120 THE GARDENERS’ 
CHRONICLE, Ees 23, 
cases out of ten they esga mischief along with | ficient of this to protect ri their trees, they will find | 
0 . is very n er e 10 2 oe plagues in the * = fan-shaped branches of Spruce or Yew a tolerable 
p 
bud, before the infection has sp ee By applying these covering materials early 
extent, as by so are e labo og eth and the dis- in apee ason, the slight shade they afford prevents the 
nt consequent upon the un nchecked ra ee | wants excitement which is the result of unseason- 
of insects. Thinning th forced Gra bly w eather duri ri derate sized | 
requi gular attention; it should be enced as | espalier and pyramidal Pear trees, which have a suffi- | 
pris ene are fairly set, by judiciously removing all cient qua of flower-buds to make it worth the 
t ith be spared, and those poten may be protected by rearing a few small poles | 
chat gout left for future consideration sh er 5 tent — and thinly 3 them hice 
such order that the r amaral of a berry a 
shall relieve ne surrounding ones without e 
the bunch 
e final regulation of the bunch need not pyra 
e place till 05 berries are more tan. half swelled, 
no sound reason exists why the first garners should 
il th è 
w in. The opera 
should be performed with a pair of clean, sharp, sabe 
pointed scissors, and the whole of the footstalke should 
be removed N with the berry, but without damaging 
the footstalks of the other berries, and taking care not 
ics p hey for 
pene — shelter. reg success las st ye ar in hated etin ie 
midal Jena and kasi fruit trees on trellises, in- 
many of 
ches of ev ens; so dis 
hae us to press the ssity of pti ge 
sible. 
to touch any of the latter with the hand, as the tender | 
skin of the 2 berries is liable to grow rusty where 
it has n hes 
DEN AND SHRUBBERIES, 
eee * hal-hardy in nts 25 senate should 
w be 
ae ac We rig ae | th 
—— ap use o 25 s k ‘propaga 5 g plants fo 
bedding pirea. We prepare our 9 2 filling up, 
to within a inches of where the ace of the = 
enasi to be, wiih leaves and hot dung, We have bee: 
. rm 
as the | ier attest ing. ge draining and Alling of 
pots is all a Instead of the old eustomary 
method of potting off the young stuff intended for 
* e summer, it will b 
to plant | it * ar e ie gosto frames of suitable orn 
— g of o loam, one-third dec omposed 
EA ak one- third sand, with a a good Sosa. 
The 60 soil should not be more than 4 or 5 inches deep, 
these poo ‘Kile of fruit 7 55 Ay 
EN GA 
As soon as the ground is sufficiently dry to 15 2 bis 
the Sanne seein pulverised, the main crop of Oni 
should be The Wr = of ground — for this 
crop sh . well d and sufficie rich 
prevent the bulas being rr 1 or 3 p favoured 
the same time, ` e oppo: . extreme must be 
, or the produce will be watery, thick- “necked, 
reo 
<6 
œ 
etober. A sec * ero ie of Carrots m may now be 
sown, but gene diy 1 main ae suffers less from the 
pre ts when sown in April even in May, than 
se which are sow ugh 
wn ones are somewhat smaller, their good 
qunlity pane makes them more profitable. An 
y crop of stone Turnips should n ow be sown, and 
15 r 
sowings 3 of mg salads should be made in frames and 
warm borders. In planting out ree if you have 
o sy 
should now be made in a rame, and also some Cauli- 
peta for oO heer spring sown — 5 with some 
under wall t west we rae A. sowing 
of Celery should À also be made moderate hot- 
ed ; it should sown “very thinly, “that pas T 
may vt * 
when pricking out is e re the ar a 0 gy mo 
with more soil to their roots. It is p Stet! date 
i i fe ks 
n 
soak be planted 6 in. 8 on the surface of the soil, 
with merely sufficient fastening to keep the bulbs steady, 
Autumn-sown Tripoli Onions should now be trans- 
inc in ri i r 
the epl 
the 5 of the bees; =. though some be the sttonpadt hives 
will be sure 5 bas: richly fro from the nty, that will be no 
5 but rather a gain, by * Pct the greater means 
Books: Irish Sub. i t is, a catalo orne Rips want, — 
Hortus Ca antabrigien is” (1845), n’s “ Bota 
Dictionary,” Pye ge (1849), wil "possibly suit e 
—K ou wil find xcellent practical z 
upon the cultivation per orcing of — it-trees 5 me ge 
the writers of the Calendar i Garden — 
Loudon's Subu rba n Hoi warten = probably suit you, 
ill th d the subjects of 1 reated of 
theoretically, and also ee pa oe egards details of 
ccessful routine. Most of the newest introductions of 
fruit trees are mentioned in Rivers’ ‘ “D ogue. 
