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THE GARDENERS’ 
CHRONICLE. [APRIL 97; 
8 the number of out to be matured o 
as much ca 
plant, ex 
to ard successions this usef 
— fya or syringing, “destroy aphides o on the lea 
which ar 
and fruit of th 
eec 
ul fruit, and * 
this crop is too much exposed to the drying influence, 6 R. The insects found sate: klin surface of the ground in 
ien you 
for 
r garden are unma ens of the fly of Mark 
of sun and wind. The plants are thus rendered defici (Bibio Marci). They are snot injurious, apparently feeding 
f that cri succulence which is Sọ 1ndisp “| decaying — matter. IV.—8 T. The little yellow 
die im im e much more liable to masses E speg 2 * =. the sca aterpi lar which fed on your 
to seed. In hot summers, transplanting will only suc- 2 are of a number of minute 
tic 1 (Microgaster lomeratus » the larra 
ceed in such ground as as that of a teem market-garden, of which fed bya the body of the caterpillar — — 
where the soil is ee rich an 8 ze . 1 found e the pek of the 
Pippi mall 
Y FRUIT GARDEN. most probable eophora sulphurella, which w will very shorty 
Disbudding w wall trees will be the Naser work i assume the — 225 Were their burrow — the solid 
hand, during the next few weeks, in th e — in Pap been n the r rs L'S F . No; the 
p arva sent is no worm e larva of 
In 28 — the shoots, do not allow more pecies of moth of the genus Agrotis, .—H RI. The — 
to form wood t n be conveniently trained in.“ lärvz infesting your young Iri uniper shoots are the 
3 (ee aie, ee 
at the same time be guarded i ge old currents, is 
very important. The small w 
n 
filled with Crocus, or other winter and spring flower- 
ing bulbs, are generally prepared for this purpose b 
Shs © up t the bulbs about this time ; such a praetic 
however, is 2 objectionable, as the foliage is n 
ly ri if th 
them be not injured ; 
c- 
In rin 5 they should 
be drawn oa ef the ground, that t 
he bulbs gsc 
p dressing should be removed, sufficient to leave 
the bulbs about 2 or 3 inches from surface. 
thod, gorgeous mas flowers are displayed, 
both winter and mer, without the ts of on 
ith those of another, 
2 LORISTS’ FLOWERS. 
b After the late how do our ama- 
teur friends Those who e suffered, an 
those who re safe, will, we imagine, patronise a small- 
reported, and, generally speaking, a me bloom is 
the 
anticipated, — Look well to Ranun 
I ground the 
necessary to 
Waitin e crlae soil of the bed As 
for watering, our best authorities are 
if 
and con 
poss? e bed is well I made that K may easily 
we 
Carnations and Picotees will 
want little else but es should oy weather nity in. 
to be attached 
Sticks, to which the spindles are ched, of 
course shoul ut do immediatly AURICULAS, 
edlings will now require attention. rom 700 bloom- 
ing seedling plants saved from a collection, in which 
were but a few Alpines, we have n nished 
— "We an one i ee 
ir Leeks i in a frame (accord- 
d for this crop be double dug, 18 or 
inches deep, and the manure laid into the bottom of the 
trench, which should be previously loosen up with a 
fork. Of the planting we will in a future Number, 
After this time it is better to so ttuce where it is 
remain, The drills should be i 10 or 12 inches 
apart, a few intervals of 
8 inches ; these patches, as soon soc ae they are fairly up, | 
thinned are pei plant. Itis better to avoid 
transplanting Lettuces in summer, as the tap-root 
liable to get broken in the operation, and the pant mee 
t their i 
support on 
the surface soil, which | 
When working at w: all t re avoid treading upon the] caterpillars of some small aoe eee and the eggs 
night. 
ont. 
25— Fine; over —j and cold ; — at night. 
Mean temperature of the week, 14 deg. below the average. 
State of the Weather at Chiswick during the last 24 years, for the 
ensuing week, ending May 4, 1850. 
soil; a plank and a few bricks, moved along as the work —— — 3 3 of 9 —— — ý 
* m 
advances, will prevent the com — of the soil, and therefore, now sedulously attacked; and we 8 
add no little to the comfort of the workman. better plan than enveloping the tree, if not too large, ina 
e ba d fumigating it with — smoke, or by 
dipping the goong shoot lim oap-suds wi 
fthe Went} 3 k 25, 1 quassia mixed with it. 
* r : B RH. It may be mown now. April 27 isnot early.t 
NAmMeEs or ANTS: A Sub. The . appear to belong to 
8 1 TEMPERATURE. Pachysandra procumbens ; but if s - 5 the 8 are 
j <| BAROMETER, E some other plant. B ntly a leaf of Eranthemum 
An. e eee nd 3 pulchellum, What youcall an insect on the back of it is its 
E Max. | Min. | Max | atin Í arean|! foot|2 feet own natural secretion, Pray let it alone, ight as we 
= | deep. deep. sata å your chin in 8 get J ak, oe Spee ave 
a — rar S. W. 26 on ome Cape Asphodelus, but nobody can identify 
— bl 20 $ 20.63) 29.463 a 35 37.0 9 S SW. 0s such a ragged morsel,—J S H. Aspleniu homanes, v. 
