

THE GARDENERS 



CHRONICLE. 



Muscat 



as in the Orclii 1- 



house. 



Camellia*,' which 'are beginning their growth 

 ved to Vineries or l'eaeh-houses now 



at 



maybe remov™ <** . ...v.*.w„ — -- — 

 work ; they will there set their buds early, and maj be 

 expected to flower about next November or December, 

 at which period they are generally very acceptable. 



FORCING DEPARTMENT. ' 



Pineries— Where Pines are grown on the pot system, 

 shift such plants as require it into larger pots, using 

 three-fourths peat for the youngest plants, and increasing 

 the proportion of loam as the plants advance towards 

 the fruiting state. If the bottom heat is supplied by 



been that 50 flower stalks have been thrown up, and 

 the strength that ought to have been concentrated in 



been disseminated in 

 good result from 



ferment 



sea 



some six or twelve flowers h 



50 — even more than that; another w 



early cutting in the side shoots is, a large quantity 



of healthy layers are made, and should the seedling 



turn out good, they prove a tolerably good harvest to 



the raiser. Tulips must be taken care of ; we anticipate 



a move in the right direction with these splendid 



flowers this season. Continue to give all possible air to 



Auriculas, and water more frequently than usual. 3 



KITCHEN GARDEN. 



^ „ a . The importance of appearances in everything con- 



that the heat does not decline, and nec ted with a garden should be particularly borne in 



. . , •>_ i +au~ ;«~ m i n d in the management of this department, as aeon- 



siderable quantity of the work is of such a nature as to 

 give at times an unsettled and somewhat untidy appear- 

 ance ; and, as the majority of these operations must be 



" " they do not leave the 





examined, to — 



thereby check the plants while in an active growing 

 state. * Kqual caution will be necessary to prevent an 

 excessive or burning heat, which will materially injure 

 the roots, and verv probably throw the plants into fruit, 

 whether thev are wanted or not. The object should be, to 

 maintain, in all cases, a steady bottom-heat of 80* or 85°. 

 A little air at the back should be left on night and day, 

 excepting in frosty or windj* weather, and for an hour 

 or two on fine afternoons, when the pits are closed and 

 Syringed, Assist Pine-apples whose fruits are swelling, 

 with clarified liquid manure, but grr« no water of any 

 kind after they begin to change colour. The manure 

 wat< r should be made in a tank, and clarified by adding 

 some lime or coarse charcoal ; as soon as the liquid has 

 become clear, it should be drawn off into a second tank, 

 the top of which is nearly on a level with the 

 bottom of the other one. Figs. — Let the amount of 

 air t<> Figs in progress be gradually increased, using the 

 syringe i fine weather to keep the red spider down ; 

 but it is necessary to avoid excessive use of this instru- 

 ment, as too much moisture frequently causes the 

 swelling fruit to turn black and fall off. An equable 

 moderate state of moisture should be maintained about 

 the roots, as the same misfortune not un frequently re- 

 sult* from extremes of drought and moisture. Stop 

 the young growths at the fourth or fifth eye, by breaking 

 (not cutting) the points out, as they do not, if broken, 

 bleed so much. As the stopping of the young shoots 

 goes on, look carefully into' the state of the older wood ; 

 and where they stand too thickly to admit of the healthy 

 development of the foliage, remove a few at a time of 

 those shoots which seem the least likely t) be fruitful. 

 This will he carrying out the principle of summer 

 pruning, or rather thinning, to the fullest extent ; and 

 with i tree is it more requisite. It is, however, im- 

 portant that it be done gradually, otherwise it will cause 

 much bleeding. We may remark here, that Figs have 

 generally too much root room. They bear best when 

 on a shallow soil, resting on chalk, or when the roots 

 are confined. 



ri.nWER GARDEN 1 AND SHRUBBERIES. 



