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THE GARDENERS’ 
CHRONICLE. 
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that are laid out with ee narrow 
walks; eb near the house a trul 
„ nea 
gher sto 
durable edgings for kitchen- 
connexion with cottages, are very pretty 
They want replanting, however, every inked 
N A * em frequently * 3 the — 
and | the other. 
e 
be — nevertheless, severe frost is 
his se: 
down of down of the soil get It must not be too w, | tion, and we never had a single _— in a shrub thus 
or it will be difficult 8 cut, and the sides des will shifted. ke bar . ot ~ ve loose i 
be likely to crumble away. gs are trouble- | prepare afternoon previous, that 
some, liabl t irregularities, apt to harbour | morning the ‘balls might be . * enough to hold 
insects, and suitable merely for quaint figures and together. We do wever recommend ogi ve 
old-fashioned etri igns. They are the | roots of smaller plants fo frost, nor,is there any n 
proper accompaniments of parterres and small flower- | sity for it. 
gardens — RISTS’ FLOW 
| At this ti 7 the — it — — that severe 
h 
8 e at night, but sig it be ee 
ere weather, tolgive Ta all means let it 
pim dwarf Gen n (Gentian this season as many imagine ; for we vail recollect an 
acanlis) if plan antad i in double s ai, ae in soil xtensive grower, in consequen of absence from 
that suits it, makes ‘a ‘neat edgi Hea also, par- me leaving frame 9 to a very heavy fall of 
ticularly the — Lyng (Calluna hms mey may, poor was ue by ere a frost; plants, 
when promptly trimmed, cellent edging soil, and everything else were completely ee ; but 
for a Heath garden, or ty V plants. The by e overing up, exclu ading from the rays of the sun, and 
r Periwinkle, kept in due limits, is useful as an | wing them gradually, not the slightest injury was 
ed under trees ; commo 3 c apparent, Tell eds will more safe covered than 
taphy los uva-ursi vi appropriate in the sa 3 unculus and Anemone beds had better 
position as Heaths, m ieties of rock and be thrown up, in order to sweeten and insure the de- 
Rose, though ri little too straggling, vil rp a a 3 2 inseets, Kc. uld any one have Carna- 
novel and 8 edging to rder in w on layers unrooted at this season, they must be exa- 
lants Sarg freely mingled. "The r a frost, and a pegged do The 
~ | directions give 
will hold on pa ing 
wn. 
n last week for the 8 departments 
the few next coming weeks. 
N GARDE 
Dec, 
15 — — 
16 Clear; ake 
17 —Clear; rai . — 2 ye 
rosty ; 
— 
State of the Weather at Chiswick during the last 24 years, for the 
ensuing week, ending Dec. 23, 1850 
| 83 8. 82 4 A No. of G n Prevailing Winds. 
pec. | £22) f | Sa r | Quanity Ha HOT 
Sx | SEE | ae ane Oe Nai, % |B lB 
<i | ne Rain eae 2 * — 
reap 2 45.3 34.3 39.8 12 038 in. 2 4 2 12 z| 2 
ose 23) 44.3 32.6 38.4 12 0.5 4 6 1 101 713 
es 24) 42.9 31.8 37.3 9 0.36. a| 3! 3 1| 1| 8| i 4 
Wed. 25 426 | 290 | 35.8 5 0.22 2| 5| 3}—| 2| 5| 4| 3 
Thurs. 26 42.3 32.0 37.1 | 9 0,39 1 42 3 4| 7- 3 
Friday 2 42.2 335.3 8 0.40 34 1— 53 6 2 
tur. AL 29.8 | 35.4 8 0,16 3 2 4323 2 1 6l 4 2 1 6 
The highest temperature during the above perlod 
1827—therm. 58 deg.: and the lowest on the 24th, 1830 therm. io der oad ‘nae secured on the 25th, 
On the average of 24 years, the oo of the 25th of December 
any other night throughout the 
Notices to Correspondents. 
ANEMONES: J Walton. Such flowers are common, They are 
merely such as from some unknown cause expand prema- 
wR before their 
AS W. Plant in sprirg, in nice light soil, moderately e en- 
Ache with leaf. mould or other well decomposed manure. 
For directions on general management, you cannot do better 
than consult Tyso’s little“ he = on the Anemone, PR 
ng of th 
CLUBBING 
prevented by i pu — gw wood-ashes 
plants at transplanting time. 
