512 THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE. [May 28, 1864. 
eellaneous much trouble and - disappointment. Dry | and keen he puta in. Pen not M rich h compost, fir oes: leaves, 
. deseri manu " Cis 
_ Exhibitions of pim Plants.—The fine show of tion we now allude to; and the trouble of phos LETTU 
in small pot S, ill be 
A the Royal ites Society, which has been sup- Later Iv $8 aid bv their size and vigou ari g the 
plied by Messrs. ,Waterer e keap Hi from the almost | sq " iy zy will be apparent to -— one, that the 
ill Nursery, is to be 
formally opened to- T p 
just constructed 300 long, 120 feet 
igh, and is supported uH two iron 
he 
ed, produc ry» 
tage over on ich 
attached to its i res ix als 
FLOWER GARDEN AND PLANT HOUSES. 
eire out as wanted, when old crops are 
do: = with remove them, and manure and dig the 
FE 
—An occasional dusting with soot » on damp 
h yoninga, “has been ee wey beneficial ‘to these, 
th Thin between the 
and hoe 
EA; “Conti inue Wi w f Tops. 
Poratos.—Stir the soil deban ‘the rows, and earth 
up as requisite. 
Climbing o ai 
_RaDIsHEs. Turnip-rooted are best to sow now, 
. The exhibition in the gardens of t 
Botanic Society i 
4} 
by Mr. John Waterer of Bagshot, opens on the H ot 
ae er mac have become more geni d 
As soon weat 
air must also be 
—The 
The es i where liked, may be got in for 
winter 
ese come in well as successional crops 
TURN: 
e expecially fine specimens must be allowed abundance of | 
se iL Win wiciptebd that Mr, Robert Warner’ d chip un t can m The ROM, € imde Jelly, and Stone, are excellent, 
me peci ep of Cera noes ee now in fall ull bloo: om, nothing s gg rs for = : s : of water Inspect t carofali ee 
and that any lover of Orchids wi owed to inspect | young stock, especia T at for blooming next winter 
em. add that the display at present made arly-sown Chinese Pr imroses and Cinerarias may be Ee spe ii, en a obervetot ttà Reb D 
by them is magnificent, and wili well repay a visit to | pt in dicio in frigo md November. = XEPXRISUEE. - 
Broomfield, which is near Chelmsford. sion ina .— Before the plants have ET Banomerzr. | — oréke Air _ Pa : 
t. John’s Bread.—M. Jules Prévet has given in | made 1 ee ai wed sticks to them. When deferred E] peque a n Yep 
Mondes the following Wie on th bis s e EUM a later period, thrusting in the stick often destroys pe er [üeep- deep) | 
commonly called the Carob at its botanical deseri a f the roots. Attend to watering, which must | Thurs. 19) 15 | mu | 2165) 8 | a3 | 99 | s9} | & Jem 
tion, and its uses, The b. (Ceratonia Siliqus) always i done effectually, taking care that the soil ont ie | Siete | ae | oo) | 
belongs to the family of ortos lan t, so as t allay Sun 29.947 3 | sts] o | ar NE n 
is a tree which grows principal ‘ey whole the water to drain away without Mnetbiag the ro 74 o | 450) se | a (x ie 
of the coast of the Mediterranean. “The fruit of| p,mrras,—These will now be all planted ont. 29,88 2 | 56.5 | 58 | os |N. | 
t i aro ^ *. sf a est lp pulpy ‘oe Poor | soil should be rich and well worked. If des Fes atte 7 Tl madi INT ear 
people and children who eat it as food, have every as soon as do ew ; very dry air; fine at night. 
appearance of th; and animals to whom it is | ee cat neat sticks to these, and top- m d to S. W.; thunderstorm at night 
given are fat, glos very much quam. 9D | avess ET lui € th m decomposed manure. Z2 dii Sea rece tont, s 
ac of their firm juicy flesh. e g JS. fum meencdiedhs ai e moisture are absolutely - Glos ana pather te shine; frost sat nitht e fo 
re ut Rene n beverage is made fro s CAE 
i ios ig veta at this season. Save seed from the E em 
fruit, and a very agree able randy. M. Che valier, » du Mo ru d seuls F zae i gon ar: ame at night: 
o has recently analysed it, states that ahi fet which paries EN eis tal vu Dora Jub eo: maIperarane of tie week di aes rage 
is flat, brown, and fr to 30 centime ng, con- ans Mice 
tains Aute 3 1 of vegetable goce a d of | but ‘whet 14 it is i det lide tit be well "iri rer ot beds : STATE OF THE 2 i di, s aid sdi 
gum, cellular matter, a smal! quantity of fatty matter, | free from wee eeds, and occasionally flo e walks roun Sri. 
