia and the N. of India is suspected ,o be on* 

 G B. "Onion wicks" appear to be t^, ^^^W 

 called Alopecurus bulbosus. It is probably found l **~m 

 pasture near you.— 6'. Leycesteria formosa is a* > ^4* 

 hardy shrub, introduced from the Himalaya mountains Mm 

 longing to the natural order of Capntoils. . d ftff > 



Peak Trees : R J M. For a rather expos ed wtuatooa^ ^ 

 loam, you may procure as standards the Jfci m ^ « 

 Aston Town, Marie LouTse, Louise Bonne (of Jem 

 Park, Eyewood, Beurre* Bosc, Fore le, KmgM 

 Passe Colmar, Fondante du Bois, Ne PlM Meur IS ^ tf0mt$ d 



Primroses : E F. We are unable to accoun . .or w f^ ^ 

 little spine-like processes on the under^ e - ^ 

 from Clevedon. The leaf is in other respects so a _ 



that of a common Primrose that we shou.d like 

 ah 



The 



should have been for several years m ^"";^ rm locality* 

 down to the ground in the dry so -d an hei p*m 



Chelsea, when it used to tin ive well enough ^ 



the Horticultural Garden at ChiswicK. ^1*1**? 



Forests: X YZ. Every man ^^ pf *g 

 and we hope we never Miall imi ate h e eon ^^tf 

 Gladstone aud Wilson, by co« 



la 



Woods and 



„ tb^ did Mr. ^JKSSgggg- 



to be efficient, and if so 



conductors of this journal. It high con 



■e 



no guarantee of fitness so m aayi - ir a d*^ 



incapacity. l{*™»»V^telt; «**!««?» 



his name surely he is not *e wo« 10^ 

 are cases in which it may be a real au 



to tbe 



are 

 service. 



4 



it with water in oraer w r>-~ "X.. p i an ts to t b * ir r ^'^H» 



the whole with earth, and leare the P and «£**+* 

 very old Yews are hardly worth « they »«. % s , 



die5 You had better leave i g <^ ^ two*- *5«* 

 all the branches to within o 111c *e> ^ mlt .11 n^ 4 



in all probability, make the ^^jon i" * W Jm% 

 new shoots. nW^^^^JBiSS? *• 



February. As to the value o. ^- we «d 

 question, which can only be ans 

 countrv dealers In timber. , * 



growing st ;, as well as to plants in Cucumberg, Vegetable Marrows, &c, jrepared for 

 ^nnnli^.J wi.h .^ ".". ,naide Jjwfcrs are properly planting out. Make a sowing of Sweet Basil, Mario- 

 tSrhlvnoiX?tu' R ir! ,g "° B,ci ? ,t 'l ua «« i ^s to . ram, Savory, &c, on a light rich tvarm border ; also 

 £TSSi J fceZ w?lliS ma8 f ° f 80i '- TheVine get tbe early Celery prepared for planting out as speedily 

 Xn in vitrous bnltfa Jll qURnt j tieS ° f > ater M P oseible » and attend t0 the P lants for Accession crops, ^merou'rrrespondeVu,' tt 



when m vigorous health and swelhng a heavy crop of keeping them at all times well supplied with water, *c. Sbutlonals s P tH! delayed 



then 





%• As usual, many coip m u n| caw» •t: 1-- 0| » i- 



%nd others are unavoidably detain^ ^ » dn ^] 9 t#** 

 can be made. We «nst abe^g.^ of wb o«e 

 numerous correspondents, tne iw 



