THE GARDENERS’ 
CHRONICLE. 
[APRIL 5, 1856, 
fC; 
ot ummposing in appearan 
collection of i PoE po peers of variegated Orchid 
and ce am 
Ouviran This 
Carear Ae pr mould in iy the hatin of a 
pebb' 
ass pan with | 
placed over the soil to show off the 
display. As spring flowering plants for the stove and for 
| cutting, we know oi erry more useful than Begonias. 
for E bes 
first neglect, 
este will be a good time 
xt season ’s display ; as "they go out of bloom allow 
g 
med t 
thriving, Seu 
tter E. nivalis piita 
eserving of emn „inasmuch 
to 
be partially disrooted and repotted, praning in any 
straggling ar a Keep them poe an 
g seed be sow 
iay, a and when oo to ‘ane prick then 
a BO So 
FERT 
n large eno 
To 
a 
frequently, when they soon 
carry out the above direction: 
will men grow) 
oe ee of ight and a tolerable ase of pot room 
ssary t nsure fine pla ants. Abo ove all keep 
lists not more than “A eroj 
of the Globe Artichoke Preg Azi ee planted fr E 
We 
A 
arabe Of E. v coccinea 
large quantities, ihat r erar kabIF 
ys meeting with a ready sale. 
fiha D. 
r sorts of Heaths may be m d Erica 
ca, ‘whic ch Shao = leans but it is ae pear 
minor there were 
free-flowering ig: AP 
the e specie s may h me Renal r 
. | plants advance quid fa 
given. 
o expand. 
w and i then ‘te 
uary to 
May. 
Their period of Peon | is (ma, 2 
WER GARDEN AND SHRUB 
saa oye 
a late supply of head have in fi 
plan 
> 4 ~ apart m 18 inches between the plants, or 
enches may | be g 18 inches wide and the e same in 
ra pth 
BE. 
a mig re tip the he: aren 
well c and neat sre 
eS 
oF 
Grass, all seedlin ngs, 
vacancl 
jntittaedinke a ited of 
and the hare put out as above. 
THE WEATHER AT CH 
w es ts STATE OF SWICK, NEAR LONDON, 
in length. In the or tse house Minie Ugni, in | some pis ‘a, as Phloxes, Roya ‘Re, generally yt For the week ending April 3, 1856, as observed at the oricleaal Garang 
the shape of young seedlings, was _ plentiful. A plant up too many flowering sh beeper such is the c: oe Peay TEMPERAT issi ; 
of it last y 3 out at once, að: as onian not only fine ne| March HE 8 _| Ore Ai. Of the Bart g 
delicious. The seeds were saved and sown in light haka of bloom but increased pote o the remaining ee Max. | Min. | Max Min. Mean| | root] Ateet a 
peaty soil, and nearly every one of them vegeta riday mlml a em ao FE gy 
old plant itself, we were informed, had been sold for a Hollyhocks for late blooming may still be planted, as it | Satan | < 30252 | saat | 44 | 17 | acs rs 3 || 48 
,, -house. , for whie h, if i 1 } +h + ae nme 30.243 | 30.212 52 15 33.5 41 2 E. | oo 
ntleman y are g y to plant at | Mon. 3.152 | 30.015 | 60 | 20 | 40.0] 45 | 42 | s | ‘oo 
turn out to a altogether hardy, it is well ad apted. In/|two or three times to insure a succession of bloom. — *il 2 29.910 | 29.830 | 63 | 33 |505] 45 | 42 | S: |00 
this some beau vice ietan Tagen of the | These showy plan adapt lant-| HE | sean | sone oe | | eS #| 8 siw g 
Double White npn) hea “Chi roa and asso- | ing in long lines and parallel to straight walks, walls, | (2... | ow | pets | ces) ans lana, aaa lang | a 
ciated with them w eranium with a| &c., wh ey produce a nd effect ne ne iii mire aa oh E A 
white eye called Sir ‘Colin arpbel, s striking kind | the principal points in pleasure-ground nery is = 2—Cold and dry ary eee. shay AE 
which will doubtless prove an acquisi auty of the turf, which should be kept at all) — pag a boca Meagan Lowa agi paige hte Ln 
A zaleas Sr a rm ‘brilliant ray imes a, cut if perfection is aimed at, but more — _ 31—Slight haze ; excessively dry air; frosty at night. 
salt with flowers of grea b- | particular] at this season, when | by frequent mowings, ey reins: exeertingy ane a eae eieae: 
stance and good 3. Oreress i vain = nipe g. below the average. 
which set off the tease to good sdvantage. Tis close bottomed tarf will be laid foe the season ; on poor RECORD OF THE WEATHER AT CHISWICK. 
