456 THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE. [Jury 5, 1856. 
y from June to October through being liberally | soaking occasionally wi which will help tọ 
or the relation of es to each other. There are rapped with manure water, but care must be taken | prevent mildew. Pr on ite sings up a supply of salad, 
p y too strong, especially at first. Keep the | Spinach, &c., an a good bed of Cabbages for 
h ability, but „done, but avoid damp at | winter use. 
joan es space here to Under a discussion on nights ty leaving sufficient air on to cause a gentle ew 
the powers of diffusion which, different piers Sess, | and “ate no prir aan will ima Lan STATE OF THE WEATHER AT CHISWICK, NEAR LONDON, 
there are, as we believe, some quite unparalleled facts pro ae of insects, Stock for mn For the week ending July 8, 1966, as observed at the = Mertoaleet Cortes, 
given, namely, the existence in abundance of Helix psn will n w require 20 some care S at it eos ls sl Tirai: | 
Wollastoni, and of some varieties of other sp ful e. Chinese | June. H j ae _ Othe Bar Wina 5 
Helix, on certain hills in Porto Santo, and nowhere else | Pri i Woackward, |! 287-37) Mar. | Min. | Max.| Min. | mean root acer 3 
in the whole group; this same species and the ee | may now ‘be ero be in a close frame, ‘and shaded fro frida — a retea 
varieties being found fossil in the ancient superficial | the pi when they will be found to ‘make satisfactory Satur. N. | ‘o 
calcareous beds (which include several extinct ects) | progre: sander S| | NW) D 
in the same identical localities where thei ieg potted gk started at once, choosing the RA e ge S it Ob) Fea as 
descendants now flourish, and nowhere else fo ssil or | suckers for the purpose, and placing them in a close | Thurs. | 6a | NE| oo 
recent in the Madeira group. oh d izna A they have become rooted. They = 7 Ts aaa | 603 0 | 60.0. rt 
Se we can confidently recommend this work to | are sometim acked Loh thrips, but if agg z te June 37- Cioudiess and hot; v hroughout. See 
the on of naturalists eo Aks instructive, and as | cool and nae “a smoked occasionally, n = a Uniormiyanrcst een we re 
landy. suggestive—than w e can hardly give need be apprehended from this or other pests, mand t they —  3)—Clear; very fine; cloudy at nig 
higher praise—for on bos t will grow vigorou LD Pits. e eee Sey tae! S fren dry; fme; night for the period 
cussed, we may almost say with jesting Pilate, “ What ow be growing p A vs and should be examined Bo gE rar: aia it, 
is truth?” We na that Mr. Wollaston by the frequently in order to see if 4 all is right 5 for — ccanpababesh of the SE P adeg- bélow 
ean t the 
RECORD OF THE WEATHER AT pochocednonacca 
present work and by his Insecta Maderensia will h 
ie 
ts, | from the wo a of insects. _ Examine young speci- sn at a E ae 
even of those who will, either in going less rom or that tted early i and shift at Si. | Ses] 26 of are ic Winks 
furth } ee ‘ore inti T, m July, | #26 gee zE M rigi yA th yle A 
P P x 
from hi ESE | EE AE gin | Shane ela ae 
Sieh FORCING DEPARTMENT. -tH 
Tkrorak Sund: s 67 | 523 |65| 12 0.45 im, |—| 3| 1| 4| 5| 9| 6| 2 
PINERIES. at all liable to ) spoil aad a4 6 03 1il shal 6l sia 
Garden Memoranda. tiet befi Tee. 3] fio | Sta | ezo] i6 | oae |=| 15| 2 117i 
MR. SALTER’S, gg: apr During the last few | now be kept as dry as eign priat Seet they show | Thurs. 3 43 | ais ee) 3) Oe |S aetal Faas 
weeks there has n a grand display of Chinese | the least signs e colouring, keeping the ea eg Hawg i orig Sige Sar AL ve tae FERH 
Pæonies at this nursery. Mr. Salter’s collection of | also as dry a n be done without injury to the est temperature during the above period occurred on the 6th, 
t INER 1852-th 95 deg.; and the loweat on the 10th, 1851—therm, 38 deg. 
-the ie country, ayar as it does all the finest ros om | the winter shoul be thinned very freely, and, “if neces- 
and continental vari and 5 'y, they shou! uld „be king over a second time, leaving otices to Corr respo ndents. 
usually we I this season. N t fi d, W B B. Your plants see A affee ected by a form 
id t other. A mod y Airok of ‘the disease called | clubbing, but as ark there are 
Several of the sorts PAN quite 8 inches in age |‘ on A gea o ; fee, $ 33 in one Grapes o insects in bee cag Be z money plant: tthe ith of “the Penne ae 
ter, and they have colours varying and in good panel till Teat March, the Vines Deen eaten, and in € bie imisi wed ring dar Hi Meee wah inthe 
citron, blush, end ‘Ce iia ne The finest we noticed | must be in first-rate health ; be satisfied, therefore, with | packet, the origin of which I could not crass. ‘The curlons 
them ictoria, blush with a lemon | a moderate, or rather light crop, in the late house. Kee — abont J paai = 7 ce bere = = of te 
Pan thickened parts is completely filled up with a den: u 
eT ; Humet a ai rh Buyeki, ied rose ; 3 gra n- the atmosphere of houses | it de the fru ruit is colour- tter, which from the rose tint which it assumes under sugar 
a lora n u pien, Very rge u g ge y day, with | and sulphuric acid is clearly nitrogenous. The section of the 
rage p a d whit bund i t night, to| dry root resembles closely that of some na brown trufile. 
