THE GARDENERS’ 
CHENG 
LE. 
[DECEMBER 13, 18586. 
and the growers are thus enabled to give , suitable soils | the attacks o 
of | sphere ; 
varieties. 180 acres 
to the hardy and more delicate 
Peas rown thi is 30 acres of Bean: 
as were g season, and ¢ 
Owh 
In connection with this large se 
hrips, mee pe ded a moist atmo- ) 
they oa therefore be narrowly watched for 
this enemy, ‘and smoked lig vhtly two or three evenings | 
successively if this pest makes its appearance, keeping 
season, the garden will present a 
mu a ne ree 
ance after the wall trees are nailed a 
made a and the small fruit bearing ee play 
and t e gro und among Den turned over, 
aich ha 
ed fi 
sarily many extensive barns and store | rooms. 
At ee opportunity 1 to ov the | foliage from flagging. _Cine- 
Sleaford „Mess: ers. 5. kav neice gona enough 
aa mbl 
y f| ar 
P 
n i PEN” 
been ri 
the town, which rage e saw 7 
led w ith many 
heuer nds of bushels of “Turnip seod, hA quantities 
In 
very 
elties akin rs. Sha the | 
cad be 
fter this season, 
for cy as cannot endure much ei "Plants intended to 
flower early should be encouraged with a gentle heat, 
the e glass admittin on every 
an fine 
Scaahetiehiod + Ro A 
| r 
and ting air 
aR 
of gre: 
cellence, called Tog gram ’s E Bade Late Witness Í po an 
Potato called Parker’s Seedling. 
hould mention that the land of the fooulity p pro 
"FORCING DEPARTMENT, 
PINERIES 
render it neces- 
ar as s 
a good supply of pree under safe 
protection ; for there i is generally a large aana for 
this, winter it is difficult to 
e it by the ordinary protection of jaa you mats, 
Le oe Caulifiowers, &c., in frames should b 
exposed on all fa voura! ble occasions. 
es 
duces excellent Potatoes, me the best sorts are much 
T 
ing Pa a rk anezei ure at ‘on induce it to vegetables, for which it is ‘likely there may 
cultivated by Messrs. Shar start, the promising Lage can be nora care- | siderabl Look over lly t 
e noti i warbaBios | quantity of Quick in Messrs. fally eted, Tani placed in a small house or pit by othin ng is going wrong, and be very careful of 
S.’s grounds ; a quantity was about bei om rais a ig | themselves ; ‘and, where anything like a pias elit a Tl that may be fit for u use or er stg in. As 
period of our visit, and it vidently de des rved its t it | of ripe e fruit is ‘required, se everal houses, t week, ge of frosty 
being 2 to 3 feet high, and one year ae. y eatherto get manure wheeled ast ae aly p 
giorni is due to re warm rich soil of the os ag out this convenience no e can mek Jog be see to ke o ping a good supply well rotted and fit for 
nde at rec cognise the existence of a i d y rip 
farm It is not by any desirabl eee Se 
his sit "seed, giving at the same time personal super- pn into fi ly } may be abso- STATE OF THE Lignan AT CHISWICK, NEAR LONDON, 
g y hey will prod fi 856, as observed at the Horticultural Gardens, 
with the business. li tl ibly k btained fi É TAMPRRATURE a 
d where te house cannot be san for | Dee. ES ae | nine Air. __|Ofthe Eart ae 3 
Miscellaneous those ty paa ya AA A a hi rature, S| Max. | Min, | Max.| Min. | Mean|} toot] Ztee! y 
i we would advise that sp pase selensed for fruiting | — er n-ne beeen oud Gora pres TE el ET 
iby Meaghan oe surface af the | hud be placed in the part of the home at| S27 $[3| Ran | Sale [a asl @ aaa 
lika ihat aaia out valleys ard wear down hills «| CO™™and, filling the ge of the TA use with young stock. | Saday 7) 10 | 2564 | 205:3) 60 | Eni S65 | 45 | 33 Sil oe 
Lane fll P nite >| The former should a bottom heat of nt Tues. 9| 12 | 202 | 29030 | 59 | so | saa | as | 46 | S. | 15 
up lakes and estuaries an nfs a at submerge o Wed. 10 13 20.419 REH 56 | 43 |495] 50 | 465) S. | 33 
85°, and the e ahoak To? or 15° lower ; the atmo- | Thurs. : A a 7 | S.W.| 19 
the land and el na the sea bottom into new 29.201 | 52 | 42 |470| 50 | 47 
P A sphe eerie ys e from 68° to 75° by fire hea t, Bion. pone weve apea Severe Per we tz 
islands ; that rend the crust and w ee new verage . 29.370 | 56.8 | 47.1 | 52.0 | 47.0 | 443 39 
mountain-chains ; and thai influence the character and the pono cr i pn shine, keeping | Dee. Dia with thick fog; rain; y a 
+ 2 Y P ae 3 a arti; 7 ee $ ensely ciou er 
though differing it may be in degree, K e root. This temper: = S—Unniormiy everest demely Brien, mi mild for the season. 
