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THE 
GARDENERS’ CHRONICL 
E. [NovemBer 29, 1856. 
fal Lani 
ieir limbs in ha Upon this subject , wooded plants are equally applicable to Pelargo- | STATE OF THE WEATHER AT CHISWICK, NEAR LONDON, 
our our author’s 3 re remarks are admirable. iums, Cinerarias, and Calceolarias ; these Mites r wos Paes EEEE ee Gardens. 
“In a strictly phil osophia aes of view the in-| Will require a night temperature S pt Paes the | hats | oina _Tamraaarvas | EER 
aaae shat igen th > may certainly b plants he glass as means w order} Nov. EE lien Ot the Kart! lwina| $ 
fae Hehe pete carries with it a that they may get as much light $» possible.” Seedling a z| Mas. | Min. Max.| Min. | Mean | deep: deep |3 
high ile of probability. We find that many thin nift if requi- Friday 21| 38 Ee E 
have a manifest use ; but the find innumerable | site Satur. 2 33 | juan | 00 
others for which we can discover no use, and by which wae to ss blooming pots ; : after po ie place them sone Ta S ie 
no visibl d or purpose is answered, but it is not an | at the warm end of the house, ee should Tne 30.018 
unfair extension of the inference that, in these cases, | OW have their shoots thinned and neatly tied out to 
so “se end is answered ; that, in fact, every- | Stakes ; keep them then to produce ilaa y <a s 301 | 50.0 | 358 
thing to the fumigate on the first a „appearance of green fiy. A oracei 
vercast; cloud; d 
ture is adapted to other things, and 
the 
whole ; ; pp rany in by far greater Nature 
fail to perceive aa t the partic pons relation or depen- 
dence may t may suffice to convince us of t 
should be kept and either the cause Shka or the 
, | Plants r removed. Orchids will m 
i, 
if we merely ask for what Saroka is life itself con- 
ferred ? ors to what end does the material universe 
be most injurious. As Camellias come into flower pre- 
altogether exist ?” 
ine; overcast. 
reast; quite cloudless; clear, cold, with very 
ws of sni arly .; slee d; 
genfa pea 
fature ot the week 1 deg. above the 
RECORD "OF THE WEATHER AT CHISWICK. 
the ensuing week, endin 
t; rain; cloudy. 
h th TRE ER: Dari: fast 30 for 
“The rina of Bacon that final causes are not in soon become spotted, and decay Pea | S re ling W 
th placed AND S82 | 5ga] 32 | goor | create Prva 
ae = px Hon See | SEE] Ss LGrarde Quantity j 
4 7 Let lawns be well rolled when mfcieny i for the | #24 Deet cies | gae e | aa: Z| 
p t may be very true that sometimes hints purpose ; every part of the turf should be fr requently = 
towards inductive investigation have been obtained | swept during th t Sunday 30| 48.6 | 35.9 | 422) 17 e i A, 
from the consideration of the ends to be answered by | en ra of sree aroa coner as well ke t turf, tues. 3| a akaa] M O31 2 
certain observed conditions. But it is in general a jo 3 > 4 : AeH A eA r fa al Sis E 
mor : : eed ay mips 
re safe and philosophical rule, that we may in Bec lie h e “season is afforded which sir sl ane | 352 i oso |3 
€ 2 renders the loss of more attractive plants less to be an 
not from final causes to physical induction The | regretted. At i ee tha 
= arin rde N Pr P era will not meet kept dry and firm, in order that they may ie traversed AA 
it will wA mands of scientific enlightenment ; | with comfort at all ti While the w: eathe continues | Notices to ee s: 
ae a ce now to argue solely on the adapta- | mild the planting of deciduous trees may  Prreuedad Ks: German Sub. bly 
z means to a known purpose, or a practical | with, np apinle the | state of the land will ‘pent the “your pu Tpos 
ign evinced, and an obvious end answered. f DIOSCOREA ERIE B W. The roots will not bear ee uch 
we cannot discard th i a cooking, a decided advantage. We are making inquiries into 
meaning, We may speak ne desig biel bayonet its | of the rdy kinds e planting of ever greens the matter, and hope to report ag eek, In the meanwhile 
ican. hi Fishel See oe ee with reference | had better b parkis till hon. Deciduous shrubs ma; do not consume yours in experime 
ely to e rangement, without E be pruned bois pri er there is time ex ea uring severe | HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY'S MEETINGS eee. It is unreasonable 
to the idea of igen utility. Such modes of e fro st. Man f the larger growing P ani ill only to expect that you who in no way whatever contribute to the 
sion ote preferable, as not leading the mind A i Dee re goi ae ver once in two or three years, to reduce aN ae ge mp ag hag oer ga to ~ niga nt $ 
H H z, > meetings . 
