

CHRONICLE. 



[Jan. 25, 



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Sd Artol- «d Uaru,tin« »f very ri^htt; **»*,' 

 S5, *i'h Frirf, which i. .Imotf erergreeo, be J» 



durinn wiurer. Of tbtM. the TWmk, the El J* « 

 tSmtmm Furze, will floariah on the rery ra«S<n ° 



'immlt G*r4*ns. 



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Calendar of Operations. 



(for the enmdn *** ) 



0EMRM REMARKS 



s of the weather makes 



v of which are already show- 

 Should we have 



than taraaliy *olktt«» rfgar hog the fate of early 

 b! Jm f rui t trwt, 



big that r stand m tt» '• k " . . ^. , . 



M i th* weather for another fortnight, 



; but I^FWW"": and ^T^ ^ 1 



m.rtof tbtnft***"**™!!** willaave th«u- standard 

 vUm Looba tmi other early I !« of Pears. It behove 



B», n, to be on th* alert in preparing coverings of 



ch nm or netting ; or, if these cannot he obtained, 



each otter protective meant. rv* must be used as best 



our elriB' j " r th0 protection of our walls 



I in Mil, we are providing a quantity of stout 



h «h*ttiag, K inche»>i«Ie, at 3| per yard ; and 



n, and a airi le but eft*- arrangement of 



I iMt ami |>ulHt*, we hop© t» eounteracl (as we did last 



year,) tht I effects of the cold, cutting winds of March, 



aod the 16 ' el boat in April. Everything la now in 



th*.? moit tmdrr Htat«* poiwibl»\ and ©fen the eOCBBKW 



ganfcn vegetables are sprouting, as though it were May. 



A* a m*an» «>f protecting these from cold easterly winds, 



which are even mere to be di d than severe frost, 



arr ranging evergreen hran* die© amoi the rows of 



Aptaarh, Br oli, and Pard.-y ,at interval* of ;i f.w feet 



< hoie© looses are also in great danger, and should be 



1! iheltered, 



FtANT WFAKTV N'T. 



Lrr th*> PoUrgonhirn*, intended for tho early bloom in 



April, h*vo snffeent space, and a free circulation of 



air, to prevrnt th^iT being drawn. If kept too warm, 



they will becot what •nrnvd blind, (live sufficient 



water to keep the plants in a constantly progressing 



State ; hut avoid over- watering, which will cause the 



leaves to "spot." ants, intruded for ftowcrin : in the 



early part of June, should be shifted for the last time if 



rmrsaaary. Slight syringings on fine clear days will be 



beneficial to Pelargoniums, is the weather is not too 



<*' Id to aBov ol the fc dmheto n of air, until the damp 



has evaporated from the plants and the floor of the 



house. Heaths, and hard- wooded plants, generally, 



t have air whenever the atmosphere out of doors 



is above i\)°, and the wind not too cutting ; avoiding 



all due excitement of the plants until the season is 



more advanced. Bring on successions of bulbs to 



furnish the drawn m and conservatory ; and while 



there, supply the liberally with water, in order to 



their flowering season. Primulas of sorts, Tree 

 Violets, MigBO&etl nd Leachenaultias, will now be 

 weful and iHl receive their full share of attention. 

 Let all such plants as Camellii . Daphne indica, and 

 Azaleas, that have done flowering, be placed in a cool 

 hous* where frost is excluded, until they show an 

 inclination to grow, when they can be rep« ed and put 

 at once b a warm Vinery or Peaeh-house to make 

 growth. 



FORCING DKPABTlfftT. 



VntEErEs.— If the Vines have any of their roots in 

 the open honler.it should I covered with fermenting 

 Utter, to afford a slight heat to them. If the fermenting | 

 material rises to about 75* or 80% it will generally be I 



as the most promising shows can be distinguished tney 

 i Vm \™ reduced to a number consistent with the 

 rett pow^ Sd future strength of the Vines, and in 

 ^e should more than one bunch be left on a spur. 