See ial gaent ta ous ow = fin ad mna E ran ere this paaa pone Soy with pete a A suc- a lirat overeat ery A ee sun; cloudy; rain. 
Í thi k llġ di bove the average. 
prt bers shag gree “edly sara aks drawn, they will gain substance as light increases, and RECORD OF THE WEATHER AT CHISWICK. 
bles cine saai Zhen = ei dag the evil will be less than running the risk of startin ng at During tne last 30 years, for the ensuing week, ending Dec. 20, 1856 
is oe. | Se. : | Prevailing Wind. 
the rocky strata of the globe: the marls a our lakes, | oi, wee |288| aF | No-of | Greatest —— a BN. 
plants ; that ar t command for keeping up the supply | Dee. | 528 | 552 | SS Years in Quantity sheile [si | es la ba 
the shell-beds of our “year ine oud ‘a h poate of | throughout ie summer. VineriEs,—Until the mes XES | ZSS | AP | Bained: | of Bain. |7 an 
seas, y reasing a a ARS fairly broken the poiuts of the shodi should be kept | gunday i ale 33 
in process ayl4| 46.3 | 344 | 40.3 12 = 3} 3| a| 2 | 
SIE be aai hable f baseball with th t part e Vine; pry Mon. 1| 46.9 | 35.5 | 41.2 18 05 1 a2 a9 Hie or 
time w gs angnin able from the chalks and | | if this should not be found sufficient by idian the inda| gee tet ee bet n i EHEHEHEH 
»Vimestones and mie arbles we quarr: e peat-Mosses, hurs. 1s} 443 | 34.1 |394| 16 034 3| 8—25 7 5— 
th se ae drift: that h 3| to start yey throughout the length of the Vine, the | fhos 19) da9 | 335 1353] is ois 3 Sal a Ssa 
e- jung PERESA OUE: CHE SIRS HAVE | aa atur. 20) 443 | 334 | aso] 11 z6 jaz Bvisitie 
growth, and t 
grown and ara vihin the history of man, are but 
e continuations of tl the ormative power tha 
t in 
; the 
lavas of Ætna and yeeros and the cin nders and kalien 
of Hecla, are but repetitions of the same materials 
“Shieh new compose the basalts and chap Ue ai and 
trap-tuffs of the hills around us ; while th and 
. shells and fossils, the Aine ranger of plants ana sieletons 
nas of our 
+ estuaries and seas, , will one other biter 
into stone, ana tal tell as ton a tale as the fossils we 
-now exhume with such interest irati 
Without 
nature. 
this uniformity i in the the great operations of 
only read the past as connected 
with the present a premise of the future from what 
-is now going on ronid us.—Adranced Text-Book of| s 
. Geology, by David Page, F.G.S. 
Calendar of Operations. 
{For the ensuing week.) 
PLANT DEPARTMENT. 
Coysrrvatorr, &c.—Next to Camellias, Azaleas are | 
ring the most forward buds | 
ose that are backwar: 
Mai 
sprinkling the floor and passages, Kc. 
hise e at least twice a day anti the leaves sacs 
when the amount of moi ist ane ey ust be 
therm. 7 deg. 
e 
The highest temperature during the above — wepET ETE on the. 15th, 
1849, and lth, 1832—therm. 57 deg.; and the lowest on the 16th, 1853— 
Wat rel d + 
i 
| Borers: M N G. We are of opinion that your boiler is set 
sining. # ge ion properly. 
warmth ie the roots ; turning the on, and adding | Booxs: E K. We do no e whe eines re is Ls 5 ony ne 
edition of the Cottage Gardeners’ Dictionary. wen 
= om the eff maibe LE eater gan keeping sibs basing on the Strawberry. oP F J H. Mr. Smith’s list of Ferns can only 
piai be obtained by application to himself? It chiefiy consists of 
en temperature until the | exotic species, 
buds begin to push, apewa it i mey gr gradually beh ine to | Exnaustep F: one can advise you 
| 60° by the time that the airly begin to 
FLOWER ping E eto an 
the tenderer kinds of Roses are found ” 
require protection this should be applied at onee, for i 
may soon be too late to save me gone a we in tie 
tock of Briers for budding upon withou 
rx sh for unless these are pe ed helaian spring the sa 
rin furnish sneg shoots for parles budding. Many 
objec to phoi ng shrubs or trees in winter, beli tesiog 
ts if hurt at that season are liable 
and and, eerily early in autumn is a very preferable 
b 
R GAR : WG. No 
“seme out knowing of what Apunmi of soil it consists. 
