2—1849.] 



THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE. 



later, that is, till after most ot the young bees nave 



assumed their perfect form and are able 



this case the young bees (produced by three or four 



queens) are able by their greater numbers to make up 



for the loss of the earlier part of the season spent in 



nunin" them. This also answers Mr. Wighton's other 



questions, viz , why in a bad year stocks a: 



to be lost by the old-fashioned bee master than by the 



modern. An Essex Man. 



Ice-houses. — 1 find the preserving qualities 

 house here greatly improved by having a perpen, 

 iron pipe in the middle of the mass, resting on 

 wheel over the drain. This fun: 

 moisture to escape from under the ice into the 

 part of the house, thereby prolonging considerat 



Ice-stacks (see p. S12, 1848).— In' answer to the in- 

 quiries of " M." I beg to state that there is no arbitrary 

 rule, as far as I am aware, which defines the precise 

 size of ice-stacks. The extent of the required supply 

 must, in a great measure, regulate that matter. Two 



amply sufficient to meet til 



No. 1, space for ice within the wall of F«n 



20; extreme height of stack, when com. 



r space, 21 feet by 16. Preference may 

 be given to the larger of the two, if the ice is required 

 late in the season, as a large body undfe 

 be expected to keep longer. It is mentioned, as one of 

 the advantages of the position, that treed cl 

 bankment, and accordingly the trunk of cm 

 the woodcut growing near the stack, and spr 

 ■ ■•■ ■ 



stack ; the embankment ri 

 Shown in the fig ure. W.Inj 



VIany important 

 he press within 





et ordines Alganm 



■ 

 and 362. 



works on Algology 1 

 be last ten years, thn 

 and fructification of 1 



undertakes to descril 



atfield-house, Herts, 

 ■urn auctore J. G. 



xtensive, containing most of 

 arieties. Many of the specime 

 symmetrical, all in the most 



Society is indebted 1 



i'Nab's industry in obtaining exchanges froi 



other gardens. Nor are the collections of Azalea: 



odendrons, and Oranges, or the contribution 



ew Holland, South America, c 



iimalayas (these last comprising all the rare 



l has appeared ; 

 a work professii 



its numerous figures ; yet notwithstanding all that has 

 been done no publication had appeared fit for general 

 ^P«tn^^ 



S Id i\T^ of the cabinet - The ™W author 



Sp!- ♦ U hUle °PP°*unity of examining Algse in 

 S;?J ° ° f n m I S cor ance of what had been done by 

 wnerT countries, especially those of France, 



wliiiA- 801 " 16 , 11108 * lm P°rtant memoirs had appeared, 

 ^nwh were aUogether unnoticed. He was also very much 



With imme C nsely a 2«ater Sing " ^ *° ^ P^J udi ' ciaL 



to nT ""^ cuse .V greater opportunit 



^ have occasionally erred, either from want of mate- 



thonift » mere ^Sing of physical powers ; but 



SSSfSj? .him, we are 



uceandalove 



-^^Xv^ssr^ 1 ^ t0 be 



P«* the better reason H- t0 ""^ - he W0We T 



SS SL? M fi Wh0 3re -quainted with th a r g enie- 



the notion tha- cr - He ado P ts 



a, the tetraspores are the normal form of 



so-called iS& regards the active intents of the 



ac S 8 £ ,r s , t p ™i ?t ^ ,,as r 

 S;f' n ^ e ^ 



b «»g rather to dire?? to J'.' 

 .,, r€C onimending the wnrl, « 



EoiAMr Ga J den Memoranda. 





' ■ 



-vdit on those who have coofi 

 ■lings of unmingled satishi ■.■: 

 fathers death all eyes were turned on him, not merely 

 as the legitimate, but as the best and hi^: 

 successor ; for, to an extent 



native as we!l u lb possesses all 



for plants which does not rest 

 I any trite medium, or allow 

 'here labour and research may push it to 



iro. st theory till tested by thi 

 pliances of practice. Mr. M'N&b is alrea i 



botanical world by many able essays and 



■burgh, in which he has h. 

 i-t:;i ;-. VA i.i'.e we congratulate Professor Balf( 

 public on so judicious a choice, we cannot 1 

 the loss which another valual. 



