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vug bardy herbaceous plants Phlox Countess of 
one of the finest things in its way we ee 
t bears immense spikes o u flowers, which ar 
advanced after having been cut back ; keep them close 
in a cold frame until they have m ade fresh 
h 
ee 
THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE. 
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roots. 
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[Avcust 16, 1856. 
keep down mildew by dusting the „parts affected with 
lca perce the fungus is i cae Any 
hey ean ha: 
crimson eye, well formed, 
ndas is another c: or Eble X, 
fre sed to air or kept te oc Att 
cabetally Biyani emums ; see that the oe 
secure rom a sr to hich they will Shas li able i i 
left unstaked afte this 
H. JIT AND KITCHEN GAR 
Keep | the young shoots of Peach 
in, 
if 
the spike. Col. Du: capital 
ink = colour, and, like that just noticed, remains 
auty. Kin ng Leo opold is an exce llent striped 
se should 
t 
by u the use of a thin net if it ges be done o 
ome prem Tia sit E 
goo yth- cy in e their appearance. Cinerarias 
7 isan n extremely 5 plant, and 
AF t thro e of thri 
kat thant 
and ered Monard lavni 
ok wich ona eh te ie wane of ; es are tink 
are 
winter een Calce 
an many new things more waning 
sho uld sown at on E 
as for 
cers should be ae cool and moist ; endeavour. to 
keep them bo A ildew. Repot Primulas 
rapid growth, especially 
=| tbe double varieties which, ate mie tpi eae for 
on. ring flowering 
as mk sc 
viously done cut off mer runners, and tri 
clean the beds so as th i 
next season to light id air, in fied sn they mt 
strong a Dips i see Lettuces to stand the 
shou d 
irae ete is quite hard rand b lasis ry in bloo these so hardy ai any managed that for mere providing a a good supply of salad for late euse. Plant 
Holiyhocks are cultivated here -in cneid decordavó purposes the herbaceous sorts are hardly out Lett d Endive on light rich met ttend to 
. rs, and among them were some first class kinds. | worth pea ouble of growing. ` Cutti ing up, drying, and storing Onions. roy weeds, 
at is only lately that this noble autumnal plant would | sorts, such Kin of Yellows and Ora e Boven, and stir the surface of the soil among powin crops. 
=e It ildew ; now will make useful plants for s fovering nex 
ns of careful attention to d d witt 
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lime and sulphur this pest has per 
TATE OF THE WEATHER AT CHISWICK, NEAR LONDON, 
hes | Fort rthe we week 'k ending Aug. 14, 1856, as observed at the Horticultural Gardens, 
Violets clear “ot red pier he liberal washings with the |. (eg) Banomaras- a eee ance: 
rnamental trees and shrubs are grow: nge, and give them plenty of e water ; also | 4° |g È | oot fee 
here e say. Weeping parle both Ashes, Phan attend otes Mignon vette for winter flówe keeping aA re iri r wr EE 
Hollies, ‘and Larches, are also lentiful, as are Sta ndard the TA well supplied with pot room and in the most | Friday 8 29.718 | 29.640 | s0 | 54 | 67.0) 65 
à p ne p PP. is Satur. 9} paenga 55 |650] 65 
l ing sp vigorous ossible ; pinch off all the flowers a8 | 5: Sunday 10 ea a Generals mad eee g line 
h f 8 to 10 fi I t. i 11 | 29.831 | 29.787 | 87 | 56 | 715 | 68 
y PP Tes, 12 12 | 29.960 | 29.910 | 80 | 47 | 635 | 68 
Of Laure! peer es we noticed some good e: we ont FORCING DEPAR' z= 13) 13 | 29.059 | 39.888} s5 | 50 | 675 | 68 
and 12 feet in height, and as dai PAs s trnight 4 i i Pin —Plan bionik ia ats must be freely -> 14 | 29.899 | 29.749 | 75 | 54 | 645 | “68 
en a egg ld aS regi a. for shade oes supplied wich air to preget their getting drawn, and 4 rage aal 559 | 29.785 | 80.8 | 52.8 =i a BR 
pec Peaches, > | they should also be kept near the glass and not allowed Se. Shei RE Acts Jap 
Okri, Ta ake ned gery! erwise, Siy, remark- | to 5 ga d too closely Aae foes EHZ. robust plant. o=slighe r aai eel poe SRPS 
Feis in the light sandy soil Roe desea BT ee hardly be expected unless this is attended to, and mr vith rain, perpen 5 
very unpromising land ly drawn ones seldom or never yield fine fruit. ee me y: very fines clear and fine at night. 
this nursery have ies lately poh geese an Aietan Give pct nEn id a y cae? Ahead IVe ime; hot end dry pe a 3 lightning ita ot night. 
say un because it consisted S | _aiternoon ; fine. 
