Атап, 8, 1865] THE GARDENERS CHRONICLE AND CRUDUM GAZETTE. 819 
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“siajan, gardeners form the most numerous body. | assistance to our industrious favourit tes," But the ligl 
apiarian, he object is а most laudable one, and | greatest айтаар to be derived from yol use of these This К> ерз e roots moist а. dl m ". Vers 
it would be well, as the author observes, if "з clergy | artificial sheets, is in опг opinion to be found i in their the shoots well pegged do own, 
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cated country gentry, who may be inte- | use as guides for straight and well-f 
he in keeping, моа exert their iufluence in | frame hives aud in —— gener: Mr. freely, not only prolonging "the bloo à 
promoting an improved system among their poorer , The part of the b ook treating the formation of the autumn yielding a large supply of healthy 
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реон. I useful upa | interesting but it kiied „plants, without the trouble of put tirg 
(urging of г attempting too much; the changes re- | is a subject which does not adm of quotation. Тһе іп cuttings. Just take up the plants, pull them to 
^ mended must be most simple in character, or тинн, operation of ** driving," ог forcing bees to leave their | pieces, and plant the young rooted short pieces. If the 
inpr intment and disgu ust will i inva меер nsu ya domiciles, is also well treated on ; and as ail bee keepers, | weather is v ery scorching, a few branches of Evergreens 
isappot ith dd aiming at any degree of excellence as bee masters, | stuck into the soil anre the plants will help to keep 
of of finding | exception to the expressed object of the should know well how to effe ct this operation easily, them cool. In the North here we es pt advan- 
Di. м which many f the book to their notice. |tages in the cooler weather of s e have 
нтв beekeeper rs have split, One ardent revolu- t of the “ Pam or Italian terrible disadvantages in some diatricta i in "e „Severe 
tionising apiarian, going about among cottagers and Am. bee?" irte is very good so far as it g ; but we | winds we get, especially the coli east а i west winds of 
indacing them to adopt his more scientific modes of ebruary and March. I dare not trast уй nts, of 
а, Be work an infinity of mischief. W. is variety and its ЖОГ which e hae nually grow thousands, ont of Sd, but take 
have known a village nearly depopulated of its bees, tion into y ctas эс We, o ourselves, may before long | them ill up in October or November. After treating 
through the well-meaning but mis-judged efforts of have rinm to say on this subject; for, as w nn thin Tode. manner I have recommended, viz., by 
here anno we propose, on the suggestion cf top-dressings and pegging ou*, we take all up, pull 
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with h respect to the other objects of the book, we | various fors dint to devote some space weekiy, them to pieces, throw away all old growth, and plant 
ж, zu author has been successful in the task he im- under the superintendence ofa prae etical apiarian, to in cold frames all the young rooted pieces, These 
- = рее E Mr. Neighbour has, for th brick or other rubbish to within 
years, been cal bee- Кер ег, апа bán had oppor- со! ommunieations and inquiries for information аге |15 inches o e glass, and with about six inches of 
tunities of агу testing "the v alue of all the |invited. good soil ; че Dx are near to the glass, an nie re kept 
чар er 8. y аю management of the apiar In conclusion, we safely recommend apiarian |as dry ав | ssible im wet weather, and a pin m 
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а eo ipm beginners to procure this useful manual ; Mn to " free 
eon. unt of the | keepers урш О ан p ш r hives made un die will stand any amount of frost, if dry, but 
m history of ls their "pabits. кай. peculiarities, their o inspecti or may use tho ose of other not fro Ba damp во well. In fact v dd - more, 
though the füllowing sentence is rather in error:— ers, book will also 1 a than frost. 