Those who do not possess a sufficient extent of glass 



frames »r the propagation of Verbenas, Calceolarias, 

 an the? half-hardy bedding plants, may make a 

 kfcdj .play by masses of the more durable annuals, 

 Sown m the places in which they are to remain. It is 

 not to he expected that their beauty will be as permanent 

 as that of the plants for which they are substituted, but 

 with prow r ♦ \. rcise of taste in arranging them', the 

 result will be much more satisfactory than many suppose 

 For whit beds use Clarkia pulchella alba, Neraophila 

 atomana, or white Virginian Stock ; for pink or rose 

 colour, Clarkia p. rosea, Saponaria Calabria, or rose 

 Vu-giman Stock. For yellow or orange, few things 

 make a more splendid bed than Esdischoltzia for 

 summer and early autumn ; but if it be more desirable to 

 make a late autumn display, the different varietiesof Mari- 

 gold are excellent'/ adapted for the purpose; although 

 as their peculiar odour is not in general esteem, thev 

 S^ not be planted too close to walks which are much 

 frequented. Ifthesituat , not too shady, the common 

 Mimu u,moscWsis well adapted for a compact dwarf 

 bed Of yellow. For blue beds use Nemophila insigSs 

 Lnpmtis nar , the late blue Forget-nlnot, "o^t he 

 beautiful but rather scarce Cm^Z depresk For 

 dwarf scarlet bads, Verbenas or Geraniums are indS 

 pensable, but a taller bed may be made of li^S 

 5^1 *• different Varietiel o? ISSSZ 

 ttajus are also very useful, particularly the dwarf eariv 



EST? -h hite varie * : the * ST£; 



wrnd. may easdy bo made dwarfer bv pe ™™ /£ 

 down, ,1-ra purple bed, nothing sun/ ^ ? them 

 tug Larkspur, if raised fr don 



performed strictly in season > 



manager power to wait till his employer's family takes 

 up its quarters elsewhere for a short period ; and he 

 must therefore do his best to keep the place neat and 

 orderly, without suspending the work. Much may be 

 done towards keeping things at all times creditable, by 

 a systematic arrangement of the work, and by a stead- 

 fast adherence to the simple rule of doing everything 

 well which is taken in hand, and finishing it off in a 

 workmanlike manner before proceeding to another job. 

 This mode of carrying on the work is the most satis- 

 factory, as it allows of concentrated force and greater 

 energy being devoted to that which is still to be 

 done. Let the various quarters, as they receive 

 their crops, be neatly finished off by raking or forking 

 the ground, straightening the edges of the paths, and 

 cleaning and gravelling the 'principal alleys. After 

 these, the main walks in the immediate vicinity, which 

 will be free from dirty traffic for some time to come, 

 should be cleaned, slightly surfaced with new gravel, and 

 rolled ; and at the same time the edges of all the walks 

 should receive any attention which they may require, 

 either by replanting, or thoroughly repairing them. If 

 Thrift is used as an edging, about one-half of it should 

 be taken up, and replanted every season, as it wears a 

 very unsatisfactory appearance, if allowed to remain 

 undivided for more than two years. Forward Cauli- 

 flowers should have some good rotten dung forked in 

 about them, and the soil drawn up round their stems ; 

 and if the ground is not over moist, they should be 

 watered with liquid manure. Make new plantations of 

 Strawberries where such are required, making the soil 

 good at least 18 inches in depth, by working 

 well-rotted manure ; if the soil is light, a good 

 of marl will be very beneficial. 



m some 

 dressing 



State of (tie Witter near London, for (he week ending March 13 1851 



ma obter»eiI art he iforticuttural Garden, Chis wick. ' ' 



V 

 < 



March. 





PrtUjr. . 



Satur. .. 



Sunday . 



Tu#»«. 

 W cd. 



Taurs... 



Ba&OMSTXA. 



4 



i 



• « 



• i 



i 

 8 



B 



10 



111 



12 9 



13 10 



Max. 



29.7*3 



Min. 



19.94S 

 2».99a 



23.662 

 *).*><• 

 'A 

 - 1.6*29 

 29.7U0 



Tkmpbuaturj. 



Of the Air- 



I 



Max. Min. Mean 



! 







4. 



45 

 46 



<a 



4i 



SO 



Are raye 



M arch 



30 

 24 

 36 



31 



24 

 39 

 24 



37.0 

 31.5 

 41.0 



'.5 

 36 



3;.o 



t r 



1 foot 



deep. 



