728 THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE. [NovemBer 1, 1856, 
beautifull y ly here when placed on a bank with a northern ha test n flower an I form an agreeable addition to, succeed, or laid in a deeply in a sheltered place with 
aspect, and the same result is noticeable with several | such stove piaite as yet remain in beauty. Great care | heads inclining towards the north, to be protected = 
other plants of similarly faxurtnat habits. It A iben [should be taken to provide su nffizient ventilation at this | straw or mats in frost. Clear the ground of crops as 
plain, therefore, that although the tendency of such | season oth to stove and greenhouse plants during| they go out of use, aud trench or dig over roughly 
plants is to produce strong succulent shoots, which do | dam pr and artificial heat even in greenhouses imineliney Cauliflowers under glasses and in frames 
r i in the most favourable circumstances before | | may perhap. oon be necessary to dr A damp and to | may now have air freely. Attend to the preparation of 
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the beginning of winter, and which a deficiency of light | p ventilation b ay. It should in fact be | Rhubarb, ‘Rist sm ae be foreing. Later 
must re th 
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nder yet more pulpy and immature, st wood of hard- aA ga ripened | crops o in the open 
ing withd fi the action ot hase sun after the | as 2o soon n afier this as can be done even „by the he elp of ground wl it boxes for covering 
occurrence of severe frosts is not merely sufficient to — I , and dd 
counteract the existing juiciness wit immaturity, but | loss uring the nsuin g winter; use sulphur freely | ing material. Seakale may be either forcéd on the 
y preserves the plant from the injury it would | ar riasa tidications of mildew appear, beng val ye ground as advised for Rhubarb or taken up and the 
ive i would h seemed a more suitable, | be very troublesome if the directions above afe $ zoot ipat ikiya ina frameon a gentle bottom t 
and even a necessary exposure to light, This is an upon; keep every part o the. pie ee upply of Mint, Tarragon, Burnet, and Sorrel 
important principle in the process of acclimatizing | frequently wash the e glass to admit every ray of light fas Bs use. 
delicate exotics, and one which it is believed has not which at this season is invaluable. Advantage should 
r d'bo tiken of Wee @ t STATE OF THE WEATHER AT CHISWICK, NEAR LONDON, 
been at all adequate lyr me it a cultivators. E. K. | also be taken weat ther to horoughly wash in- For the week ending Oct, 30, 1556, as observed atthe Bik, ctor Canime 
(To be continue fected plants. te er ait if pot-bound should be ti ooo n o 
po ed at once or ill lose their lower leaves. -j Basomeven. | T eP 
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iscellaneou Keep the Janey Sida, however, sala ine under 7 over! oct, ES Maz. | Min. | Wax ens mdoa L00 2teer z 
potted, and allow them the ot the hous j deep.| deep. 
Hollyhocks—We extract the fe anas from Mr. y acaz aaa aa el 
Chater’s extensive catalogue of varieties for sale in his RCING DEP NT, sy 3 Fe 2 ae | era ioe | E mt a | Hog A 
nursery at Sa Walden :—“ They require “tan Planta rvling their pes and those i in | Sunday AE 37 | 3o.4as | 31365) 63 | 25 | 355 | 49 | 54 | B |do 
n. = 32 5 | 2 40.0 | 5 . 
garden soil, well trenched over to the depth of 2 feet, k Tues. 28) 3.329 | so26s | 51 | 36 | ass | 49 | 88 p t 
with plenty of oie decom monet manure ; such as but the osphe Mies | a oer tose (ose: | ane Perel ee eee 
old Cucum| ber _beds, night soil | mixed with the earth. avoided “at this aul STA 'partieulary Ripi shen eee Piatto ers ET. 
If th ne r the fru roaching maturit: Average 30.348 | 30. | 30.4 | 42.0 | 52.0 | 528 | 04 
od a ee 8 y. | Oct. 24—Overcast ; fine; “ody at Tie 
the summer, but in the winter wet is very injurious to | Use strong clean Ajiri in a tepid state for —" 25—Fogey; hazy clouds; fine at night. A 
them nts swelling fruit, but do not get the soil too wet. pE e r reik, fine ae 
which I remove to the depth of lor 2 inches the The temperature for the growing stock should now be| — 33—Very densefog. t, most excessively dense between 
mould r round the neck of ne pat, and fill up w with regulated = — oy berana ; keeping them ae 7 anà S tx. z ae x 
ith growing. gently, v a. be Gomes elationt mien ~ Heat tedaperatare of the week 4) deg below the average. 
and weakening t na lage. ‘Keep the soil about the roo RECORD OF THE WEATBER AT CHISWICK, 
surface ; = is simply to preserve them from wet, | ts 
mois sture as possible, for 
icis and slugs, from which, in the winter, they in rs CUES, Duringthe last 30 years, for the ensuing week, en 
are apt to suffer tog aeh if not killed. I str gly | letting th tt s2; | Se2| as a 
advise young plants to be planted every year, as you | the plants showing pate pre turely in spring, and the | Nov. 553 ERE i Tears in ae 
would Dahli if you wish to secure fine flowers. | same is true with regard are " wottrte baat , which 4m5 | 455 Rained. 
