72 THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE. [JANUARY 80, 183, 
q 
: up a 
conclusion or Professor Huxiey’s memoir “On the Shrubs, Lilac = = in steady succession. Keep 1p 
ov. $ ° al ch the Pot Ad da; ay W with air occasionally. 
i 5 Huxley ex- In cold frames or mite i nona the weather pro ia 
in which the various | begin to water sehtly such stores as appear 
el ft e Aphi albia a aint koi P om want of moisture. Introduce stock of 
paar. t state onwards; and offered some ingenious | ¢ choice _Verbenas, Heliotr ropes, Petuni jas, and other 
which I 
Aga ic apip pr of Aphides,” the as part Ppr heat o 
d at the meeting on Nov. 5, 18 
crops, will A oe elig Zi i ha a 
| for as dive, autumn Carrots, or fora | 
en The 
sto ck Pe aces. sooner Å; 
are manure a ea soitel the better, Plant 
Seakale, and Jerusalem Artichokes as soon as 
follow up planting Potatoes, at least 
kinds ; soil them over 8 inches deep and 
nche: 
s of plan on w dres: de 
pe NE oH ae hes pers Pi and light situation in the houses or r pits at work, i in order | 
| that they m: pupe ea abundance of early cuttings. 
ENTOMOLOGICAL, Jan. 4,—W. Wilson Saunders, Esq., | NG ral Re Sat 
F RS in the chair, Mr. M xhibited aroot of Monina | PINERIE Where the tained Ry 
edulis, of Lowe, a native of the island Deserta, near | means of f for rmenting a, ‘such beds as may h 
Madeira, which it apparently enc and dry had | been recently renewed s ould be carefully wae 
thrown out some small sprouts fro crown, which if the heat at the bottom of the pots is found to 
were ‘eamnadtiahaly attacked Te a T cea specimens | exceed 90° the pots should be slightly raised in order to 
b ic j t usual no 
ri eh o ly 
species of Atomaria, a minute genus of Clavicorn beetles, ARAS but. it is still too common a practice to allow the 
ed by Mr. Wo llaston. Mr. Douglas | ubra a bottom-h heat at ti mes to become too strong, throwing 
wi 
a stir a process. Proceed with nailing and 
xcept of ega and Apricots; get the 
soon to protect the blossom ; when that can be ys 
distin ne e nish the pruning of these also, 
-~ - eet eee we A 
STATE OF THE WEATHER AT CHISWICK, NEAR Lowe 
For the Week endin ending Jan. 28, 1858, aS i observed at the Horticultys 
30.392 
= 509 
4 
46 
verag 
pov ng the pas sa arallel layers of wood m: number Se S pers syringing the passages, Me. | Ta e 2 
of rows of small oblong holes. Mr. Stev a exhibited Be satisfied with as low a temperature at ne as will | se R TN an ct. ora a 
a number of very beautiful insects, rare P baghabptars, be safe under the present condition of t the Vines, bu = patai aeg ani fine; fr pany FEM 3 
recently sent from Ega, on the river Amazon, by Mr. f bly "a the eter cloudy on cold; overcast; slight frost. 
Bates, including a new species of Papilio and one of | day-time, an nd Be cautious how cold air is admitted AN 
etæra; also numerous interesting Tineidæ. The |where the Vinesare in leaf. As the peed are cleared 
Coleoptera and Hymenoptera were amongst the most | from late houses, prane and wash the Vines with soft 
interesting and beautiful which he had hitherto collected. | soa soap, and a lit grr and lime, also thoroughly clean 
A conversati d plan fi ass, 
RECORD OF THE sable, AT CHISWICK, — 
During the last 32 years, forthe ensuing week, =— Feb. 
con tion took place on the pro > j EEES aa | Noot 
P S de x pA g ts in 
iaoe ae, Ape? se aid jet gH Senne the | pele for next eraa E PEACH | Hovss.—Discontinue | and Keb. HE Be | which it oantity é ils i 
mology. Captain Cox also entered into some details | secure a nice, moist, healthy Hat of the atmosphere a Sunday 31 30.4 | 37.0 0.38 ín. Fe n 
relative to the cure of i 0 on trees bea by the | sprinkling the passages, &c., as may be necessary, but | Mon. 1 me as pee 
estructor in mt’s Park, which had | avoid ea Oe like cage while the trees are in| Wed. 3 30.6 | 37.2 oa |} 9 
pes: effected A m e adoption oft the om which he had | bloom. Maintain a steady night 4 ge of 50° to Friday $ Bil E : 
Ay cree he had received the prize medal | 55° w. hile the trees re in flower. ke e very pone 
oft eerie Society. pa vec a pe admitting fresh air, and ig sat Pa 
eve madi g 
p PaE ERTER eS external a e to pass 
apparatus, o get warmed befor jarai in contact 
Notices of of MWooks, with the shee pane circulation should be constant] 
y 
kept up until the fruit is fairly set. Avoid the admis- | 
The fourth part = Moores CARS Filicwm (Pamplin), | sion of currents of dry cold air, however, which would 
a most useful little work, carefully, s ee nin con- | | be most i injurious to the trees, _Fias.— —See mite et 
ienti has 
17 0% 
The highest temperature during the above period oc 
patter: a ny 1850—therm. 57 deg.; and the lowest on 
Notices to Correspondents, 
Metons: HF W. The Honfleur Melon is a 
Cantaloupe sort, fit only for market. 
