49—1850.] THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE. 773 
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parties receiving orders from members of the 2 very liable ee even with the | the 3 was slate, jointed with cement. I planted 
Dublin Sookie oat Saagers aot se quainted wi shoots n ; and in 
rules as to admission, are allo wed on any day to soo| for future bearer amd that do ot in the flag just sufficient to admit 
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he modern aud rarer plants. One 20¢h.—The fruit-bearing shoots may The old are con- | floribunda, which was graa gent of a 5-inch Pot, onl 
house is devoted to 1 — and Ferns, be brought as near to 1 other as to tent with a small had one shoot about 3 
and the 3 1 be interesting and good, form one unbroken surface of foliage. — — tirely covers a * of wai 10 feet in height — the 
and on the whole, I a say these, and those sk 3 —— should have as wide — for same in wid TERR ow in May, and 
at the College gardens, were better grown than m area the young. has been in bloom ever since ; at one time, in July, I 
any I have seen on my tour; and I may mention | 2 27th it g A. bearers A hasty temper | counted 60 heads of flowers, varying from four to seven 
that some of the plants are grown well elevated growing too 8 and long, jointed, i not — | in number, all open at one time. The plant is now 
above the tops of the pots, and the principal material | keep binding them constantly in into Ell. going out of bloom, and of course will be preted in. 
used by Mr. i wn, pentine manner; this should be a is a pity that this is not orgi met with for it is 
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of Mr. Moore, curator, are too we 1 known to | ji seat n these rods an u ting w. a piece 
it t rmed on them depend your fruit of of "all 8 8 feet wide nm ‘lo feet “high, ‘which it 22 
could be a kind and attentive than he was during | he next year. The tendrils at pr covers; and not content with that, it has entwined 
the two visits I footstalk of the —— should itself in all directions on its neighbours. yp 
I do not ade to enumerate the different t plants pinched off now. The side We six weeks it has been covered with thousands of little 
which were the most remarkable; but I may mention should have their tops pinched off with scarlet and yellow blossoms, and it promises to continue 
the two newest sent to Mr. 5 by Major Madden; the thumb nail as soon as they are so for months to come. This beautiful elimber bears 
viz., the fine new white Lily (Lilium Wallichianum, 3 4 inches Monti and should not be cutting for bouquets well, and 
already noticed in the l and a Cirtopera; allowed to grow any longer the whole twining round the stem of a flower-horn 
Pampas Grass, first ntæ alba (!?) has a 
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i m seed in this garden. endrils,assoonastheyare All vices grow | me, and is covered with bloom; but the flowers 
There is an excellent cheap hand book to the gardens shout’ 6 ae parma pinch off to within rapidly, on look shabby. When out of bl I am 
written by Mr. Moore, and its only fault is that its con- | about half an inch of the stem. Select ce on 3 ia| going to supplant it wi mbretum purpureum, 
make one wish it were twice as long. Ithough | for future bearers the largest and most soon as they| Associated with these is a scarlet Passion-flower (P. 
ese fine gardens are not to be compared for extent, | vigorous shoots, round and short spring be | racemosa), on which there is at the present time 30 
nor for the rarity and size of the collection, to those at | jointed; train them carefully, and cut — — kept spikes of bloom, the longest of which spikes 
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that lectures are given on the spot, one cannot but feel| 10h. —All shoots with fruit on them, sooner than a height It has now shoots 10 feet in length, and is just 
that they are, for scientific purposes, more useful than and such as are not wanted as future rough tongue coming into blossom. Passiflora Bonapartea e- 
those at Kew, which are, in fact, little else than 3 must be shortened to about and harsh treat- wise been in bloom ever since May. On an average it 
beautiful show-gardens. I cannot but hope that, 1 inch beyond the first a above the went. has opened 15 blooms every day, since that time. To 
seeing the admitted utility of this establishment, and last ba and kept to that length. these I intend to add „ infortunatum, 
the zeal and intelligence with which it is conducted, | Except on old trees, . bunch only Seg March last, the above have entirely covered the 
some regulations might be made by which an equal | sho a be left on each shoo ba k wall of 5 ‘house 45 feet in ta langle ee 10 feet in 
share of all the and plants obtained for the public| 24ż a not disturb — Vine when What a disap- | height. in one com of the house 
should be sent here ; and, I may add, I am somewhat | in — re (or it Se divided into I. econ e aa a i — 
that more has not rahe done to obtain an Jul 154k. When t he berries are there be nofrui en c amburgh Grapes from 
equal share for this establishment, seeing that Irish | set, pA the quantity of Grapes after such care- rs e house, several of 3 lbs. . and ee than two 
