916 THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE. : [Manon 29,1858. 
e notion of into: get 
It will ope people 
the 
One morning, feeling very sleepy, stumbling along in 
of weak nerves as strong tea does, but not otherwise ng ng t 
Nor is there any reason why it should ferran by |is the case, 7 he o0 f brig 
keeping. Chinese tea is carefully pe ge z in leaf-tin ; | days. Where the buds do not promise to break 
ol y is packed in bags of hide, in large | regularly be ay Vines so as to pae those that | 
‘quantities, and when the bags are op ty |are bac ward n the most likely position to catch 
is left ate the air for a long time. Ie is brought d thi indications | 
Buenos y land or river, 1200 miles, and sells of “thei oy tires. are observed. if any of | 
there at hones dollars the arroba of 25 Jbs 1 look | 
yerba are one among the four cardinal vices #3 certain | as if they would be improved by a few more berri 
- parts of South eri villainous spur of the parle cut out, let this be done at once, so as to mies | 
Andes, called, if I recollect, the Cuesta de Acay, it was thdes left plenty of room, and also to avoid having ja 
hard sleeping, w running water was freezing, in the | handle the fruit after it begins to colour. Give air 
open air, night night, and harder Boge IF in the freely as the state of ‘the weather r wi ill admit, usin pga litte | 
d with ee Mariés (Orion’s belt) j g at night so as to 
on the hori On such occasions, my guide was | prevent the bloom being fojared by damp settling on | 
wont to lace maté with a little aniseed bran: andy. In pom rries, as is apt to the case where the house is | 
up. Fies. arly 
maturity the borders should be well watered, s0 as to 
approaching 
Pies. it is customary 1 ve sent to the) plants, with a tree habit | ot ayna ; and if this is variety of French Bean war ry | sheltered 
Pedside in per? morning ; ry and in in afai de the first | obtained, it i and aasi a oetaailty. s in aiy be raised 
60° and very much will d upon circum- | i cold frame and pa nted out as soon as a! atiae danger of 
prepare a até for s patro “The e yerva is usually paccitiin ys 2 which will be proper. we ihe that may | fr vod is over. Use the hoe liberally among growing 
carried i ina A kidskin we. the sugar ina se cond à ba, ag, a and be unheal an i tate, if kept near | crops to destroy weeds, and keep the surface so soil loose 
the glass, will be benefitted by a considerably higher | and friable. 
or saddle-bags. Poor people a reed instead em erat: ould be suitable fo; sina ——————_ 
silver bombilla. The rege ior by s highly refreshing takken free state ove wth, These are circumstances, | STATE OP THE WEATHER AT CHISWICK, NEAR LONDON, 
the ordinary way, easionally taken however, which an be properly judged of only by a as a RRs 
with milk, maté con leché. “Por j m aa part, ot Bs those in care of i „Plants, but, they are easily under- = g| Banowzrzn. tun y 
milk was to be had, and time served, I invari ably used phe y a littl se Hii wh means | March. les =| ———_—__} "swan OF ob Ear wg -| 
the yerba as we do our tea, with the difference of a [to induce a vigorous root action, and if thisis obtained | Max, |, Min. | Max.) Min.) Mean) o0'| deep] a 
bullock’s horn, or some such contrivance, Spiplytig the free aiiis] growth will result with piar ordinary | Friday =| 30.985 | 09506 | s4 | 30” sla sme 
place of a tea-pot. It had all the effect of tea, and I only. Vinertes.—See that Vines starting into ee y | anos pae [iir 25°] 330 | 47 | 44 | N. | oo 
lieve it ins the principle of theine, ll as d h are tied up in their places before the shoots | Mon. 24 18 | e144 | 30.007 | 43 | 36 | 403 | 43 | Hi ee SA 
leaf of U; P, Th $ xica- o : | . 2 4 29,909 29,823 | 43 35 | 39.0) 42 | 44 | NE. w 
7 ET Boat tien č 29.879 | 29.852 | 42 | 29 | 353] 43 | 434i E iM 
ting qualities in yerva is fanciful, | 29884 | 29.873 | 51 | 21. | 360 | 43 a 43 | NE. |0 
Loui 
| 30.1 | 39.1 | 43.7 | 43.6 
oudy. 
Siti Alig Sanes ‘clondy ind cold. 
aes fine; clear at t night. 
- Hay and cold; r 
Fete = ast 
E j t 
Daring tee last 30 years, for t for the ensuing week, ending April 5,1956. 
