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THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE 



the soil. Conservatory. — Besides the permanent plant 



in this struct urt, in; y choice plants in pots will be re- 

 quired, to keep a succession of gay flowers throughout 

 the summer. Amongst the finest for this purpose are 

 Brugman is, Erythrina Crista-galli, Tlmnbergias, Ste- 

 phanotis, Mandevilla suaveolens, Allam'indas, Echites, 

 Achimenes, Fpomavis, with Heaths and Pelargoniums. 

 Let these have all possible attention, and bring them 

 forward in several lots, so that one set may succeed 

 another. Pay particular attention to the Liliums now 

 in pits, by giving them a liberal supply of water, and by 

 neatly staking them. A top-dressing of turfy peat, 

 sand, and well-decomposed cow-manure, will be of great 

 benefit to them ; and they will be very useful for con- 

 servatory and drawing-room decoration late in the 

 autumn. Let Fuchsias, which are so useful for summer 

 and autumn flowering in the conservatory, be repotted, 

 they require it, in rich compost, watering them 

 occasionally with liquid manure. Nearly all the 

 varieties have a natural tendency to form conical 

 bushes, and by a very little attention they may be 

 guided into this appropriate form. One strong shoot 

 should be selected to form a leader, and should be 

 trained perfectly upright, the remaining shoots being 

 regulated by stopping any which are growing more 

 luxuriantly than is consistent with the proper shape of 

 the plant. Violets.— These are everybody's [flowers, 

 and to have them line and in abundance, they" require 

 and well merit some share of attention, particularly 

 where they do not naturally succeed well. In some 

 situations they grow so strongly, and flower so abun- 

 dantly, that they merely require at this season to be 

 taken up, parted, and replanted, and if kept free from 

 weeds, all will go well ; while in other places they are 

 frequently mor< trouble than a collection of Auriculas 

 or Polyanthuses. A frame on the north side of a wall 

 is the most likely situation for preventing the attacks 

 of the red spider, to which they are very liable, and 

 which causes them to lose their foliage during the 

 winter. About the beginning of September thsy should 

 be planted in a frame upon a spent Melon or Cucumber 

 bed, where they will have time to establish well before 

 winter ; and if frost is excluded, and plenty of air given 

 at all times during fine weather, perfect success may be 

 expected. 



FORCING DEPARTMENT. 



Pineries.— Keep up a high day temperature to fruit 

 which are now swelling, and admit air freelv, so that a 

 circulation may be produced to keep the plants strong 

 and of compact growth. If the latter be not attended 

 to, the plants will grow weak) v «™i ii«™ «« „«i^~uu._ 

 drawn-up appearance ; while, 



the crowns will increase in size Instead of the fruit 

 itself, which will be watery and deficient in flavour. 

 Take advantage of every fine afternoon to syringe the 

 pits, and close them for two or three hours before sun- 

 set. Remove all gills and useless suckers, that the 

 whole energy of the plant may be occupied in perfect- 

 rag the fruit. Vineries.— Successional Vines which 

 are just starting may be indulged with a good heat 

 and particularly Muscats, which were ripened late 

 last year, as the wood of such is not generally so 

 well matured as that of the earlier forced Vines • 

 and unless they are encouraged by a temperature 

 rather higher than usual, until their blossoms are 

 fairly set, the shows for fruit, however strong 

 they may be to all appearance, not unfrequently prove 

 abortive. A somewhat higher temperature for Vines 

 m all stages, than would be safe or prudent two months 

 earlier, is, at this season, not only admissible, but bene- 

 ficial • accompanied, of course, by a proportionably 

 liberal supply of fresh air, to prevent the scorching 

 which is so much complained of. Attend punctually to 

 the stopping and training of the shoots, and to the 

 ginning of the berries oifthe Vines in the earlier stages- 

 Maintain a moist atmosphere by evaporation where the 

 berries are swelling, particularly in fine clear weather • 

 but this must be moderated as soon as they becnn to 

 change colour, and air must be more freely "iven 

 Peaches.-- Let all very vigorous growths be stopped as 

 soon as they have made six or eight leaves, to divert 

 the flow of sap into the weaker growths ; this is a much 

 better plan than allowing them to make long Willow-like 

 shoots, to be removed by the knife, a month or six 

 weeks hence, or perhaps at the end of the season. Avoid 

 a high night temperature, or the fruit, though ripened 

 considerably earlier, will be obtained at a sacrifice of 

 size ana flavour. 



