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May 17, 1856.] 
THE GARDENER 
CHRONICLE. 
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its age above the surface of the ground. 
= scale and bug as could possibly b be desired. This 
ought to be well done ; the pencil when 
Daik dipped should not be applied nasila ; 
all 
oe 
d derives its support either medinteiy s 
immediately from the vegetable kingdo m. Every 
in sho rt, “the general appear- 
mvince an experienced person 
had been agg urmpesinelts and that a 
over e. establishment ; 
ance such as to 
ew 
| ata 
ps i " The Grass which forms so great a portion of |b 
the food of ruminant and other animals seems within 
certain bounds to grow the aged ar, being cropped, an: 
this is the case with m r plants, while others 
d s the plants had made premature pii Saccolabium 
igh temperature and a close atmospher had been the 
or twice across a sm piece "of 
wood Tin. “for the purpose ; 
I have generally fficient st th remaining to 
destroy ‘the bug, m ei there is less danger of the turpen- 
tine spreading and injuring the leaf o3 or bu ds, he 
aadu rule, 
soap and water, In doing this common soap was s pe 
sej 
ttatum, in a large basket, and 
th 
milar position, „were the two best plants in the 
h 
into water, then rubbed on the soap, then applied to the 
sisting of ful lights, which had been taken 
ove house at some fo 
The leaves of different ia are developed 
ways. In some increase takes place at the base, in | bad ig aa I might have Pe “that the; ey were e workman, from the ‘root en to the tender eme 
pepas at the a When Grass is mowed, the leaves | clean. Dendrobium speciosum, Cattleya pn ge and he young shoo ots, which we: fi 
wenty-fo -four hours have increased visibly i in length, many others were covered with white scale Ba When en bese and water proce as finis d, the 
Pr faris Papilio, carthaginense, an r | plant w. ashed with p yord applied with 
— at i In the latter case the injury for a three others were dead, or so far gone tl yan young shoots mentioned as 
e is EEPE and the evil is remedied only | little hopes of their recovery. being handpicked were then dipped in liquor, 
byt the pushing of the illary buds. The pro-| Æe d plant trained or placed in its fo tion. 
cess, however, is exhausting, and the quantity of wood | an abundant « = 0 the leaves were zg hey and fy ae n | Ventilation “from the roof was afforded at all times, and 
dep d of nutritive matter stored up is greatly y freely from the windo d door, when 
diminished. ther injuries are produced by insects, i Camellias s were gro ing | thermometer ator above 75°. Fires were kept 
bat these will come under another head. ae. the Tines. and eer also looked clean. “The very low, and the night temperature at from 50 to 60°. 
483. idabl Pp person who showed me round informed me i that the Early Vinery d May.—When thinning the 
ting the due elab of the juices, the evapora- the bug’ Grapes, the pencil turpentine were constantly at 
tion of xed nt moisture, and the aëration of the caused great trouble. I observed that the Vines had | hand, and applied to the ripe w P af the 
issues, ction of the blossoms by animals is ian had any winter dre: gens consequently I looked for-| jeaves, as before described, wherever bug was observed. 
equally mischievous in another direction. The grand | ward to the futu re with a ety. The Grapes were thi ely, so that when the 
end of path piain he production of and ifthe; Second bunch was tied out every hun: ly, and 
snes important organs troyed into bloom, the ‘outside border had been hae with the interior of the bunch could xamined with faci- 
so Sue Ag gion oy The injury in ease i d | lity. This I found to be of the utmost importance. The 
however, merely temporary. All the energies of the were > making w: eak. On examining the ee: > Vines were syringed once a day in weather ; air 
plant are directed in another quarter, the and pth also the Vin nes had not got was admitted more fr the were able to 
of which is that abundant wood is _ produced, and a winter dressing. This house was full of plants, chiefy b and by tl d of the month the utmost freedom 
will grow as used in this respect. Camell aving set thei 
ends. The tree, in fact, may be more fertile | the exception of a few Be egonias, which were all in a | flower buds were moved outside under shelter, and the 
the following year for the present Hes ete state ; black scale, ae ay avd red spider were | house was rendered as open ible. 