Box Epcine: JL. You q” e killed it me, your salt. 
water Id h b . N o the wor „ and 
d 
en a to prevent t their boring pares s. You will, we fear, 
be obliged to remake your walks. you can concrete the 
surfac wbich the gravel is laid, That would be most 
effe ctu (al: 
Probably y 
bF tho frost, during the two last springs, 
EMIGRANTS: En nquirer, By all a £ to New Zealand ; 
money will b ou will r lose it ein 
trade, in which very f diners are successful. Go at 
once, and apply at he) Ne ve Tel Jand office ‘for advice and 
instruction. Te is no doubt abont the matter, if you are 
indu = us. Buy a small estate, and farm it on your own 
accou 
Meewa Amateur. Light: Purity, elegans, Gem of the West, 
One in the Ring, Spanish Infanta, ana e i Dark: 
Elegantissima, Newtoniensis, Marchioness of Hastings, 
Comte de Beau ieu, Dr. Smith, aa an riterion. 
GoosFBERRIES: Q. Early Sulphur, Rumbullion, Woodward’s 
Whitesmith, Melling’s Crown Bob, Red Warrington, and 
arrow’s Bonn A Lion. 
Grapes: J B. It i very nice Gra N oon to us. What 
are be N w name, and its m 
Insects: W W. You r Apple trees are e pas by lice but 
b 
by che ieee ins ect (figures of which are given in our 
ts on ihe. 2d Feb. inst)» 
“i the young active nits ee — 
ne ry it 5 be — wash the parts effected 
with some glutinous “Teter. — as yellow soap-suds an 
gas-water, the object being to glue the edges of vy scales to 
the bark and prevent the escape of the y oung 5 the time 
— they make their escape they are very ten dhi t active, 
may be destroyed by hot water, lime- an or gas-tar 
ae i 
Lens: W T C. No n beg such inquiries, 
as we one ee nated: d, with skilful “management and good 
may kept 
of 
es 
a good —— working peice i A a handy-man, with 
perbaps a boy ins ummer, would be able to keep a place such 
LanchEs: X YZ wil Raban! 70 L.” and“ Arborator” to give 
N JF. Laurels are usually yellow when lan 
chiefly of chalk. Caunot you plant Ao in something else? 
Cut your hat TAS eik in the end of Apr 
ELONS : siz 4 e uld be from 14 to 18 
viety io am for potting in, ana 
well. Keep the > pot hada, if convenient, in a mild heat 
use; they 8 d be secured in their places by closing of from 75° to 80; although good Melons may be grown by 
the soil about the roots, not about the b the bases setting the pot in frent of the house, upon a shelf or a few 
of ich should always rest on the surface of the soil bricks, and T “+ plants about 18 inches from N 
1 ossible to tell you how often to water, so muc 
The small button Onions which hi ig ae ES thickly pends upon rer rae ry Exercise your own judgment, 
im utumn, — ld also be 3 in the sam and by observation you will soon be able to know when me 
manner; if the ground is g 8 ‘ica over is necessary. After the . is set, use weak clear s00 
rich, these will make fine specimens by au guano water every second time of watering. aira enough at 
— — o moisten the entire mass, and no m : sth off time $ 
State Weat etate of the soil renders it necessary he Surt 0! È 
. 4 1 wie chine cg n between each watering will be sometimes more than ; 
ee —————— — — The top temperature should range from 68“ at night mo 78 f 
Feb. Moon's BAROMETER. | THERMOMETER, K A without sun, and 5° with sun during the day. $ à 
5 Age. iain ti men 21 > Wind. || Rain. Mora oN ore W A. A dressing of pounded quicklime in 5 
PES — 5 x È Decem k 
— — i 3 or | 284 56 349.5 S. W. ET o kill i era ff now with garden rakes; 
— 6 Sayan | Boas toe eae pis — but in whatever way 8 remove it, it ‘will grow again if 
Monday is) 30425 2041465 43 | 43.5 S. W. 00 do not drain your lawn, „ 
Tues. q 19 ) 30.0% | 30.003 || 20 | 48 | 49.0 S. W. % | Names oF FRUITS W P L. Coe’s Eata Drop Apple. -I ¢ X. 
