808 THE ed haa ee ae 1856. 
prolixity. There i uch about these garden . tó Correspo Hiti: 
obs. that has ate ere, bai cursorily noticed, or that | different course. Bool ae to pi! s and frames con- Booxs: FJ H, social So ee make Site od wae $ 
was impossible adequately to represent within reason- | taining stores for next summer, and hav ve efficient pro- possibly answer your purpose. The Index for 1851 tiay M # 
ty limits. which to cover an obtained. a 
these articles do not contain the usual delineations of | them whenever the weather is eet Cross Br: eae er jei ‘his kind, ‘would 2 be "ete ob oi Ë 
7 pony Prue a ige B 
es and Pn scr of improvements, all that Accesso FORCING DEP EN to any practical eacreapoudant who whey favour Nim i? 
experience as to si cone er rib Peria our Rome at 
ote e writer has ‘purposely ad opte: ted the oe Be echo aries ario bevel i Te = hae een Bromsgrove may have something to say. The ani questions S 
snares ri pointing out only those things which, mai is senson MA pod d har | to kover ih the pai over 2 yes pass Pig rey oy be invariably balay nE A 4 
2 098 ; = zi $ 
man TOI or other, are to he decidedly commi ended. 3 inches with the plunging material; where the chance of deterioratio ould like to have the inqui uiry i | 
It is proverbially easy to find fault, and, general Paitane hek alt Hat ta be daa ak biat extended, to bao whan Leguminous plants with a 
p ess as well as s ungraci pk ottom eR; wi permi tha O be done it obviates papilion: s flowers ever cross accidentally. The case of the i 
dou edly the chief detect lace is the the necessity of watering so frequently. VINERIES.| Laburnum and Purple Cytisus producing the dome Adami i 
i yh aha b, aN sai up —Use fire-heat sparingly in houses where the fruit aun te aena i pe mete verte obscure, and p ; 
Ss e : ably wholly unconnected with cross breedin; | 
whole area into small portio interferes with iis > we pe page eer be hat p e ra i ERGREEN OAK: Ilez. Cut it down by March; cover the w | i 
unity and connection, and produces, in some degree, glass pterea 40 Gea r e T E N pmi 
a want of breadth and repose, For this, however, a | appen the moisture ok thawing is liable to drop} H#atNo: A Constant Reader, The meaning is already sufficiently À 
very large compensation is afforded in the surprising Pir ag hacen atin: thet ida i eir explained. It is useless as well as wrong to continue the dis- 
variety and distinctness of the numerous departments, the per suas me pee h € Ropes rele i pee een: —H Wa psema ide info E is a ee of 
1 7 . ing a green = 
and the k broid superior interest ee _ fe ager ia Ff anor and examine the bunches often and care- It is to be built against the drawing-reom, one window of which 
eet examination of the place or a nit. The will open into it; a chimne where visible v would not be { 
ti i PaE of removin Eam in perire p cary t 
a larg e iiny area, mo a few £ ph ie advisable, and he ‘asks if he could heat it by a e fire inside ? f 
REI ab qa ded like ean be oe on they a ected. | Whether that van require a pecans veo whether the 5; 
Bid : h ad pat Where f rao is fairl d be car cdg to main-| fumes from the e would injure the flowers? To this we 
1adulp) ES sol Gas consequently a wake much tai Ce ‘i h d thi answer caita ae wo! and He would gas if recourse were 1 
in a properly moist tien of the atmosphere, and this | » i 
individual inclinations and taste. Edward Kemp, bar had toit. In short, a good mode of warming very small green- 
Birkenhead. Par ust be especially attended to while severe weat ouses has still to be discovered. Perhaps it could be covered 4 
iets particularly where the buds are bursting. The] at night with a thick straw mat, or some such material, which € 
evaporating troughs must be kept Vrae at supplied | would — oper frost. To seem A Ae ; 
r same reply.—A Sub. c inch spi , 
Tiscellaneou sie dy, SA t Pier MeN ages $ 2 d be A -| such as are sold by th Carron and_other p 
Liquidambar styr acifiua is oat called S E y syrınged, and if will a advisable no foundries. They are a quarter of an inch thick. ing to i 
a eve tie Weis ht 2 a y J bt i t have the t foliage too he glass until the | Hood, 1 foot in length of such pi Abts wat exible feet of : 
gum r. rig in e merican Journa! à s air 1° per minute, when the difference between 
Medical S isi d t 1 ather changes. If fer nting material is used for air is 15°. He reckons that when the external air is at 10° 
ciences), is in o nearly every part o; th der. th fea n a ith 
Tni s ’ pa oi inc ape w1 en a '@ N 
the Unit jates and’ constitutes one of our largest r order, this must be well covered wi i t of 4-inch pipe will be red to heat 1000 cubic tet 
> $ est! dry litter to protect it from the frost, and turned o 60°. In your case pose that a double of n 
orest trees. When an incision is made through the occasionally, adding some fresh as may be shetty to pipes “all round would be neces ary. 
