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THE GARDENERS CHRONICLE. 



o7flh*i«d »>y surr«ninding plants, to protect them from 

 the scorchin* heat of the sun. Pelargoniums of tne 



forcing kinds, which were cut down some time since, 

 and are now commencing their growth, should be 

 shaken out of the old soil, and, after having their roots 

 trimmed, should be repotted in sandy soil moderately 

 rich, placed in a close frame, and sparingly watered, 

 till they have made some progress in their new growth. 

 None of the sorts form more beautiful objects, or are 

 better adapted for forcing, than the fancy varieties ; and 

 for this purpose a quantity of healthy plants should be 

 expressly prepared. Last year, about this time, we 

 selected a hundred bushy plants from the Pelargonium 

 house, and placed them in an open situation for about 

 three weeks; during which time they had very little 

 water. We then gave them' a moderate shift, and set 

 them "again in the open air ; removing every truss of 

 flowers aa they appeared, until the plants were again 

 set upon the stage in the end of September, where they 

 continued flowering beautifully until Christmas. 



FORCING DEPARTMENT. 



Pineries. — If the heating apparatus of any of these 

 Structures is at all defective, or even doubtful, the natural 

 heat of the season admits of the artificial heat being 

 now with the least risk dispensed with, and thus affords 

 the needful opportunity for making the requisite altera- 

 tions. It is annoying enough to have our arrangements 

 disturbed at any time, but this is not equal to the 

 vexation arising from an old boiler bursting, or a set of 

 pipes or tanks giving way in the middle of whiter ; 

 especially when due forethought and careful observation 

 would have prevented the catastrophe. Withhold 

 water from plants which are ripening their fruit ; and 

 the soil in which plants in other stages are growing 

 should be frequently examined, to see that the constant 

 syringings do not make it too wet, and thereby endanger 

 the health of the roots. Do not, on the other 

 hand, allow them to suffer from lack of moisture, 

 either about the roots or in the atmosphere, and 

 let them be supplied with a bottom heat of 

 about 85°. Vineries. — The most important thing 

 to be attended to in the houses is to keep the red 

 spider in check. Where this has been properly 

 attended to during the last three months, and where 

 syringing was not continued too long, the bloom will be 

 uninjured, and the appearance of the fruit will thus be 

 ■considerably enhanced ; besides which, the plants are in 

 a much better condition to perform the functions neces- 

 sary for ensuring a good crop next season. Let this be 

 kept in view during the rest of the autumn, as it is still 

 more essential that the foliage of late Vines should be 

 kept in the highest health to the latest period possible. 

 Attend, when necessary, to the watering of inside 

 borders, and to those on the outside which are covered 

 with tarpaulin or other material. A slight mulching of 

 decayed leaves or dung is very useful during summer, 

 'in preventing excessive or sudden variation in the state 

 or temperature of the soil, and the cracking of the 

 ground, and consequent injury to the roots in hot dry 

 weather. 



FLOWER GARDEN AND SHRUBBERIES. 



Strict attention to neatness should prevail in this 

 department, by rolling, sweeping, mowing, &c, and by 

 pegging down half-hardy plants as they advance in 

 growth. Do not allow any of these to extend themselves 

 outwardly so far as to injure the edgings, whether of Box 

 or turf ; and in cleaning the shrub masses, where herb- 

 aceous plants or annuals have been planted or sown in 

 vacant places, take care that the latter are not injured 

 by the encroachments of these quick growing plants. 

 Where flowers are planted in the circles of bare soil 

 round specimen fastigiate shrubs, great care should be 

 taken to prevent the lower branches of the latter 



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sustaining injury. Any annuals or half-hardy 

 plants, whose season of beauty is past, should be 

 immediately removed, and their* place supplied from 

 -the reserve garden, planting sufficiently near to pro- 

 duce at once a dazzling display. The Roses should 

 be again gone over, and all gross shoots that are not 

 likely to flower this season, with those which have done 

 flowering, and the dead flowers, should be cut out. 