eevesi plenissima, Melt eini ee r Will you favour me with one or two fresh specimens wrapped 
centre ; Reine H ortense ros lila n$ } st dampe I wed spider appears inclined to pe up in tinfoil, or something which will prevent the eir drying up, 
sr OST, m 1 e aean WEE mixture o uaa . M. J. Berkeley, Binge Cues mea a Lee 
elegans superbissima, rose with cain centre ; Po anil soot and lime, es if the colour is objectionable, add iive yon some bitter inform tle same time if any 
crimson; P. plenissima, dark crimson ; “elegans, more soot. Fie —Trees that have been kept dry while espondent can transmit in. D Similar way an and palies 
yellowish white ; rosea i ea rosy pink ; Vic- ripening the first erop, and are now cleared of this, oa Ce aca it would be con: grea 
tid Kodeta | Bos sore operat, re rosy crimson ; ; | should be well watered at the root, and if there is any : Diss. Drawings hav Dette mmunic: a i- 
umphans Gandavensis, blush an be 7. b hl dntasdty represent A A. Vittadini have once, and once ^ 7, 
tricolor, white and lemon ; lilacina super' engine. Give manure-water to trees| fou und thig epochos onan Lot ee p ane o ir 
-Gloria Mundi, pae rose and citron ; 1 aed sigur sate a ave second crop, and keep the atmosphere | Stoat in Naik M. TB 5 5 
coloured ; ups? rosy crimson ; virginalis, moist by freq y spri g p | GYNERIUM ARGENTEUM: A M S. This is the botanical name of 
Walnerian pate and pcm! edulis superb: a, dar , &e. Kee eep the ahan thin Sod r regularly tied, a as e Pampas Grass; ‘The latter will t be ae “all deserted 
rose ; sulphurea superba, sul Ena, gnos ; "geine | to avoid confus E expose all p of the EE TE ES : 
. 708. Its treatment has n ren in our Number for 
des Français, white shaded ah > liea rose; C - equally bal the light, W here Phe fruit is pening a attend | March 15 of the present eiei get 64 
k rose; fi e rara colour 4 b md | to previ S direc tions, aud keep osphere and | HERBARIUM: WD. Dry you Tate ag pressing them in ae 
a Orias, cose, ani. biud, borders as dry as can conveniently be done: Assist Between sheets of paper, and frequenti, hing tom, ae 
tions of cut fi of autifu p Ys pply of manure with a weak solution of corrosive sublimate in spirit vane 
: wa at the Regents Far E pei water. fterwards fasten them with gd Siani, glue to paper, 
Crystal alace ibitions, one s] es to each half sheet. ark on the paper the name, 
nar Fi oe 2, and te page Ei 35 Wid FLO GARDEN AND SERUBBERIES NN 4c, of the species, Then collect all the species of each 
ORE, PAA) planted sufficiently Go over ‘the 1 beds frequently, sh veg the oung nus within a whole sheet of the same size, but stifa and 
ge! 
mays permit their tal and showy blossoms jig: isl shoots of Ver bena: » &e., nicely re ated and pegged | mark the generic name on the left ia rans somes ry 
d, af hich the sheets in any convenient cabinet. All this is explained im 
In KADI Kas of the 4 Soan served ri cme | freed f h 5. ae tris Wu Professor Lindley’s “ wep ag of Botany,” p. 133. 
p & Pp PORR eae om bs growt may be permitted. On | txsors: A a “We do not know what is meant by a beetle- 
tion isd singularly marked and nieda s a ES bd |g y reni manure caterpillar; the ig that destroys the shoots of Pine trees is 
Pans of t water given at intervals of ac tow days and when the iperda, of which a full account is given at p. 612 
Orpheus, bronz, zy purple edged with Lg allow ; 3 ‘Dendy | pa is moist, will greatly eet in pa the beds Se striped Don might tit. Itean 
Dinmont, yellow and purple with a yellow border ;/ covered without ‘loss of time. See that Dahlias, Ho ily- . Your Asparagus beds are attacked by the 
Celestial, white, shaded and margined =~ bie ey ; is &e. are securel staked ad kept pro orl tied. | common As; para gus beetle Crioceris Asparagi, the history of 
2 g > y E prop z F 5. D. 662 
rus, purple and brown ; Paul Pry r Mazepp Remove dec: cayed flo wers and se eds m Roses, and which you will | find in the Gard. Conen for 1845, Li 
urple, broadly ti ped with white and Bde found no c: hp ace on your “Rose ves, but from tl 
papie, ictal * . Hig appearance they seem to have been manee Le the larva of 
pisco n noeh striped ‘with rose ; “Tine des | in order to keep them in 1 vigorous ie and to secure | the small ieS ee saw- Sy, the history of which is gi 
anaches, rose, stri maroon; Model gre peice of > blooming wood.” Such as are budded on on Gard. Chronic ~ 1836; p. 024 WESS ae 
. 3 ORPHOLOGY : er. g 
with purple ; ; Butterfly, purple ; mottled with yellow ; | the Dog Rose must be kept e clear of suckers. Budding |" growing point a eeel ae E form a branch instead 
Aristo, purple stri ipon i lilac and rose ; Bobo, silvery | may now be proceede when the weather is| of remaining quiet. 
