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THE GARDENERS 5 CHRONICLE 



eak sheep dung liquid manure will be found very bene- 

 cial at this period of their growth. As the first tier of 



._„!_ i n A* *1, .V firaf inint. ninch it at that I this 



oyer a i. A> life plants Will P«W b6 JpUShlDg Strongly,. 



thev must be tied to a neat stake, as they will be sending 

 out' laterals or side shoot*. As the making of these 

 side branches secures the formation of the plant, ah ttle 



w 



ficial w _ . 



laterals has made their first joint, pinch it at that 



will not only enable you to have two shoots from each 

 lateral, but will cause the leader to push away, and fur- 

 nish you with plenty of side wood. The four first tiers 

 of laterals will be enough to pinch this season, the rest 

 may be allowed to grow on. They will be forming nice 

 little plants now, so they may as well be taken to the 

 greenhouse or conservatory, where, with a gay profusion 

 of flowers, they will assist in keeping the house "dressy" 

 for a short time. By the middle of November water 

 should be withheld gradually, in order to ripen the 

 wood, and they may be placed in a dry cold pit, or any 

 out-of-the-way place, such as unler the greenhouse 

 stage, for instance, where they must remain all winter, 

 as they will require no more attention till the end of 

 February, when a little water may be applied sparingly to 

 induce them to start ; the knife must now be applied to 

 cut back the side shoots that were pinched last year, to 

 the secord joint on the wood they made after they were 

 pinched, aud a couple of tiers of single shoots to the 

 tteood joint, the rest to the first, and the leader to 

 within 4 inches ; thus you will have a pyramidal basis to 

 work on. Place them now in a warm Vinery, and they 

 will soon thow indications of rapid growth. After they 

 are fairly stfrted turn them out of their pots, 

 and shake off all loose soil, and examine the roots ; 

 repot now in 10 inch pots, using strong filry loam 

 of a rich texture, old cow dung, leaf soil and sand, 

 equal parts well mixed. As stated for last season, 

 attend well to drainage, as they will require no 

 more pot room this season ; replace thrm again in heat, 

 and pinch in according to the directions laid down 

 for last season, always aiming at having the plant broad 

 and full at the pot, and tapering to the top. Pinching 

 should, however, be stopped after the 1st of June, for 

 by the middle of the month they should get a prominent 

 place in the conservatory, where, by July, they will be 

 the objects of greatest admiration in the house ; liquid 

 manure must not be omitted upon any account, at least 

 three times a week, as this is now the only thing the 

 plant will derive its nourishment from, and will cause it 

 to bloom right on till October, when it will be getting un- 

 sightly, and may be removed out of doors to make room 

 for some other favourite. When cold nights set in 

 remove them as before to a cold pit, &c. No more 

 attention will be necessary till spring, when they may be 

 pruned an J started according to the time they are 

 wanted in bloom. They can be had in bloom by putting 

 a few into heat by the beginning of January, about the 

 middle of May ; others, started accordingly, will enable 

 you to have them in flower all the summer. Mr. 

 fiousie's plants to be so fine now were doubtless struck 

 in autumn ; mine are chiefly for display late in 



summer. W. F. 



root, and give plenty of manure-water to those in vigo- 

 rous growth, and also to plants swelling their fruit. 

 Vineries,— Where Muscats are grown for a late crop 

 the night temperature of the house must not be allowed 

 to fall too low after the bunches begin to appear, and a 

 temperature of from 65° to 70° must be maintained 

 while the fruit is setting to ensure good sized, close 

 bunches. Keep a sharp look out for red spider in 

 houses where the fruit is colouring, and if this pest 

 makes its appearance lose no time in coating the hot- 

 water pipes with sulphur. If not already done get the 

 litter removed from the outside borders, but if it is 

 found that the roots have crept up into it, which will 

 probably be the case where the Vines were started early 

 in the season, the decayed portion at the bottom should 

 be left, and every caution used not to disturb the young 

 roots. And if many roots are found at the surface it 



STATE OF THE » EATH^lT^uTI^lf^Tf^^ 

 * the week ending June 7. 1355. a. ol»mH « thi *J£L 10 *'**. ' 



June. 



Calendar of Operations. 



(For the ensuing v:eek.) 



PLANT DEPARTMENT. 



