THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE 



shou • i 



^T The pottng of Strawberries for forcing mwa 

 . ' La lut, .? ««™ .. tW voiin<r nlants havemade 



be proceeded with as soon as the young plants haw maue 

 sufficient roots to allow of their being transferred to the 

 pots with nice little balls of soil, "Inch will adhere to 

 [hem if taken carefully up with a curved I trot* el We 

 prefer this plan to laying them m ema .P^.f^f^ 

 time and pots, and succeeds perfectly. Ihe soil tax 

 orcing Strawberries should be of rather a strong loamy 

 nature, and have some well rotted cow or horse-dung 

 added to it. Take pains to make the drainage very 

 Perfect, as it is necessary to give a considerable quantity 

 of water during their growth through the autumn and 

 when thev are being forced next season ; and if the 

 oralnag^e is defective, the health of tl^ plants must 



suffer 



tember, . . 



them at once into the size of pot m 

 them to fruit, or putting them into 4 or 5-incli pots, and 

 Shifting them, m a fortnight or three weeks, into 7 -inch 

 "\ portion of the healthiest plants of those which 



were forced last season should be immediately shaken 

 out of the old soil, soaked m water, re-potted in rather 

 larger pots, and set on beds of coal-ashes in an open 

 situation. During the summer the runners must be 

 regularly moved, and the growth of the plants encouraged 

 b/occasional waterings of liquid manure. As habit be- 

 comes a second nature to plants, these Strawberries will 

 complete their growth much earlier than those raised 

 from this year's runners ; and if carefully attended to, 

 with regard to water, they will be better prepared for an 

 early excitement. 



FLOWER GARDEN AND STIRUBBERIES. 



Those who can spare time for budding Roses will, of 

 course, be busy with that operation, selecting moist 

 weather for the purpose. Very interesting specimens 

 for the flower garden may be created by budding some 

 of the choicer Perpetuate. Bourbons, and other autumn- 

 flowering varieties, upon the strong young shoots of the 

 climbing species, which have formed such attractive 

 objects during the last few weeks. By allowing a 

 portion of the spurs of the original variety to remain, a 

 pleasing succession of bloom will be obtained from early 

 summer to late autumn. The propagation of hardy 

 plants should now be energetically proceeded with. 

 After the smaller matters, such as Phloxes, Antirrhi- 

 nums, Pentstemons, &c , are completed, cuttings should 

 be taken of all the choice kinds of Roses which it is 

 desirable to increase ; and if this is done immediately 

 they will have time to form fine plants before winter. 

 They will strike pretty freely in a close frame on the 

 north side of a wall, or even in a shady border without 

 a frame. If in frames, pull off the sashes every even- 

 ing, that they may be refreshed by the night dews. We 

 never yet saw a pleasure ground or flower garden which 

 contained a superabundance of Roses ; but we would 

 direct particular attention to the early-flowering climbing 

 Roses, than which nothing can be more beautiful when 

 they are tastefully arranged. In selecting the varieties 

 for extensive cultivation, those should be chosen which, 

 in addition to their beauty, are found most able to 

 endure the severity of the winter unchecked, and which 

 are least liable to be affected with mildew during summer, 

 as varieties differ very much in both these points, and 

 many are found to succeed much better in some localities 

 than in others* 



FLORISTS' FLOWERS. 



Pansies. — These will require abundant water ; and 

 ft will often happen at this time of the year that the 

 flowers will come so much out of character as scarcely 

 to be recognised even by the raisers ; we would not 

 advise seed to be gathered from these inferior flowers, 

 but would rather pull them off. Still pipe the latter 

 ihoots, these will make neat plants and plenty of them ; 

 in showery weather plant cut, on well prepared beds, 

 those which are already rooted ; should the weather 

 prove dry, and hot, if possible cover the bed with hoops 

 and a slight protection of calico ; it is much better than 

 giving a great deal of water in this sort of weather. 

 Tulips. — If not already done should all be out of the 

 ground ; do not remove the loose skin when taking the 

 bulbs up. This is better done when they are dry. 

 Dahlias. — Let stakes be placed round the plants to 

 which the side shoots may be attached, as they elongate ; 

 mulch the surface with rotten manure, and give 

 abundance of water. Auriculas and Polyanthuses — 

 Go over the whole stock ; they will be benefited by 

 stirring the surface soil ; gentle waterings may be given 

 in the evening, but still retain them in their shady 

 situation. Carnations and Picotees are now coming 

 into bloom fast ; tie the buds, slacken those which are 

 too tight, and water freely. 