"The queen-bee, unlike the great majority of her better ethos of smiles With such frame treatment here the ey do well, ЧЕ 
subjects, is а stayer at home; generally speaking she stocky plants for spring pisis: „Ме keep them well 
only quits the hive twice in her ife," that is, onceon the | 4 Few Pia T аа of a Microscope. aired and very hardy, never coverin bv € with 
day of her marriage, for the purpose of meeting with a| J.J, Plumer, d Pp. k N s ete rd or other covering, no matte! sev: 
drone, and again qc off a € Faure itis| & AM Nev [n нь Stree weat her, but, as I said bofore, "keeping them as Чу as 
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matrimonial excursion, even if it has pro at a йыб am Zofi E ating money in one emp f arem -— Шә nat ut can be. ai various times through 
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first Сз for four successive seasons, But this instruments Tos. i| треви СЯ with M in чы, x ede g them close for a fortuight or so, 
—- uu of little consequence, and is probably t tk tt + but looking after 
venil М , Не bas io interes in je ma er, b wbich ^ ier fol а ун a supply of Bowers can be ix "e up fi тот seed! 
ery g Ё the various hives n } ate eed ан in a col in August or 
vhich is the more че, e the dimensions of each are themselves to т reap Era nh d Septem ru , ог eve vn ater, tho Seedlings planted EL 
en, ]t uld be - музу a ert soon as they are reads, wi ny dis- 
these. For T | bim years to scqui 5 instrument vi it pe ra in the North a ni Midland Counties, give a grand 
own use we гер avoid Nutt's ra fiar Hive, bo 1 i isplay in April, May, and June; and another batch of 
корый MM, we should prefer а müch akera atl j It appears that since the year 1850 at least "M iier bem үй MER in "i ap bn ins 
; the size as given is far too small. Taylor's о of these is disc issed, and the would-be purchaser is ispiay 3 ugust ti ecember, e 
Nader tapgaten, Hive ie а very good, one | urged Yo bo йе with nothing short of “tho est ne ie most easily сытай by seed, makes vory 
“= are os adn pagt die always | microscrope stand tliat the best optician can supply.” nong i is not «чені used Jor makin ед 
алм ci ra а favourite in the pu ды. For our | This gives a pleasant sense of security and complete Periit brilliant from Mid till beddin id time, 
siderably E o ik ae. MES hive : Me со all the adjustment ut the cost оѓ | x V dd зуб 
Р windows, and with one | such ап instrument complete із 60 guineas. Still Mr. | ; 
erre dde super їп ү three small ones. The|plumer recommends the best stand, with a couple of dto r med бу Air ы илге б but güdh 
tager Hive, and RU d тыр аса Hive, | useful object glasses, rather than an inferior stand with fein гу iar Bun! Бе ; 
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Sui m "scc halle am are very gocd,| Usually each ppe maker prides himself on some ret 
y the one after f: oodbury 8 pattern, peculiar excellence, and these merits can only be com- 
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: Hive, made either of wood or straw. Full and will өзүн his ELE, je Meer et Each princip Y MD beds with rd» үк нү, їп spring, for I dare not plant 
Meier el for the manipulation of these hives in | Mr, Plumer gives most valuable information, and tells 
E artificial ent, and in their use for the formation | ns what he considers best, and w why. Then he goes on 
of the cia! swarms, are given, and this comprises one | to speak of cheaper, but stil very excellent instru- 
rra апа талын оше) portions of the à ments at 20 to 30 d 
ave various bee-houses described; but as a | For instruction and nt, but not Pepe for ; 7 
rule we are not parti Or шыр amuseme e m Black Aphis. The moment this appears they 
partial to the use of large sheds con- Mentis research, erem га guine LK y be had as low as | should be washed with tobacco Vlr! and the i 
м тт Ard freely syringed and рото eer 
» А Nothing can be better than the advice to purchasers | 
Meta were first introduced to English contained in this little rn aie Arg teg | Deas, Bradford Nurserg, Shipley, Yorkshire. 
M io ede Зараа ny, ма are very useful adjuncts | py 11 ы 
ntific opera! n the management of the 
Bar prey hives. To ti, Mr. Neighbour Garden Memoranda. 