Conservatory, &c. — Many of the twiners in this 

 house, as Passifloras, Tacsonias, Bignonias, Mandevilla 

 sUaveolens, Tecoma jasminoides, &c, will be growing 

 rapidly, and will require frequent attention to keep 

 them properly trained. The young shoots must not be 

 tied in too close, however, but should be carefully 

 directed until the space allotted to each plant is fairly 

 covered ; and after this is accomplished, training and 

 stopping should be done merely with a view to equalise 

 the growth, allowing the shoots to ramble in a natural 

 manner as far as due regard to space and the admission 

 of light to the plants under them will admit ; for these 

 things never produce so pleasing an effect as when 

 allowed to hang in graceful festoons, or to ramble in 

 their own natural way. The blooming of the choicer 

 varieties of Passion-flowers, Tacsonias, &c. f will be con- 

 siderably accelerated by stopping the shoots, but this 

 should not be done until part of the branch is tole- 

 rably firm and ripe, otherwise the effect would be 

 the opposite of that desired. 



FORCING DEPARTMENT. 



Pineries. — "Where the quality of the fruit is the first 

 consideration, which it is or should be in every instance, 

 care must be observed to have the soil about the roots 

 in a rather dry state during the ripening period, and 

 where it can be done without injuring the rest of the 

 stock the atmosphere should be kept rather dry, admit- 

 ting air more freely while the fruit is colouring ; for 

 there is no chance of fruit of prime quality if the soil 

 is very wet about the roots, and the atmosphere kept 

 close and saturated with moisture during the ripening 

 period. In the case of plants growing in pots the 

 trouble of collecting and placing together those 

 approaching ripeness, so as to be able to treat them 

 properly, would be well repaid, 

 something like summer weather 



Now that 



have 



we 



A , ...... - give air freely to the 



growing stock, particularly i Q the case of plants that 

 may have been making rather weakly growth, but shut 

 up early m the afternoon, dewing the plants lightly with 

 the syringe, and sprinkling every available^ surface, 

 so as to secure a thoroughly moist atmosphere Use 

 fire heat as sparingly as may consist with maintaining 

 the proper decree of temperature. Be very careful to 

 keep the plauts properly supplied with water at the 



Friday 1 



Satur. 2 



Sunday 3 



Mon.. 4 



Tues. 5 



Wed. 6 



Thurs. 7 

 Average . 



a* 



2 



16 

 17 



18 

 19 

 20 

 21 



.r 



Babometkr. 



J'wmrnT 



5; 



Oi the Air. 



29.924 



3<».P02 

 ?9.9I7 

 29.870 



29.893 

 29.809 

 29.881 



29.718 

 29.918 

 29.874 



29.8*9 



29.876 

 29.fi 93 

 29.826 



29.899 29.8?3 



June 



will be necessary, after removing the litter, to top-dress 

 the border to prevent these getting dried up ; a slight 

 coat of turfy loam, leaf soil, and horse-droppings will 

 answer very well for this purpose. See that the borders 

 of houses, where the fruit is swelling, are not allowed 

 to get too dry. 



FLOWER GARDEN AND SHRUBBERIES. 



The weather for some days past has been just such 

 as we like for planting out the bedding stock — warm 

 and rather cloudy, with occasional showers — and, of 

 course, the work of planting-out should be well nigh 

 if not altogether finished before this appears. Get 

 Verbenas, Petunias, and other things liable to be 

 injured by wind pegged down as soon after planting out 

 as possible, placing the shoots so as to cover the soil 

 equally ; and let Dahlias be securely tied to sufficient 

 stakes at once, if not already done. No labour should 

 be spared which may be necessary to properly care for 

 the plants until they get fairly established, when, if the 

 beds have been properly prepared, they will care for 

 themselves during the rest of the season. See that 

 plants in vases are properly supplied with water, as, 

 if allowed to get too dry at the root but for a single 

 day in bright weather, before they get well inured to 

 exposure and fairly established, the foliage is sure to be 

 injured and the appearance of the plants spoiled for some 

 considerable time. And should the weather prove warm 

 and dry the whole stock of bedded out things must be well 

 attended to with water, and will be greatly benefited by 

 a liberal sprinkling every evening, but to water a large 

 stock every evening is next to impossible where the 

 amount of labour is limited and water not within reach ; 

 but those who expect their flower-beds to be as well 

 filled and covered with flower in July as any in the 

 country must make up their minds to maintain a suc- 

 cessful contest with dry weather at any necessary 

 expense. And in most situations proper arrangement 

 and a trifling outlay in laying down pipes fitted with 

 union-joints would, with a hose, render any amount of 

 watering which might be necessary in the dry seasons 

 a very trifling affair. We would not be understood, 

 however, as recommending frequent heavy waterings, 

 but merely that the soil should be kept in a healthy 

 moist state, and any labour bestowed in the way of 

 moistening the surface of the beds on the evenings of 

 bright days will be well repaid. Use every possible 

 dispatch to bring up any arrears of work in this depart- 

 ment which may have accumulated during the time* the 

 hands have been employed in planting out ; and now 

 that the weather is such that the owners of gardens can 

 enjoy them, let everything be in the most perfect order 

 that circumstances will permit. 



