824 THE 
GARDENERS’ 
CHRONICLE. 
[DEc. 28, 
den Memoranda 
Ealixe Pank. —It may be interesting to Wos that the 
flourishi 
p some 
rpp 
t either too hot or too cold; the perg state of 
ings will render it moraa to open or remove 
n of a ut in the latte er case E should þe 
sphere must be mainta 
carefully avoided until * fruit is fairly pA 
high te t night, admit a 
ure 
s | fine ‘eather,’ bat using 3 side ventilators only when | qui 
showe Wee en unfit for out of 
d | seen 
weather 
entrate cue force within and procee 
ope may be carried on ysiematiesliy, a 
moveable plants should be quartered amongst her 
0 ; and after the ho wer finished 5 
ere they thaw; the loosening of the soil, A cre 
ati 
| non- conducting — eT checks the progres “haat 
eh r dow 
of heat 
either 80 
garden erent we omitted tor 
of Spru ir, Yew, or her, erer de ns. r 
uite as ed in sufficient abundance, as 
in March 
ercised 
eady laid, to 
eee e in order r that, 
is t 
aid of artificial heat, the latter should always be use 
i 2 us — — Misc 
| they had boon simply rolled.in.paper and placed for a 
S e 
| 
sented handso may 4 filled with the plants * the house which i 
ceeds of the subseriptio 260 who thus is next in Sum! ner. : wy 
testified their . —. for him on his re ement from RD — E ee . 
the service of the Horticult i 5 he gro * is too frosty to admit of the trans: è TEMPERATURE. b so Esn 
New Method of Engraving Plates for Printing planting of the and shrubs being proceeded with, d| BNET. — .. rt : 
Ferns, Sea Weeds, &c.—At a recent meeting of the everything eder be done which forethought can bee. Ottho. Air. Ofthe Barth. wd 3 
’ Literary and Philosophical Society, Dr. Branson suggest, in pre ns as will facilitate =| Max. | Min. Max. Min. Mean I f00t|2 feet 
a paper describing this process His mode of the work to the greatest extent, when the weat — — 2 
operation is to place 4 f Fern, Al gee, zmilar dat more favourable. To this en tations for t een 
vegetable form, on a thick piece of glass, o lished Plants may be prepared by convey ing suitable soil, Ke. Ta 233 — — 1 90 WF. 05 
marble; then 3 and softening a s aa of e to the . line holes — os ae. os Ble anass | 30172 | 43 | 31 | ss | sr | 40 [EW] 2 
pere af e, and pla h their reception. The value of . mowing machine is 2K 30.030 3% | 45 | 27 „„ 37 |39 | W.| 
„of prope placing on the leaf and c: Thug, 36159] 30.58 30.0 48 | 39 | 325 (37 |3 W. | 00 
fully p it “down it will receive a sharp mer r- — known as te be in lte need of PT ats cal 
impressi m the plant. The gutta percha | Praise. Dar ild r any turf that is sunk — — bar; Bie oon Lee ; . = 
n ag ; sharp rost at ni 
retained level and d allowed to harden by cooling, is then | 59 Uneven BS to prevent its being easily mown by =" 21—Frosty and foggy; slight Fain; ; frosty. 
henied<to v beass r, who reproduces it in me most useful of all thei 9 “ Shanks’s Maw. eee 5 3 frost and foggy. 88 
from his moulding vase. This it will be obvidiai i the ing Machine,” should be m 1 by removing — 24—Ha ‘iawn oe 
— — und one the turf and levelling the s anit, Hine) = = e and ine, ja Sota tee rg 
which, a few years ago, would not, wesuspect have been | infested with worms, which aa slg edad Me he week 4 deg. below the averaze. 
executed in in Sheffield. As it Dr. “a. rens unsightly, a layer of fine coal ashes should be spread State of the Weather at Chiswick during the last 24-25 years, for the 
plates thus pried from sand-easting, | er rolled in before . is re ensuing week, ending Jan. 4, 18l. 
— only only only required ait ce dressing to yield, at placed. This is a simple but effectual remedy for th Pred ts ig Prevailing Winds. 
ander the epper-plate pei printing press, m beau. | 2uisance, and in addition much improves the quality of Dec. | #24 | $84 f | Years in | Grestest | ——— mm m 
9251 ‘as Wold u faithf inpressions of the original leaves the turf; as the latter becomes fine nser, and | Jan. Age | ESS | Be Nalned. | of Bai stilge 18 E 
indeed, many of the 3 soe ath af Sai pe wee cuts “ sweeter” than << the ground is clayey or damp = se ts Ba we Fp 
in green colour, and slightly embossed, as they must |Peneath it. Seeds of Rhododendrons and Azaleas| fer i 45 | gs | Uh) | oge ab a5 af 
needs be by the printing, were such ae iia Pa a should now be 8 and gathered as pars as the Tues 31 43.6 | 323 | 37.9 6 — to 6 126 s- : 
of the natural pattern, that the ht easily be taken oapsules begin to burs Tie. a] ait 2 1 8 |om 47 
for it. * aitari 2 y hibited FLORISTS’ FLOWER Friday 3 422 30.8 | 365 13 0.30 118 85 3 5 
1 rat e ens sor enden, At this season, the rou Iture, which we have tee bina e Orne E l E S| ata Ek 
= er, which had lately enforced, must be strictly attended to; but 188 — N N rr 
pe son ose by e 8 2 Polyanthuses will, perhaps, claim an extra notice in ae 
however, this for east * eat te or 7 our last directions for the year. hose on beds, Nei to err N 
them, ius ik parted at the usual ti l often have the collar 
time, saving all the 42 operator een following exposed much, and t e roots completely bare; a N Gass . i Tt gro . 
