216 THE 
and, „drawing-room decoration late in the Let 
Fuchsias, v pa are so useful for aaya pore autumn 
flowerin nse: 
tural tenden 
little 3 they may be gui 
ong shoot shou 
leader, an be trained perfectly upright ; 
8 "hades te being n stopping — which 
are y than is consistent with me 
0 eare evel 
LETS.— 
body’s flowers, and the sional supply is 
to produce them in . excell of rn Spinach ory be sown slags ina — tnight; 
light rich compost, consisting of loam and leaf. ; „ Bean „an ips > ks; 
under the sh f a north wail, should be prepared for 8 “of Salads e with strict regu- 
their summer q rs; as i A ouch a situation they arity ; and proper attention should be paid to protect- 
easily prese fi e ravages of the ing all kinds of seeds fro avages of birds and 
spider, which will certainly attack them if they are|insects. If of Onions, Leeks, nips, Beet, 
exposed to ing sunshine. In this fragne the offsets | Salsafy, Scorzonera, and Skirret, are not yet sown, it 
asunder, * the sashes placed over them ti 
rm new roots. The best varieties are the 
Majas ** gne Tree Violet 
CING DEP. PAR 
PINERIES ae ous up a Os 7 aay temn peratite to fruit 
which are now swelling, a 
circulation may be p od to resemble the sea breeze 
of their native isl lf latter be not attended to, 
the plants w weakly, and unh y 
dra p ce; a * to fruiting | so 
p ns will in ip of the 
lants, ead 
fruit itself, which will tis italy and def deficient i in . 
adva: inge 
| ie the 
the sn Ad to 'themat * The bar 5 eof the 
Take 3 vi Figo fine afternoon to s e the 
pits, and 
GARDENERS’ 
flowers. The slightest p a in in tho» way of of greens POJ. Your 
nded 
tiful 
8 would be atte 
Water freely in fine w r give — te 2 air — 
Before ye buds bes se pine wers of ge 
ben 
highly beneficial. Look over the trusses, and, with 
arp-poin pair f — cut away all imperfect 
= drs ae rig ds. 2 hy 8 ma * 
gard to Polyanthus off 
Canx 
without 2 and, for che first fortnight; i — 3 all 
the anne er 3 e iag nds. 
GA 
odieal sow of the different 
Con e per ings o 
cali y ve vegetables, of w hich a succes 
2 be no N delayed; and the main crop of 
Carrots should sown this ote if the ground is 
00 Kidn 
A * if jr 28 2 dr rem aine ed univ 
eran is thus removed, and no more trampling 
necessary fo for a long time; besides which, they 7 a 
CHRONICLE. 
i r two or three sat b 
sunset, pov Pal ils and useless suckers, that ‘ibs 
whole ehna of the plan ope be oceupied in perfecting 
fruit. VIN pntEs.—Suc mal Vine 
Snot genera u 
that of the earlier forced Vines ; at unless they are wa 
their blossoms are fairly set, the shows f. fh We 
strong they may be to all appearance, not unfrequ 
prove abortive. i i 
only a 
safe or prudent two 
above N Transplanting of autumn-sown Cab bages 
an ost 3 shou an 
nes ed 
Beans 
and if oa ron of plants are grown 
of the disease. When the 
e gr i 
s or hot-water p 
sould be Aig to tty walls in the inside, especially 
on those se parts upon which th e sun can shine e; the 
course by a aan if liberal circulation of fresh 
air to prevent t 3 
of. Attend pun 
3 and — ng o 
the earlier stag 
in! 
ally 6 ve stopping fee training o of 
of the n the Vines, in 
in a * t ‘abit phe: y 
evel where ms berries are —— 288 
t this must be moderated 
per or 
- -@arlier, will be obtai kipi crifice of size and flavour. 
FLOWER GARDEN AND SHRUBBERIES. 
DING 
the red iden: pan 
State * the Weather near London, for the week ending April 4, 1850, 
observed at the Horticuitural Garden, Chiswic K. 
8 Taruga 
«| BAROMETER. ENEA a 
March. Of the Air. Or the Earth. Wind. 
and April 3 ok i l 
8 Sot nl. foot!2 feet 
= = = o Min. M. deep. deep. 
