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THE GARDENERS eee ae 
[Jan. 19, 1856. 
d produce Pa ont for use in pee three weeks 
after they have — introd 
Early Potatoe: Asparagus are forced in brick 
pits on beds of 2 pn deep of leaves pe in dry, aoe for 
surface venir 2-inch pipes are employed, Alth 
dung is m with the leaves they soon generate sı 
ficient ward ee 
uced, 
hough no 
8 a 
ANT H 
| in these departments at prese 
this kind a o grown in the same wa ay, ar ad in 
Vineries sud vail ered houses where there is enough orion 
al 
arge greenhouse with Vines on the roo: 
th iai ma; val o 
soil, cuttin; Kiiha ng Sii 
some benutifai Orange trees well furnished with fais 
this season is hi ghly « ornamen tal, _ These 
d 
5 
can be judiciously done now should È ronan forward 
order to have the hands 
of 
meh = 
goil shaken fr rom their Toots läst Mareh, when 
tubbed, read since then 
utine 
it liberty for the ordi PARN 
nding EAn iin n, 
which wills soon bedema 
"understand that a Cente new 
to be-erected for them by Messrs. 
We 
profitably 
mple stock 
asop peg 8, E hoile. UE &e., and put them 
‘or use when wanted. The p 
at a 
i rr are ean here in the fi 
of sped 
th 
mit Xoom is still well stocked with beautiful 
then it is generally diff spare or such 
| tedious work, therefore: 6 a üt there is a sufficient 
en of T such things in readiness before the e busy 
| season arriv: 
rokoa DEPARTME 
—Cold Aas. ie weather will 
necessi tate 
with 2 view of inducing the plants ta o show fruit, and 
They are arranged on shelves on straw, covered over in the case of swelling fruit, see that a lg rdu cee 
with pa e f p ePi z i i Be 3 ccom- 
Colmar, Dúchesse d’Angouléme, Old Cra d he P. be, it is byn 
"a gi a = jWinkfield, ae "Pardeapent b rm parched i state f the atmo- 
pags vet arch and Seck App wks sphere; see that none “of the stock is allowed to suffer 
well j in this il ieks, | Ha want of water at he i t. 
and ample m s arè provided rite well airing mperature of from 50° to 55° by means of fireheat 
rt ot the will be mean high, aiis it should not be allowed to 
Vin 
m 
In the jiiehei pr we noticed a 
American Cranbe: m ar a cistern 5 dro which it can 
fall below 50° INERIES.— The early hous ras now 
he Vin 
ke fiooded. It n peat, and yields fruit in abund- require careful ito na, as t nes in some 
ance, which is sai. ee t I for being w be in ight t t 
watered when it is setting. must not be allowed to fall below 60"; and 70° should 
- The | borders and w. alls ¢ rote the kitel rs gr 
Pest ag within the | atmos osphere by sprinkling the f rs, &e. may be 
res few mn -gveni mproved. Where a necessary, and a mit fresh air whenever thi can be 
were too iow ag te have been heightened, and they re safely done, Al he border, and if 
ver with tbe following com- | fermenting material is o ne allow tie ye to 
position, which has not aly filled up nail holes, ee decline, and where this is not used see that whatever 
has had, it is seonett, a tendency to keep down insects, | covering is ers is efficient. 
It consists of ortland cement, gray lime, and cop ma r = JIT anp KITCHEN GARD 
This is applied with a “ah brush. It ean be made The ning of orchard trees is a matter which is 
of a lighter or darker y addin ng a little more or frequently ep to and the result is that the he bps of 
porate to it. s to render a crop 
By es of the ga to the house and in 
ah: with wood a 
o E Irait, € upon the | extremities of the outer 
and p 
h 
the 
the vicinity os the latter we 
marked mam ng ieit of worse 
the b nds of Conifers. pose seless ess spray, which ch trees support, is 
they shall bave grown up will grea Bopa the pa memis both to the size pe quali i of. a fr "p and 
pearance of the ornamental Some of the | also to the e general health h of the tree. Where th state 
are already beautiful i One in pa f thing: i aan 
ticular measured 36 feet i speci thr alts hould b ring time 
branch nd. jer tel E Crypto- Haa send to give the trees a proc pruning, 
merias there are also good ses e some of the inane out the inn ner branches severely. , dn the e. case 
latter lose their tops here during win 
—_—_ 
should | be neatly trimmed off with a sharp tool, „and 
Miscellaneo 
nnibalism in the South Se — The Feejee Islands 
contain anes 200,0! 
wet soaking 
feos rotting the wood. Pre epare soil, es that may | 
š and fros and cas ‘frosty. 