HARDY FKUIT GARDEN. 



Suckers should be carefully removed from fruit trees 

 of every description. It is not sufficient merely to cut 

 them off level with the surface of the soil, as such a 

 mode of treatment only causes them to throw up a 

 progeny ten times more numerous. To do the thing 

 properly, the soil should be bared away, and the suckers 

 traced back 1o their origin, and carefully removed with 

 the point of a sharp knife. If any of the stone-fruit 

 trees on the walls are of inferior varieties, they mav, if 

 kind and healthy, be budded with other and better sorts, 

 and especially with such as are found more adapted to 

 the peculiarities of soil and situation. The same advice 

 applies to Apples and Pears on walls or otherwise. In 

 all cases strong healthy shoots should be selected upon 

 which to perform the operation. Any young stocks 

 which are sufficiently large for the purpose should be 

 budded immediately, and if they fail the stocks can be 

 cut down in spring, and grafted. 



KITCHEN GARDEN. 



As soon as any crop is removed let the ground be 

 trenched, that an air of neatness may reign over every part 

 of the garden, that insects may be disturbed and 

 destroyed, and that the soil may derive the advantages 

 resulting from the action of the atmosphere. If it does 

 not interfere with the methodical rotation of the crops, 

 let the ground be immediately planted or sown ; and m 

 such cases the two operations should proceed simulta- 

 neously, and thus prevent unnecessary treading upon 

 the ground. Give the Celery crops one or two good 

 waterings with liquid manure. Only those rows or beds 

 which are intended for early use should be earthed up 

 at present With regard to the main crops, this opera- 

 tion should be postponed until the plants have attained 

 full size, when it may be finished off at once. We find 

 in this a considerable saving of time, and the Celery does 

 not rot in winter. When we were in the habit ol earth- 

 in" the winter crops early in autumn, we frequently lost 

 entire trenches by its rotting during winter ; but since 

 we have made it our practice to defer the operation 

 until the end of September or beginning of October, we 

 have lost none, and the quality is as good as we can 

 desire it We find the same practice equally good with 

 regard to Cardoons. 



State of the WeMher neaT London, for the week endinsc July 1". W\ 

 as observed at the Horticultural Garden, ChiswicK. 



July. 



Friday.. 



Satur. .. 



Sunday 



Aloud ay 



Tuea. 



Wed. 



TLura. 



• • 



11 

 J 2 

 13 

 14 

 15 

 lfi 



17 



Avprftir* 



i 



< 



c 

 c 



12 



13 



O 



15 

 10 



17 

 is 



Tbmfkkatuiis. 



Ba&ombtbr. 



Min. 



Or the Air. 



\ 





I 



I 





Max. I Min. 1 Mean 



1 



30.140 

 30.036 



29.S66 



2y.577 



29.730 

 29.8SH 



29^51 



J 30.0S9 



70 



-ft 



; 29.919 



73 



48 



&AJI | 



7* 



51 



t:«j.4.2 



71 



50 



29-727 



70 i 



41 



29.7*3 



«>7 



46 



29.826 



74 



41 



63.0 

 61.5 

 62.0 

 60.6 



■ - m 



56.3 



57.3 





UMUC 



Uttrm 



1 toot 



2 feet 



deep. 



deep. 



59 



5S 



61 



59 



6JJ 



59 



61 



59 



614 



59. i 



60 



59 



60 



5<i 



Wind. 



1 



29.S69 '■ 29.764 71.4 '47 5 59.5 I 605 58 8 



July 11— Partially overcast ; very fine ; overcast. 



— 12— Very fine throughout; clear at ni^ht. . 



— 13- Very tine; cloudy and fine; overcast; boisterous, w.tn ram at 



night. 



— 14— C'oudy ; fine hut windy ; clear. 



— 15— Fine: windy; cloudy; alight showers. 



— 16— Fine; veryfiue; cloudy 



— . 17— Very Adc throughout; cloudy: cold at night. 



Mean temperature ol the week. 2^ deg. below the average. 



State of the Weather at Chiswick, during the last 23 years, for the 



ensuing week, e&dmg July 2t>, 1851. 



July. 



•■l * A 



V -A. j: 



* * a. 



