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1854.] THE GARDENERS CHRONICLE ; 
able for imitat ion. The Duchy of Nassau is not а ! prevent the euttings from damping off. Idonotrecom- | which these two sı species s flower never e 
manufacturing coun ry—the produce of its manu- mend the practice of putting a great quantity of hard- |in the da 
facturing in › 1 | ne pot; two out of three тШ | | winter the Nelumbiums are placed in ej dif- 
vineyards, or to its mineral we 1 —nor does it possess take root, and then you spoil several in IZ бен | ferent situations, Those which are plante d in the 
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condition of the poia jare эш, e ягана of con- bà well planted out in the open borders o кр ач falls to 46? in fq аут з б d 
sideration. On most of these points, and also аз І have no doubt that diy wil shortly become genera ral in the o orangery it is sometimes only 4° or 5° aboy 
s the mode of - шс, population (Prole- | favourites for out-door work. The situation E s Yes 
ли), € - d wages, expenditure, and resources, it is a | be selected for planting them in the open groun should | durat on. nyh in spring, when the tubs are again removed 
very good mple of the tiri eod rt of German у; Бе. somewhat sheltered by shrubs or other vii in | into the open air, the Nelumbiums which were kept in the 
andi E ет it will be found to present. а very order to protect them from heavy winds, which are very | maig are о e into leaf 
p m standard of comparison to those who may | injurious to the flowers and foliage. e bes | i 
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have spared no pains to — for my statements the | the time of planting examine the soil where they are perfectly well all the 
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greatest attainable degree o accuracy. My plan has | intended to be placed, and if found wet, put so ots- | in the south and west of England ; for at Montpellier 
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Ете! position to judge of their accuracy апі {о About the latter end of March, or the beginning 
а deficiencies ; and in this, as well as at every step | April, they will appear above ground, Should the | 
task, I have been favoured by them with an weather at this period be cold or frosty, place some | high 
ы of courtes sy and zealous co-operation, for which | $e pieces of peat around their stems, and 
I cannot too pic! express my acknowledgments.” pg d with it until there is a favourable 
a | 46°. Но e begi of May there are 
£P A Messrs. VIL D Jones, and nins | A d 2 adding to their strength and vigour when still some nights in which the thermometer falls, 
ә (Brad pury a 4 pio siok = lume, containing | the ey a d d state of growth, as it will а little рине sunrise, ig to the freezing point, 
80 leaves ot admirab ps A s.by Richard Doy le. F м кер dia to throw out their strong rud roots into | In July the minimum is never below 50°, In the. 
ter's evening, it furnishes an unfailing source of the peat with the greatest freedom, and often са angina. of f July, the time X э Nelumbiums genet 
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ашивешеп eA the idle ; | while to 2 artist it is equally them to form fine bulbs round the iod. Should the | flowe ximum is every day more , 
recommended by the singular skill with which many of summer pg hot and dry, diit manure-water would be |it eden MATH 95°, The minimum is about the 
of the greatest benefit to them. It should be prepared |same as in June. It is evident that th i 
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nt day. Although tastieal, : oppings hot o j btain artificiall t of heat 
may be imagined from the title of the volume, the кузун = be EE. pos Куа if given them in а necessary for the flowering of these plants, by heating 
m н н та трк claim for his volume а place 
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Lu" * some dry mould, to keep them from |flowered in the open air in А t, by n" 
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Bonn, to the ` doing" dose сааб De: few shrivelling, placing them either їп a room or shed until | temperature of the water to between 104° and 113°. 
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ч ime arrives next season. It will be found that have so often seen plants grow exceedingly well in. 
hist Baden, and ihe billi аказ шты з ga Mich an over supply of water while at rest is the principal warm water, that I am convinced that this me 
hab 98тан денй а агч -room at Prague, whic ш that will injure them ; and after such an unusually | of forcing might be successfully attempted, 
peculiar season as the one jus ast post, а? sk always advise| Zm аг. PET in the Mon acture d ариг: ^ > 
Deane and Dray's all bulbs to be taken up i I have seen num- | Maniere, Bedford Row. Patent gran une 9, 18 
in de field, is far Ear тн e € cnn bers of fine e completely аа by too much | (No. 1413). — This invention consists іп oplying asbestos. 
contrary, ite temporaries in the onm wet. Should fine specimens be required in pots fo for in the manufacture of paper. For this purpose the. 
ied quality of its pr rand е equals them in the TET "d gre rpn or conservatory, prepare asbestos is to be pulped and manufactured А 
useful Ее collected in its page some 14-inch pots ; well drain wed and use the same | the methods practised in making paper of other mate- 
песаи MM. | edipi as before оваа, ec eeting three of the rials; but by the employment of asbestos a 
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largest bulbs for each pot, and covering them the same paper will be produced, Тһе inventor claims the 
New Plants. : @ S | f the ture of 
35. Hi troismi án depth with the soil a in the open border. When potted, employment of asbestos in manufac papen— | 
pl ; а cold Le or Flos giving. them plenty of agazine. 