FLOWER GARDE* AND SHRUBBERIES 



In situations where the Pentstemons and Antirrhinums 

 require protection in cold frames, the stock ^of ^ plants 

 Sold now be carefully examined, to see that they are 

 goin» on well. If the old plants of Pentstemons have 

 been° taken up to preserve through the winter as recom- 

 mended last October, they will be found now to be root- 

 in- freely, and should have plenty of ventilation whenever 

 the air is free from frost. Propagating half-hardy 

 plants for masses should now be proceeded with, in 

 order that they may be well established before turning- 

 out time arrives. Any kinds, of which you do not at 

 present possess a sufficient quantity, shou d be put into 

 a warm, moist temperature to induce them to make 

 young shoots. These will strike freely in a similar 

 situation, and after having produced several crops of 

 cuttings, they may be gradually hardened off. Cuttings 

 of scarlet Geraniums, Calceolarias, Petunias, Verbenas, 

 and a host of other things struck now, and encouraged 

 by careful management, as regards potting and a genial 

 temperature, will not be much behind autumn struck 

 plants ; and, in many places, a fine summer display is 

 made during winter, only a sufficient quantity of plants 

 are kept to supply cuttings in February and March. 



FLORISTS' FLOWERS. 



Should severe weather Bet in, it will be absolutely 

 necessary to hoop over Tulip beds, and afford the rising 

 foliage some protection, as at this time or season of their 

 growth, they are susceptible of severe injury, and if 

 tl y get a check it is hardly gotten over during the 

 season ; a light net is, perhaps, the best thing for this 

 purpose. Ranunculuses.— Look over the stock and make 

 the final preparation for planting. Here we would give a 

 word of advice to young beginners ; roots that have not 

 previously flowered are most likely to bloom finely, and 

 should therefore be planted on the best bed. Those 

 that were weakened last season by the flowers should 

 be planted on a side bed for increase, and will make 

 excellent succession stock for the next year. This plan 

 will insure, under good treatment, a regular and even 

 bloom. Seedlings should be put in directly ; though the 

 roots may be small, still they will often grow most luxu- 

 riantly, and therefore should have sufficient room, at 

 least 4 inches root from root. Let Dahlias have a genial 

 heat, with sufficient ventilation'; as for the method of 

 propagation we will give that in a week or two, 



HARDY FRUIT GARDEN. 



Filbert Bushes. — As soon as the female flowers can 

 be distinguished, the bushes should be systematically 

 pruned. All the shoots which do not show fruit should 

 be shortened, regulating their length according to their 

 strength, and spurring the weak ones in close to the old 

 wood ; it will be necessary to remove some of the shoots, 

 to prevent over-crowding. After regulating the head, 

 clear away the nest of suckers with which these bushes 

 are too frequently encumbered. If the bushes appeal* 

 weak they should be assisted during the growing season, 

 or, if too strong, root pruned. There is no reason why 

 a collection of Nut bushes may not be as fruitful and 

 ornamental as a collection of dwarf Apples or of pyramidal 

 Pear trees. In pruning, a little precaution is necessary 

 not to remove the whole of the male catkins, until some 

 days after all the female flowers are expanded ; and as 

 many of the bushes will, in all probability, be destitute 

 of male flowers, it will be necessary to procure some 

 well-furnished branches from other bushes, and shake 

 them gently over those which have female flowers only. 



KITCHEN GARDEN. 



At this season we give a slight sprinkling of salt to all 

 ground which has been trenched several weeks, as soon 

 as it will bear treading upon ; and after the salt has 

 been applied we fork over the surface. The improve- 



»nto the *n», »o that any mjnry to the roots, necessary to add, tha 

 excew, or want of warmtl may be prevented ficial yard is of the 



-ometer fcto the «*, *> that any injury to the roots, I necessary to add, that a dressing Vf 2 l'b, To ^eTu^ 



