THE GARDENERY’ 
CHRONIC 
LE. 
made m respected. His vice, too, was s always 
reely asked pest freely given; rr bis mind was observ- 
E 
le 
r in thorongh contro Mr. Yarrell, knowing what and in t! pts case of ouses which have to kept warm 
Rone Menesit. reai ap ahat as due to others. He hel in ould always be s iva 
m: not only by his advic t by his purse, ever valui P a 
aay or 1 uses only, never for its pas aks moderate (as a for admitting fresh air under or against the heating 
germ in a thongh attentive to what he under- | apparatus so that it may get warmed before coming 
took n: e, yet never ambitious of accumulation. H i y, > 
purely intellectual’ char: er is seen in his works, The part = a seo 5 a e age neds re 
im aiá st credit for was the ment a moderate supply may be itted con- 
He 
e- 
lowe ering the e and if th 
air during the day when the weather is mild, employ- yi 
ics 
are means of 
admitting fresh air s to bring it into 
the pipes on why entrance into the house, a little may be 
admitted w v: 
a 
stantly without requiring any extra amount of fuel to 
w 
mselves, Edinbur, 
“ei caer: Godin 
bium phe nomenon, with the Lotu us 
ticula: 
rly, 
Water Sa the Leaves of the nao 
more par-| no! 
-| steady ‘bottom-heat of about ke 
rs soil about the roots in a properly moist vari giving 
ear, | rather st rong, manure- water when 
but if 1i 
t require 
howeve: 
u r some roe It is ve 
swell proper 
ntly explained, It is beauti- 
sacar be been very differe 
fully manifested by the < tes a water plant 
r, to Que 
n Pin 
ae this season, ‘oll ov pate of A we = | 
— e Pines of a 
xt 
an 
be 
now kega unless in cases where y 
r quali 
abounding in the apero 1 will be valuable Baro or wai, 
in appearance the dyire _ went, which kept cool an flow wering, 
r roots itself at ei ha ut I 1 then | 
of the water, has bot i silos of ‘ts hae a brisk moist | taper treated in „this way, we 
1, and 
re ripe Pines in winter are in demand “Ca ayennes, 
k Jamaica, and Montserrats should be grown to 
furnish the supply fr fro hint ant to April, for those 
not only swell "potter i in onan i n Queens pies se 
— 
2 
otal also 
g are also a liable to 
and inferior in quality. * rait approachi 
be kep , but the a 
kept rather aes admit mitting fresh air freely on eve 
favourable opportunity, for anything like moderately 
well-flavoured fruit will not be obtained at this season 
witho out a liberal use of fire-heat. If any of the yat 
in pots appear to want shifting examine these a 
Par? 
aR 
unge wake the sw 
a perfect flash of Tight. “A piece of 
arnis! shed or greased surface or polished sto 
i 
once, 1 pot Seound, 
o | for r young plants if kept short of pot room through 
spa Png 254 onl be apt to start into fruit instead ‘of 
Fhrowa t the ae A omg perfectly as the matte’ 
one of these bir e cases is chew 
water, for eap dice 
AE which 
—without bein; 
Lani 
such explanation as has/|s 
d, — = this very ben atifal 
aes me perfect], 
7 FLO GARDEN AND SHRUBBERIES 
Continue to ote up and pot re ga as it ‘may be 
desirable to save, A num lants for flow 
garden decoration blo 
and such, wit 
= for „Propagation, s » first attended to. 
ason’s lat scarlet Geraniums, and 
me of hn ei bedding inde, should be especially 
shou 
class of 
sive as well as new, Dn Buist s ‘Notes on the Lt 
ane of Operations. 
ing week.) 
r when carefully potted and grown they 
d finer the second year ; besides there 
culty in procuring cuttings s of bs 
DA 
3 fo 
on for premering “aleti. 
ransferred to pots, and, if 
e 
gi will help to keep the conservatory gay fo 
time. Calceolarias, Petunias, Verbenas, and 
similar things which are easily propagated | should be 
y frost, when 
e cleared of and thrown to the rubbish 
pent "attend to cuttings not yet struc ich 
after this | time will root more freely if a little 
Aditi uch as are already 
struck should be placed i in their winter quarters. Make 
for wintering Fuchsias, Hydrangeas, 
r arrangement 
Bru rugmansias, Xe 5 las off intermediate and Brompt on 
5 
ae the ater is favourable for poh 
| of that kin oe 
RUIT oe potas GARDEN. | 
a 
nitt t ft ill- 
constructed or too rich borders. If any b orders are 
intended to be ren during ae resent intet im- 
Tat : Š 
[OcrosER 11, 1856. 
“Oct. d 3—Cloudy ne; rain at night. 
= 4—Rain; vue and Bebe fc ame: 
— 5— Rain; cloudy; ; lightning in the evening. 
= 6— Foggy ; rain; cloudy. 
— pones nd drizzly; 
= Heavy rain through athe rt hase densely overcast. 
- 9 Overcast tnais anay at night. 
Mean temperali of the 33 deg above the average. 
RECORD oF T E wnat AT CHISWICK, 
During the last 30 years, for the ensuing week, ending Oct. 1S, 1896. 
Se. | 82. s | Provalling Wis a 
ža | S52 | 22 | veteetn | Greatest | rei 
xə | SES sé which it | Quantity | 
me | 44 Bained. | °f Bain: 
41.9 | 50.9 16 1,00 in. 
