88 
THE GARDENERS’ 
CHRONICLE. 
[FEB. 
9, 
the vi ween the trees payin their own natural one, in conjunction with our dull at.] Feb. 1-Densely overcast; ; with slight showers., 
ion of A The Strawberry erop ra also | mos here. Stoves and the Orchid-house should not 2 — cara — yg 
very profitable, particularly where ation can er 55? 58° at night; foreing-house, Z e Sgr — with rain at night, 
Nearly 5000 b n sold | 60° ; greenhouse, 40° ; Heath-ho ° to 40°. Take 5 En Gate at Ta a ar 
in the city of New York, and to the cultivator th that no moisture fa the flowers of Orchids, or tem b 
is m our frequent | their bea ties will rend be destroyed. Ifa speedy de- e F SI K 
t, however, thi More precarious unless velopment o of the flowe 8 which are n š z 16, 1850 = 
it can be supplied with water. ien pe also be showing be desired, be may be removed into the 7 
ti the vi of Dr. Under foreing- house. 22 8 Sa] ad n Greatest — 
pre SR a net — of some 4000 dollars FORCING DEPARTMENT, Fe. | ESE | 555 | £3 | wntch i | Quantity i! al ee 
— 55 E Rained. 
“ American Apples command a The fi aiig e — orders 255 | <A 7 e 
Pee and I have seen the 2 ines in action must be carefull naged ; maintaining | = Sunday 451 | ara ent Beet” oszin. 227727 
e . at 9 and 10 cents So a steady mild heat, avoiding alternations of heat Mon, 44.6 3 379) n ost 3 (J } 
3 is this Apple there re, as Twas told bythed dealers cold. It should, therefore, be considered before the Wea | ga | ws | ea} w 8 4417! 
that no other American Apple, S d | forcing commences, whether the supply of litter will be fae Bi Dd — le 2- HE 3 
Apple, » could be — * 3 sufficient to produce the necessary temperature as long Satur. 15] 46.1 | 314 | 387 4 0.23 3 27 
is ex a large y 5 R È Pell on | a8 it iafes ot The thermometer Should be daily Pac: highest ar during 8 corer ou, the 10th 
the Hudson River. . pro xamin §31—therm od the lowest om — eg. zero, 
said to be some 8000 dollars per annum, À Such nae 65° and 75° as extreme points. With proper ca be s 
facilities that export | tion, this can be effected at a — — either of — boll Sa = po e gt ie aan seya A 
readily, and with large profit, all the finer Apples and or fe enting material. - Pe ession spirits of tar applied ' with r P painter’s 5 E 
Pears, with one or two varieties of Pea of ave should be brought f ortnight, E C. Roberts’ book on the Mir will arm ly suit 
gr uate of our colleges amen forth ar some by a g each a stage, and following them Joe: A BC. We makeita ole n o give pri 
of the mental ag —.— r | Up —— a further supply fi the cold frames. As . Eominend ion at Gar itil, wine be 
or horticulturist—the power of be habits they are re —— to the shelves of the forcing house, out of doors, but with little success, sea in ave ited 
reflection, and refined taste, all of LV may be pr it will —.— dvantage in place 3 under the pots, rather dry situation, The roots may be kept alive th 
oam by the pa of the 8 exact Tee as the ris liable to pass off without properly — N 1 3 = vee — ma 
which ef the college student is tly de- méistoning t *. soil, and thereby deine « — injury an nd on ter 1 them i i in sol eei a ellis „ ilar plana up 
— Bu — than t tial to vile horti- such a moisture- -lovin plant as the Strawberry. 
culturist or to the tiller of 2 oi, KTP needs habits | water which runs into the pans should — — jae CANTUA BICOLOR wa You are not very likely to pipet 
also io n be given him renz in them longer than necess — allow the | and others by the middle of April. If you have a min 
p PrE TAPT take the chance, then force them smartly, without lassari 
effectually only by the study of the natural sciences ; d soil as the require, Any DIPPING O Reti IN 5 ATE KILL SCALE : K. Water 
and he wants a practi d familiar acquaintance remaining in the pans after a sufficient * pr of 130° or 140° used with force from a syringe might not 
with these s with mistry, with y, with elapsed — a this — —— shou — = our to the $s "i 4 npe th 8 towel ater . —— ape 
geology, &c., to enable him apply. A TTT aie ipo e truit, ticularly if the leaves were young or thin in re. 
el e- | than water in the pans, and it sours the so 
W= 
ose | Perfi 
| condemned sh ould be removed, and all dead or decay- 
ing bran 
GARDEN. AND SHRUBBERIE 
ectly clean a eid neat; an y large s which are 
ches cut out of th ich are toremain. If 
it were not done in the — n, the surface — al the 
— should be dug or forked” pie addin 
ed. 
s de — | 
T FRAXIN 
f 
second Sopon with 3 at a much lower tem 
t 150°, which is too high for 
‘or plants 
DISEASES : Ilex, hoe week. 
