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THE GARDENERS’ 
CHRONICLE: 
[JAN. 19, 
according to the p th bt indented very — commence 
metre broad, acco: 
side, but whose edges are not — but in 
eir growth, remove them to the 
warm end of your house, if you have only one; i 
m 
her near London, for the week ending Jan. 17, 185 
. Horticultural Garden, Chiswick. * 
‘ly, and thus articula is is impossible to grow them to perfection unless you are Moon’s|| Born. |l — te |e 
tion of the silica, which has not, so nama as Iam aware, | able to keep the dormant plants cool and dry, and those Jan. Age. || N I || Max Hen sires 
yet rked, s em me to be the | in a growing comparatively warm and mo Friday.. 11) 27 || 29.791 | 29760|| 34 | 27 | 305 Sk. 00 
attention of 7 — gists.” Comptes Rendus, Aug., 1849. CING DEP T Sanda. 27 || 29303 | ossa || st] ae | 208 3 
aes da a es Lindley's “ {ntroduetion Prach. nousB.— From the time when f | Monday 34) 2 || 23797 | 30-390 31 2 5 * 0 
: xpand, maininta a steady night heat Wed. . 16| 3 || 29.643 | 29.443 310 | NE. || ‘00 
a of 50°, not rising higher than 60° during the day, un- | . 4 | S&S) mm | | aan 
Calendar of Operations sun heat. S; i st be avoided until | Average.. LR a 29.671 |} 32.5 | 26.3! 29. 0.00 
z za : e bloom is set. If te ture is not Jan- Ele th — Seki 
( For ensuing u 00 low, fresh air s a be admitted every day in suffi- = 11 — Hays. nilght now clear and frosty at AP dioni * 
Sows i e. * a a hink z a cient quantity to pro uce circulation, ut cold cu = 15 -Cloeay — cold; as road — baer over 
reach m e Calendar, we think it right st be carefully 9 If the early Melon bed is — 1$-{niformiy 8 
to state that it is Written ſor the Midland Counties, an gen hould b mediatel ded to t Mean temperature of the week, a deg. below the average. 
kö li Es — e, it sho e immediately mpi per 
that who live to the South or North o „should be constructed in such a manner secure a . 50 
must ractice accordingly, ] bottom heat; if you have not hot wa‘er pe command, this . 26, 1850 
GENERAL REMARKS. should be e by s of outside linings, and a e eee mr Placing Wala” 
Ler advantage be taken of frosty weather to do any dung wae are 22 S gg | veersin | Greatest | T 
upon the walks or su ing ~~ early, the house = ow Le At per Jan | 5568) 85 | SS | which it I Rain. . h 8 8 
; T order rds cleaning and p 409 | 4A Rained. z a 2. 
or wheeling co or manure on to the In as TOBA 8 ting; mpera- 3 | 2 
determining what kind of material to use fo im- | ture should be kept at 45° by — ta 35° aby day, Ne 403 | 903 | Se] e 
prov of the let due consideration a given with air, until the buds spet expand, when a rise of mkan pe aay 283 13 937 24.14% 7 2 1 
to its nt quality and condition, and to rti- | 5° should gradually take place. The fruit will set with | Wet 2 443] Sib | pn 92 — 4 2 847 4 
its present q r and con n, an 5 8 1 437 | 331 344 18 0.51 2 32 1| 3| 8| 41 
cular requiremen the plants, e vegetables the low temperature o 50 by night, and 60° to 65° by Friday 3 a33 | 335 | 386) 10 | œs  |13]2] 1/3/74] 
or flowers, whi eat be grown uring the | d No = 5 ga requires greater care in forcing | Satur. 447 1 33.2 5 C 
coming season. A piece of ground which has received than. thts, F ea 18i6—therm. 58 deg; and the lowest on the 20th, 
nothing for Air is indispensable during g Lay, while the trees are | 1338—therm.7 deg. 
yed leaves, &c., becomes effete, from ‘the want of sm Ane ; and even du 2 e night, when the ex- tices ia Corresponde 
1 g Sign Con rnal air is a not Abe: as ‘Beat i are the hard: AGAPAN ATUS : It is probabie that it will 
tain, or of which they are altogether deficient. In such | Ships they h bs rs prove ‘hardy t in 18 inches ae 3 At all events, the experi- 
eases, something should be applied to r the soil | the n awed of avoiding undue excitement. t is gt nt — a trial. f 
P $ baswr: . Plants absorb the carbonate both by their 
to its natural vigour dr asture soil 
S A 8 — ok 1 1 yag ND SHRUBBERIES leaves an pge ts, but especially by K. as er, to which it is 
will generally effect ct this purpose; but as this is not If Foie ae ah n Au — and Se tember of last 3 by manure or dissolved in 
always convenient, | burnt clay or charred refuse of any 
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x the different portions ef the 
umb 
year] = 5 W rm by decidin ‘en the arrange- | Cot 
JR C. 
objecte of ber Paper. 