LSrtiSrt t n ~~ * £ ^SKffi^^ benefit - to 



SJtT' 1 ^ th ' m d 7 n t0 the bo,t ' )m •* *e"rafter n , a and ' by^pphckVon'oT s¥ 

 rv hem in mch a manner as to elevate the buds ' " ir ' lcanon ot sa,t 



nearest the base, above their more prec ioofl brethren 

 which, to their tnrn, must be induced to break rejnilarh' 

 by tho same method. Until the buds are broken, let 

 the amount of heat and moisture be carefully regulated 

 not allowing the temperature to e\ceed i" by night' 

 nor *../• by day, unless with snnheat Great carp will 

 now be necessary to prevent w*ak and slender shoots 

 M an undue amount of artificial heat, for a few days at 

 this season, will do irreparable injury in this reject 

 Rub off all fed.-, which do do* show fruit as soon as they 

 «* «King. hable, except when they are required for 

 the formation of wood. If useless shoots are allowed to 

 remain, they exhaust the stored up energies of tlJ 

 plan,., ,b , «, g ht to be devoted Z be fp " G 

 and by the time they are able to elaborate sap/IithX 

 for themselve. or their neighbours, thev mnsfte wt 

 oat of the way. It should be remembered that m\?t 

 certain breadth of **,, „ u „,U to tff e dfc 



»nsbt of the leaves belonging to the nrwsnt ,„j t ? 

 fruit bearing spurs. It % no less a * *"*"" 



retain too many of those which do sho 

 vines happen to be 



a disadvantage to 



■ fruit 5 if the 



Z < T t " ratc tonMon, probably 

 bunch or two, but ' " - * 



11T™ ™U caus * Appointment in this year's 



tlTE i~ *" ^Y a bnneh or two ' b «t to alio 



w them 



«»P, and materially injure next year's also. 



As soon 



The crops of Seakale will be equally benefited 

 ' * " Besides the increased vigour 

 and health of these sea-side plants, when salt has been 

 freely used, it possesses the additional good qualities of 

 destroying insects and ordinary weeds, and thus econo- 

 mising labour in the regular keeping of the place. An 

 early crop of round Spinach should be sown this week 

 on a warm border. Frame Potatoes.— For this pur- 

 pose make up a bed of Oak or Beech leaves, sufficient 



b?s£i U edi n f ntIe b F ^ heat The P**^ *Sd 

 be .tarted ,n boxes of leaf-mould, and planted as soon 



as they haye produced shoots an inch long ; by takiZ 



planted 9 inches apart and 6 inches deep, with 3 inches 

 of sod between the sets and the bed of leaves By S 



Tsi • fd^ind epth at °,r e ' the ^™«%$% 



"J! 0,ded ' and m excellent opportunity is affordfd of 

 gettmg a crop of Radishes, which will be readv to 

 draw 0.^ they are in the way of the Potato// ft 

 Jill be necessary, for the sake of both Radishes and 



nS S duri^ mit ,f f ™l y ' ^ *° draw ° ff tomS£ 



SllSm^r^ 1,d Weather " As 800n as the ground 

 mil admit of it, preparations should be made for nKnt 



mg new beds of Horse-radish and Jerusalem ArtTchokes* 

 tor the former the ground should be rich Tnd fi„ e T y 

 broken m trench ng, that the new underground stems 

 may be formed clean and straight ; and as the ka? 

 named vegetable seldom comes 8 to maturity 5n «£ 

 climate, a very favourable situation should be chosen 



that it may have the best possible chance of forminTig 

 tubers, although it cannot perfect its flowers. The°soil 

 used should be a light sandy loam, as a rich soil makes 

 them grow too rank, and puts off the formation of tubers 

 to too late a period. 



State of the Weather near London, for the week ending Jan. 23 1851 ' 



as observed at the Horticultural Garden, Chiawick. ' ' 



Jan. 



i. 

 < 



30 

 © 



c 



Babombtib. 



Friday.. 

 Satur. .. 

 Sunday- 

 Monday 

 Tues. ., 

 Wed. ., 

 Thurt. . . 



17 ° 



IS 16 

 19! 17 



20 



IS 



21 19 



22 20 



23 



21 



Average 



• • 





29.641 

 30.08 1 

 30.067 



29.852 



29.527 

 20. '44 



30.328 



29.953 



Min. 



29.571 



29.927 

 29.94' » 

 29.422 

 29.465 

 29. SOS 

 30.310 



Tempikaturi. 



Of the Air 



Max. 



51 

 48 



4 9 

 50 

 50 

 46 



47 



Min. Mean 



Of the Earth 



I foot 2 leet 

 deep. deep. 