FLOWER GARDEN AND SHRURBERIES. 



Burning PLANTs—Lose no time in potting off, or 

 pricking out into frames or boxes, voung cuttings as 

 soon as they are sufficiently rooted/ and seedling ^ 

 soon as they will bear handling. As the potted-off 

 plants become established with new roots, they should 

 be gradually inured to the open air. The hardier kinds, 

 if in pots, may be set upon a bed of coal ashes, or 

 plunged in the open air, and protected at night by hoops 

 and mats. If plunged in old tan, ashes, or other light 

 material, much of the labour of watering will be saved, 

 *nd the plants will be in a better state when planting- 

 out season arrives. But, as we mentioned in a former 

 Calendar, the most economical plan is to plant them out 

 in frames, and at the proper season to remove them to 

 the beds with balls. Patches of some of the more 



African and French Marigolds, Godetias, Erysimum, 

 Clarkia, Gilia, Collinsia, Silene, Eschscholtzia, Nemo- 

 phila, Nolana, Kaulfussia, &c, not forgetting the old- 

 fashioned favourite Mignonette. A sufficient quantity 

 of cuttings and seedlings of half-hardy climbers should 

 now be potted for planting out in May. With such 

 plants as Cobceas, Maurandyas, Lophospermums, 

 Calampelis, Loasas, Tropseolum canariense, &c, many 

 bare places on the walls and trellises may be covered 

 and made ornamental, which would otherwise be 



unsightly blemishes on the general appearance of the 

 place. 



FLORISTS' FLOWERS. 



The continuous wet and mild weather brings every 

 description of plants forward very quickly. Pansies 

 have been more than usually exposed to the attacks of 

 slugs and similar pests ; but what with traps, and a little 

 examination in the evening with candle and lantern, the 

 bed may be kept tolerably free ; and this is absolutely 

 necessary if the amateur wishes to enjoy his bloom. 

 Cuttings may be taken as they grow, and seed should be 

 sown in pans. Tulips. — We always stir the surface 

 soil of our beds just a little, but a friend of ours a few 

 years ago seriously injured his bloom, by moving the 

 soil too much ; as for moisture, we think the bulbs will 

 have had sufficient to last them over the blooming 

 season. In covering, there is a middle course to steer ; 

 it is all very well protecting from hail and frost, but the 

 net, which is the protection in severe weather, is detri- 

 mental in very fine ; therefore the sides should at all 

 times be raised, otherwise the flower-stems are apt to 

 be drawn, to the serious detriment of the bloom. Pinks. 

 — Top-dress the beds, and fill up vacancies from the 

 reserved ; also pot off Carnations and Picotees as 

 speedily as the weather will permit. The sooner the 

 better now. 



KITCHEN" GARDEN". 



Continue to make periodical sowings of the different 

 culinary vegetables, of which a successional supply is 

 required. Spinach should be sown once a fortnight, and 

 Peas, Beans, and Turnips, once in three weeks ; sowings 

 of all Salads should be made with strict regularity ; and 

 proper attention should be paid to protectiog all kinds 

 of seeds from the ravages of birds and insects. If the 

 crops of Onions, Leeks, Parsnips, Beet, Salsafy, Scor- 

 zonera, and Skirret, are not yet sown, it should be no 

 longer delayed ; and the main crop of Carrots should be 

 sown this month, if the ground is in good order. A 

 sowing of tall Kidney Beans may now be made in early 

 localities ; the early sowing of "this useful vegetable is 

 frequently cut off by late spring frosts ; but when this 

 happens, the ground should be left undisturbed, as that 

 part of the plant beneath the surface of the soil generally 

 throws up shoots, from which a crop will be produced 

 nearly as soon as if the leaders had remained uninjured. 

 In sowing Peas, it is the most workmanlike method to 

 put the stakes to them at once ; as, by so doing, the 

 barren appearance of the ground is removed, and no 

 more trampling on it is necessary for a long time ; 

 besides which, they afford a slight shelter to the young 

 plants on their first appearance above ground. Trans- 

 planting of autumn sown Cabbages and Cauliflowers 

 should be finished, and the spring sown ones encouraged. 