undue expectation of what it will not realise. s traggling shoots to proper limits and to thin out where | liberal in this respect. But that is over. If you wish to par- 
: to physiology, the higher argument acquires | ino thick. Smaller growing shrubs, as some kinds of| ticipate in the rots eee SA aap anit aoa hance yon 
ag ion in proportion to the pri of the] Robinias, Cytisus Spitteas, Deutzias, &c., should be z oa whe Iaa AADI E, Shae o Marinara 
science, We obtain more enlarged ideas of design as | pruned annually if a jae show of flowers and uniform | the pra a order Pot sii sion. "Pe aaa oe eagle Oe 
we advance fi the more confined views of the older! shaped flo are des Secure standard Cytisus, rden. It is wonderf many people expect to have 
schools towards t ider principle of symmetry and y ] PA Th ning everything for nothing 
unity of composition. So that ‘final causes,’ proper! Tar Sik bn WaTER Pires: Homer. P Senadin eaa 
ying in of climbing sildiniase on anys Sg C., may ices. Rai F ght er it th ts can 
i K Qi prices. Rain-water iron pipes pork phon oe rye 
a erstood, so from receding (as some pretend) | remain till February. Many of the above plants are | be made good, but the common size is too small. They ought 
efore i ad te f modern — in the wider and | partly evergreen, and when pruned at this season their | to be 4 inches in diameter. No hot- Ee are ene wpa to 
more mosophie sense, eminent erive increasing t escend. It should always rise a little from where i 
evidence foi its progr’ S. 4 the high Fl SEDEN mewhat naked appearance through a house till it reaches the point from which it has to return. 
ORGLE = straggling loose growths should, how- M A Reader. t them with 3-inch hot- 
ee of symmetry and unity of composition can in N 
way prejudice that of oe amend the latter benig 
but a part of the same great argume' et is it jus 
to acense those of the modern scho! ir ie engaged 
as their ere ial and lepit imate nee an in Tivati 
the f of undervaluing t the lat 
Not es cercati is tbe manner in whieh the perma- 
BO IEE 
er, b 
3 
RCING DEPARTM 
Pin se Wiens the bttom-eat ie wholly de- 
pendent ‘upon tan or ot her pies ing material it is 
E iN when the 
low. 
If, this is found to be a case a few inches of fresh 
nence of species is handled. 
hs onl. 
urface, _ which will generally 
ws 
“In the first place, then, the belief in the essential 
and i inhere nt immutability of species, not on ly in 
adres - ‘hve wa worn out, it will probably b 
sie sary t move the plants and add a Syhsidersble 
iae back Woah alt’ ihe il elete of tan or leaves. Where shed room ca 
ies od oie been upheld eonfessedly on U of spared, a quantity of tan should always be kept i 
lini hr ia | readiness fo: may work in winter, as if nsed h fi 
led proce re way (it i ie on eged) na | PS r it i most certai aS roots 
inthe of oth ei Te piivantatiowe commences, hen heats too 
= eE Laborer koe T violet Let no trouble be sth Spania which 
is argum T, gether r r necessary to secure a stead 
sian, desea of aoe = a nage to preserve the roots in health, 
T f pas equilibr - | for if pr ‘om "zet injured it will be in vain to 
and ae like, g ibrium, ect the plants to ode vigorous growth in spring. 
p P P Be [especially darek of those ex Beit to start into 
oi aN pan ais or Daa om ma Par soon, for if the roots of these are injured now 
within certain limits be © 
hi id whatev: 
observe, are to 
gny different wa: 
Calendar of Operations. 
