242 THE GARDENERS’ Se [Marca 27, 1858, 
end of which was fastened to n tap which supplies a “merit; but the form of roof would afford but little = by blowing ` into it Repo ne of bellows : 
cistern for the use of the house, the other end was let for the display of any very attractive decoratio Sat, ghtk inate ‘ot ag Indian matting, ba 
into one of the upright earthen pipes, and allowed to Several years | = I pro oposed what I then h sare wee, when u Cl ran pe fren 4 of the ae 
remain until there was pole water let in. This might be an cale 0 di atti if hung ompressed, an 
was easily ascertained by looking down any of the Ewing’s glass walls, or in other words, a promena e " i Ai i ® diminish Beat up Sires thee Windom, iai 
Tengas pipes; sE could then be seen running ng Egua around a kite pihi garden of 2 acres in extent. On three | materially to pervs 
all over the bott when it reached the c — sides of the square the erections were to be of the same sacediegan aba a n much pleased with % 
was pales off. "On clear mornings after water = raptor viz, 12 feet wide and 10 "n high, glass to Forsyth’s ait ta ions espect a ona Cases; am 
applied, vapour could be seen rising z from the upright the groun rails” | : ai mbellishments are ` 
ipes like per Be from a chimney ; this added Pees to stone blocks, foot from the surface, the space betw n | boon, ear Ë nothing 7i more adapted din 
the — of the plants, and at the same time there to be fi ment she wooden Naini s to open a my j than a s an = r i gratifying to observe 
was abundan nce. of, moisture in the ar The state of redone Pat roof to be ridge and rh gran nd thas ore J f R de has been : 
he | sel growth of the pints walk with Box edging; 4 feet wide, was to pted in lieu of the unsightly glass and wood, 
dered before water is pet app ce 1. Too the middle. ‘The fruit tr neve choicest so pi cae of which Mr. a complains, and the git 
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frequent waterings woud p= sour the , and abie outsi de There is however one disadvantage A Pe 
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a ruinous to the. plants. When the fruit t begins to 4 feet ‘of ‘nas nrpl iad a alo roll to T 
Saat water must of course on yeep rb gether. J. R. where a border 6 feet wide bounded by a agen Aà i eg van 
ailure of Early Vineries this yes —I have been extended along both sides of the» promenade. Choice frequently happen ou want access ty 
pages early vegetables, Strawberries in pots, and, alas! fruit | Ferns, either to remove a decayed frond or fp 
+ Se V£ my information is ela w spread evil. trees in pots, were also to be introduced. The whole to | other purpose, when the has he 
with which I have to do ‘an : forced be divided into com ents, lest it should ever be | on returning it you find the reser a ches hae. 
bie ee ‘several — Ryo’ border had been varia found desirable to apply aria a The north side | panded beyond their former lim re caught by 
renovated, ast yen ripened a plentiful crop of the square was nuation of the | its edge, c ausing | cons siderable a om me ‘oti 
about the ‘nd of Abell, Many of these Grapes hung same style, but of gr rerem honses properly. 
for three months, in D x until they were shrivelling, being of eg width, height _ length, &e., being | at the top about 4 4 inches wide, through h whieh al 
before they were all After intended for forcing ens ines, Peaches, &c.,| could be introduced, covered by a lid; this wala 
out the house was en ed h much as possi sible u til the at all poi ir: the yea Ther cere vd be rif coe act asa ventilator, for much as an b 
month of Octo eh Many of t the Vines continued to rge , behind; Tiles with the m e | Ferns rowing in an atmosphere of their orale 
grow in spite of every +A #} even a convenient position, and ‘though "of brick cases it is evident shy without some ventilation thy 
up to the time of shut tin g up the house. W hen oe and 3 itale wone W were to be highly rs es The | assume a drawn a nd sickly appeara nce. To obristethis 
was done they pushed very. Wy genie or, yan had e her of a substantial brick ‘wally 14 inches th 
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ev rhood being 6s. 6 d. ee joare ghd, Te m of | but this ie brings wi with it visions of broken gas, 
Lid K es wee se as if they would start ° lazed sod heated, which I wi rather not realise. I would furthe 
It only on, a few s‘unted Joints we ite it anes tol be a shed ; it is rath Nr ee y” for | recommend a sails appliance which I have adopted wiih 
edie but Title rs = fruit. Most of the Vines have plants than a shed ‘for jontucttany all Experience sanaa maa 
thrown up strong young ne and the old ones of “bperationd of prea &e., althou gh from the presence | F erns generally delight i in a hum 
course havo been removed. Ta told ofat le ast hi rot a of Pee tting-bench, soil, &e., it would still have a 
-rate gardeners f | “sheddy ” Me dpdicuPationy and wou mane be exactly the) to s stagnate about oa are this must fre 
so, I shouid be glad ad the cause of the evil ik ‘plac e where I should like to put choice “blooming | happen where ther no means of escape for the 
the set dyad if ar A RIN, Sone of y $ lays.” Suitab! es should be w muc! i materia! 