 Forcing Vegetables : French Beans.— Let these have 

 an abundant supply of water at the roots, and use the 

 syringe freely amongst the foliage. No description of 

 plant is more liable to be infested by the red spider ; 

 and if other species of plants are grown in the same 

 house or pit, it is scarcely possible to prevent the spread 

 of the disease. When the structure in which they are 

 growing is heated by other contrivances than flues or 

 hot-water pipes, a wash of lime and sulphur should be 

 applied to the walls in the inside, especially on those 

 parts upon which the sun can shine. ~" 



[Apri L 



Notices to CorrA^r?^ 

 Nos. : Full price wHI w"f * p ° nd **ts . 



'• 



Back Nos. : Full price will be given for 1 , B ?. nt * ■ 

 Blftos : Georgius. How to re! r yoma bir„ * S ' » n * «, l* 

 next week, in " British Son/ EH?<U » v Wi " * • *2i 



blackcaps "are (rood songsters »>,„2 S ' - °- XXV 

 for direction, to •'p^Trb'lrt'S^I^-'wirViTi 

 small volume published bv Lon|m, n and V ^ d «»»r^. 

 ooks : Lad;, M. You can scarcelv do w? " ?• *• ' 



Knight's works for your Village lih,,, te J tha ° 

 " The Land we Live fin," •' Write ft* Rear,i 

 Hours with the Best Authors ™lt "*'/ Honr «"« 



the purpose. 



.Best Authors/' are mor^ e^*** «8 

 If the funds Dermif *»„ ghold 



?aioit 



purpes 



°u may saretE 



1* 



wotM 



„ - The fumes arising 



from this are very efficacious in destroying the red 

 spider. A succession of Seakale should be brought into 

 the Mushroom shed, or into frames, to keep up the 

 supply. Rhubarb will now be coming forward so rapidly 

 out of doors, that the forcing of this useful vegetable 

 will no longer be necessary, particularly where that 

 truly useful kind, « M yatt's Prince Alb ert * is grown. 



State of the W either near London, faTthewcek "end ins- April 3 1831 



as observed at the Horticultural Garuen, Chiswicfc. 



March 

 and April. 



- 



c 

 2 



Barojietsr. 



! 



Temprhaturr. 



Of r be Air 



Friday.. 

 Sntur. .. ». 

 Sunday . HO "^7 



Monday 31 



Tup*. .. 10 



Wed. .. 2 i 



Thurs. .. S 



Average 





29.792 



9.51 



29.7M) 



KO. 124 

 30.109 



30.0-5 



30.122 



Min. Mean 



Or rhe Earth 



Wind. 



"National Cyclopedia of Useful Kno wM %h u M ■* £ 

 cannot .ay when the last edition **Zrt£i7 X J*- *< 

 work is stereotyped, the editionTimmlV ^ but ** 

 find "BabingWs Manual," 2d e U t cThl^ 1 Y * 5 

 recent.- 5T H. Roberts on the Vine wkh th.' ' and *• 

 his instructions about carrion, which should n^k*?*^ * 

 Calendae of Operations: JR. We do not i^^ fo11 ** 

 it in a separate form. J ° not lnten <i PubluJJ 



Fruit Trees : A T C. ~ ^^ 



south-west aspect :— 



Royale Ilative Plum, 1 effmgaM r <feT*i Vlr^L* 

 Florence do. ; and the Glout Morceau ' WintpTw i-* 1 * 

 Passe Colmar Pear«.!|_4 w. Walton. The ff Sft * 

 describe as beiog so delicious is probably tho L ? ** 

 Violate. The shoots of the Orleans Plums are \TJ CU * 

 should bud your seedling Apricot towards theend ^i'i* 11 

 Glazing:./ #. By all means let your panes overlap [{f t L 

 care that there is space enough between the laos ti Jn ^ 

 water to run off. Tf you use wide squares, there Us." 

 case, no risk from frost. 7 ere 18 » m ** 



Heating : G L One flow and one return pipe, along the fa* 

 will be amply sufficient for your nurnosA v™ J: _ en H 

 pipes at the two ends. 



