THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE. 



the good woman said, « My Rose always does the same, 

 ;-.' Now what would the r. 



•ueilesl" For if this be not a perpeti ' 

 what is it I It is not of the family « perpetuelle " n 

 assuredly ; for it is tliorough English, bred and be 

 and brought up, I have no doubt, under that lo 



simple and unpretending as its humble owner. And I 

 of it — " Esto perpetua .-" for there were four or five b 



sa " 



what appeared to me to be the aurora boreahs ; for 

 certainly presented all the peculiarities ordinari 



was a dusky (not very dense) cloud, from which we 

 emanating many fine feathery streaks, shooting up 

 the zenith, and some of them were slightly curved a: 

 reversed at the upper ends. I observed them co 

 tinually fanning and flickering up and down, and 

 times almost disappearing in places ; then sbootiDg o 

 again as bright as ever, and then a deeply-tinted hue 

 violet colour would come over these, as they assum 

 various forms, alternately distending and contractic 

 rising and falling. I was particularly struck with tl 



most distinctly observable. The heavens 

 ;ensely dark blue ; and all around seemed 

 e with wonder. And this effect generally 



imperceptibly, a repose c 



Choked up Drains I have received the following, 



mentioning an accident to *fc 



and especially those without collars, will at all times be 



liable. I have found pip. . 



were grown, choked with the fibres of that root, 



though fully 3 feet below | 



r wti ; ant ■ 



drop of water can pass through. The ; i 



18 inches under the surf. , 



pushed down | ;it the collars, 



although great care was taken to prever 



place at Chidgley, where" pipes were laid to 



ot to use pipes for the conveyance of water, 

 places where they can be kid at a depth of 

 at least." IV. C\ T. 

 Maize a Substitute /or Green Pcas.—Sot- 



: . 



VineVoTderl 

 methods 



great variety of opii 

 I beg to refer all 

 small work on « M 

 based on the right principles of nature, is sufficient to 

 set at rest the much disputed questions of deep or 

 shallow borders, and the materials which ought to com- 

 pose them. I only dissent from him in one 



i eh I think is 

 likely to produce the gross and unripened wood, and in 



rs*. 



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fruit. Under Mr. Hoare's syst. 

 ripen Black Hamburgh Grapes 

 the open air, both this season an 

 the Vines are young ones. 1 



cut into -m',11 pieces, and added 

 as Mr. Whiting has stated, om 



\ wall ii 



hod be pursued. When the materials 

 id and well mixed together, previous to making 

 ler, let the heap be frequently turned, for the sp 

 iiig as much surface as possible 

 winter's frost and summer's sun. Care should 

 n in making the border to do it when the mould 

 dry state, for much of the future success depends 

 l that, particularly when the soil is of a heavy close 



f no means put in fresh carrion. G. R. 

 " ' ing the quarters whence 



1 1 theory and practice, where 

 sans are applicable ; and speaking, as he does, 



5, and in most respects similar to what may be 

 'here met with ; it had been for many years 



mr. Why 



cobs picked out of the husks after harvest by lab 

 labouring till midnight for nothing. Not at all. 



with the ques ' 

 Pea-meal is inferior in quality tc 

 then do the upper classes, aye, and the m ; 



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green Peas make such a delicate dish that few iTanyj 

 of our garden vegetaMss can 

 to appease cooks (proverb L. 







jpportunity of trying all the common modes c 

 getting rid of them, but with very little effect ; an ace 



garden to a small family of bantams, and it was amusin 



They 

 dual service, and I now keep them equally for use 



of a pure white breed, and to be commended for 

 r social qualities, as well as their l> 

 never quarrel, and this alone is a virtu a 



lay claim to ; they give very little 



ns, no traps are so effectual, and certai 

 loroical, as a fewyoung ducks, when circu 

 v of their being employed. They also g 



lely docile, and i 



»wer class that would cheerfully' eat Pea porridge J have every 

 Pea bannock- | but , reen I nepenthif £ 



s as a cooked vegetable, and see the change. The and this de 

 ize eaten green as a boiled vegetable is the st " ' 



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tbe summers in the north of So I 