resin, some acetic acid, resulting perhaps from them. may _|£2| 394] ga | No.of, | creates Ab 
fermentation of a part of the sugary matter, an TULIPS. — Att to hybridising, — Well-form 4 and June. Et E 58 BE | wnich it Quantity eT la [ss EE 
ms to malic acid, ta me Snare | D oe ee oe sid, ne or good pande exposa 4 Rained. - i-is 
sugar, several salts, phosphates, chlorides, sulphates, | to influences of light, sun, and air, Sunday 29 .| 663 | 448 | 553 | 13 007 in. alial 3| 2 
Dui. lime, and traces Dt silex and oxide of iron. DET crossed. Seedlings should be ERREA as i tuos Mon e| ei Lea 25171 Heec e Fr 
Instead of Chicory, so fatally called the poor man's | bloo Wed. 12 682 | 441 sei] 13 ox ini EIER 
Coffee, which is adulterated, and so un- een HEX : iday 3..| 69.0 | 444 | 567| 17 ost [1/4 5 1) ali 3 5 
Prévet MEL u 1 sl fur. 4 448 | 6701 1 oze 12] | af 2 sil sé 
palatable and edits lati M. pro to i MEE ES 
mabetteute the Carob, ey and powdered, eo be Kept ma properly molt stato, and every means | os iat sap, AE hada are 
Ww , agreeable, requiring no erm. 32 deg. 
a 
gentle ve beneficial warm 
whatever on sleep, &c, Itsn 
men ita 
M the Carob tree is al abundant, "the infusion 
t be given to troo ho in time would ver: 
ie edle ae it to sauces liquors, which only 
debilitate them 
ism.—In June, 
should be used to preserve the bias oh in pried heath 
az there is no possibility of o ing good ed 
' | Fruit unless the leaves are k s health. Your the 
Vines thin, and prevent their 
ing encumbered wi 
and remove any eta Mis ie 
'l once, as these when left onl a harbour for 
insects. There is yet time to secure wa anno crop in 
| dung beds, and if any 
Ea for getting up bedding.out plants can be spare 
for "n der the ne. should i^ Ey out at once. 
o: —Forced trees in pots t e ripened a 
few 3 "fit should. be kept i in the M till the 
bed : 
of the frames which have been|B 
ed 
Notices to Correspondents. i 
A Ts: Mr. eer says that in reading over his communica- 
tion n (see ed he sees that he has omitted yreuie Dus 
the virds which are used as traps for these pests sho 
cut open betore being i in the runs. 
T 7. Thompson "s Gardeners’ Assistant will doubt- 
ur pu P» 
RITISH Prants : G S T. You will probably get the plants you 
quire about of Mr. Sim, Hootsatay, Kent, if indeed some of 
them are ba eh any nywh En. shi e p purple- 
LE CARDAMINE : are eue pen in 
Give them yas of water, and syringe once a day. 
Finn —Whe e these ese are grown on the planting ¢ out 
ar T Chorley. some few years 
flower, is à 
deal like the purple o one occasionally met with, but Eis iu 
pee €— re it with. — i cidem sort 
be = oo once in three or four years; ; 
á tim me for this 
opera on wen be left to the judgment 
æ 
f fü lel w with minute larve. In that there was 
wing ee emis forit is well iren that cases of 
paras s are very wrens 
pn er tend that t were 
This similarity wow 
e larve tha eloped 
hen is a case of alternate foe ehhh still 
than that in Aphides. In Aphides 
calls embryonic portions, 
we substitute eli (hito eggs) The 
But what |? 
the larve enclosed wi 
the faesisoil, $ in the minutest € tails, of those that | well wat 
). opment 
rese semble very eX that of a 
vator; but if all, or nearly 
all of the older pore in € pit have perite their 
l ity he 
in a close e 
any remain of Ron which bate already shown fruit, 
they may be left standing, » ith a small mound of 
earth about their roots. Or if -" are not very far 
ce sake, be removed 
suffer if it 
riw variety like the 
zoned with red 
E 
. Your y 
coq a am 
ible, however, 
had vq not ee m ere d bee Lowe ve how 
nstii don en. aere. in 
A J. Polemonium ccerulew! i pile 
—S S, Rheum crispum. “Tavistock. bi 
benstreitia dentata; 2, Crotalaria to 
Onosma echioides.—R S. 1, i Cotyledon ; 2 er 
5 ifraga palmata; 4, B. + 
1, indeterminable; 2, Spiræa p T 4. pleno agit 
tice Si S 8, Adiantum 
podes ies of of Polygala Mop which is very 
Po qa Steen A nan 
before the for 
remaining rows proceeded w 
Jp i 
none of the soil be EL perse ig 
o ary tig same tind, all irren this 
ib e 
at 
If the 
will be better bat with 
f, 
reproduction, The perfect insect is at e unknown. 
From the appearance of the larvye they would appear | 
to belong to the order of Diptera. y Mondes. 
Calendar of Operations. 
For the .) 
-THE present is a good tim annuals. If| 
the "aie are prd T they y wl develo them- 
y, baa dien — they are 
oes I 
thinned out. 
d 
in 
chance. Choose, if 
3 it will save 
few days, to allow 
make an effort v^ their own; and ws pis are 
Poroghl re-established a moiste er atmosphere must RE 
Vines, a^ liberal supply of air is the best preventive 
| against aciem In fin aa — ng Grapes of 
the latest erops, which ar through 
the winter, bog more bici. " ae MG than from 
iis or earlier use, that the bunch when 
growing crops, 
tainly ron 
know an a aye vgn E of this Xr 
Spiraea a hyperteifli 2, Spiræa 0 
raed Narcissus of the 
H. You oe abel make your etre 
new gom Pyrethrums now, or very shortly. We 
r. Salter’s collection is or will soon be in bloom. obliged t? 
T omley palace. We are have 
iuis. 
this season of 
ture is not SA. rt Speedy din ewe 
CELERY.—A first planting of early Celery may now 
WATERING CONTRIY. 
Roberto. 
