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THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE. 
[November 8, 1856. 
Some of the Scottish mosses. 
the depth of 20 feet, and Seay I in Sri and 
n dug í for fuel to, to 
Heal 
Holland 
thickness. Jit occurs in all 
| it need scarcely be “stated is not now required. Giv: 
wg previous summer, 
bi Pest” formed thousan 4 
distineti 
yraceous, eart picifor 
whole is so iegulrl and intimately Barg such 
netions ar of I pra Besi ikar 
compact lignite looking | 
as been 
of 
positio: 
; but seein E Pany the 
ttle sages i ue, 
, Pea 
contain the ase of the Oak, Piney Bireh, "Alder, Hazel, 
‘one: sj}and ta 
entangled and destroyed by the pieced of the 
wany oon prystentsd: by storms or felled by the 
G 
, but guard eer 
damp by using gentle fires. Let pot: specimens in b 
| be frequently rearranged, make the han 
y so as to gi 
them, for the finest plants become too eo E to be 
interes when 
— for these La opie 
ness use withou 
eri are some 
eadi- | crop, it may be dis 
p will su submit to. that kind of treatment, The slight shade yof a a a wees pA of these poe be easily kept up up. 
Wher 
o spare in the Mushr Soia koli 
table and ieee pine fo 
a slight 
filing tt er > Spaces bebetea them 
os mixed from an 
this pcre 
forcing these. The 
bed of warm dung, 
with old tan, or the 
ee: 
ispe Take a 
vantage of wet days for making fresh Mi ishroom beds, 
that are spent ; iy? collect and 
well a 
[ratainóo, but they are gery se y many to be 
the most efficient of any kind of covering in use, 
taking into account e 
perhaps, as cheap as any. 
to air on every favourable fhe etre i so as to che 
ae bevel men 
manyobs those 
districts where 
ey Ə t 
igantic 
e 
n which state the wer 
will be less liable whic 
prepare droppi ngs for forming fresh bed s, by sprea ding 
them i sk he turning them ever y da ay unti 
they are sufficiently dried A t 
up all decaying leaves, 
rth soil on dry days among 
growing crops, as Cabbage, Spinach, heey ole get all 
acant ground manured and ridged. 
STATE OF THE WEATHER AT CHISWICK, NEAR LONDON, 
orc are of aa gi 
» in the e species on ben riter than if kept close and coddle 
struggle on for a oe era and doasish a aG Bones | with too much warmth and moisture. Ri little water 
and horns of the elk, stag, ox, and o! ther animals, 1 d at the , but look over the. stock 
are found in cn ore ee mosses, y few days, witholding water until it is absolutel 
remains of human a: tone axes, Quere, flint | wanted, and then giving a moderate soaking, which is 
saa o af the. British ons period ; Roman | the only safe method of bacon at this season, If 
ons an îs that date to the first invasion of th en-fly makes its appearal any of the soft- 
island by the nina of Cæsar; and not unfrequently | woo ded things apply tobacco SOON and see that this 
skeleton of man himself, pest i is ipadawa at once, otherwise it will disfigure if 
the 
comparatively modern ers 
tly coeval with ‘he dawn of the chert race, 
ook of 
ages id 
Cabbage Ti 
_ bages, and for their tall, tree-like character, a peculiari 
othe: 
poin 
Text-b 
—Jersey is celebrated for its Cab- 
a) aoa a 
Hiin 
of purposes. Planted 
tey k keep out raat and ee animals 5 sheds are 
with them 3 the ey serv 
Aaii Benn; ot. 
you eal walk ite p their ‘linge 
d si 
ter ing fences, 
stakes for Kidney- 
| kept to 
must be peer he watched, and mean lenny 
—— (we kerey nego unless st e plants are | 
ose and damp ; therefore be careful to keep 
i stoke rhe ary, giving plenty of air atetea that | 
n be done with sai 
Ror ING DEPARTMENT., 
Pin ing period for those who hav 
winter thein Fong stock in pits heated by fared ny 
pe gma: ak ved, for with sunless weather, 
such as this season, it is a very di 
matter to ratia p an in a health 
warmth 
Keep t 
thy state 
bsnl be accompanied Ha excessive moisture. 
ings s suffici g to maintain the 
the purpose of alee the thatch or roof of 
‘smaller — a farm buildi 
Jur 
ees 
ry. 