Sunday. 29 Eo 29.570] 58 | 35 | 46.5 | 49 49 N. | 07 common, Th e Fern of Perthshire is lenium alter. 
ge — 10 po 1 3 s mr — rs ha a nifolium —W M T. Cyrtcchilum maculatum.— Ma . 
. Bi —— nl 4 ; Cochlearia officinalis.— R H. 
è 32 5 N. W. 0 A, Saxifraga tridactylites; B, officinalis A 
Thur, 12255 2 at 20066 23.972 36 39 472 480 485 SE. 00 1, leaves o a Phrynium ny 2, husks of Ind vy” * 2 
deat MAT coud X — Vestia Ae arc Anon, Hibiscus Patersonii.— 
Average... 29.949 | 29.814 | 58.1 | 35.3 | 46.7 | 492 | 49.0 0.41 charis halimifol ia. Omega, Caltha palustris, — — 
April 12— Hazy; showery; constant rain in afternoon; overcast. a Ceterach officinarum, Luzula campestris, Tussi. 
— 20- Fine, ‘show wery ; clear at —. lago ara, 
PAXTON’: > CoTTa 3 Canswp DAR ma y be * at * Office of 
PINE-APPLES: A M. Pines may be gro — Sal their stages and 
Eaa a 2 2 in pits heated by fon —— by fire 
heat i Where stable a pro be moni in any 
T ts 
on the * iple, there is any diffe ulty i in doing 
so in on the con i 5 Pines ever seen in this 
n 
ee 8 2 No. of Prevailing Winds. ntry were so obtained. You should study “ Mills on the 
il ss A F F 3 8 Years in 8 . l 
nat y =e £85 Bex Raste of Rain E e Flog S gZ Porxaxrgusks: WIV. Alexander, George the Fourth, For- 
1 — ie | mosa, Invincible, Bang Europe, Beasty of England, Princess 
5 x in, 1 4] 414) 4) ala] Royal, De fiance, Freedom m, Cheshire Favourite, Nicholson’s 
Sunday 26 at y Se 3 17 a tae 4| 2 Nir Gold-tace, and Coe’s Prince Regent. 
— 29 622 9.5 0.8 7 0.75 213 243/214 wef este 
Tues 30 63.3 2.1 [52.7 9 0.31 3| 3) 6 1/3) 4| 2/3 | POTATO. P A. So long as there is risk o e, re- 
ed. 1) 63.0 | 42.1 | 526 2 051 1) 3) 5| 2) 5) a] 4j—] fr: n fi Tom the use of all manure of eve Ea. E contented 
FF pre 1 3) & >) 84) 3111 wich a moderate crop sound, rather than strive for al 
Looe a H 84.2 Be 2 18 070 ; 18 7 x í $ : 1 crop which may rot. There will l be no difficulty in gona 
; ~ : 8 Swedes, Mangold Wurzel, and Raspberries in such lan 
The highest temperature during the above period occurred on the 4th as that. 
7 ee See Fro. It should e weak #olution of oxalic acid, 
ee, 31] deg.; and the lowest on the 28th, 1835, 1s43— 
8 indica bears cutting well. Sow your Deodar seeds in 
m in pans sin a Cucumber frame, and when they are 
es to Correspondents. ir und 
To oun bene ne, ay we on it to be 55 4 — =e ain Goa Ceder seed in 
we cannot answer ets —— Sea ede post. are | a north w 1 084 as we Crank gran te 
mon ady to give r 4 e information t rough our r. — 5 Roses: W W. Bour. 
ut we cannot consent to the labour of writi ing letters, $ he mee | rt res 3 wht ies GRRE do, Rotna ge, carmine ; Pierre 
en pein Lyr ED i estion, as nearly i mbou lilac rose; 
every writer on the subject recommends — particula r hive, — a cae wae Pela tae In 
But from experiments carried on for several years in the time these will attain the height of 10 0 fee 
1 Er Saane, fee ane e popan of testing whether Sivas: Sub. See a paragraph in 7 Correspondence”, 
a straw or wood ee a gy to the nelb ing E to-day. + dard. 
of bees, t recente ti bee e soe in fav a 5 der them ‘orna 
strongly ide straw hive, as nearly spherical as possible, PEEN ake t ke them the sbi or stands for largo rustic 8 
being about two-thirds of a globe, merely depressed enough 1 5 bee of this kind a to decoration ; 
e top to mowa board (for auppori ing 8 mg or they are mu rent ie ‘athe piri 5 
feeder) to be fasten pace between the rd an $ 5 rtake to eee lega 
the top of the outside of the hive being eats * e plaster Sen 2 ee de under an to do 
of Paris; round the outside of the lowe a strong Ash 70 -for this reason, more e especially, that no safe opinion can 
hoop is fastened, 5 rr: 4 can the e lower part of the Flaw, h more 
outside of the hive a is also er — ~~ 
of Paris ; while —.— is Kel soft, the hive is worked sna npst ellen ae tapapa to ‘professional men, 
about on a — board to Pints ain oA flat surface, so that when fasio I way 2 3 and 
the hive is in . as the back of one, oË soine pabila niemie wot koi 
vea piece o inches by s, is pea sary e. 
inserted, which 18 8 y: a piece of woollen cloth | tice a tially an exception Ea eny e to pay toll for 
folded, fastened on by a tin tack ate corner. The boa “ Cauliflower plants growing in pots.” Whether you are right 
at the top of the are sho be a swell seasoned pi may dep end on m the local act Cay vireas . —— the 1 
their Hos pnay EE That is all they want. They are perfect! 
hardy in Ireland. 
