128 THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE, [FEBRUARY 6, 1864 
imilar piants that are arkable ether for their nne Bete ea successional | sowing rof these fo for 
flowers or bautiful foliage, sad now 80 ech in n reques worst r of iappeintment Any surplus strong plants of 
for table Dd We consider these pits ew Pinus Peu have received fror Messrs. | the early sowings may 
best that have yet been de signed for the culture of Mitos p Semi, Ta Erfurt, fine specimens of this m placed i ina ‘light “part of any | warm house ; 70* of 
Pines and 1 Melons, and in this opinion Fir w ich is nearly related tó Strobus, and by no ght and 
z the noble T we saw , cailtivated in them b is the meven of the "mud and rw are indispensable. 
those kinds of fruits, and the healthy appearance of grows s wild in Macedo Ry on tiie us of Mount Peris- | Pac HoUsE. — Continue to make slow id ho 
the D plants. teri, on granite so oil ake an elev of near 2000 yards, heat on bright days. , , Tre rees in flower should hav 
m the Pinery a broad walk, having a gay ri ibbon-| at which height, it Ace tt 
Pede on each side, i gtr it y back to the large 
tree. Gordon’s ree of it is a miserable mess of| Prnes.— Proceed Warty if pits are at "liberty. & and 
orchard house, in front of which is a noble terrace | blunders. y enin permanent bottom-heat of ‘say 809, if 
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walk ornamented on either side by fine specimens of} The Toi & go 
train pet 2: ollies, Golden ,Xews, Portugal Laurels, ke, by voyagers nerna Eoi 8, a s one of - planta 1 into large pots in the expectation of their pr». 
or Tahitian Chestnut, as it has been called ould be a good plan to shift a small portion of the 
n has 8 ti vener- | ducing early fruit. Where a constant succession is 
showy flowering plants usually € for such pur: 
| able aspect. PM je g^ z^ minds s eye a fine group | required, let the final removal into the fruiting pots 
ively; no dou 
poses, the estern end of this ter: owe the main | on the banks of a rivulet between V ake place successively; no doubt this influences ing 
situated at the} somo, diffusing a dense shade. Sixty, often 80 feet | considerable degree the eriod of fruiting. Young 
re ground, ith bie high, the Toi bears a thick crown of oblong leathery cg which has thorough t ts, might 
of the e pleasu 
it is pee D a  rüsticated ‘ridge that crosses 2 
of the e approaches to the m n. This garden i 
s gar of 
and laid. ont i in a style remarkable 
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leaves, small white flowers emitting a delicious perfume | have a liberal shift, ard pit-room is at hand. * 
and kidney-shaped fruits, which contain a kernel, young |p plants an early growth, with a long summer 
e | resembling Chestnuts in taste. The kernel is either | before them, is important. Ín all potting wee good 
both for its originality and beauty. It contains a baked or boiled, and eaten without further preparation, | turfy loam, the newer and the ate -— when 
collection of Con s plants, and a variety of piim or grated on the mushroom coral (fungia), and made ss through 
oe er ers reer tread and shrubs, such as Buxus, Coto- into puddings or bread rai) The stem is most pes na it falls without "puddli ing the surface, 
neaster, Ilex, Berberis, ss The walks are so arranged singular, When young it is fluted like a Grecian one —Some As heave Kidneys may now be 
sr s — "- Pious | column ; when old it has regular buttresses of projecting | put pota and placed in heat to bring them forward 
directions, and s vite the different sections of| wood. Ferns, Orchids, and Wax-flowers frequently | Aa plant ng out into frames and pits when the latte 
Conifer from mother. The undergrowth is| take up their abode on the soft bark. The roots of old "Nim for them. 
ew 
Berberries, fomir altogether an excellen 
che 
to stu orm and | 
— Proceed as cr recommended ; lessen thd 
tre ear above the ground, somewhat hose 
er | the Bald Cypress of North America (Taxodium disti- atmospheric moisture when the Mose are in E lossom, 
Rich). Thousands of seedlings are continual] e “dispenso aitogatlior 1 with syringing for a while; 
S Saver ai yn agi visa ri qr nt Y [al w plenty of day heat Wiken lively E inition “of di 
d ] ad th inging wa : M 
Lr ox dee ertu promenade at all seasons T. ose, the dense shade of their parents, and the close gere HARDY FRUIT AND KIT GARDE 
heek 
emi bes which the different species of Firs may 
be reco; 
From the receding aecount it will be evident that, 
in so far as productive ithe and nice ely anes pleasure 
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in which they grow to each other,exereise a cheek upon | Wailing must now be pushed forward Jae i | 
their v aro all the adjacent ground. Seemann’s | Get all planting of fruit trees finished, and m $ 
sion to Viti. hag — ipee i 2 
many y! 