“bark of this tree, a resinous juice exudes, which possesses Kkeep:.the hoatn tlie border rorik It will be ad- | H¥oscramus: CEH. Yes. 
an agreeable balsamic odour. hen this substance | „i p RA i ne i er nor > a e MELON Pit: A Constant Reader. ee Foal — TE : 
visable, O have some dung and leaves throw: enough. We recommended rough slabs for the flooring beca 
first exudes, it it is of the consistence of a Fae ine, 4 as there would be some dan er of chillin the: o very cheap. It is true they will not meet, but by 
ch gel 8 a i 
possesses a stronger smell in that condition than it does Sn tcl laying straw or turves across their joints the earth of the bed 
-after it bs eos resinified. Contrary gs ae stated os ass s dutg. or leaves which had we = be apr a ae La Rhee go + eng A 
and more expensive, 7i 
ments made 2 la ood oe 3 cal bat Mis ewe >| commenced parno aag Houses which it is nerne the earth and front wall should be) 4 inches. Uptanbtosly jl 
msde! e Heg 1 ‘we esin in to commence forcing the beginning of n Jere some water will find its way down in e chamber 
the Middle pa Farticuan the States of Ohio, “gO. ting ge 4 ais pes d o the slabs, but nothing to signify if the turves we hae 
India ana, and Kentueky, border ing a the Ohio River. | the borders so as to encourage the roots a little bëtar | ee gig sree above | the slabs, lieia the earth. : 
a OF oe ee ate, those binni and sold un ble the Vines are excited, which will be of great service | Moss ox Frurr Trens: Reader. v Ge anes decipher 
e name of gum-w: t is a much more agreeable | towards getting the buds to push strongly and without | Your writing on bee Mariela inetd OEE ATE T So y 
masticatory than the Malet pie. and is chewed in the | jog. of t E tied pment a Whe os fraa n A oe ee hae roo) Yowm thew a nae ods 1s us ' 
West by nearly all classes. By proper incisions, one | op taj 1 ibl ay 7 the end of February, | if the growth of Mags is to be pre pre nted. y à 
il yield annually about 3 lbs. of the resin. The el PUTERE now be introduce d. Any house or pit will Names or FRU FS. You r Eples e Court of Wick. i i 
chemical composition of the specimens collected in this po eral ae rature of from 45° to §0° can be | NAMES OF Pu alae tos Se oe r obliged beeen y 
latitude ci ond with that given by M onastre HEFY decline naming heaps of dried or other plants, that we venture ; 
3 Te | maintained tree a a atmosphere. Let them also ia rodnost our correspondents to recollect that we never have 
f specimens gathered elsewhere, viz.: benzoic acid, have as pam a situation as poaa SEAKALE AND ce have Riggins an unlimited duty of this kind- s 
a volatil , à semi-concrete substance separated by | RHUBARB may be brought forward in a Mushroom Yo wane ardeners, to whom these remarks more especially apply, 
ation and ether, an oleo-resin, principle insoluble should pa in mina that, before applying to us for assi pes - 
i ¥ +f "| nnen hey should exhaust their other means of gaining information. 