They may propaga nr by single eyes in July and | must also be epaetnly. ai to, ropog it moderate | Sunday ar 644 
August; also by cuttings in we = springs phoe s ona aliens and as re can possibly be done. Vin Tues. 3 pad 
heat. Young pla raised É Where re forcing is commenced about this t mers a rer Wed. 5| 528 
preserv: “Ks by repot ny hem in| higher and moister temperature will be necessary to n- | faae 6| re | 
to large pots, the larger the Denar} in light d Sator al 512 ai int | 
rich endy. it and placed i in a AF frame ; thus they | natural season. There is no better means of securing F highest temperature wre darme he above period oveurred ae th th | 
will grow during the winter. In March or April turn åhendaneg of moisture and a gentle warmth than oe 20 deg. | 
them out ah the ahr ground, and they will bloom as | P) es Oe a k aspen is quan tity of stable manure on Notices to Sorre spontentt | 
eee eee ne. carly. asif patiten is tie sutomn.— Plant) we caraing thin, Sa a To CORRESPONDENTS: We say that a letter or two.of | 
them not less than 4 feet from row to Ws nd 3 feet 4 Š 4 how pse are visited ‘by the Yamily, inquiry have beet scldentally destroyed: We must there- 
apart in the row. If grou] in beds, not nearer than F L , this metho d is fore trespass upon our correspondents whose inquiries have 
3 feet each “per They wil grow ll in the shad other = been this week muaweved for a renewal of their iaaii 
Tec Bat bys meas ins the roots interfere | means of a les objections hnrcter may be at eom |A atg nas ga hala nae on ot Ai 
In May, when the spikes are grown a foot high, thin mand must be used instead. The night PARP to pins reat begun to grow, and before they hav rely joined 
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them ou ut aecording to the strength of the plant ; it well | begin with, should range about 50° by fire-heat, raising | the stock ie A ihe Ponch : Robart te foe 
y g, leave four spikes ; if weak, | it to 60° by day, or to 70° with the assistance of the sun, mage a yon boo excont ton mn oF bis ad Sites xa t0 kere : on ae 
two or y p when they are required for exhibition, | Also endeavour to secure a little warmth for the roots | with carrion. —L ton’s works; Sir Uvedale Price on the 
-only one must be left. The — observations | sare the outside border, and if fermenting materials are| Pi rep midi y ara eee ore a Redd 
iti i r note, but a 0 j 
on exhibitin; g perhaps may not be out o pla ce here, |u Watch these narrowly, n — sas A Bow 0 ba ‘Out a Small Garden, Downing’s Landscape a 
addi? d fr é 
and as I believe the best way of beet the Holly- tions au soba up See dening, Smith on the same subject, and Loudon’s Suburba 
hock is in spikes, I venture to give my opinion | §&? entle warmth of 60° or. 65° at a dhe Rabe the Aeres | and Villa Gardening. 
-of what I consider as the standard of a perfe ct spike. | Of the soil. If, fermenting < ‘materials are employed, | Broccouis: M D. We believe that the cause of these plants 
‘In judging, the first &e., by thatching | 8°ing blind is wholly unknown, Your inquiry about fungi is 
-dual fiowers on the spike, the perfection of which con- ae with a good cat of Something ito;throw off wet, Daiei TH. Yon r Tomatos affec ete. with nee 
$ -sists petals bein; subst preserve them irom weather. ants in pots os ed whieh aio the "Potato “ai ease. affection is “4 
et even, ong A W PNS A a and boxes are used for forcing at p+ Becca ae ey ont me districts that Monash bean i= ro 
i kitos Sout Celery leaves are attacke: =? nsect, n 
must be compact, closely arranged, rising in the middie should be placed in a mild bottom-heat, so as toj fongus. You will niai mied 
to a half globular form, witi iff excite a » Which will cause them os Chronicle—2 The fungi from your lawn are Gimeria neque 
al = inch, oF in proportion to the : nize of f the | break more freely and in less time than can be don Caer, S nnen glabrum. I did not find the fourth 
4}, 4 ich you mention. M. 
pali have | Guies FL. Glass is sometimes obscured for the purpose of 
a uniform appeara Second—the arrangement of | 7 7 Ediminishing the amount of light suitable to some plants, oF 
‘the fi flo lowers on the spike oda be regular, not crowded] m} Jrg Fik r Kee Gree wate where glass a the practice is us ny S snina aan 
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haa nae loner ees. We fd api g app k rone “ What can be the meaning or orthogra of this 
-open spaces between each flower, but so dispo: a at 5 lreriove mack: pots to drier popes oe give air liberally to| common word? You wen nen hoc rere cena 
the shape of each may be agg seen, cigs ly | young plants in pits and frames. ? Scarlet and bedding Catóhnp... Ean no 0na soriathe oru nTen Se T 
the uj rmost cov verin : and nothing its derivation?” Thus writes Philologus. 
dd — et tar lg give him the information he seeks. 