spon 7 tort ith xp vided for these, and the stock of bedding-plants in | is used, and water more or less must be supplied. I 
matter. e Old Gra S Grober. hae eh Pw, Mgr that the coarser sorts of | therefore have a narrow rip of zine soldered romi 
Mythology and toad, —I did not like a phrase tables can be better grown in the opa n fields; 7. e., | the inside of the vessel, forming a ciro it 
used by one trot your correspondents the other day, “the |“ * rabertor in quality and “quantity, to those grown in a | which the shade rests; a little water poured on th 
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poh ra eaders of Notes and Queries ;” ba on Satu “nt by enriched ii n garden, yri irlatahèd the | glass occasionally will run down and replenish th — 
day, 13th March, I encountered an assertion in that ae grown by m whet sion asa proof that he i is trough as evaporation goes on and the moisture isim- 
paper (p. 225 2. — absolutely startled me for the | right. I cannot, sie wever, reconcile beim bibed by the Ferns, which will keep them in the kint 
Tent and ind a belief in cae : bility of on | those of older heads than ihe: I nev derstood | of atmosphere in which they delight. There is anotbe 
correspondent’s being "ecrest: Ash is the that its being grown in “open fields * was alone the | difficulty to which all glass cases are liable, viz., thats 
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gh a was simpl K warning to me ay to | that wn in private ens; and | T would ask, m ht | become discoloured and unsightly, occasioned 
others not to confound i oie bjects sng to ake the ing ext So thill. setle | vapours condensing on its surface. To prevent ki 
sei! rind sipiy slowed his orthogr % ergrow se on “ Mark d London” afford | desirable not to plant too near. casional washing i 
ni Mi reduced ie ae vis sisters ie reason why some thin: least attain superior | also good, or a ane of netting made of very fine zim 
chang’ hi Poplars. Hence the connection | excellence in market semanas? eat 16, “Land | wire, say 6 inches high for a 10-inch shade, Place 
atoia the two min k: A for Cabbage is SER ems a two-horse loa ld fi i 
Remedy for the Rose Ma faggot. —T find the following | emptied down {as a barrowfi ul) for every | with a little oie hand trimming. Chas. Forrai, 
in a French Journal :—* Mix 35 litres eg eS ofa, 30 square feet.” ain; 23, “gentlemen’s gar- rg re Wa reimar 
9 litres of quicklime, and 50 litres o e | deners buy the Same n pge owing to their mis- aif your correspondents will tale 
the mixture for 24 hours; then i off all tet hae nter and = i Mai a of the | the weatle to ‘refer to my article aa vin pickin 
that ees) add about 1 Ib. of soap previously dissolved groune row such fine Let as the | ceive that I only offered a sugges Bag. E 
in hot w and with this bak syringe the bushes as Pete tren N Aia lastly, gagè 36, p Whatever from certain — which came u 7, 
g p Jehan. = a a gardener takes to | If a Vine from two spurs can bref is bunches of 
Are Garden au necessary ?—As I am clearly kak, by nei er fails cing a first-rate thing. | Grapes, on four at the same rate there would be ® 
the correspondent alluded to by “A. P W.” at p. 172, | No aia thie : owing Ziet to his having his whole bunches ; by training the Vines as standards each ù 
whose remarks in a former Number have led him into | mind toit. He has none of the ‘crosses’ be- | occupy y4 feet square, a greater crop might esr 
ng ra a re ives gardener, ddl as ema i cook, | than by the present method. By the two spurs 
ht,” you will perhaps kaes ongi suc $ $ 
ave | housekeepers, butlers, and bailiffs.” Therefore it | base of the stock, (my Vines being t on the 
cert “train of thought,” 
me an opportunity of stating the reasons why I 
“imbibed the notion ” that brickwork is a than tine ue, Pen manuring, frequent trenching, | system) I mean that they are the two oldest 
for horticultural purposes. I tly | mulchin: ering—in fact, a thoroughly pulverised | now 4 years’ old; they have produced this 