5- 1 rt HI 



2 d 



•s 9 



No. of 



Years in 

 which it 





5g* 



< — c* 



-"H 



Rained. 



Sunday ':of 71.1 



51.5 



1 1 J 



15 



Mon. 21 ! 72.1 



5 4 



I 52.3 



61.6 



10 



ues. 22 



73.1 



62.4 



18 



Wed. 23 



72.5 



" 52.6 



62.5 



11 



Thurs. 24 



72.5 



52.0 



62.2 



8 



b rid ay 25 



4$A 



I 51.0 



62.2 



8 



Satur. 26 



jru 



I 52.1 



1 62.7 



U 



Greatest 

 Quantity 

 ol 



Prevailing Winds. 



1.47 in. 



0.54 



1.37 



0.40 

 1.16 

 0.22 

 0.70 



« 



. a *! x * 



£, «■ V3 



1 1 2 — 



2 



k 



w 



£ 



- I 1 



- 3 1 1 

 13 3 1 

 -731 

 2 5 2 — 

 2 13 2 



1 11 

 3 8 

 3 9 



2 5 



3 6 

 2 6 



a 7 



4 

 5 



3 





1 

 3 



1 



m 

 ft 



m 



l 



2 



The highest temperature during the above period occurred on the 25th» 

 1844-thenn. 92 deg.; and tne lowest on the 24th, 183S, and 23d 1813— 

 therm. 40 deg. 



becoming a brauc 



ab'e instance-*, because of the ex^nr to .i*^ *** 

 been carried whlch &e jr*^ 



Deodabs : J 



out in beds 



EABLY TUBNIPS 



H. You may either single not *k 



like Larch. ge pot tbe m 



or 



generally u*ed by the London m ar ket 1*^ kT * ^ fcfc 

 raised in frames, and in hom,^ kYA. ^W. n"? 



J F. The early Stone or Dutch ^ 



in hooped bed g e cov a er d d nerS ** 



FucnsiA cortmbiploea: IT C. It Phoulrl » ^ !th **» 

 vigorously or it will not flower wirh yon if ***** 

 rery luxuriant give it a check by partially VhrJE?*"* 

 and placing it xn a warm corner of your mt„. T*** 

 suits a window better than corymbiflora ♦ **W 



Gbapes: NB. Your Vinery should raWfrom ?« 

 mid-day, according to the state of the we^Tr »** « 

 the tempera ure of the house will perhao/hr^L^^. 

 90 Q , with all the ventilation you can .L^ 1 ^^ 



floors, *C, to moisten the atmosphere" will tr^l^ 1 ** 

 greatest service. Give 2 or 3 inches of J 0D air a! «• v * fc 



rature should be from 68= to 74?. K? 



.er are-heat wiil not be requisite Dor ^ 

 „«c Ht i. «...-£ damp weather, or when the thennaiSs 

 below 6o°. The number of inches of ventilation 1^2* 



uight temperature should be from 6S 3 to 75*. iJX * 



warm weather fire-heat wiil nn> k« -«....••. » "•* * to 



r t 



Some hooter ru* 



Stat.* 



Notices to Correspondents, 



American Planis: M W K, The American plants sent by Mr. 

 Watercr to the Horticultural Society'* Garden for exhibition 

 are uot removed iu pots. J bey are merely lifted out of the 

 open grouud and placed in vans, in which they are conveyed 

 to the gardens. J 

 Balsams : T H. Either of the sizes will answer your purpose ; 

 but to make sure, you had better, perhaps, keep the required 

 number of both. The most forward plants might be re- 

 tarded a little, and you may pick i It" the blooma with advan- 

 tage. J 

 Bees : Norihwood. Your want of success arises from the 

 *• boxes" you have employed. Use properly constructed 

 straw hives next year, aud you will find no difficulty in 

 obtaining glasses of honey, yielding you a fair harvest, with- 

 out occasion for the troublesome and dangerous process you 

 name. Y. 

 Birds— The Blackcap and Garden Warbler: F O, The 

 various questions asked respecting the neBta, eggs, aong, 

 «fec, of these two birds have been duly considered in the 

 article on the M black-cap," which is this day commenced in 

 another part of tbe l'aper. As regards the voracity of the 

 * k garden warbler " in the matter of fruit, he stands alone as 

 a gourmand. He will never give himself time to enjoy it, but 

 will swallow euough at one mouthful to almost choke him. 