lilac; Leopold, purple mottled with ye éllow ; A ne cloudy. Give plants infested with green fiy a liberal Sun fo eel WY. Your Peaches are both the same sort, 
ilac” triped with r Jo ott! the Royal cor 
ellok : Pi t ent, aes a ayes pai washing wil he engine, ao hee ge Names oF PLants.— We have been so often obliged toreluctantly 
y E aea Queen, mo * d purpl oe, & YOO water, ildew sometimes beco ublesom decline naming “ts or dried or other ponies that we venture 
; Judy, violet, ected with white ; and delicata, | after ‘this season ; it may however w ie fa deck to request our ‘correspondents | me to t that we never havt 
striped with lilac. Of these azeppa, though long | by applying sulphur to the parts affected the moment} 9T could hav a undertal ed duty of this kin 
gardeners, to eon pecially apply, 
should bear in apn hte hat, before applying to us for assistance, 
in cultivation under the name of Magpie, is particularly | it makes its appearance, first wetting them with Young m these remarks mo pains 
worth attention. An extremely ig marked bloom of| water, in order that the sulphur may stick. Where] they sho “es exhaast d Ser oe means of gaining information. 
i rouble 
it was shown at the last exhibition in Regent’s Park by required proceed with propagating herbaceous plants, We cannot save the of examining and thinking 
Mr. Stark of Edinburg ‘ f _. |in order to get this kind of yeko cas hand and the = themselves; i por pets i it be ge 7 walttngly- It is 
ere shia new striped Petunias, which | glasses , &e., at liberty for purposes. ‘ake | now requested that in future, not more than four eon 
have a very gay appearance. Among them were advantage of showery ee ne give the bony” and | may be sent us at one time.—J R. Hugo Finck ig km 
Madame Lemichez, pe striped with white ; Marquess | la awnsag ath soiling: § and endeavour to keep the Grass | collector who found it. Medicago orbicularis, We siption. 
= col Innocent, dark parye s strip with member any Hymenocallis that answers to your aa 
= i tensis.—. nist. We 
; Madam e the litte umbelliferous send us rip? 
plant. Can you 
LT; de Lepineas, “le N Tike aged orem, si DY end sie se GARDEN. seeds.— Rusticus. It seems to be some state of Lonicera s ore 
i ged viol white ; Where Suraw berry rum condition, | folium. What is the value cab Ne regii pia: 
maculata f . stoc for orcin next season now be ed, d|  climb?—We have also receive m 
dabie “than wi rose ; pas oriosa P ainia Pace 8 may 1 pem cam spondent, without an letter, a plant of Epidendrum virgata 
with green edges and centre; and dfi and a flower of Trichopilia albida.—H F. We suppose 
Hermione, white spotted with lilac. "s - a a | Prepare groun ai plantations by heavily ma- | staphylos Uva Ursi. 7 aing 
seedling Geranium name | nuring and trench it ; or if | OLD PICTURE : Sub Ant. We doubt the possibility of 
esi 
distinct-! 
| your question. 
iepr, pale rosy peach spoed. with ike t trusses | 4t once, select the stro! ongest runners and plant them on Pitatexorsis; Orchid, Tt is generali grown on a block of wane 
large an produced in great rofus' 7 in preference to a basket. e Horticultu Ar | 
P next month. During this month Asparagus beds can plant to titel ai allude was gromen a block t i 
hardly have too danke usi nure water from the stable or bj cert pe oe ? Somerset . Itis the spawn of a Fungus called | 
. farm-yard tank. light soils salt may be applied strats i liged by any one WH? 
ag oy Rope with advantage, but this shoul sie mra oa Boog | "ease tee a zenan a aa iaa ae | 
siyer stiff ground, as it keeps it in winter and Tois ie glass giving the result of their arin si sey side the i 
PLANT DEPARTMENT. roots. Finish planting oll wr the Lagi gar of tienjarig | if they allow the roots of extend in 
ee f t soft-wooded | Broceoli and gr planti ting | he Mrpew: Reader. Sulphar is a sure remedy for f 
Shonna iderably prol y the Celery as ground n be sore Jor ih an plenty | disease, provided it is applied the moment ger om : 
s weak manare water, whieh should “te given as of i keepi: pom wie, a eE 4 
the ground moist s applying ft in dry state and from 
, &c., may be had in fall | matarae, Tensei vie tad a thorough |- banane to the 5 
