264 THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE 
[APRIL 19, 1956. 
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| ing out into frames or boxes young cuttin 
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Tresponde: 
so p ices to Co 
TS: Cali hy aes your cuttings 
standing the Sane they make to you. 
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mall pooh notwi! 
You had better oa 
lanting ap Box ph ia till pees then ‘inne it well, 
ceeding 
in good s and lea ave it till the 
f your man doe 
Midsummer w when 
o garden 
: @K1 Work he 
icone be | aithor gardener or aan r gardener, As to your 
nable 
more liberally supplied to tropi: lants. — 7 
season advances these should be i r ly inuring them to the open air, The hardier liability in respect of other servan to hia 
but in all cases avoid a high night tem ure ; for io tan th pone be he coal — sacar ged fick ae ee come hah 
ing i 2 „jin o in the open air, anc eos ed at night ae? ALSAM SEED: mplains t and others have 
| a Phats n yg Ho: most y night tom s ijah hoops and ma If the * plants mall pots sold to them as Smith's Balsams what Ps e not so; thew 
arg oy 119 season, A pana . ry gnt mper: A Per my ashes, or me i sae A PEA jal, | say, not what at farnishe d by Messrs. Smith & Co., the cele. 
ini poy aera te AS g ı fires Much of the 1 watering will be saved, many Bi gre non cman om it ‘ondoabtcdiy amet a 
a p h e s ġ it undon 
taining the heat derived from the sun, and when fires resembl: m the -La i packets. kere 
requ. 
necessary to admit currents of cold air for the purpose 
abour of w. 
geig sided, and the plants led altogether be in a 
bet 
T state ‘when planting- out seas arrives. Pa atch 
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of ing the therm nator ot Sona: e Cod is air must, in- 
yee som 
annuals sł 
emblance to g 
further of the matter; but we must say 
som a A explanation, it looks 
frauds iln ch are shaking all confiden 
We nothing 
that, in the absence a 
wey like one of those 
e between ie er and 
-keeper wishes to know if there is s any objection 
A Ree- 
a Deal hive lp ? and whether, Tiaa of the plan of feeding 
bees at the p of the hive perc ed i 
tef wW nt 
„deed, be used with greater cauti ow than when the | 2°W be sown in vacant places which usually exist in i the „Seller. 
plants were in a t s the dmission he kapeat wr m 
-Of cold curr during development of yc the shru aie ong the aged kinds cr 
growth frequently gives it a check, and so injures th ihis purpose may me the 
fo or 
—Double Poppies Pag? various colo 
ae 
followi Lu- 
pins, Sabfiowers, African and French Mar, golds, 
n books, there would be 
he bive board 
of the plant ; a cold is deseription is ve: 
t from the moderate circulation of the air which Ci re ot ben a a eee Collinsia, . the rapar when feeding might be necessary ? He s twice, he 
in all plant structures, Give the proper | ene, Escholtzia, Nemophila, olana, &e., not for-| says, addressed letters to Marriott pues ee-hive manufacturer, 
Stio ts tion to eina » Gloxinias, „and other sane ge ones the old fashioned favourite Stave spo iltortany hig a Bashy tek Y Your specie of Oras 
, n $ 
E iea f P a F M Á aj yus, and several of them we sans ha pretty. 
