740 THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE. [Nov. 23, 
Mr. Macdonald shows the — in -= Ne simple — cut down the two other room hung round with a number of appropriate cages ; 
nscious | branches to the two lowest buds. ith the fronts only of wire, the two sides and back 
and unass ay a ner, appearing qui 
2 — is stand in the midst of ia of the most 
a is own creation. I should | directe 
oiin “sing yr he Pens and. the soil ap to be This is s the shape the Vine W an per- When we are m 
excellent, Dodman ently to retain, except that the 0 — wre. right 
= length of arm 2 d number of om severe to the a 
must be increased in proportion to that we 
THE nigh oe F 4 a fhe pu ar iaaii of stem, The —— being fre Tipe. fom 
8 ‘BIRDS KILLED WITH ONE STONE. this, that the branches which have be“ gathered by 
z TTAGERS.] borne fruit during the year are cut the Lord of the 
back cl he to make ne neyard, and be 
No. 4. First Five Youre "Management CULTURE OF THE 
the Vin Mixp. 
ane up the young Vine carefully, with 
any be bruised, 
parts, 
e of the 
tire, an 
uia k to the 
Clear out a space of the 
roo = ee under ag very fine, 
and mixing with it, if possible, two 
spits of of well rotted 1 or leaf mould. 
Now pla 5 about Persons, though 
inches fro d let 2 thing 
ner bud be just even with the 
the ground. Spread 
right: ge the — and at pres — — 
any bigger. 
iy all i gog 
as 
man’s feg. 
er, 
spokes rel a vian; in cover it vih 
soil, and shake it _gently that 
el d i 
Manage the tendrils, &e., as before 
no more seen, 
wood the next spring, and bear the fol- 
the wood of the 
bear, 
year, mad, Aer it rn 
turn ¢ N in order to make 
beari ng w 
And t form all old and un- 
8 Vines 3 to be brought. 
C. A., 
BRITISH SONG B BIRDS. 
No. VI.— Having given due consideration to the esta 
panes any of a general commonwealth, and noticed the 
prine ements connected therewith, I will now 
offer a 
e “ warblers. 
frosts may be cted a good covering 5 rished b 
of litter Should } 2 spread as far as the kin nourish 1 
erena. — 4 
: ` Maroh 2 aane 2 * 
covering, fork up the o border, a cold and biting 
of the 
if Then bless thy 
secret growth, 
catch at 
bu 
ate — 
. May \st.—If there be more 
two b them = Nail, rs bs 
wall = r studded, nor 
these shoots up carefull. ly. noise, 
As the tendrils and side shoots ap- gurab. Keep 
co about clean, bear fruit, 
to an | earn life, and 
watch till the 
te-winged 
parched 
about half a ena om of ag man 
eakest of the two many children, 
— 1 
the other carefully up. 
Nov. — Cut the Vine down to its two ock 
alla these latter can- 
wermost not be so easily 
March lst, Third Year.—If as gotridof, shonld 
fruit show itself, pinch it off imm mposs sibie 
En land, 
Nov. 1st.—The stem of the Vine will i Bie 
now be more es round, and 
are 
pte country. 
The old =e 
weakest stan 
cee 
prod lest 2 
Nev —.— be w 
out a 2 or rae 
the 
~ May it, Fourth Year.—Train care- Y. 
three shoots 5 PU Gf all Oakes oh 
pa well as 
anes 1st.—Cut out the weakest of the 
ys lst.—Pinch off the tops of the 
st—As the size of the stem 
circumstance nees 
— firml, 
‘May lata Train the shoots which useless, and i 
push „ e . vier, pea’ 
positio 0 
nen 10h —The two shoots which ig 
- bunches should be 
ty Be 
«= must be pa S to 
any 
shoots, „leg too e ge 
rd | of 
—— 
in saucers, or 
—_ prized. yn 
oted to the 9 
e same buildi 
already bu 
Instead of of allowing your birds free 
wealth, 
liberty, as in the 
meral comm it will be advisable, perha 
p Dos 
mh less than 9 feet, the height 6 feet, and 
3 feet * It should be made portable, and put together 
k- 
by sere 
The perches should be of thin cane, or bamboo ; some 
them be’ — semi-circular or arched form ; the 
princi g —— to end, being perfectly 
straight. This last last should be eal, a qua 
of an inch i stone — 
J in the centre of the d 
ona 3 e pa blong 
zine tain (not a “living” fountain), into 2 
— bo poured, regularly every morning, a a fresh sup- 
ply of pure spring-water. The depth of the fountain 
If a plug 
in 
dily | car- 
a 
h the floor pre A er 
of this 
„which they would de every morning, non 
| obstante 3 even in the depth of winter! If such 
precaution were aken, the ne 
would be—cramp, cold, numbn 
wels, blindness, and loss of the too of hate IGD. 
should be lined — — t with the 
green baize, strained, and nailed on evenly. The front 
must be of wire, and have two py in = one on sar 
side of — centre; down which, from to bot 
S 
ed ; | there should be a support of wood, bent: 2 inches 5 — refe 
E inch thick. of these doors, ready access 
morning, be 
T This must be 
carefully looked to. 
this should be 
mfort. The food should 
be fresh made . 3 eal conveyed to them 
a pans, as they are 
| turning the whole over and over, pecking at 
| ing what they consider tid-bits. 
W birds 
are th 
to produce * quantity of fruit 
the Vine * allowed to ripen, ac- 
cording to before given. In 
sm as soon as the fruit ig 
1 ) 
To provide against this, it will be needful to ee the 
„ 
g len 
ways, from end to end, a — wash- bath, a me two tin 
— for food, will complete the furniture of these 
wellings. 
Into one of the cages, you must put any bird who 
refuses to associate amicably with the rest; he will 
soon be reconciled, and come in 
u 
t 
unreformed 
e | So finely are the 
structed, that any foul or vitiated eS — particularly 
en heated, kills them 
arrange 
few remarks for the a ee of a winter 3 
ke | continually 
reed 
g a kind of Semel: 
cover is, to prevent tho | ev 
ye 
mation in the 
ion; and 
best | affirmative. 
Over the top of PF the 
EE 
wn wee hae the TON night, so as to add to i 
| their warmth and secure their pet ae 
dearly fond of 
at and select- were 
This is important. 
Our next consideration must be, the mode of 
of our migrat 
at once. Their respiratory 
organs become painfully excited ; their head droops 
n 
r, 
ted, by way of experiment, was- 
of Dr. Arnotts, improved by Jeakes, 
Rasel attest; Bedford-squ 
supply of well-warmed, salubrious air, was contin 
rated, 
The stove being placed, as I 3 before intimated, 
-room, I had to the air from 
or . . — ” aviary. This 
th 
inve 
| closely-m * g eg e inter- 
stices of this pen a current of hot ait 2 qe ways 
passing inwards. these means alone, I avoided 
? poisoning * E < the carbonic nis al gas which was- 
ing from the heated —— and 
copper pipes 
To have had this stove fixed in the room itself would, 
i 
others, 
1 12 ust be denen 
ded against, and the fire =r ai one regula 
= the wea — unusua en gradually 
heat; if a sudden fros 
The fire should 
needful. 
way down, and every precaution 
t a re can nee to gu against any 
of the inmat king cold. To be forewarned is to 
be forearmed, 5 ilkan Kidd, New Road, Hammer- 
— 
VILLA AND SUBURBAN GARDENING. 