 We apprehend the enjoyment of his repast goes on pari passu 

 with his digestion. Let us kindly hope so. While a Kentish 

 Cherry is left upon a tree, there, as jou justly remark, will he 

 tarry to the last moment ; and as for soft, ripe, mellow 

 Pears, get him away from them if you can. He gorges them 

 to repletion, and speedily returns to them with even an 

 iucreuse of appetite. Still, let us bid him welcome. His 

 stay here is short, his soug sweet, and bis compauy agree- 

 able. It is quite evident that be thinks himself "entitled" 

 to our hospitality, and the conceit is surely a harmless one. 

 W. K— The WooDLARk : S IS, Your p t t bird is in a pitiable 

 plight. He has had too much dr> food, and his cage is too 

 fcmall for him. He wiii never again be what he has been. 

 As his wing leathers still remaiu, we should advise you by 

 ail means to let him fly, without a moment's delay. You 

 could select no better spot thau the Kensail-green Cemetery 

 grounds. As you reside so near, you might often catch a 

 giimpee of your little friend, who would doubtless, until he 

 has recovered his strength, make tnu place hi. sanctuary, 

 Woodtarks are, of all birds, perhaps, tne m 0s t difficult to 

 preserve when moulting. They require plenty <f room air 

 and exercise ; aud, ia our opinion, should never be keot'in a 

 cage more than one reason. To replace them, the cost 

 would be tntiiug, and most of them sin^ freely JK A r - 

 The Canary : Angelina. You have lost your bird from an 

 attack of epilepsy. Had you, when he fell from his perch in 

 a fat, taken him up and immersed his feet and legs in warm 

 water, he would have recovered. It is now too late for us to 

 aid you by our counsel in this particular instance, but it may 

 prove useful to 5 ou hereafter. W. K. 

 Convolvdlds: A L. There is no plant known to us by the 

 name of Convolvulus synacus. Is it C. tomentosus ? a 

 velvety-leaved Syrian perennial. 

 Cows : B. Neither of the plants le'ft by your Lordship can pot- 

 •inly do injury to cows. One was tne liypocbeeri* radicata, 

 and the otner a plant nearly allied to it. Both possess the 



same properties as Dandelions and Sow-thistles, and are 

 quite harmless. 



CaiPToMEiia : O T. The case of the central fixed point of the 

 cones of tint plant changing into a, growing point and 



top depends upon the temperature. _ 

 18 inches opening at front, and 36 at' top" whUeoXi 

 have any opening at front, as narrow steep houiw • 71 

 bouses require much ventilation. ■ ^ , * 



Greenhouses : Cartmel. We advise you to follow joorto-A 

 advice, th -ugh not tor the reasons alleged by him ia*5 

 we cannot concur, for reasons that it is needless toritf i! 

 advice is certainly right. Use Hartlev'g rouirh i^S 

 everywhere, unless you wish to look through theiS? 1 

 which ca«e you should have common sheet. 



Heating : W Q. Always let the flow pipe rise is frm * 

 further extremi y, and let the return fall iu the tam« 



Hyacinth Bottles : Y Z. Mr. Tye's address is & 

 Birmingham. 



Insects : A Constant Subscriber. The caterpillar* »to*h» 

 attacked your Rhododendron robustum are the « 

 golden-tail moth, Bombyx chryeorrhaca, andrhebettten^ 

 Nepenthes is the common Curculio Lapathi, which Untik 

 a fancy to these plants ; the former being a "eatralfafc 

 and the latter not being able to get its ordinary fool f^ 

 Anon. The insect found in your window is theooBMUa 

 tick. W.—G G {Dundee). Your Currant trees in c*«tf 

 with a large coccus or scale insect, like that upon the 

 the white cottony matter secreted by the female be**** 

 scale being full of minute eggs. They must be cmki 

 with a hard brush and warm water, at once, b'foretfctqp 

 hatch. W.— Tom Thumb. The holes in jour Genniaa* 

 do not appear to have been made by an insect. Thfthsatf 

 tbe underside of the leaf is covered with minute dririq 

 tubercles, which may have been caused by aphides, h: sif 

 seem more like the result of irregular atmospheric sabs, f 



Names of Plants: Micklewell. Sempervivum riiiona-i I 

 1, Cistus creticus ; 2, C. salvifolius; 3. GloboJiriiirpa 

 — G* Dracaena ensifolia.— A Young Beginner. Ibm&mii 

 that your Cypripedium is not CalceolushatenudeiihaB* 

 There is no doubt that it is right ; it is quite tatf fea 

 the American species C. pubescens and C.parrifioraa,itti 

 which alone it can becompared. We have been loefiap^Bf 

 this answer, owing to your letter, with some others, ta 

 been unfortunately mislaid. —if J. VeroDics 

 W T. All Loliums; 1, perenne aristatum ; 2, imw 



temulentum. . .. 



