324 THE GARDENERS’ CHRONIC 
LE [May 10, _1856. 
ture ofiodine, No starch particles could be detected good strong te peat, adding | a liberal sprinkling of 
; OF THE WEATHER AT CHISWICK, 
m it under the microscope, nor oil globules. Taaie week ending May 3, 1856, as observed at the iortieteare 1 Gentes 
»ť a vipe- Coco Nut, much less in nner and nearly | they can be obtained. In this the plants root vigo- |= by 
7 was of the specific gravity 10203. It did pra and fruiters can ió liberally supplied with H — 
wot become turbid on boiling, or by the iE tion of wate: without any mae a "of the soil getting | z| | 
acetic or nitrie acid. Sugar, it m may be in erre ed, was | sodden. But ra. soil is that | Fiaay 2 <7 | m97 
#ts principal ingredient, The lining pulp i h Satur. 3 38 | 3o93 
consist of 36 per cent. solid matter ory ‘of 64 water, as | manageable i in the way of g Mos.” B| 4 | S0172 xis 
dletermined by bee igh drying. As is well known, it | proper time. Mainta a moist erete Erat 2 | 29917 | Beans 
abou in oi detect ai in it no starch particles. | especially where the fruit is swelling, and give plenty of | Thurs. 5) 4| 2 
in composition I believ it to very like the ripe | manure water toall growing si ock, as well as to plants in | Average || | ry F 
iAlmond. emulsion it makes is equal to that of | fruit, Vineries.—See that inside borders are properl eer aran ha A ENE e ae St aa 
the Almond, | excellent substitute for milk for | supplie th water, giving sufficient quantities to| — 3- Cloudy’ ahd cold; showery; cloudy, nds; cloudy, 
s The roaga vu m, I may add, thrives best by | thoroughly’moisten the whole mass of soil. The Vine) = 32 ¥msty tne; cloudy apd ia’ Soa cold; sharp frost. 
she sea-shore ; it thrives ee within high-water mark, is a gross feeder, and absorbs vast Kalay l water; — 6—Fine; cloudy, ye much dryness windy, with rain 
p bory in this lighe, may i when ini vigorous health and swelling a hea y crop. — k- Demsly owed on oft g in the evening., 
by a a kind yiel 34 Bao t oiii, igh ly med wae ou an o city ete sc 
sions in which springs of ae warm p 
sre often not tore found. It is only the traveller in | ture as that of the house. E kiera to e hemia ofthe | 
such regions who can justly eaters its value, and | growth, stopping laterals, &c., and timely thinning of Mosor | Grease 
ùe sufficiently thankful for such a blessing. In rem th iy y inj p F ay. : | ona green |- 
the natives are in the habit of putting a portion of salt | foliage. And se the aat in the late house are <3 | Rained’ | 0f Bain: |2 f 
fnto the ground when they plant the Nut, so convinced | tied up in their koret before the shoots get too far| gy; day EET PEE EYA 
they that salt is required for its successful growth, | advanced, as t _ is pekik danger of breaking Mon. ia | 49 |520| 13 | o40 ` 
Dr. Davy in the Edin. New Philosophical Journal. mo e off awe they are allowed to get too long before War 4a) ese: H Hr oad bse 
Whe Apple.—Apples have been believed by some to è” tolls tied up. Look sharply after red spider, Thurs. A Fr eo e ae 
trave been introduced into Italy from Media, and that at nA use SAk means to keep clear of this pest. | Satur 17! 323 | 3401 1 053 | 
Palisci, or inhabitants of Montefiascone, were the | F roa Attend to sto i nd thinning the shoots,| The bi à 
lant them i V: t t jj i 
p | 
fave already stated ro ar Ahe ut very early | will, of npa necessitate keeping the trees rather | 
cultivated: Pliny varieties, which | thin, a it i eee hoping for a crop of good fruit | 
appear sti ri difficult to to "identity with ours tha an from rees that ar cro vi d with wood. iee the | 
tie Pears, Among the few that al at the foliage a good washing | 
giv 
secognised, the Appian? of the rence are supposed to with the syringe ater shutting up "the say in the | 
be the Appie or Appiole of modern ans, the Appia afternoon, to prevent red ain er, and also see that aa 
rmis to be the Appiolona lun; nga, the Syrian ro uber- | roots are kept nen ly m ee Where the frui 
{vima to be the red Calvetto ASF, In more modern Tus- pal ing, syringing must, of course, be dispensed with, 
cany, M cheli, in his abovi entioned manuscript, | and the Pliage per feclly drier, therefore be care efu l t 
nees, 52 
| 
ery are figured by Costello. Journal of the Hort. | the fi r Metons.—Maintain er | 
Socie’ moist, warm temperature to plants Faran 
Arighcial Manures.—In these days of ime rence raed out until they get into full growth, but avoid | 
and 17th, 1833——therm 
- | 25 deg. 
o Corre ———— 
Notices t 
AxemosEs: GL. There is no re: 
ason wh; 
grown in pots. ee them exact! if 
ground; when the leaves are down turn the pots, no roots, 
m: 
and allinto & dry shed where the: 
ey may r 
of growth returns. pet plants die from wet and cold. 
