1136 THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE. [Noveamne 26, 1864. 
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to furnish it on a scale of n magni znificenee. It is scarcely | off the upper soil from the under. This hard layer | ground, where heap: aon es — n MA it with 
necessary to say that in this case it has not. been done | must ws broken up; but this is not all; there must | soil till wanted. comm may 
niggardly. The first thing that strikes the eye on |also be thorough pee aeta mere gutters, ves goo we reuched i in at once, ‘especially TS Carrots, Poeti] 
opening the side door of the mansion and stepping | deep drains, suffici — numerous rid t tan Beet, o g ese require to 
inwards, is a collection of huge Camellias, as thickly | entirely of stagnant water. Thi il turned up previous to rn Ae time. 
set with buds at most of the points as bunches of | con get outlay ofa apital? Wako not “to a prater CAULIFLOWERS.—Great attention must be paid to 
Filberts, and as vigorous and dark green in the leaf as| extent than the nature of so important an plants of ti in frames, and under handlights; stir 
those unique plants that grow wild in a dark Con- | dem en After having i incurred a heavy charge, it is | the surface round them in mild weather, and give 
servatory at Bretton Hall—a place somewhat f: ise t will | trequent dressings of dry soot, lime, A ashes, taking 
as having been under the superintendence of aj insure success, especially when withholding it is to |care a cote as air whenever practica 
Marnock, who lives an honour to the country; and, | insure failure. To the proper preparation of ground | Win T —All lati wea by vie should be 
alas! of a McEwen, who faded away in the prime of for Line nting therefore too much attention can hardly oui anes rtr f not already don if dry "leaves are 
life. How these esp which are not less than | be paid. entiful they may be laid x thickl y between rows 
13 feet high, and from oT fe et at „the eg cad FLO on wem AND PLANT HOUSES. 2T e- e etii “st confi vem there by widang dete 
mostly clot hed d having}  Indoo fou teady temperature, and employ boughs und t tside of t e be ds. s Wint 
as a fast gr own i Ashy v were sufficient atin only. to keep the plants in a healthy Brocak; 1 
brought from Seotand be athe: as "A condition. In most gardens leaves can be oletti; | whenever pe heads are m for use. 
such condition twelvemonth pe ar we and when properly managed they form perhaps the a OHS WISE: 
cannot pretend to say. If there is one bud o most useful iiit of bottom eit with which we are Weit eid oras ME pinot a Wadia pect 
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sand, and the flowers which were expanding were no| done, all the leaves reme of for 'carrying gg| Banomersn. Of the Air. fthe 
puny substanceless things, but large in the extreme. | business Est the ensuing year should Poser bo čle Hays 34 : i Tien Prorat 
ane were in large green painted square boxes, m lected as early as possible, and laid close together to Max. | Min. |Max.| Min. [Mean .| deep. 
orn ental kn obs, and o one of them wei ighed 2 heat. Alter fermenting for three weeks de a tid) Thurs. 17| 18 | 29372 | 29109 | 55 | 44 | 49.5 
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well-known to practical men as a straggling grower, is | closely. Mon. rial ey ; 
one of the plants, and far exceeds anything of its|  CawkrrrAs.—O wing to the comparative mildness of | Wed. 23| 24 | 29.031 | 29.878 (WD ) 
i it is ramidal easuring | the weather some of the Meds earliest Camellias may | Average. 29.652| 29421 | 53.5 | 34.7 | 441 | 490 | 48.3 
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growing into money. What admirable decorative Herm rues earliest "varieties will soon be i AARC oa ern OTRS liy overeat: above VENT ain at nig a 
1 fi f thi flower, and w ith are, a ey ssion of them may a STATE OF THE WEATHER AT OHISWICK, 
forming a as PN do here handsome individual objects | } ataj cse bulbs is best Daring the =e yon for tue ensuing rear Idi 
pro ent Places. Then again, what graceful | pots are 5-inch ones (ry. dig) for one bulb, and | November cs 
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vl of which there is a fine specimen. ing | three bi ulbs 3 Ww display is sou ght for, thre nra 
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fine specimen of Eugen ia Ugni, with its red better than single bulbs. For potting, the soil ‘shoal Mon. 