friend M Mr. S ir Curtis, a pear in the island, 
nforms us 
the 
upwards 
he has seen a stalk that measured 
Ry he o> BDO EaEORE 
ie b 
pg 
BS 
ar 
> 
Jersey Canes”), 
and firm walking canes, are 
Kew Museum of Economic Botany. Hooker's Journal of 
rennet of Flower of Victoria Regia.—Dr. f those 
sa experiments on the flower of thig plant, hi of a chet ged a 
ppersivat, at the following conclusions :—A short 
its opening, the flo 
o 
eit, and t 
it. This increase of iain is inde epen- 
det of or change in the heat of the 
| occu 
will ee oF giving air 
rather freely on fine Ai aai a Jittle must also ls 
given in ex states of the vapa when doing so doe 
not coe e thermometer ahar ering 5°, The ere 
pa Eha 
pera the Apps. is perceived but neither this nor 
Forthe week e nding Nov. 6, 1856, as observed at the Horticultural Gardenp. 
a TEMPERATURE- Fe í 
Oct. ng eee Oi the Air. Of the Eart! wing) 4 
d Nov.|S< [toot, 2teet | 
and Noy. I Max. | Min. | Max.; Min. Moan) deep.| deep. | 
ry 30.097 | 58 46 20 | 51 5 S TEs 
Friday 31) 3 | 30.31 K 5 | s 
Setar, 1| 4| 30359 | 30313 | 53 | 47 | 500| 52 | 51 | S.W. £1 
Sonday, a| 5 | 30.306 | 39.223 | 58 | 39 | 485] 53 | 51h) W. |40 
3| 6| 30.212 | 30.179 | 53 | 30 | 415) 51 | 51g) SW. 10 
nes . -4| Z| 30.311 | 30,198 | 52 | 30 | 41.0 j 50 | 5b | S.W. 00 
ed. b| >| 30.311 | 30.359 | 49 | 22 |355| 50 | 51 jE -= 
urs. 6| 9| 30.558 | 30.455 | 47 | 31 |390| 49 | 50 | N. | 
a | | a —— TT] ES 
Average . 30.353 a 53.0 | 35.0 50.8 | 51.0 be 
Made Hes iform zm h aze ma mio clo ny: 
ov l= oui y; slight 
- EPE cosy ; hazy at t night. 
- rr Uniformly ov ercast; very fire; sli 
- 4—Foggy ; very naar? cloudy at night. 
- 5—Foggy ; light hasy clouds; fine; sha: frost. 
=- 6—Frosty ; clear coli cloudy at night. 
Mean temperature of the ki 4-5ths deg below the average. 
RECORD OF THE WEATHER AT CHISWICK, 
During the last st 30year rs, for the ensuing week, ending Nov, 13,1596. 
: Wind: 
Ssa] Sga]gs N ee 
Nov. f2a|8 se) 38 
* |828 1 Ses | ae ; = z 
ane | 436 > | z 
| ~ r ye 36 
Sunday 9) 51.0 35.9 43.4 Is 
Mon. 10| 51.4 | 36.5 | 43.9 hats 
Tues, 11| 515 37.4 444 E- 1 
Wed. 12| 513 | 355 | 434 72 
Thurs. 13| 50.6 | 36.3 | 43.4 EP 
Friday 14| 43.8 | 34, 6 417 = 
Ratu | 35. TER ee 1 
lhe h ture during the pory “period sai pected on tie 12th 
Tether € s deg; and the lowest on the 9th, 1804, sud 15th, Isis— 
should attempt von Fa wth wit 
the nent plete of light, but Se “ning should, 
epi ra ane strong, so as to pre 
vere weather, and ao so “ot 
y's 
used for aeons apd valine Soom 
that efficient coverings are epared previous to the 
Stalks 11 feet high, and vi very | 
ited in the 
pr 
oceurrence of s and endeavour o Ee the 
bottom-heat st 
st, a 
ady bee bout 75°, and the soil in a rather | 
pat Al, state. | 
This system of Pine growing is now. how- 
Cas- 
24 > degrees 
krk- 
Voy 
Ke 
e ro! 
hat of the water 
adopt it to supersede it at ‘once by 
tus, 
R GARDEN AND aed to be p IES. 