 Young strong growths of autumn flowering Roses in 

 masses should be pegged down, and those ot the summer 

 lowering kinds, as the Moss,Provins, or Gallica varieties, 

 Should be layered ; the whole surface of the beds should 

 be forked over, and if a good soaking of liquid manure 

 can be given, its effect will be very apparent in the 

 greater permanency of the colours, and in the lengthened 

 period of blooming. Remove dead flower-stalks from 

 bulbous rooted Jnses, unless seed is wanted from them • 

 do not, however, disturb the foliage, until it is quite 

 ripe. If any alteration in their arrangement is contem- 

 plated, it should be effected as early as possible after 

 that time as they commence making new roots imme- 

 diate y. W hite Lilie<, which are now in beauty, should 

 be taken up and replanted once in two years, and, as in 

 the case ot the Iris, this should be done as soon as the 

 o d stems are decayed. The beds for either of these 

 plants should be prepared of rich loamy soil, WUWMJ 

 a good portion of sand or burned clay, and charred _ 

 fuse, with a sufficient admixture of soot to destroy all 



life. And m planting, a little sand should be laid 

 above and below the bulbs. 



KITCHEX GARDEN. 



containing 



re- 





animal 



A few days of hot dry weather at 'any time during 

 miner, renders it indispensable on the part of eood 

 rdeners to suddIv water arrifir-miu, ♦« JL._ .* P. . 



summer 

 gard 



pply water artificially to some of their 



crops ; as the check which the plants otherwise 



receive 



is very detrimental to their health, especially if thev 

 Have been recently planted, or are natural inhabitant; 



of marshy ground or the seashore, such as Celery, 



Asparagus, or Seakale. When the operation of watering 



is necessary, take advantage of such opportunities to 



stimulate the plants with liquid manure, if it is by any 



means obtainable. Proceed with the planting out of 



the various autumn and winter crops, selecting the most 



favourable weather for the purpose, and taking care that 



the ground has plenty of manure ; and if there beany 



doubt about the quantity already dug being insufficient, 



let an additional portion of manure, and a good sprinkling 



of soot be forked in as the planting proceeds. Give 



every [attention to all growing crops, so as to insure 



abundance and quality. Liquid manure will now be 



found of great service, and this, with stirring the ground 



deeply with a fork among the growing crops, is the 



sure way to succeed in realising the best results. 



Rampion, which is invaluable as a winter substitute for 



the Radish, should be transplanted from the seed bed 



into a south border. Car 3 should be taken not to 



injure the tap root ; and before planting any strong side 



shoots should be removed, to throw strength into the 



main one. 



HARDY FRUIT GARDEN. 



One of the most important things to be done at this 

 time is the preparing of ground for new plantations of 

 Strawberries, and planting them as early as possible, 

 that they may produce a crop of fruit the first season. 

 This they will do, and the fruit will be of the finest 

 quality, if they are planted this month, and proper care 

 taken to keep them well watered during dry weather 

 until they are fairly established. Strawberries do best 

 in a rather strong, rich, and deep soil. Where the soil 

 of the garden is naturally light, improve it by adding 

 marl or strong loam with plenty of manure. Rows of 

 Strawberries along the edges of walks look well, and 

 are very convenient, as the fruit can be gathered with- 

 out treading upon the ground, while the quarters are 

 relieved and made available for crops which it is de- 

 sirable to place a little further from the eye. The 

 earliest plants produced by this year's runners should 

 be selected, and, in separating them from the parent 

 plants, a few inches of the string should be retained to 

 assist in fixing the plant in the ground. If they are 

 planted on quarters, the rows should stand 2 feet apart 

 each way. This will allow room for intermediate rows 

 of Endive, Spinach, or dwarf York Cabbage this 

 autumn, and the plants will require all the room next 

 spring. By allowing plenty of room the fruit is finer, 

 cleaner, and more abundant than when the plants are 

 allowed to crowd one another and entirely shade the sur- 

 face. The most desirable of the old kinds are Myatt's 

 Eliza for a very early sort, Keens' Seedling and British 

 Queen for general crops, and the Eleanor, which is very 

 fine and comes in later. For preserving, none surpasses 

 the old Grove-end Scarlet, and the Roseberry ; but 

 housekeepers are the best judges in preserving matters, 

 and with regard to Strawberries they seem to be guided 

 more by colour than by flavour. 



State of the Wether near London, for rhe week ending July 10, 1S51, 



observed at the Horticultural Garden, Chiswick. 



July. 



