THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE, 



ill^Midfeh anT Noble strike such hardy ever- 

 Um like a little bottom-heat. The pots are 

 Ed h» bed of sawdust and coal-ashes, which is 

 r*°ff _. xUe warmed chamber. 

 HK attention has been paid here to hybridising and 



H JKnUeraMe success. The oojeTaimed 

 il a to place * ne high-coloured blossoms of the Indian 

 rind, on hardy sorts, and at the same time to give the 

 Utemch a late flowering habit as will set them be- 



S the reach of spring frosts. Blandyanum, which 



— hwh coloured flowers and a Jate habit, and wc 



7, in a little heat, and about the end of March varieti 



hi a prepared bed over the Jordai 



. chamber in the pit mentioned above. They is rea< 



1 there All July, when they are again pricked out begins 



old frames, 3 inches apart. Next spring they Apple 



Eciently large to be planted in the open ground, colony 



I newly-formed nursery on the opposite side of the have I 



•Jw plants are pricked 



'. r ",i 



urce the town is pretty amply 

 however,experienced inkeep- 

 up a succession, the warmth of the spring dev 

 early and late Bown crops nearly at the same time, 

 season of each vegetable is of more brief di 



efforts of the settlers, ihe annual exhibition t , - 

 place early in the month of February. As an appendi: 

 to these observations, the following account of the fruit 



: 



onds : Trees from the seeds of the eommo 

 ,d of the shops, sown in August, 

 jd the height of about 20 feet, each 



a gathered during the spring and 



are gathered during the spring and summer. 

 tarine, as a standard, is found in every garden. 1 

 well, though less 'abundantly than the Peacl 

 colony possesses nearly all the fine varieties, in 

 the Elruge. It ripens in January. .Vk;» : Tl 

 mon Hazel-nut, as well as the Filbert, grow am 

 tiills and at Mount Barker, but they do not succeed 

 jearer Adelaide. Olive : The attention of the com- 

 nercial world has been directed to the tree, and it will 

 ionbtless be extensively planted. Onion.-, I 

 All this tribe in the greatest abundance. Hop .- It 

 grows with a rapidity and luxuriance unknown in 

 Europe, and is free from blight, fly, &c. Kidney 



>lanted in the o; 

 u a newiy-iormed nursery on the opposite side of the 

 mdtothe one we have just visited, was a large planta- 

 at and best kinds of Roses, chiefly 

 ttadards, on tall clean straight stems. They were 

 ranarlably clean and healthy, and appeared to thrive 

 aiibloom equally well in the peat soil of Bagshot as in 

 tie loams of Hertfordshire. 



Mr. Gboom's Japan Lilies.— These are now beauti- 

 f% in bloom, and are well worth a visit. The show- 



nually about a bushel (at leasi; oi ^iiuuuu». Vhe fruit 

 varieties cultivated— the Paper-shed or Sultana, tl 



■ ready for table in its green state in >:< 



,gins to drop from the tree fully ripe in February. 

 Apple : About 40 of the finest varieties are grown in the 

 colony. Some of the finest cider Apples from Devonshire 

 have been introduced, and W 



formed. The fruit is ripe from December to April. 

 Apricot ; This tree flourishes every wnere as a standard, 

 •s most abundantly. Nine varieties exist in the 

 Ripens late in November, December, and 

 January, about Adelaide ; and in January 



: 

 A, and produces abundantly. The Artichoke and 

 also grow well, and 



..... adapted to its growth. Ore 



Orange, Lemon, Lime, Citron, and Shad 



are growing luxuriautly in numerous places oi 



Lemons, Limes, and Citrons have borne fruit for se 



. recently imported in qua 

 Australia will be s K1 - ♦" 

 Pea: All varieties 



growing luxuriantly 

 ions, T! — 



, all through the year. 



Peach : Everywhere abundant as a standard, and the 



. It ripens in January. Pear.- Like the 



Apple, the fruit grows very large and fine. Some fine sorts 



have been Into Xi - ' "«"J* both 



of the earlier and late varieties, well known in England, 



'• February. 



Irows and produces well in cool frames, 



without forcing, but will not stand the open air. Plum : 



All sorts grow in profusion. 1 1 I 



in its growth. 



io'mit Barker district is its 

 favourite region. Quince: Not extensively grown. 

 Rhubarb grows » ■mmon white 



and red only are known, with the exception of a few 

 good varieties raised from seed on Mount Barker. 

 The true Antwerp sorts are unknown. Strawberry 

 Is abundant in the same localities as the Raspberry. 

 The only sorts known resemble, but are inferior to, the 



waiting every shade of colour, from ] 

 speciosura. Some of these seedlings hav< 

 Uood-red spots on a pure white ground, ai 

 fiowrers, are extremely hand™ m ° A ta 



No"*; bat the majority of them have „. .. 

 ^« stage. They flower well every year with M. 

 toom m the open air, their gaudy blossoms producing i pro i 

 ^striking effect ; but it is in the shrubbery u ~ ■*- 

 *«re these Lilies are seen to most advantage, 

 of the shrubs hides their nakec 



,te than in England. The curly Kail also umv« 



All emigrants should take out seed of these 



ables. Capsicum : Grows freely and abundantly. 



Australia. The Virginian and several other of the 

 more approved sorts have been grown with the greatest 

 success. Turnip is abundant in all gardens during 

 ar, and spring especially. It is not cultivated in 

 for stock and sheep at any period of the year. 

 „_*«/ grown 1 t borne fruit. 



Abridged from the * t * m in§ I 



Calendar of Operations. 



(For the ensuing week.) 

 PLANT DEPARTMENT. 

 i.«A.v plants Intended for winter flowering have filled 

 their present pots, and are - 



M of very small plants, it 



of wine is the produce per acre u* _ j 

 its fifth year. The Grape npens m 



-nted as being similar to .: . :ug them on danger dues not he in the potting but m the watering , 



«mea, an( j it ^ yer y E0UQC i. Hops are likewise | tuan cuwug mem u i 