42.2 50.9 15 0.33 
41.0 50.0 lb 050 
40.0 48.3 14 1.04 
40.1 49.1 13 0.56 
41.3 or ll 0321 
a ' 41s |4991 2 t os e 
The 
Milera n 76 deg.; an 
therm, 24 deg. 
No 
ACHIMENES: E p D. 
wool they are ru 
oo. FLOWER RS F 
For tbis 
Kills 
> Fruits: 
Na 
Beara! s Pippi nj. 3, 
will O 
o , if possible the top 
il | spit of an old pas if of a heavy nature, a portion 
of the sweep pings or _Serapings of roads may be ixed 
ith „and Apricots ; 
will suit Pears and Plums in its natural state, Let 
4 
A 
A emer | § 
Piene e S 4 
75° by day, allowing it to M 
and little fresh | * 
admit a 
conscientious! 
the composition i in 
ably prefer sere 
uined. 
your Achimenes consists 
Ants: SSS. We 
are simply interesting nuisances. 
of course, write a poem on the hard 
e the colours i 
The sete ree 
ess 
r co 
We cannot ian “inquiries privately. 
Margil 
our 
n Sye 
Botteri v we think with yous 
that which they “Teg 
ly analyse ni 
remarked, however, that mea gueto toa 
d the grins on the A 1950, eet latis 1343— 
ces to Corres spon 
ndents. 
Whenever flowers pate packed in ectton 
We do not s what the merit of 
sts: S SS. We really d w what 
hen do by guano. many, all “the pupa, peyia die, 
others ru ay. We have no feeling for the creatures, which 
guano; so she mig Lib a donkey, 0! l, 
ope we may not b renal red to 2 
Booxs: Amor florum. Bota Diol books do not give descriptions 
and instructions for!the’culture of all kinds of flowers in the 
open garden, greenhouse, and hothouse. You probably want 
some such book as Paxton’s Botanical Psa aA or the 
Cottage Gardeners’ Dictio —An Amateur. Neill's Flower, 
Fruit, and Kitchen Garden. 
Lay Lump Wauts: J W M. Bore holes in the wall with an 
long ,stout iron with a loop at the 
etch tarred twine ér piaba wire hori- 
ins, and tie your branches to the 
e WT You ot pre 
n many cases, solution will i help you. 
ony: i. to ary on very ant aiheut 
se nothing is so good as the ing p 
ties which flower in June and 
the later 
‘OR vee ree inal 
arly varieti 
ir d in October and November ; 
bi 
@ 
eee 
nservatory. 
e walking leaf insect, gare 
of the East Indies, and feeds 
J Will 
“Yorkshit hire 
6, 6, Golden R usset; 
s. 1, King of the Pippins; 2, 
sap Tinin ; 4, Court of Wick; 
enheim Pi 
1i, Ribston Pippin; 12, 14, 
is the Dumelow’s Seedlin rrn 
ckel; 3i — a 
acid as 
t wee 
a that most willingly. It is 
now Pequot ed that in future, not more than four plants 
may ent us at one time.—S A. Polygonum aviculare; 
Polygonum minus, and Filago gallica.—J W. Probably some 
Cordyline“or Dracwna.—fRusticus. If as we suppose these are 
common nursery plants their names are 2, Acer eriocarpum; 
4, Viburnum eon ‘5, Daphne oleoides; 6, do. collina. 
As = = ay | a uf they seem to be mere varieties of 
the —J . The Lophospermum from 
question noe g aia “but wi 
wit earthenware pipes to ca ff all excess ies ; Fee 
of water, but place a foot or more of gravel benea' rid himself of green-tly, thrips, and apes We 
the compost, wh Har need not be more than 18 inches | __ already received many lette: cmon aes mune Seppe A 
deep fi and A for | Posoxous Honey: Apiarian » anne wo 
“sd i ol pricots, and 2 feet deep for nswer to your inquiry; but w: bor compels us to 
Plums, ies The borders should have a good | it till eek. Bari 
| slope from the wall to the walk in S t. Ground for pare Sub. m 4 mo a scone fo Me feet 
orchards and fruit tree quarters intended to be planted | 7? pie ir oom tr aay Se Lk have api lars square, 
a he be a ye well m 2 a wien} and Sine simmat shou ald ee a the parapet 
tion a dress) ol ung ma well mixed wit the house, suc! e understand yours to 
soil, iiot arti r pai 3 ANDISH AND NOBLE’S SALE: GR. The new fruit from — 
berri E M erae called Yang Mae, of which “ the fruit is described as 
es, and d other small fruit, The eck pela ‘however | Aa = = eof a Walnut, perfectly round, of a rich Tie Ost 
| to secure shoul d be thorough Pic rd : is — is melt ‘mblin appearance an Arbutus berry and of pe a 
Y | cient, the result will necessarily be unsa tory. deli cions 5 favour, highly — by the Chines, being on F 
their handsomest @ y 
THD EN EE Myrica see or some allied npea Tou m inna 
in Europe has any personal acquaintance wi i 
STATE OF THE sgh rs po fiscnp pds NEAR LON BOs. pada OP sea among the Chinese drawings in the li brary of th 
airs aes Horticultural Society. 
NERY: Shirenewton e. Your G perf = 
true north and south will ripen ld pro 
house for ourselves in should | 
Had we to put up such rs reared rae o pecially 
positi ua 
pee your lawn ae Sasa 27 subline 
Worms: J S. If yo yor 
you seth kill the Grass. Such dange: us poisons 
used w mea gine 
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"indoen are aara eann till the necessary inquiries can, enbe mae 
We ak ES beg the aes of those correspondents 
hoss contributions is still delayed. 
