760 THE 
GARDENERS’ 
CHRONICLE. 
[Nov. 30, 
irene: in the country only because she was tired o 
town. She eagerly seized oi first eee for — $ 
and as = the least ingenious perso never at a 
how to gloss over their faults, — one * morning 
. po t the round her garden, and declared that 
did not deserve to be called th country. 
— chat moment the good Doctor’ 8 — was at 
was left to a hired labourer for 
two days in the month, and to Providence for the other 
283 and t got no more water, except what 
fell from Great 3 was 5 — 
Dingley's kingdom, The 
WER sanna AND — RILES, 
The Soe N ing now cleared of all its 
„the beds et forked pits * — 
uniform sh to thro 
ins. are dry, let the eon — 3 
passed over them, as by makin the su of a well 
formed walk firm, the wet will N 
and it will consequently be in less er of injury by 
the t he enjoyment of a garden during winter 
depends so much upon the state of the w — as regards 
o | smoothness and dryness, that too much attention can 
scarcely to them. 
FLORISTS’ FLOW 
gus—th —— paragus— 
filled with guilty emulation, pointed towards the skies share : the care and attentions bestowed poh cee 
‘aS, 
eee . ede e e by 3 planting Tulips, wintering (placing in frames) Carna- 
took up their n in the beds. ‘he rakes and | tio d the Ranunculus ar i T < 
ve —all was y. The e 0 examined, and if soun 
arden; th 
gotten; the roots shi my be 
and healthy, the bed m p e seen 
first-rate blooms, the iH of widely different 8 
firs 
kitehen-g: v 
— ‘ed the fowls, ag left to die a 
Tri arket town, an 
kis hee to console herself, Lady Duff Gordon’s Stella 
and Vanessa 
Calendar of Operations. 
(For the 
NT. 
Besipes the usual ripening of Gloxinias, Achimenes, 
other bulbous and tuberous rooted pla nts, there axe | 
which require piacing in 
i 
a 
r 
3 
stage 
EE 
Fe 
u 
28 8 
2. 
E 
ndron squa 
pecies, 3 —— 7 
and 8 We 2 aes e flowering ; and 
which, as bar ye wering pte 
treatment, until the piper a or 
that they a not allowed 
oss 0 ts, and death, 
will be the consequence. T x stock of 8 e has 
ma 
and w 
geet of W — | a subjected oy a nies and | an 
ae of 12 pages and some turf 
from i 
9 i in thickn 
ti 
a rake was an the soil ; 
| claws of th pre and . covered 
with two inches prepared bee iN com post. Ranun- 
uluses like a firm subsoil, 05 the flowers mm Se by 
i other was by covering a 
we are 
add, the roots suffered from the excessive pens 
AR ARDEN. 
Whenever the state hed the csi he permit of the 
soil being worked, it i tage to fork the 
ground about the fruit en lightly over, and at the 
k i 
T 
nd tying s elf w first 
been reared, of pa o older ones may be discarded, 
thus making roo 0 which it is more desirable 
preserve. Let every sit ons e made not only to 
keep in check, but to eradicate i espe 
y bug,” and t of the scale family. They 
more or less, all the year round, but more slowly 
at this se than during spring = 
therefore, vi and persevering endeavours 
gorous an d 
made to destroy them, by examining the plants, if 
possible once a week, their numbers will be so kewi 
even in that bus usy season, to 2 re ally thi x worst 
The s an 
oo ties e EAN poston „ 
places during win 
they should also be thoroughly washed with hot water. 
