Faam. a mmama aomen ee ae ramma ace 
with Derbyshire spar, whose white appearance permits 
E en foli iage to be seen and examine ed with 
hi 
make their ‘Appearance, and strong stocky growth SJ 
secured K aver ce of air, 
d kee 
J 
themselves. 
a À stal. 
n the shoots er and 
as crys These of t 
they numerous, Mr. Veitch having the 
are h 
stock of it— would form objects of great taaa: 
ety. 
FORCING DEPARTMENT 
May 15—Clo udy; fine through: 
ip Cloady and fine; rain a pr ight. 
—Boi pecrcas ria a rain, aa wath hail ; lightning i 
THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE. 
13—Wn 
Mave 
22—D 
Mean t 
ery 
ensely 
[May 24, 1856. 
in the eveni: 
very fine throughout; slight frost at night. = 
dy 
sass throughout; 
fine; a% raj h 
sligbt frost. 
empe: 
RECORD OF TRE WEATHER AT CHISWICK 
but when PINERIES. —Where the quality of the fruit i is the first During the last 30 years, for the ensuing week, endi ee 
Le bl = Sza | See No.of |_ Prevailing Uka q 
oe rare and valuable 5 lanata t care must be observed to have the soil about the ro May. | £26 | £58 Years in Gretty ERREGEN 
N. Rafflesiana itself—of which Messrs cine ina rather dry state during the ripening period, and “ne | 436 Rained: | of a. | et wine 3 
i ising a considerable number of fine | where it can be done without injuring the rest of the Sundays! ons | 1 ~u, | aad tec} ale of af aaa 
seedling plants, on are ne ov fi y- stock the atmosphere should be kept rather dry, admit- Mon. 72| 667 | 437 13 043 | 20) 3) 1| 3463) 3 
while in front some splendid pots of variegated | ting air more freely whi uit is colouring : for | wes z7 ele Gry is jor (739 ah oa2 
Orchids, need it be wondered at that this house is consi- | there is no chance of fruit of prime quality if the soil Thurs. 29| 8 | 443 12 0.97 310) 1| 2/5! 5 4— 
is very wet about the roots, the atmosphere kept | Satur, Ei oo TSA | io oas islets gas 
7 3 p! P 1! 694 7 3943 
tive features of the place 2 ext in point of interest | € and a one moisture during the ripening | The highest temperature z the above period occurred on the 29th, 
soem om a aati, which are some magnificent | period. In of; plants. growing: in. pots. ie EEA “he Sowers On, the 2608, EE Derm. 22 e- 
r plants raised on pedestals above| trouble of collecting and placing t re those Notices to Correspondents. 
the water, whi i in the latter “er pn sea of different approaching npe ness, so as to be able mr asi them | Axswonxs: J C. We really yest hams eaaa dealers. Wateh 
kinds grow lux riantly and b most abundantly, perly, would well repaid. e hav the repent f the om er shows, see who gets the first prizes, 
thi and judge accordin, 
D: 
pro 
sap willy Se n 50 
Now 
weather give air ny ely to the 
e of plan 
Books: ink much of Mai Mawe by Aber- 
E e for fine foli i growing stock, particulary in the cas ants that cromby is useful for com’ iG purposes, though out TE date. It 
belonging to plants of this description is that me thes are y have been maki ing r weakly th, but shut} is ——- to say what will a your purpose without 
equally 1 g in midwinter as i es height o; a, dewing the plants lightly with a hat your experience amounts to, and what you have 
. . 0. 
summer, ar at, visit them when o; e will, if well the “syringe, and sprinklin very av: ilable surface, i ed SES: Feramory. The two Vine leaves you have mab pear 
grown and in good order they al ure a thoroughly ed atmosphere. Use| not to have suffered ly in the same wa The has 
tification and deli i i fire H oak ass i ist h maintain a single pale but well-defined atah teas rasta the health: 
A igh Th arrangement in this a ig 8 ued oft he rest of the leaf, the other is discoloured in vari “4 
Be very careful to 
t. e 
w of producing the best effect, we 
irti therefore be 
keep the plants alarn supplied with pem 
temperature, 
% the 
uses ought to be. 
of ‘Stephanotis floribunda Pere 
vigo- 
rous 5 growth, and also to plants swelling “heir fruit. 
