504 THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE, [Aus. 10, 
Beauty of Clapham, a rose- coloured variety, iy almost 1 to 8 these pests 3 but persever- 
Aug. 1 slight h 
ere flow er chan ged more or less, Thus i appears e will d uch. Metons.—Kee up a good bot reg een fine; 1 — 
that cultivation makes one species of ieee a pear t rei or eb nd canker will, * Ps 4- Pive Pood, ght suashine occasionally ; cloudy. 
another, and ma; troy a remarkable generic | sequence. We baie gover that the proper tem- — Bid . > oe — bight. 
ter, con isting ce of im pera! s maintain ed, th ans dis — 8-Overcast; ; cloudy ; showers ; lightning at night, " 
organ in the flower, &e. Thus the gardener seems by | avoided amongst the ae crops. Keep the plants Mean temperature of the week 2 deg. above the average. 
over-cultivation to red his flower to a lower stand- | sufficienfly thin, to allow the air to circulate freely my vip Wenner s — te A — dis 11. 8 
ard, but ot think this is exactly the case; for amongst the loga and to act upon the surface of thle f f reer Wi 
though.he may apparently reduce a Cape Pelargonium soil. Thin eak shoots, and let all the fruits be Soa) Soa] oa e | Greatest Prevailing Winds, 
to a European Geranium in the eye of a botanist, or | properly su ea upon some hard August. S33 | SEE | 55 | which it | Quantity | iail tc] 
i properly — p 1 nee. z a |i ag 
h A <n | gai = | Rained. AME! U =e 
ly 50, 8 e would have a more in AL beautiful FLOWER GARDEN AND SHRU E P a oie ed BY eat 
— if he could obtain a full truss of beautiful large The roots of the Iris, Narcissus, Lilies nnen 12 ria. 1 261 
or pink flowers ; we would recommend a Spring: flowering bulbs, with few exceptions, succeed | Tues 13) 725 | soa |era] it iua 244327 HURE 
trial of the seed from these sporting flowers.” Magazine best if not taken up too often; and, except for the pur- | Tits. 1 fo | f af | 28 4 8 Hasaj 
of Natural History pose of “dividing them to increase the stock, or to plant | Friday 16) 73.2 | 521 | 626 4 oss | 1/3 1) 317 75 
1 = Bhotan—On the rocky dry emin | them in a new situation, they had better remain un- rug nigbes semoontne dome ine nig et ul Ui sib! ala 
. F: * The urin 
Pinus longifolia grew, n the flats the beantifal | disturbed. When any are taken up for the above pur- 1835, and. 15th, 18i2—therm, 92 deg.: and the lowest om the Tath, Wb 
‘sake of f tnt s with a sem bout 10 feet high, aud a | poses, they should be replanted again as soon a A maaan 
t a iago x $ 8 of C. revol M a- ble, as they remain a very short time in a dormant Notices to ont A ee 
munese, Dut especially Curcuma, were springing up, and | state before they begin to form new roots, that they may Ants: D S. See p. 293 of the current year’ a 
the character of the vegetation was altogether that of the | firmly establish themselves before winter. These are | Braas AQUIFOLIUM: Sub, The berries “make a good pre- 
Tei i. The contrast of the tropical Cycas and ee all deep-rooting plants, and require that the beds should 0 > 
looking ine was most wonderful. Mauch of the fores be deeply trenched. The manure should be placed in n ete Sub, Bie i with, kavni 5 sweepings, 
had n burnt, and we tray — great 3 the bottom of the trench, to encourage the downward | Erm: W F P. We see no merit in it; it is fs 1 pl 2 
patches, where the heat was terrific, and increased by progress of the roots, and thereby make them more in- ugly form of Elm. Do not 3 it. The idle — for 
the prostrate and still-burning — of great trees, dependent durin corchi onths of June and 2 
which smoulder for months, and leave a heap of white | July. The Tiger-Lily is very ornamental at this season ; E Constant 2 2 be 
ashes. The larger timber, being hollow in the centre, | it is very showy when planted in straight lines, or obliged to any one —— can give h hod of restoring 
a current of air is produced, that eats away all the cir- | amongst the promiscuous masses of large clumps. In| Writiogon parchment labels. Did she ever try the experi- 
nce, the sides fall in over the burning centre, | the axils of the leaves, if the plants are now examined, ofen: ing. the labels in a weak solution of s sulphate 
and all is consumed. - You are often startled, when | small bulbs will be found, which should be carefully | Insects: Sub, Bucks. If y 1 favour us with some of the 
walking in the forest, by the hot blast proceedin from | co er and plan 3 aes n inch asunder, in boxes insects to wine . — e ks) we — 4 then be able to 
such trunks, which are approached. without * of | of light soil. Man — perennials have now of agel e The insects upon the Oats are a species 
their being other than cold dead trunks. Dr. Hooker, in | ri pened "their seed, pese should be gathered imme- pa 15 sed by the change Ayen), which res te ge iene 
Hooker s Journal of Botany. . di a in fine dry weather, and spread out in a cool Foots as well as on the stems or grains, or are there not two 
Artificial Production of Diamonds.—The Paris cor- | airy shed. different kinds? W.—C R. See the last answer, and please 
t of the Ailas makes the following announce. ORISTS’ FLOW Th ny an bea id TES W. 