These artificial partition walls for Erik are asata of Т. JoNzs' Esq, ELLERSLIE HoUsE, MANCHESTER, 
Tie "Une wax, about the substance p thin cardboard. F lorists’ F lotutrs. —This place is famous for its Orchids, many varieties 
kca iva rhomboidal impressions by being pressed| Tur PaNsvy AND ITS CULTURE.—ÀS any which аге now in bloom, due regard һат! ji been 
een two metal plates, carefully and mathematically persona fail in cultivating this plant nar 7з - тї їп чт the collection to have a fair rtion 
the and cast во that the impressions t planting them, a few hints o: would flower all the дет, Tomi. This 
rem Size as the base of the celis of a honeycomb, | their culture will perhaps be useful to many ind t pro- 
anre of а piece of comb will show that the |In the South of England, where the heat is greater [enin even reds the de of this wire "ius. 
Patito ^ the opposite cells is m a thin|frequently than in the North, it is best to select а! has been striking i in the extreme. The follow wi ng lis tof 
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them out of the ground has passed away, and the beds 
ыы e dense m erm ses of flower through the summer and 
utumn. will be as well to state that in very hot 
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wall common th; now, % sub- | shady situation where there is a free circulation of air. | kinds now in great beauty will show that they embrace 
e said be only е 180th | 1 such cannot be found, then place them elsewhere, | almost every shade г colour; бош. pure wbite to the 
whilst the artificial o we are | but always where there is a free admission of air. Апу | most brilliant scarle 
речи g аге between the 30th ne 40th part of | garden soil will suit ther, but if poor, a moderate| Of Dendrobinms iré isa fine display, consisting of 
hand inch, more than four times the e kness of da supply of very rotten manure should be dug и and | different varieties of D. macrophyllum; the new 
be vain ате the Wu ce lves. would indeed | the Pansy revels in leaf-soil when mixed with the|primrose-coloured D. lu teo'um ; the golden D. chryso- 
аи urnish Nd. of wax at all | ordinary soil and a little manure. Plaut o ad in|toxum in splendid d apta the beautiful D erepida- 
Ва deca Piin the M E ril at the latest. Man — се и tl ч tum, with pure tua and sepals, Am 
handling uM а h м n be to pem buying and planting until М, with delicate Pues while the lip is ric 
hives, W, icù 18 requisi P Beo them in n mistake, for the plants shoni > Eo Bin blotched with dark orange; and the charming D. eem - 
advan e find, элу каш зур the Sonas is no dis- they have to „endure so much hot dry w: These азаа 7 The collection moreover contains D. densi- 
artificial bees speedily exca and pare the those NIE омды t planted, florum, D. Paxtoni, D. ao n m primulinum, 
yi ur uu uit their « tl t autumn planting is frequently р" А8 р in the and the ever-flowering D. nobile, all in fine bloom. 
5 then, with "admirable econom South, апа is ‚ best, simply Securing the plants. from ogh ossum Phalænopsi 
wise he "Aes thus obtained fi ава 3 Ii in length and 
by the bees, it; а sheet has been partly with a mixture from underneath the potting 2} Һе in breadth ; 0. рос 
and ob is serrage to hold it 7 to ч а а bene ran through a coarse sieve, or just making e a rig 4 bloom; and О. cord cordatum, the last а beantifol 
it contrasted wi ro eos о hat d of m of common soil and leaf-soil for the occasio, Ө nM d coming into e pene 
labonreq e opaqueness t likewise a spike ng, wi 
“ проп, in this way, if sl ‚Кей aft t} vor g flowers on it. -Among other Orchids in 
than uie анбек, аз Writers tell us, that more | of preserving them comes on with ка hot n Рог. мое are Chysis ДО». О Eum. icem А 
аа y* are required for УР July weather, when, as Да ed growers know to their 
be iiegration of a alode к usen D thé "plants d to melt under old Sols dun stern nite Cy Cymbidium. emen Calig 
invention, Ag tas estimate of ше "ie of this influence, тыл piante "S hich were in fall [ү үн the | el & plants of Leptotes bicolor, with 
d "us furnishes ch rated „before night. I find he bes t flowers; С: TE barbatum, and oth aer е of 
We t j Slipp Eram. an | . hirsutissimum ; 
Pound Aea de к” 9f honey ts -] t їп the evenin > yei then | Lycaste 8 inneri, embracing at least 10 distinct and 
T IU MAU Ni] n ees uw A the wora and give beautiful varieties; Trichopilia suavis, with 19 blossoms; 