will ess turn out and it t | sandy or * rocky soils, the verdure must be maintained During the last 30 years, for the ensuing week, ending April 12,1856, 
is tly new in alee Am ikkim hodo y s aE ae Prevailing Winds 
dendrons we observed a promising plant of Dalhousiæ a CING DEPARTME April. EE gig BE Trott oo HERRAR ES 
standard high on its o ts. Grafted plants of this, | Ee arg —In the present state of the weather it will Zae | J86 | RE | which ie | of ny ecaimdes 
itis said, often do not li g, and the same thing | be y impos deal to maintain a prope PE. mrn state | — ESHS 
is rej F . javanicum. The Blue Tropæolum, Gai os atmosphere without the aid of shading ; for, if Moan ol sit ima aa ae nee 2 ; HI 2 nba 
we may is grown here abundantly. It is, cient ai o 4 L l EA es C40 |26 5) 8) 35/3 
ly say, a truly iful ee and dese oo: tem " atmo: sphere is speedily pa of | Thurs. 10 3 557 iia 12 027 36 8 2 H it 
of more attention than it has hitherto received. its moisture, and the foliage at once feels the change, me jal ges | is laepl 20 | one (ie Aiba pele 
and i easily i nee hy! bright sunshine acting upon it The highes temperature during the above | period occurred on on the 9th” 
in its exhauste ed si -W are no advocates for shading | 1844—therm. 73 deg. ; and the lowest on the 6th, 1851—therm, 21 deg. 
RICULTURE. 
FLO 
NATIONAL FLORICULTURAL SOCIETY, March 27.—Mr. Perry, of | 
~-Birmingham, in the chair. The censors on So oceasion for 
well-being of the hei but f tank 
o Corr hiinat 
miscellaneous E aas were the chairman, 
and Mr. Smith, Florist, Hornsey; Sai for 
f commanded, 
J 
dents. 
MAR’ Diss. Two plants have borne this 
viz. iene pak Tien and Nerina thamilis. Both come fom 
Mr. of Mant rsmith, and Mr. ‘Atkineon, =o itsaey= | 0f ntain a | pn E L aE ES Ge. We should 225 that th ts of 
r: ý ` . | of th re 
man at Gloucester. The greatest novelties exhibited were two | sufficiently moist eiod either for } ig pre ing “96 oar Peach tree hed found ‘their wa: y into water or into aile 
of Nuttall’s Bhotan Rhododen Sachdon, now flowering for the first | stock or for lants swelling their fruit, A very thin emerge fluid. 
time country. One called nervosum had a large, some- P s he, ry ¢ : A Sub. There is no other difficulty in growing Figs 
what . Sgr ti a grey s nae tb u err os | paas gegen should prov adhe Free Me how ee tah and t Soe only for S een the back wall of a vinery where the heat is kept up all 
soms as as o or a ar! sew hours oons O! rowin d th t a 
inside base of each ned Tooker with a small violet blotch. The stock and fed aleis shoal be ighely eittged every fine be 7 pe aaeaved oat oan rei bat sa A ae 
pone i epee bape vetaa S krs hand- i | af afternoon, shutting u the house early, but do not S Foner in WINE CELLARS: W B. There i is nothing extraordinary 
its rs, Soak Maridat not ae lar; ty his is apt to inc the soil aloes ea a Ri eaa ar 
Aar emis, PEA s0 pea ant y about the collars of the “plants too o wet, and water, when | Ixsrors: L V H. T myriads of little insects whic! 