— ii Clouay with « lear interval ‘occasional sun*hine; frosty. 
me 3— piei Re and fi ; fine arp frost; barometer fine- 
ig 
14—Dry air and fro: clear, cold. 
15 E; e- arp frost; pid fine. 
- 16—lise; sligh zy; elon ndy A at night. 
- y PR plo st; el y fine aden aies b 
u tem; rt Aeng ia week 24 deg. below the average, 
RECORD OF THE bese Saala nae vacate teal 
ing the l last 30 years, for the 
t gays fox 
Dari 
Greates f 
Quantity z% 
Ti 
ned, | of Rain. 
Sunday 20 wa 20 
Mon. 
The hig! 
st ‘t temperature peen the abov 
183i—ther: 
. 53 deg. ; and the lowest on the 
pE 
4 
e period occurre: 
20th,1838—therm. 
No Corresponden 
Barates: TF is “Sebold d A Co., Teyden, 
FLORICULTURISTS : Taigi aye good trade list will be found 
in E ma 
When mi IE insert the glutinous seeds intoa 
slit or cleft on the under side of the branch. The reason bee 
ou fail no doubt is ue rind eat the seed before it germi- 
; nA ea under side. 
anil. the ou have for it in 
only one by which it 
ee ES aa Papell 
ting it 
your locality, viZ, the “O ARE 
appears to be known; ; 2, Golden N 
—P M C. Beurré Diel; as it has melti hould 
have been a p in a warm place. I 
aed or PLants.— We have been so often obliged to reluctantly 
de 
cline ira heaps of dried or other plente, et ae venture 
to request our Serre E A to S that he 
or could have undertaken unlim 
We cannot eva them the 
S. We must beg the ex —M C. 1, Lyco- 
podium denticulatum ; e vetic B. Senecio 
Scandens, 
Pears: Enquirer. The periods at which these arrive at maturity 
ary in differe mt seasons, and in different situations, so that 
the exact order in which the varieties named in your list t will 
follow i in succession is Racer l be nearly as follows: 
Louise, Bi eae ete e3 Capiau- 
“ig bal Beurré, , Alt rassane, 
Beurré Diel, Baos aia parable, Napol 
Beurré d’Aremberg, Winter Nelis, Gio Morad aa 
me Colmar or a ay Passe Colmar, Knig ht’s 
é Rance. 
eople bai ‘better 
ur 
he asily mashed 
mash 
s purpose 
and boil a piece of the gourd till it can be e 
d Onions or othe: 
course i 
g e broi r milk, if they can obta 
baked with hte ‘Popped & also make a nice pie. 
Pumpkin is begun it bg ot ei kept as dry as eee 
it may not get mouldy; it will then be cut and co: 
weeks, 
*,* As usual, many communications have been received too late 
e ps = pee: young trees, and get it laid 
Bp to inhabitants, and | down where it will be Also proceed with the 
Mawai yet under missi eco vira UARAN N pruning of frui t bushes, & Cis a the weather admits. 
worst character. a wa fearful extent; ! See to of Lettuces, Cauliflowers, &e., 
and others are detained till the necessary inquiries can be made. 
the correspondents, 
hablen: mse contributions i dela delayed. 
is house is heated were | covered | with p edivg on human fle ap tees jer glass, by guarding them from fros t tak 
d cla hich had d spi ity, but botaik they pre T other y Opp y of exposing meh sunys sto “ihe oa 
one the leaves we the Vines. An early Msat They eat their enemies or pr (fake w the a. can ;jair. Attend to keepin Freneh 
use has just hary cited. The rods ifu hing these, their lawful prey, 6 pes use the syringe fre oh are wing in 
D. oot will cook their own wives or child No t | the forcing houses, as they are “pata liable to the 
ost forward P. 1 * ae ejee, when s ks of red spider, which, wed to gaina 
esane trees for the upper portion of the neat th and when she ha A heated it, fot in a house, soon d aaa omes trouble. 