Fic : ADT. It will bear cutting down; in your 
rasie eataneet way woul uld be to take off the top and 
strike it in “4 gentle bottom heat. ce new plant thus ob- 
tained would be some time before it grew too tall for your 
house.t 
a LIME Don’t use this mai 
DR. ial. Make 
lime, sulphu r, and tobacco juice, os with it paint y r stems, 
having E scraped off all loose wane If of two Pine e Appl jes, 
one a Que other a Cayenne, the weight of each is the 
36 beter fruit, because it is naturally 
e Ca ayenne. 
Hor- x sgt is no reason why the w: 
show ie be iene off from Led if you wish to do so. Ey en 
n hot water into pipes at the temperature of freezing you 
at this season, and where there is a good stock to select 
from some of the most forward 
in heat at once, snag. 2s ope overhead two or three 
delayed until March. Where however the ort 
times a day. Uni is of aclayey nature, and in an ground t state a 
3 gr present, it will undoubtedly be better to defer planting 
need trn expected t cay nies so piara as | until spring, meantime usin ery m to improve 
D tanci 45 spring, and unless | the state of the ground ; and soils of this nature should 
the buds are plump there will be some danger of the always be dug or trenched some considerable time 
: plants starting into growth instead of flowering. Dutch poe planting, as r ing nor anything but 
bulbs airy By gee for forcing at this season, | exposure to action of the atmosphere will bring 
y for fe decoration them into a fit aae te Denne 5 while, however, we 
-of this house, th ld b t as soon as mall “ stuff” generally, at 
¢ireumstances Do not forget to introduce into | present things which are age all tender had better be 
‘gentle heat a good batch of Roses, choosing the most peta the ona of severe Sipi past, and bse 
‘promising plants of Teas, Bourbon: and H: brid Pi nting o; e whic or- 
staals, which are the best kinds for wi winter $ ely been delayed until now should b i 
~e gentle bottom-heat will be of great servi these as 
other plants subjected to heat i in ayasa 
get them into flower as quickly as le, 
to 
ible, and a moist | 
oul 
e mild in spring, especially things 
hich are known not to be = A ating hardy. ll 
walks and lawns after frost to and 
p them firm 
smooth. There will be spas iray little to be done 
possi! 
state of the atmosphere must be secured, admitting a 
little © air freely on every favourable opportunity. In 
will 
Hl t 
to. soft-wood n E eon ms these 
1 going over the stock of Plants in piu 
iF. 
ut with io aga: weather we would not kr ra ningi i 
delay i such work a and if y | Impatrens HOOKERIANA: J DB. ere it 
ha, where ecessary, uld owered in 1852. Te should he treated like a gt but 
always. be done before planting, las will probably be cota bei weet ost > been so often obliged tereluetantly 
pl than if the decline pec ii pe yee or other plants, that co venture 
uest our correspondents to recollect that we never have 
v ai a duty of this kind. 
You eners, to whom these rema.: pap magar fr 
should bear in mind that, before meri to us for assi 
they should exhaust their other means of gaining ‘information. 
trouble of examining and thinking 
hem: be desirable if we could. All we 
can do is to help them— 
—and that — arg ingly. It is 
ki gama i ae aan not plants 
may be se 
Nos. 4and6 som different; we pres 
Libocedrus ns; of ino 6 we can cay say that 
raised pron Jereys seedsthenit ought also to be L. 
These Sapni, before they 
be na 
scarcel —P. Some Glycine probably ; 
eair te to pong its pods before speaking 1 posite ormen 2 
Citensestee obtusa, Wallich— B. v gegnt 
wen Sempersuki: — SOR 
tech TREES: ABO, Plant inside the house a4 mi be set on 
roots through keradi the front wall hn sho siho ma 
i) into the bo outside. The n aie 
be regulated by the pare: f trees wu intend to 
Peras: San; 
pey carefully attended to if the 
niums “should “be ‘ep 
pr soil has got green, removing. this 
pee wee ieee with sandy loam 
unfavourable to these plants, at ‘this season as damp, 
HARDY FRUIT AND KITCHEN GARDEN. 
d nailin 
y | sible 5 lose no favourable 
It is 
nailing done before the approach of spring as pos- 
QUE 
is always desirable to va ime much of the pruning 
"opportunity therefore of 
Ni F. pre! n 
g the past season in 
for flo sts A ame yy have appeared å — 
seta Us wilt bo found. pa Dert tt 
present occurs t l be found in 
denua volie x imber is Worthless jo ae aon 
poor Me orb wher. All tim 
other Oaks, but the sapwood is earewood and sap plss: pec a 
must, of necessity, have both heartw 
it is not always phe to distinguish the: 
ee ee d a purchaser for 
oy |e : ESTA We canoat at pn would cost 2s. 6d. 