intendent. For this appointment he was eminen 
advi c 
í although Apples an and fon ws fond of adhesive 
Calendar of vp ey w seat ver prove profitable where water is allo 
: to accu 
Now that brighter weather may be i soon expected to Cavi POWERS —Get hand- pene ready for such - 
E dm see Ter t alli j turned out of pots; enrich the 
agp _ Such pests as red dere — not so € stations am thera, A a ee loam also if at hand 
qualified both by his all ig ape: habits and practic 
perience, acquired in of the first hortiealtural | 
experience, acq 
cape enn e the kin ndo. phan bel; eve it i is not | 
g ut four strong plants—one under each angle of 
circnmstance doubtless to be attributed more ^w the the laii the soil should be well soaked with liquid 
| fact of a greater degree of nidi being m mtained | manure previously to their being planted. 
now t RSE- SH. already done, this may now 
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very Havem effecte It was erected at Mr. 
qum gm expense, and with the > garden aii eina 
ES the churchyard there is a venerable Yew, which 
e think is well deserving notice. At 1 foot from 
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yin whic he bed a amount of fire heat grec mg which should be no} Names or , One ‘of t 
is absolutel Ment All glazed frames| Asplenium bulbiferum; 2. Pteris basta 
pos ‘must washed and faot PY. ie uiid S dne 
y su check might 
e importance of p in early eui. Me buds of your Roses to turn yellow 
n Hang ma enia emn d 
all ganini th  onsptcatively little fuel will y pL 
in from green — 30—Frosty ; hazy clouds ; fine; Pen at night. 
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= 2—Densely overcast ; cloudy ; overcast ; 
vig them have sufficient m sitia and a moist growing E ub. Ne with Cote Mic ERE 
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so at —— 
is | the side shoots as t doe ami = stop young plants | §pnday 5.. 
| found to make good plants, either for pot culture or | Eriday 12.-) #4 
of T eoverings will have to 
Cesipt or its 
destruction having bosse of general application. | be planted; dibble in the wie. crowns in light rich 
i oweve a imes | soil ` pm x: foot to 15 inches d 
o ke eep red spider in — ; but sulphur rightly — Get both this 2x ‘Seakal e for ne xt year 
applied i in — with atmospherie moisture will forcing g planted immediately on rich ground, trenched; 
be fotind à perfect cure for it. Apply it on an under | throw a hillock of old tan, ashes, or “sand, round eadi 
he | Pipe or on the leas t heated portion of a flue as thick as eto tore oax i on through the vic cissitudes of the 
paint, and worked up with soft soap to make it stick. | weather during this month and March. 
care must, — Dieu gale pena Taree num 
any erae that is so warm as to produce ineonvenience | oo Pi 
to the ha nd when raring it—a simple but safe Tile tt ATH OF THE WEATHER AT CHISWICK, NEAR LONDON, 
for t ‘or the Weck ending Feb. 3, 1864, as observed at the Horticultural Ganiens, 
FLOWER G dd 
The win Bis beeh v^ M favourable fot ne plants 
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gi Deote. OftheAir.  jOfthe Earth wi 
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required in pcr ries greenhouses; & sligh atash nasa IE rcm 
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are approaching the blooming season, an Tiny | SURES onl er ae 
of frequent oe endeavour to En them free} 7 rine in forenoon; lerne; cloudy clear ; sharp frost. 
FucHsSIAS.— 3 Past forward autumn- struck plants;| Feb. Poy ite; very usq A 
oderately warm atmosphere. Pinch in the young Mean temperature of the week 4-5th deg. below the a 
shoots s as often as they require it Old plants may now STATE OF THE WEATHER AT CHISWICK, 
" shaken out and re-potted, and put in cuttings for| ^ Duringthe last 38 years, ending Feb. 19/10 
ooming late in the wat doe Prevailing Winds 
No. of 
ears in | Greatest : 
which ie | Quantity | 
‘Rained. of Rain. 
Highest 
Temp. 
Avera: 
‘Tome 
Temp. 
Mean 
Temp. 
Average 
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Beesas 
46. 
from which late boni ise Tues. : 
Verpenas.—Cutti sien OF teal pub Ad ee ow will be Ye on i 
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the above od 
the lowest o Pehe 19th, 
FORCING GARDEN. ron : 
n to the forcing of hard Was for the d 
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be resorted to, Esas cia ally ardening, and Itho h gardenin 
case of pits i in which an even growing tempe- p in gardening, and ao ae mente Tui 
tained. This will diminish the m i it. We know — 
PLANTS: 1, à 
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of say is "10°. Train and . time enough to 
ider in ‘the ray mentioned mii its canal Report 
eep young Tad tear the g ossa duit Ute 
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