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THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE. 



the aromatic ****? w hich are the growth of tropical 

 * t? TL?i> Mustard, Horseradish, Onions, and 

 ^?-^ w occur in m° re temperate zones, seem to 

 G^Ue which occur Na Qf no ^^ 





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e globe. The Muscovite 

 is capable of cons 



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introduced into I 



nearly the same. Hence the 



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i food. Even cattle i 



ngit the herbage, the p 



1, dying if debarred altc 



b way probably 1 



by enabling the food to be m 

 thereby to go farther, and likew 

 craving (or alcohol 

 that of the aroma- 



re fully digested, and 



heueeofwhicCunlike 

 limited to the duration 



" a well known fact that if raw starch 



of < theTl| t ° ?aye •' fr ° m the ru P ture an 



^ the ii e W nc l e C oMhe^azotlsed 6 ma° 

 imlZ V U u er ' the starch is grad 



ly°coiIver a te 

 id by simpl 



introduced, the coagulation 



PR ACTl CA f 



^ HINTS FOR AMATEURS 

 **■ CtTLrm, AND SM ALL GARDENS. 



feS "2i2 th 0S g M ~ Two d thiDgs are nece8a 



** ^g expended on inferior or uncert 



anxious to do justice to his ov 

 cjiuriB in ihe cultivation of flowers, should acquire 

 much knowledge as possible of the habits of each, ai 

 of the results of the experience of the best growers, 

 is to a want of correct information to regulate oi 

 practice that so many failures are to be attributed. 



that we have corrected our errors and profited by dis- 



mean'" The Rose Garden by Willian 

 iwing-room, yet sufficiently practical 1 



tto in the title—" Sappho loves the Ro. 



■bout gratifying it. Mr. Paul writes w 



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Ing, and arrangement of 



he formation of the Rosarium, and a detailed account 

 )f the various practices adopted in the successful culti- 

 vation of this popular flower, illustrated with numerous 



irrlTemeVin natural ^^o^the mo^t* estem* 



While this work can be safely recommended as a guide 

 o the purchaser of Roses, and the construction of Rose- 



;ardens, our more special object is to bear our testimony 



:ulture, from the preparation of the soil to the higher 

 irt of raising new varieties by hybridising. Every sub. 

 ect is fully treated, so that a beginner will find all the 



iractical work, and is often wanting, from a presumption 

 leing entertained of the reader having already made 

 iome advances in the art or science treated of. The 

 :hapter on pruning is especially explicit, both from the 

 tlainness of the directions and the illustrative engravings. 

 Vny amateur who will procure Paul's " Rose Garden " 



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We ^also t fbta U in ardUriD8it? exp08Ure to the fire ' 

 n ?t fo ^in^h e i8 e p id e P r S n OThT 8 UB - hat 8ta,Ch ^ 

 P*Hjt4!di aCen ^ but tllat n'itrogenised matters princi- 

 0{ we most nutr? 6 PartS ? f the tuber ' Hence a loss 

 "^^SfaT'T P^»VpeeUnfoff fherind 

 shoQld also vl ath before the boiling commences. It 

 * hi kt bcilTn^J en ? embered that cold water dissolves, 

 K are thr « w 7f^tes albumen. If Potatoes, there- 

 ^ of their °- C0ld water and gradually heated, 

 *«* the w'L Dltr0 « eniaed Principles will be extracted 



flourish. H.B. 



HARDY AND ORNAMENTAL SPRING- 

 FLOWERING SHRUBS. 

 Andromeda floribunda.— This is an exceedingly 

 neat, compact, dwarf, evergreen shrub, for the peat 

 border. It grows from 1 to 4 feet high, and produces 

 abundance of white bell-shaped flowers, resembling the 

 " Lily of the Valley " in miniature ; they rise con- 

 spicuously above the dark-green Myrtle-like foliage. 



richly crimson-tinted blossoms, are p 



like growth, with dark-green serrated leaves and 



raeemea of rich yellow J& " " 

 , diffusing a pleasing balsamic odour. 



China by the Horl 

 Pruni 



smooth branching habit, ultimately 

 imerable twig-like branchlete, which 



ornamental early flowering trees ; it 



of park scenery, 

 turesque effect, 

 deciduous shrub, 



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from 1 to 3 feet high ; its ovate lanceolate leaves are 

 surfaced with a whitish grey nap ; it produces dense 

 clusters of fragrant white Syringa-like flowers in May. 



deep loamy soil, 

 k in a tolerably deep peat- bed. 



such a position as to be screened from 

 bright sunlight. It forms admirable cover for game, 



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olet plum-like bloom in autumn, produce a very pretty 

 Feet. William Wood, Fuh.-yate Xuthtic*, York. 



Home Correspondence. 



ubject of General Briggs's pamphlet, revi 

 141, I would mention the following circun 

 autumn I put into a wine bottle a few s 



fable stench was emitted. '. 

 with some earth for potting plants 



I accordingly bruised 



it for plants in pots. A ft 





ius filling up the bottle. A lew days afterwards, 

 ishing to use some of this preparation, I uncorked the 

 Jttle, when, to my surprise, not the slightest smell 



>ening of the bottle. Several persons who had on 

 e first openiDg cried out against the offensive contents 

 the bottle, now, by my desire, tried it, and could find 

 > offensive, or indeed scarcely any, scent whatever. 

 l reference to the guano, which was given to me by 

 e captain who discovered the bed from which it was 



having something the appearance of dirty white sugar- 

 iandy ; it had a strong smell, resembling in some degree 



idding that the effect of the guano digging upon the 

 sailors was such, that they required and insisted upon 

 louble allowance of provisions. J. T. 



Raspberries. — Your correspondent is altogether 



vrong in recommending the arched method of training 



he Raspberry plant. According to the representation 



n the Gardeners' Chronicle, there are five or six canes 



ied into a close bundle ; now, as these canes will emit 



n summer at least 50 fruit-bearing shoots in a length 



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exposed to the sun and air, upon which exposure its 



flavour so materially depends. Then the faggots of 



ung shoots which must necessarily be n 



der to furnish the requisite number of bearing canes 



f the following year, will materially intercept the 



ht and increase the thickness and confusion. The 



ler method represented is by far the best, when 



ecuted in a proper manner, but the figure m the 



\ronicle is only calculated to mislead. In that, 12 or 



13 bearing canes are retained on one plant, whereas 



three or four are quite enough for the strongest stool to 



1, and even that number is 



many unless the ground is very good. In our poor 



I find that plants standing 1 foot apart in 5 feet 



h plant, is preferable to planting at greater distances, 

 I allowing three or four canes to each root. An 



ring a few more of the strongest than will be required 

 the next year's fruiting, and at the same time tying 

 se loosely to the supporting wires or ends, to prevent 

 ir being broken off at the root. At the winter pruning 

 canes ought not to be left too close ; 1 foot apart, 

 I from 4 to 44 feet in length, is not too much. 



effects of other plans, and therefore I mention it 

 . I believe I got the idea from some one of your 

 ■espondents some years since When you get up 

 Potatoes in autumn, instead of putting them in hogs 

 >ies as they are called, mark out in a level place 



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