Wed. oo 20) S 43 | 29. 51 | 30 | 405 || SW. 20 Hunt’s Deux Ans -V F Wood, seedlin AS is barre” 
and z ss, if — ai igi eee doubtless good tor hivehen use ; but 0 
lan, than when turned out of pots in which h fhe 22 De ee ee e eee = i eat 
er growing any len th of a Ww y have Feb. io- Overcast; clouay apd miid; rain at night: boisterous. „ cionay apa mild ; rain at night; boisterous. NAME plete? PLANTS : : Valencia mret at “without sac 
l ny g t "a mmen ma — * Cloudy; rainbow at S A. A. ; afterward» “or e tion; apparently Grimmia Biror —C R. Pteris sel f 
particular attention ta this, as we have practised it ite 2 e cloudy ast lata. S. with 
. —— e Vi 
tensively for some years, and have found it to — r cee ip og, Taig ho age Mie rien a to me e dake ee | 
attinmate well, FFF Dreneely overdnit; rain eitir. any sharp instrument. Be very particular in making a 
Ad — ge overcast; cloudy. wound quite clean. “phen fill it with a mixture of W. i 
RISTS' FLOWER Mean temperature of the week. 7 deg. above th —— clay, 1 -ashes, Ne e cow-¢ 1 et 
the wood-ashe e mixture is 
moser, een id now be planted, It is not a State of the Weath Chiswick during the Jaat 24 years, for the ive tò es n 2 
good plan to dig the bed previously to doing so; but if Z g 2, 1850. PAINT USED FOR IRoN-WoRK aT TRENTHAM: One-third Stock- : 
unavoidable it should be well trampled, so that it m ees a ee en two-thirds gas tar, laid on while quite hot, 
i pied, ov Ou No. of Prevailing Winds. wi i 4 
be solid for the fibres to strike into. old and % d 22] 8 35 Years in | Greatest n sri aa aaeeanes heat et 
“> . 8 < Py 1 be! 
0 exhibitor of these flowers always had a sue- March. | $25 Bee Ae e or iain, E e . a — eee — ee. fir — 
cession this was the small offsets, and did on * . a ida weg coming quick! te he ne ag ee is perhaps : 
more luxuri an the rest, show a bloom, it was Reta e 1 ee n 0.29 in. 25 the best. The Sie a Leone Pine is not so good. a 
2 n as pe ble. ich | Tues 26) 475 2% „ | oss 42 SHEPHERDIA: 6 S. We believe the S. argentea bas fruited in 
‘not been exhausted were reserved for the best bed | Wet, , #0 3 jarj no | ov jis p a a A 
ear, and Friday 1 473 | 35.6 | 41. 10 1 il born snd Co. imported ine eee 
i = „ 5 — ypas d a eet ae a oaz E 4 It may be ——— by layers. A Melt ‘aay be ripen 
consequence, gen enerally Pp Rra a — — a greenhouse, trained u up a rafter, and without prin 
asunder each way, r me from Tht to 2 — * — ne * ng the above period occurred The difficulty is to avoid red spider. ts roo 
Seed should also now be in po ee „27... ey Oe 
= eshed. 
drained, Polravrnus * may 3 be got in. ryt 
— be top-dressed with very rich compost. Seedlin 
will soon begin to bloom; if there is any symptom of 
PR: Lewes off the early blooms, which only weaken 
the plant, without much chance (if unpro of 
withstanding : 3 > ri winds. Attend to 
Dahlias, Auriculas, ` S tions, as 
y advised, ulips, Carna! „ pre- 
a ae „ of affording artificial protection 
the trees 
walls is only, but on those * 
. aoe elightes t frosts do considerable dan 
a Matter of uae aries will make use of canvass 
and netting as far as it will go; but, as few have suf- 
| 
oe to Correspondents. 
ACK NUMB Full T priee will be given * the following Nos: 
ry 6, 49, 51 52. 1844: 47. 1845: 1846: 35. 1847: 
Apries: TFB. r correspondent asks for an analysis = — 
pulp and the seed of the Apple separately. Can anye 
spondent favour him with it? Good drainage and a 
Cea not Ae to late frosts, are far more important 
securing ular s: but sec 1 
— 4 ia. pe variable a owe: ours, irae is — 
manure, take farm. yard dung half rotted. 
Aquatics: 4 3 We 3 much prefer a slate tank. Iron 
pipes will do no har you can use lead if you prefer it. 
he pipes for g Aerei may Be under the tank or within it— 
melt fona you va The charge against the cement is perhaps 
we 
Sub. Now is a good time to feed weak bees. Your 
— will be ie cr — them; oct should be placed in front 
of the hive in er oon of warm days. Butif you have | 
several colonie: ee: to prevent tumult or poi —— ut 
the full dishes or or feeding pans in the sun a few yards is fron 
Srrreanine: X Y Z. 3 is nothing to fear from f 
— killed l by this poison. Buried at 3 foot s 5 caf 
bine 
thr 
BE Ice PLANT: Powel Williams. It is a common t tender 
annual. Raise its seeds in a hotbed; put the seedlings inte 
separate small pots, keeping them in the frame till they ars 
en turn them out w border. 
VINERY : ABC, By all means consult a 3 professions! 
man. Give us your aie ess, and we will put you in commi- 
nication with such a i 
Wand's Cases: : 8 B. Tey your own carpenter : make 7 vara 
want. ow of no where are kept on ea 
Misc. : e have always 2 grt Wa 
— pb Walcheren Cauliflower were one 
thing. 