FORCING DEPARTMEN 
Pracht. nousn.— Those who intend i have Peaches 
their first house ripe by the middle of May, should 
immediately. greater part of 
eart 
should be v te at commencing at 4 
night , and increasing very gradually till 
the n is fairly turned ; the day temperat y 
Q 
less the weather is very damp a slight syringing may 
be giv tepid water ; the 
<- weath out very fine, the operation may be re- 
pea It must, however, be distinctl 
to 
he plants like 
a pit wrest res similar | 
ten be excellently adapted for starti 
to prod very early crop; but — 
latter should if possible b. be ‘planged into a bed of lea 
some other mate 
ch 
hese gings are 
delugings, but that the bene z — — 
fine — The early Peac 
treatmen 
, cd give a ae 
8 3 
same time to w well-rotted manure amongst | 
the roots ; the same oper ration buries the oe Mire aud 
gives to the whole a neat and otiderly à appeara he 
situation, you may try the Ribston Pippin, Bienheim Pippi 
and menit ee ed Knight’s Monarch Pear; and the 
ale HA and Jefferson Plums.|I—@ S. The following 
h 3 
aspec rello three 
Kentish Cherries, or you may substit cate in part the ( Orleans 
Plum For the east wall: _ five 
he sort in Sussex, and it is th Denyer’s Victoria. 
Die. ere ie nothing | like putty, if well made, 
Very li 22 1 ad. It is 
the easiest to a apply, the easie astest; 
ra take ese an the casos — 4. when ar — puttied. 
R, 
GRAP e Esperione i is of a blui ish bla ck, a nd more 
Hamburg The d 
A iti ne e ‘of eg aden Society,” 
let series, yry iii., p. 93. || 
anger a e No doubt brick flues will be the cheapest 
Paata ay The effectual way of clearing Vines 
Peaches, and Piums a sea, is to wash them with water at 
f from 150 be 160°. 
urn the roots. 
powerful. 
NAMES oe Fruits: TE G. T 
It i of the nature of guano, and quite as 
nn enheim Pippin. IG FM, 
Eupatorium glandulosum.—J P; 
m; 2, Veronica officinalis; 3, Nar. 
* ossifragum; * Helianthemum vulgare ; 5, Malva 
moschata; 6, Erythrea Centaurium ; 7, @oanthe fistulosa ; 
8, Epilobium angustifolium ; 9, — sanguinea; 10, If 
this is a native of “ ＋ banks ” in — it i je Blechnum 
boreale, and which has a representative in thi 
— 5 distinct. 
PotatoEs: CJC. The Ash-leaved ‘Kidney is one of the best 
early Potatoes rg a south border; but the Early Manley is 
8 = an, ara more prolific ; therefore you should plant 
some of both s 
— 
Hypericum pulchru 
v 
money in any nee scheme. 
fornian risks, you had better go to the country yourselit—if 
you are young, aroue bold, and hard-working. 
R Si eficiency e 
orkm When forkin 
p ings, a ‘ite pains 7 be taken to destroy 
the embryo suckers which are visible on any of the roots» 
State of the Weather near London, for the week ending Nov. 28, 1850, 
as observed at the Horticultural Garden, Chiswick. 
armth no —— caused 
requisite pruning, staking, a the ro:ting you rani ntion. The must be as warm and dry 
performed, to prevent the necessity of treading upon as it can be in England, 
the ground, after it has been forked. If the Raspberry | Stsawsexnizs: CJC, The best and earliest for 1 
canes were not thinned in the pau Se —— nom border, is the Keens’ Seedling, The British Queen will suo- 
be reduced aA * Bg the stronges' ool, re- 1 oe ay: Tebow an ibe? is th U Be li 
TURNIPS: G Teltower Rübe’ 2 e sma w n 
, | jecting rat fe may rite eom — by pro- * Turnip, used for ragouts ; quires a sandy 
ducing fru tumn course ati ith 
rd removing y te aa | canes, "the s wakes should | = on 8 7 ret andra 8 p any 