Diseases: L D. Your plants are ruined by bad ing. 
is 
by a 
useless to advise you to do anything with such a gardener, 
u will A E a 
i — 126, 
in ques ected. The 3 Geo. 4, c. 126, is to 
to] de cons orcad "iibe rally, and w aes ald think that “pots” 
Ad might, under certain i aee e ing be consider he teeth — 
°| ments of husbandry, The lia bility to pay t toll 8 a 
“ ever, turn on that alone; for if 
used under ard is made of two either been just bought 5 going to ee "sold or disposed 
pieces of 0 thick whi e ine, about 18 inches by 16, of, tall would be paraba We are not acqu eny 
ae er perenne — noi ~ a ee. er ee 1 which tie ie meanin f the words “implement 
—— warping by a ooping g $ has the su 
screwed entirely ely round Jt. she. 8 dein ng ‘alternately placed 1 ecided. 1 — aof Burt's Ju m A 
in each piece of the The entrance to the hive orm rol. iii., p. 724, and ons ch’s Law of Ways, p. 165, N. 
by a passage in the rd, gradually sloping up- THe TREE Rost: W D. rey the request 4 numerous sub- 
wards to the centre of Fine part covered by the hive, which scribers the price of this work is now from 4s. 6d. — 
S ig agen: mors han 5 a bed Tae, and, at 8 — 35, Ed., post . F it can be forwarded — any address nines 
part where the hive ses, it should c P. 5 at the 
mode of o 12 ing this — when „is 5 ais Pape 28 — sent to James Matthews, = 
. It was foun seasons’ trial, 5 in a — 
that swarms of equal size, put into these at * e pe Kna as Tors er, and our a Weh Sere miaran — — chalk, and 
n airam, Poon A cori Ra ted as | lime appeared to have little effect, The best resulte were 
nearly alike as possible, were he in pe gree e 2 — * Fa by removing the soil, as low as possible, and placing 
the next spring ; gave off the earliest and larges warms ; ounded charcoal — the 2 but even in these cases the 
filled and sealed the comb in aes glasses or caps and, ulbs diminished m 
m the shape admitting the current of air to every part of Wattriowsns: 2 ibio that eubtngs ii from 
the interior of the hive, they were not bled the larva very double a Tis 9 d luce single flowers when 
phen eee —— b, vil Inet th | struck, bat not probable.” Orals floribunda does DO 
e re o et, will la . ri 
many years as a stock can flourish in the same hive. Wer particular so soil. O aa npa naa Employ la- 
Booxs: LL D. We know of no book that will answer your 38 and do not allow the weeds to grow again when once 
Buss: Wotton. Four inches is quite deep enough in light or 1133 Liquid manure will not do your Convolvulus 
— two to the crown of the root is od oven, ser me hin Sing Senta ——ů— it w too large for your pur- 
heavy land, Saget tie gellomp of your tres Box piaste * t-wB S. Head down — ar in November. 
is Shely os TE — — ving been = Give Remove the large Laurel branches now. — E. la — 
| it b. their — io iim only obtain Scrophularia nodosa by enquiring at 
Ca Cor. Why ty to grow es unless you can find it wild.t—Cha ries I nage 
gardens, y 
spectabilis has frequently flowered. in co il e 
jy London. Its proper season of flowering is March and and Apri art 
Yi. the pak. Nobody has yet tried it out of doors 
know 
SEEDLING FLOWERS. 
If yo an industrious careful man, het will put all in another 
again, the plan are not in a hopeless sta = AURICULA: GB S. Shrivelled up. Can you send us 
Harpy tee Prants: X. Apply to Mr. Plant, of bloom.“ rple; dise 
Cheadle ; - Backhouse, of Tork; or Mr. Masters, of | CERA RIAS: and JD. White tipped with rosy purp it too 
— ao “Such things are much out of fas brownish purple, a clean-looking — mewo bu Tf 
Horts: JSH. Prunethemin now. Whether young Hollies| small.*—J C. Worthi as regards form and colour. 
should be topped or not depends on the purposes for which eet-scented it had lost its perfume when it certs er the 
they are w Y i EGONIUMS : J R. Smashed to pieces in through 
the operation 
ted. Your uestio: week. i 
Sub. We know of better remedy for scale than t; colour good, but petals too pointed.* j 
Washing with hot water. With a little cere ooo oaii thane SturrEp Azatsa: C. Ses our report of Worton Cottage meets 
ee eee the fruit.j—{ ing in another column. 