27 

 28 



35 



40 



30 

 22 

 52 



39.0 



43 



38.0 



43 



42.0 



41 



4^.0 



41 



400 



42 



34.0 



42 



34.5 



40 



29.777 ' 48J l 29.1 I 38.9 





41.7 



44 

 44 



43* 



43 



43 



43 



43 



43.3 



Wind. 



S.W. 



S.W. 



S. 



S. 

 S.W. 

 S.W. 



w. 



.4S 



.00 



.CM 



m 



.01) 

 .00 



Jan. 17 -Fine; with sun; heavy rain at night. 



— 18— Clear; very fine; clear; slight frost. 

 _ 19— Fine; cloudy and fine; overcast. 



— 20-Densely and uniformly overcast; hoisterou*, with heavy raia 



at night. . . 



— 21 -Overcast ; very fine ; heavy ram in the evening. 



— 22— Clear; exceedingly fine: clear. 



— . 2 J - Frosty ; fine ; clear and frosty at night. 



Mean temperature of the week 2 deg. above the average. 



* 



State of the Weather at Chiswick durinjr the last 25 years, tor the 



ensuing week, ending Feb. 1. 1851. 



Jan. 

 and Feb. 



at ** 





Suuday 26 

 Mon. 27 

 Tues. 28 

 Wed. 29 

 Thurs. 30 

 Knday 31 

 Satur. 1 



44.9 



32./ 



43.7 



32.6 



44.7 



31.7 



45.0 



31.5 



43.7 



31.9 



43.8 



31.7 



42.9 



31.8 



8* 





38.4 

 38.1 

 38.2 

 38.3 

 37-3 



377 

 37.5 



No. of 

 Years in 

 which it 



Rained. 



11 



11 

 14 



9 

 10 

 12 



9 



Greatest 



Quantity 



of Rain. 



Prevailing Winds. 



0.31 in. 

 0.43 



0.17 

 0.32 



0.20 



0.32 



0.;5 



1 

 1 



2 

 3 



2 



» 



2 4 

 2 3 



4 2 

 3 3 



3 2 



4 — 

 2 3 



1 





z 



1 



3 



2 



3 



CO 



1 8 4 

 310 4 



10 7 



2 6 $ 



3 5 



3 



2 



5 



5 



6 







1 

 4 



1 

 4 

 1 

 4 

 2 



The highest temperature during the above period occurred on the 2Sti, 

 1R43 and 1846— therm. 56 deg.; and the lowest on the 27th, 182J— therm. 



17 deg. 



Notices to Correspondents. 



American Blight: S F and W D. Wash the branches with 

 spirits of tar, applied with a painter's brush. \ 



Border Edging : Tay. You must be mistaken. Saxifraga 

 tridactylites is a little annual wholly unfit for this purpose. 



Coals : K L. It is not probable that coals are really at all 

 improved by exposure to the open air ; borne of the inferior 

 sorts appear to be injured by it, as the pyrites they contain 

 begin to decompose, and hence the coal crumbles. Whether 

 the object of exposure be to moisten the coals, or to dry them, 

 the same end may be quite as well attained under cover. £. 



Creepers : Inquirer. You will gain little by employing very large 

 plants, unless you have excellent means and a good deal of 

 skill for removing them. The foundation should be American 

 creepers, Ivy, Evergreen Roses, Hops, Vines, and the Trum- 

 pet flower (Bignonia radicans), pushed on with plenty of 



DirT/plants : Sub. The smut Fungus can only be removed 

 well by means of a sponge, soap, and warm water. Tig 

 scale may be destroyed by water of the temperature otlW 

 or 160° ; but all soft tops and unripened wood should ne re- 

 moved previously to its application.t 



Fancy. Geraniums : Mrs. M. Next week.* 



Ferns: KU The names are all right, with the exception of 



JNo 1 which we presume should be pendulinum ; Wo. £ win 

 be found under Aspidium. The new generic names are pro- 

 posed by Mr. Smith, in Hooker's " Journal of Botany. 