AMPHICOME Emopi: t has been, 
kee ep them from blowing about. 
n, and may still be in the 
Jerusale: 
is the same as m o 
the same treatment as ordi- 
blanched aie itis said to be excellent. Seed of it pons = 
obtained of any of the great ir gp oreÀ anaes dy: nd the soo 
border, and aga the early Celery prepared V 
is used. a nn consisiing for planting ont as —. ossible, and attend to, 
ef abeut two-thirds mellow turfy loam, with one-third _ the plants for succession c San : | 
it is procured reat sown now the bett 
‘adulterations, it is well for the farmer to J ieee hy too much moisture | Booxs: TO T. Whiting’s Flower Gardening for Ladies 
he may be sure of procuring an artificial fairly get hold of the soil, | ey we he neg? ipri eieo — S a W. nn Lepore vids 
i | urs wit och 8 ora manic: vol VO, 1i 
si 1 ty tte | the Garden ners’ Chronicle vee it is sais pert aih difficult to secure a eo et Fed Laan if tt; take Grenier and Godrow’s Fiore de 
the learned editor has warned | from wood of this ee N ve air as freely as the state | France, 2 vols. 8vo. There nothing in Spanish or Italian 
gair nst profli ate dealers, who make no ofthe wea = her will a n ord likely to answer your EE 
seruple sittin ti ting guano, even to 90 per cent. ! jointed woo b Correspoxpents: Rockwell. We presume to differ from you and 
; e of opinion, not only thatan Reet, is not bound to insert 
And I have also heard of parties who buy up a worth damp off unless ihe “topline is | authenticated communications tlikt may PAON Hin Dai Ghat 
fess material, the “rough stone” as it is he ee at the | kept moderat: ly ‘dry. Endeavour to secure a stea dy| > und ti e admission to such as are mischievous, 
i i grind up and ax with olite r 85° fi absurd, fra am Keona meh — an opposite 
x . ae ys L a nis: matter, 8! ome papers 
uder sah ag A pep p y of using | eset = pr in a proper | state - to aay principle is very fas team satisf in yi that their principle iš 
‘which they find do wer ki tlian expectations, hight. rather the contrary. 
nothing can be more y aiey sho wn by Mr. a TETAY by well eniak the ie pere the principal blossoms | Diseases J M. The affection of your Cauliflowers is very 
experiments, b know | begin to expand. Kee careful look-out bt insects. ee your r bottom heat t bear too high a proportion i 
how to perform experiments, that nit se artificial >s Dished. every ‘precaution to prevent these getting esta- the proper cerpalation: and it is highly probable that ier 
) certai r there is eaidig ia aad by aa be cire Nea stances baer vn peo’ bon ke place at some point 
of fruit ome "the foliage can be preserved | iyoo e between the excited roots and the gorged leaves 
P fac ‘ in neal LILIES OF THE VALLEY: SEA. We really do not know. They 
She > of care with which he tests i ualities, FLOWER GARDEN AND SURUBBERIES. like a stiff soil, in which when once established they flower most 
enable conto aoa d 3 public with this ande inas) E ilt Lity or Tas NIER: EA, If by this is meant the Nelum- 
i procured, is is no z hag; LY y t e 
" s a om t p a 5 bk ium, then we should say that a double aie is unusual. 
Said to the 
said to ement of others, str may be pre- | decided aot of weather. ene get ‘the gered | such a variety exists, at least in Italy, if we are to trust draw- 
pared ‘to sadhana i ; ime oiii a well-known well hardened off and nicely arranged, so that when ings Fu paces era eee ed emi Fined ons 
fied un acted dreds save the seeds of your double flower, and see whether 
p not perpetuate the double character, 
r$a pogra genuine supply o of pasemah pay ate e of akd Aho decide upon ap ade and have | Names one ANTS.— We have been so often obliged torelactant “4 
thing i in re diness before lantin time. decline naming heaps of dried or fainted F kais that we ventu 
suh as the so-called coprolites, and other sources from | f ata s 3 > ues AA beh cdi Searah c te eta fa ert ae sip ran is. iad, 
whence it is obtained, themselyes contain. Here there | healthy aa aE clad Er cou undertaken an ‘unlimited duty of; Sie 5 
į . | thy in their ots. Iti isa Young gardeners, to whom these remark: re especially apply, 
rae scrapings s ships’-bottoms 4 make |en and ri PRA tenn +3: auld home i mind that, before applying to Tor = aree 
ight, no ground rough-stone, no grey earth from |rema hai. pots E osed to the sun and wind, and oo! oo gibent their ee er means of gaining information. 