39i 

 40 



40 j 

 40 



39 



39j 

 40 



gjjgj... 29-77* 40.1 28 3 M7.2 I 39.7 



7-OTercast; cloudy and ftue; orercast. 



10-f me; cold ram cloudy. J 



l-Ulear; cloudy ■ clear and fro.ty at Ai R ht 



i. r M throughout; very clear at nizht • front* 

 fcean .emperature of the week, 4J deg. beiow tkll 



I 



• 



1~* a 





s 



Earth 



Wind. 



£ 





2 teet 







deep. J 





41 



N. 



.00 



m 



NE. 



.00 



41 



S. 



.06 



41 



N.W. 



.05 



41 



N.W. 



.00 



40* 



S. 



- 



41 W. | 



.00 



40 .S 





.34 



average. 



State of the Weather at Chiawick durk^The la,t 25 years for the 



eneuins week, ending Ma-ch 22. 18&1. ' h * 



Match. 



Sunday If. 

 Hon I; 

 lues. 18 

 Wed. la 

 Tuure. 2o 

 Friday 21 

 Satur. 



The 





51.4 



50.6 



50.36 



51.6 



51.6 



S1.6 



50.7 



fcgr-a 



2 3 



*5 



No of 



which it 

 Rained. 



I 



Greatest I PrCT * iliD * Wind.. 



Quantity! 

 Of Hain. 



1 J 



the branch- 



•r, ^f a , , border planted 



apart and pegged dowi twice during the 



1,10 other ^nuals mentioned above 



growing season 



fer^niaJ pknTas aredJ^J F «^^e-not are hardy 



«owin ? annuals must bo Jli . i ?' , Ihe tlTne for 

 which the gmteS alsnlav w? d hy *« ^^ at 

 «* *H1 X Van from t C M°f T ful ' and as 



^ fipaisTs' r LOWERS. 



Sat c sv: ^s^ttc 



Bothing like pLTi , , "T l ' 7 C0lU - ct *"• there ; « 

 of drah ?/ffi?l he 1:, >" ers /«*« ; ^ there « p i eritv 



™»de oxtrarapant growth, ,'n ,ul,l ^ "i -^ fc 

 «• or two goo<l lea w,-^ have «S, il ' ,eaVin « 



I, d k. ae K- »>"* the lowew oq ,be i; ( h, laioAhJnn. 



Som 

 Carnat 



>ta 



he 





To oca CoaaSoio" s° J on «P«^ti. 



.« ,f cooking r^A^ ^ ^Tl 'Tt™* ^ 

 which appeared some yeaTS ,|SL TJ? t T rk h 3 Rogers, 

 • abject will be found in Taato " s •'< C u! d , lr€ ?, ti " n « on the 

 Con Amcre ft ig in.po M ibl e tnat „"y er » Calendar."- 

 •hou.d be given in cheap book 8 /'^ « ol »«"=d e gures 

 nacloared repmentati.ms, derivin/vn h \ d better ^ to 

 colour. f,om the leUer-'pre^ -^7; feoow ^*fe of the 

 Genera Plantarum." V ' A L <*>*er. fiadlicher's 



COTTLEDOS CMBH.ICC3 ! If U XT «,v L . 



will cmmnaJecr. ^ ^fi&^S^ *>'»* plant 

 Fruit Tbees : Jem Tfca n r. 



5Z« e ^ ffr0Und • ^^^ U be,t 



remove your tree from the w»ii « 2 be8t P Ian »»Hl be to 



sir. AM^i^A-fflSb s 



* u wm »ot nnproye it. |j 



8U 



Hardy Ferns 

 be afforded by good'eiied" lump, of'US 

 European or North American s pec i e8 Ih, "ft of * t 

 yon m the west of England. Tour rito^ 1,1 ' W 



•I 



we bare me ^5 



,- o^.„.v. « c , tre mem to , n m? em ' °' ffc 

 wish success. Plant such kinds as Lastrea™^'^ * 



bulbifera : WnSu d !?«, ^uS 



will, however, have the more occasion h« . bein Mij\ 

 crowns of the plants in some such w° ay SM.^U'J 

 Moisture and shade are the two main i "^aii" 

 culture, and you should secure them tn J™ m> °* 

 wish success. Plants " " 