Insects : J H E. Your description of the habits of the A« 

 found partly on the leaves of your Cucumbers and. mSI* 

 the surrace of the bed, and to some extent beneata it mi 

 us doubtful as to the kind of insect in question Ca 

 not send us specimens ? Fumigation carefully applied I 

 destroy the former, and saturation with quassia or JL. 

 decoction would probably be a remedy against the latJr 

 —RMJ, Broadstairs . Your lawn is infested with the ink' 

 of the common daddy-long-le^s. We can only advise m? 

 turn up the Grass, first driving a lot of ducks on the Uw. 

 and when the flies appear, employ children to catch tlmf' 

 Ivy : J Grosverwr. There is no known process by which war 

 desire could be effected. ** 



Names of Plants: Pinus Hibernicus. 1 and 2 are bothP.k 

 si^nis. The difference in appearance is owinj; to the iem 

 not being, in one case, fully developed.1f-i/ecftcu*. Melflm 

 leucantha, no doubt. It is, or was, in the trade, under fc 

 name of Bokhara Clover.— J* C. We cannot undertake a 

 name florist flowers. J — Redwood. Iris tuberosa; AneznoM 

 pavonina. As to ihe Narcissi, we will endeavour to detennf* 

 what Haworth called them; but it is a sad waste of time. 

 You will not find collections of them in nurseries; Botanic 

 Gardens are the most likely places.— C A B. Your qnetthn 

 requires some consideration ; look for an answer next weak. 

 — O M—l. Next week. — Jas. Reith. Hillia Jongiflora.— F JC. 

 We cannot undertake to name microscopical cryptozunk 

 plants. I is Leparia viridis, 2 is perhaps Peziza cinerea. 

 Nebicjm : Young Gardener. Your heat is sufficient, but it is p«. 

 sible that you do not give it enough of water. Itisaplaat 

 which likes abundance of water at the root, when it ii 

 growing 

 Orchard Houses : Subscriber from the first. You will find* 

 opinion fully given in a leadiug arcicie, at p. 35, of tMi 

 year'a volume. No doubt they will answer the purpose. 

 They are rough, but that is of no consequence where 

 appearances are disregarded. You should set your on 

 carpenter to work to make you a place. If you put the wort 

 into superior hands, you will nnd the expense greitfr 

 increased. Their cheapness is one of the recommendation 

 of Orchard Hquses. 

 Seeds: Simon. As far as is known, a very weak solutions! 

 oxalic acid in water is the best fluid in whicb to steep seas 

 whose vitadty is languid. The seeds must be watcoed,SM 

 removed as soon as there is any sign of incipient germinanoi 

 Studding Walls: A Lady. The article is too long torepritt 

 If you will send us six stamps, we will send you the rif* 

 containing it.f 

 Superphosphate of Lime: J M C. This is advertised in off 

 columns, to which we refer you. We have already Ptatsl 

 (pp. 791, 1850 ; and ISO, 1851), all that we can state about is 

 use in gardenia^. As to doses— there are no rules, except* 

 administer too little rather than too much. You mast* 

 perimentalise for yourself. The same may be obserreaa 

 iutervals between doses. ^ 



Thread Plants : \VF S will thank some of our correspe* 

 enrs to recommend him a method of preparing or extn^JJ 

 thread from such plants as Pnormium tenax, Yucc *jT 

 mentosa, <fcc, Agave americana, or other plants ot M» 

 nature, of which there are many said to produce a utrflij 

 fibre. Or describe the way of ustug, or preparing lor use, m 

 leaves or juices or Agave saponaria. 

 Variegated Hollies : HH H. Graft them no won thecomas 



kind.} hit ht is 



Wages : .1 Sub. What a man obtains depends upon wn«» 



worth, and how the market is supplied. A K*™^^ 

 botanic garden, requires to be well acquainted "lWP 1 *^ 

 botauy and the refinements of horticulture— sober, u*rj> 

 industrious, and studious. His foreman should Da n» 

 although, of course, of interior attainments. rt - metol 



Ward's Cases: EL B. Any clever worker in wo ja or * 



Water Lilies: Micklewell. We are not aware of the^factj* 



■2 10 

 29 ~V 



ho.o; 



30.101 

 30.02 1 

 30.021 





"± 



?.6 

 56 

 54 

 54 

 55 

 52 



•'7 



40 



37 



42 



| 48.0 



j 4 5.5 



45.5 



4H.5 



47.0 I 45 

 47..» 



29.934 29.845 54.8 3S O 4C, 4 



March 28— j^'.e throughout; clear at night. 



— 29-31ock pun 6-7 a m ; rain commenced at S; DDiatfirous with 



oa D . heaTv 1 9h T"' and * UD °y intervals ; clear. 3 " terous Wltl1 



— 30— rue: cloudy. 