‘Wimbl Common, nor any other of the numerous yery pclae! i su hed expos water, pay mjas ~ prapti exam sing see ie we 
extras thought quite ood enough foi fers who wiii] | Mia 2 for fs cameron nor Aor it be bree ogee if we could. ra 
8 BS E ried u up. Ba] should be exposed to the weather as| can do is to help them—and that most wiley: Fan 
JE | freel, now requested that in future, not pit t four 
to have d by competent | y reumstances will admit, but Aae karaa y be sent us at one time.—Roydon. It is th mo ne 
#uthorii y 3 re sculenta, which would seem t very co 
ty. ig ayy Rev. Ts 8. Banton: ea to get mowing and other work here ina| this year, if we are to judge from the frequent specimens has 
— orwal Mass so as n be able when es out can be| have reached us to be named.—J A T is Dip: 
č ullonum; a Burdo retiui pa. They have no 
Calendar of Opor pegs a 2 need to c me mand sufficient strength to) resemblance to each other. The first is alone used for falling 
(For the ensuing week.) proper 3 year fr for a peda in the shied of watering,| cloth. W Q E. There is ni phat known to u: X big yams 
| protecting, may be pressns excelsa.—. o Aá argon ium ardens; 2, P. 
N —. i hylla. You may propaga 
DEPARTMENT, HARDY FRUIT asp KITCHEN GARDEN se Pings ref on tat 
s y either cuttings or layers, but with some difficulty. 
ni. e Although a slight shade d with the disbudding of Pe d Apricot Orv Purrr: W C. Sio you will eet = attenguae softening 
‘ist be = peo ge igh agg fi ving for the present, however, any t the te old putiy so E The only way #8 
this must arb: toon when t t ‘ it out carefully. 
Sra pass py ed preven leaves of which overhang and shelter fruit, but the PaT ERS: EJ Tn all probability they have overflowe we 
evkur d hey : Ler} of such should be pinched out in order to; themselves, and may Toe a season's rest to recruit pp 
Soen, and they soon fade if kept in too shady | afford those intended to be left at the final dis-| strength. In order to assist them in this respect “athe old 
idi S | into fresh soil, carefally rubbing off as eco g 
pF t. It will also be neces- ts of 
ig weather will ad Whe OPPO R Ta PREA EEan: ty i balls as possible, so as to enable them to be re 
admit. iere it can be accomplished ti P P j i a when 
matering should be done i ia a the mowaine, tis Gade sary to go over Pear, Plum, and Cherry trees, the same size as those nn came out of. eee A Aen they 
g in order to = remove gross shoots and to stop those not wanted for potted give a go tering to settle the soil. ceasionally 
mol: before evening, so a ing i . ave got established in thei ts water them 
up £ S| layingin. This repeated as may be necessary durin g e cou 
We erem bt dacape, fee whieh there is some danger | ; pe y curing with weak liquid manure-water, and otherwise encour: 
wh ig stat f th th Ni Hallo ee ee greatly preferable to the old practice of uch as possible to make their wood early, 80 that it eA 
: present state of the weather. New i nd | allowing the shoots to remain upon the trees till mid-| get well ripened before winter. By s little kindly Sree 
tw'ners, when done flowering, sh have their shoots summer, and then cutting them back to two or three, this kind they will doubtless recover their healt? 
weil in before growth commences ; ain the eyes. This showery weather isba f wer as usual with you next season, If you can Mans 
tuain branches where necessary by cuttin out 1 weak] e er seems to be very favourable | give them some gentle bottom heat now, weadvise FO" 1 ih tha 
a a i lags 7 | for the i increase of insects, and nothing must be aie wed Rust 1x Grapes: Constant Reader. Handling, rubbing with th 
i eee | Groun head, currents of cold air, bad atmo-phere are ie sate 
pareve Sn ne 7 “If the a are at alt in- [fm which Broccoli and other winter greens h ve been |. tis. which is paw affection of the skin produced by injury 
h ill i ve oung and tei 
lwl th ete cleared should be manured and trenched, ie ot paie-4 4 3 ayeyi ‘A Devonian, We believe peng 4 
may he requisite for the succeeding crop ; or if it obtain it by direct application to Messrs. Siebold & Co, 
nicristes, Leyd 
intended for Celery, the trenches should ye 8p out at Tunica Cocespen.— r. Wild is not satisfied with = 
result of | trial, ve are; at all even 
ety es -For pants 3 DEPARTMENT. pepon the re-| so ea Teul Micali lesd a different con ~~" 
5 lant liesi for winter fruiting sical for pollen P seat hath Basi ie maida Hige | We cannot open our columns to further correspondence "iison 
pai ae somewhat lighter soil than | g a eg. Tiia l kiesi A ak tee, ortak ihe Comp be 
j caer will not be so sree of Sweet Basil, Marjoram, Sa vory, ayy on a! ought to be. rd t 
nochange of pea getting this too wet INE BORDERS AND not regs 
ident that you entirely misun 
J D. We do 
bage o to further diss 
eating of Cape 3 Fines us apon s garbage boll Best 
parse 