pmte D) stance. ished D fei. ka Ea 0; nA allowed kes to dis- to have come out of a churchyard at W est Dean, peo X, 
Liverpool. Ot Hyacinths there was a good display, By ara figure and render the foliage weakly, See that the| Pueromalus viridia one of the inany minute specios of pari- 
came from Mr. Cutbush, of “Hichgate, whose sorts were Siang i! the Stock, whether i in pots or planted out in the Tist ects. We should be glad of any addi itioal al. pii È culars 
pid ve E rgi aa Cavaignac, flesh-coloured ; | open pecting them. W. z 
anc e of Wellington, crimson; and R bert | n } es ON 1 
Steiger. Other collections came from the Messrs. Henderso’ fi root, ad S i wy "F par meget wi ie T hi ta vo 
of Pine-apple Place and Wellington Road. From the Nk j jrs: Mod s alatar E tha a imk and ma aby aA AR 
-named nurserymen also came ni Cyclamen, purple i thers stock to show frat Prematurely Tno. waterin ou prabea ari tart. A trowel is cada ment, as it 
in colour, and very promising. Camellias were present in g s handy to use, and takes off i I ak k ll Hi vin 
the sha of blooms and plan nts. The kind to which o exercised i cleared the trees fro Me S: a ‘th foll I mid 
attention was directed w: C. alba compacta, from ot ie of m tender things, aitaa kadrni the sition, viz., a peck of fresh cow-dung half a p eck of quicklime, 
xo Gaines, the shape of which was perfect, La Reine, arkaa alea: watering on only such as are dry, and giving| half a pound VEDRE OF piir some p a 
von et ind from Metra, onde ae Tremas a cut | the; ese a a libe: ral soak ing. Vine RIES.— Wher e the Vines| quarter of a pound of lamp-black. Mix 
Sudha excelent WE tale. OF poe es! z } hica as meh urine and soap-suds in a toiling po as will 
TSO 
‘ine 
collections, chiefly seedlings. jee pr kia 
from Mr. Turner; they were 
pale blue, and Lady Jane Peel, Mr. Moxon of Hol 
Ri clo osely 
r of ir ia 
(Fey, 
DEPARTMEN 
ere 
the best 
Prince of sw white hand with | ins of = Pod rs 
olloway, fing | 
resemblin; 
cured there will not be much to fear from the 
ut in the case of a seh Vines 
tioned borders, and these two generally 
ost assi iduous attention wil be neces- 
and badly co 
atmosphere should be e moist, using "ize. eat as 
sparingly as possible, an pider makes its appear- 
e it — be soa rd at oe either by washiv 
ery affected leaf with 
the ee as long as this can spent be used 
avoid sp a to contend with thi 
_ The pi 
oa 
Names oF Fruits: J Rodolph. 1, Uvedale’s St. Germain; 3, 
Jean de miio; 4, Bergamotte de Hollande. 
Names OF PLANTS.— We have been so often obliged toreluctantly 
decline fay a Tos of dried or other plants, that we venture 
to request our correspondents to recollect that we never have 
or could have undertaken ai limited duty of this kind. 
Young gardeners, to whom th marks more especially apply, 
should bear in mind that, before applying to us for assistan 
they should aust their other mea: gaining in ation. 
We cannot em the trouble of examining and thinking 
themselves; nor would it be desirable if we could. All we 
can do is elp them—and that most willingly. It is 
now req i than four plants 
l. Ixo 
w how procs 
y 
shouid 
» to 
n if crowded should 
Stop laterals as ye make 
thelr “appearance, and te the shoots thin and | regular 
have their shoots thin ok 
being subject to red po should be well 
to prevent that pe erei ground. Where 
a mee quantity o of hardy is annually forced 
as 
it is uot desirable to pot fresh stock each season, as a fall 
— Ven h 
only on cold ame days, and abet a ore the 
aftern: Peacnes.— Where the ing process is 
over ap i be little or no danger of the one 
ing, t crops hav t already bee 
herefore if the 
number of the d such as Roses, Lil — PSEA $ thinned this should be le ‘a once, and if 
Thorns, Honeysuckles, &e., may by proper treatmen e fru n object thin liberally. Kee eep the trees 
be made to bloom for ral successive paaa 
erefore, the most suitable plants when removed | pases cal weak manure-water fad be Paty with 
from the houses, and give some kind of | 8dvantage any indi eakness. 
temporary shelter to gradually en their foliage pee hoe 
those cramped for pot room shift into a size larger pot | the floors, &c., and grog y 
in rich turfy ; the end of the month | 200ns of bright days to prevent the appearance of 
them in tuation, in order that the er i paea 
may get ripe early. These plants, from having x 
been previously forced, will bloom earlier t w hacen oa of Cauliflowers, Cabbage, &c., raised | 
stock, of which a should each year be potted ring oe ee cer ame off when large 
replace such as useless for further work, Cut | st final 
aoa wad papes th rk, | enough, to e get stocky for transplanting. | 
soem 
preserved: 
gre foxes. Ciko fo former thane be pe home” pe? an fhei A 
gri OUR QUESTIONERS, Will you be good as use a little 
i 
“ Subscriber” to 
We have this week three signatures of “S 
questions exactly of the same nature, aroen oe —_ 
requiring the same reply. What but confusion 
of that? 
TRANSPLANTIN' : Diss. 
tha 
m ids 
first and therefore we prefer th 
Vix For your Vinery to be kept at the 
Muscat of Alexandria, Cannon 
tem ture 
— 
s, we believe, hardy, if kept 
“ipearts cee a prod te 
for 
No. 7, 1847 ; 27, 1851; 8, 1854. 
*,* As usual, many communications received too ess) 
“and others are dé br ete 
We must also beg correspondents, 
insertion of Laatre: mri still delayed. 