FASTENING LABELS To FRUIT TREES: 
loo 8 uea, or. loose copper wire. 
RK, It may be propagated by seeds, or by 
F. Use tarred twine 
: t etn is ne he same — any d 
more practically valuable. udent in a een „ ividing the Fonte. 
— in the . of the plants Fonruxz's YeLLow Ross : g. It was shown by Messrs, Standish 
hundred, ve forge winch = bah en N has 3 he bala: be — . where they are too thi 4 the nd Noble, at the peim 2 of ro Hor ee 
can readily e all ated * may — e least desirable should be removed. Tt is a great pi mimg k opery in 3 + ea 
ogy or chemistry or vegetable physiology. — d tar onge of choice 85 rubs shing together, and GanpEN Pors: Diss, The following “is the correct nomencla 
ai: ge is exercised ever if des in pelling each othe er to stand = tiptoe to get a peep zes: 
n the ntry. To" oh 1 7 of this at “daylight ; peeh ene t un- Old Name ‘Great Breath by ay ad as New Ra: 
know , every tree and t polh cn ock and clod of | d the case ner common one in English gror 15 3 TEF 
ago an interest un. Fardens. If fine derben. are 1 „let every bush a a j 1 2 
known to one who may baie =e with with — — d distin a aes vam pi Eights 12 1 17 55 
‘Bis biek x. cee e spread out ** pushes t that will aint $ of it, a rune, Twelves 11 1 1 
p 15 Gis intiho support, or down. ing to their individual Sixteens 9 ” 
£ Would rex pict! go follow up the plough ; par a, pater T re alatin th wa S, very fine Ete phat 8 3 25 
ti Would you be thoughtful? study fields and flowers ; specimens of rent shrubs will attract attention, Forty-eights 8 eee 44 i 
: Ta, u be wise ! take on yourself a vow, either on account of the symmetry of their form, or the Sixties? „ „„ Mas ai 3 „ 
en teen mes as ing t HE ets taal peculiar beauty of their general habit. t of | g mab i P 3 Thumbs. 
Seek d virtue on a farm.“ * these should be selected, and planted in appropriate ‘the: vise fed foot of 16 88. Sheer davies Moni d 60 0424 
1 An 1 — * whe: — 8 —— show themselves] that of crown en 23d. to 6d., according to quality. 
us. e greatest advantage on n connection Insects : J. Thanks for the hornet cocoons. The other 
The Sheffield Gardeners’ Instruction Society held its with the digging and regulation pi the el umps, the lla, as 
first annual meeting on the 23d va It appeared from | edgings should be cli ipped, and thet urf and gravel| oth. | Fray look « —— Sate 3 pat 
the which was read arious horticultura and md. finishin art as Sy 1 
A g every p you Respecting € = T Cylinders, apply to Mr. S. Birch, 
works, including two gardeners ape — proceed, a much —.— quantity of ao may be done Bri r Professor Wilson, at the East 
purch nd circulated among its members during | by the same means, thus ae ving satisfaction at the same India House úi Sih, 
the past year. so referred to the papers | time both to yourself and o 8 of Prants: @ P fons — esa Sey gape of ‘your gar- 
— at the monthly meetings, ſrom which, and the DY PRUIT e dener being ignorant that e — t ¥ — the names of 
ions 2 ch interesting information had Bulfinches = yes Fees Mag to the buds of various | two Ferns; probably he never sa em before, and if he 
been com cated, s account showed a trees, and an effectiv ans of preventing their had, it ee they now are. "hte without n names. Ferns 
balance in and bat ll. 4s., after payment of all expenses. ra vages is to paint over the whole of the branches with ae not grown in every g we — 
The Socie eded to elect officers for the | 2 mixture of slacked lime fresh cow-dung. It is sree ; are diou an determina’ . wi hy a part 
a g he dy 
ensuing — er the preside: ent was re-elected, and a probable that the eggs and of various insects will] of his education, and has books to refer to, you must not 
d fresh committee appointed. be smothered at the same ti To t bul. expect him to name u mon plan If he had served in 
| finches injuring tall Cherry trees, we at Bos means Sny surat —— oe is ‘ these Fe mne by rote the 
CS ae es 2 5 1 ave learn es o ese Ferns i 