Before the ——— T —— ng and t nehing of vacant 3 keeping the —.— BO Ae Tree 
ground, it is necessary to decide on the: oe tion of crops| house. Tacsonia manicata will possibly succeed on Passi. 
which are to be cultivated upon it “ee the 3 pea der g b . 3 f 
EATING you wis ave trees in front you mus 
e i =. N be gg ae may be ordered w have pipes in the middle of the A toe A but the ke is their 
| erence arr rangement should be proper 1 place. Take care that in sinking them you do not 
isadi, not for one year only, but for a series or cycle of | let your heat be absorbed by “the surrounding soil, Use 
years. One of the first principles to be attended to is, | 4. inch pipes. 
„E RI ai that no annual crop b or successive years ge hd — —.— . e pea ey 8 
»" Calendar of Operations. in the same plot of ground. Another variation should| of the caterpillar of the goat moth, and it forms its cocoon 
(For the ensuing week.) be m by taking hat those cro hich imme- w with the s + . 5 onl ce maa ual Piy = 
PLANT DEPARTMENT. diately succeed each other are not such as are liable to Clearing your ear- Wace ae TEE aA ae 
i Fi 3 at the temperat 8 l, 150° to 160°.3—A. B. C. Next week. 
j things, watering requires m erg be preyed upon by the same kin 3 as their Moss ox Lawns: "s our lawn is devoured by Moss ‘aad 
season, Adhere strictly to the simple directions | increase is e e arful extent by th Daisies, you will 10 N ie giving i ssing of ammo- 
we have so frequently given, never to water till l the soil putting into their the species of food which ps niacal e from the gas works, and in spring a ing 
y bel the surface is serge Bt to | a ost fond of. Te rtant that both the of soil. It will be worth your while to fetch ammoniacal 
re m 0 is important th t liquor some three miles, as you can have it for pallies ta o 
warrant a full supply. Have as | and the depth of the trenching be regulated 1 ts mix with leaves, burnt earth, d&c.? The Moss will 
the , appe: ri t like * e requirements of the crops; and their rotation appear; d perhaps Daisies also, G: e 
surface of the soil, and let it be immediately examined should be so arranged that the A seven be Si trenched | „ Skrong enough to smother them, 
and rectified ; worms frequently render th sary, | to the same teers for two successiv Names or Feurrs: J R. I, King of the Pippins 
ze 8 ns, ippin; 3, 3 es os 4, Race Pippa, or 41 
and if the pots were not carefully drained in the first that . * n 8 to the Crab; 5, Dow Norfolk Beaufin; 7, Dumelow’s 
instance, the frequent waterings will have washed down | surfac The perennial or permanent crops Seedling. | 
particles of soil, which will have sealed up cavities so | will, of course, * a class by themselves, as they do Maman or, Pranie: 8 oe li pee piast eis” of 8 Pe ie 
to secure a free passage for — i in Stag- not require a change of situation years ; Peco acre fo! 8 a 3 8 en 
nation is certain death to tender rooted plants at this when this is necessary portion of them, the Mr. Van Houtte, who , Bgured it Rute that 7 A be 
season, and if . an with if the | ground from which they are removed all into t wae st 22 looks ikea mate a bet re Di Ga Peis and 
dribbling em be tried, the will | ordinar tation in the chan 5 i —Erzeroum 
be the same, K the h ry as th external | But ws take a future "opportunity ol kA Feen f. 638, Delph r um Oliver — Ce s is not possible, 
t of; not by the excessive use of this part of vey 3 ne ourselves to determine the Queidium, 15 flower having been sm — 
fire- heat, but by avoiding as much as possi - | for present the * culti r E, 1 ; — rofet W Talaga, 
tion of unn e by spilling water, Ko., and | vating the Celery 1 8 on ee kae Se or called lantenniferum. The Cœlygyne is C. trisaccata of 
by ad yan a quantity of fresh air wide bed system, a large ridge of soil up| Griffith, a spec cies we did not before know to be alive in 
connection wit te firing, remove any superabun- between the ə trenches, the surface of which i is ele 3 
a $ á N SR ip bird netting in a tan pit. 5 