Peas : G W M. On comparison, your Pea has been «"*■* 

 tical with the Early Dwarf, thePois nainhaufofthifMti. 



Pinks: NB. Next week.* tA *a— 



Fotatoss: W G. When Potatoes have sent out tHetr bm 

 roots, so as to meet between the rows, stirnnyjg 

 amongst them would retard rather than advanced*^ 

 Roses : O P Q. Gross shoots should be cut conpttW* 

 down to the stem fmm whence they spring, im m* 

 the bottom of the stem of a tree Rose, which n a P ta ?T 

 injured and loosened by contact during "inw ■» 

 layer of manure put round it for nourishment ;ni f» 

 tion, is dead bark, and should be rubbed oft, as itm*» 



fur insects. . „,„„}« t«Wg 



Spiwach: A Subscriber. Summer Spinach m 1 **^, 

 to 2 or 3 inches apart in the rows ; winter apw 



Stuawbehkt: G. W. Probably a ""^^X 

 siderable resemblance to Myatt's Globe. H»<?£Z 

 flavoured. It did not, however, arrive m good cos-w 

 fruit being too tender to travel well. .***+. 



SuMMEa Pruning : J S C. This may be ,aduo ta ewj£ 

 tised, more or le.s, on all irutt.trees tha »«• "^ 

 to produce a superabundance of shoot, i 

 necessary for the proper formation j and P« 

 d-rarf trees ; and regularity of K^ h ^toT< 

 tained in young standard trees ^^^hWir 

 such shoots as appear to outgrown then wm ^ ^i 



desirable they sdould only «^ ^i^ vi«&\ 

 middle of the trees open, to ad ^V^^ 

 Keep these objects in view ; but recoct ^^J 

 attain them you must not all at once oep 

 large quantity of shoots and foliage. 



be gradually carried on. II m l mm k assist voaia*^ 



* GB. We are sorry, but we caiinot mi^ ^ 



the object of your de ne 



Misc 

 ing 



•ceed w ^^ 





hardy, and very ornamental. It w m 



garden soil. We would require I ill* ** £ 

 Euphorbia to be able to say what species 



SEEDLING^^BKS. 



and beautiful *sw 



s' 



Achimenes ! 

 Ion gill ora. 



£ M: A large 



The8 e .„ "pre«; ^^5^^ 



ANTiaaHiNUMS . F G G. 



TB. Both box and flowers 

 in comiiiK .hrough tbe Post. MofS are <*£, 



beautiful. Superbum, with a spi i»w 



length, i. a tine variety, and wo u ™ 



fine blue edged with pink.* . lbspe &&$*£ 



Foxgloves : & ^^J^^g tb* * + 

 wt-ll wonh preserving, »*•« V 

 ftnelj spotted in tbe inside with pi ietmpU > 





■r 



dara set 

 It is a flower of great 



Fuchsias: J W. *r~J5j^w**** 



and best. 



useful variety.* _ ^^ „ ke M . BardsJ*"* 







Maubandta: L. Too 



attention.* Tr^-rhlpps M ^ 



Pansies : F P Truro. Worthless, 



than tbe flower sent 



does 



not 



opifli° n 



M « J, 



Rosks : NAPB. W e can offer no ■ ^ „ ^ 

 your Ko,e, for it had fallen to pi ^ ^ 



Sweet Williams : A r. *o™ th ,t ***]&* 

 good condition to enable us to • '„„*«* ^ f* 



outers on the 

 highly intei 



>t 



: 9 Vng. and must ul«m,- - ^ 



'« beech hedge ^ «T. 



^&"«Rfit. 



of 



In 



Growing," read, 



last paragraph reaa " u ^" ic 7ti5n« ^f^dU & 



V A. usual, many *»"ffiwy ** ma £&*< d 

 'late, and others are unatoid ao J ^M^p* 



inquiries can be made. JJ* 5,t. . *• **^ 



of those ■»m« r ?" i #l c ??2?iuU dtW^ 

 interesting contention* W *«" 