S22] Se] 22] No.of z 
March ge ese $3 Years in feast eat |- feel Joop 
p feos uantity |y; Ss i} 
| and April. 3ne 5Se z which it | of Rain. | | a | 
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Sunday 30 alala lid Aa 
pran 2| 8| 2) 3| 5| 2| 5| 3 
Tues, 3, 6) 3| 3 3. Fp Ija 
bt sala 3 sas 
Thu 5 3 3/153 blal4 
| Friday | 4962264313 
5 5312 6hie 
g 
“The bi highest | nities E the 3 above pro ‘oceurred on the 
the dark over the refuse of ap Ps) a volcano, it 1848—therm, 78 deg. ; and the lowest on the Ist, 1858—therm. 16 deg. 
to ask old Sancho, “ Ho ater f having to water the soil after the = 
did y ti « Ningu he (none) w th it begins to ripen, w ich is injurious to the Notices to Correspondents. 
reply. „So it a a hat in the dark, frosty ag is also apt to cause the fruit to burst prematurely Asuse: Winchester. Do you libe. the old proverb that 
morning, between sleeping and waking, I had su rticularly if the trees have been rather dry a panse a ate chickens; they always come home to roost. 
through the bombilla—ere sherry cobblers were known | the ey Atiro - So faras the present crop is con- “| a ateh, and observe The corms (roots) are acrid and poisonons, 
—about Ens of ed brandy, flavoured ce can, perhaps, hardly be too dry at the | Nevertheless if ground or rasped in water, when the leaves are 
_yerva—green tea pun with a ve ce. ere was | roo! pe ena fruit is ripening, but ri a second crop | down, a fecul rrowroot may be obtained from 
no question of the intoxicating quality of the yerva | is expected care must be exercised to keep the trees in balla oat ma cperediog yor the Singers and intense 
under these conditions. T clude, me y ealth, and to prevent the foliage becoming a prey to chen, thee Hon of this sort does not Day. If you wish to 
«back, M. Herve, an artis ing from Buenos Ayres, | red spider, otherwise ma, Food P can hard] i be try the experiment you mus eiit reful to wash the fècula ìn 
brought with him some cuts a, which was expected be good much hin Pae syri. eda Ai na heitt Gain He 
retail on Ludgate Hill for about 4s. per lb., and it was | vigorously and maintain a gien a perian. as omen ma | Soa hiva use What ten Digits bie eria Sie 
much liked by many people. It is bable that, Also | natural covering of the plant. 
oT i ces, it could be imported here at rt j = b ipa p Sepping pa no ET for We l Pa i n, mere Feo 
E 6d. to 9d. per lb., and it woul we i mit pere ca h moe fly sell the articles at such 5 nie.” ; ji 
a 
to our stock of infusion-making materials. 
Abridged from the Journal of te 
oo Adams. 
of Arts. 
from om.—The Perthshire Courier 
J :— Among the many e mih made by Mr. 
Niven, gardener to W. Stirling, Esq., of Keir, a P., is 
- that of making paper from common Broom. oN iven 
has | ented a process for ture 
experiments are now being made 
- Cowan’s paper-mill, Penicuik upon the subject. 
dein 
Calendar of cee gem 
(For “ore 
i PLANT DEPARTMENT. 
“Conservatory, &c.—The occasional bright sunshine 
tend cold drying winds hace Ea recently prevailed 
Wi th b 
ot require the utmost 
eshoots, &c. 
ut va an oist warm osphere 
nto full g Peas as quick] yon pit i 
| are fink eatabliahved should be 
c 
air on every favourable aae r in order to secure 
short-jointed niga Bonen ieee the shoots thin and 
inching out any not wanted, but avoid stop- 
ing 00 ‘antl th reach the sides of the 
pit, when by pi ou ints the laterals will 
in wW show frui antly ; and by 
kh ork i peg plants pin bave gained sufficient strength 
d carry a fair crop. Do not exceed 65° at 
baht ai d admit 5" when the glass rises to 75°, but 
do this very carefully on cold days. Endeay to 
maintain a stead. ttm tof about 80° or 85°, and 
keep the soil in te as to moisture, See to 
a health 
| one peire of Jong roi for succession crops. 
DEN AND SHR RY. 
rig ht sunshine pret seve Fes winds. it may 
recently ranspanted | 
Rl sand, but 
rying a according e species. ‘Aspect shady, and’ well 
sheltered from the wind. You prop consult for details 
ere - merit of British Fern: 
GUATEMALA: GUS. Packet Shat arrive 
Ins: pis s Ta F Ww T bao a the young ‘Wheat plants, but we 
2. le 
ar there are no insects in them.—A te me Dede irad 
found i immense num 
Dezoria viatica (see Gard. Chron., 184 Th of, thelr 
earan me ee as well as their aiet ge mites 
app ce in su 
The little flies re rom a kind of Thistle are one of the 
apn (Gecttonyen Sonchi ?). F. 