vee A Sioa a oinin nd Division of Grapes during May.—As the Vines 
were coming into flower water was wit or a 
Ww 
the ea of p a nascent wood and the formation of 
buds on which the rep Er owth s fye tree te Ze 
od one: = and asit is surrounded by | a 
when ripe, or for 
the 
purpose of preserving bie Apples in 
ly Grapes. In the pit of this 
mall division of e 
a 
three Francisceas, an Ixora, 
rmer period for the | sh 
ort time, during which insects of different kinds made 
rapid progress. The pipes were well pain i 
hur, turpentine was re freely on the floors, and 
in clos rp sles with it. According to varying | td ing F Euphorbia splendens: On the wall was! smoke was also emplo: yed. These 
pekeee the pith retains its energy for a greater | tr rofusely intermixed with | g es 
or less of time, though uea it dries up and |à steak ing ‘Solan Vines E were planted in the outside | , pat xi bik aa opping the 
becomes en tive. conciion any injury | border, and had g grown the full ey rks of the rafters ; sai virgen no syringing for a paper’ Bz 
to it may b injuries y and were now making | On Bi s of fine days water dashed freely 
so fatal as those which „happen to poy ‘pith “while the | laterals, I had not seen anything so weak, and bug and amongst the ¥ Vines arid plants, an and on the roof and 
mest is aak Death is certain if the main stem i s4 red Pow Pjs were prona E the house. walls of the house, together with a free won of 
Tett hahaere Beto e + fogete ot aac tit cane ore rally air and moderate ste eE repai Non 
w seem ai enly without fy | ron t gave ittle ea A were pruned hard i 
apparent cause, Examination, however, shows that of growing ge war with “tvantage The Snae | Eaa E ome stcced ri ae 
t f plants. Vin pA ation to tat 
plant ha ve been immediately paral lysed, he roof, and exhibited better health | than igi yg I in clear A the Seelam for use, Ta-the 
485. The roots of plants are liable to many ace had le met with. As they had attained a good a 5 small division ad ng i this 
Whe n parts depend mainly bi walk was fom fe nly border, I came ee 7 r eae Vines, were “encouraged to 
may be serio 
e plant in general s auers. ‘but 
must be good, and that | > 
the natural mts of E the them, 
make laterals, there ae ae help for them but cutting 
il 
garden | agreed with 
lea hl. 
roots of phen may be divi 
much injury. New fibres “will ‘soon be 
not sufficient to 
e Vinery. tbe Vines in this house were just 
tively. the wo 
r Conservatory during May—Many of - 
wi 
Gr sans bs 
the p ere removed, and the house was 
M. J. B 
A east their pria and never, bore were} like 
wn out, if tl ain ar ood bad be een well rubbed over with 
i = hich ably tea n In rearranging a few of the 
supply the jepite nourishment, Root pruning, in sulp >i boy ri “Hoare sa aa ctor yere mig: s porani y Ja pinin A ee : wer eE 
and to induce the tree to throw out fruit buds. For this i so oy advanced as to indic: neg with certainty | a Late Vinery du uring e Vin ae here were 
p trees are ie eS = oe up and replay ante: d, whether there mone be fruit ts not. This house would 
and if this is done at o a great number of plants, such as Asalens, no eh only such shoots left as were intended to 
their mois and be able’ Bs ack but where there is | Camellias, &c. Seanad the following y year. Liquid pine from a 
secs dele root pruning may be attended with Peach House—-A Peach and Nectarine tree were the nary -yard tank was applied to the border, and by the 
in robe: 
with Eaton aad with some reference to th di r tly p lanted ; Figs covered the back wall, Vines It was in this house that the heare bug fret made iiS 
of the soil. In some instances w idiv we: ait at each end and partially trained al ong vit 
may he a complete transplantation, might be | the roof; a shelf along the back wall contained Straw tag sapien! 