N * of dag sur. independent of this, -wor ill have d other equally good Elm, ment shee 
hard pa ee d oi eaves, &c., a ho! ich, with their castings, GRAFTING: W Nic _ We have in — ion a complete set 
A tes any a other ‘of the the | give the beds untidy Our plan i = — n of eve At AS methods of — 
h ; fancifui as tia . 
r r age ich giant ods to r fork t the keg with an instrument purposely cube are ready, — shall commence next otek: pa 
ted with th 55 . 2 made, o dist b the fibres of 3 t little | INSE an AB ie Your n by the 
executed with the greatest ease. From this soap-model | as bie, removing * decayed. or — 5 as ae 8 Nope weigh — ag * 
or engraving, an imp re x tta percha; | We then, with a mixture of decaye — know no other remedy than to any “gently 
3 a 1 fysg ich on being cast in brass, | manure, 1 we have had prepared, and under cover between the thumb and finger as soon 3 pale marks 
as betore, may Them or p rg ing in the | some time previously, go Lan ane the bed, filling afl zhe' mischief a apa 2 + and tender ** oad 
si the Targa as h r up all inequalitice, os a couple of handfuls round inweot ta ti ~ 3 chryealis state fo ar ees 
was = ge £ tthe gu percha coat to separate pl in —— pi the a co ete top dress- | Misttegor: F B. It may be propagated from seeds o 
e me — k ak substan th to which ing. This opera we are confident, will prove §t2‘ting. ý The seeds should be put in in February or enk. 
p e E err _ by powdering highly . pe Hs completed ; and Slit the bark on the under side of the branch, say of an 
both the surfaces e dust, before ved b iy z a Apple or Hawthorn tree, making the cut quite down to the 
taking peep ae s gh "id d p 5 ee ae cpa be perceiv y ong and vigorous start in the 2 raise the bark up a little, then insert the seeds freshly 
presso 2 y ° ws ing. We may here mention, that one of the t squeezed from =e Ferd a down the bark again, and the 
oa 8 ee ood t sit san “oh ean be had with- | Polyanthuses that has un notice during | operation is fni insert o thin slios of E, MNAI 
tos, Ha 
diately beautiful — “satiafyi in a ie med 1 the past year, is Addis’s King-fisher, a red flower; but a bud 1 r —— 
awa 55 pea < f aver of most excellent properties. Should severe frost, or imagine, on — with oni The Mistletoe 
res n it too serious heavy rains, prevail, it will be highly proper to protect | From upon the Hawthorn, Apple, Black Italian Poplar, 
ani unde: circumstances, the edgings of walks, able Tulip beds from their effects. The 3 SERD Acacia, Laurel, Willow, and with difficulty 
00 of ae = e ieee defined ne will well 2 em trouble. Recollect the advice Nax MES OF FRU Pearson’s Plate; e; 3, Barcelona 
4 8 P 45 D f 6, ford 
will prevent om being scattered on the wal ail plant in fram i mich RE EE P| 2 a Pip rant o k of Kent Grab: 95 Court er Wiek; 
or ings firmer and less e EERDE FRUIT DEPARTM 10, 14, 2 4 du Canada; 155 Syke House Russet; 17, 
for several ye r sowing G „ the Fr this place furni ahat wit Golden — 19, a bt ie —— — 
2 eca; u 
ground should be be gly dug dug over about the last week astove or a coil of hot-water pipes, considerable diffi- | 1 2 —— r 21 
u seeds sown im te 
The Beurré „ -ll 
Nau kaui antum assimile. S.—H D. 
The Saouri eras H Stillwell, Fuchsia 
ES OF Fran 
rophyll 
Wange Ox Db ERES: W Francis. The Darlington case is 
under 
ma: 40. Walnuts yield a drying oil, employed by painters 
-colour, and called Nut-oil. Hazel nuts yield a sweet 
oil ike preps — Almonds. 
R IRON-WORK AT e D F. One-third 
— —. a and two-thirds laid on while quite 
— with a brush, and 2 — an thinly, as possible. 
SEE JHN. Sow w you seeds from Jamaica in heat, and 
W J. You will’ 2 — Lee's work on this subject a 
Pal 
— 
Vien Seiten’: Limerick. Certainly it will be advan- 
tageous to your — to put it in communication with the 
em of your house, by removing a few bricks; four to a 
d would be en The zinc — would, we 3 
a 
Ye orkshire. If spring water “is recei 
f 2 feet by 6 feet to the infiuenoe - e 
mosphere, such water „will be s uitable to water 
ith, —— 
ATEN Woo! 
ive sublimate 
ore of insec 
= 
will enter 
thanked for his suggestion, bu 
eet in the way. The index is am 
en 
in fant oi the 
inquiries can be made. ota 
of those numerous 
interesting 
contributions is still delayed, _ 