ment: —“ scientific world has been in a state of Take the first opportunity of making a bed to put out Banera ah TATEA bs of wee w-fy (Sclandel ria Baht one 
n tion for some time, in consequence of the publi- Pansies for the winter and s ring stock; let it bef lime, and lim 3 are the best kaota for th — de- 
of the discovery of the long-sought-for secret of tolerably rich, aan after a — rough exam = for | struction. W.— . The 2 on eee of Stomoxys, 
the fusion and crystallisation of carbon. The Sorbonne | Wireworms, plant it. ould the weather prove hot Agen Ew seize a. sma all Tac 5 ve suck it for food. W, 
has been crowded for the last few days to behold the and dry, hoop it over, and cover with mats or e Do not you kn sw hae . Je lala Cabal Melons, 
result of this discovery in the shape of a tolerably-sized | watering them as they require it. After t ey have} on the line of male w 9 city of Cab 
diamond of great lustre, which M. Despretz, the happy taken root, the covering may be removed the first wet ote Es OF PLAN Great Ma rls A charming thing, 
verer, submits to the e examination: of every chemist | day. _AURICULAS will now begin to require a little more a MOS Saas e I room 
or savant who chooses to visit him. e declares that | attention; stout offsets, which have stood two, three, Crinum revolutum, — a Sem Fabs sem villosum; 2, 
ng a-les last antann he had succeeded in pro- or four round the side of a pot, mar it meee singly name das PEE Ae 4 The 3 * — — 
ut in such sa heva particles as to in properly prepared othe oy ctr ae tanhopea graveo ens, Oncidium san- 
sar visible 3 thro rough the microseope, and fi of | dry weather, and keep down the leros as K 8 guinea, and some uninteresting, OF aln wi which cannot be 
ising irony and suspicion, he had kept the secret, eam . CARNATIONS AND Picorers.—Layer as fast as nigrum; B, 3 L 0, —— major; D, 
until, — dint of repeated experiments and t labour, possible; it is not advisable to propagate run flowers Funkia cærulea ; E, M didyma.—J P. 16 Rudbeckia 
he had completed the prea ae now offers to publie view. ong there are often ap of various colours in beds 8 7 eee 9 te; 5, Butoca y sry ee yan a Phlox 
Four * — lenses of i nse power, aided by the | of dlings, which it is advisable to save for border | Drummondi;3, Verbascum, eg phæniceum ; 4, Go etia 
wepi 2 sis: PE: the Sorbonne, have been | flowers. As the petals wither, feel the pods, and if they | Pur puron: 6, Linaria ap pa by sen oe specimens ina 
means o 82 the result no m4 before us. give evidence of 8 r seed pull out the petals, as hid ern been iaid Hat ren 
M. Despretz holds himself 2 to display the ex- they often contract damp, and 3 the capsule. . 9 ich thes common tings Wore 
whenever it may be required. The diamond | Thin Dahlias that require it, and carefully remove received a D H. Calosanthes is a aape by Dr. 