berries, g mA like beads, haki ng talus con- | be as rich as possible; such as one-half fresh loam, cut | Wes 301; 
the vigorous a n ER eat Crested Lady fro om a prine with the turf decayed in it, and we at Pus "me 1. 154 40. j 
Fern tint stands n seidom do ecom posed « cow or horse manure, and a sma RHET | Satur. 3.. 469 | 35.2 ELIT i TREA BERERA. 
we stumble upon that fir fine Aera Sirab; Clet} well intermixed. 1f, however, this kin The highest temperature during the above period occurred on the 
arborea, and Low well it looked here! Acaci ke | of sacs be sree then the lightest and | jficg ^ 9 deri bela 
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ge in conservatories. Here they | efficiently, re after filling the pots lightly with the Notices to Correspondents. 
Prominently s out a | soil, place the bulbs upon the surface, slightly pressing | pooxs: J Leman. € last Supplement to Loudon's Hortus 
some of th: bed e soil. After watering, set the pots out of}  Britanicus bears date March, 1850; there is no similar list 
dry bottom, and met them wit th old tan,| bearing a later date.— Yo 
ashes, sawdust, leaf-soil, Cocoa-nut refuse, or any other You Should commission some dealer in old books to look it 
Tight. material. After x e Sokal for A pt ade Or| up for you.—J Pegler. The t Vent of pie poe oa 
‘bulbs will ently roo "re pædia of Plants is brought down to March, 1855. asi 
afe to remove to a gentle y (rl of about DOE Movers wil ASAA YOy BOL me T Vua 
3°, introducing the pots in numbers proporti nate tO | species of neg: genus of parasites in the second mee of the 
ii, | the demand, at intervals of about a fortnight; in this| Transactions of the Botanical Society of Edinburg e may 
Rogsoth “of which. there w was a unique specimen, manner, a succession of flowers will be secured, In. also consult. Mr. Bentham's Hone ith aHa 
Dalhous forcing, endeavour to prevent the roots from penetra- LA Tow Ae! pe Delegate T 
being just the Sort of piante to mix among Ferns, ae ting the fermenting material. Euonymus japonicus, green or variegated; Hollies green or 
which ata CIN! variegated, especially the vigorous broad-leaved sorts, such 
times catches the e yb n any im demos $us New ASPARAGUS.—Three or 4 inches of additional covering would, however, be only fair UN d to have th» soil 
imens there were num e should m Said over the roots when the stem: 2 made às far as possible congenial to them. With this proviso, 
all valuable eee perte it would serve little p purpose | at the surface, and if the bed has not yet receiv ived a - Rhododendrons may be introduced aria every prospect of 
to eee We irme t, however, omit to mention the | water, some rites be necessar suecess, &We cannot recommend Conifers ,Qonerally, but 
handsome specim P hat charming Legumin Mi COE Po Araucaria imbricata would oM HE succe 
tii g Leguminous | by examining the mould. about the’ roots. ein Fic TREES: Constant Reader. The small fruits which appeared 
plant, which finds s so much favour with the or leaves and es for ess nal bed, about September on your out-door Fig trees are useless, and 
ossiæa linearis. These houses are brightened 1 Cuc —Beari plante in pots and boxes will perish with the cold of winter; but if nm apply a little 
with flowering plants in vein brought from the should | be fed oi nce or "iwi towards the tips of the shoots, they may produce you a ero] 
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argophyllus, with its glaucous silvery bax wit been raised on a du ung bed, they must be care efally ree cre Mil prm mri E ei ec 
But let us glance. a moment at t hick Names or Fruits: BH. Tho Grape from the Vino which you 
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the surface will check the ascent s sent from Damascus is the Stoneless Oval Berried, — 
neatly t trained against the dead wall. First de ise. vapour “ibang the light material with which seed reir AE De, White Eee: 5, 
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h seg aing leiten het g pro-| Pea — Begin to force very gradually, giving air| Bergamot; 2, Beurré d'Yelle ; oble; 4, Alex- 
miaently out. Then there is Cobcea scandens variegata, | on ovary peer ing and leaving a circulation day and — 5, ao of reca d Li n: t tre doe 
quite useful in its way. The variegated Honeysuckle, | sp if possible. F PU 1,2, Glou Morceau and Passe Colmar (labels mis- 
recently introduced, would also make an Mere —Atmospheric moisture must not be withheld | placed); 5 Glou Morceau ; 4, Easter Bourré ; 5, Aston Town? 
