696 THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE. [Ocroser 18, 1856. 
| and should be wintered in a room or shed where thereisno, With either sand or gravel mixed thes fresh burnt lime. Do 
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Taraa cellaneous danger not employ coal ashes. If you use gravel wash it clean; if you 
Use of Plant. the Economy = Nature —That the e| = ne „use sand sift out all the fine part. it “must not be sea sand. 
office of: plants i ra ‘te economy 0 orld is not so | RCING PEFARTHENS, = Bact So E N = errai to say with 
ae S purify the air for animala r to mupp ly tl them Pine za —Wher e the bt would bet sell them i auction. i EIR way perhege 
ourishm ent, paie be argued—lst. From the fermenting materials it is a anen s found to i ecline | Evgenta Uest: JHH. ‘This n evergreen shra b, of which 
X tion i hiel liberated f dull cloudy weather, subjoin a sketch, is appar diiy about as hardy as a Myrtle. T 
Reape les. Plants take carbonie acid, water, A of tan or whatever else is hag been grown sucessfully, wo, understand, fsainat a south 
m the air, and Bea ar them, giving back to ie ani should be mad e directly it is wanted, so as to| stand moderately severe winters unburt againsta north east 
oxygen, while oP Hän ransform | Secure a steady te =a “of about 85° for the roots,| wall in Messrs. Veitch’s nursery at Exeter. With you how- 
rest of the materials ie Dh, aeae ppi or into | | In adding fresh fermenting — at this season it will| ever, we presume, it must be treated as a hardy greenhouse 
cabunite eet ge = rials of be worth being bie to have it in a rather 
vegetable fabric ateria e contain 2 sta! aa , for ci goi pen wet it is apt t chill the 
yg ait matter “pidaale fro rst, and when fermentatio ences the 
them does. A Serias oxygen ies to be eliminated, heat hs becomes so ay ge io oe must be 
and is therefore given off in a free tee: which appears raised. VIN 1£8.—Ripe Grapes will ee to be fre- 
to be the essential thing here ;—the formation o tl , cutting out any 
vegetable fabric, or of organic siete, by which ates pale dif the re nae have not been well t K 
the plant can grow, Rirn its parts, and öntiras: to inside berries must be carefully examined in ent 
exist ; z r the pane on _ the oxygen gas necessarily of damp weather, otherwise the bunches will be very 
separat ed in the pro R liable to et disfigured, Avoid, if possible, having, pe 
From considering the kind and the degree of the | Plants requiring watering in h 
dependence of the mal creation upon these two expected to hang for any time, and where any cee 
results of vegetation, i Saab, a ve getable matter must be kept under the Vines’ ibo should be watered 
uced and the oxygen gas Now upon in the morning, using a little fire heat wi ir to get 
the wip as is well prt Le čependeneo of the animal | the atmosphere dry before night, Gen res will be 
creation s en tire and absolute ; upon the second, only necessary here when the weather is damp, but use no 
t ne a vegetable matter so pro- | ™° ore than may be necessary to keep the sae in 
motion, for nearly as injurious as 
duce! furnishes the whole food and fabric of animals, 
Without it animal life could Tp have existed at all ; it 
and were its production now to be suspende d, all the TARNEN RAN Saag a 
„and then th } In oa ‘iocadlies the heavy rains we have lately ex- 
almost at once. On the other hand, the amount of the Suita ‘must have eS damaged the appearance 
dependence of ‘animal life i no bea cig et of of the more tender kinds z A sige and such ag.qre 10 
by plants ma supp be saved should be remov mee, Pri eel thom 
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air be etit even by the higher. Siu of coon oi in summer, and steps should now be taken to fill up the 
Making the needful calculations, M. Ths hiss beds as they are c cleare d, for the ek = pianu a "=" 
