200 THE GARDENERS CHRONICLE. — Гыр 
FLORICULTURE. 
TnrATMENT ОР BarsaMs.— jut. The Balsam is easily and 
dily grown, but like many other plants it is often 
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itis very apt to “draw.” Being a successful cultiva: 
and i d of this reper a I ill offer a few xatd 
respectin my plants are treated, 
For enr blooming t sow in April for general show in 
May an d June, in a gen id bottom- — using small 
thumb pots, and jr one seed in each pot. Place 
them as -—: as possible, in pec that they 
may 2 As soon as the ey are sufficiently 
large to handle, p pot "IY into 4-inch pots, рг paniy йи dd 
drainage ; can be raised 
progress will i pem the most suitable for them ; pnt 
care must be taken r үт all steam, Тһер 
should be placed in ntle bottom-heat and se 
near the glass as possible pratis all the air iari ke 
Ап mild weather; for if once they get © drawn" they m 
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by spider, and on fi rnings and even- 
ings а vatering-pot » with a és gom rose should be use 
over all possible means should be 
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great care is taken to quen it. As soon as they hav 
their pots wi give them a shift into 6-inch 
keeping the меи: ү leaves not more than half an inch 
the top of the pot; still retain them in a ы = 
heat, and as near the glass as as possible, 
next shift should be into 8-їпеһ pots ; still par r 
use the watering-pot over the heads of the plants. If 
large specimens are required, they sho uld receive a 
os feque par r hans, according to the size you 
to grow your specimens, still keeping the seedlin 
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Өх trouble. "The e temperature may be кч oie advanced The highest temperature during the above ы occurred 
room. | 12. which the state of the plant wil the тб t ретти 
t ;and if they аге well attended to during | keeping up а süccension 0f Рей. by4 s 
s Cr. pea e xr соата апу injury they | fortnight, а breadth proportionate P the S Ec 
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in through occupying а somew what unsuitable | Soil up and stake those above ground, and pro 
hm dva E^ in y Tina Pe with Azaleas, Camel- | from the ravages of mice and slugs, vibich pes «а | 
lias, Roses, &е., and а sprinkling of pouf uw Pica very destructive at this season. yo Seakale а the 
show houses "should now be а wers. | open ground by placing inverted flower pots over de 
Let every plant, however, be pes ass in : niet crowns, and covering these with light soil, | 
заме position, and aim at maintaining a pleasing | material which will effectually exeltde light. ánd ы a | 
uniformity of arrangement, and displaying the colours | Prick out, on a slight ot-bed, bags plants raise] 
o the m advantage, bearing. in mind. that in heat. The gen ntle bottom he will mp 
no amount of floral display will — for | pushing them along, without eu being weakly and 
bad arrangement, mt will rather serye to m the | drawn, as is the т e when the T are d. т under 
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he onem with others as soon as they | and sow seed for the main erop. Attend td pro | 
shall have begun get shabby. Sprinkle the surface | succession crops of Spinach, and keep the m | 
of the beds pret cle as to assist in keepin g. the |r regularly stirred among growing crops ; also do 
atmosphere moist, and also see that the under soil is | forget small salads, as Radishes, &c., and so W Sweet | 
ptin a uniformly moist state, Watch for insects, herbs for transplanting. | 
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s they are Mee c emitte eerte 
way of preventing their doing ief. | STATE OF THE WEATHER AT CHISWICK, NEAR LONDO DON, — 
© oro YE.— Procee d with thé repotting of such plants ав | Forthe week ending March 30, 1854, as observed atthe Horticultural Gardene, 
require it, and give all necessary attention to those тнт а весна pum c» 
in active growth, using every means to induce rapid | мак, SEDE Or the Air, — Orthe Earth wa) S 
ИР combined with strong short-jointed w wood, The Мах. | Min. | Max.| Min. | Mean hes Lat tes Pd 
nly ый of effecting this is by securing a Mice root -— 
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mens that were started early in the season will require Sunday 2% 
rearrangement, во аз : place them in positions suitable | Tues.” 23 
to their state of growth. Іхогаѕ, Clerodendrons, Alla- | Wed. 29 
mandas, &е., “feeling their pots," wig а зра 
benefited by a careful su upp ply of manure water, but Average. 
be itis given in а tepid state. d eri afier RD EH d deant. 
ealy bug and ^! I if these pests are allowed -— Lap. Жел; elo wy: rk T 
establish themselves is season, » hey is farish С | AIt irot; Chudy; very йде, eleaf, з T 
plenty of work for atre hours duri о "hene uc hi. 
ORCING gai wr А Mean temperature of tbe week, 1-10th deg. above the average. - 
PiwERY.—Attend to re-potting succession stock as RECORD.OF THE WEATHER АТ CHISWICK, $ 
requires it, vd deny the old-fashioned practice of re- i ing April 8,1864, 
potting the ч once, irrespective of - the state 
е, than which piv Nr more | April. 