F y 5 pro orare Bins a them plen f warmth a i , and as ce! Meni „Aftermoon ; ne veck a rsth deg. above the average. 
mostly of sandy rock, ov! rine id a v thin ny ote manure-water at the root as the a willbear, Remove | D OF AT CHISWICK, 
eur I gs S key ert on, Wg oh i on a useless suckers an sas soo! s they are perceived, __ Daring the last 3 30years, í fort the ensuing week, ending August 23, 1886. 
up fine ixed with the soil, aud now it is found | which, if left, only rob the fruit ee eee a | Prevailing Winds 
pen n hes eal Kalmias, and other peat- loving which it may be necessary t À ave on the plant August. EE FE E Years in Satis z are ELS 
. plants thrive in it perfectly. This is a good exam aple | for ‘or keeping up the stock. Do not allow young fenk ae | qse | AE | ained. f a z 
oF what don n free growth in the succession pits to stan San ras re e P 3 sles 
We may y mention that Potaaes both here and in | io closely Pd ested, nor to sustain any check iruk Mo fon 1 BS #3 es if Be 2 
> spongy EA in their tops; the tubers Soisitid f in watering, or the wa io pee 9) 29 | T EERE als 22 3 
Bnanect Plant cae wing in beds of soil must also be carefully Thurs. 21| 72.3 j soa | 61.2] 10 3| 2 
Friday 23] Zia | sii | 61] 12 1 j1 
The growth of Wes is not neglected here ; among | stianded to with water, kee eping the soil in a nice moi atu 23) 41:3 | 495 | 60: 7 31 2 
them me remarked a Cryptomeria said to be 30 feet in state, Where rapid growth i required keep as warm The hg apenas den be tig cd vere ge PA 
afeeri Ite stem 1 foot f vg iia T ground measure | anid moist as ut drawing the foliage, | ~~ een ey K 
it is beautifully branched | and give plenty of strong clear manure wat he | a ae as 
root, and the plants will make rapid progress for the No to Correspondents. 
poo the kind $ Of Abies Douglasi ae se he 2 ARDENER: ‘es ein ord We to hear that his temper 
there was we hg ace Iso oh nt E „next two months. Vrvertes,—See t hee is dicontro atie. He pest, We regret to goog gardener; there is 
i S thriving apoen ; also Libocedrus which the fruit has just been cut are free from in sects, | no doubt about that. Unfortunately the infirmity is 
a chilensis 5 feet high and quite Ys, having stood out giving the foliage an occasional washing with ni especially among the best men—masters as well a 
; of doors several wiu ; Araucaria imbricata ta, and if d u base counsel patience, and a little ny ae nt. 
> engine i red spider is at all troublesome ; an us ‘ll th 
- several kinds of Pinus. m TESEN sid — Man —— x bie bet 
sketch can be cut on woo yrtus m pn a native oi e 
Finally, it may bes worth ue that this nursery | possible. Prevent the growth f laterals, which only| ‘We should think it perfectly adapted to any Indian climate 
is open at all times to respectable Co bt anal they | shade and injure the principal foliage. Late Grapes | which suits the common Rc rtle. The importers of it are 
come to buy or for nea a ano, Tae g mre be assisted with sl — in cloudy | Tandon. Veitch & Co., Exotic Nursery, King’s Road, Chelsea, 
Roses when in fi ai eon y ios weather, y Muscats, which, ie hens, |g aenor: @ T'S, You camibt dbbetler then fase yous anes 
wise no ae ection a real trea o | Where tay are not on all but ies will require with Portland cement, the very best material for the purpose. 
and for retirement from the heat of the day | gentle fires, unless weather should prove To use stone would be to throw money away. 
- dious oserei summer house has bedi ‘provided, | LANDSCAPE GARDENER: B. The best man now to be had, is 
usually | fine. hrips are frequently very eroublas 
in which a leisure hour may not be unprofitably spent. | AE ? believe the gentleman you n: t the end of your 
ay n P y Spent. |some in la Ua lemin have been | Names 0 .— We have been so often obliged to reluctantly 
eS > aie | grown under t there is any! decline naming heaps oP ima ae panny ag Taan 
t res ents to reco t wi 
Miscellaneous. por a Rone it these, the “sige | fae be fre- | kid ae on bears ne ae pats ished man of this kind. 
ned closely ; giving the house a he eavy! = Young rs, to whom these remarks more especially apply, 
ay. this sien t, dried, is sisal ent sheep fo sm king as n as the ey are perceived “aod repeating | shows peat ara a 5 herpe applying be fie information 
th tw ] l th exhaust their other means of gain nation. 
