72 
—— — — — —U— SL œũꝶ(‚ A! „%«“ 
be -placed on the Neilgherries, ` where there 2 dne, 
IN 
Ivor 
a young man full of energy, and was 8 scien- 
seemed z 
tific and practical, h e was ay apasa on that oma ed 
justifi 
Mr. Sooke sould pers bad am offer of the first higher 
vacancy u Indian Government, shows the esti 
mate — = ane skill as a gardener by the authorities 
at the India H 
Annual ‘Meeting of Florists.— The annual meeti 
'orists — 8 aka s been 
s fully 
That 
the chair, suppo ssrs, Ke „of 
; Turner, of the y u John 
Edwards, Esq.; and other florists and a 
ents ious aeons shows | 
vari 
After the 
„ e 222 db 
|- E . 
Ee 
“4 
we 
p 
tinued to do for it until the apple of dise own 
among them, since w it had gradually gone back; 
and, afte ing all to torego all minor considerations 
keep in view eae e one 5 8 
ment of the science, proposed “ Success to Floriculture,” 
which was drunk with great spirit. Ae ed from the 
Country Gentlema 
a 
the greatest power, the 
possible * s seak, ured white inside ; 
and the plants set on 55 plunged i in a white gravel or light- 
=. d; that th possible "amount of 
Tight may 
nakis snd ap 8 be Tel NN The 
tilators should be rrang t the mo be 
the 
Saiko 
lan 15 ‘Top air f be given ry faea g 
every sash a Men 1 y admitting the same 
uantit 
THE GARDENERS’ 
n 
ing of 
ak gape 1 yon be of the Fr ee 
piants should have a regular dressing, the last previous 
to their final potting. We would also recommend tha 
e soil for this purpose s be put under cover, not 
nly to preserve it from the action of the atm mosphere, 
but also that on rainy or ae days it may be carefully 
turned, and ready = mo 
HARDY RUT? pay DEN 
Any Peaches or Nectari ** open s, which 
have any show for fruit, shouid 35 e 11 ‘this has 
ot been attended to. Am ong the espalier fruit trees, 
0 S00) 
soms, unti 
these. T t 
ver, the dead leav ers removed, and if it 
was omitted last autumn, the plants should be thinned 
when they require i y soot should now be 
sted in 5 them, to destroy snails ; after which, 
the spaces between the rows should red and 
lightly forked over penton 8 their r 
KITC EN. 
A crop of Peas should now be sown in turf, and raised 
in a little heat, to be planted o about the middle of 
March. ost economic 
cut strips of tarf 4 or 5 inches w. 
boards with their Grassy side 
e up 
fully sl wei tot the 
end . the month they w 
| place of doors. 
wall, ane they should be protected by 
of evergreens ieee! ge are thor oxoughly im inured 
open air A rinor 
® 
2 
8 
E 
5 
pir 
E 
8 
Hr 
2 
mn 
et 
> 
them ada sei 
is Bishop's s im podde 15 ; make ing of the same 
kind on an open sunn borde: er, ‘sal aa of Fairbeard’s 
ce a fort- 
isa 
e flavoured Pea, and an excellent cropper. 
State of the Weather near London, for the week ending Jan. 31, 1850, 
as observed at the Horticultural Garden, Chiswick. 
CHRONICLE, 
m e 
plants require a greater supply of water than the gene- REE SEE Sa | . 
pity of. F ; and when they are in a Jan. Age. F Wind. Rain. 
133 uve water, cient be given to 2 z i= 
moisten thoroughly every part of the soil. ee UE EOE NI EN. |. Saos | 7u T ARG RS aso BW. ft a 
very dull —_ the nge may with Sunday. 27) I |) anas? aosie „ 29 | a30 | SW, || 0 
ge once a day upon those plants whose flowers | Tuen 7, maj 18 || Song | sosyo || so | a2 | dro l| NE || a 
ranah not yetex 5 Use water of the same tempera- Wed... 3o) 1z || 30.302 | 30.173 || 42 | 24 5% E.” || io 
tu as the ouse f. or this is p as well as for water- urs..,.3) 90 29.900 || 50 40 45.0 B.E. 38 
wya Av “30.112 29.883 47.1 2.0 39.5 k 0.83 
Fon CING DEPARTMENT, Jan. 25—Foxgy; densely clouded; rain at night. 
y sown Melon seed has germinated su = 5 — M = 
lly, a bed should be immediately prepared for them. — ensely overcast throughout. 