grown for a late crop 
fih 
mass of bloom, a condition in which i 
t 
weeks to come, e bunches begin to appear, and a 
Concerning the new paia. now on sale in this esta- | temperature of fr leg 65° to ae must be intained 
blishmen lent, we e have nothing to to what is given in whib the fruit is setting to en good sized, close 
g at 38, ware all the more | bunches. Keep a sharp look out for red spider i 
important of men scribed, andtheir respective | houses where the fruit is colouring, and if this pe 
merits carefully pointed out. In the different or makes its appearance t e in ante the hot- 
we a ck of young fruit If not already done get the | 
in pots, and in the houses dev: to the neer ira a Vines litter removed from th the siae en, bat if it is 
eyes was an excellent $ “sol including the e new found that the roots have cre pt „up into it, which will 
d babl the where the V y 
wood Golden Hamburgh. ted with them were |in the season, the ed portion at the bottom should 
also oar of of young Tiew of t aa paein Fig. be left, and every caution pe ot to Samh the young 
g the f the main k were arranged | roots. And if many roots are fou t the surface it 
ina pairs ete ‘fice t a P ay trees, which will lve > necessary, after removing sag litter, to Se -dress 
rose up from among small Conifers and other plants in to prevent these g tting dried up ; a slight 
walks were i order, every- urfy loam, leaf soil, and Focus. denpi i 
thing was neat and trim. In short, neatness both in- | answer very well x r this purpose. See that the borders 
is scrupulo ly u ed here, a lesson e fruit is swelling, are not allowed 
ARDEN AND SHRUBBERIES. 
In “order | “that “the proper keeping of the garden 
h as 
wit prabe bgt hm 
mgo 
other Vines 
p! with 
and the e 
did not find 
a 
T he cellula 
on the condition of 
tobacco water, silpi oè any other ecto a 
ar 
p other 
re evidently due to the sun, but not to the ai * the glass. 
are all heal sith 
nfidenı 
vaporation Loa Sa 
r Vin 
any berry inelosed. The spots oat 
r tissue was too weak to resist the heat without 
d nds to the ja 
litter confusion vaio! Sorel cyt “ turn: jenti VERRETE p stro Sesion to the denuded 
ery despatch to bring this wi fin ut if branches, or can you imagine ther external cause toe 
Sale of Messrs. oddiga Oreh ONERE Akb ced| any portion of the k is Bo p ed,| can have produced mischief, asa stream of at a g a fiu 
i i s — lined to think that the e risen 
at page 320 the first of this extensive collec- | it to remain under glass as pet ras may such danne thai decks ha Satire or the me k Mei 
tion of Orchids was brought to the hammer by Mr. | be necessary, and plant out nothing 1 but strong pianis the: tele duction of roots from the surface of the stem, there has 
Stevens on Thursday and Friday, the 15th and 16th| that have been carei carefully i ie 7 ot a heat a proper supply by means of the 
~ Anst, fe prices me of kly P F i: tth £ tl b s & 0, asia 
the more important lots :—. e d. the th t it is folly ti epen d epon iE gay the areata Le aer ida mdrs we are able 
; é 431. 1s.; V. suavis, 107. 10s.; V.| ground in any reasonable ve abet wale er in; = aus apparatus, ar 
-~ teres, 102. ; Aerides nobile, a very fine plant allied to | to settle the doen se about the ‘walle of ‘the plants the first well “taped to the posers it is inte 
A. suavissimum, RAR 5 A. Schröderi, 192, eg Oo ; A. after | pl planti ting, and give MI: OTA apy BA. It Miir be sare difientt to say in what respect 
: quinquevulnera, 107, 10: til th ng weather | several Grapes, said to be new, differ from the Black Ham- 
A. tæ, 9l; Steet m Agee ceum, 151. .| should set in, and Algeria sprinkling Bevery ae rope ia all in all, we do ro thi = = cant We 
- gl n ASS an 1 . 
E logyne mirc asperata a, iat; È ey ie M greatly bene pre ae previ ie e piy >: on the sort called the Champion. 
