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V7TTTV 



the pJants~to make rapid growths, by watering and ance, we would not recommend too great precipitation 



syringing them overhead, and by brushing the depredators : « *- —*— —.u—*i.* a-a- : ..-.-i— ,__ * 



from the points of the shoots. Snuff, tobacco-water, 



emedies are often resorted to ; but 



from the points of the shoots. Snuff, tobacco-water, able ; and even in such a case the precariousness of ou 

 and various other remedies are often resorted to ; but English climate renders it necessary to have abundar 

 these, if effectual in killing the pests, generally destroy | means of protection always at command. In our ow 

 the points of the shoots : if the plants are in a thriving | case it is necessary, for the reason above mentioned, t 

 condition, thcv will soon reonvw themselves. If the plant very early : but to prevent iniurv to thp. nlant« i 



in the matter, unless the situation is particularly favour- 

 able ; and even in such a case the precariousness of our 

 English climate renders it necessary to have abundant 



In our own 



condition, they will soon recover themselves. — - — 

 season proves dry, water freely two or three times 

 a week ; but never let it be done by halves ; give a good 

 soaking when you do water, if that should not be 

 so often. Employ manure- water once a week as 

 soon as they begin to throw up their buds ; but it 

 should be used in a weak state at the commencement. 

 Before concluding these remarks, permit me to bear 

 witness to the increasing interest taken both in the 

 culture of the Dahlia for competition and in the raising 



-... ™. m 11 • ■ • 





of seedlings. 



attending the 



numbers to the fancy ; and I have much satisfaction in 

 stating that no flower is more generous in repaying the 

 enthusiastic florist for his labour than the Dahlia 

 Mr. Turner, in Beds 9 Florist, Fruitist, and 

 Miscellany for May. 



— — ™.„<-, to 



If the plant very early ; but to prevent injury to the plants, in 



case of a sudden change in the weather, as well as to 

 protect them from the rays of the sun, it is our practice 

 to use branches of evergreens, the lower ends of which 

 are sharpened and fixed in a leaning position over and 

 amongst the plants. The Yew branches taken from the 

 wall trees that no longer require covering, also come 

 m useful for this purpose. This is a simple method of 

 preventing, at a small cost, a loss which would be irre- 

 trievable. We of course commence wtth the hardiest 



5tate o1 th,We*.her^Tu^ 



** „h.^« i .. . L - .. f "'J -; -e we k 



April 

 and May. 



Barometer. 



Friday.. 25 

 Satur. .. 26 

 Sunday . 27 



Monday 

 Tuea. 



Wed. „ 



Thurs... 



• * 



* i 



28 27 



29 28 

 30 1 2 9 



1 



Average 

 April 



29.S43 

 29.793 

 29.613 

 29.6o9 

 29.675 

 29.643 

 29.760 



29.841 



29.668 

 29.551 



29.603 

 29.601 

 29.601 

 29.672 



: 



Tij »»«*a»ou." 



Of the"^. 



* ax - Min. Mcto 



29.713 ! 39.64 a 



deep, g™ 



\ 



Dahlia. 



Garden 



The enjoyment and pleasing recreation kinds, as Pentstemons, Antirrhinums, &c, and follow 

 cultivation of florets' flowers add ] with Calceolarias and Verbenas, selecting the best 



established of those plants which have been gradually 

 exposed to the open air. Except in very extensive 

 places, very little advantage is gained by commencing 

 too soon, and the meantime may be more usefully 

 employed by performing all preliminary operations, and 

 getting the work forward elsewhere, that a strong force 

 and undivided attention may be devoted to this work as 

 soon as it can be prudently commenced. It will be 

 advisable to cast an eye over the arrangement, and 



May 



Calendar of Operations. 



(For the ensuing week ) 



! 



tall ot lar K e PJriform hail in S* ; ***&£' 3 

 clear; iropty. ' m 8 ub«auce Hk# Jl m 



30-Fiue ; bail shower* ■ Wk* *+* 



1-Fme; slight showeV v^rvV^ e cca, -««Uy eW 



Mean temperature 0^^^" *" 



State of the Weather aTT^^^^ , ' * Ta, » 



eniuina- » Mt 73 ™??* *be Ust 25 yean, fa, ^ 



^ - — — — - ■'■■■ **m* — . »w».. h^ ^**ma. v/ *A V* UftlU 



compare the quantity required with the total in stock, 



! that nnv rl«fi/»i'^r» rt ,r ,«„„ U* ~ ,.:J_,1 *._. 1 .. . ' 



PLANT DEPARTMENT. * 1 wuipemi mt? quantity required witii ttie total in stocky 



Scarcely a day will now pass without some of the j tnat an ^ deficien ey may be provided for by apportioning 

 ints beinjr observed to reonire rennrtfno- • **A nn^m, I a smaller number to the different beds, or by substituting 



something else, of which there is a greater abundance. 