80 z t 3 4 ment flower gar „F ill not be likely t d 
k h oft 3 and en by noting the er required of the different ‘under S imalla kamed 3 15 feet 77 — wi 
‘this [> 3 once four heath will ip kinds of plants, an inspection of the stock at the present glass. Better form a chalk subsoil, from 12 to 18 inches deep, 
s satisfactory ; and in the! ties ee with the help season will show o kinda ie a deficienc Sad | grow them wae of og i ee artificial hoat ‘ou 
of liquid manure in summer, an excellent crop of alm ost and thus determine what quantity of young plants have Toned Tanon the 3 ot teat st doen disci, Il 2 
any vegetable will be produced. If the land is stiff, to be propagated between this time and the end of Grsyena: JT. It is strictly a stove plant. You had better 
sifted coal ashes und an excellent mechanical | April, But if memoranda were not made at * time loo k s — roots, where, we presume, the mischief will be 
agent in ameliorating its condition, and recommended, it should be “eg fore the season is G found to lie. i 
posses the sponge-like prop. erty of absorbing any rabena adva Bo uvardias, Sal al iid, Lobelias of — Jer — pe ae pbir pis mat Be . 
qu he section to which propana Belongs, and other half-| you Have planted in a frame, because you can cover it at 
giving them off again more gradually as the plants re- hardy — ous plants should now be looked over, msht. In sunny weather your frame, containing a. sm 
net s, 3 quantity of a mpared with the surface of glass, will fre- 
quire them. oe Ci the k of any. is deficient, it ove Id b da ently get enese 9 uth, unless great attention be paid to 
P. PAR usual means. ring this N n. 
These should m carefully ~~ at this weather preparations should be naas by getting Solf, = oe cit oh 1 — e the — cinta? oe — 
— as many of them w growth. | pots, and crocks ready to pot off plants in store pots peri Ste: Fs 
As soon as this i reid i in p a S it should be ce euch aay fan a Geraniums n re found so iien is eee e E EE fa see 
repotted or mgr a larger block or basket if ee bedding. Amongst these varieties we may that th the Bs — 3 1 mA — the lary; — 
shi iting "st tanhopeas or other Orchids | recom Anais, Jenny Lind, Hero 1 Surrey, Jehu 22... Oleracoa (she tha 
which send their fl ower-stems through the soil, very superb, N Bouquet « = Flore, & In the me ARR anying weden C 
w baskets should be used without potsherds, e let them be düly aft pk water- 
al, or other impenetrable material. I find them — and by W any 5 cayed leaves, and stoppin 
succeed admirably in Jumps of fibry peat, from which long weak growths, — — formation ms bushy 
the soil has bee ken out, mixed with rough, plants. As the — very peri tat this 
flaky leaf-mould, lenty of el hich is season in a display of flowers, | let t extra kesine e Le | 
pace le keep the leaf-mould and | to keeping every part of it in a state of perfect neatness, | 
too spongy. The surface of the soil and the inside of 110 8 tal 
the basket should be lined with sphagnum, wih Ns We k hope the. advies given lant week has boca 
Asst it has been a weather for “sweetening” 
—4 soil . falling pliers sol ae abt absorp- | Soils and e ng them to a thorough freezing. As 
de * sited with it is evident from the beau- f. ee * melt N 8 9 
+ 2 | 3 ; : 
fal network 1 they form throughout its E. at of all dead fibres and thoroughly clean them. re 
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better when treated in this way than they do in pots, but ee ee ee ee ee 
to the soil of these a good ortion and sett da th - he mee bed — pf roo; 
potsherds, or pieces of sandstone, may be safely added, de hek 3 — ass pier: Soe Should 
as their flower-stems together above the soil. ibly have r niring. the, coming 5 2 ` ] 
The sphagnum absorbs nearly sufficient moisture from ax & . t b gi t = its ile es 
atmosphere of house, and by doing away with | 2g 9 * 3 6h N Saba P S 111 ss 
the ity of watering, extremes are avoided, and the e e IOS rene W TO 