pandurata, a fine plant allied to ie! hast Age vs fcc AND From your description we apprehend you have not got the sort 
TH: s i Oncidium Harrisoni, 9. aa Asparogu “will be g realy, benefited by liberal} called Oldaker’s St. Peter's. It is to be preferred to the Bi 
9l. ; O. purpuratum th of tase’ ee a with n manure water from the stable or farm Lombardy or West joing pimped s, i em itis an 
a; rieri densiflorum, 81. 5 eri, 8l. 5s. ; | yard tank, eran where the ‘planta are sweaty, jaune S late. sappig p fone sonar eee 7 
D. speciosum, 5l. 53.; D. chryso oto oxum, 5l 10s. ; D. l SECTS: T8 R fou nd t in your dried 
Kinglanu m, 3l. 5s. ; Leelia autumnalis, 62. 15s. ; L. cin-| as may be n eep t mois! a asal up but RoR. its “appearance the aye 
nabarina, 5/. 5s.; L. Perrini, 4l. ; superbiens, pete breadth of Ch of ri akiai, at “England, or Knights probaly heen rolei up bythe Eer i, Squeezing th mo e iy 
4l. 15s. ; Epidendrum Stamfordianum, 47. 5s. ; Cattleya | Dwarf Green Marrow Pea, o me other suitable is tio ony. ji hah of for destro g suc depreðators, 
bicolor, 4l. ; lobata, 5l. ; C. candida, Bl. 10s. a CC. variety for late cro; Situation | has doubtless much to} G W Sully. Xoor a. leaves and bloo: 4 È 
crispa, 5l. ; Lycaste Skinneri, 5l. ; Cypriy p do with the proper selection o variety for late| the iige apa os A ei pien ee AY ia f 
tum, 5l. 5s. ; tum, 5l. 5s.: A. bearing, but we have found nothing among the many them to falh, when they heme et e : 
neum, 47. l5s.; Brassia gigantea, 3/7. 10s.; Eri jieti ich we have tried equal to these | gruy "Nz: E N M. Thanks; it is an interesting Ease. 
biloba, 3/. 5s. Other lots, of which there were in all|for resisting the attacks of mildew, and very few| The pias ie Calla (aliàs Richardia) sthiopica, F Bees a A 
380, fetched from 7s, to 2l. 10s. each. T fixed | them in quality. Get Tomatoes planted rs ise how ean t beget ons varieties of the plant have 
for the sal he portion of this collection are i wal. le = WS| een produced there? Mr. Anderson Fermoy raises 
i , the 30th and 31st of this month. d ridge Cı b d neha helter of annually t thousands of seedlings. 
ef —— also French Beans that have been raised ùn er g lass. | Mzary Y Bua: JH g. 1 If — N a her of yous viet Lag = yc 
| wit 
Calendar of Sereions: | Sow Cauliflowers ad is a al and attend to iene up raed cae 
5 ye ” | a a of Spinach, Turnips, &c., and such Mowme Macarius: # P Th much difference of el 
(For the ensuing week, owefeinned i 0 state, and do not pny thelr merits. As re have z no personal Pr 
RE RET u. Prol good, though 
NT DEPARTME overlook Lettuce, &c., for Salad. Where Gooseberry iat wing Pec Patek test and YE coe - 
c 3 Pa ta paagi amigar Pt — pits and frames y infested with caterpillar, use every pos- | Names or Frurrs: Ea C X. The name of your mm Gabe 
fo Seve ATO! dared of tho. bedak stacks, ius al sib teas ogee y destroy it. If a decoction of | Pear is no oe tla donk bye he eee Af 
ig arii laces during su ines to te gree of Foxglove leaves is employed for that purpose. as it is bot itis not that sort rt Cones 
4 ka. the aa and- winter decoration by por dag frui not be used until after the trees | Nimes o Puaxts: Didiam. 1, indete eeds are. Yon should 
Beton” hal sty oor salen wel ached with a” Aten tring |“ Wa wt ol yer 
fy > z, sen 
| the gro’ igned to be trained in any par-| grow = a hi 
— ~~ Or Tame uses A ah cys liame ar Torm topping useless shoot to throw more | 4: Cran). Britian wer. born under “any kind 
earns the hi | stren; t are wi of glass unless there is t or cannot give air 
atmosphere, is; not 80) luđe that} you either do no 
under 4 h lants you say we conc that the better the glazing ee = i 
control, nor the p 4 ily | STATE OF THE WEATHER AT CHISWICK, NE. NEAR LONDON, te mber there necessity for keeping 
F as observed at | tural Gardens. 
oses for the week ending May 22, 1956, = Ecoma $ Carora: JP. It is avery handsome Hee flowering 
zal Basomaras. |——> ve plant. Pü t it in a mixture of peat, loam an sand, equal 
Ead parts. they are pro- 
aa! Tegi i ene Ee the b ppt eek rg cold in in comparison with the 
12 | 29.610 | 29.4 64 uced because the makes an effort, in producing 
$7 Nature 
oian asai interior of the damp atmosphere the food 
14 | 29.513 | 29.440 | 60 them, to obtain n from t furnish. Bones are a good manure- 
k 3.3 20115 a T for the border of & vinery ; for ha ing 
lt ea . tural implemen! 
heir bloomingifreciy,m autumn and "== 2 18 | Sasi | Ds | & EE doe mot ao aSa ei he Wad fl Fou an eo 
weza ig Fear cha er 
s home, be picked off as they Average . 29.772 | 29.630 | 66.3 i 
sa EAA 