dant OROIN DEPART by watering, &e. 9 a = as, 55 tar quie Hot, ts wili so do.. Caoutchouc, dissolved 
f A in , t Sek condition for j urnl similar vege es; e ae 3 dents tha, is much too hag cg atin * that: 
being well establis in ing that only the earlier 8 of these hee 8 veral e . ‘will be injured by Laurels whic 2 within 6 feet of them, —- = 
they were — = r- an N o of fres n due course, before the ground is required for earthing Tes whic . r — sepa + — $ 
wood being we oon and well tip the principal cro op. mat course PLAN TIN: Arborisauctor. Will 1 — thrive in * 
supplied with fruit buds, may be in to a mild nend imust not in n 8 with "ahs avi For upright growing plants take Cupressus torulosa 
temperature, and plunged into ic leaves, or ero pur FN So Wibi ar sendeallh si bat A aia Goveniana; the latter being the smaller may go nearest the 
tometer material hich vil supply hem with |< a rea ace ( 
gentle bottom heat. Gre must be taken not to | of Peas, &c., a portion of ground must be allotted, Which. Juniperds accida might mix or contrast with Cupressus 
23 too rapidly the swelling of the buds, as they will with that occupied by the Celery and Cardoon ridges, aer pert Coo 
bot 7 95 ly Fekete generall to about one-third of the ground * 8 * — We do — — sa 
2 $ à i turni Ajax. Th owers are 
45° will be high enough for the night , and 8 0 bets Seri a he py pree with yell 2, wha ex — It — a BB ag 
during the day a rise of 10° or 12°, if the weather be simirably in preparing the ground FFF rash kues ? 
—— * 3 60° of — = d 1 be suffi plants, such ae ips, Carrots, Onions, &c., and in the beng r ee who favour . wil : unications. 
ommen uds show signs of growth, | vat of hortic itural interest. 
a very slight increase of top and bottom heat may take Cabbage funnily, chose route are confined more nearly | POCEWORE : 4 Header, Nothing thrives, under the shade of < 
-Place. Vines in pots their introduction, be | to thes surf: ~ If the vegetable garden is so 18 i T —— — Perom Aei h ora, spring bulbs, — a 
treated in the same , giving gentle syringings| to allow of the cultivation of a portion of the general and Ferns. „ » WE _ 
twice or thrice a day, according to the state of the Potato crop within the walls, it 2 Seea | RHopopEvD Bos: E A O. If ladie care a. 
weather. apply to the start- in th P. . 2 — these as of their! spo ogs, ee e 70 
Ne f e. f a will come in ica tribe. What Rhododendrons want is to be kept clean by frequent 
; ; ew | Working upon this system, Cabbages have been plan washing, ne ge ~ well ot tes Sher te el 
2 . mit an > 
much be * ee bal ppr 5 à = 3 Go; bat rome do, atch —— of Rhus or = 
A 3 ; e T now Russian SUPERB VIOLETS : R e have received these 
requires trenching is that from which the later Tamim, safely ; and very sweet and very fine they are; certainly an 
Onions, Beet, &c., have been rem mprovement upon ussian. 
x i ill next spring be planted with rtir „ p oon it in sien Hight soll, ves 
roccoli paration for these shouldbe b plants may be bedded out as soon er of = 
trenching in a very g of megs which is over} 5 Sey abo about = atte best P of May, ' 55 root m — 1 be ki 
ive over 
ike them 9 — i 
w years have , fully convinced us of the 9 of A eana PARK: PFW. We do not know ; but 45 ia a a 
4 Potatoes on ground recently manured. Vines: A t Reader. Oldaker’s St. Peter's 
eee ee black Grapes. and „ 1 or 
State of the Weather near London, for the week endin | ite a piy ; 
s ——— at the e Gerken yrei N — Ht and Datebelins i y Mil ans . 
- RAC B, Chesterfield, As y end to p 
TEMPERATURE, > Peaches inside co Vinery, it will be ad 
Ofthe Air. |Ofthe Barth.| wing, 3 our Vines outside, and prote: 
— of stones lay draĩu- pipes ac 
Max. Min, en i pet foot|2 feet 4 feet, sloping of course to 3 
“Be — good dar 14 r doe that p 
50 25 roots; you may let i 
oS 3 "Pot ‘your „ for ; 
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JE || Ba Sees tag 
19 est’s St. 
ELS 00 | Wares B o Fly me pian deeb atya 
477 313 0.83 549 of the present year’s volume may answer 