3l-Mne; clou «y. 



1-Fj. *-; very fine; slightly clouded. 



2-L.zhtly a-jd uniformly orercast; slight rain. 



3— LJouriy ; h e; ram ut night. 

 Mean temperatur e of r h- w . ek , H d»g. a bofe tbe average. 



State of the Weather at Uowwiea uur»„« , he ]»*t 25 years, for the 



ensuing week, ending April 12 1851. 



April 



or any dealer in hand-glasses, can supply tnem. j 

 too common for ii* to be jmtided m recommending 

 person in preference to ano:ner, 



es: Micklewell. We are mn awaic V4 7 l " frtrTe iri. 



The seeds of Nelumbium keep very * eU f ™J ^ 

 but it is sometimes found necessary to thin a part o ^ 



with a tile. We doubt the possibility of baying 



Hympto* Lotus. . followi* 



Misc: Ignoramus. We can only spare room tor iu« 

 memoranda:— Selago distant, -reenhouse snrao, " ^ 

 puiverulenta, ditto; Browaliia Jainesonu, auto, ^ 

 aurantiacum, ditto; Candollea tetr .mdra, amo , brQ b; 

 tiura rotunaifolia. ditto ; Gardenia Fortuntana, s ^;^ diw; 

 Cyrtoceras multitiora, ditto ; Heofreya wanue^ 

 Sericographis Ghiesbrecrhtiaua, store ****>*??* 

 -^schynauthus Lobbiauus.ditto ; M. pulcher, mtw. 





abowy of the hardy mu«uwb ■siwuu bow ue sown in 

 ▼acant places, which usually exist in the herbaceous 

 beds, and in the edges of clumps and borders in the 

 shrubbery. Among the many kinds excellently adapted 



xOP this rmT»nns*» wn tti«.v monh'^n +\\c> fAll^i.-r^r. • 



ApriL 



Sunday 6 



Mon 7 



lues. g 



Wed. 9 



Thurm. 10 



Friday II 



Satur. 12 





56.4 



=>7-l 



5r>.2 



54 



55.2 



55.0 



55.5 





36.<J 

 37.1 

 36.2 



SO 



357 



38.3 



ratui 

 and 



I 



^ ■ 



u a 



No. of 

 Years in 

 which it 



Kaiued. 



r + i Prevailinur Winds. 

 Greatest 



Quantify 



of ftain. > * 



46.6 

 47.1 



45 » 

 4l.fi 



4hA 



469 



10 

 l-> 

 10 



11 



10 

 13 

 18 



0.30 in. 



0.40 



1.2) 



e»se 

 0.5 « 



» 



3 



2 



1 

 3 

 1 

 2 



1 



- 



6 

 6 

 5 



4 

 6 



5 

 5 



1 



2 



1 



4 - 



5 — 

 4 2 

 J 1 

 3 — 



■n 



4 



1 

 4 



3 

 4 

 4 



2 



-/> 



8 

 9 

 5 



o 



9 



a 



a 



Camellia : T D 



Cin 



1 



5 

 4 

 4 



occurred on the 

 •therm. 22 deg, 



1 



1 

 1 



2 



1 5 



to. 



SEEDLING *^0\\ERS. ^ 



tnd C. Worth cultivating, tbouf^P 

 iu the arrangement ot **f^' od petal; 



. -— A very pretty ranet.v, with a *£ *£* 



but too loose and too ragged in the centre, 

 become a ff reat favourite with florists. deep c-im. 



Rhododendrons : Anon. Baron de berg is a ,m ^^ 



son reseinbUn- our English K. Headersonu. - ' ^ r . urte nia 

 the bloom sent, it is deficient in ^ape. aopears to be * 

 rosy pink, and spotted in the upper P ecAl > £ ^ de fectir« » 

 showy flower, but it also look* as it k w« g ^ 

 shape, t ~ J L. 1, rosy pink, witn « derne stJ 



long, by H broad/ and slightly '«^J n Ss«o«- ; h 

 partakes more of Arboreum than *£™v $ leare i 

 evidently belongs to the last-named speu , derne a^ 

 inches long, by 2J broad, and terjugino «• J^de* 

 Flowers, somewhat small, white, and *V^' w ttr§ igta V* 

 which, in one of the blooms, are dw^f" gorM .* 

 up the petals. Ail distinct, and very nandsome 