72 . 8 with N severity, and should the pla ae on 
_ soil is kept in a uniform healthy state. Those plants 8 have been soaked, it will b oh: to their 
do not pe . shifting, should be surfaced with e Thos 5 ee Ae 
& Titile of the satas nisterlal'as would be uscd i = < 1 alias ex 
tensive 1 may now put the Soot) in gentle heat, to start 
em 
KITS 5 GARDEN. 1841, p. 612.) The larva of the cockchaffer has six legs, and 
warm water cistern, that the whole of the peat, &e.,! Success in our gardening operations, as in the nume- fes a ou . a moet lee ane ene Div are white, 
new and old, may ughly and equally moistened. CC e P 
i y ery care he caterpillars i 
perform ng this operation, the pot or basket should ention to small matters, many of which, if examined grains of Wheat are those of og moth of Noctua . ie 
be gently lowered in ee the water, so that it may gradually | individually, 9 ag ; but if omitted or neglected which we have received from other parts of the West of 
rise amo: e mass. Ifa little trouble is taken in this | prove detrimen e 5 season th We can sugg st nc —— ai fou preneris 
3 a ane th season than careful examination and hand picking, W. 
` a aanp s. itl W to be looked l after at | Letroces: Montgomeriides. Steep your old Lettuce s in 
il, will retreat before ue rising | this the year, the garden snail (Helix pe sis for 12 hours tah ips it is very doubt- 
) ce, w e the : : N 8 t anay a — ros 
Syringing will be l A theie =) th eon gaa SKA 5 These hide them a Naues ui — r. 5 Seinus Mote cM- Trichocentrum 
8 ; s a es e genus 
but this should be de to fall on the in earth, b edgings, and o snug corners, 1 pos ergy — — and perhaps not rea ify distinct. — 
* A pe i sx € eather’ , when they 3 Torth and attack hg us al all Peg EF 
a man’s fu 3 The plants every vegetab their way. On a mild day, hundreds | Prusts ACH-TREE: @ S. A young shoot must be 
oe a y be seen 5 over the walks, of whic t ‘rained — the base of the one which bears the fruit, in 
m shrivelling, as it | number may be picked up 5 a quick boy, as they fre- order to supply the place of the latter, which must be cut 
a sufficiency of moisture in quently continue visible during the wine a SEUI yT E asses wad ce or cee hain an araar eode doe 
ery carefully used, | this season y Samia tod us early snag. But it often ee pa cage 32 — of 
of the same tempe as un te comparatively freed from theese ravagers some buds that have remained in a latent state for years 
falls on the roof should | by the time ou young plants appear g. Sea 8 — baal foe mee 5 e — . eto th ata D sae 
z 5 g “sare tain aving i tot in bi 
ae = is prefer- | kale forcing is most profitably done by means of a slight cand then the adjoining sna snag — = - it away. i a 
> Which generally contains | hot nd th a frame upon it; by N. Wee alers. ; 
Orchids. For the further | covering with sh the bleaching i “74 TEMPERATURE @ 8. The he thermometers oniplagéa for register- , 
heir ravages, the peat and | sured ; 53° to 55° is sufficient for ped piiat aim pehar teen anther build ÉN They are 
Eroe EE. : 3 8 a an 
mould should be thoroughly baked, and the sphag- closely after Endive in damp weather, and remove all Rutherford’s, made by News id agree e wit eh ethers ta oe in the 
water, in order that all anim l | decaying leaves. Examine Cauliflowers and Lettuces| neighbourhood, excepting occasionally ; 2 
used. “gd points | in frames, and dust a little quick-lime amongst them if nate Shea k + ain may be traced to the effects of 
basket has ov il 
Mısc. Market Gardener. Big ander ting library of 
nt another which the wire bask: . 8 gs 
the bundle of old fungus-coated cite, in which plants „ MaS E Ae af ana x le under a 
usp es b 
r dert, AS fe 
that we know of. We are 8 
with —— 7 to <uit your pur purpose. We would advise 
a 
south wall, and when they come u p protect them with a | 
ew evergreen boughs, = 
you —G P. have the 
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