7 
104 THE GARDENERS Che [FE B. 16, 
mk resulting from the decoction of pure Chicory square earthenware pans, 0 8 lens should have a hole 2 its handle, 80 
1 a lorpe aline 4. 1 with i may be bought 1 at tthe er grocers s dees be Fae K — —. A, Piso | te, support ih should be 
roasted y be detected by iodine-water | fill with the before ed to, firs t passing it — uppo ‘ 
mg À by persulphat zir Papa 7 which i in such a case strikes through a wire son putting all the coarse portions at Barrisz OncuiDs : fra las a ese omit 1— 
ion with roasted ao m for 8 also, a sharp look-out for | inquiry in any other Thad 8. 
2 R N tfield, R at a ill bec bli 
3 pori Peas may be detected by m. of wh to be lly picked out. After mnt nba . cigs Sari ie 
iodine-water. There i is no method as yet known e ‘of de- filling ing level with the edge of the box or pan, we allowit| orchids, directed to be left at the Meestha oe 
“= n aem er aaa a 00 Ä 
ç emical fully on ‘the surface, vering * ith the soil ; ison Mown: winged dy), Tephrosanthos, Hircina, F 
ee res they should then be placed in a cold frame, keeping drone bearing), Aranifera, ey ~ is, 
Calendar of Operations. from excessive we RI 8.— e Jordata, . latifolia, Palus pipactis ensifolia, 
(For the ensuing week.) of the past severe esihe, these plants appear afier ru orallorrhiza innata, Malaxis Losselii, Cal. 
ERAL REMARKS, ded ; this will be all in favour of a good bloom. | ggypromenta: A Correspondent will thank some of our li 
Do not allow a labouring man ve more water and air ; ** fa ion; to inform him whether or not ore a are two varieties of i 
heavy rains, by he =the he se Aha warm, gentle showers wi highly beneficial. Pan- Dopo — eee 3 He ee * * 2 
health injured, and his constitution weakened. In such |SIES in pots for early spring Howe: should now be while others more recen naro obtained are of a beautiful — | 
cases it were fi re to send him home top d with rich ost; buds which will be too] dant green, not — 4 — the 5 ae — 95 5 c in i 
until the weather is fit for him to work ; but this is | forward may be removed, and ts plac fact, that a differen roughout the whole year, 
2 a : x 7 : : yY it, with great care, by di 
seldom in l regulated place, as there is stratum of ashes in a fi frame; keeping the lights F eno ugh — oe remo e Pos. igging deep 
abun work ch pe er | off i : all favourable weather, and giving occasional r erely 2 stems; the real roots are the black 
cover, and which Me . res 1 = waterings with weak liquid ure. 2 ver T gs ibres, all of which — ye > preserved, P 
better w em unde * ich have now appeared above ground, w there | & 3 . „r on oe de bite good be apes: at — f 
s a i 2 2 of trees. e ‘ow, but 
these may be W maki igre Orchid } — least piensa of frost, Take up cuttings of envy 15 ‘always shabby in such places 8 tn a 
kets, and c ornaments for the flower garden and | early forced Dahl strike in heat, and place ol your trees? If not, it would be — = cover the ground 
bery in summer ; making, painting, and writin ts in hot water ale or dung Soi. 5 forward them tn e under trees. Pe s hardy, 
5 — . e 2 riv 
or printing labels; washing and painting sashes and for the same purpose. sects: Constant Sub. The insects sent are the larvæ of a 
work ; washing pots, breaking crocks, tying 3 FRUIT GARDE “species of beetle (Tenebrio molitor), oe nly called meal. 
mats, cleaning and training plants. and mon thing to see gardens crowded with rms, from devouring meal, bran, flour, &c. The only 
$ fs 5 e frait trees ian of which are inferior or worth- mode of amio is by, carefully sweeping the crevices of 
fruits, and preparing Potato se To carry ch hes ze 4 h f| theapartm W.—W HON, 
work to best ad ge, a sufficient sto the | ess + coe. Seen eee ee net aie Pe The Test ts ‘the beetle named Elater lineatus, Gardeners 
* 1 ould always be kept prope r management ae sealed unproductive; besides Chro nicle, 1845, p 1 The pr eny of iti fa tke 80 Í 
1 hic! eir roo e orm, Find a Pad can, an ill all you find. la 
ready, that the men may be turned in to the wo S| Shade ft thereby preventing the proper development ane * cked by, 2, the wire worm; 3, tl worm 
t's If this tion be not tak lees , y P. 8 Poy p 
en, much | : magnified; 4, the perfect beetle Elater lineatus ; 5, the same 
of the time which ought to be occupied in doing the of other vegetables. This system should be altogether magnified. W. 
