THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE. 



[Dec. 29, 



-,;;i ii Halt's jtxiore favourable. To this 



the use of Schools (Long- plants may be prepared by conveying suitable soil, &c, 

 ' ' to the spot, and by 



4to, Wl 



t beginners. The 



deserving of commendation, both for their completeness 



and accuracy. Drummond's Observa ' 



Systems of Botany (8vo, Longmans) 



figures of some of his little known Orchids, and 

 long-expected portion of so great a work. 



both, ho 



have also received 



they go. 



t 1, is wholly occupied by papers on 

 Nederlandsch A>- / A 



" Leden van de vereeniging voor de Nedei 1 1 : 



Holland. Prof. Miqn 



a necessary to determine b 



Poppy. He points out the fact that Poppv seeds are 

 rmlesa, useful as food, and that I 

 y substance. The ashes of Poppy seeds, 

 and it is a remarkable fac, 



of the alkalies in the ashes of plants. By 

 made from analyses, it is proved too that the whole of 

 the nitrogen contained in Poppy seeds, is not there in 

 the form of organised matter. If this should prove to 

 be generally true, it is clear that the nutritive value of 

 organised substances cannot be ascertained by merely 

 determining the quantity of nitrogen they contain. 

 Comptes Rendus. 



Calendar of Operations. 



Pineries.— Care should be taken during the next few 

 - " 

 the plants will be induced to grow at a rate very dis- 

 proportionate to the amount of light which they are at 

 "joy. The object to be aimed at in Pine 

 growing is not the producing of a large ilant with gross 

 exuberant foliage, but rather the production of small 

 yet healthv plants, with short sturdy leaves, while the 

 roots are revs This end is not 



to be attained through starving the plants by an inade- 

 quate supply of water and soil but by affording, along 

 with a proportionate quantity of these requi 

 > at all timet 11 



though small, will y be°filled wUh h^ghTyehboratedTap! 

 and, as aoatoi uee large well- 



swe.Ied fruit. Vineries.— Tt is a good plan to fork 

 over lightly the borders in front of late V'w 

 great care not to injure or expose the roofs The 

 effects of the frost upon the soil will be beneficial, and 

 D they should not be top-dressed till the 

 ->r. of the growing reason, wh 



I by making holes or r 

 The value of the r 



Those who have had an opportui 



praise, rnose who i 



:rftctly even, and free 



rally are, by their brethrt 

 after the seeds of Rhodo. 

 as the capsules begin to b 



e will do as much work 

 tt exceeding 8s. per c 

 greatest service, ant 

 t quality, the surfac< 





ave been planted by the sides < 

 heir r.. f - 1 tid bare, by the contr 

 t green fly, which will keep its he 

 weathers, may again appear in 1 



RNATIONS ANO PlCOTEES. Some 



seders, was sown on New Year'; 



ley will, in 



i larger and finer the foliage 



perhaps, the 



i l bleof W its e s P ur 

 mosphere, and exchanging it for fresh as soon as its 



possible of 



! . Frost should 



scape. But if there are 

 pie means of matting up 



srnal temperature falls 



mdden thaw, by keeping t 



lis points out the ad van 

 ices on the north side of a 



ting of vacant ground h 

 itch, unless when it is f, 





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Notices to Correspondents. 





and of the clods being found only partially thawed at 

 Midsummer. In mentioning the protection of kitchen 

 garden crops, last week, we omitted to recommend the 

 branches of Spruce Fir, Yew, or otlu * 

 These are quite as effectu;.!,. 



wers are just expanding, j the forcing of Rhuharb, Seakale, Asp I 



lible, equal to the 



™*Vi fruit is fairly set. j demand. ! an( j Lettuce, in 



.taj Tadtnit of the tran,- tToVs^T " 



^ ^^ S^^^^^^^ a little lime «* ■«* »l»n the 



thing is to have the beans well 

 mi they are not 