Friday.. 4 



Satur. .. 5 



Sunday . 6 



Monday 7 



lues. .. 8 



Wed. ,. 9 



Thurs... lO'll 



< 



m 

 - 



§ 



1 



b 



i 



7 



S 

 10 



Babomrtir, 



Tbhfbhattjbb. 



7 



Of the Air. Of the Earth. Wind. 



30.027 

 30.021 

 30.- 58 

 30.051 

 29.798 

 29.811 

 29.H61 



Min. 



30.01 1 



2!U»75 I 



3o.iho ; 



29.903 

 29.714 

 29.69* 1 



29.677 



A ▼***«•«» 



29.9 17 29.718 7 



July 4— Overcast; Yrry fine; clear and cold at night. 



— 5 -Fine; tery fine ; clear at night 



— 6— Cl»*ar and fine; overcaat: densely clouded. 



— 7-Overcast ; yrry fine ; overcast and mild. 



— 8-CIoudy and fine; thunder, with showers. 



— 9— Overcast; cloudy and fin*; ruin at night. 



— 10— Rain ; fiue at intervals; thunder-storm in afternoon. 

 Mean temperature of the week,5« <iejf. below the average. 



State of the Weather at Chiswick, during the last 25 years, for the 



eniuing week, ending July 19, 1551. 





•a . 1 



fe- 





«i 



?S o. 



July. 



*-2 



fit ^ _ 



Ml 



Sunday 13 



\ 75 ."° 



51.6 



Moo. 14 



7'S.5 



51.8 



Tues. 15 



75.2 



60.8 



Wed. lfi 



76.6 



50.9 



Thurs. 17 



76.5 



54.2 



Friday 18 



73.8 



52.3 



Satur. 19 



71 7 



51.5 



5f 



63.3 

 64.1 

 63.0 



637 

 65.4 

 63 

 61.6 



No. of 



Tear a in 

 which it 



lwaiued. 



Greatest 



Quantity 



of Rain- 





9 

 9 

 12 

 6 

 8 



12 

 15 



0.60 in. 

 1.46 

 0.15 

 0.46 



1.23 

 0.60 



0.60 



Pre? ailing Winds. 





1 

 2 



wl -'wl elfc' 



& 



2 



1 

 3 



3 



4 



1 1 



3- 



2 2 



3 1 

 •2 - 

 2- 

 I 



1 



1 



J* 

 3 8 



3 7 



3 10 



2 10 

 2 6 

 1 9 

 1 6 



8 

 9 

 4 

 6 

 4 



5 



1 

 1 



2 

 8 



2 



The highest temperature during the above neriod ammvmuI «« *».- *~.i. 



Notices to Correspondents. 



AD .w T rt T, ° N ^ : t Sh,tt P t >- Do not be "'''led by the statement, 

 about shop adult-rations. Recollect that much of the truth 

 of th«>e statement,, applies only to low an d poor neighbour 

 hoods, and that the facts themselves are ofteTvery Whl,' 

 coloured. As to Mustard, you have nothing to do Kt o 

 procure the common white Mustard-seed of the .Hon. !« 

 grmd or pound it, and the sifting will be 1, ,„,'!' 1° 

 but such Mustard, although pure, will probablv Z ' 



latable and intolerably punjUnt. P r °°ahly be uupa- 



Anatomtsed Plants : Q B. W e are unable to infi^ m t. 

 the .... st beautiful specimens of anatomised nL * \ how 

 Miss King, of Edmonton, in the Gr ea 7 Exhfb ' "^ 

 been prepared. We M1D| 



biti 



have 



fine. " Can ° nly S8y that tJ >ey »re wonder full J 



Asfabagus : A S. There is no particular indication of th. 

 proper t.me to leave off cubing Asparagus for uV Thi . 

 pearance of green Peas s ,he general sienaUor l„viL L"V" 

 the Asparagus knife. But prev : ou S Jv Kit it M*- m & 



to let a portion of the oed ^proceed in £ow4 Th™ • '* 

 tunrtu tn h. . nnn a,.„ j*\ . ,n growtn. lbose in- 





inhabitants \ 



BBn ■ WH C It u" m " e raa . nUre if dl * int ° ^e VrenThe ,i 

 Bus. W HC- It is an unneighbourly and disgraceful act to 



ET?o7°v f ^""k ""?, the P*" 011 wh ° dJe. ao ou "h o 

 *.!*"* u° C0 I e " t 7. b J' ?'A hi » acquaimance.. We believe 



that ,oa have . right to f Mo w -yooTbees ZZog « you Z 



Bird 



not lose sight of 1 



not the law. But if a queKtm.r~7V ,e * 

 suit a lawyer, who wiffibab,. ' ^ » ri 

 what is yours is not his. bIj 8ho " to. 