who 
ined in 
s by n a bad protecting 
unless it ean tie proired i in pieces of con- 
siderable thickness it is not so efficient or useful 
, coal-ashes, or half decayed leaves. Also see 
r of the 
> as it i is called 
a second period of floral heat, which 
cients cole, dependent, inasmuch as gh is under the 
to o getting 1 F ass we and such things as are usually pro- 
red against frost 
Fern isan excellent materia 
ttaining, lik 
Dry 
for covering ihe stems, &c., of plan nts that require 
sli ight protection in wi inter, and is, iniit the least 
it, the minimum 
at sunrise, and the maximum a "itte 
but this is not ay procured in any neighbo 
- after mid-day. Thi 
two maxima. The elevation of temperature occurs in 
~ the anthers, 
the 
; the 
65 to 13-39 degrees, and that of the ~ by 1948 0 
-1855 at 10 end se filaments are aw oe poni 
the anthers, embryos the temperature is not| for furn 
elevated an in the anthers, and the maxim x only 
II to 5'2 degrees a he water, and 45 to 18.9 
ees above the air. the petals and stamincdia, 
increase of temperature is still smaller than ah the 
the maximum being 27 degrees a 
— of the d 6-4 
water, Ki 
of the air. S rinenda 
different flowers, in Pon 
attains 61-83 dee vena in the forever 60° 
phenomena are distributed to the absorpton 
evolution of carbonic acid, Edi 
ie eras 
Philos. Je 
aoe Ta Tineo.—Letters from Naples dated Oct. 
eae the dea 
office of 
palag He is succeeded, a ote YA M. ani 
Wat resan of Prof. Gastone from : 
Calendar of Speen rants 
: ie the ensuing 
filam = Swe staminodia. petals, 
gare Rr eat is exhibited by tose 
um prem re that of the wa 
rhoods, 
e best substitute is irkiy that tia as been 
exposed to > ities weather sufficient] long to pe its 
saiak Choice sorts of Hollyhocks, of which there is 
ng sufficient stock of well-established young pe nts in 
latter was observed o 
pots, . 
these cannot with 
r 
winter, and oe taken up, potted now, nia 
wintered in a cool house will be barrier 4 useful 
ishing cuttings, and these if got 
in spring will make excellent plants for Sit kibi: 
Where alterations are in ha nd, push these forward with 
e| able for out-door ee spit 
th 
Be very careful to 
a d, r lly } 
1841 bereits 63 de; 
therm. 15 deg. 
den 
ree for trans- 
1 do mthe gent the 
ready to 
N es PRPA onks spon 
EVERGREENS: a ni prefer October to 
paies them, but the latter month will 
better. Itis useless to dig round them till you 
tran sais ant. 
e lists are, we believe, not sold 
TEU! 
give his 
e le p or reds = 
Musa ase ne H. Enco 
regard the old 8 
NAMES OF PLANT! a have been so often obliged to reluctantly 
decline naming heaps of dried or kea plants, that we venture 
requ: nea fs ‘see 
erleyton. 
ung sucker, and dis- 
degrees above that 
i 
plants, hich should y 
rH i ert 
be best recommended, wat give a list s$ 
PELARGONIUM DAVEYAN r, R. 
ton, near Spalding, in Lincolnshire, says that he can Foe 5 
this old variety. Itmay ane had of Mess razer, dete 
Bank, Edinburgh. We have also to thank our Sire y ren 
EC M for peasy on the faux subject; pat ha pl ngai red 
describes does not appear to be at all like t 
eeto G CONIFERS FROM FROST Zee TN = nothing 
heapin; bah + jou nd with orse e 
seater than tend : JT. The public has now had quite 
it maar ets | 
zi 
| frequenti y asinis hat the roots ire piad 
e tops being rocked stent by the Saag. Get any pro- 
ong the s ae T or r herbaceous 
ugh of this subje! al 
insult” ” you is pg HH nothing more to do with them. 
TACSON requires 
3 
$ 
lea 
eaves are down; 
> 5" 5S 
h Dahl: PES PRIPA 
and ridged up so as to expose the soil as much as 
h], 
or these re a de 
Wisor FRUIT AND Erami GARDEN, 
manure, iyena: where the Hollyhocks are to stand, 
ep rich so 
A sowing of Peas and B 
choosing & 
ly - may n be made, 
ee Itered piece of ground for the ee! the soil 
should be of a light iy A eharacter. For 
| ORourke. The forcing 2 of Seakale and Rhubarb must 
now be attended to; and where there isa good stock 
conservatory affords it. It will only 
trained along the top of the roof, which m t be 
Topacco: Ishi Wgrgh. ‘The subject is under aprior Passeer sha ia 
R ix Hype Park: Ampthill. We would refer yo ou tos 
i cle in to-day’s paper. A 
Vixery: MK. Itis immaterial in what t order the divisions a 
your Vine each other provided on ly you bow fol 
mind that the late house requires least heat, i bay 
greatest amonnt.— W A By We find nothing og: ee 
ELLINGTONIA: Hol ‘ou can almost 
be = r door, for the ne ts of Lawson & Co. seem to give all 
perfectly ; give 
spring and ee oe when pi ian ins 
done as seldom as possible. 
ii so 
Tume. necessary 
p. 680 ohe mat ear’s Vol s 
lifted an he uated enually 
