46—1850. | 
THE GARDENERS’ 
CHRONICLE. 
Our readers will remember sco 
made concerning the great Vin 
; an Moia then 8 o concreted 
ter it was not intended to dis- 
statement lately 
at Cumberland 
3 which; is excellent in some situa- fro 
edless 
parage 
tions, although n 
t 
raised the question, seei 
produced the following excellent letter 
w 
sary by liquid manure, 
of light rich bs ba ae h 
the autumn 
the cheapest way of doing 
leaves over the surf: 
or cover with a tar cl 
face has been aban 
Ina ding artiste: at e 691, allusion: is made | 
15 N a 
oots 
rom goin 1 7 an unsuitable subsoil, and as | o 
is i f mine, and has been — 
siray adopted yras not only for Vines, but for 
r kinds of fi n a soil where 857 did ne 154 
0 uit, 01 
— r 3 te few words on its 
merits, lest it should be classed among the unna- | Wi 
al a necessary’ „ Which your cor- 
At the conclusion of the article, yo correctly 
State, that the Vine’ e’s chief 1 0 is a warm, light, 
milar 5 the soil in 
heung recourse to 
es grow in a strong, rather 
mixture, ai oe are some dung linings near, 
which. they receive much nutriment; bal he 
T planted d in any part o f his 
y 
s|they were wrong. discussion. upon Vine 
8 alter the long silence that has been observed 
on the subject, will be tru 
. — arenes 
on ac appearance 
dere sary with as much . — “i 
would have protected the coors * cold and w 
2 25 the assistance of e 
I have now, I be eta gone — all the 3 
the concreting alluded to o by y 
and hope that t 
z 
oned by h 
rn 1 they hav ended, wherever 
the 
ey . they are right, vand ca andid] 
oth 3 and ins 
large Vin 
258 
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tive. 
; they will soon become Sart ge 
enough; but avoid early forcing and heavy cro 
for at least the first 10 years. Were this ig the 
in and the in this monies in 
effect pedal já it by frost in Wider, gies h ren- RNI 
d it 
ent; — 
other 5 
1 Come 0 50 and defend as in a 
confess where t 
ing | suffe 
TONOBLEMEN, GENTLEMEN, AND PUBLIC COMPANIES: grounds. Mr. PATRICK, at 7 Park, near Slough, large Vines ka Hampton Court and Cumberland 
var — — 1 beg most — wie: a s fine Muscats from a ei ka the back Lodge, fine as they certainly are, would no longer 
hich th i PEA p ren 9 is 4 being 5 for | pat th of a pore and aa withou seh pe ehara- | @P p iie y wonderful. family has to be 
building purposes, they are determined to offer the STRIE ni Er an mere 7 8 a hol, for it is supplied wi Succession of Grapes it would be 
a reduction in EAP ent thre igh * ee Bottom, as the plant „ and water- | inconvenient to have very la ines; but we are 
menial planting, “i — — ‘engaged i 8 See f ih “it merely prov oot e a hard clay, ing to allow only- a house, instead of 
range from 6 10 10 feet high. 5 at eee Lodge, is not a bad bottom for Vines, | one to a raft It is natural to a Vine to cover a 
Hamed, Unnamed. | any more than is the compound of flint, ch nd space, and the sa room that is given to it 
Per doz. Per 100. J- po Á ‘ 8¹ 
le), of from 40 to 50 species... 48. 0 0. 258. Od. clay at Stoke Park. But, if the drainage in these the stronger and more lasting will it be, and the 
AESCULUS eee 9 e pec fect h làt the quantity of fruit which it: oan 
8 ee ad not been perfect how wo e matter greater the Pi r y of fruit which it wi 
Abs (ander), 28 recen 1 J 25 have stood? The subsoil, although in some cases en x 
AMYGDALUS (Almond) 25 of a clayey nature, and in o hard conglomera- ese o servations we open concur ; and we 
Gravee G a) sproies: = tion of gravel, chalk, and flint, is full of natural recommend them to the a ttentive perusal of 
CORYLU 25 fissures, which quickly drain the soil, and eet gro — — old As to the Cumber- 
COTONEA 25 the roots to their sides, where they cling with their | lénd-lodge case, it would not be incorrect to 10 
N EGUS Thorn), from 80 to 90 sp. 3 thousands of minute points, ready to absorb the that the border > rests upon natural con N 
PRED "US (Ach), dto 567 ie 25 triment d Sess hich | so hard i rab] th bsoil hick 
PRAXIN sh), species rimen ed down rains ; er so har im e is the subsoil upon whic 
BESET! — ircumstances, the more rain the more food for the lies the light 0 in which the roots are found. 
Fc Popian —.— 25 Vines, and withou ring or stagnation of the It is the koro necessary to point this out, because 
PRUNUS (Plum), ecies i ; natio: “x, us 
PYRUS (Pear), to 00 5 . 25 soil. It is scarcely necessary to say that in other parts | we find correspondents inquiring whether Vines 
EISES —— 0 nn nis — 25 om: 15 1 25 0 | of the country, the to e d not be planted in borders consisting entirely of clay. 