HARDY FRUIT and KITCHEN GARDEN. 



Now that we have nice growing weather, see that 

 every shoot on the Peach and Nectarine trees is free 

 from insects, and otherwise lose no time in getting them 

 cleaned. If not yet done, disbudding should be completed 

 at once, in order that the strength of the trees may be 

 thrown into what is to be the bearing wood for next season. 

 Where covering of any kind has been used, this should 

 also be removed, if not previously done. See that 

 Cherries are not allowed to suffer from their enemy the 

 b'ack fly, and endeavour to keep all fruit trees perfectly 

 clear of insects. The early Celery should be planted 

 out without loss of time, and this must be well supplied 

 with water until it gets established, and indeed through- 

 out the summer. If not planted between lines of Peas, 

 or in a shady situation, the plants should be protected 

 from bright sunshine for a week or so after planting, 

 and see that there are plenty of plants coming on for the 

 succession and late crops. Give all necessary attention to 

 Tomatoes, ridge Cucumbers, &c, until they get fairly 

 established. After well soaking the Strawberry beds 

 with water the surface should be mulched in order to 

 keep the ground cool and prevent evaporation. It is a 

 very usual practice to use the mowings of the lawn for 

 this purpose ; but this is the very worst article that 

 could be used, as it spoils the fruit by adhering to it, 

 and in damp weather imparts to it an unpleasant flavour, 

 and hastens decay. Next to tiles or slates clean straw 

 is the best article for this purpose, and where this cannot 

 be obtained the rankest portion of the litter from the 

 stable-yard may be used instead, and there need be no 

 fears entertained about this spoiling the flavour of the 

 fruit for exposure to the air, and a few showers will 

 P' rfectly sweeten it, and although more troublesome to 

 apply it will be found to answer the purposes as well as 

 clean straw. Give Asparagas beds a liberal supply of 

 manure-water, and where there is plenty of this at 

 command it may be given with advantage to such things 

 as Cauliflowers, Lettuces, &c. Keep the surface soil fre- 

 quently stirred among all growing crops, which will 

 prevent the growth of weeds and strengthen the plants. 



1— Densely overcast \ cold at night 

 2-Overrast ; cloudy and fine ; clear at ni-ht 

 3— tine; cloudy; overcast; raiu. 

 4-Heavy clouds -very fine ; cloudy and fine 

 a— Cloudy throughout; fine at ni K Ut 



TMgtt.** aDd ^ *"»*** ^ thunder dwfc . 

 7— Cloudy and fine; very fiue throughout 

 Mean temperature of the week \ deg. beiow the a 



* 



June, 



Sunday 10 

 Mon. 11 

 Tues. 

 Wed. 

 Thu. 



Satur. 



12 



13 

 14 

 15 

 16 



RECORD OF THE WEATHER AT CBlSWlcT 



J«»i«. 



Prertil^j W 



0? 4- 



a! * — 



71.0 

 71.8 

 71.3 

 72.0 

 72.8 

 72.5 

 72.1 



43.4 

 49.4 

 50. 3 

 49.3 



44.7 

 50.2 



49.5 



h 



59.7 

 60.6 



60.8 



60.6 



61.2 



61.3 



60.8 



No. of 

 Years in 

 which it 

 Rained. 



1? 



10 

 13 

 13 

 13 

 13 

 12 



I 



1 in t»r! 



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The highest temperature during: the above period occurred on tk» - 

 and 13th, 1842- therm. 90 deg.; and the lowest on the lath, H i t tk j 

 30 dog. ~~ "*^w« 



Notices to Correspondents. 



Broccoli : Melville. The heads you have sent appear to to 

 of Dillcock's Bride, which is one of the most useful B 

 we possess. 



Deodar Sf.ed : M Q. Sow it like Larch or Cedar of LeUn«-. 

 nothing can be easier. 



Diseases: Colo. It is almost impossible to ascertain Uw nMm 

 of disease from specimens subject to the pressure of sUmpiat 

 whicli destroys every character. Morbid specimens should bt 

 sent in little boxes whose walls are strong enough to resiat • 

 heavy blow. The foliage of your Onions, and their roots, tot 

 utterly destroyed. The growth of the first leaf ■ *r to 

 that which usually occurs in what are called thick tucked 

 Onions ; but, besides this, the whole plant is in a 

 state, accompanied by an unnatural succulence. The 

 is new to us, and we should have been glad to have 

 perfect specimens. The only alteration we can suggest ii to 

 change your ground, and if you are in the habit of 84* 

 your own seed, do not trust to it, but get a supply from icai 

 other quarter. Had you sent your address, we should kin 

 communicated with you directly.— W S. The Peach learei an 

 very curious. It is not an ordinary case of curl, a 

 which is usually attributed to cold ; but though in general tot 

 common in this neighbourhood, I am unable to obtain a siijto 

 specimen of the true curl for comparison. The white salt 

 efflorescence is due to a very curious species of Ascomvca,* 

 which we shall have more to say upon some future oceuia. 

