33-1849.] 



THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE. 



^ZSTol Rose is another inestii 

 O" dL Yilae of a Tariety beyor 

 *^ «rmanently in bloom is a splendid orna 

 I* "JJJ^itne shrubbery, or in the borders, wh 



L Objects in full bloom 81X months out . of tLe twelve ! 



**??£ i°g particularly the case when the flowers 

 m jA. Climbing Roses of many kinds exhibit this 

 ^JtTai it is to be regretted that Borne of the most 

 Citable of these are of the flimsy kind we have men- 

 "2Tjiey are in the highest perfection before they 

 *'•■§• open, and the ground is soon covered with 

 ■frLine petals ; nothing can be more objectionable 

 £JTfor unless the seed-pods are daily trimmed off 

 i aaal looki shabby, and the ground ought to be 

 Tj|7-" by hour if it is to be kept clean of dead petals. 



jV moothness f the petal, and particularly of the 

 Jetita is » quality that will be appreciated by the 

 lorduury observer ; whatever is ragged is unsightly, 

 Ta almost all cases it will be found that in proportion 

 ■ ae petal is thick it is also smooth on the edges ; the 

 Mlehed and ragged flowers, the varieties which 

 a or roll back the edges of their petals, are invar 



fcnwd, because they have not the pov 

 ^reiin their places. Many of the popular variet 

 tok miserable after being exhibited some time, becai 

 tor bend and curl out of Bhape, exhibiting points, 

 Rkdorer or shrivelled-up petals ; and all this is to 

 be attributed to thin petals, for those with thick ones 

 mt be seen holding their form to the la * —' 

 ttor off the plant, looking well till they 

 Erery one is capable of deciding that 



simple lens, evident signs of approaching vegetation 

 may be perceived, which increase until the protrusion 

 " " young radicle and cotyledon takes place, which 

 ' ' -ght to three — '-- 



MS 



"T.., 



i=«, but they also keep i 





lcrtity confers a value. We have no yellow Moss Rose, 

 awefore it is very natural that we should put a great 

 nine on sueh an acquisition ; but, apart from sui * 

 •taitieu as these, a well-formed Rose, with 



OX GROWING ORCHIDS FROM SEEDS. 

 A* the present time there are few subjects conne< 

 ^"Plapt growing en which there is less recor 

 ™*raation than that of growing Orchids from seeds, 

 *wa appears the more remarkable when the great in- 

 ■Wow ablest cultivators have taken in growing this 

 ■J* ** tribe is considered, along with their tardiness 

 *£*** by division of the plant, and their intrinsic 



2J <>f hybridisation having 1 been'effected among Or- 

 J^tbongh there seems no doubt that such could be 

 pushed by careful manipulation, an inference I 

 STtoS reaSOning anal °g icallv ° n experiments made 

 m £ e ? in on this subject will have perceived that 

 ^7 oi our indigenous Orchids appear to seed freely, 

 /** comparatively few exotic species among our cul- 

 ^dwUecUons produce seed, circumstances sugges- 

 JL" ™* }&* that the latter require artificial assist- 

 •bL?T can *» readily afforded, by carefully 

 Jgy tfe pollen masses to the viscid face of the 

 GjT? mo rostellum. But whether the seeds of hardy 

 *2 51; gen * rally im Perfect, or the necessary circum- 

 S5rfl ,M,te f0r Vegetation and the subsequent 

 feierori « y0UD 8 P lants wanting, we certainly do not 

 vffl™ young Orchids growing spontaneously in 

 ■^OttnTth ° S rowtn > as occurs with most other 

 •Worehid S h experience has Proved to me that 

 »t^f*» a very large number of the myriads of 

 Weet Sfi" 1 * 6 8eed8 contained in the ova * 



Withi,. ? b ? e artificially impregnated or not. 

 ^^fthe last five years, seedlings of the f 



*»k £Z £ raUed in the Orchid-house 



^CauW^'r. pidendnim elongatum and crassifo- 

 ** all ;2 a / orb esii, and Phaius albus, the seeds of 



f*ag S!, of , 80win g the seeds, and treating tl 

 2?* f *U from th bee - n *° all ° W the fiDe dust " lil 

 ^iS 688 ' Which is readil y known by the ovari 

 5*^4 ^S P °°r e 8ide - When this take8 P lace ' th ' 



£**w5 R from , the p ,ant and 8haken 8 ent, y ov 



^"^S L e -° th6r °"hid.pots, on the loose mat 

 ^jSffpoge, Ste m K- them iD ' ° r OD P ° te P re P ared f 

 ^•hich 6 :*" 11 , abu ndance of moisture', are all reqi 

 lt> «*iir J^ 1 ^ n «tssary to insure succee 

 ZT^hicha** ei 8 h tor nine days after sowing,! 

 £Hb^ to™ had Ae appea/ance of a fine whi 

 ™ *** if lank J? 8 "™ 6 a darker jcolour to the nak 

 ^ea at with a Coddington, or^ even 



Campanula speculum or Ajuj 

 i Switzerland, produce no pet 

 same individuals are brought back to a hot situation, 

 they again develop their perfect flow 

 Another cause is the deficiency of 

 vation of light, whi 

 development of the 

 regard to pi 



* corolla. This maj 



light. Thei 



f nutriment occasioned by the re- 

 e Alps, put forth 



rda:;.ig 



t,al 



ght, as it is 



twogenera of disease. For the gardener it suffices to 

 guard against them, by keeping some plants sufficiently 

 warm, by giving others a richer food ; but, above all, 



s that " It is to the superabundi 



Genus IV. Carpomosia, that is, Acidity of Fruit. — 

 t is well known that if the acidifying principle, that is 

 ie oxygen, is retained in too great abundance in a 





y but remains boot. 

 caloric and light on the plant i 

 s to expel the superfluous portior 

 more especially in those year 





ve" during half the year. Salading, which ia 

 scarcely ever thought of by the amateur cultivator, may 

 be as easily produced in a small as in a large garden 



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| winter and spring; plant out an the 

 driest and most sheltered corners, raising the beds above 

 the general level of the ground ; and to prevent UI 

 effects arising from damp, cover the surface with a 



I dry sand or coal ashes ; the latter will 



also prevent the harbouring of slugs, which are exceed- 



vo to the plants while in a young state. 



a protecting young Lettuces, 

 &c, by pricking them out thickly under them, and 

 transplanting them in early spring ; but where no such 

 means of protection exists, much may be done by hoop- 

 ing the beds over, and covering with mats in rigorous 

 and Element weather. If theplantejreunjer * w^ 



readily be placed in a 



s'pJtakled'lighUy^over jhem. and^removed^ 



: acS by the London market gardeners 

 ving a few stakes into the ground in the 

 form of a common frame, and nailing a few boards to 

 them. The surrounding soil is then thrown up around 

 these boards to the thickness of a foot, beating it closely 

 and securely against the boards. Rods are th en 





:mporarypit,Decareiui 

 j keep the back considerably higher than the front, 

 so as to throw off rains : damp will be found to be as 

 great an enemy as frost in all such contrivjances ; there- 

 free access in order to dry and harden those succulent 

 plants ; keep a vigilant eye constantly upon them, re- 

 moving all damp or decaying leaves, or any plants that 