 Consideration should at the same time be given to 

 making a provision for filling up the gaps, which are 

 liable to occur under the most careful management that 



plants being observed to require repotting ; and nothing 

 tends more to keep up the healthy appearance of a cof 

 lection than timely shifting. Let due attention, there- 

 fore, be paid to this point, and to a proper selection of 

 soils, as a little neglect on these heads is ruinous to the 

 plants, and consequently tends to put their owners quite 

 out of taste with them. Many of the free growing kinds, 

 which were potted early in the season, will require 



Suudajr 



Mod. 



Tues. 



Wed. 



Thurs. 



Friday 



Satur. 10 



supplied, unless it is wished to flower them in their 



present sizes, and somewhat earlier than their usual 



season. In the latter case occasional waterings of 



liquid manure of moderate strength will be usefulfboth 



to maintain their present vigour and to assist the future 



development' of their flowers. Keep a moist growing 



atmosphere in the conservatory by frequently spriuk 



ling the paths, curbs, and other evaporating surfaces, in 



warm weather; and when syringing, sprinkle well 



tne walls of the house, that they may give off, in 



combination with moisture, the heat which they 



have received during the day. In fine weather, 



ahttle before the sun goes off the Pelargonium- house, 



tne plants that are not in flower should be syringed the 



water used being soft, clean, and fully as warm" as' the 



atmosphere of the house ; for, without this, the object 



for which it is done will be defeated. In the Orcnid- 



liouse the moisture should be moderate, unless when 



the weather is so fine that it may be accompanied with 



hght and heat. In watering and syringing, care must 



be taken to prevent the moisture lodging in the youne 



growths, as they are liable to damp off in their early 



stage. Ihe beautiful Phalaenopsis and many others will 



be benefited by a slight dewing several times a day ; as 



by so doing, their roots will be kept active, one of the 



E^T t0 -n u aimed at in 0rchid S r ° win S- Con- 

 stant attention will be necessary to keep the plants clean 



to da fi SL/r^..r ec ^,. of which al1 *e troublesome 



c an be applied. 



V, 



FLORIST FLOWERS. 



larger pots, "with which they"shouldTe imm^diatelv in *$* nth ™ es a1 ^ Auriculas will in many localities be 

 sum>lied. unless ir « ™«w +„ *^ r JJ™?sT:l » their zenith. We would now recommend that they 



be placed on a stage having a northern aspect, with a 

 light awning stretched over head, by this means the 

 bloom will be considerably prolonged ; a good supply of 

 soft water should be given. It sometimes happens, that 

 a weak plant produces a truss of flowers, which so ex- 

 hausts its energies that death is the consequence ; we 

 would advise them to be removed, and the plant treated 

 with weak liquid manure, so that it may gather strength 

 before autumn. As Auricula and Polyanthus pips fade, 

 they should be pulled fromjthe calyx, and seed saved from 

 those with good properties. Carefully tend Ranuncu- 

 luses ; when the bed is properly made they do not 

 require much water, for the quantity of cow manure, 

 111 its extreme decayed condition, which is incorporated 

 with the soil, keeps them cool m very warm weather. 

 The greatest precaution necessary is to fill up inter- 

 stices in the soil, which sometimes occur. Pinks will 

 like a little liquid manure and keeping very clean ; 

 should all tfce shoots give evidence of spindling, cut 

 them off except two or three, according to the size and 

 strength of the plant ; they will put out again strongly, 

 and in sufficient number for abundant propagation! 

 Keep the net over Tulips, to prevent damage ; we 

 would not advise the awning yet, as it would be apt 

 to draw them, and when Tulips have thin weak stems, 



unable to support their cups, it detracts seriously from 

 their beauty. 



Notices to Correspondents 



Aqoatics : Neeton. Aponogeton diatachvon •?!». . 

 Nupfaar adveoa, *Caladium eFculentum - Nel\** 

 cum, Butomus umbellatue, and *NymDh*ap J ini* ei tf 

 you gay enough. Those marked * will rpnnifl^f.^"* 



in winter. 