 In the meantime we should strongly advise yon to dredgijwr 



trees with sulphur. M.J.B. 



Heating: Barnstaple. There is no objection to using gu^r 

 this purpose, provided you can secure the stove from teskip 

 or allowing the gas to escape into the house. This ii ray 

 difficult to accomplish. If you do use gas you should pi** M 

 evaporating pan of water near the source of heat, with ithw 

 to preventing the air of your house becoming over heated. 



Insects: J 8 says the early buds on a great number of- 

 Plum trees in a nursery at Malton have ^en inagreitni 

 destroyed by a small beetle, Sitona rnficlavis, one of the < 

 llonidi, and he would be glad if any one can point out J 

 method by which its devastations may be P« veBted :";' 

 Subscriber. 1, Curculio (Nemoicus) oblongus, occa^llf * 

 jurious by eating Apple bloom ; 2, Telephone pallidas, um 



less, larva in earth feeds on smaU J nse f * ; ... v^. 

 (Phvllobins) Pyris, harmless; 4, Dilophos fr™»JJ, m 

 less; 5, Bibio Jobannis, harmless.-^ ft, ^S ** 

 branch has been weakened by the burrows of the "Jjw 

 the Wood Leopard moth (Zeuzera JEsculi). *on* 

 what tree it is ?-Even. Your young Pears ;™ T^tW 

 the larva of the Sciara pyri, a ^"le gnat; theeggj* 



were most probably deposited in the * ™™',*m W 9* 

 us by sending a dozen or two more of the infes ed ^ 

 we may try to rear the &7-—WWF. ine »y« ^ 

 show minute blotches, which may either be £^£5* 

 exudations arising from the bites 0/ *P^ eS "J^^y 

 from diseased cells of the leaf. ^ r :^^iSyV^ 

 pos*d that the stag beetle sucks with its lai„e no j 

 Names of Fruits : W B. Probably the : StogJ '^ 

 Names of Plants : We have been so often ob nge ^ 



decline naming heaps of dried or other ^p ants in ^ 



to request our correspondents to recolectthat w ^^ 

 or could have undertaken an unl im»*« d J£ ^peeiillf i|£» 

 Young gardeners, to whom these remarks m ^X*«*£ 

 should bear in mind that, before applying to", .^^ 

 they should exhaust their other means ^am .9 ^ 

 We cannot save them the trouble ^^/^lould. A 

 for themselves ; nor would it be de sn*bUn f *e , t „ + 



r^. 





*wi..v» jia 6 »uo, ««v ----- Tj orriP ttva mncruu**- ■ 

 Lathyris, a poison 1-3/ J B - Ve *™ U 3 Asclepias «225 

 Reader. Lnnicera tatarica-^^^ % C f n ^/K w£ 

 1 cannot be named without » T ^ tte ' ^^f of ?***& 

 in flower cannot be named. It m ?~ "~ e Gardenia or *■£ 

 alias Hemerocallis cffrulea.— V- -Jf ° h m i se rabW w 

 n*emontana j not ascertainable from sue 



2, Cyanotis vittata. horticultural UJJT 



. ™ • j« nu R„h We can only answer hum. inte j|^j 



Then visit the nur 



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Pere 



:apital 



>: : 



the* 



the establishments of Linden a ™ homeward 



yon what else to seek tor on T^^W- .a*** 



yourself with Murray's 'Handbooks. b aMyM*>5 



Vises: Bradford. Certain* x.oto.d« n*,^ w ^ ««*£ 

 than blisters (or vegetable p.mP'«^ nn »*«*«*» 



Watbb: OB. The use of water klnd flo wenW 

 prejudicial in watering plants of in ei l»j» rf *J 



either at the root w leaf, »nle»^ nd ^tf»^» 

 which case it is fatal to Heaths k ^^ ^pect 

 calcareous races. It w, however, ^ 



pond- water. h ve been rec*" j^iWj 



J As usual, many *™™£ C ^«" ^"^gQi 

 %nd others are uner«d.bly deU. ^ f^ff*** 



can be made. W e must » j rti0B of »""• 

 numerous correspondent*, U>« 



contributions is stiU delayea. 