planted inside = ‘me but the site ron those for "the she asked him “ Where’ is the foo Pr 2” “You are the f Asparagus, Seakale, ang 
lower part are in a border outside, d!” was the savage reply, | as he paged oe Rhubar b into h egular intervals, so as to make 
a gravel walk. Notwithstanding this, Ma aki the trees | her, nae \ pee! cooked | her sure of a constant supply. Rhubarb Seakale do 
produce excellen , from 60 to 80 dozen of fine capta } las je he was perfectly well on a shelf, or the fioor of the Mushroom 
frui t bein ing gather at ne m every year. Figs are | in Ferje, ia in 1847, he saw 100 human tithes ia id out at | house, ae e they are probably less troublesome thay 
k wall of thi d Strawb time em? for cooking, t Some- | elsewher 
grown ona shelf along the top. times they man whole (which they cali a “ long- COT TEE GARDENS. 
gainst one of orchard | pig g then put him in iting posture, with a fan wh ven very d ill have 
house, which is, owever warmed ve hotewater pipes. Be he d, and ornamented as if alive, and thus they to. follow much of the routine business contained in the 
On the back wall of this house are Apricots, along th ry state, as a grand poa dish for a feast. l division of the Cale 
t ums with their branches ee, down | Others chew little bits of raw human flesh (as s oe The Apricot, the Cherry, or the Pear Ly Sy the 
umbrella fashion, and in the front Peaches. From this | chew tobacco), and put thera into their ena ale will require of course the same kind of handling, 
house, which is 70 feet long, an amazing quantity of | mouths. gore E a letter from Dr. Harr Gooseberry d 
fruit is annually gathered. Heat sufficient to bring it | Mr. N. B. War n as possible, After pruning it is well to top ‘ana 
in a little befor e that on the open walls is given and no the bushes a neo To esis hal draw E little 
more, an nd owing to „the house being thorough] venti- of the surface soil aw ith a hoe, then a the 
i aie ay Calendar of Operations. manure, and, finally soil the whole o about 2 inchas 
othe tre (For the enswing week.) deep. Ift ther be mild and il in a mellow 
For t crop of Strawberries Cuthill’s Black —+ state, the Cabbage plot may be hoed through, and if a- 
Prince is used, and on plants of this va riety ona v sh elf LANT DEPARTM pte of August plants is at hand suc ils gaps 
+ in an early Vinery there Con , &e.—When it is apne necessary to | may be filled up. Early sprouting Potatoes are better 
Those for oe om runners taken from | Water ‘the ‘Weta’ of this haces choose a fine morning for in the cad p than on the ‘Shelf, and therefore I who | 
plants that nat yal forced. Keone) petting. and the operation and giv ugh t awe h vil, | h h, taking 
“Ingram’s Prince of Wales are gro the ater for the purpose, and be l them wit! l p 
Black Prince. Out of doors Strawberry plants are o guar rd against damp for a few aye TEAREN by e 
wintered here in eean in prenh ih pots laid on eee dies air, or when bt cannot be done, use sufficient STATE OF THE WEATHER AT CHISWICK, NEAR LONDON, 
burie na me the tops of t fire-heat to secure a ge entle circulation of the atmo: os- | For the week ending Jan. 17, 1856, as observed at the Horticultural Gardeus 
[manag the sate protected by a pre phere,’ Go carefully over the plants hia moe f 
of sedge | with, "which ‘the ridges are covered, and in this pried remove se ayog leaves or flow oon 
t from them, | they are perceptible, for displ y will 
Potatoes are st tored hers ina pen he 3 l Pe ied ty cleanli 
brick roof, and shelves put up in ceo: afford Spei ess. 
PERD for other root crops, which are laid in | the pot ens is over remove them to pes t 
eR MEARE Rhabar is also obtained n elsewhere, and supply their places with others 
fon} iis cellar, Do not excite He Gone nts at present ; | T 
groun wait for longer days and more lig 
ujt 
Te tasers} seach snene 
tet eae 
apay 
