ml 



THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE. 



^fine colour on 

 ,4*0 red, and a 





lothmg striking in 

 cross may produce 

 )se. If one Rose is 

 5 crossing produces 



s purpose the organs 



fe period of operating, for unless the pistil be in order 

 * receive the powder it is labour in vain. I f, however, 



tions of the Professor, by the choice of the hot f 





i be glutinous, and the powder hangs to it, there is no 

 U of the success ; still, the Rose left to itself to seed 



in flower, by hoeing and earthing them up withe 





juringthe roots too much, by not over inigatin 



r, such as obtaining a yellow Moss 



field, in order not to produce too much fluid sap 





tmally, if the soil is clajey, by keeping the ridges 



Won, rather plant some of the very best Roses in 



and well raised in the middle. 



tattct with each other, and leave the rest to chance. 



\'y <\ -,„•' M. land re having subjected themorbidm 



In this case we should select none but such as possessed 



■ 



me very distinct valuable quality, and plant all these 

 Mgroup.the best of the Mosses, the best of the China, 

 jfimooth-barked kinds, that were continual bloomers, 



eatoinly would avoid placing in this group any variety 



nriety called the Globe Hip, and although none of 

 tan were double enough to be worth saving, they 

 ibowed the disposition of the Rose to sport, and in our 

 an it was the more remarkable, because we saw no 

 *w Rose in the garden where we gathered the hips. 

 *e think, however, that where a dozen good Roses are 



jnnger changes than even the premeditated crosses by 

 ■ad; and there is this satisfaction, that by having 

 »ne but really good Roses with some striking good 

 Sdlity, it is very improbable that we Bhould get many 

 Ttrj bad Roses from seed thus produced. In this 



«h«r Roses as possible, or contrive a gMjre^veruigto 

 oeloee the whole, and put a hive of bees under it ; but 



w powder from Roses, even if they do pay a visit 

 w isolated group. Upon the whole it will be found 

 the chances of obtaining good Roses are greater by 

 means than by artificial fertilisation, unless we 



^ DISEASES OF PLANTS. 

 tecs XX. * Decrepitude -Plants as well as 

 5SS?N? JeCtt ° ^ ter ^ le] - «* destruction, 

 ftnT J? ^ atur , e on a 11 organised beings. As years 

 <", we vessels become contracted or choked, the 



SLE * ™ e i> - are badl * filtered > and thicken - 



8S / mdlvidu *l becomes disorganised, by the 

 •juwn of energy in the vital stimuli, as the being 



SELSs -WT sta - te which ed dec 



ktin? 1611 for a lon S P eri °d escape the universal 

 ^y and recover its vigour. 



* Sntf ingui3h two de § rees of decrepitude requir- 

 IwiittKL ment Some a S ed tree9 > Producing 

 WT a y >ear at their extreme summits, will yet 

 ^ ana vegetate. In these cases pruning out the 

 ^&? e8 t aDd ^ ttin S the »ore vigorous ones 

 ' *» gene J ^'Tt their vJ g° ur - But if the ^dividual 

 ^ k orlev ST t i° CUt <! ' un CKh ' r ,,:,lf tt:i1 *' ! ' " 

 ^position ,,Ti V g rou nd, applying to it Forsyth's 

 W C as £1* **** wdl be res t°«d to a new life. 

 *We nf M they are known t0 U8 » wil1 ad mit of 

 <«p3to£ ? Te i Without recourse t0 what the art 

 **h& -n ea US ' the °bservation of what takes 

 'Wfrnrn^ WlU Brove t0 us th e success we have to 

 *^SZ^\ °P e , rati on- 1° old Chestnut woods we 

 fcfthfrm^ t P "nnks, fallen or broken down, putting 



«**S l w 8tock fresh shoot8 > h y which the tree » 



^gybetw must c °nfes 9 that in this respect all 

 ***»0nr to a f n ™ a . 1 and vegetable life ceases. The 

 Cities. Snatam l4 only leads us into ridiculous 



^^kn ne s l ecies ' Fvmvs 0F THE Ma,ze ' 



f^fetrv If p !?' and b * Si g nor Melandri, Professor 

 i^W* ^ that J^o- U is fr0m the observations of 



among those of uncertain origii 

 ■'»»cr, adopted the v 

 « name is already a 

 mmonly called fama 





if this malady of the Maize than the word golpe.* 

 ssor Barelli defines it to be a wk 



I texture of the remainder of the affected plant. 

 earned Professor having followed the course of the 

 er from its origin, has come to the conclusion 

 ; originates decidedly in weakness and a successive 



ired or torn by winds were similarly affected. Finally, 

 3 has ascertained that the malady is not contagious, 

 he disease is to be prevented, according to the direc- 



idd, however, tl 

 ing other pani.-, 



Liliacese, MpeeJ 



RoSE.-This Queer 



icesses from the Cabbage Rose 



and draw off 2 gallons, this product will be the «d< 



distilled Rose water " of the shops. 



- A ■ 



■ Am from the wood of this plant : 



but hit!" ii'td in perfumery, and is extracted i 



with nn idea of adulterating the otto of Rose, 



somewhat resembles it in odour, than for any < 



Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis).— The odoi 



"umingBoap. « Rosemary 





; the oil of sandal i 



: 



procurers at each pla 



oil of Roses, and swell a good deal if the flu^ 



They are then pressed i 





preparation of Rose as an odour, i 



flowers. 



The Rose Pommade thus made, i 

 yields Esprit de Rose of the first or 

 that which is made by the addition 



and texture, may thus be produced. (now,- kind-, 



■■ - ; and we all know t., cur 



tribe of plants 

 the amateur's as this, or one that puzzles 

 ate more. The following hints may 



me up readily in a few weeks. The seeds 



if covered at 



: t in the ground, from being 





the raising o 



judged, which nevertheless i 



decoration 



rence to these rules is determined upon, then th 

 lowers must be as nearly round as possible, expandin 

 ;heir petals flatly ; crumpled petals, with ragged edgei 

 ire points that will justify their being cast asidi 

 Round flowers, with flat petals, must also have fin 



sing other properties, i 

 e eye should be coneen 



>j the perfumer, he reserves th 

 part of his recherche bouquets. Some whole 

 gists have however been selling it to coun^j ^ 



to a large extent in England 



for perfumers' use, to make Rose water ; tin 



English flower is not strong enough to use for any other 



purpose. Though the dried Rose leaves are used for 



are gathered as soon as the dew is off, and sent up to 

 town in sacks. When they arrive they are immediately 

 spread out on a cool floor, otherwise if left in a heap 



r this purpose the leaves are 

 separated from the stalk, and to every bosh. 



Fcaeta^ m ?n*twrwa "the' 

 r fragrance. For Rose water, which is 



ice, but it is | ri ht kinds from his seed]ing bed 

 ct odour. It determ j ned U pon those worth i 

 1 be commenced, and this 



root readily, placed I 





a texture, and 



8 frequently found that plar 

 their propagation is easy, i 



•ed kinds to am 

 d ; and, as seed is readily prod 

 s saving that from doubtful < 