 Maize cobs plentifully. I recollect it 30 years a«o 

 grocer's garden in Aberdeenshire in g od cob A 

 season begins todtc.ii. : r L\ .-, •: ■ _'■ . , * \] , ,/, 





management they be 



I think with Mr. Cuthiii that the use of such aids ai 

 not surncientiy appreciated, and may be well won 



Uhifnrm Expansion in Cabbage Leaves.- 



sxamples shown me of tl 



thiform expansions noticed and figured at p. 77S 



ttage gardens, j pa) 



which the fragment was originally detached. iX ,(?* 

 doubt if we can trace an analogy to the format- 

 cup of theRose.or pitcher of Nepenthes: norv^^,* 1 * 

 Whether we have here any indication of a iJJ-t** 

 dency in the leaf to assume the condition? tea " 

 even 1 " to m* ^llf a J t pe ^ geS ' I io n< * f«l pwjL* 

 oT theYovStklk of a ^Sip^o^hal^of ^^ 



mediately above the coloured portion of the braS W 

 a tendency to stop growing, whilst on th e ot h . .*J" 

 and above the green portion, it continues to extend* 



'ted. Of thu iWw! 8 

 'anexcelSeS 

 fenslow, Hitchi*. 

 Standard v. Dwarf Peach Trees.-l have otaemd 

 this autumn, in the north of England, and partieuhiW 

 m Scotland, that the Peach trees had suffered from u* 

 cold during the previous spring and summer to a gmt 

 killed or^orthfessT^his 3 ,' I wls^torTedTffS 

 frosts during spring and early summer having 'beta 

 unusually severe. It struck me, however, that stand- 



this to several very intelligent gardeners, I founS 



have been advanced on this subject. One preferred 



it had the protection of the wall, and was besides not 

 so long exposed to the low temperature in its passage. 



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sion, passed through a stock (generally the Mussel Plum) 

 constitutionally hardier than the Peach, and one that 

 was never known to receive injury from cold. This is 

 one reason why I prefer a hardy stock to that of the 

 Peach itself. When the sap had reached the Peach 

 part of the tree, it was then removed a considerable 



that the effects produced by the cold was in the elabora- 

 tion of the fluid in the flowers and foliage ; perhaps 

 ot in its upward progress. Will you be so good as to 

 irow some light on this knotty matter. R. Gkniianing. 

 We will try.] 



Ink for Zinc Labels.— The best ink for zinc labels is 

 rather weak solution of chloride of platinum or gold, 

 lix d with a little gum-arabic, to prevent it nuuung 

 >o freely in the pen. W. 



Animals.— As far as « Addio" goes, I am disposed to 

 think that he is perfectly right in what he says about 

 the sand martin and the holes in sandy and chalky 



difficult to fix the making of those holes on an; r one or 

 other of these numerous artificers. What " J. U. a 

 humble bee would do, with a bank of chalk or Band 

 before him, without some help or other, I cannot pre. 

 tend to say, though I am much disposed to think a« 

 will call in the aid of some one stronger than hunsett 

 to provide him with his winter-quarters there, itot 

 when the waters have been high, I have occasionally seen 

 the tail of a fish protruding from such ho ! es >?, n 7?** 

 banks, and when pursued the water-rat will hide torn- 

 self in them ; and in the absence of the rightful owb« 

 a n V temporary occupant would be unmolested, wfiet ™~ 

 water or below, in sandy « ^Jj^Jj 



the door is open for any that will come in, so that 

 really do not see that " J. B." has thrown any ta- 

 tional light on the subject; and, if "A. H. ■ » 

 satisfied with "Addio's" suggestion, perhaps ne w 

 say so, as I should be as much gratified ^^j^^d 

 in these matters," if he shouldhayeany additional infowa|- 

 tion for us on the subject of " A . H.V **f^«£* 

 After the stricture of your " Tooting C0 ^J^^ 

 of « A. H.'s " question, in the article headed " A f"ualj 



«. bed of Cabbages ii 



Ti • 



offered on the subject*?" 



c;ir; 



:>ty one part ceasing to axtea 



umpling of i in their 



stages of growth had become detached from th« 



assume 



astic forms, and amon- U 



. . endages of which you have figured an examp' 



ai'y ; have not observed the margin of the cup in its 



1 state to be at all r, flexed as your figure renresen 



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. 



e others to judge nu- ,, ^ 758. 

 ?ks of rivTrsf in the sides of which* 



"v & % T^^meao autherity) *#* 

 d^SanYiCi^Hirundorip^ 



ZloTJ^ 8 ^ 1 ^ k Ta 



makes deep holes "&c ^^^n^W^ 



arfchose'ntn tme'sidy S'Sb^*} ^ d 

 river or sea shore, some quarry or .■auW / J^ 1 g 



sides are seen bor . ■ 