By the method which I am about to ibe, I have ae b . fine; extraord troat at aigats o Tamet; via 
for ge y years had ad the in cultivating); — 31— Frosty; hazy and cold; beavy ra 
r Mean temperature of the week, Hr above the average. 
which are so often co cult to age. State of the Weather at C} fa the Jaat dA yokn Miia 
Hot water * supply my pits with top and bottom i 
: r of which the soil through a gs. | 2s. ae IET. Prevailing Winde 
wom | SIAJA a ar Greatest 
d of rubble. On the ce of rubb or] eb. fs 5 | 23 Jenin Quantity |, * 
8 inches of turfy soil is as which, after being ked <G= | 255 {= | Rained. | 9 ae 8 * 2 
ith water, is p a soli popes og pte = oa fe bee PA - - 
0 the e guano is Men. 4| 443 | 330 |387| 12 Oat . 3 SUNRE 
sprinkled over it, and then the hills are put in, p: Wa wel ga leek wee Raa 
2 E 0.25 2| 1| 3| 3| 4| 5] 5 
g. My reason for adopting the above Thurs, 7| 463 | 333 | 308) 13 029 21 3 80 5 2 
is to form a compact f soil, which will be | Stur $ E 221 87 . 
lled with the ramifications of the roots by the time the a Fi a pa 5 
The highest t. ture d h period occurred 
first fruits 2 com 8 hele swelling ; and by 1891—therm. 62 deg; and the 3 1847—therm. 4 deg. bc 
piercing the tube, water is conveyed to 
these roots, doi we critical period, without wetting | , Notices to Correspondents. 
the soil o ng any moisture in the house, | RNNTATS; Glasconian. hie Rte 
} z 
+ 
4 = « ger e assistance of a couple of 
2 Beings 2 are kept in a fruitful state for 
FLORISTS’ FLOWERS 
Those who were fortunate enough to save seed from 
‘their choice pigs ea uses Dee now he of sowing. 
earthenware en boxes will 
br aes 6 1 deep; for at t Teast 2 1 a quantity 
o! drainage must be on this t 
of leaf soil at, fl 
ogressioni 
Our best is 1 Dr Schone of Smith’s “ British 
lora,” ba stg plates. 
= five or volumes 
ji ossibly p suit 7 5 11 
N Z. Place them in a gentle heat, and the 
eg their buds.t =, Aee 
lentiful. 
For plates, take Corda’s “ Teones,” 
folio, Pritchard on Animalcules may 
tà 
s we have often stated, take 
u oursel respon: of recommending colonies 
to our correspondents. They must judge for aihere 
i } he boo 
wig — 1i low price. Should you go to shew’ Zealand, 
however, wa oh d advise . > 0 there direct by one of 
0 New i Zealand l Company s 
GAR Elpis must excuse = for 
He h: has expresse 
— is 
offered, iy we — diseourteously, 0 
. oh 8 gow — further. 
3 “a have 
He 
hi 
yur 
we are more 
than ever — tisfied with his, pitt — or meu as sup- 
port our view, although K for the k bafflin 
it. ‘* Elpidopborus ” now states ; 
but w rega ard that p art of his letter as bei g irre evant, and 
we pat dislike the tone in which the whole is written, 
Sit e cannot ins from ‘ phorus,” we 
2 omit some very goo : 
s by gardeners themselves. 
| Guaproes ts os The Original Raiser of this Mein 
would thank some of our readers to inform him what dif- 
eroscopie fungi are not very 
[FR B. 2, 
and Brenchleyensis ? 
e latter is ee it 
ference there is between it 
t 
He ra 
was 
par 
reese po 
irection, or with natalensis for a mo 
but only one grew, and that is s yet too young to 9 
HEATING: A B. You will not get a apd 
propose. 
proceed from the PA 
of the gutter with t 
ifferent 
nsects—a large g Chon one, and the small 
p. 736, 184 843, and 
specie 
mea oth described! in the Gard 
the female, which is 
affected parts ought to be pruned ou 
with hot 5 A . 