in water and cold alcohol, termed styracine. The bark FLOWER GARDEN AND SHRUBBERIE We cannot saye them the trouble of examining and thinking I 
of the tree Senami tannic and gailic acids, to which its Now th = wae lenwes site off the | a k “oe and| for themselves; nor would it be desi irable if we could. All $ 
astringeney is d What I wish more par Gesterly 4 to p eiea thorough el E k ke can do is to Aelp them—and that most willingly. Ei l 
ye ttent hi l t of a ries have a thorough cleaning. Examin abi ar now memeadiog that Le fests, not sone than foar p 
Ron ats fo ols t $ SR ae aha g syrup of and trellis Roses, and if the er is favourable see) may be at one time.—F. Salvia splendens, one of the 2 
K of this in diarrhoe aad dysentery, and more if the soil wants re aree the kinds changing. | _ earliest imported of | the Puiltiant scarlet kinds.¢ i 
pasg the Sines whi ch i so prevalent among : ei 3 hin 2p Naproa Works: H M, Herts. We have no o personal kn E. > 
children during the summer ee in the Middle w loads of well prepared Mitine ro esearan] Apeesanled bees M i pith thom | 
States, and which frequently terminates in cholera if thi 
‘ s they are properly managed, ] 
infantum. The best formula for the preparation of this | soil, “ur any a of nid ote à oality i k ca ae mie be Otia: Flora’ Will. be obliged by some of our correspon rne f 
syrup is that given in the United States’ Pharmacopæia | a little otters Ayi pent or ets siena Sas geyim Air ap ae a fy, the : 
-for the preparation of the syrup of Wild-Cherry bark, | r 3 Bumielentty hardy. to. gra 
i ane ii S heat of which is sometimes as low as 45° at night, 
-of which the following is a copy, the Sweet-gum bark | BASIT AY hs $ ; STEEL Forks: WC. = size of this tool must depend on the 
-being substituted for the Wild-Cherry bark :— Take ERA ch, iig seni pat TET PRE i ch of ie. soil it has to work, and the strength of ates 9 Ep: 
s i . | whenever the weat! wi ermit o doubtedly the best pin is that wi our p! . 
of Sweet-gum bark, in coarse powder, baa anata be advantageously performe A This is ti ticularly to take pr that the fork is steel; we have seen most rascally 
sugar (refined), two pounds; water, a sufficient quan- aati ta alle era y tools of this kind, the tines of whieh bend like iron wire. 
tity. Moisten the bark thoroughly with water, let it | be observed in gardens, the soil of which is of a clayey STRAW BERRIES: A Grower will not easily identify either Sir $ 
stand for 24 hours in a close vessel, then transfer it to | "ature. k fa ost ERT let the manure ocea. be | Bat any oter gant h by apg ilat Ba s ie 
a percolator, and pour wafer upon i ‘it gradually until a | wheele do ut for th g. laying Sra pas ember. et AS z) j 
pes caf filtered bp rit is obtained. g it i Tar ars. We speak from personal kno t 
lved,” Gedik ka poss aible t to > it. “What is not rehired ‘fee patos a its passeret a i not yet for sale, but wil doube 
f dul ceed n in should be piled in small moands Ie ess be advertised in the spring, when you will learn w 
to one given at every operation, tetas the operations | 49d coiled over, to prevent loss from evaporation, "Do TH ea t Socrerr.—So many inquiries reach us as 
continue e to o recur too fre uentl x _One advant e which | not uncover tender vegetables after the breaking up of | ~ to the aia "regulations phe the admission and privileges 
req Fr age 
i -= until they have become completely thawed, and | of Fello we find it oe to, rag ES sae. 
