THE GARDENERS* CHRONICLE. 



—^~~^ Tcesfont who aTe 



^£ot*ri th/ country, I would only beg 

 a«e*" , * d their memory some of those phenomena 

 tm* 1 *^ Ime under their daily notice. Is it 



*T^ !w»ys turn their te ? v i ? I u 



&* "*Z «f the small ray of light which pene- 



^f^^eof more" than 20year S has fully 



«*• ' L^LffilM* durin S the cot: ' 

 ••"■""^ bbA more in proportion from the want 

 •»**' , "* , Lm absolute cold.* I have, therefore, 

 rf^*LJT (a Gardener's Guide), laid down as 

 ■affpwetr«to of tender plants during 

 a r* * "^j tjje greenhouse for t 

 ""^'jILmately lighted, and secondly, that it be 



ifiSJl exposed to it, even with the 

 them in the shade, suffer consider- 

 f/^iU who have collections of plants in pots, 

 ^'Ji ^n»taee8,must have seen how several of them 

 1 1 in these cases, by merely turn- 

 rrSliDlW the convexity of the curve be 

 ^W to the Jkbt, it will soon straighten itself. From 

 ST derived wother precept, that delicate plants 

 T% h» freonently changed in posi 1 1 

 ^LTaTLch lfghtas possible. Whoever 

 rta, will have observed that whilst 

 d» amaini of the trees luxuriate in a vigorous vege- 

 3* th. snrface of the earth is either bare or slightly 

 toratd with weak discoloured herbs. It is an un- 

 doubted fret, that plants grown in a dark place are soft, 

 ^der, weak, and insipid, whilst the same ones vege- 

 atxf under the full influence of light are vigorous, 

 hll of mm, or even acridity. 



1 an >nre that of late some celebrated physiolo- 

 timbre endeavoured to throw much doubt on the 

 action of electricity on vegetation. I am far from 

 pretending to decide a question of so much importance, 

 let I confess that I do not see anything as yet to refute 

 experiment! of Malmbray, Nollet, Bosc, Menon, Jala- 

 Wrt,Noeberg, LinnEeus, Kortling, Achard, Bertholon, 

 Giardini, D'Ormoy, Carmoy, Rozier, &c, and giving 

 liar full weight also to those of Ingenhouz, Sylvestre, 

 TroMtwyeh,Kragenhoff, Rowland, and Van Marum, I 

 onnot bring myself to deny the extensive influence 

 wmeaeleetncity may have on vegetable economy. At 

 the sane time, not to speak of artifici 

 eaanot tat take notice of what presents itself daily to 



fpberic electricity and those of vegetation. Plants grow 



t^^^T^ autumn, stops entirely or becomes 



B W*«We in winter ; but the qnanti 



whetnermildor stormy, is much greater in spring than 



£T»™ more vigorous the vegetation, as may be sc 

 partly observed in spring and autumn when the 

 T^ere » most charged with electricity, fin.illv 

 j^mb pow more in the night than in the day, that ii 

 ^ffteitnwpherehasthl most electricity near the 

 "?"«"• »a+ All this induces me to place myself 



«»we of those who are of opinion that elec( - " 

 *■* Plants* mflueace " Promoting the, vital 



Tie health of ven-etabW AMokfirrr ; n th* 



:ut back, though pinching the shoot off is better, as 

 changes the branch from a contending leader into 

 ibordinate member. This is the system very gene- 

 rally adopted, though I think its propriety doubtful in 

 the case of Cedars, as a variety of outline and habit is 

 le ; and by pursuing this mode of treatment a 

 »ity is attained ; so that in the case of Cedars 

 I would not touch a contending leader, unless in some 

 very few exceptions, where there might be a proba- 

 bility of the tree splitting. Any visitor to Kew Gardens 

 may see an example of "S.'s" system in an Araucaria 



>ve ducked him. I hope that ■ S." will give us his 

 ea of a good figure, and his opinion as to the propriety 

 staking Conifers, as this subject should be discussed. 



seed oil and sug: 



autumn, the roof in dark weather being too opaque. 

 The top lights were left uncleaned ; but this season, 

 when my first houses of Vines broke, they told me in 

 language not to be mistaken that they had been too 

 much in the dark. As soon as I discovered that, I had 

 the top lights cleaned also, and since then in bright days 

 we have had a return of burning. I really begin to 

 think, however, that of the two " 



Home Correspondence. 



^metonV Cypress and * imilar Conifers.- 



n 4e « Ib.it. n* some re ™arks by " S., Dorsetshire 

 ** ' the Sf CjTrm and B °«ae other Conifers." £ 



^^^i^h ° f ° 3 ' ™™ A 6 'eeTafter which 

 ?. ^j." T« a nw U P t0 a PO" 1 * as wel1 here as 

 >%H.tfY 6 P recedin g ^ntence he spes 

 -raw too luxuriantly." I pn 

 "Wit" to prevent its becomin 

 f lt8 be*. bJp* ln , m y opinion, be a probable 

 j 1 »» ^S U P continually to 3, 4, and 6 

 S* W& P9 ' mi8a PP^hend »S. f but as he 

 h ' he *S *?*?*** with the lta Kan Cypress, no 

 H«S^ *"»•* alike. Now, I do not 

 ■^■^Jfe * ?, a g 00d *&"*" of a tree 

 ial«SuSd Itah f nC yP r «» J witha barepruned 

 r* 5 tra8 oed tn* «r rather a poor figure nea" • 

 ^^neartfc.. eq , a S e - The eff ect of leav 



N too Ouch £ t T k * m * P"vent the sap from 

 T^^^^Jhe top, which is likely to make 



^^.al^? fro " d^ n P i a " nt tho9 ! ?!, ant , s wWchre. 