NaurEs Ge = 1, Blenheim Pippin; 2, Fearn’s 
Pip nf 
Names OF PLANts.— We have been so often obliged to reluctantly 
decline Ze snes of “dried or other plants, that we venture 
i regnant Sena corresponde apt to rec se ct that we never have 
ould have undertaken unlimited duty of this kind. 
ung TS, es krii more especially apply, 
should bea in ind that, before applying to us for as 
3 inn a ome means to ci per a t their 
pyama e fine cimens 
ein ii “hie house, peredetly if thei bboming has 
a close moist mosphere and 
will be of any service. The e grou 
be 
well as the ball should be her soaked. Afte: 
oak 
allowing the surface to Bese 
slig 
P oan pet a a; B A. 1. Pinus i baie 
pem as wi irginiana(female). 3. Ditto (male), Ditto (common 
form 
applying w. water and p 
use it twill be impossibe witan its assistance to pre- moderately firm stir it slightly bs a blunt fork, which Pract r ay Riba =f aK aN) ar Orne, BE i eee d 
“serve the blossom gi lants d pati ty ela re oiled the setting of. your Peaches. ore 
may now very soon expect. Blind Hei hardly be looked will prevent its cracking, “and will al es llow the free Ei s than one may explain the accident, You may te as 
i d and warmth enough when in flower; or your roots 
upon as noe Varea Pn. necessary evils, for | the p ion of active roots, kds dress with fine ive: been out of order; or possibly the stock and scion may 
besides their bei ing trou! and expensive, it is very soi], and water ‘hewly ‘lai h hi disagree. The last is however unlikely considering the great 
difficult to arrange coat so revent thei d ; y enever it is observe respectability of the person from whom they were bought. 
e basi E o be suffering from the effects of the ld weather. | Another reason may be that the wood of last year was not well 
continual eye-sores through their disfiguring the g y be that the wood 7 
‘Te is ey o ri Wi mae hag ae Take advantage of the dry weather to stir| ripene tong as es should Pee Sa a Ree of horse 
theref ; atanarak ere s possible, an e unshine to 
$ as easily drawn up or let down, mg pine th f veed M da a be = EA h 
dt: we be it conspicuous as VETE Ne ated ie ow 3 and give Raenonameneers iG C, Goodwood. T me opinion 
5 fi clean appearan t neglect to piti in lipad as to your aearies seedling = a ioe Ser atchongh in in 
when not in use, for ey are esome to move | of Mignonette, and iE, Et aii done, some respects it resembles R: al naan ans 
b y » hardy an 
there is a great tendency to employ them more than is | Should be sown withou E ficrther Indie ok eh ee hybrids that have oi rigina 
ao, i deak more dismal | cases where re they are not ancl ted to ime, excepi in irri moardre. y han masom in ne, the T fore eos 
a ore large and i a brilliant colour, pranie altogether a 
* " a ie ag canvas when erer raban ~ a autumn, eoatibal-trt s, 5 inches in height and as much throug 
shine 3 > base. os 
most injurious to any growing plants in the house, an RDY FRUIT HEN GARDEN STRAWBERRIES: Sub. They have been kept too damp when they mat 
‘lao prevents those in bloom from attaini: g proper See ELA ntly are not sufferi were in blossom. They should receive manure water v 
Piore miatea wer material is used for blinds it should | for want op water ; this, pukang mi hardly be the pea ms a aude otek woe eee 2 
be light and strong, for what i ted is merely to | case, except on n dry porous soils, and in such cases the AMBROSIA Pear: Pyrus on behalf of himself and his friert 
‘break the force of the sun’s rays without darkening | ground should be mulci wi leaves to| who sone — z eroina in the flavour andis nen 
“the house. A ni ght open-made canvas f p it in a uniformly moist state. Attend| the vauni mbrosia Pear o! seasons, 
S t ti treatment, &c., t re a good 
-best kind of shading material. A close net is superior | carefully to the protection of the blossoms of all| formation as t eliove the variety retains its good qual 
~in some respects, but it is so objec ble in the case | fruit 3 wh wn o bett con-| tie only a day or so, to ther fore will not more 
‘of lofty houses from its liability to get torn th veni Yew o ill ea re. arn at “ix 
5 . A 2 z, ES 
moving it up and down that i ther unsuitable, | be of service, provided they are so fixed as Ag be | "af of sunny days non Prat water until the fruit begins 
t may soon be to admit air freely to k liable to be blown against the Patria ms. ve the | to change colour. Some cultivators, igen ve not syringe 
y f eep c it them to 
lown the temperature, but in doing this avoid as far | cov as frequently as may be convenient on fine os rinii an nar vin oon damp t Palis, floor, and 
jè f , 
as possible allowing blow over the | days, so as to fully ex e trees s to sun 7 Sikar sarii oi reed m Ls la ac tonal baloia Aupa a 
a supply of tobacco water in readiness ie attack | Alpha. You do not state whether you want early oF late 
pagar tem- 
Grapes; nor arrea naw are to have a ree or ordinary 
Until wi w that we cannot answer your question 
0! ey 
— Look ov wi pa ocea- | P w Broccoli on beds of light rich soil in| perature. 
i grow PE ound to|#m open situation for the in ero n and Cal simian. + A Sub, will feel obliged by some of out 
be in want of more room. ‘The » winston may | Cauliflowers, Lettuces, &c., in succession. Also attend | correspondents furnishing him with 2 receipt for making Oe 
be slightly as the amount of light increases, | to sowing small breadths of Siniy about once a fort- | *»* Sen usual, many oo M i asire S be made- 
but this is a matter in which the state of the plants | night, so as to secure having gul pply i na ottiors aie dotaigedail kereme dee 
will be the best im at dwarf | state for use. Put in a par breadth of some eariy | insertion of whose contributions is still delayed. 
