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THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE." 



efore the stern 



>cially such a world as England now ' 



the 1 



midsummer midwinter, a poor man may well dread with a 

 the venture, and hopelessly hope on at home till all j register 

 power of advance is gone. 



, an experienced officer of the 



has for many years occupi d 



, g meteorological phenomena. 



I hasten to give you an example of the pre- 



itory powers of the ' Aneroid ' to warn an ob- 



" or bad weather. For the last 



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VE FIRST-CLASS GERANIUMS for 1 









Jftf6atirmerg' Gftromcfe 



SATURDAY, MAY 26, 1849. 





^»te&rjplaces bears painfufevddence ; and 



iSS^ f\' ? xcellent chararte^and in tne 

 *eas^°? } P h y sical powers, remain for 



ke deSd e for PPly ° f S ardeners than th < 

 ^eastd bv rt M ° f man y gardeners is not ; 



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*^ Wrl! rely , dlfferent principles from those 

 -ruction of their 



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■'.'- mindsk 



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tL at »en *u ^ mi P re J u dicially upon many 

 E? ° f the advi aVe P° ssess ed in their youth 



I ?■ ** «nm en > ? y s y slera 5 they are now suf- 



%l- * ho BBdeSk + eserve no ^tter name— of 

 * + " prepare them for meeting 



J great difficulty is to 







themselves, 



i 

 ' ' ' however, 

 following extract from a letter from Sydney, dated 

 1849, written by a gentleman of high 

 the greatest possible local knowledge 

 y, and who, we may add, has no pur- 

 wn to serve, may prove a useful guide 

 are unable to come to any decision for 



low of gardeners desirous to 

 d employ] ' * 

 i great dearth 

 3an of steady, sober men, with a fair amount 

 ill in their calling; but for men of unsteady or i 

 mperate habits this is a very bad place to come 

 pass scarcely a week without some inquiry fr< 

 persons of respectability about gardeners. Wa| 

 from about 25' x ' 

 1 lodging. We 



'. per annum, with board, &c, to men whose 

 ef recommendations are zeal and fidelity rather 

 .n any particular skill in their calling. Almost 

 sry article ol consumption is so cheap here that 



be to people in England. Almost every article of 

 thing is equally as cheap. Hardware and earthen- 

 re are dearer. Food, &c, exceedingly low in price. 

 Flour, 10^. per 100 lbs. ; beef, Id. to l\d. per lb. per 

 quarter ; tea, Is. 3d. per lb. ; sugar, 2 Ad. to 3d. per 

 lb.; tobacco, best American manufactured, 3»\ (>'l. 

 .per 11). (this is heavily taxed); excellent colo- 

 wine retails in quantities above 2 gallons at 3*. 

 . 'Look,' said a ne\ i 1 immigrant 



regularly insert th ir movements in a diary. For 

 "."at the beginning of this year, I had 

 frr.-il) cuhimn ruled, and by this arrangement I soon 

 dflg properties, and, conse- 

 quently, great- .aide of the 

 ' - compared with its rive rivals. I 



lat of Saturday mormn-. Mav .V.h, 

 kable. I was much struck, oil < : anfaM 

 ile the sun was shining bright, and 

 r appearance of a fine day, to find 



lepence !' 



obtain 205. per week, without boa 

 market gardens. A professed ham 

 much more. The great 



'of employme 



their children, 





res and for 

 enough to go 

 food, and of 



most of the ordinary comforts of the working classes, 

 and the salubrity of the climate. Certificates of 

 character, and qualifications, as ample as possible, 

 should be brought by every emigrant. When re- 

 spectably signed, they greatly facilitate early employ- 

 ment in good situations." 



There c 



>erity of such 



very men to increase rapidly the prospei m 

 colonies as those of Australia and New Zealand. 

 They will be far more useful than mere farmers, 

 knowing nothing more than the local cropping of a 

 small Knulish occupation. The colonists want to 

 learn how to grow Tobacco, Cotton, Vines, Figs. 



Mediten 



farmer knows nothing of these things. 

 familiar acquaintai * 



no doubt, telling 1 



4 of gardeners < 



"ooks enough a 



such crops i 



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Si! 



" Here we have the ' Aneroid,' in fa] 

 bright sky, and every appearance < 

 till uncomfortable and in doubt as t 

 oming, while his companions say no 

 appearai: 



ively day, 



rity as a foreuxtrner." 

 It will be in the recollection of our readers that 

 the 5th of May here referred to was the day of the 

 late Horticultural Exhibition at Chiswick. 



Should this instrument prove always to possess 

 xibutedto it by our corre- 



attended to, as far 



s meaning. 



your general remarks i 



in a suburb north of Londo 

 yards long by 10 yards. M 



d in the city, 

 horticulture, I find great relief from 



garden, and, with 



friends. Still it is not quite the thing yet. My flowera 

 come from the nurseryman, and are rather lanky. My 

 annuals are only just above ground. I have no green- 

 frame, only a hand-light c 



learn gardening 

 than shoemaking by mere books. Personal experi- 

 ence, manual dexterity, and routine hah'' 

 indispensable, and these are what garden* 

 all men, are likely to cam 



ongly 



l of those whom it may concern. 



In another column will be found a short i 



tag any opinion concerning i1 



'itness to its great accuracy as a general i 