— 2 are not backward in putting in the claims of the Nog ought to bear, and cut off the Hao waning; i of 4 -n eam Pagon Hen - ee thet mpi = 
in respect of such matters. The site of the k < ouredas I cou ave wishe ut this hs ibu 
garden I may mention is classic ground ; the demesne Ik the fruit be not properly — hast ern to over-cropping, and too muc r to 
was that of Tickell the poet, who planted many of the sade, either a the fruit cag nee og i a men, F 3 oe pend E eee i 
trees, and the house in the grounds was that where he | leaves, or draw a branch closer, so that ikkim Himalayan Rhodo rons.— nove 
enjoyed the society of Addison when he acted as private its foli a glo cover er fruit. ——— mountain are in everybody’s hands, and none have 
to the Earl under! 29th.— the berri J i end 
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ere also resident in the ne ighbourhood of Glasnevin ; | well set, 32 to thin pers: and never Mahomet, 3 a- some 18 or 20 species, of which 1 have plants, L fin 
and rend was D we geg bg residence of Dr. Delany, the | let them touch each o er till they — — nothing indicative of their hardihood by name, or on 
friend of Swift and have so acquired praes full size. the labels in which the seeds were received, except as 
I may observe 2285 although — 8 plants In thinning, keep those equal in size. respects one, No. 4—and another, No: 8, both labelled 
are in some respects well grown and kept in —— collec-| August 5h. — If the the borda hot, “ Rhododendron species, 14,000 feet,” both of which 
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London, such as those of Mr. Rucker, Mr. Hanbury, | on the berries, therefore 2 bunches Which must be there are manifestly others of a very questionable 
and Mr. Warner. As far as I can judge, there does must be handled as little as possible. died; for if rude character in this particular. R. lanatum with me is 
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plants in these collections do not blow with such cer- | time will not appear. to make any pro- paired, never to | and R. einna 7 2 * 3 s0 r one and the 
ly as thos ere a different regained. 
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treatment is adopted. My conviction is, that with A million seeds from o small tree o spring, different. 4 0 shrubby, Alpino” “looks like R. 
rape! to almost all rebates planteas . wih, me baring that india 
ney an , find little room their fruit to bear, 4255 
should be Wade Mi grow xr thoy as plenty of heat, eee . V. 2 have F 
moisture, and a effec as to ensure an early Pao off the top of the others. 
: completion of the summer’s Beaders and a long rest or Pung de 40. 1 3 gs 15 O, eo En tady Be Ta iae | so should 
j 5 9th.—As chee a the s the ld ay 
i In "making these few observations, I should observe | berries begins to be . no re. should moh hed who can Meantime, for "te s sake, I am 
) it can hardly be expected, either in private or quetion in the number of berries will left to old age. 
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THE CULTURE OF THE VINE A HELPMATE Boca Tir een ren gga erga rather 1 highly estimated. Amicus. [You will be vis i you 
3 1 Oct. er fruit * — kept on feast; tban- kill | tre lla 2 8 
om, TW mne, aegis STONE. |! 9 ble time after it such useful Birds—I had observed for a few days during the 
„ When seasons change, then lay before thine eyes ` ap to 18 ripe. It shou be cut fulness should Summer a eat ee of a ‘a ai on 
His wondrous method ; mark the various scenes 5 d when the plead for some; in fact there seeme i 3 
) In 2 pm Thunder, Rainbows, Snow, and Ice, pvi dry and warm days, an eriw perfecti 0 but whether the lawn was only t 
Calmes, Terinpests Sige, ano Oe E ee ieee bey e bers form some; per- or their ba ttle-field I could not at first determine, But 
Thou pi not miss his praise; each a herb, flower 14th—If the extremities of any — on o of m motion | h ick bo) dotika 
Are shadows of His wisdom, an and His power.”—H. V. age- be not Hoe, cut them off. — — | crete fap na: 8257 ; 
ae Vi.—Calendarial register of the — or THE st.—Cut out carefully all decayed $ A E T far the lawn 
ent of the Vine after it has gg Poor: D covered the object of t 1 = — oun : 
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i April fan bude will begin to gence. and ‘ebb. | lowest buds. Shorten the — bearers goes 2 y rising m . y Aa ey Genes 2 
y swell ; if hindered in their growth by servatio to their short and brown wood, or to — — wh | Dav metimes see 13 
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‘position ease them. In adapt general the required length. Cutting back the ong ‘ ian 
weather, fork up the border = —. ae oa ee whieh have borne mee ae and —— to those the numbers that these er ne swift-winged light 
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nek ae eee poison. VVV beyond ge ee And b 90 delay they were 
a : doubtless pe ing that admirabi A balance of acting 
and countera cting causes whic find an infi- 
Home Correspondence. nitely wise Providence hath established z and which, in 
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be fastened —— 37 — a fi foot Stove Climbers.— Having pa wall of a Pre ask “ang p ee Pee a 
3 this stove, 10 feet in height, bare, I determined to cover i cessary co-· ope 
the” Soani Wome fol of o is with sto 3 though there was no border, and required presence of an aquatic aay known as the 