Mas, dilatata, rigida 

 noveboracensis ; Pol 



annulare ; Cystoperis ouioirera : Woodsia obr ^ m ^% 



Mas dilatata, rigida GoIdianaT ml^alif^^ 



noveboracensis : Polvstichum 3 n^;lu . l8 « ^termJ? 



nium Adiantum-ni^rum 



- Athyrium Piu* f««- *J ^ 



and shaded as possible); Scolopeudriam "5? 10 * (M i 



varieties ; Struthiopteris germaniea, penn^hal? ** 

 sensib.iis; Polypodium vulgare and ita T :i1. nic% . 



A. 



Dryopteris, and calcareum 



You can add the smaller curiosity* Tft^ 



them.m «*us f u yoa^ 



Heating: J S. You will find sheet lead to be** u, 

 material than zinc for lining hot-water tani™ c Uch *l 

 on the subject in another column.* a *tt«n 



Insects: CEH N. The insects which have dastr^ 

 Cucumber leaves are a very n.inute species of Zl ™ , "• 

 the red spider. Fumigation in air-ti*ht sirn a J 6,allirf| 

 surely kill them ; but as it is not ea*y To ptSffij^!! 

 of the smoke, we advise you to try whether thev im.51! 

 decoyed by slices of Turnip laid near the plants w ii 

 The grubs are the young state of a two-winiM Z l 3 



febrilis. We do not think them likely to SmiS;* 

 cially as they will turn to perfect Hies, as JL !?.¥ 

 commences. W.- 



ill turn to perfect flies, as soonaii*. 

 -Amator haturce. The small erabiH 

 attack the roo s of the Clover are the larva* of somei2 

 of weevil, whose history has not yet been recordeaT? 

 shall be triad of more specimens uninjured, to obwrnty! 

 habits. JF,— Mrs D {Bolton). The insects which have atjZ 

 the leaves of your Cucumbers are a species of thru* 2 

 may be destroyed by thorough fumigation, to efeS 

 each plant ought to be inclosed in a separate Chm. 

 cover. W. * wm§ 



Melons: S E. You must grow your Cassabar Melon Kb . 

 Persian. But you will probably find it very far below w 

 expectations. *^ 



Names of Fruits: F H L. i, Dumelow's Seedling ; 2, U 

 fordshire Foundling ; 3, Sturmer Pippin ; 4, Beauty of £* 

 5, Herefordshire Pearmain ; 6, Alexander; 10, Prote 

 Alfreston ; 12, Ribston Pippin. || ^ 



Names of Plants : W W. Some old variety of Azalea nl 

 flora.— W L t Nicotiana glauca. 



New Fruits : W T. Are not the reports on new fruit* audnjk 

 tables published from time to time by ourselves, or iatk 

 Journalof the Hort. Society, sufficient Kitley'sGoliathStm 

 berry is reported to be an improvement on the British Qm 

 inasmuch as the plants are hardier and more productive;* 

 if that allegation should prove to be correct, it w ill cerUMj 

 be a most valuable variety. We believe Mr. Myatt,ofDl|t 

 ford, who has tried it, speaks favourably of it, Irjk 

 Fsperione Grape ; it is the best of the large sorts for the op 

 wall. 



Oak Timber: Cultor, It is a rule with us not to gin If! 

 opinions. We must therefore beg tbat what follows mar i 

 regarded as a mere memorandum. We are not airireofSi 

 existence of any special penalty attached to felling it 

 selling Oak timber in winter with the bark on ; such a* 

 if done by the owner, is not to our knowledge ill€&il,irf* 

 done unlawfully and maliciously by any other penoM 

 would be punishable under the 7th and 8th Geo. IV.,tl 

 sees. 19 and 20, which regular the laws relating to raitti 

 injuries to property, and which may be found in "W 

 Justice," vol. iii. p. 845, 28th cd. We believe this to Pit 

 answer to your question ; if not, we must adrue you!** 



salt your solicitor. ^ 



Peat Charcoal: YZ. The best information to be foanW 



it is contained in Mr. Cuthill's reports published^ 



journal. It is a much better material than wood-asa*" 