clothing for one of these arches ; and Mr. Hughes, from "Pines i in a swelling state, although we have arrived) 6 Scarlet " PER: Old cat grins wor med i 
mid this, uu E at the dark days. Nothing has a grea! sie tend to eres. b pi fot Drs Eee iie cde la i 
mem UE e m a n aw vae [pessum tamen Gi see me e M i Xa t o Eel 
a wall, throwing its yellow, rosaceous-looking flowers, in | be slight Monum day, and sometimes NaxssorPrawse: T D.’ Atene sm t 
tolerable E CS while Swainsona magos Helio- | all night while the weather is mild. ; form. Parr Se Moaea. 
tropes of s matises, Tropæolums, Jasminum |  VrNEs.— Where the buds on very early Vines are| indeed they sufficlentiy | Borticultura! 
elegans, oy a “tow others of less ilera, are all €— to swell, or are pim inm a little, increase of | =M, J oni ci T GG 2, mon TAN Spicant ; 
effectively used, J. A mperature must be allowed— Br 60° by day and dy poem — | CE or E S Ws hait Mrd 
ts night. Take care that plenty of oni en of ab are, "icia, sativa. — C Mer bate Rhophiolepis 
moisture is maintained by syringing or otherwi: of indica.— plenium preemorsu eris tremula ; 
Calendar of Operations. not, however, keep them constantly wet. Allow the sepa ang Cheilanthes Te a ma ma 
For the ensuing week. stems to become comparatively dry at intervals. The hella, an Ode We db 
Now that allthe great operations of fruit thee and oftener ihe fermenting materials , placed, PaO namo Mosses; ey aro n Dc em import 
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menced, it may not | down ticable, to equalise the flow of a diversifolia.—H D. It is imp possible to name ee 
domes ne ln cuve y extreme importance As T apes are all cut in late Vineries loaves; alla; tho others not recognisable. You must sen 
seg i street ng patito = Vines be pruned immediatly. bsnl taken É hem im s more i ese — eee eo 
i o£ the prir Y to rest or not depen = ge- Walnuts, for hejhas always failed to piece c from 
oe is reed ments. If sis are E ou; Be die to itet them becoming mou mouldy, A standing t ihat hs Do bas triod 1 thom 
further urbance | well T old mats a z sawdust. 
RDEN. tony Hex We have no knowledge of 
. How often do we hear of FRUIT A pde I Y ES Wane rs Hour: Bp Behan site your tas bowie g 
plantations, not only of fruit trees, itaga as ‘the sere ess favour: for Ey yi T e. Though e Ti o A pene 
sy because the land burns | the — m of Pap. pic E digging As ‘the Seit of. 20 de Tio has doubtless been 
in winter. A| amongst th er fruit trees should dependent on the more normal portions of the i io 
me ome of a hard | Shoal th the vorrei seb in frosty, wheel out sanum as moat likely way to orease it LIA grafting ; u 
b which cuts | has been before recommended to all vacant p graf protec 