Names or Fruits: R ge 1, Packhorse; 3, Cockle P 
w Pearmain.—C R. t known, a very acid 
scientiously una ap P eep esembling the Hanwell Souring.|| 
catalogue from Adiantum up to jeer oa te a in pot aes f T Na have Teel so often obliged 
great credit upon its industrious author. any ex! respects the pri esence or at ss of mois- 
A Sketch Sox ep and its naar com- | ture at s the mi is very dangerous after t 
from materials supplied by Government, has been | of the aus Age is the oe cause ba its “dropping 
published by Stanford (6, pie Cr oss). ‘Although off. Maintain a moist atmosphere, and if necessary to 
it er the ‘order, use tone pater. giving enough to 
plan that has yet appeared. : pile oisten the whole of the soil. Let the tem- 
porstare me from 50° or 55°at night to 60° or 65° 
by day, g ving air whenever it can be done with 
Miscellaneous. ) pe 
Scavenger Beetles.—The scavenger beetle is one of rowan GARDEN AND SHRUBBERIE 
the most useful of all insects, as it effectually answers the | Those who have alterations to accomplish ti this s spring 
-object indicated by the name. Where they abound, as | in the i planting and groundwi oy must now lose 
at Kuruman, the villages are sweet and clean, for no|no time. In planting large shrubs it is an excellent 
= are animal excretions dropped than, attracted by | plan to half fill the “holes intended for t he plant or 
the scent, the sea whois heard coming booming up | tree with the rakings of the pleasure-grounds, which 
pe wind. They roll away the droppings of cattle at should always be reserved in heaps in back places for 
i poe ote t pieces often as pleser 3) that p This im an unusual degree of nage 
w a aeh a to the plants, and assists them in ing 
M W. We 
Chinese Radish growing, and in time shall 
The leaves are very berm and the pods are 
Raphanus rostratus, as we know from 
the ped eggs, and the may of thelr 
y eir young, | vigorous start. Look over aad cures t the ¢ inant oe w Zealand 
they th soil out from beneath the Bi = i tier ney of ornamental plantations. Break in to o all hedge- n bush about Preot bi high, 
paes no e let it down and covered i it: they then lay | lik o una form bold rece: sey AETS phe Pe ee ee ee 
t Seni t, and endeavour to conte intri and varie 
ee they “TR the inside of the ball before re coming Thee lines of irregular DAET ikrar 
above ground 1 > begin the world for r themselves, The should Ta aas aa this way at least every 2 t garden wll 
5 with their giem Pey e well they may have o boen a Bore bigger Ancien e oderat, 
E mei zay uy they go ks pvir bar bk s designed at at ‘st, the a grow of trees 
heads y he hind legs as if a should | some ter the 
roll a — with FA legs, while standi is | 0 epee 5 oath oa aang mases 
head. As we recommend the eland to John Bull, and | &c., are frequently o ergror 
ae rules wo one b eq y overgrown and injured by the 
mend this beetle to the dirty I x or aa aa bous 
y issioners. Livingstone’s Missionary d pro n . foie 
Travels, When mild give air to and examine half hardy plants; Time nine : : 
—= m confin: a Magnesia .. ve A ok : 
of O KIT m ramen ite ne be oe . 
(For the ensuing Week.) a of manganese Z 
Pe cereal for oe pia Si . 
megg Laths should es written upon and re naa oe ; 
pe sale nae &e.—Endea: maintain a mild manuring, and Rpg se oe mea oe oe 
rood atmosphere. If any plant A in order to follow up a S 
i to k a i 
ee course of culture succeed the labels. Mos! purities 
thle i cleanli As stove plants now heir stock of seeds for the year. The old 
nvenient time to repot such of the Orchids as should be thoroughly examined, 
not yet prepared it reer died he some ed nom ae yent 
on abo 1 ce. X See AA: now samipi. A 
of peat ent into cubes, varying from 1 inch to 2 inches pinch of brown Cos Lettuce 
bikes eee placed in a boos at work, 
be 
a little 
convenien i 
d if possible be attached to th 
he articles, as Tien : 
require occasional 
litter, and frequent attention. Slopes of 
after carrying their early summer 
spring or 
WALL 
3 feet Aprel 
: Inquirer. W 
ht oS should 
