THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE. 



[May 5, 



April 27 : Sharp, i 





; Louise Bonne Pears just 

 off bloom, Beurre Capiaumont and Marie Louise 



nearly in full ; l-,m.— August : No Marie L< 



i: :. ■ 



petals are all turned brown ; Louise Bonne Fears, and 

 some few others, nearly in full bloom, apparently all 

 destroyed.-April 30 : »««-.inv tapiaumoi.t, W.ILiamV 

 Hon Chretien, and most Pears in full bloom, the foot- 



*soui ; it was then expanded, 



. JUvcrs, Sawbridgeworth. 



\r.s ; "The pre 



,ms' tion mav be expected. G. W. K. [In our opin 



ulse Mr. J. L. is unreasonable.] 



rop. Spring Flowering Bedding Plants.— Mr. Bea 

 ! in (p. 262), speaking of Stellaria graminea as the 1 

 ?49, plant for a white bed in May, must surely mist. 

 , ,,f crraminpa fur Holostea. Stellaria Holostea flowers 



I Mav, but graminea not before June i 

 T. t May 2. 



Crop of 1 



; before Christmas, a 



April 30. [Anglesea, 



i > u 



Cornwall, and Sligo 



' !■„'!■ -rl 



change of colour wl 



exposure to the atmosphere. The green colour of the 



ordinary plate glass, after some years becomes yellow. 



and from longer exposure to atmospheric i 



red— in all probability the protoxide of iron, 



the green colour is due, taking up a further 



:■•■<•■ ■ ■ 

 which oxide of manganese has been used, 

 purple. I am of opinion that the colour of 

 becomes altered by exposure to the atmospr 

 particular change depending upon the metalli 

 the original colour. F. Pellatt. [The remark 



report officially sent us from the Society 



them to be sent in brown paper, avoiding the o 

 which invariably enveloped my former package 



misgave. The suggestion has been adopted ; a"p7ece 



and^ve^evS^weived ^TS^J^"^ ^ M *' 

 in «nch beautiful order. The package wasXpatcT 

 on the 31st January last, and the Juniper and Berb 

 ries look as fresh as if they had been pulled within t 



Constant Subscriber, Edinburgh. [You're theadv: 



my Larch and peel it ( 

 May. My woodman poi 

 then, and peeled, are o 



in m™ wood?uatiI^h r ° in ****** them ' for t] 



attacked^ 



©ration of alum and water. This is the 

 receipt for rendering cloth waterproof. 

 * vards be 



(see p. 262).-Permit me 

 in all cases regulate the prieHt ihffw^llfSn'b!! 



m to insure a ready sale. The profits are derived from 



about U.% l M£ flj^i o°f Z{LTJ^J 



tSlThd p?; STSSJS 1 ™ is eaable ^° 



13,000 feet of it in replacing the damage done by 







a few Fi K and Peach leaves on tre 





wall. The injury is, however, so trifling that it is 





tieth part so much 







The job was done, including taki 

















tppoiatedin my fir 





set rotte 1 before the young shoot 



had acquired stren 



The other frames i 



affected by the remarkably dark weather which pre- 

 vailed during the months of November, December, and 



Kidneys were planteS'mii 

 g of March I took up n 



at I am much at a loss to accou 

 ti a specific name being attached to a plant ir 

 Ported from Patagonia. My associations with Vio 



le subalpine districts of our 

 5 said that this is merely a 



t to speak of hybrids, tb 

 anical and horticultui 



ufficiently express it 

 J-e continually" porin 



taken to avoid applying the same name to two different 

 P ants. In the department of florists' flowers there is 

 -'- great danger of this. We often see in lists of these 

 or three Queens, Dukes of Wellington, Ne Plus 

 i leading to eadleVmiltakes Ld Vequtnt dSS 

 tments. I would be glad if some plan was put into 

 Sn?/ WhiCh SUCh S78temS ° 0Uld be cheeked - 

 overing Vine Borders.— My Vines are planted in 

 Dutside border, and, what is worse, in a dame 



cover with fermenting material. Mr. Saul mentic 



ra your columns lately that early covering in auti 



sufficient to retain thl heat dui 



I differ from him. He compares 



ring of a Vine border to putting on his great c 







day. The border he would, however, exclude fi 



iving heat when an opportunity presents itself. 



