3—1849.] 



THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE. 



^So desired to form a complete Rosary, sho 

 ■^Tw procure Roses to bloom how and when 

 S^and short or tall in growth as he pleased ; and 



fiifoJ we* won!? have everything that was i 



'ation of Bulbs. — Some i 



} ■■■■ at 



It is a 



eoe localities that so many plantations which appeared 

 B prosper in spring are hastening to an inevitable 

 jJL It will be seen that this is almost always the 



S'ibSiorf wdlJ Sriatter h SS thfdSwk 



Kmore especially affects bulbs. Hence I distinguish 



Fint Species. Desiccation in Trees.— Poplars, 



opportunities of observing when attacked by desiccation. 



roots dry up first, but, as far as I can perceive, very 

 •lowly. When the symptoms first appear in the 

 brioches, although attention is paid at the first moment 

 of their appearance, the tree is already lost. I have 

 two i Poplar of which the lower half was already dried 

 op, whilst the upper portions still gave signs of a vege- 

 Uuon not even very languid. This circumstance may 

 euily lead into error if, after a severe drought, the roots 

 being ilready affected, a heavy summer rain conies on. 



Ktratuig into the ground by the cracking of the a 

 by its too light nature, will also tend to preserve tl 

 *nre, is is generally the case, it may be most adva 



se cohesion of the earthy particles which causes tl 

 •ares. I have seen the best results produced 1 

 reading litter about the stems of the young trees aloi 

 e rows, to the depth of about half a foot. But in th 



»w, especially French Beans. The surface ofthe soil 

 ■ ttni maintained cool and even, and then there is no 



* IWngtoo'ligtror " Se t^bJZfV^A 

 «M poor in sap, then the principal remedy, without 



^tnttancewhictsh 18 !! *"*'" * * h ° ^ 



^ arising from ita friability!* 5 Mad, poUerV elrtlt 

 «4 other clayey or tenacious earths are the best. 

 I vatora, when about to form their 

 Potions, if they perceive that the soil is likely to 

 «**i deposit some loads of brick earth along the 

 Wei, and mix it with the rest. Those who are in 

 u, ' f Preparing the holes or trenches before- 



»ated bvrt.. Z * ■ ,'■ 'i more «> m Pleteiy impreg- 

 Md w beneficial influence of the atmosphere, 

 k»ethen \ greater fertilitv - The voun g P lants 



ftoSll™**: Those who follow that most injurious 

 nmch the' 69 ^ Dear the 8urface °' tne earth, suffer 

 ** °^on % al8 ° ,^ ab J ect to d ^^txon. Virgil, on 



^Shitoftmir 50 ' the , raisc ^ ief which th ! e too 



a rented., J?- V summe r may do to its roots, teaches us 

 ^aom! f appeara to *™ been ™* * his days. 

 them round th CS ' be Says ' or large brick8 ' xai P ut 

 S dtfend 7o«M Tom tto rJ^of the "summS do" 

 ^wed th?!/* 1111 *" I knew a P°° r Vine grower who 

 5*w £n and C - 0vered hi * P lante with ^ th * n 

 W 0n f Ded * Pat,6nCe t0 UDC ° Ver thCm "^ 



^•'aje. ean^j? ^ reader against confusing this 



*■*. w«?!Si y the aetion of the sun 0D a vi 8 oro,ls 



root, b I other wh «ch ends by the drying up of the 

 ^nt much lesa rapidly, and even in the mildest 



time to fade. Their s 



at the same time they become wrinkled, and fin:- .-. I kept the insects, 



dying. Hyacinths have shown to me this kind of de- with which I was experimenting, 48 hours before I ex- 

 siccation, and I have lost a considerable number from posed them to the air, when they were quite dead. 



posed them to the air, 



t with the larva? of the 



... . 

 nibs are more sap .- get i D> but still 



3 been hot ; those are first injured which are I the fresh larva; became perfectly quiet in the same. 



At the end of two 



bulbs reduce 



beginning to 



.vi. 1 i! tin \ i; 



! oxide gas ; I am at present endea 



• the surfw,' to\dd 1 

 ' ' n Vhen' they" w ! I 



VILLA AND SUBURBAN CARDF.NINC. 



reserve of different soils and manures, in a prepared 



te, is an important element of success ; so important 



leed is it, that all our best plant-growers look upon it 



as the keystone of good cultivation. A garden, however 



small, has generally within its limits plants from all 



1 * every variety of locality, requiring 



of earths and manures to secure 



s which, by the applicatio 

 by the experience he 

 Se pursuit, he applies witl 



purpose of conveying spring water 



The first article to get is bam of a turfy and sandy 

 exture. The Epping or Wanstead Common loam is 

 he best which can be obtained near London. This 

 vill be found very suitable for all purposes of potting, 

 tfelon or Cucumber culture, and indeed for nearly all 



he next S artide DS he should obtain, and if carefully 



icate rooted plant. The next article, of "J 11 *™ 

 3 ; cowdung, when of sufficient age to use, will be 

 found a valuable article in the culture of florists' flowers, 

 i especially the Ranunculus ; three years are required 

 decompose it and reduce it into a condition fit for 

 ,, consequently a stock of this is absolutely necessary, 

 .ble-dung is sooner reduced into a usable state ; a 

 >ply may be frequently obtained from the Cucumber 

 Melon bed, and if laid up into a heap it is soon fit 



perhaps a double box would be better, tftat is, one to 

 - -on the other as the plants grow ^f* ™« h 



ertainly. Glass in the front will not be required. 



Get an estimate from two different parties, and that will 

 irevent your beingimposed upon. Show your Chronicle, 

 nth the woodcut, to your nearest b Uetemjtfc i, and I he 

 m readily make you a pickfork Divide >our Phlox" 



this office for several 



us to remove it by replacing only a small portion ; and, 



socketedand cemented, and no doubt wn« 



. as they were intended to 

 be. But the material of the pipes does not appear to 

 "ieen of the best description, and here and there 

 linute cracks had occurred sufficient to allow the 



carbonic oxide (obtained by the 





.:• of the gas. If 

 produced in the first and not in uie second jar I 



expect that carbonic oxide may be usefully employed 

 pr. ,-trvin- corn, which is ■]. utroycd so quickly in c 

 sequence of the rate at which these insects multij 

 that it is not possible to send it with any certainty 



heats and becomes nearly worthless after passing 



Home Correspondence. 



t description, and here a 

 id occurred sufficient to i 



t first sis;:.: 

 inced me that they could be n 



up the greater part of what was taken out, extending 

 in length to between 40 and 50 feet (the main p.cce 

 43 feet), and I trust so carefully packed to enable yon 

 to judge both of their length and of their mod* of 

 growth. I have had tied up together so as to mark 

 connection through the pipe with the plant beyond ; 

 S^extwme'tSni's'S" e P flattened ^rt* which liad 





r and inner portions of 

 s of underground vege- 



cognisable. How long thi 



tation has been growing i 



guess ; since it must depena, in we nrsi j 



date of the crack in the water pipe, and, secondly, oti 



that of the fir.: fibres through 



m ago, and fo 5 l * K SixticSoii *** The'entire 



"roots miit°by that time have' filled the 

 pipes in some part at least ; and, therefore, it is reason- 

 able to suppose that they must have penetrated some 

 time before • and, on the whole, probably it may be 

 concluded that they are of about 10 years' growtfu 

 as to the kind of tree to 

 whtch the roots belong' The nearest was -PP-MgM 

 Larch ; but these seem not to be Larch roots, men 