алеут. particularly in cases a constant 
күл А y o f fruit is ye Every rint should 2 
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nsiderably m ore time and attention than the practice Dar. : 
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with the gradual increase of light, ыы this 1815—therm, 78 deg.; and the lowest on the 6th 1551—therm. 21 deg. - 
Aim at deine strong dwarf M plants, and if this Notices to Oorres onde 
the top of this will n them from bad 
iie: точ still they will uie si plenty of air, for the 5 
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ур ирет by soil in a аы healthy state, v rd will 
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| tir as as freely as de state. of the weather vil iow, but! go through t ааа бл, but yos A 
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ludis : Sub. Теге is no separate treatise of а и И 
: 60° or 70°, and very much will depend upon circum- "a ОР liquid manure. "Abundant e ie DNE RR 
ances as to which of them will be proper. Backward | ар in our ienas n from tim o. e to ti ioe aa 
planta if kept th, will | CALLA ÆTHIOPICA : here there are p plónts 
benefited by a temperature, which would ruin those in на vA е Ду be au] s bloom hg ae XE ki i 
free growth. Use every means to ensure a healthy root | the blooming of others tn be in autumn. I 740. 
action, and use fibrous soil for иш, во во аз to be able| ever, er ж sen pon ADORA be ab Ї 
to supply the "n liberally with m. water. Keep Cim 
the osphere m ph frequent light sj syringings, and | Gy pgs: ‚ӨР, "We know ot no reason vir us Mill Hill Ham- 
see that the rade ether in pots or in a are'sur-| bur gh should not do well in the same house with й жо 
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HEATING: W. Yes. Please send 9e e at а et 
difficulty in obtaini pid wth. mit fresh Frui 
suffer | "here the fruit i s telling and see if any of the buriches | latio t improverent upon t he, 
tial | would be impro ved by tyi ing up the shoulders, and let аны FD, P КО ОН. The be 
be fairly on the move, and, un t саге їв taken at | '""PPosed. As to fruit, 
ез? back, it v ex азы be impossible to do iven last year, which is a full average, 
so. See that Vines starting into gro are tied up in offered "this en. andas the giving is at the d 
21 — p so long as to endanger’ judges, i Ls eedle » to offer more than t. 
their being bro off or in Look over hà bi ve no fear about the jud 
jured ouses du provided. You are quid right in A p 
апу rk tlie petis and dip e, top { Mer Х Каш 
sin and wax, to prevent fresh mischiei.— 
ег | be done before they begin to change colour, | as yd willbe| not Published x second past of bis Trichoptera. X 
the эү чечер to handle Шеш without injap clan that| ison the plan of Panzer—irzegular; 27 
is the ease, is out.. There are not sufficient papers D E n б 
поа al remi t внвгввЕвтв.. | Moers i ele шалп. Wiliams and NR 
k over all recently trans splanted shrubs and trees, ог апу foreign bookseller:will supply the o m ит 
whether respecting these works. Messrs. Barthes and. owe 1 
to their staked, i f these are allowed to roll about with : Фе the agents for Guérin's “Revue d'Zool' 
Calendar of ee 
(For е т 
PLANT DEPARTMENT. 
CONSERVATORY, &c.— rst which 
go under this name are very unfit places for Heaths, 
Er I. Rel бең kept EMI but such | e 
: TP 4 rhen KITCHEN GARDEN AND HARD Black. Р 1 Royal Museadine. || и 
ME ааг most profusely. ue "o E Kate the main егор of С ther К Ai, "p" | Warre Раа Ер » Tuer: Айа, The rera Da 4 
м decora of eon Хо: hen the ground is in fair workin answer your purpose: Arabis g irens for 8 
and 1 t bloom, shou ng order. Sow fo ; Iberi 
= рца c have done EE irs and rather thickly, s for the quality of seed is Ыы но Verbenas, for avtumn.t 
wind the іб roots are broken off, and the plants are 
iv f obtainii rd 
Now with April showers, and bright and |. between trees, to entice moths; and t 
* ^ in the 
occasionally warm sunshine, we must be in readiness for | key а LM whieh have steod 
че ve the turf swept, well 'and made | Кехвіхстох GARD Ino: 
өүөү ny firm without loss of time, and remember that | resort have been rise by y erkes m n foods an 
ч M n ы 
м, ‚> t latin. is deferred till the Grass gets loig, it  aeother bare om sisa die o 
is no such plant as Laurus в sali 
proper order. Also get the walks edged, n otherwise | Li, or rug VALLEY: H 0. The maar чей E an 
put into proper Attend carefully to the stock of| goodone. Ita ques 
ding plants, and get rooted euttings potted off as Uem vp Ep се РЫ [reg 
soon as they arein a fit state, and Ё ак a little fire heat, 
gentle bottom-heat ful tinet ake| bring them nicely out. We shall be muc 
b oen for after this season there is'no time to| Jemarks you promise rao well. T 
e with young stock. Calceolarias, if well esta. |." Appear to manage в it would answer 
4 : Jas, 1 - Pise Pits: X. Y depen if it w 
blished, may be planted out in a turf pit in poor A: "We should, déwever, use Е пећ pipes instead 
AS vex ee ean Е from frost or соја! which will be found toosmall. Lay them 
winds : red the botton? of the bed, which i &llod- "PTS 
{ eym d nm for this ыз previó Sly | јео employ tinch pipes for the top-heat.$ in pans d 
a them to fall e „exposure to sun and air, &c., when- | Rion * Enquirer. Sow them e 
e. with perse ntn start thém on a very gen | 
When up ing paced ont to pun ENS to eg 
to 5, being Sos out of doors four u 
ted out | he long list you sent, A mer 
- E consist h^ 2 Black p 
| a green Ан prn 
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y es son за еу к. f , giving | to this season; although, so far, I pne: Clenseland, : Mesars. Parsons ra n 
them a liberal shift when they start into growth, шайр! по cause to verify the general аец 2n чн! Island, United States; or Mr 