acts in a different manner. ^^ 



Privilegi-s of Fellows of the Horticultpbal Socro 

 6' St M. We do not see bow the announcement or pnw 

 can be made more clear. The fallowing, however, is** 

 form of stating the fact :-l. Fellows have free adffliw 

 all, including the American exhibitions. 2. Fellows wm 

 48 admission tickets to the three exhibition idWJ 

 and July, at 6s. Kd. each, ins'ead of os. each. 3. Ft 



friend it* 



the entree at haf-pastlS, and may introduce one 



uaiti 



ft,e fife 

 be transferred to a wife, or a sister, provided that «»• 



time ; if the latter 

 Fellow cannot pere 



is provided with tbe usual ticket. i» 

 onally avail himself °^ie«f*» 

 ue tran^ierreu »o a wife, or a sister, provide d t ni J ^ 

 sister producer the u*»ual ticket, signed by the teuo 

 she represents, b. The public is not aduittted UJij nw» 

 Roses : W M. The varieties of Hoses best suited .tor jjjjj 

 pose, viz., to obtain the greatest effect during to ^ a 

 " August, September, and October are^o^ 

 orence, cherry ; Belle JSmilie, blush ; ** b ™». m 

 bon : Armosa, pink ; Mrs. Bosauquer, nesD , 



July, August, Sep^ember l '' and October arc-Cbmeie 

 de Fl 



Bourbon. , . 



salmon buff; Charles Souchet, purplish crimson * ^ 

 Le Pactole, yellow; Aimee Vibert, white. Tbi3 w ^ 

 on the supposition that you plant each bed J* 1 "^! 

 Rose. The Rtronge»t grower, Aimee Y {J^Y»»reitf 

 placed in the centre of the group. If the dcmj ^ 

 will perhaps be better to plant them wich J ll \ xeu dard |# 

 is a matter of taste whether dwarf or dwarf •»« ^i 

 be used, wepre/erthem on their own roots. 

 the Lake is not so hardy as some kinds. Marque 

 a go »d pillar Rose.i , rtnpn tothi# 



Rose GtBDLSs : YZ. We do not think these opeu^ ^ 

 tions you suggest. You appear not to be a ^gtf* 

 necessary to pack matting, or hay, or som«? 



between "them" and the stem < f the tree. oarau ca*»*' 1 

 Salting Asparagus : J S C. You may give as m ^ ^% 

 to a rod. Apply it after the plants have *^ U ^«A* 

 spring. The BelleisJe Cress is an esculent, du* 



and out of fashion. % . . a tn n r ocart?T 



Sugar: O N. The following are the booJifi v> * fiB ^3r 

 subject :— " The Art of Manufacturing *"ia » q{ a # 

 including the Manufacture and Kevivihta" ttfir # 

 Charcoal." Folio. By John A. Leo "« T up practirffl 

 Refiner. Wm S. Orr and Co., mo. J Tr a «d^'5 



Planter." By Leonard W« ay. 8vo. Smithy an ^ 

 The article -Sugar" in Ure's " Diouooary ^1 

 Manufactures/' is good as far as it goes. 1 1 ^ so» 

 is also a book which is published or wiu lcleS 

 Dr. Knap (German), on the chemistry or 

 This will be very good. § . toaS sii»r 



Misc. : A Country Lady. We regret our inability 

 your inquiries. 



SEEDLING FLOWERS. ^ ^* 

 Cinerarias: J D. The two light-coloured .one .^ ^ 



but they are all inferior to the varieties * 



London. None of them are worth ^ammK- 0^*1 

 Ladbestinus : G Q. Your seedling is certa»M .^tfgT 



the common kind ; but it is not so nanu* 



the flowers have no red in them. 



been 



V Asu^ual, many communicatione have u j— ^^ 

 late, and others are unavoidably *** l ^fr&*$& 

 mquirieis can be made. We must als o»' ^^oo Ql 

 pf those numerous correspondents, toe 

 Interesting contributions is still delayed 



