46—1849.] 



THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE. 



-ith reason, although at variant 

 ifonr persons who cultivate V 

 tinted with the laws of vegel 



egetable physiology, 



11 be found that 

 gthe water than that which had gravel beneath it ; I would 

 and in- [ selecting their soil to choose loam - 

 )re par- 1 porous subsoil, and that feels sofr and mm whM 

 3 which rubbed between the fingers. A mix- 



Compared 





i cold winter, but i 



iy by the leaf in whose axil it is seated, 



hwe reckon for producing fruit 1:1 the ,■ 

 ■:, oujlit to be preserved with the utmos 

 they die a natural death. 

 IUNISG. — All gardeners are aware that the 



'hTher u 6 onthXar 



The latter is the method I have 

 tion urged by so 



Grapes for market generally prac- 



by that method middle-sized compact bunches a 



Vine they grow upon than the s 



wgedinoppositic 



- '■•> r, nrelv occur-, :nd *he'n it does happen, 

 I conceive it will always be found that something is 

 *rong at the roots ; either deep planting or imperfect 

 draining, r soil of a cloggy nature, which holds water 

 like a sponge, or some other defect which prevents the 

 " in ibit n of nutriment by the tender spongioles. 

 The Vines alluded to in thefirst part of these papers afford 



that the main body o 



krmer being authorised to heat the houses by his the 



The border was made 



J the common way, by digging out a pit from 3 to 4 fa 



"WP, laying some stones in the bottom for drainag 



J*i then wheeling in the fresh soil, which fresh soil i 



«js instance consisted of a considerable portion of whs 



faght be called pond mud. The Vines grew vigorously 



|? this rich and heavy compost, but although they had 



^advantages of good houses and good management, 



*p never produced good Grapes ; the White Muscats 



^nsedand shrivelled, and the Black Hamburghs never 



^.beyond a brown. So very unsatisfactory was the 



^'t that it was deemed advisable to remake the 



J^ers, W hich was done two or three years since, and 



«* same Vines are now getting established in the new western 



*", and bearing good Grapes ; yet they are not so mal of 



^uriant now as when their produce was inferior in souther 



Wtyand less in quantity. It is therefore evident j no"— 



J? 4 * 'Vines might make gross wood and at the same j H 



SSOCIATION FOR 



i carpels. Each cm r pel «■.•■«; 1. >•,,•;•!..,■ ■ 



read a paper on the, Vr, ■,-••:> ! r /v,„/-.. •,,;>, „f Alpirr*. face o 



which Mre ruitn ■;*■•! ■ «- of Algiers i The ] 



as articles of diet. He exhibit..-! s.-me specimens of the n.arai 

 Lichen esculentus of Pallas, which he described as a has be 

 plant of exceeding j : j r .-.vering I dig holes, and to buryt 



rhota pfeiai in the course of i - of Su NMfe of t 



weetish acn-nbletiste, :ii - ,;..„,.. },„ w g contrary 



ng human life, as in many places the Arabs depend | the fir-- fruitfulness. Encoura 



■ imnst entirely i;;. - . The the growth of the roots near the Kunaee of the bord 



its form also, and its colot 





of Western Europe as being comparatively 



- in Europe, fro 

 'he British Islands are placed : 



nd January, t 



• ■ . . - ; r :.:-■•. 



ferred. Betw< 



n coast of England (except j 



ngland and the western coasts of Ireland ti 

 ' 35°, the latter probably J ,°. The cold. 



The average di recti, 



b° to 3G° prevails, j long. By adopting 

 mals of the hottest j pnrsuing the fan sy 

 > north-east. The appears to be not 



;.;,.. .... [ b ies— in- most natural positio 



part of England and Scotland . 



a the shoots begin to swell, the ligatures 



TRADE 



the Mr. M. W. Bendali 



^ionsforthemakin 



j^Q I have read, « turfy loam" is 



ingredient in the 



of Vine borders author then alluded t 

 found to be striking 



Cybele 



*** Probably be but little perceptible difference, 



) There are altogether a good nu 

 lf but [ along the western counties, from Cornwall to I 



Home Correspondence. 



.nee of 1 

 eu at p. 70», may, 1 - 

 to the ill effects of a low* 



i at p. 708, , 