i in setting about it hanged ; all inferior varieties should be removed, an 
ANT DEPAR TME aining o e standard l n 
laced 
roots in motion, before the 
ey a 
pare them to take im —— advantage of the fre 
compost. Get all pist à trellises painte 
be ready for use when required 
e which may b 
pyramidal or — sh 
waira expected amongs st vegetables, 
the produetion of gross and superfluous wood should be 
prevented by e 
most economical arrangement of fruit ene for a garden 
is to form espaliers on the south side o walks 1 
nin d on both shes. of all wa 
n 
running north and south. On these all the fruit 9 
N Goose es, ser aspberries, 
ould be trained, and che wh ilable space of the 
garden = vl left a — — — It will be necessary 
wit pe ‘cope for a few tiris ý 
after grid ay vil support th 
n ofa 
to Nance oF OF * 
Names or PLANTS: Ilex. The Holly le ae 
RESINOUS TRE 
Roses: An 
Thanks. It would be 
. the go affair — gm provided it ca 
SEED: We 
undoubtedly be applied much hotter, at thi on, now, as all planting F trait acá should an ona! 
the Lyi shoots and leaves, than would be plete as . 
safe a month or six weeks hence, when the plants hav — & 
commenced their new . Insects of all kinds are oasis, ridge of soil on each si of the rows of 
. eradicated with much greater ease at this seaso arly Peas whic! above ground, in order to protect 
they are, paratively speaking, i — them from cold sweeping winds; it will be as well, al 
than they can be a f. bab put the th t once, and by using the 
850 8 88 NG DE MEN ll spray to fill up the bottom it will con 
In clear fine — nie 4 C t be taken t 
assist Nature ving some Tan e — are must be taken to 
„ the Pinetion, a2 “cell as to. the prevent the of e and birds; rats also 
Vineries and Peach-houses, now in o is in- frequently jon pati- Beans just as they are starting, 
accompanied by portional circulation of and if not noticed in time, they will destroy the crop. 
— by ang; of pe s i will be very beneficial ; 
during ll cloudy weather it is advisable to mn mre Boge dig ym for the week ending Feb. 14, 1850, 
2 of artificial heat, for the danble pu otha observed at the Horticultural Garden, Chiswick. 
banding the en of the plants and preventing the| rev, | ee.“ en Wink tide 
needless waste of that expensi * || Max. | Min. || Max.) Mm. Mean i 
moist an atmosp in the of Friday... ê 29.722 | 29.675 || 51 | 39 | 45.0 | W 60 
shows will be liable to come without their crowns ; and | Sander. 1% 24 {| Soos | 20070 || 38 | gt 3% . 0 
be very careful in syringing n allow any mo :::; eg end ad ig ll sw. 4 
fall upon the flowers. ittle neglect on these | Wed. 14 30.24 | 39.337 || 43 | 21 seo || N. || w 
to a deficient cir ion of air, is produc- | i., 2 || 30.125 29.967 e || s.w. || 5 
tive of rags wns, and frequently of deformed | Tree 743 | 29.848 || 48.0 | 33.6] 40.8 | 0.41 
it. A slight syringing given about 3 VVV 
es which are fai ly set; but with caution, — be and rather boisterous: 8 
i nage he — 1-Rain; ith rain; 
for au L of water at this season is inj ie 1 — Overeant; boisterous with ain; clear at night, 
1 th — — ; sharp at night 
5 : — 18 
air on = 2 Ley Ses 2 — — Se el a average. 
AND TES 
It is a frequent practice to leave a circle of bare State et ee eee oe for the 
ground sp > ees and shrubs. This is done 7 
to afford greater facilities for top-dressing with manure ae E eA No Prevailing Winds. 
See | Bes S of | Greatest a 
or compost, and ing the nd to admit the Feb. 548 see EF | Yearsin 88 
air more e effect, however, is not so S | ZKE | 2S | aimed, | of Rain, fz Mlet 5 
é ? ra Š = zZ 
when i close up to : : : F 
e goo and iti — much more troublesome to Mem 71 125 2 383 1 030 1. 10 4 
‘` keep in order; and for t as soon as the Wea 2% asa | 327 |31] H 1 fatal 3 
Plants are thoroughly established, and have begun to . 70 347 403 10 99 4 5 15 
— eee poe r should be entirely turfed | Satur. 2 489 | 337 | 403 9 9 227 
Over. In small gardens, it is a mon etice The high 11 a — 
“i rate flower ee and round the 3 beds; and 1845—therm. 58 deg., and the lowest S the ata 
though scarcely good taste, to make similar use of ———————— 
the circles round sin single spe ara. ps, rather pom allow otices to Corresponde 
them to be covered with turf ; t some ARALrA JAPONICA : O L. Mhan all pienin 5 excessively, 
leaf soil be dug or forked in, + “tla 95 hu, P for pruning thia will probably be. kes. ts fur 
into Whe ka f At that the leis a. e the sap as fast as 
vigorous growth, n he flowers in| it rises, and prevent its discharge through the wound. Try 
these beds, it should be borne in aini k “heh eep a space one shoot first, and if that succeeds the others may follow. 