bad been well covered in autu 



and the temperature as near t 



the thermometer stood at 79° Fahrenheit "and 



e^thafTta 



beginning of Mai 



heat for an*' lT"^ 

 entive agauX fro* ' 



For many daVf £ 

 mperature is high, ,3 

 -menting nuterij 2 

 ridges, exposing a space of 4 feet of border bet*«» 

 each ridge ; but I take care to replace the dunr hefa, 

 the sun has ceased to shine on the border. ThaSI 

 thermometer did not vary two degrees. I consid»k 



should rem 

 the border. 



vary two degrees. I M 

 iver Vme borders with Hi 



■ being a non-conductor of hem* 

 sit, and it should be thrown uifcia 

 should be continued until i fax 

 forcing the Vines, when feraaikW 

 used in small quantities. F«u, """ 





Horticultural, May 1, Anniversary.— J. J. Bunt 

 Esq., Vice-President, in the chair. The annual ntm 



unanimously that this report be adopted, and thai the 

 thanks of the Society are due to the Council far the 

 able manner in which they have conducted the iffu'ii 

 of the Society. The ballot for Council and officer* thea 



amongst those who are anxious to promote the propw 



such— men who look upon societies of this kind »? great 

 national benefits, knowing that, as gardening progresses, 

 agriculture must follow in its wake. Unhappily » din- 



cially promote so desirable an object, and that hu 

 given rise to the present Society, which made on tha 

 occasion a very creditable appearance. The ptanto 

 were abundant, and many of them well cultivated ; ttd, 

 as none of the public botanic gardens contributed spe- 

 cimens, the display may be taken as the cream of Ire- 

 land's attainments in gardening skill. The P^**" 

 ficen't Orchids, 8 loaded with their interesting flown; » 

 remarkable specimen of Phalsenopsis ara » ba ^!™^ 



in Dublin. His other specimens of Oncidiams, M-, 



up for competition, but were merely sent to «<* *• 

 progress of the Society. — W. T. Hamilton, Biq., at- 

 tributed some fine Orchids and other cho ' ce flo s J£ 

 and was greatly admired ; the same gentlenart 

 gardener also sent a beautiful and exceedingly «» 

 cultivated erouD of Cinerarias, by far the best m»= 

 of this plant were n^-J 



grown, and shown as plants ought to oe. """*. 

 Heath's, also, were excellent, and^ndicated a ttojj 

 knowledge in the art of cultivation; they j«j« 

 vigorous growth, and covered with flowers an« «-^ 

 to the pot. Florists' flowers were indifferent, w ^ 

 the fruit. Vegetables were abundant, and som 

 Potatoes, apparently free from disease, were T* jg, 

 the tables in an adjoining room. The ™**%£Z 

 the exhibitions are generally held, is a spacious bOTj 

 but ill adapted for horticultural displays, f" 5 *,^,, 

 »f sufficient light to show off the plants **£% 



n, and everything appeared to go °f **** 

 factory manner. Both exhibitors and "^J^i 

 apparently gratified with the lm F? 7 ****& nrf 

 effort, which unquestionably was both reaper 

 ~ ' ious to all concerned. 



Royal Horticultural, of I*» A ^;~£^atf *» 

 has been established for the purpose of F^ V 

 various branches of gardening, and its caree ^ 

 distinguished by very extensive ff^ 00 ^' the J«* 

 meeting this year was held in the ™" Bd 2&*o«* 

 of April last/and with the «e.P*» «J * jga. J 

 the day was all that could have f~?%_ Iff 



leloHethe! 

 urad°be Societ^with th. 



, and a military band w 