d thi I l spring. A miscellaneous mixtur 
dwarf early blooming shrubs , perennial bree sa | 
consume more than 1- 2000h part br, weight of to] bul is n mops commonly planted ; but in arly la laid 
deyem of the atmosphere, “a 1 utity mato mere T ja bed Ee ; s the meas 
Lahn ciable to the most de elicate m nsofi inves stigation | fully considered, as bm 
b i and bulbs te en | 
ta no van bib on the life of ani ks elon as ich and Ser diay if proper: ly arra en and | 
respects the higher races of animals, “it woud airs piee out. Lawns will now require daily sweeping to 
no less than 1 10,000 “years before call, the ) men on ‘the present anything like neatness; roll constantly wherever | 
the Well clean 
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otar t hte whole animal kingdom E phe tiem would 
sensible to Pte’ 3 cine even supposing be sare ~- them b 
life to be extinct during the whole of this time ;” well rolled in order that the water may pass freely off 
is the Py" pet the surface. All operations of planting, relaying turf, 
A tk a Rop pa 14 } K. 1 Aad Seh 
Surely, then, we ou t to call S y pro plant. It will grow freely in good rich loam, and if kept u 
the air the essential HARDY FRUIT D glass it will blossom in spring and ripen its fruit ko in 
EEEE autumn. Small plants in pots bear well, and the fruit when 
1 economy of the world, nor| Asa supply of salading is generally in request ‘duri ing | quite ripe is delicious. It is about the size of a Black Uurrant$ 
“dn that opera- | winter a stock of sae full grown Lettuce and Endive | Grant Asranacus: M G Y. It is a general belief in this country 
pa organising ` matters which provides the whole | should at once eet ferred to pits or frames, Where | that there is only one sort of Asparagus, and ag te what = 
l n be i ivation. | 
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for a Shed se year would depopulate e the earth. Nor | weather, the is, should be kept in reserve for use in| to be found in any Asparagus bed are to be considered Bo. 
we call that the veneer office of vegetation, | very severe weather. Endive is blanched for salads | Guaxo: G H. Blue Billy is the lime that has been employed for 
Bk catty was not essential (as the other was) to | and kitchen use by various means, but a way we prefer) purifying gas. It is largely used by fraudulent guano dealers. | 
We cannot recomm: n rather than another, Doubt- 
existence of an abundant animal life before and | after being tied ly dry i men opo paren 
s Bg — mig gree Ry. MA eocOver: as ill obtain the informati k by inquiring at 
the epoch of the coal formation, and which | much as requires blanch ne time with leaves ane ef home = he Information y i rears“ Biunopogete | 
p ry as possi ssible, throwing : little long litter | Street. 
Sare — ees s oe een no over ee pam fron Deng lawa shou’ with eee of f lamp black, sth cok beaten piy wants cy ae 
ee ion here of this as a function of vegetation, and | wind, Sow a crop of oe in a frame for winter ; | yaucs or Faurrs: J M E G. The Fig ase al te Ganoa.— 
bei the two oe of organised | Celery, Cardoons, and Leeks should be earthed upin| Anon. 4, yeh Crassane ; 3, Glou Moreean; 10, Blanc 
. beings upon the bere the balance of its ele- | dry (weather ; pron li, Boreeole, &e., may still be Font 17 ap oe be Ponce lek; ry Winter Mae iS. 
ons rd ee even here not alw ways considered that, | hoed betw ween, as should also winter Spinach, thinning epen ae re pi unknown =e. 2. . Hollsdbary d : 
a bide Sis kine said, : t 16 inches apart. Names oF PLants.— We haye be en obliged toreluctantly 
* ti 3” that though the animal kingdor ) d not Oe decline naming heaps of dried po other pl enie that ano 
out to request our correspondents to recollect we n 
k might ve eae TE d ae Ye Sneed STATE OF THE WEATHER AT CHISWICK, NEAR LONDON, or onti have dadare ken an aniiantted duty of this kind. 