>"i appointment. By his untir 

 and judicious management, Mr. M'Nab has g 

 moted the interests and advanced the posit 



■ '■ 

 manager for 12 years. When he entered oi 



i m> but three small hothous 

 Society's garden, viz., a Vinery, greenhouse, 

 In addition to these, the Society h;u 



garden here being upon a boggy subsoil, utf 



level of the river Dart, which passes through the 



and the splendid 

 garden. How mu< 

 M'Nab in successi 

 voluntarily underta 



numerous body. 1 



6 ^tauEden^ 





ecessary funds by 

 the state in which 



s, in particular, is 

 i large and highly 



is skilfully hybridised by 



rmerly had practical experience as a head-gardenei 

 id is perfectly familiar with Mr. M'Nab's system an 

 mode of management. Edinburgh Evening Courant. 



(■•;.■■ ■- 



rdenerto 



ry fine Red Ct 



Miscellaneous. 



./Tf'erv.-At a meeting of the I 



r in Regentstreet, held Dec. 5, Mr. 



Esq., of Dartford, exhibited 



m the last Number 

 ewith I take the 

 liberty of handing you six sticks of Celery, of a kind 

 which I have grown for the last three years, and which 

 th in point of size, solidity, and flavour will 

 superior to any which Hks hitherto been 

 The specimens sent are not selected, but 

 examples of a general crop, planted without 

 in view beyond that of the supply of my 

 " m ever thinking of 



for public exhibi 

 ts of 600 plants, 



'■hole crop woul 



My r 



ere prepared in the usual 



- 

 ed. The plants were of course s 

 lanted out, and each was remov 

 good ball of earth adhering 



ge 6 lbs. ] 

 noticed so long i 



hand-glassf 



grounds, I di 



to give too much water, always, how* 



- . ■'-•-i'. 1 ..: .r.ce e.u'y ioitiiij: 

 than daily dribblings, which 

 harm than good. Were I so 

 I could grow this Celery doul 

 and to effect this I should pre 



planted out ; 



good turfy loam, peat, and leaf n 

 composed cow-dung, in about equal quantities. Verj 

 :h dung is not good for Celery, aud strong manure- 

 iter should also be avoided. To grow large Celery il 

 >uld be necessary to place the plants 18 inches aparl 

 the row, and the ground should be kept constantly 



ErrLTgt 



a attributes the coarse 

 ery grown for market I 



bad quality of the Celery is a 



e is wrong. The 

 table to the bad 



;n named Cole's 



tringy than anything else, as 

 are exposed t 



i r. :t' : 



xkness. We need no stronger pi 



e leaves are exposed lor a long time they acquire on 

 rid flavour which no blanching can wholly remove, 

 i early crop of Celery I sow in heat early in 

 upon a slight hot- bed ; 



; V S 



day by Mr. Stevens. The Camellias fetched from 



. per lot of from 6 to 12 plants. Azaleas 



. Rhododendrons, Is. and Is. 6d. a piece. Rcse trees 



n Is. Gd. to 2s. per 10 plants. Apple trees from 3s. 



Is. per ditto. Tear and Peach trees the same, and 



I single Hyacinths, and 20 Due Van Tho'i Tulips, 

 6d. ; 6 double and single Hyacinths, 6 varieties of 

 rcissus, 50 Crocuses, and 20 Van Thol Tulips, 2*. 6d.; 

 ee more similar lots the same ; 6 HfAW 



■ :■-■ -■ 



" 'ipe, and 25 Crocuses, ditto ; 18 Hyacinths and 25 



■:j ; and 24 Hyacinths, ditto. Of bulbs 



Calendar of Operations. 



c:'. S..,- 



the ground, taking 

 sresent quality and 



Where the 



it a change, I 



Celery is, that it will stand 12 months without running 

 * seed, and such a thing as a pipy or 



: !hO 



pplying a dressing of 

 sharred refuse of any 

 complete renovator, 

 for their mechanical 



s will give great satis- 



,..er-garden and shrubbery 

 also; I find it very suitable for Coni!-r 

 indeed any shrubs, including Rhododendrons and oilier 

 bog plants, which do much better in a mixture of burnt 

 clay and peat than in peat alone. I use ,: 

 success in the en . pdi ; among 



mention Bletias and other 

 I I have found to thrive and flower better 

 A burnt clay, sand, and leaf-mould, than 



PLANT department. 



As fast as the winter flowering slants are past, they 



should be removed out; of the way, for the growing 



Celery I gene- 1 