Nightingales: if nr»- Tll 

 tion to your keepin* the twoVounJ e " Db «>>«»r 

 one cage, for another month tI g n '* ht in r ,ii, fc - 

 apartments. If males thl Ks j y mu,t th BilS 

 song, while sitting o^thel^i^.^'Sl 

 mope and keep silence. LetT,? ' * fe »*£T- 

 friends are of the " Hngi n , c," , £<>£ that fcJJ^a 

 Biro,: Avis. If you canC n.^-^mK!" 



*» 



good opinion of any bird frequemin ,0ttr «»«>»srS"£ 

 this season, you will do whath»,?* ,0 ? rk *S2£- 

 The gardener's budue.,7 %,»Wl5f*« 

 Ins only argument against allY^ \ e hu f niit- J. 

 mnndment" is too indeHblv ImJ ™ de ?' The « 2!!«N 

 ever erased ; and f„ ? one act W* 4 » Wt«lT 

 him, he would feel bound to ext P e rL ? ^ mp »^**- 

 way of satisfac ion to his consci ZTVX T 4 * 

 to have name.!, are-8parrow* thl .uJ be blr <h Mi 



kt 



-, -rusn. btsrutr-^^ 



er, whitethroat, and .wauow^T^J^Cfi 



is ; and if destroyed, it must bV ti " tu *l2 



of cruelty. The starling, bullfinoh 7, «° m Tw I "52 



thrush, are, it must be wnta^M^S*. "^ 

 during the fruit season. The olh.il u* " "* 



chaffinch, thrush, 



warbl 



ivorous 



me garden warbler, and blaek-cap wi £ dOT 1 ** 

 summer visitors from foreign oarti nii *, w * M 

 fruit; but their depredation^ ? are vi/V"*' *** 

 ample <« value" in their song Try ^d^ 7 ' la < *!* 

 credit this,-and assure him *3$^J< 

 in the eprms particularly, devour ini^^^ 

 by the million.- bis garden would never ■ ha«t?* 

 now is. fT.iir.-THE Sktlaek: Su*Za Y \ f* 1 



?5 



Linnet: Augusta M. Your cage must be infected w4' 

 Destroy it instantly, and procure another. ThSfi 

 because these bloodsuckers are living on his bod, t!lt 

 carefully in tepid water once daily; and whendn 

 finger raise his feathers, and search for the m 

 water will soon make them decamp. W.K. 



Carnations : A Subscriber asks, " How long Cara^* 

 last, no pipings or layers being taken from UMaXl! 

 original plants left in a state of nature." Hiidfl! 

 growing kinds will last six or eight yean • bat iml 

 many that will not stand at all if the winter proreim £ 

 latter is more injurious to them than frost. 



Gbeat Exhibition: J W H. There are no iMdwatf* 

 wood of the Deodar, Abies Douglasii, or Araocarii kfc 

 cata in the Crystal Palace.J 



Insects : W O. The two insects sent are the ret] wirMo. 

 that is, the larvae of Elater striatus, or some cUd; aO* 

 species of skip-jack beetles. W.— Chirurgicv, fttJMblfc. | 

 flies found on the ^ars of Wheat are pzmuitetei hhm 

 or grubs of the Wheat midge. They are named Ptojpstt 

 tipulse, and belong to a family allied to the lefoeqaou, i 

 useful microscope, of small size, may be had for ibcut Ma 

 Pritclvird's *' Book on the Microscope" will latsayar 

 purpose. W. — Anon. Cynthia Cardui, the painted U4j tab 

 terliy, passes the winter in the egg, as well ai the dip* 

 and perfect states, and is consequently to befbnlpfcl 

 at other times then August. Tho-e which you dewilt,* 

 others which we saw at the end of June, were a«t Bin? 

 the produce of the last autumn butterflies, Webdbifc 

 habits you mention, which we have also otoemi,*li 

 peculiar to the males. W. 