ROBINIA (Acacia) y 30 specie as aii 25 0 |retentive soils, which, Ww We had hoped that all gardeners were af thi e 
SORBOS (tount ge oe . 3 9 favourable to the production of well-coloured or aware that ere clay is one most unfit of 
SPIR See ioe 25 0 hi ghly flavoured Grapes ; and gar ardeners are com- Wen 40 for iny Fi aee of cultivation whatsoever, 
a (li Bo. in en it is e r poro 
76 0 m), 35 specie aa the above, for ‘ 25-0 (such evils, some of noe methods, it is true, ter, rai ee as cinders, ne gal e charcoal, 
‘rough planting, 102. per 1000 h expensive an natural. only ai straw, sticks, stones, broken b d similar 
r aa reson bed kad vars now of the plan hich we have adopted here, and | materials, it at ee highly valuable qualities, but 
3 to 4 feet across 710 0 with „ after nine years’ experience, we are as mere e ay it is perhaps the worst material known 
AZALEA Ghenta Be 18 0 perfectly satisfied. Had the Vines done well on our to cultivators. 
Pao cking will be charged as low as possible. Post-ofſice Soil, ould = Saar have en no necessit; 
orders wede paya able either in London or Hackney. fo or going to the nse of for. Ing a repare red CORRESPONDENT Ltur us lately whether 8 
3 bottom to o keep ne ee out of the subsoil, but the | pangs could be grafted, and how? Two or three 
LA 1 EDLING GOOSBBERBY, a “ NEGRO poA reverse of this was the case; we adopted the e plan | similar i havin ia d 10d 
ö B Ta pe f — bel ve And to be the de tand zi iat a avi oy een since made, f are |, 
OHN WILLISON can supply the abe e splendid of concreting, which we find to cheapest and to suppose t question is one of general in- 
GOOSEBERRY, which ba been tested b baudreds with most effectual, e the A can 8 wt at terest ; 1 it may be, considering the 
the best varieties. wo es were s n a itby on the | cure In ny par 0 e Kingdom, e Ode o frequent and very neral failure of the Walnut 
a ‘ an i h : Fia : : To pf E 
Sih, pe ie Be whey ma berg eae: preparing it, and the quantities of gravel and lime, in this country, owing to the varieties in culti- 
_ Gardeners’ Chronic 965 15, 1849.—““ ate seedling are Stated i in forme mer number 0 Chronicle yation not png SAE Wee th to 11 n eid ‘Properly 
— 2 h flavour, ‘and Sart A pasos ans ny of your readers who may be under the neces- in our cold s pe Bo A e lay 
Better t than is generally. emerger be. the case with Goose. sy 1 1 oe e yrs aar Vi efore our re 050 whai eitera 9 
rries. orders, Will do Well to consider the following cir-| upon 25 subject, pene of delaying till the spring. 
883 5 day (Sent 1 3 of the pees pon ch — came under em — c. Iw when i it may bet forgotten or ee aside Tee: 
above fruit ; though not large, yet the lateness of its jai one of our nouses whi een planted eig top 
ders it a valuabl ition for th ; 
renders it A eae Aras hon for oar: — © speci years, the black ei have reek wiin this There e is a general pei in this country that the 
olo r; i A A se layin = th 5 ed in cotton wool, 3 oer paved none 15 a j ck ch Wa re Ne not be gra view ned, E liak, a i ursery- 
they looked more like Damsons n Go ii Pe eli pre co e, aving a declivi to men se See ings on y; W ary from p ant to 
jardeners’ and F * Jowrnal,—* ; z d P 
dante 3 fry excullent ad, and, fot 0 We ¢ Pronou season th of thro A off th ckly, we at ch plant, in the period of their ripening and in the 
on ažouidite: ERTES — L a 25 appointed. e opened the ground in front of the quality of their fruit; 4 in eir timber alone is there 
S the best eties, t- i r L > AA 
nit Hine Printe vid. pe jlo, Kile 8 3 border, 1 the 70 of 488 ea not Ka ing | an uniformity, Nevertheless there is no great 
Myattle Eleanor, 5 38; 3 deen. ; Keens’ Seedling’ pas gee , z ross it ~ othe yi r got in 4 culty in peg ing the Dag a of grafting ; and 
git hn Eris do., n, a Cross, 1 e su e — ye | therefore buyers are justified in expecting varieties 
N em ae er dozen; Royal Albert and the concrete. No O | of this nut to be offered to their choice in the a 
The usual diseount to the trade. All orders made payable | show that our Wuk: is denten to >the 5 way as Apples or stone . There is no sufficient 
oun men, Flowergate, Whitby. duction: of good Grapes, e Ving reason oy thin-shelled, early, late, large, 
wi in almost any s all e item will ne e small Walnuts should not be propagated with the 
The arte a Chronicle, | Grapes, in some situ uations, even when drained ; | same certainty. as Ribston Pippins and Codling: 
© fand the only thing to do in such cases, is to prevent i fact, they are so propagat e Continent: 
TURDAY, : NOVEMBER 16, 1850, the roots from going it, o ma ies, W 155 ht like other 
MEETINGS FOR 1 THE ENSUING WEER, e border of the best material within reach 2 othe 
` Monpay, Nov. ‘Stati re 
T Lion 
Turspay, — 194 Gin 
WaDxRSDAT, — 204 
Tuurspar, — 214 —9 
Farpay, — P- 
une — N ag expend 
grea 
Hens 
We be that the first person who succeeded 
grafting the Walnut was the late 
Mr. escribed his method in the fol- 
lowi ing manner. 
“The flui d which the seeds of the Walnut-trea 
. om that is fully prepared to germinate im 
an as deposited wit 
t 
who d 
the 