 Fingered Citron: A Devonian. We are making inquiries 



Guano : V B J. There is surely some mistake : we will 



IndiTnObchids : T J % Madras. Pray do not send *n^ fa {fto 

 us • we cannot undertake the business of agents, xou nau 

 better correspond directly with Messrs. Stevens, to wfiom 

 we shall band the case on arrival. The speculation wouia 



be extremely doubtful as to profit. M ^^Ur\t 



Names of Plants : B M. It is impossible to say what yourpiwH 

 may be ; pos.ibly it is Biunsv.gia ciliaris. Hants canjwJDe 

 named from slight unscientific descriptions. - ^f™™ 

 250, Euphrasia Utarica; 220, ^inantnus major.-i^ « ^ 

 Nicandra pbysaloides, called in the seed shops A lkek n e ?p; nr 

 A Devonian. It is rightly named. A drawing : is »»« " 

 "Paxton's Flower-Garden ; » and we should be S 1 ** 01 *£ 

 further information you can give; especially it would Deu 

 sirable to see the flower-spikes while enveloped "t^ ;«» 

 which they finally cast off. It is quite uncertain wl better 

 the aquatics you name would lire ; bui It la wonh the expr 

 rimenr. An/species of Viliarsia, or » uphar, would ceitainj 

 grow ; and probably also Caladium esculentum and 1 apjw f 

 with fiichaidia africana (alias Calia *^f c *^w r i 

 Gardener. 1, common double red Hepatica ; 2 &»"*'' i8 t 

 Berberry.- JSnoutrer. The Bread-fruit **?™*&™J?%Si~ 

 Zamia of some kind. The solid trunk is the *™*W" ^ ld 

 T P H The piece of root that has been dug ou ; ot : aa^ 

 bank appears to belong to the Bryony. It so it ■» ?°™\ C Q- 

 —A S. Lycopodium sioloniferum, Kadd. ^.---t r.^,,^ 

 podium involvens. T * - A »** anrt cannot be pi^paB* 



It is dead, and cannot be pr 



Its motions are merely hygrometrical 



its motion » are merely u>^ 1 uiucm.v-.. Morrow.!" 



Peas : Inquirer. No Pea is equal to Knight s Tall warr , 

 sugary quality. You may grow it foff a main ** m ™[ tfcto 

 and also for a late; but it requires strong »"* *au ^ 



and plenty of room. If you cannot coinni 



Snd these, choo» 



auu plenty 01 room. 11 you i;««uv« ^ v „ &«»^^«r 



Knight's dwarf Marrow, or Woodford's Green Marrowy ^ 

 Protecting Fruit Trees: Inquirer. No particular _ teTer 

 be Btated, either for putting up or tak ) Q ^ ^ t Q ^Z eJX ds on 

 protecting materials may be employed, lnat u ^ Bur ed 

 season. Generally speaking, protection shoul r a ot ^ rdQU ce<l 

 some time before the blossoms expand ; P arlia "^ 

 when the fruit is set : and entirely removed a» 



soon 



a» 



and 



A 



injury from frost is no longer to be apP^^^Liinff, 



Seed Lists : Swottu. Apply to Drummond^, ot . b " r " 8 Yi 



Dawson-strett, Dublin, for their seed list, wnicu 



short, and one of the best we have seen. 1 ne v for 



suing the sensible course we have so often msisteu r 



the sake of both sellers and buyers. . m . it is 



Standard Roses : H T. The green dust does n0 * a * i €C fed 



caused bv the mild damp season, and is P°? B ,* ftloae . 



with tome debiiity in the stock. We should let n » 



Stockholm Tar v. Hares and Rabbits : cow pw . of 



small ring of Stockholm tar drawn round Oie - 10 w r^ ^ 



the stems of young Larches would not hurt tnem, 



should not like to use more. n matiag 6 



Tuberous Nasturtium: W. Clowes. Unless y° u ^" Dep ut. 

 to eat the tuners we know of no use to which tney c ^^ 

 In this country men will hardly prefer them to eve 

 salem Artichokes. . }n to ill— 



Misc: Old Sub. Your Camellia appears to have go ; » t m 

 health ; but in the absence of more information *" 

 treatment thau your letter furnishes, we "* un /L «j 1* - 

 how that has happened. The Euphorbia 1ook» , ^ 

 want«*d more heat, and as if it would be ben©» ceu 

 occasional dose of weak liquid manure.^ 



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