 ! rS<«£ *•«*?«•• ot^Z' ^ een a h r o Ug C e 8 l" °te 



the upper regions of the atmosphere 

 : ; this is manifest by the snowy cover- 

 its of very elevated mountains in all 

 no direct experiments had been made 

 ire that prevails there. These, how- 

 nade in great number; and the con- 

 stant and regular decrease of the temperature in ascend- 

 ing above the surface of the earth to such altitude at 

 only been fully esta- 

 ich the decrease takes 

 place determined with considerable certainty. Accord- 

 ing to theory, the decrements of heat, in ascending the 

 ame proportion as 



oflrelm 



the earth than in the upper r 





i the least of the two. James Roberts, Ral 





ad it answers perfectly as yet. 

 The oil was put on outside. The painter by mistake 



first bright sun we had in the morning, a great portion 



which formed foci everywhere where there was a drop. 

 We had our Vineries so scorched last year that I thought 

 the fruit would not come to perfection ; this year I 



long-handled hall-broom tied to a long pole. I have 

 repeated this three times this spring, for in 



painted the glas 



weather the lime is washed off, 



the Vines or plants the benefit of the light. The 



shading with mats, and it does not require to be t 



Gold Fi'h.—l have had a fountain these last four years, 

 supplied by the water-works of the town, in which are 

 gold and silver fish, and three or four plants of the 

 Lotus ; it has been perfectly clear until the last two 

 months when I put in a few sods of turf to the roots of 



nasty green slime floating on the top, and adhering to 

 the sides. Several of the fish have died within the last 

 six weeks. By suggesting a remedy you will oblige, 



Blistering of Peachy Leaves.— I do not think that 

 frost is the cause of this evil, at least in a direct way. 

 I had a Peach tree on a wall in the open air, close to 

 two others ; every year it was covered with blistered 

 leaves, so much so as to ruin the young wood, while the 

 other trees, less sheltered, were scarcely affected. I - 

 length removed it under glass, since which time it h 

 not had one leaf injured. I planted a Nectarine taken 



foot upon these hills, I have my oouots waeunr » 

 the Ochils at all on which he saw the snow at the sea 

 he mentions. Now I hope "Quercus" will not tak 

 amiss when I tell him that he has probably mad 

 mistake about the situation where the snow was w 



remember that it is not so very long ago that we y 

 told in the Chronicle that we •kjjj*^' * *£ J 

 question. If we are to receive with caution .what 

 may see within a few feet or yards of us, a little n 

 caution will be required when the object we look t 

 mav be some miles from us. as the enow would U 



dog-days. Peter Mackenzie, West Plean. 



Protected Trellises— It is stated i:i the Appendix to 



Society (1822), I 



of the Horticul- 

 jociety (1822), that M. Noisette, of Paris, had 

 Peaches and Nectarines to do very well trained 

 n espaliers, and that he had invented a case or cover, 

 ith glass lights, for the protection of the trees. From 

 lis it would appear that Mr. Ker's plan of growing 

 caches under moveable sashes is not new, but that it 

 is merely an ii • pt*?d some 30 



years since by M. Noisette. J. L. M. 



I reft be Cut between May and S 

 It is apparently satisfactorily proved by your corre- 

 spondent " Hantoniensis" that it should not. He saya 

 that " Lord Ashburton, a few years since, cut much 

 Larch in Hampshire in spring, barking it for the sake 

 selling the bark ; that all the bodies of the trees 

 •ame split with deep sun cracks ; and not a board 

 ild be cat out of any of them." Consequently I will 

 aw the timber would be much deterionl 

 Dent, who I am glad to find advocates, in your last 

 "umber, the peeling of Larch, recommends it to be 

 ,vered with tops to prevent cracking a good plan, if 

 is to be cut down at the time of peeling, but I would 



that " it is as tough as cow's-horn." The bark wi 

 the expenses of peeling and cutting down, but I 

 say that I think the improvement of the timber t 

 removal of the bark in the way I have stated fai 

 weighs anyconsiderationontbatscore. W. C, Done 

 Botanical Chart of British Plants.- Vou state 

 280) that you are unable to give the name of a 

 lisher for wild flowers. I have in my possess 

 little work compiled by a friend, entitled " The But 



Plants and Ferns, showing 



m one view r - enenc and 



ration, their localities, pro- 



«££ 



S ^commend this work to your friends, I shall feel 

 repaid for my trouble. Constant R, 

 How long^ do Bees live? — Thej 



Iwy yawning drone," only hVes as ma: 

 Hatched in April, they are generally cast ou 

 by the other bees, to starve, about June or J 

 even known the workers drag the half for 



length of j 



E?s££ 



lethod of excluding 

 observed that these 



y n finr2j^»broad 