3 d, by P hich. they will grow gently LAURUSTINUS pa Ve do ape think. tbat me tr 
any injar, ing removed now, althoug! e 
fal ag a ates te r “stew tint ar th Sener ‘Sei eat sh EY the Vineries are cleared o i a sing re events all possible danger would be 
di i d first, but di s ila Grapes fill them (unless )| averted by pulling off their flowers. In Cum na Seopa 
and 1 i istinct stan Š ah si at Era with the more doles things; reservin g the and| think the Laurustinus would bear eels almost any 
to obtain all imaginable shades. Stake them before they | frames for the Calceolarias, Lobelias, and similar plants month, exeept when in full growth. sed quick lime and 
get too high, and secure them well in by tying, and they Lawns.— Will some correspondent who has used q 
i Th bust Tas which do not suffer so poe from cold an mp powdered charcoal on a closely mown lawn, to kill Moss and 
will grow erect. The most rol h mieden si 3y Wherever alterations are rae lose me in| encourage vegetation, favour rt 2 AH with the proper propor- 
require a stake higher than 4 feet from the oon + completing the transplanti rte ne orca ane? inva 
If the weather is dry at this season of the year, they Names or FRUITS PE yrs ap app 
mild damp weather song. favourable for th their removal. cl 
must be watered with a solution of guano, or on ’ other small specimen of ae, Cornish ested 
iquid manure, ured a nc the Py id. As son se the ee tls Sg Breet Paris are off the | Names or PLANT re have been so ten obliged to an 
i it a + pons ste! psa ao tha trees let the pleas und be thoroughly cleaned and | decline naming heaps egis i or aTa itanta e that we venir 
ang it on or too ms. To grow the to request our correspondents 
cai te eut off the “later ral shoots, thin E flower rer’ 3 ae TS XG “ot maint quantity) eee ka or could have undertaken an unlimited a "ott Kind, 
k hi 7 Young gardeners, to whom these remarks more es 
bude, if crowded ethen, sud Hie onk the top of the | Tike, Such parts of thg lawn as are contiguous to the| should bear in mind that, before applying to us for 4 
spike, according to the heig! t > = ’ poys attention ! mansion should be s Š “daily to remove tte and they should steric ae! eet ey ae (rari pa Aa thinking 
y tr Sa praen EREE bs 3 at fi hy y3 jemis a and thè gravel walks should be Veinid uh meee nae woul it be desirable if we conid. All we 
sopping it you may in size of the flower, but | poled to preserve a smooth surface. The pe present isa! can do is to help them—and that most willingly. rs 
at the same time shorten its duration of flowering, and | sood time for re-arranging the herbaceous ground, | now requested that in future, mot more, than four nn; 
earthen m aurantiacum ; 
its appearance.” | Perai: years} may be sent us at one tim Pr Ear Sh erp the Venetian 
is rendered necessary mr 3 
by many of the free growing plants aer too large. | Sumach.—A Dublin Subser. or not in flower; 2 see 
| Let the borders have a pre Ths of well rotted beri ae | morsel of Gendarussa vulgaris.—J S. The name by which you 
| i ‘ f t; itis Acro- 
Calendar of Operations. before replanting, coped for Phloxes and otber | featea tfm Se BANES Epe at ane og 
iar he sage | stron Ta rooted genera. ‘Acropera to be the same as citer n Si We 
PLANT DEPARTME RDY FRUIT AND KITCHEN GAR pros é hide eh “pect os win fower.—ietcher. Nicat- 
~Coxsenvatory, secan pe Sing of popa in the es s and Parsnips having finished pan apne dra phys saloides e ola 
open air is is nearly eavour bs nl oo taken up and stowed away for use. Throw srums: A B would be glad to know behing 
make the ttracti aus ossible, mo among nen in the pit to keep them oor ether fs exist be prope 
analy as it will prove an additional source of plomp ae fresh, A part e Parsnip crop may | gaross: K K. Ther no work specially relating = t! e 
take outdoor exe ercise. ain in the ground longer “if other ones intervenes. baihat xoa as atn an ON P ad Noble's 
hight may be sopu ite, b the nee : aa oe » Ponciol Hints, published by B Bradbury and Evans. of the 
of airs Ae bep! up both to keep 44 Elas ouse mode- oa follow with a dressing of soot; this bata winteri oe Garaira: f P O. You M y propagate it by pieces 
and the i eat in Mare 
re in a pure healthy ene vegetable requires strong “stimulating manures to have | root struck in a little heat aoe 
3 should be peace a as they come | it in perfection in winter. As Cauliflowers are easily ey samen prise BE. iy maa Totte — m ie tale, 
oe Early flowering Camellias (a few of th he | damaged by frost, go over them frequently and tie the Pet Seen detained til thenecessary in quiries ean be made. 
€ 4 portion of the less g the indulgence of those “correspondents tht 
to pes contributions is still delayed. 
started), Orange trees, nes, and the [leaves over the advancing heads. We must ala 
s A A AAAA nay nias aril bo | ferwail whip: bor besnayed’ to AKEE oe inte Mbere eka 