Friday. . 2915 30.104 | 30.008 | 49 29 39.0 | 38 40 SE. .00 
Satur... 30/16) 29.935 | 29.744 | 52 37 | 44.5 |39 404 S. E. 00 
Sunday . 3117 29.751 | 29.737 | 55 | 33 | 440 40 40) S. E. ‘0s 
Monday 11180 29.838 29.303 1 44 52.5 42 41 S. E. 03 
Tues. ., 29 29.210 2.199 62 42 52.0 | 43g 42 S. E .00 
Ned. 0| 29:413 | 29.193 | 57 45 51.0 | 46 54 S. W. 30 
hurs.... 128.974 5 50.0 46 S. W. 03 
Average. 29.625 29.45 1 | 55.1 39.0! 47.5 | 42.1 41 0.49 
March or; cloudy ; clear at night. 
#0— Overcast pri „ 
— Overcast; rain at night 
A m — ag S rain. 
— * Overcast and mid; cloudy; cleat 
— 3— Fine; cloudy; heav vy rain at nigori e 
— 4—Boisterons with rain; deosely clou 
3 bo: ean temperature of the week. 2 2) des. . 
soon as they are sufficien h seedlings as State of the Weather at Chiswick during the Jast . 
soon as will bear handling. As the potted off r ᷣͤ v 
plants become established with new roots, they should 8854 Sea] ca | Naot Prevailing Winds. 
be gradually inured to the open air. 27 hardier kinds Apri. | ESE | S25 E which i ic Quantity . 
in ep may be stu upon a bed o SES | <n |“ | Rained, | Of Rain. 
phi the open ai ted at OPS | Sunday 7| 36.7 | 30.5 i 
and . If * in old tan, ashes, or some pen om a| seo | ao jae] ‘3 030 
light material, much of t bour of watering will ed. 2 — 
saved. cay h plants will be in a better state when | Thurs. 10 593°) 358 | 453) 12 | 051 
ti r < riday 12) 55.2 88.4 | 46 17 0.56 
ing out season arriv But, as we mentioned in | Satur. 13| 55.9 | 35.5 | 45, 10 0.12 
a — Ca lend the most economical plan is to The a temperature during the above oc 
plant them out in — and, at the per season, = sis — Bee Tekin- 
remove them to the beds with balls. tches of some Notices to Correspondents. 
- of the more of the hardy annuals should now be BEES : Peebles ee If you will refer again to “ Y.’2” re- 
sown in vacant places, which usually exist in the her- l 
beds n the edges of clumps and ers in The *. is covered wha a piece of pire ss, and ea ot the 
the Shrubbery. Among the m kinds excellently rs cover, as when used over a glass or cap, by whic 
pe ne for P may mention the following: . tranger NN dere — reg 5 be fed have all the 
2 ble Poppies of various upi un- 8 The placin * of food abroad must not be con- 
flowers, Afri and Marigolds, Godetias, sidered as only feeding one’s own stocks, but as a Ln om 
Erysimum, Clarkia, ia, Collinsia, Silene. h- g 
sr) am, 2 s s z circle of at an half a mile. eworth t = 1. 
> acholtzia, Nemophila, Nolana, Ka sia, &e., not tobe carried out with a chance 9 of any meaa aea — 
g the old fashioned favourite e- — one hive, rather costly. “Y.” certainly “says nothing about 
a quantity of euttings and ili dan ‘the door of the hive,” because it 
ecient eir domicile ot broo! om: thle aid f the Tweed. 
hardy climbers d now be potted fo ner out in English bred F penr —— i ingress | 
May; with such plants as s ETER Lophos- ir castle at all ina and seasons, and the attentive 
Cà eae English be bee-master mi esker d ns or contracts the entrance 
Ke the hi e season, assist them in de- 
We * bare places on the v walls and ‘reli may be fending their stores plunderers, and has no oe that 
and made ornamental, which would ‘ethelewias his industrious and well 3 wy little famil wi 
Š y 
on the gene: appearance o ever, under any cok waite 1 uty at t. 