nm —_ it makes capital litter for r ines animals. | this for wo or sde ma: ana aoe Wa. eanentt dave Gent He Wabi of piel be and thinking 
cul J kmni it can) ¢ themselves; nor would it be desirable if we could, All we 
k: l apd l bed of fresh Tansy is im- be done so po an oa can it rather close, will | n do is to help them—and that most willingly. ihe 
a, freed eon ‘these t should em render the ¢ and if the pest is taken | now s — sat in wi e, Ry : than tour 2 
ves are quite re before it ge say tite established it will be easily got rid | He ty Rack aihen caribou oe P fruticosa.— 
renewed when Thi 
“better 'appliention ot the plant than following the of by two or op ora 
example of our 
à unless ess taken in time it | | MW. L iat iongiforum. —W K. Euen i ee 
mothers an nd mal making i it into cakes, | 18 very difficu Paataee Give every Raising SEEDS: SSS. This is an art which mee) ee A lt 
use Bugs. tti 1 dì, as next year’s| even call themselves gardeners do not un =e i hear tt 
ae age ane on: = As e o ER TS a 1 isgrace be it said. Nothing is more co po 1t know 
seri P rai! she 3 t pets ety id that “seeds won’t grow,” when it should be “I don’ 
sand water, consisting o two parts oi cr soap, cme vs cpr, "Keer the pate sian and free from insects, w to grow seeds.” We may hav say 
nee parts of water by weet “nally pieten bug: d endeavour to preserve it in health as ry Ba as pos-| this subject in another place. x Pirie A 
and their eggs. It is enou Miam Garaa sible. Give air freely both day = night, but keep the riari Agan ag et E t OWi ae h ‘te: subacid be pa 
&e., with the pein solutias net cro ntirely relie werk as as can conveniently be done prove ae as large as a Gooseberry, concealed within a bl calyx 
from this horrid aot pre.) the inside borders m sees falls of rain, shut-| Th. flowers have no striking beauty ; but all doers are Pen 
peepee ting up the sashes Pag var when there is to| tiful in one w: another. The account you sty fight 
i mn apprehen d much wet 7 grosa shoots that at may still you have raised leads e to Gut g you have 
| l hich is not at all succulent. 
Calendar of Operations. t pikat whaa Se a aae ta Gries he il branchen 
For the Fei week.) age the action of the r a greater ten-| your Vines. They tell the following tale :—* Our Pere 
was at SO Ci at no roots cou $ 
à Ez ANT DEP EPARTMENT. dency to growth ‘ae gn, Fae sone be the case. i * deine from. beaches, for tho. Vine amets a 
Conserv ato: ties of Jap the surface of the jia Si this is at all| where. Our atmosphere has been so hot z geno u. 
| close, in o d w: he m couraged to do so owi tha border 
Lilies will pata ay coming into bloom and nd wil requis korar fe ot air an wai krish. for otliek dis ta feed re no more rani, 
attention in the way of staking. When removed to à sball surely shrivel and dry up if we ace e no! pee 
conservatory they should be, placed in a cool | airy part “Timely attention should be given t0 tho orient ion oe sah booe dona done ; thon ie is very Weel ae patie 
such as Flower of the| Of colour 
t of roots. 
a liberal supply of water. Every e aahi bi vik bs pas Mountain of ee and Golden Chain, heap ek -weerouhorsasiix The letter of - = teur has been 
t wee. 
oo the beauty them ye ooeaible l Senra Me — e first-rate Sorts | for beddin Pahi ree eaten a and wll he averted t to SEES spent a conn af 
ga the ination, e unable to say W in 
ve ey spall ; the best remedy for ants af a at “Most ot the kinds are unfortunately shy Certainly i it ie ie thal tea f any Fir tr - iat a If 
iret (aA Pp. Sat md and. 549 of o P light soil, and | ole eo-resinous matter, is hard, argi ught to red 
s hich re g done readil Cuttings will| we can match it hereafter you shall | be in 
bh oc le : : Z ngs wu | Miso: EPN. All the American Oaks Should be f suet oat 
a pa now be finished as quickly as strike Dey Sabet; if planted here there is a little acorns, and nsually are. Such plants m shay be had o al Se 
i favourable for such work. | dry bottom heat, — the amie of a band glass in urserymen. Your hanotis ts Caa aia Berberis 
wea'her which we have the open border cold — Sia but — are very spect. Possibly t oe its a tO pecenee ant 
inmates of | liable to it osphere of an ordi- an eae i aa the roots of plants; bocans? 
be den — ine i peter om oi beds and see if i g in them uncomfortable 
late a OENE improved by any means, s anà 
i liegt ee inks pg the bene satisfactory. er Rose 
ns which are ey em frequently, oameni snr ail yor 
late, 
sual, many communi ave rang 
and others are detained till Lows neo of th inquiries pate 
ust als the indu genea a 
We mus s >0 Birt hose correspondents, 