: 5 s t i ircular oi . 
toda ning Nemind by ah vine atomach. vihen | Yen then do not ehcoversaddonys lenvo ery ight | Sy det tm Ce Ros 
other substances are reject ted. Children never bi. protection ‘alt a an s ne y or two, in order to inure | Sre either four guineas or two guineas, 2 they Paso Samir 
«to it on a har em gradually to sunlig when elected. All annual contributions become due 
score of bad taste. Pharmaceutical Jou on the day of the anniversary meeting in each year for the year 
uae Meee Neh ee ere following. Every person who shall cease to be a low o: : 
Society, or whose payments shall have suspen aA, : 
STATE OF THE WEATHER AT CHISWICK, NEAR LONDON, herein provided, after the ist day of May in any year, : 
“Salendar of Operations. | For the week ending Dec. 4, 1856, as observed at the Horticultural Gardens. | Jiable to the payment of his subscription a ae 
t hni wek.) agl Banousras. Q. Tearen Earti rard 3 
Nov. ag itre r. | Win i 
and Dee.| $< Min. | Max.| Min. | mean|!t00t) 
NT DEPARTMENT. x ma y deep.) deep | 
aeons pecs changeable weather like the Friday 33 23] 1 Diz 39.680 49 | 19 | 205 2 F 
ur. 2 .1 22 7 2 g 
p wil require very pa Sanday30 3 | 29.930 | 29.752 | 35 14 | 45 | 33 
ment. The best plan is to as low and dry a| xox. 3) $| 2998 | 230 = |i |ui ag | 
temperature as can possibly be permitted, say from 40° | wea. 3| 6 | 29963 | 29750] 37 | 24 | 305 | 38 ; 
toi45% at night; all it. to rise a linle.in the day Thurs. 4| 7| 30.043 | 29.920 | 33 | 30 |340| 38 
time. i the young | Average . 29895 | 29.797 | 36.4 | 19.6 | 23.0 | 38.9 
of Heliotropes, Pelargoniums, Cyclamens, Nov. 28—Cloudy; hazy: epia inal. i PoE cit f 
and other flowers grown — ly for winter, = S0- Bereta Kest y clear; f freezing nearly all day ; severe at night. introduce personally or by order, visitors to the Ee Society as i 
have nice li situations ea grea attention Dec. 1—Severe frost; fine but cold; severe róst, Society; to receive gratis such publications 0; Fellows; to ; 
$ Š * at ni + rq tinue to be 4 : 
+ a tim 2—Clear and frosty clear at night; snow at night, may a r during the time they contin’ bitions, f 
as regards watering. ‘This is psy intro-| = — —3—Rain, and thick fog; cloudy. y. oppos 5 5 for Special Exhi 4 | 
- : he f are = goFrosiy‘and forey; cloudy ; rain at night, purchase, at a reduced price, Tickets for Sions as the Council 
duce the following things into the being. Pts; Bre Mean temperature of the week 135 deg. below the average. wit such Hmitation = under such regulatie oady, Fellow of 
vided i the necessary treatment fro P aane irect. Ladies.—Every A Rellow of the ‘ 
RECORD OF THE WEATHER AT CHISWICK. ce entleman, being & A k 
through A zaleas, Duringthe last 30 years, for the ensuing week, ending Dec, 13, 1856. the Society ty, may appoi oia any ge of the Society, 
gip ee] Bocicty, to vote tie me st the general mena not be changed ; 
Prevailing Wina. | npon the production f a proxy, w! al diow of the Society, 
pe TE more than pr ye poo year, Ifany l ihe the Society, he will 
ba Td a: A =E is the wife of any person a aes: rights or privileges of 
og ot “\_ | not be entitled i in her rigi to any Am continues to conform to 
4/2} 3.2.6 4 5/4] a Fellow, but she will, so long aS Site to enjoy separately 
24212982 the maguintions the Society, continue ve Society. 
3 42 i 5 4/3 | ber rights and privile: ante iias and Gardenias im- 
= 314 5 9,53 | Misc: Sub. You may prune your z, or pete re they Le 
2.32) k | uel 2 mediately they have ae werin. P. You will find 
D3 418 929 
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owth.— 
{he Infocumtian Siak t Tee et p. 675 of the present year's 
deg, 