iliar with what has been done by my. Rivers ah and highly enriched eni according to Mr. Pe is | shoots, and 16 bunches of Grapes. I should 
Snein the “cheap line” of horticultural erections, the pi neipal reason market gardeners are ed | my Vines as standards, and not less than 2 
d uce the ‘Ana vegetables both in quatity the glass. The mode of fixing the wires would sige 
fog. these I cannot suppose that P. W.” means i ae to be found in the world. W. Watt, | itself to any cultivator. The never 
kA p them be Bac An and A plant 8 Eilt having | Aswarby P. *| allowed to be more than 6 inches from the e 
the improved eg na appa Azalea narcissi rongly keepin; shootat t! Das Kaano anaiai ; 
miraire, modern ern garden a seubigattens: roofed | mend for nrg this ¢ a baie white nobis Kalen, being tle upright, the sap I apprehend wool $ 
onse on the pla of Mr: Rivera orchard hease, Stead TENOR By MiRe Sindak A Nodo NirdiMoM i the Vines T plants 
woth stages, hot-water on &e., complete for | sent home to them by Mr. Fortune. It appears to te their ane ent, &e,, I would mbaka 
the growth of y chids for instance, would amount to |a double variety of the old white Azalea indica. It aras five years ago this is Mar ch froma nurseryman 
p E S : into feet long, in small po 
work. These hai erections are very ee for the | a month or six weeks earlier than any other variety ; |t were repotted into lar; ts, cing ali 
ose for which they are intended, viz., that y it is therefore excellent for forcing. ieS well, and | old mi and Tiati i ina gentio heat. By t i 
aia Bog trees in B poet which, by the bya I think | continues in bloom longer than any other variety. I ted in the Vinery, the ro aes 
r, Rivers to be eather J con “child’s | have a plant now in flower Mord joy been in bloom at then a ‘the p sidos € ae the pots; by b 
play,” and as a commercial speculation rofit- | least a month, and shows no si going off. It was the py wee” peso 
able. But we cannot adapt such struc Patt to the | brought into flower kd br tea set mun of forcing, | the: 
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wants of a gentleman’s garden the buds having ope inch lo buni hart h Vine T sh 
suppose | the ope $ I 
A x reon bs 4 such, 12 feet wie in aa 12 feet | cold tae the old Suite, pga pede hoe “the hea viest Tbs. 1g ; 
igh, “glass to the gro or two, | and i it rat useat 2 
- und,” ar and in habit at ie gore ge quite so robust burgh | last year was 33 lbs., M + 
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houses as may be thought proper, some occupied with | me for tiie, second year, are to be taken yi fair | The Vine t long by he foot wide, GE IAE 
fruit, others with flowers; some heated for tropical | specimens, it is i arably the best Azalea for warty height arri oe Paes t the and Jean-to. * 0 
plants, others kept cool for comm mon fruits ; in fact, all forcin, and the decoration rooms, cul- | now 300 bunches just setting, and to sh ae 
g ,” | tiv in thousands hee ly London wi i the 1 
t up “in the best style for less than 30s. Pier T obtained m; s TN alge Be ye n size a brig i Pe 
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bove cost. But-who WORME heve orcad aties. aa H Wie Tatera hadik Transp lantieg TDIR ii had moct 
e “tarred over,” and “in a prominent | quite time to develope themselves. J. 2. in planting H: Angee sig Mi a u e | 
a pleasure- Aik por if the skill ofa} How to Rooms Cool in Summer.—Lord Rosse Rosse | success, both for hedges an spe clumps, I would 
mer were called in to render it attractive | predicts that | hi J. C. D. Y.” to take up his plants with as as mar 
a ooi as it would cer- eo baih AE ne ae sooo shopa he ean, especially the small fibrous ones, and 
as he proposes loam, but no me pn a 
on the e top, is found to sang oy ces ye nding tating up being 9ra Ppop 
exceed them. Leaving out the. — of cost, there is 
no donbt that the arrangement proposed - great 
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in abating the heat. Samdi the atat is ited them well at first, 