rrer of Operations. except shooting them. A single pair of these birds peed ne is Cassebeer: che ee . and cons , Adian- 
or hs fa will, in a few days, at destroy the Bads i a Mg tum pubescens. 5.—P B 
Fe REAREA 2 large tree ; = will show that these enemies canno Roses : Rav They are attacked bya an Erysiphe a part 
ion bok — nt structures and forcing | too strictl C ts ghpeery, gd. bard Mans, PA 
houses may be an ornament thereto, if kept in proper KITCHEN GARDE our Ivy when it suits your convenience, except when it is 
rr 4 3 Those who have not yet set their Totes toes, should no wing fast. The cuttings will ¢ y strike root; at any 
order 5 se r 2 a defer it, as the bitter experience of the last few ae —— the year except wint 
become dirty o Y. is to paint them s hen siri b SEE : A Yorkshireman 6 poset consult your oe 
black when they are first fixed, e afterwards to re = ed a arr testimony as to what We cannot triye girs legal opinions, 
wate their appearance by them over with a course e p ed, if we would have even a SUNDRIE Small unburnt coal is injurious to l 
little boiled oil r chance of success. The principal points which demand — — o the plants if it contains E 
1 bl once in a season 5 of course, attention are, to plant early varieties only, as soon in much sulphur, Bu Dr. Lindley’s “ Elements of Botany : 
application Aen, it fisier: 75. — sh vol 0 gA the season as ane and to plant in open airy situa- a Meteorology,” an ade "Len orms A pn a 
better, than the paint. We mention this now, as time ae e Me N oe prey centered a taser orn — — to 2 
to these ht lante inches if a few you, or any o 
3 re A need. better spared th 3 of burnt clay or — —— —— be pl | Seeks nda ane cidar nicht: 1 blown do 
NT DE TME — 1 poe hi : — 8 and and the 121 5 54 feet diam t above T 
Ass cleaner, without bein — e in = or size und. It stoo awn, and was i 
great majority of the plants i in : this department Oa > bordé ak oiha iii TN aised, would it be likely to grow, with great care? The 
will soon require repotting, a sufficient of all re- een > not be mnch injured, as the ; 
quisite materials should be prepared before hand; and aud one of Early Hor ee yia ble ground was very light in texture. Wer have taken the the pre- 
ii to soils, this should be particularly at 1 „Onions, and an early bed of Parsley, may caution to cover all the roots that were e with good 
to. It is in many p a difficult matter to get good | 0 besown. The Leek is very hardy, and ot be ; U and opto tik a aga? ha is 
peat, i W ka fine-rooted, -wooded plants | n early, as its excellence depends upon this, Te will, Kove at ke no farther harm > nif y d on iis iy 
cannot to perfection. ‘If, therefore, healthy and upon nte soon as the plants are into the air is covered with 1 
well worth | large enough, into a piece of rich well- a ground. | Vines: | Di rec ir ha 2 ieee 
w in the house, besides what ti ym 
‘eying for, no trouble ~~ be conside: red too t in Late t eee e aaa 8 and yo 3 
e soil. ‘amount of daylight in- state ot the Weather near London, for th the week ending Feb. 7, 1859, force Figs, as well as er ie, Se. Soe St. 
6 ~~ thé greenhouses may be as observed at the Horticultural Garden, Chiswick. a vot "Back Melo — dam 
slightly raised, particularly in fine clear ther ; but Moon’s|! Bazosnran. | THERMOMETER. rgh; pe e de Airin, Cannon fan” 
. i Wind. Rain a Al „ 0 Hall Muscat, 
cautious net to excite ve plants, espec: iy hard. 7 8 M | Min. || Me * Min. =a i Nice, if allo ry to 9 = White Sweetwater 
until i days are e as much | Friday.. 1 19 EAEN awe toe rr po ee our complaint shali be nine 
the light of 3 Satur... 2| 20 55 41 | = SW. 01 ae you say, “almost every num anes 
habitats and e than ior- 2 g s | 36 „% sw. 00 ; — 
the latter and that of the countries whence our 42 C icae i a SEEDLING FLOWERS. pee 
> plants are * ad ; ened (iii — 7| 25 29.454 || 46 | 31 8 W. || oo | CINERaRrA : aa aias marson Zor a n and sean 
injured, by a temperature an "30725 | 29471 || 511 | 35,8 435 || Sas | a, 