H. ie! brevi, fai fauce раш bus. enge ais [panique ammi air, but n until they show ir stems above T Effect of Sulphate y Lime оњ Vegetable Subst [s 
stylo multo brevi -stylo zround Siren р! pw i cus ingly at | About six weeks since pepe. making various. 
. This plant was eel [ay the ps Dean] Herbert 8 first, increasing the supply as they advance. hen they | experiments. on the 3 sulphate of lime on 
: collection, by Charles Leach, Esq., of Clapham Park, have made growth from 12 to 18 inches long, place | vegetable substances. A portion of the ed 7 peg es 
| with whom i ithas just flowered. Тһе Dean does not round their stems some large pieces of rough peat, which | used by me was carelessly thrown aside, and on 
appear to bave had any Бакты t it, р» vh will pene to throw out fine strong roots in great ing to my experiments about a fortnight afterwards, I 
record of it among his MSS. profusion, and invigorate their growth amazingly. In | was surprised to find that decomposition had not taken 
In eolour the flo the month of April they may be placed in the open air | place in those portions of the vegetables w had beem 
| Jatoba a Lily o a formo singularly 1 Ey Ше tioo o! or [^ in some rather * sheltered Situation, where they can be peo to the action " sulphate, while those which 
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the mule Johnso ^n littl tion of them be required for decorative purposes at an Among Dept icles experime upon were a 
the flower, nsoni; i yi * os bae amd аже earlier period, they may be removed into the green- Ж eret om each of which was affected by the he prevali 
crimson, The long narrow channelled obtuse apiculate house, to forward them into bloom ; but if not required | disease ; some of remain the present 
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35. Den preta; W. J. Hooker, В; М. A760. | n as I have in my collection from 12 to 20 distinct | three portions, ins dor Hes n ашы aana 
B. g the piii: with vari egated leaves now coming in. shape and, colo zone [ib е А -— m Bonn 
often edged m е uu ES veis =» "f£? distinctly spotted with rieh erimson ; others of a pinkish | lot the process was reversed ; that із to say, the Potatoes 
green den pink on » iie underside. Hài dein inm uu ground, tifully spotted ; some with beautiful stripes | were first placed in the lime-water, and then in the acid. 
аї Кеў, it proves to bea species of this well know and blotches upon white grounds, while others are of a | The third lot was left untouched, Ten days ; 
showy Ашыйбыз, us, же MG fi delicate pink ground finely spotted, with very broad |l examined the Potatoes, and found, as I expec ed, that 
coloured sepale = ы а wyi Е pera petals, and beautifully reflexed. "These have been pro- the Potatoes which had not been treated with the 
OWers appear id Sho ruant T" d iod s 19 duced by hybridisation ; and І have no doubt that at many | sulphate were rapidly decaying,—those which had been 
The origin of the plant Se ae z ont deir - other cultivators of these beautiful plants have been | first placed in the solution of lime and then in the acid 
received at Kew me M e -— геч trying their skill in the same way ; and I ges ere long | were more nearly decomposed,— while those which had 
к = ton. to see our present collection enriched by their perse-| beentreated in the mode first described remained as 
verance and attention. W. Barnes, Camberuell өр ме when first taken in hand. being cut 
FLORICU CULTURE. 
PROFAGATION op Faner Pus ptit go ci roches the Miscellaneous. in no degree affected by the application of the 
nning of February is Pu a a time as anyfor| Flowering of. iaces! kr Montpellier —The Revue пог do 1 think that its germinating power was injure 
"ng cuttings : select some good from the very Zorticole contains an extracted from the Gar- | by the effect of the sulphate. mim de tea 3 
i ies in гос similar to that. on ев, 
4 same геч | which жы to iat: 
M. Martins. N. luteum fowered i in water ha 
of 75°, whereas М N. speciosum did not 
Гаи p on fes wel every year i the 
“а. pisos el айс k | stone hs, the water 