Lianes : Isabella. This is the name given to all wrtt \im* 

 woody, climbing, and scrambling plants fouadattpit 

 forests. We have no idea what is meant by ipfttti 

 vaguely described as the prickly Liane of South A"*j* 



Moss Roses : EF L. The most certain method of f^tm 



them is perhaps by layers.J . 



Names of Plants: U MH Arum Dracancaloa.-inamw 



mon Spearmint.— A few inquiries stand over to ■* 

 consideration. 

 New Gabden: Clapham. Your new sandy m 

 and clrfy, aud manure. Having drained, clayed, !!<«■ 

 it well, as soon as you can, let it be well mixed, tjamm i 

 and exposed to the weather, till jou want to w »,» I 

 give it a heavy dressing of rotten dung. ^J^Jf?! 

 work while the days are long, and the wii *"* ^ I 

 furnish you with directions for all the dittUi °r."V } 

 follow, would be to write a treatise. Y «™£J[5 



information upon every possible question ^/f 8 

 Indexes of our volumes, which J™»P£*u*^n* 

 you have them not, then you W0 ^,T.JK ; - 

 Loudon's "Suburban Gardener," Neuli J^£" ; 

 and Kitchen Garden," " The MaD»e,".^«"~ ; 

 Pinuses : J W R We doubt much it y^Sfff 

 seeds of the Pinuses you mention. Worwo i p 

 may be had of some of the great London. MtOT^ | 



: X. Perhaps the best matenal to mu 



Pine Apples 

 poor loam is sheep 



-maps tne oe^ m—. .- — ** 

 138 uec, droppings; ^\f^^m 

 heavily, or the plants will make ^ e l^^Zm 

 Roses : Anon. The Rose you inquire aboutis*^ 



Fimbriatat , . ftnf «ppd bf &•*** 



Seakale : Anne. If you do not want seed, D^ 



the flowering stems off your Seakale. 

 crop for next year.J . M Mys« rfI) fJw 



Strawbebbies i We nave r^^^^wK.* !*« 



of a new seedling /re-leayea_oir ^ ^^ 





They i»r*^ 



fruit 



him. Its parentage is mum "^— i7~of beaiinl 



not mentioned, 



must add tHU» 

 the flrstis a sh, bearer, and the l.stb.^^^ 



t should continue to pn»^™,id H"*" 1 



[1 not to** 

 te old Sc«w 



8 but indifi** 



ttl6 aOT — 



earliest, and we 



Fragola. The best way or ■*«.»■ 

 dauons of birds is to net them.* 



Vegetables fo* ™" B " B * „..',,*>*, •"- *+ 

 p.ete chalk jourco »u 8 e« ^ % ^ VT 



with iH «*^ 



com 



as tuey posiibly 



of such manure as tt.ey P£»££ er dwarf WJ-y, 

 Cions. Bishop's LonKPod, « J« j W^ffi 



Bean, planted ^" u 'T^sS theffl •»/*',> 

 Black Hel K i»n Kidney Bean, «^»f ^ .bad. *£, 



apart, In order that they may < f^ d } m <,t* #F& 

 some' Vegetable Marrows and Ooo^ . m* 



eM-ahaped. may be profitab y & & ,„U, f^ 



nfted ch P utiy -''h^^etableV J*»f 'JZ 

 grow most kiuds of ve f e ' idge s; wW ?:*rt2 

 Potatoes, Cairo, s, Parsn ps, on n t , B ^ 



and Lettuces iutermedwtelj -on t ^ bsI * ^> ^, 

 your stating that this »P on 8jZVsufflcientd f ^>^ 



running stream, we 9™™^%^*%$% 

 effected, and tl.en every nece jsmj Appl . wd ^ 



- > h p mi.id e of August. * inch**"" 



Nine 



Misc 

 before the middle - - 

 after the shoots have died down. 



cient distance *V%& DLm FWgjft, 



PEtA»oo»«UMS : J*?Kj"*X • ««» °^ 5 » 

 some of the old kind. ; ^'*fg UU tfU <**«*" ' 



keeping, on account of their 

 remarkable in this respect. 