quite clear them and the u ra the specimen. | The bleeding of the Vine, the W. d the like, is nothing, 
We have often seen the k of Ph oes ae plants ae ge wood rapi 
5 : 5 ALEAS eeks and Co. Our opinion is that the seedling i 
taos onii oiles te A neglet on thi 3 pak. th growing. As to earliness, it is six weeks * 
_ FLORISTS’ FLOWERS the common white; nor is it so good in form of flower. The 
Pace We usually sow the character of ‘ flowers in threes” is not very likely to last. 
og 3 but 1 nee of the unpro itious weather. Books: R S. We shouid i * cae Papen’. s “Handbook to 
ke eres OP >| the Flower Garden a uld exactly suit you. 
y of our readers, have bliged It is new and — 3 mae ae useful inf tion 
defer it till no son! We find nothing better e way of concerning common things.— r. Lindley’s School 
t than an old Carnation soil 32 * oe Botany 5 3 e of . compii, — s Vegetable 
ngdo orm t e ‘or you, if 
eps oo old onla of owr ha raion 9f Cr | Js rman of feta a 
a 88 . 
sometimes happen, with our deavours, that some or object glass will answer your purpose; but to be able to 
will perish in the winter. The compost in which they — it you must have a stand for a 
a 
grew comes in very well for our purpose; we have 
support fixed into a square piece 
heavy to keep the apparatus steady, The 
Misc: — Itis 3 serrulata 
a bro 3 
of the machine you mention. 
ExRA TUM: Under the head 
Sek AN ye eee 
* With v very skilful nent and 8 men, 3 
um pet 
inquir 
5 may be kept in perfec 
labourers which, under another kind of management, 
— u. coe ag ins pope tise have in our i a place whieh, 
h 36 m 
e 
n than it 7 5 
e demands o 
ome years e kept wit 
with 20. 4A ae ‘eal depends — upon th 
househoid, Ther a place in one of the 
very like what 4 deseribe, which is 8 e e 
3 z with ` Eo 3 a skilful gardener. But t he is 
2 AM. The Pear is not known; it is very 
me, russet and very bright Led Bar 8 wee 
zd 
a plant called Chlorococcus viridis, = co! —— 
posed. It m 9 yn 
the Holly sheds its leaves. PB. Rogiera amæna, ae 
deletia thyrsoidea ; a variety of G nda 
urva.— Erzeroum. A thousand thanks. Box x jus t onja ; 
Very nice things, You shall hear about — of them $ 
presen tly. i 
POPLARS: Arbora „What is the cause of the 
general peeinatare ee oft the Black Italian Poplar ?” 6 
POTATOES: Enquirer. n Potato and 9 
eet — 2o Whoever heard of such an impossi- 
ity weet Potato had proba bly been growing 
bili 
before it —— 3 boiled, or een — had been 
: C Z. The rst time to — them is in the 
spring, w hen “they "re begir g to grow — the safest in 
autumn o nter, heads of 
your se gts 5 at the e tart But had. you not better 
top some, and leave others untouched ? 
old 8 ub. You m n many 
eep 
reach of the air, — of Venda the son} * cannot 
vou m make the earth into small mounds, and put them over 
ea r subject of exhibition ’ 
mine n be had in . * 
bi — — sa i 
oblige another, Any 
prt recommen —— ra 
shru abe will goon sel e D ech trees; yot on 
may, e try common . Hollies, Junipers, ‘wl 
Laurestinus, and Privet.t{—D 8, al 
— 
—.— out er doors in this 
and from it thè 
1 its . —— . 
erfectly = the Bl: Black Burgundy, 
N wine can be made. 
ar in winter, and for some of its wai to drop 
of ; —— may be wrong at the roots, You had ‘ 
look to the 2 1e best soil for it is rough eb 
— with a little sharp sand. After i 
paan n the 8 wn of your gre 
asily re by its white pona er. 
Attack it witht sulphur the moment it 
right in placing your Camellias in 60° 
Do not be at your Polypod to 
of its fronds ; if it is healthy it young onen 
take their places. Pot your Camellias when they hav ther 
ewig and place them in a moist heat of 60° w . 
their new wood ; after that, harden them 
—Ilex. We are notin possession of the 
padron. 2— 
Paper, A second line fi 
read W. Tebbitt,” 
head last we . 
Paper, * 2 