Wis daiak E ry exist an ourish without For the week ending Oct. 16, 1856, as observea at the Horticultural Gardens, Young gardeners, to whom these remarks more especially SPPIy) 
“ee n other w ords, the vegetable creati TaS AEE should bear in mind that, before applying to us for assistance, 
zg provision for the animal,—immediately and se acing be g| Basonm trae NOS Ran Sat they should exhaust their othe: f gaining ini iin e 
“ a e a te $ remotely andcontingently | oct. |8| 5) wa | was) ao | squid toon Bloat (Wind E We ernnot save them the trouble of examining and thin prg 
Him ta faa Pot ‘sok isini ten cg ot * [3 | Max. | Min. | Wax.| Min.| Mean re ETA for themselves; nor would it be desirable ue ay na 
> Cont en a eae gee ares Ml md can do is to Aelp them—and m ta 
Liebe being,—in the other.—Edin. New Philos, Journal, Friday 1c] 11 | 30199 | 30.106 | 62 | 43 | 525 | s6 | w ested that in future, not more than four plants 
Satur. 11} 12 | 30.029 | 29.972 | Ge 2 0 | 56 on name you have l 
SSS eee Sunday 12| 13 | 30.160 | 3.035 | 61 | 42 Bu 56 $s AE < Fha pakone ee EEA olygon: plexum.— ) 
Oaleniar of Operations Mon. 13) Q | Swiss | soos | ez | s4 | 5] se | s| S | co] arn lalina Tiori. A haray evergreen shrub. 
4} 15 | 29.245 | cosas] Go | as | 540] 56 | 56 |S.E. | < . Griselinia T 
(For ensuing ew pe ed. » 15 29.654 — sk ea 340 A | 35, s. a Rep Spiper: Cork, Since you ha’ s Ria m your Russis® 
7 2| 9 | 510] 5 | Viol m this pest by dusting with sulphu plenty o 
30.06: nE cay | bx | moisture, we would recommend you to try what effect Page 
PLAN DEPARTM Fe ere ce na SYS. Sfr SEAE 50.1. 6 21| Cols Blight Composition has on hee at is stated by the e vendors 
(i: è 0—] $ rain at ni; . 
‘Seg il ‘ee. -A ir shouid ` still ott Eoy = it = Con ct P cay tain w Apia es e R A wi zoa apidae aut ae good opportunity 
— J= Fe: > zy; fine. Rose trees 
si 1 è ; J Roses: G W S. Removing the blooms from t 
hts, which = a pp TAA o Aeae would not be likely to injure them, od. you did did not cut 
us. Dry westher| Z 15—Showery nnd rather inisteroan; radiate Sou shedinsal de weak of along with them, s iheir o papra 
clean the Mean temperature o! of the w mae the average. dition, we should think, must be ai 
+ canse. $ rain water 
c a of ts, and to wash sai outsides ted ais RECORD OF mE a aT eo SxeteTon Leaves: W C. Steep them fo for Famine Sees nad 
an pots promote raton ing the! years, for the ensuing week, ending 35, 1956. in a warm place y exposed to ir eee ie pr eatt 
during — ewise = Winda smal quantity of muriatic acid toit, A great t deal 
oe : h es s soul a PE ż £2 = ehian wens Aes in picking out with needles the the parts of 
E au aes or tari serene ea Oct. | 5S6 | SEE the leaves that are not rotted away. 
t expe 
from These little atten- ane | 386 Uspzrcrousp FLUES: A B. You wil _ the collecti? E ur 
i ER ee rience of several correspon ndents e point at p 
19) 59.2 
i; -2 present year’s volume.t be 
one BE Venvrsas: J B. It is not an unusual thing for Veiene: gior 
Wed. 22) 587 | 443 sweet scented; the light kinds are mostly mor 
ns ce Ee fragrant. t ad oie ae send you his 
riday 6. r Misc.: E P N. Mr. 
Stat. S $5.2 —_DaS gratis if you apply to him at Ghent. Ficu sban anvi 
Th suppose be Lety struck from a leaf. gare DY nee for you Will 
to it. The Berberry you m st propagate maleiplied 
eee hardly s ith stings the other cal Now 
f when it produces an offset, or by : r9 
Notices to Correspondents. raised from seed you nee aes lants, too little in 
| Bodka: JK R. Hoare on the Vine may possibly answer your | Sept. 20. Echinocacti ag! AE vatalogue. 
purpose.—A F. Whiting’ s Flower Gardening for Ladies say A pec to form : aie arder nave received too late, 
cmos frm tie sl erate ne seek fort—P tena peo ot detained jën the necessary inquirie can be mae 
o IPS. cep is right. St eha border is Gor 6 at | We must also beg the isapan ot those correspondents 
oro ones will be enough. Concrete may insertion of whose contributions is till delayed. 