be oe omen blemishes on the general app f 4 A be tim 
the place. i loss of life, — thatthey will was 
FLORISTS’ FLOWERS. 3 partaking of the food offered them be 
ale Jonan e a gardener, an gory aragus and Se akale, m 
Sea — 3 to put in in attinge as they get uring the same by sprinkling TAr over the W * he 
7B enoug . now root readily. Pot spots” your — will soon 1 ae ocular demonstratio! — 
those w 
y will 
e them in a 
; * 4 52 
ay be by tilting the lights, and 
this period every care must be — 
are not drawn. Healthy stiff plants are always in re- 
Ks: N 3 — will answer = inquiries. We 
cannot reply tor mere trade questions. Paxton’s Dictiona 
2 not give th S, and it w 
2 on at au schemes do, if it 
which is all that you nerd; cnt 
— weather, itzoucen.—P OJ, Dr. a Aira 
) 
[APRIL 6, 
Camellias which h 
and set their flower gee 
top heat of 60° will suit ‘hen while they are ; th 
ether they require . — oF not 
pection ; bu it if Ta do no 
and ü 
can on be determined 2 by ins 
pot the 
ight pro of se 
K. Rolled parh a is comin general 
ng into 
ry roofs, much exposed to the sun, as 8 
burning. Its excellence has now become 
Three pi ints old pale linseed S 
> sugar 
b resin by 
means of gentle hea e calico with a brush, 
One coat Le = 123 
LINARIAS: y E k — but not probable, that your 
seedlings ash aga in. All depends upon the vigour of 
the oro te ng and their power to generate fresh ads in 
their — Cupressus macrocarpa is more hardy than an 
Ash tr 
ee J oe The = of the varieties of Magnolia are 
hore with a wn down on the under side. The broader 
e leaves the humaine are the sorts. They 2 p 22 
har ry or if there be a difference the downy 
Manner 8 W HP. You are very late for the market, 
pe sent you may force age aA 1 Beans, Rhubarb, 
e a crop o — 2 apes, but roduce will not fetch 
— now t = once tthe * p pring has come on, 
that t 
All your preparations for fe forcing should — been made in 
ur house is 5 to the purpose, you may 
mbers 
ry ; 
716, 1 arven donium ma jus; 
tentilla fruticosa; 764, Datura 9 — 437, Castilleja ; 
— og mbella r arietinum ; 601, 
: 602, Ope ranthus . 5 603, Pe * icularis ; ; 08, 
Spiræa ie e 640. Fin nguicula vulgaris ; 0, Leu 
zestiv Sta pbylea pinnata ; 694, e ts 
698, yaw Opulus ; Lisbon. kir mbagoeutopæn ; 760, Cleome 
ornithopodioides ; 769, r, 1, Hip- 
peastrum aulicum ; 2 i us en 
4, Phaius, unknown to Oy —— 3 new; can you 
supply a good specimen, with the —— of ai a 5, not 
recognised, wehsoldes, 
It is Phormium 1 
for the plant having died. It wi 
winters but not hard ones, 
f Lachn 
Sesamum 2 9 55 of Chinchilla we have nev 
The tw oil-plants. We prefer the 
Beechwood 
Orcas: TD H. eneral rules to rie sending 
home ‘hese eng, the following are re tepon — 
1. Collect them just as they -> going 70 — ack them 
k sid osed up, san it e to 
i moe any so ves OF 
3. Send them Fame a a0 aickiy 
parson 
shavings may be used. 
ib} 
possible ; 
passage, 4. “Above all thin ngs take care Le they are not 
put into the | hold, 158 if i in a steam- boat, anyw where within 
ICOTEES, „Nes k. 
Porarors: ae will ries the Potatoes, 2 after the 
crop has —.— eben give ton our opinion 
1 PoTATOES FROM Ee 1 — Ken pp. 118, 176, ered 
vol. for 1847, Sow no otbed. When 
freely en fine days, ana wail Pisa nates Transplant — 
as all Satge of frost is over. 
Russta Mars: Protector. There are sea e in 
mats whieh: are not afforded by o 
deal is ganta ` aaar 2 A should be 
thick. For ction, frames thatche d with ron | 
h rames Cov 
n both sides with 2 felt or asphalte, are are preferable, Any 
of these may be made at home 
RAH. The 
wire lines do not answer. —— 
are sometimes S but upon the whole the Pa 
dash. line is the best and ape etn especially if previously 
an ordinary forcing house a bottout 
t of 50° is am 
SEE Ds LBS. ify d the uestion we certainly an- 
8 ki at Let — receive pansion eae of Indi 
€ 
5 u 
fine varieties of co 
35. 
wn 
a 
85 
hould N in 5 friable los: mn. 
Leo Bike 2 This ma 24 12 probably iy the ground pate 
f the com ithnbarb, ut of market I rdens 
— ‘ang oaveyed to th ere 
i 2 not call it the 
Cowhouse or the Garden 8 i 
VioLETS : Lancashire. The Neap oaa is the best fo r 4 
The Russian is most karaa br planting ou ut of doors. 
succeed in any — rich the 
Yew HEDGES: Lope 2 them, manage — 
3 fey a —.— of the bottom. The Sno — 
o deep, but it is more probable ma t p 
rr ere destroyed 1 = Lard before they Mae 
Wenn Sub. — n dung is a powerful manure, 9 picotess, 
used with caution. II it is given to carnation s Pico 
A it now and then it it must 
xe ing shoots; but it — 
e 
e 
> you had better, per. 
FLORISTS’ FLOWERS. 
— 