3 given in former Cal — in À ay, i Sank in a striking manner the r e forms which thy 
with pigs se as C bas s ‘hed nd ba hosper- fruit of some of the Citrus tribe not Arenai assume, With 
= to — ore the prensa ‘ould ps he plants as Co oo, M E $2 Lop spes uch Gtamples you thay e how difficult it is to detenis 
I in former successions | MU™®ES, vere Loasia, what is a variety and what is a species in this genus, On 
. ma; be p potted i for pew he med for which Arionin m e places on the walls and trellises may be comparing them with the kinds that a: nd described 
; ca p ae loni ly well apted. Prei cove i d Poiteau’s Histoire l es Orangera,. we 
pans or broad shallow pots T re general cultivation, l i apd blemishes on the general appearance of the E a poten? nero 42, alchough iheppeba: to" ti nes 
and as they require an abundan pply of m place distinctly lobed or ribbed, and a much fin speci than the 
y req py © 
when the e in flower, let t ARD RUIT AND KITCHEN GARD o ea ented in gs, neroni wor $ R rept 
p 5 uit with very prominent ribs agrees with that of the Citrus 
S pomihie, i in order that Sempr may be freely watered ations K, thin piai gradually povening A of S anrantium fructu costato, t. 18. All the Citrus tribe are 
ts ating the soil, Let that useful summer and Yor branches wall trees w e > frui it 3 ack desirable evergreen shrubs, of ea are, requiring little 
and autumn-flowering plant the Fuchsia have disbudding of Peaches pe Ne ctari re heat to grow them to perfection than that of inary 
share of attention by repotting them as they requires | by removing a portion df theta e hot ll ele acne 
in rich compost, and occasionally watering them ‘with and in a week or 10 days go over them, and regula e tnosti kestin objects at all seaso 
Ss manure. Much, however, of their beauty depends | them finally. After the blossoms are fairly set, advan- Contvexs: An Amateur ab Reader--We wo at pe T you upon 
-on the shape of the plant. Near early all t the varieties of | tage should be taken of ir fine arm to wash the] this sut ject to what i = f our volume for this 
the Fu ah idal | t with the engi ne, for the purpose of removing vaults tees your o Lae eget will s on Pi m viroii Se 
~bushes, pa gli little attention ey aay. be guided met d blossoms and Reg the "green nfly. The! attended wit 35. What is called herbaceous grafting, 
into th Je removed thatis to say prta rii this year’s wood for both stock and 
he allo scion, is indispens: ” 
lead ; this 
allowed to take 
perfectly upright wA the "side mii regulated, an of ‘the green ctr w which not i injures oon 
CONSTRUCTION or GLAssHousE ren Mish 
Mitch 
ave received from Mr. 
ani 
dropping any exuberant ones which are g some clever drawings relating to this saat ey exhibit 
ap a aig Violets are ev erybody’s flower, z i ormed, or fall off befe fore they e same principle of roof construction as h en browght into 
are therefore well worth a Tittle attention to produce | a d. Wherev, — sts are observed, let aree l Lae ones, fi ak a et pod ul deserben aby 
them in first-rate excellence, A frame of light rich them be destroyed iy gently pressing the leaves by means of trasses is shown to be not only apolienble te Wh. 
compost, consisting of loam and leaf-mould, shoul in which they are lodged betw the roofed, but also to lean-to houses, the drawi 
prepared under the shade of a north wall for their | and finger, krad which the trees should be washed eaten notice, that of a Vinery, the roof bars are trussed with 
summer quart as in such a situati the be with clear wa ter ' from the engine. r the fruit i No, 5 iron n wire, to which the Vines are trained, A defect in 
a regis i ana Pegler a e be P ng + Mr. Mitchell Paan is a a tly a want of sufficient ventila- 
preserved from the ravages of th d spider, fi I 8 the iiis tion, which i Mr. Jones’s case has been amply provided. 
attacks of which they will certainly suffer if exposed to | pillar than from either frosts or storms. As regards | pyouisu Tin A Landed Proprietor. The price offered for the 
the scorching sun during the hot months, In this fi ti e to make periodoa sowings of| Oak bde i BY ceri tainly very low, but you are 15 miles from 
tke offsets from the old beds should be planted about Spinach once a wen Sia an g Foin eans, and Turnips| London, and the price given in the Chronicle is the Lo h 
Aink l i kept close till th Suce ional Sao of all Salads | __ P*ice It would have been best to have had it bray be 
as ep J professional person that measured it, as there can be no doul 
.ferm new roots. 7: The ES varieties are the N. po lits hould b atten- that heis sania ints with its local val Soy a wh rq 
and Tree i i preservi: i timber, s on the price that can obtained for 
a the Vi 4 pid to pr ad ing mre use a the ravages littl of birds wh x erted into plank. The Maple and Willow are th- 
-i FORCING DEPARTMENT. and inse ehcien Persad o T ittlo neces- less, except for charcoal making, If you are ne: 
Puyertss.—Whcre the houses are glazed with lar e | Saries is inexcusable ed onth. If the crops of} powder works you might get a bid for them. J S 
~ sized squares, and the plants are close up to the glass, a Onions, Leeks, Parsni Beets, » Scorzonera, | Fics: R P ome sorts cast their fruit than 
thin shade will be of s n 3, ut and Skirret are not "A n, Bi time should be 1 E others. T. use is the exposure of all autumn- 
z © ia nd iod fi tl * n figs ld and damp during winter than they can 
only a thin material should be used, for the object in | ® ¥ —" or sowing the mai pp o bear. If your trees are now forming small new fruit 
shading should be to break the force of the sun's rays, | Carrots is iow i A sowing of tall Kidney | as Peas those fruit will ri ripen during th r. 