(or the ensuing week.) 
PLANT DEPARTMENT. 
rare &e.—Should dull weather continue | 
conservatory 
res will be pacar for 
gra variations in 
the Sioa of « EA or to be explained in 
. way.” 
and | 
there will be little chance of getting the fruit to swell 
UIT 
Where i trees have been f or some years left 
unpruned, the hand-saw will be Spey to thin = 
the larger branches ; keep the middle the ping 
to admit air an promote the formai ed on of fru 
ont 
would in all cases cultivator to prune them 
once à year at least. Wiene ‘he, ground becomes 
piimaga crop of early | Peas and ae 
water over- hee 
any OF FRU. :P G. 2, 
, 13, Searlet Nonpareil; 
ow! s Seedli ay 
51, Lamb A he 
pap Pippin; Fog, Gravönst ein; 30, 39, 8 
Wormsley Pippin: be , 33, London Pippin; 34, | Golden Kimati 
Court of Wick ; 3,5, Scarlet Crofton 
6,  Hollow-erowned Pippin; A Dana! 
ening; 17, Alexander ; I 
35, povan ve 88, Bedfordshire Foundling ; 44, Fearn’s Pippin ; 
49, G Har vey. ra 
NAMES OF e Puas, mia have been so often obliged toreluctantly 
decline naming heaps of dried or other plants, that we venture 
request our pumped ee ak to recollect that we never have 
or could have undertaken’ an unlimited duty of this kind. 
e more than four plan 
may be sent us at one ens A Kala sleigh, Scrophularia canina 
from Sekengen., oe oe suffruticosa. Parts . It has all i4 
p A. Ainslie. A very lar; spi 
ZEALAND PLA: M we Y. All are greenhouse plants. 
They will’ nv pate the winter in any place wie light is 
x rene ted, and from which frost is excluded. For the present 
eep them shaded, and only give them air by degr sg Water 
very sparingly indeed. appa pos owe br Flora of hee Zealand in 
1 vol. 4to gives ample f all New Zealand plants 
gon 
and 10 or 12 feet hig — e be h <r ive 
ttom as good front ventilation will permit. you mean 
i idth of the house m increased 
wet state of thi -If Peas in the 
quarters the drille s na bg ‘protected be a gr hg of 
earth left to the north or ea tip an down 
mice tej trapping, the: blesom: sown 
th Aent 
free circenlation 
oe promote 
a of air ; this will | 
dry up damp, and help to keep the plants in heady 
delicate kinds of Heaths and h 
with mi 
state. The more d 
be the 
earliest planted Cabbages, Lettuces, &e. ; ; this should 
You e d us how to do hin 
You most certainly did not A aoe whether we advised you 
to do it, 
Porta’ : Beginner. Take our advice, an 
TO DISEAS ou! BA Ceit 
business weactiedlly, without ofl swap ns ere seta and 
with wild specu ns ing matters oem ich 
t experienced heads me le to unders: 
municate to others your i to the pi cue n 
isease pote ya be aper at—and m a e 
i 
which is 
ee 
no proof oi 
Syringe your plants, and dust the sali o 
slp over “them bg wet, from a common aoe ee 
Tue VIN $ CNR. The e information at the ait 
ed is posi tog correct. But band must not pu p! 
into the mixture of treacle and wai pran cold. kakit 
TING: S Derbyshire. paos ES a wegs 
certainly not now; Horse La etek: a Faso 
urels in April. We recommend Barron's 
a e them now Bho 
the re} as 
a ice but 
WALNUT TRE W of England. Root- A hrent 
- branches ‘with long poles, 80 
when the nuts are Loose 
|as by keeping the surface loose and o open frost is pro- 
ust | 
rena er ae Oy e 
contin nal one, 
von let them alone. 
hard- | roots sich a. oeanitoare 
rally arrive at a bearin — 
except where 
state in less than 
the au! are very hot and dry. 
if 
With patience the 
ut tree from seed does not natu- 
A Walnut 20 or 25 years, 
$ 
PEAN AGS o e AE N ee 