Those marked •' win re^CTj 



"■"H 



a curiosity, 



w .«:u mow rapmiy at this season. Encourage 

 specimen oknts of the choicer kinds of Fuchsias, Ery- 

 thrmas, Oleanders, Brugmansias, the red Chinese Hibis- 

 cus, &c. for placing in the conservatory, along with the 

 ramus kmds of Thunbergias, and other tender annuals 

 usually grown for summer and autumn decoration ; all 



loamy soil ""^ 0n P ro S ressivel * "*V ^ch 



Pineries 



FORCING DEPARTMENT. 



ih»„ 1 * Pi " eS i' e ^ uh ' e P lent ^' of room > *o enable 



their leaves to extend themselves in a natural way j as 



rhe^a^T V 00 ****' aDd ke P 4 too c,ose and mois ,' 

 they are as it were compelled to send them up into the 



ir like so many Sedges or Irises. Like oYcLs tl ey 



require a high temperature and plenty of n Star? 



but they must at all times have a sufficiency ofveiti-' 



lation. VINERIES.-K the outside borders have been 



air 



kept covered with warm litter, according to previous 

 recommendations, they will not require water, unle^ffi 

 very dry situations. They should however' bTl 

 »ona lly examined, and if necessary should be watered 



oi ^ ate ™ nWe f ° r gnano Water > in the PropoiSn 

 ot half an ounce of guano to a gallon of water Give 



air early in the morning, commencing with a li tie a.Id 

 increasing ,t gradually till mid-day. The crop's for 



izss&F&s during the hite L= £ 



miner months will now require regulating as re<r a ,v1« 

 the number of bunches. Melons. 1 Those wKe 

 anxious o produce Melons in the greatest perfection 

 should plant about the beginning of May, as they S e b v ' 

 secure the four finest months in the v ear for Cowi Z 

 and ma taring them ; and .as they are 'ako the mo n hs 



of the plants which have revivor! *™ i . • P . 



development, and that av ^ on thaST, ^ m / heir 

 sickly. account rendered 



In «U L ? WER GARI ? EIJ AND SHRUBBERIES 



In al dry warm situations, the planting out' of half 

 hardy plants may now be safely proceeded [%Z • Lt 'I 

 a very early display is not an oojL of tie Sj i^ £ 



HARDY FRDIT GARDEN. 



Keep the Apricot, Plum, and Peach trees free from 

 insects. The first is often infested by small caterpillars 

 Winch conceal themselves in the unfolding buds, and do 

 so much injury to the fruit, as to cause it to fall off. 

 Ihe Flum, Peach, and Nectarine are very subject to 

 the green- fly, which may be easily destroyed by an 

 application of Scotch snuff and sulphur to the affected 

 shoots, by means of a puffer j and after allowing the 

 mixture to remain on a few days, it should be well 

 washed off with an engine, the dead insects being of 

 course removed at the same time. Proceed with the 

 thinning of Apricots, where thickly set ; and also with 

 the disbudding of Peaches and Nectarines. Pear 

 blossoms should be thinned where they are too nume- 

 rous ; as nothing is more injurious, both to the fruit 

 and to the trees, than to have too many blossoms, or 

 young fruit to support. A very vigorous tree wil be 

 benefited by allowing plenty of frnit to remain on it • 

 but a tree of moderate vigour should have some of the 

 blossoms removed, and after the fruit is set, these also 

 should be thinned according to the strength which the 

 tree possesses. b """-" lue 



KITCHEN GARDEN. 



Asparagus beds may still be planted, and the esta- 

 bhshed beds should be assisted with liquid manure ot 



miatrr of T^'i TO** ^ at *»" ^Trf a 

 C i • , P ° Und t0 tvvo S allons of liquid. The beds 



from which you are now cutting will merely rer ffire ,„ 

 occ a s Ional inklj of saU e ^ nierely require an 



TAttl-rt J — — ... % - . 



Canary Bird: Wilderness. Your poor little Wd i. k 



; Her husband, I pe/ceive, is mulfe 

 »«« u** ic/t him ; and she also begins to revive. 22? r 

 ti is salutary separation continue. It works w^liJ-'v 14 

 evidently. Now that her mind is easy, her head will "*• 

 from its baldness, when next ehe moults- andhVrS? 

 will again be regular. Go on cosseting her andrlhllSI 

 yet effect a cure. Avoid flemp-secd aWht? .n^lS 

 ladvshipbe supplied with a bath, daily. ToSffMf 

 " she sin^s sweetly.- This, for ak canary Ts mlrlff 

 exceedingly. Make much of such a rarity W K ^^^^ 



Deodar Seed : BD H. Sow it in pans in pure^ jellow ta. 

 and place them in a cold frame. X ^^ 



Japan Lilies : T M As soon as the bulbs are saffiA^ 

 matured, which will be known by the decay of the learoiS 

 stems, they had better be repotted ; not that this is rf S! 