produced is of the quality known in the East as the all “cross-eyed” or semi-double flowers. iuto indica of Linne > seed 
i d, ingle specimen of which was FRUIT GARDEN, have sent belongs y AK sie cae is fers 
by Prince Rostoff to the late Dake of York for the It will be well to examine the state of bes soil pate —W P. Sedum n glaucum, and Gnaphalium germ 
. enormous sum of 12 s0007. % Chemical Gazette, the roots of Peaches, as and 28 . 7 a zee San 22 ’ iil, er eee pool; 
OEE AMR Ac 8 e wall „ and especi lly of h Ara 7 eris tremula ; ian — see orme 0 
G's dium v nenise iifolium ; 5, Lastr e j 6, A dianti 
eee of Operations. fruit; in many cases the groun na will be found very co. cuneatum 7, Plerle serrulata. 8, 8, diane 8 
part y where overhanging copings are in use; 9 Arien sp. ? bad — sent; 10, ier Shep- 
and unless watered the trees will soon show evidence herdi; trigolor and Aspasia hana Cassebeera pedata, 5—0 Rac. 
of th the neglect, by casting some 1 kowa fruit, or by their Omron Dei : W W. We will l reply to this inquiry hereafter, 
| oen and absence of flavour. Let the ier H TRE : W H. No Nothing bu pan eee of the 
varieties of Pears 1 explai: e: — in th th of the trees. 
y ripen. M r Ap P ples be ‘areal gathered var The curl is caused ee cold acting on soft tissue, and is ag. 
© wag o preserve gravated by the aphis which follows it. Saad and ily cannot 
wall fruit ig the ravages of wasps, flies, &c., either b. produ rin rin get rid of 
cove 1 ruit with some material to ude these 5 es F = sauce 
ests, 0) 3 | PLANTATIONS : Lou must not expect flowe: under 
mn. |P attractive y ta mors com the latter with somethi ing more | trees, except in a limited degree. Plant Lilies of the Valley, 
N a nthe tough-skinned Primroses, Cowslips, and wild Hyaciaths, with plants of 
latter m of dealing with the enemy is Periwinkle, waives and — 1 Tutsan (Hyperion eom 
referable, as covering cinum). As bushes, without flowers, you may have 
a it is by coveri Sirus oo ia tke E — Laurels, e Hone, . and Ivy. We 
cannot undertake to name plants not in flower. 
teriorated both in peg aire and quality. Porarors : Titus, H R S. We believe the best course to pursue, 
TCHEN GARDEN. where are undoubtedly blighted, is to mow the stems 
If our advice relsitee to the making of new Straw- Conn 4 pu 3 or — of earth over the ground, and to 
12 ds v early in Wed roll it dow avery heavy roller. 
Roor PRUN ING: J G. See p. 472, col. o 
| on h atte: : : + Cs : 
ir to, a portion of the old ones may be destro oyed. Such | Roses: Anon. China Roses — e at bottom may 
ground, having been several years almost undisturbed, | be pruned as follows, presuming t five shoot 
Short two to within 6 or 8 inches from their base, leaving 
should be desply trenched, dunged according to its the. others to grow during the inches "Wit the young shoots 
requirements, and planted or sown with some useful] from those shortened have made some p 
winter or spring crop. Tripoli Onions for future trans- or the 7 season, ‘die remaining wae" shoots . 
planting should now be sown, and Endive for a late] Pecut down; TIR aE ae e 
crop. ntinue to make successional sowings of Cos | Srrawssanixs : non. Early kinds: gems 3 
eee and make the first sowing of Hammersmith ae Keene” Sevag, Late kinds: Britis aeen, Myatt’s P 
to l arm iza, an 
te autumn * ans inte 2 Ber sic for VINES: Vitis. We ini discover anything amiss with the 
species white Globe Torat sowing of early Stone and leaves. The = speak of are not visible. =, 
hite Globe Turnips should be made this week. A Vinuntes : J O. R matters little at what angle the roof is com 
in 4 | considerable share of attention should now be di structed, provided. it is steep enough to prevent cre ae 
sow e 833 agp, e salads and Pa a ult a i who will su — 
other small matters for use. cory is one in- vided you ope plenty of 3 aad nice 
karper 1 which there should be no scareity; 2 4 2 erbena” Geranium 3 — — the 
as 1 in spare nooks or corners, there need ‘ood is ne — seat the pipes 
| not be any difficulty made about want of room. — bat mind 1 —— e 
SS — 1 . thin the head of y 
State ofthe Weather near London, for endin now. Keens’ Seedlin g Strawberry will answer 
r it md Hortioeltutal Goran Cbissiek- e your purpose better pags Alice Maude. Permit all the on 
F — | of Asparagus to run up after you comm done cutting ; wo 
Eom should not pa allowed to seed.{—A Young Gardener. 
August. oor vs ace 
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