very inj is is one of the cases in whi rriés, The Peach trees were in good health, Son at a K ena nursery, and sent dow! à instruc 
gardeners should not act upon mere theory ; indeed, in | very luxuriantly, but without fruit. I was informed Arame is 
all, pni should be merely the handmaid of practice. a every year they produced abundance of bloom, but with T 8 pimped. at grew rapidly, epic ng 
wi e Vines, 
id, “I syringed with pde er. and 
In front of thi: y 
HOW TO DESTROY MEALY BUG, &c. 
Mgaty bug, when once thoroughly etblihe 1 Ma we 
1 
hree of 
pitt one with small Prine “pints, 
nade use of all manner of things, but to no purpose ; 
the ptt eel Rete tc and spoiled 
and one with 
lass Grapes, and it has now got into the wood and no one 
g houses, has been fi found be most gardeners Cucumbers. _ The _ plants were in ‘the same sate as a anes tk be able ts'geb ths of it”? 
many well “agg men harg not ches: 6 ut being small and not Mei badiy The plants in this house went through the og sont 
of a collection of plants wer it it was ‘teow to exist to | affected I experienced little difficulty w = them, Such | of cleanin others, the large Aza nee 
any great extent. Having had ti h diffi- | was the condition of the stock I had e ‘to take canton destroy thrips. Fires 
having of. I have not said anything about rv state | Were not lighted; the house was syringed two or 
had the pont fortune to completely them, I of „the, houses, but I may just mention that hough | three times mes weekly, according to the state of the weather, 
operandi by which such a result w. iv ht| Were tenanted in many parts by balls t the| Peach House during June.—There being no fruit I 
be useful. Let us ho commence by describing the | mealy and in some instan re was a line of actor og kek gibbons iror Auk E EE E ET 
general condition of the stock when I first took charge | this su hing a distance. It is| exposed ; it will not be necessary dt A 
of it, and then pursue in the form of a journal step by | not my intention to advert to the out-door departmen months to notice this 7 J 0 
step the way in which the work of extermination was | Therefore it now to give a monthly account of | syringing were all that it required. In the pit divisions 
conducted, and the restoration of the plants to health | house wok, the remedies d th two were set apart for Pine Apples, one for orst 
effected. which ded their employmen of the plants and one for r the 
"Orchid House and Stove, April 13, E tieg I Orchid Hi ouse and Stove du uring PETE pro- | Cucum to 
; 1 Tb. common 
found a miscellaneous collection of plants, several of 
m of the wood- 
enced cleaning | a 
ee Eee 
2 plants. Every part was first Saninined with a pencil | the circumstance reminded o 
dipped in turpentine; on portions of the two year old | disease than the attack of an enemy. 
- no sooner this 
appearance. Where it came from it was not easy to say ; 
consti 
ere haie b been pettes decdaiiedsted in th the 
mollissima, in a p i 
the back wall, was ppg covered with mealy bug ; Ste- 
phanotis fi Petrea volubilis, Combretum pur- 
pureum, Allamanda. prerie Jasminum Sam were 
the permanent compels with the exception of 
the Allamanda, were badly affected with in 
tard Stephundls oron ccc ing a considerable space had 
, the leaves were generally 
freely, a split in the wood or a crevice in the bark was ae viz., that after 
difficult. congas ng was always o! 
heat of 90° or 95° ‘the 
vf a buds do not necessarily arise from the pith,and | of ini batt . p 
betwee Sometimes form large Seanshes. 5 it is = to be —— irad J tho bad i ‘ | erpe" at oo out 
dda of mich shall be moa a, axils an aaea : i Cm pi +h 
goo; of misconception has Ga iS mi bject. the insects only. Th q ii: and p and many of the y 