n be examined wed, if n situation that Black Hamburgh. This much 
them 8 upr ant in ge — "ae . = ar leas 3 a D —.— 
wi es sent cann 
e sk Di t the whole may bear Witt — The eet Hande M 
| evidence . goo ug in the Black Prince will succeed in a Vinery without early 
and 
forcing A Country Parson. Better have two Black Ham- 
v x en selection of white Grapes 
WDF. a Vinery that has had the 
— 80 prevaleut this 
harm to whitewash or otherwise ‘dress the wood of the Vines 
no The Pear ceed 
= | Tar TTA and house generally jet will usually suc 
e 8 3 by grafting on a Hawt orn 
= VINE DERS: H. these a clayey loam is not good, 
Nor. — . a and what is generally = led sandy loam is too Te A 
| 3 Max. Min. Max. Min. Mean I. foot 2 feet loam that is rich and friable is to be preferred. When put 
oi sa Rs —— into a garden pot, and frequently watered, it should still 2 
Friday.. 22 18 29.643 429 44 49.5 46 4 S. main pervious to water; 24 feet is a “ee depth, 6 inches 
Satur . = ik ee — 570 39 46.0 48 ry S . 25 which may be cow-dun; building up the turf so as to 
londay e 43 | 495/47 |48 S. W. 46) dry it, and then pen sheep upon it for some time, you car 
i 5 a meat | sme „ 3 ‘| ttl sure of an ——— composition for a Vine border, 
Wed. . . 27/23) 29.904 | 29.591 26 35.0 45 47 N.. 01 with a less proportion of cow- ng t that above-men- 
Thurs .. 23/23) 30.302 | 30.139 21 31.0 43 | 46 N. E. .00 tioned ; but, othierwise, let the tu urty 1 and fresh — 
50 * WW. — ——— — — an an m 
prems prena 294231 404 340. ALF 46l 473 turn and well mix the whole, ‘Bone-dast an me 1 
2 ee alight rae frosty. 
i ied frost: clear ‘one iora p Trosi. 80 
perature of the week equal to the average, 
State of the oe at Chiswick during the last 24 years, for the 
ng week, ending Dec. 7, 1850. 
rrespondence 
Viens IN Pots: Amateur. ae Black Hamburgh and ga 
APPLE 
= 1 8 
ces to e eee 
-44 
em in dry sand till March. 
hen ‘eases a light dry place oy your garden, and radd 3 
an inch deep. They will soon com 
Ther 
it trees from seed than i in raising bear, 
ma treated in the manner above descri 
only — should be planted dee 
Books: H L. Probably Me. Distri- 
bution af of rg ” will suit The original is in German, 
but th ranslation Published by the — * poor oe 
J J. Designs in the Italian style may be found in 
Encycl of i 
ening. 
Trees: C S. Besides a 
may p 
„ Muscadine a to grow in pots. Mewes — 
Dec. | 5 z 8 8 Inis Quantity TEET 2 turfy loam haa — — - ‘guano in — = water 
cae | ESS | ae vaa Li of Rain. 2 e Sla Ela lE supplied occasionally. The e plan oe 
ae ans Zz [=| ia Z| sively if always = ma . ‘a ie means 106 a 
unday 1| 49.2 37.2 | 432 10 o. erger per easily grow the plants strong enough to bear fruit, 
on. 2 48.1 364 | 423 12 Ned ax 1 2 1 i af k : they may not be disposed so, unless yo could 
Tues 3| 475 | 367 42.1 11 0.17 1 3 2 12 7 1 to train them on a similar principle to that adopted against 
. 42247 4 1 lis by the Vine growers at Fontainebleau and Thomery. 
Friday 6 467 Pim is be gel Be 1 A iá 5 1 Such proposal is new; to many it will doubtless ap . — 
Satur. 7 47. 37.0 | 42.1 1 0.14 212 2 al 4 5 4 Strange, — N eee — eae wo! pA r- 
it The highest temperature Tove Deriod eee L uzar | factory. Instead of one uprig oot, train > 
Scat ts etn ee ee Sth and Gth 1844 from each of these train two uprights arers ; stop the 
therm. 14 deg. latter when they have attained rhe height of 2 or 24 feet, and 
0 
. 
up the nail-holes with whic your bricks are alre 
—.— —— 3 n in future either profit oy he aboro re 
— — ble ironmonger will 
=| Sena 