Lawns: . As soon as Febr ay is ven, 3 + 
down y I bb. 
r lawn with the following s 
Avein. Maven 8. 6 7 f 
Hard Fescue, 20 1 
2 or 3 Ibs. of Po oa! tials If 
s per 
Dog’ stail, g or Fo Į 
all will do if you “are i. — 1 
regular eke ng. Above all things take care that the land 
i seeds . and the surface perfectly level. 
“how i it every spring, and 
er it in the — ear. 
3 SA. We ing Zetfosinteg with the“ Student's,” 
Ifit is achromatic, with } in ect Blase, and is well made, 
it will answer for most 728 on ela cal anatomy. But 
if you want to st udy such an instru. 
ment is useless, Nuß cannot aea under it. 
4 oF FRUITS: “Albert. Bedfordshire Foundling; 2, Al. 
friston. ||—H D. King — ine 2 82 ll * 
Nau — ‘or PLAN TS : Erz Sagittaria pan Hoare 17 — 
Cotoneaster vulgaris; 192, 
Beginner. The leaves may dale to Solandra 
ut it is not certain. You 
vided it is damp enough ; it will p 
Fryer, jun. The “seeds” are the Seine or 
of the common Self-heal, or Prunella — oun 
where iu pastures, 
es SEEDS: Const. Reader. Some will grow, others will not 
u had better test them in the following manner: aei 2 
not of 
. soil, covering them sparingly with earth, nd 
them in a moderate hotbed. When they are up count 
those pens h dn lisp à and the aves will show the 
h 
bru 
give it a liberal. shift, using 
mould, and a little mem sand, it gro s 
out nicely, so as to kal 9 25 a light e 
n flower, place it in a rather 
shady situation, un i } t 
PoLMAIsSE airn aa J S M. We entirely agr with 
Nothing can be more ad ble than the sentiment “‘ Turpe 
est aliud logui, atid sentire; quanto turpius aliud scribere, 
aliud sentire.” But we fail to see its application in th this cam 
we have seen Te: ange tt em we have said 80, ‘put we 
do not feel inclined t to throw them — against our with 
viction. Polmaise a rnott — may be com ct 
— oiner ey profi mae by those who are interested in 
168 — Sub. It is a common greenhouse plant, re- 
qu 1 N to be frost. 
swer your purpose. Noisette: 
— d' rire, pink; Pierre de St. Cyr, ros ome 
2 sprez, buff and yellow ; Fellenberg, c: 3 
yellow. 
print of cent meee which pray 
THERMO: : FH. The thermometers employ foe eee 
tering the maximum and minimum res at C on 
— 8 to Rutherford’s cons — 8 of 
ected to m mperature, the tions 
the rial and spirit thermome ly correspon 
registe 
of the air when the latter sui 
lowest peny 
VINTER AND SPRING FLOWERING CooL Gurewnouse PLANT fer 
Sub, Camellias, “Daphne — — rubra, Erica hiemalis a, Chinese 
gracilis, Styphelia tubiflora, , Leschenaultia formosa, 
Prim clamens, Van “Thol Tulips, Nat 
cissus, & 
Misc.: Tutus . Fly-trap does not 
We cannot answer the other question Mi tottis. If 2. e A ere- 
letter it was either epher ee wat ven 
e cannot u 
if made at the time, 8 f telo month at 
know nothing 
The lowest i 
ermometer is not quite the sanare — tne 
ddenly rises after 
Amicus. We 
Sow your Ni 1 at once, in 
: W C. William Jesse and General are not suit. 
bie for the s sih front of a house which is pe uired to it 2 
— d to the height of 12 feet. Any of the following 1 j 
Bourbon: Madame Lacharine, 5 
R ven Prate Grass: JP H C. We cannot see the diferenc? 
mention. Hartley's eee cate Pete ; 
occur that w e temperature is rapidly rising or falling 
the mercurial rg 1 exhibit a iatt 
unless they are equally delicate; but the 2 
certainly ought not to amount to one or two degrees, 
1 e. A short a one — 
em to ce; if n > 
— the maker. indication of any — 
thi 
sonii. f. 7 1 
heat. i 
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