not to darken the house. Give air rather free! ly on fine | Beans Ry made in early = lities ; the | Hearne: A Sub. Use a 4inch iron pipe and hot water. It is 
-days, but shut up early in the afternoon, sprinkling the | early sowing of this wef Lreustible ot unfroyuently | ma and i is more asiy aannged "troughs. TG 
growing stock lightly with the syringe and well loading | 8ets if by Sp > but when this} however, you like to try the experiment you may employ 
‘the atmosphere cite moisture ee rinkli: ling every avail- | hap e ground should be left und turbed, as! Rendle’s tank by ps asmall boiler toa wooden tro 
p h I oduced fi furnished with a As le lid. 
able surface. See that plants gro win gin „the — bed coir! h hase — the surface InsEctTs: ‘My P. We found a ‘smashed larva of all fiy 
»re properly moist at the root which will furnish a crop nearly as soon as the Jeaders (Anthomyia sp. ?) nae a small Iulus amongst the “particles 
ing when the soil fs found to be dry, for mere surface | Would if had remained uninjured. The sooner! found at the srown of your Clover plants. Without 
i pes abe es are put to rows of Peas after tl aterials we cannot suggest any advice, W. 
g is of no use here. Fruit ae = po a r ar they aif ia alight Names X We have been so often obliged toreluctantly 
s Ft ay eae key potions naming heaps of dried or other plants, that we venture 
waterin 
colour should be afforded | as. 3 dry an atmos 
t as they appear 
stock as seh pinrak as possible, in order to be able 
[pee ground. The remainder of a pa panigan apa 
and Cauliflowers should now be transplanted on the 
sto afford it rather more shade and moisture and less air, | à 
until roots strike into the fresh soil. 
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this time be well established in their fruiting pots ; and 
pots ; 
hould STATE OF THE WEATHER AT CHISWICK, NEAR LONDON, 
where this is not the case, they sl have every 
hese than to | Forthe™ 
possible attention, for it is easier to t th 
induce growing show fruit, TES. 
Where it is desi retard the breaking of the Vines 
in the late hoi as possible, 
cannot be removed nor the Vi x open 
air, they should be let down as far from the glass 
zas can be done, shading , and giving all the are 
. Weare not quite certain, Sd that their 
any decided “penne ines by arti: 
teeter wera 
after this time, g 
take chanceastothe fruit keeping: ant next March, prefer- 
ing the certainty » Sen of prime frui to 
furnish wig. late ee P Weakly or o 
Vines ought to be very care 
moment it is perce’ 
well wash every with a sponge, for it is useless 
to it in such cases 
the week ending Ap’ g April 17, as observed at at the Horticul orticultural Garde: 
a amn e 
= 
th ey ae Bel iy their other 
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hi 6 
aner t. 
to ot Ai pa md ine 
aaa 
ime, with sun; relies Š windy with rain, 
beaten oi will soon clear them of 
Praca Trees: Ireland. Gumming is cause 
owing to to the ‘border being either too ri 
prevent this exuberance by laying in 
draining your border; and you must 
than we take it to be.” T 
T: 
Vines: R Gallier, You can ft r 
80] 8 
for a Vine border, but not aipe 
A] 
Misc: Beta, We ca aly yp wi 
pe will be given for the following 
bed a Sc many communications ha 
and others rs are detained till the pra inquiries can bez the 
W. correspondents, the. 
innartion oé Nee OMN is still delayed. 
D, Ges. 
ited duty of this kind. 
Youn gardene rks ae re especially apply, 
hould ars in ches ‘that, before arnyn pa So! assistance, 
mean 
us for 
i 
now requested that in future, no ur ph 
may be t us at one time.—J O La mines 
Goodw anda concolor—X G. Vanda Sulingi—# Dranes. 
Juniper oxycedrus.— Wm Bass. m korron fs r ae 
scandens and ari i fama arer ian —P Rooney. 
Garrya elliptica and a calycul 
NECTARINES IN Pots: G B. Place them lose house or 
it, and fumigate them with tobacco mokos ‘that, if done 
use aby excessive vigour, 
ich or too wet. Youmust 
more wood, or by better 
also get your wood ripet 
hi interest. 
on wipe Grape, upot 
whether the stock 
. be 
Vix urneyman. 
manufactory is well rattod down it is good to mix with compost 
|W Watks: Jf. They may be made of pounded 
th a volume for 1846, — Fall 
Numbers: No. 7, 1847; 
too Idte,- 
ve been received i 