 portance at present, but it will economise space, and Dmaft 

 the operation being neglected until after they have mafc 

 fresh roots. The soil in which they have been growfe 

 ought to be entirely removed from the bulbs, and the 1*5 

 divided as may be thought proper, for there will alwi fc 

 found about the crown of the parent some small bulbs wftk 

 maybe placed in 4-inch pots. If the ripening has been«*. 

 piete, the roots will not be troublesome; but if not, that 

 will be found a quantity of fresh roots remaining. Wfct 

 such is the case, leave them to themselves for some fin* 

 longer ; never pot while it is necessary to cut or break Ai 

 stronger roots, but strip your fingers through them, in order 

 to remove those that are decayed. The pots should bejm 

 sufficiently large to receive the bulb and strong rootiii. 

 hering to it; give a moderate watering to settle the soil, 

 and place them in a greenhouse or cool pit. They will re- 

 quire no further attention until the season begins toextiM 

 vegetation, when they must be regularly attended to. 

 Water as soon as you see signs of growth, but sparinrlj 

 until they have made leaves, <fcc, to draw up andginef 

 moisture. % 



Melons: J H. Nextweek.J 



Names of Plants: W A. Helleborus fcetidus.-J JIC. Wtfr 





picum ; 2, Selaginella sp. ; 3, Doodiacaudata ; 4, Cassebeen 

 hastata ; 5, Platyloma rotundifolia ; 6, Pteris serrulati 

 Selaginella sp. ; 8, S. viticulosa ; 9, S. apodum ; 10, AJp> 

 ilium fculbifei urn : 11. Adiantum macrophv Hum ; 12, Aipl*- 



nium cicutaria.— T C. Cyrtopodium punctatum 



Aipk; 



Grevillea buxifolia.— A Subscriber. Weigela rosea. 

 Peach Trees : K K. Probably at the elevation of 500 M 

 above the level of the sea your Peach trtes suffer from COM, 



*- - -~ uthern county; and jetw 



o r __jots should succeed so wfti 



in the same°garden where these Peach trees thrive tsflj 



^H V v ■ ■ "111 



above the level of the sea your Peach tree3 suntr l ™f"~» 

 although the situation is in a southern county ; and jeTJ 

 seems strange that Figs and Apricots should succeed so *• 

 in the same garden where these Peach trees thrive ttjUj. 

 Many Peach trees are ruined by laying in the bearing sW« 

 at full length, or nearly so. Perhaps this is the case m 

 yours. Canvas screens are very good ior prrtj^?* 

 blossoms from frost ; but the substance ought to M ' tMW 

 Plants fob Shady Situations : W S. Nothing will succeea 

 well in such a ulace except Aucubas, tree Box, wjwii™ 



— — — ■» — — — — 



In front of these 

 and small Periwii 

 Wood Anemone, 



great 



Kan 



Se 



S 



forked over, alwavs taking 

 crowns.* * fi 



care 



common salt, and 

 not to injure the 



, «aise mem in a uui-ueu, -«-, ' oa „!,-♦. 

 them, and treat them like greenhou . e V^ 



we of Lime : T M. Apply it in ™?V£T* 



and often, rather than in large doses at long luU ^'^ 

 Vines: J M. Your leaves are not mildewed, nor ( ao « ^ 

 what they ail : not much we suspect. Some Joca - 

 present, but the cause of it can only be ascertained!*!* 



Vinery itself. . n^.f nffife arf*» 



Misc : A Z. Three Shillings. Remittance by P° 8 "roc ^ 

 -Amateur. We have never seen Plumbago cap eu ^ 

 ployed as a bedding plant. The addrejs m tne ^ 



ment alluded to is correct. t—Atous. "/ j" ^ 

 covering for a paliug ; but if you must have now« 



take some Clematis.} 



SEEDLING FLOWERS. . ^ 



Calceolabias i ASH. As far as we are **r™LX«4 

 fchri veiled flowers, they are not so good as kuias w . ^ 

 — J M. The best is 4, which is very prouuaing. 



are more common.* „ -mnravem^ * 



Cinerarias: G H, and Young Florist, no miF ^ 



kindsnowincultivation.*~Jif. All very pretty, out 



to many others already in the trade.* nA : tic , n but iff* 

 Polyanthuses : W V. Received in bad condition, ^ 



rently a nice variety.*-^ S H. Entirely shriveUea v 



„o « . ... • 



'00 



m , — -^ — - — ^ w — — 



they reached us.* . . {iA CQ \ Q us, 



Violets : Q T. Worth cultivating on account oi i» ** 















jf the Valley, 

 , Snowdropii 



□Dorpholopcal j 

 doubie Roses. 



s 



