292 THE GARDENERS’ CHRONIC LE. — 10, 1859 
several Martagon Fuchsias, which, if they are equal to|one of the most interesting and thriving botanical n FL GARD ie SHRU Pom 
the figures, should be singularly handsome ; some huge | g arderi I saw on the Continent. The public has free : on ould t Xp et of 
doubl ins, and a x Begonia | Chase to the grounds and conservatories every day | p ants snow ake P E eve ry {Pring ; if he Ta 
fachsioides ; a plate of noble-looking new Achimenes, 5 —a A se apt which th hey seem to value and enjoy. i Ars me of the at 
which promises to descend to the ranks of florists’ | th > hereby destroy at 
flowers ; and | Eucharis amazonic ca. Useful ef ardening | s atue in bronze of “De Candolle, with an inscription a | proportion 3 in the m mixed beds. “aa annuals w 
infi ti nother accompanies all these the pedestal, stating the years of his birth „and death | equired. rly struck Verbenas, Calceo) Wherever 
plants. The account of t tha B Hav may be planted out 2 or a Baws das rt inbe beds; with 
vation will be especially acceptable to amateurs. |m ade arrang ements with M. Ortgies to forward the slight roteclion they ma e plants by 
— plata I had selected, I returned to Basle, Das 5 middle of May, and he removed either to me 
Strasburgh, and on through France to Par Fro n | borders w vhere oie will bloom at once, and soon 
M,. Moores Report to the Royal Dublin Society, 
Sardon Memoranda. 
Lre a n this town pe Brussels the railroad 
passes th ough a ios agr oes! country, where the oe aa Tis Hpk late ria GARDEN. 
various crops appea: anche be highly cultivated. On Calendar of rage ae ; Kites es plant a fall crop of P ola. 
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, A ul. Ile CONSERVATORY, gs sores no mac suffers from | thick damp litter, and care ully handled 
time in — ng my way to. Mr. “Jacob Makoy’s nursery aronght here Planted out a thingy will a thorough | Should by no means ee planted during either 
which is not extensive, but contains a select assort The larger specimens in tubs or pots, if any,| °F Wind. Those with sprouts 2 or 8 inches 
of rare 5 exotic plants, must © alas: have a ibelal a upply, provided the dai inage | if managed thus an aM red at night until the second 
elsewhere. Among ‘the large gr ing t e Ferns I is complete. This is the period for free use of liquid | Week in May, will closely succeed those in 
noted the following :—Diplaziu m alternifolium and cel- | manure, but take care that i it is perfectly clear and not Let a sowing of all the winter and spring Broccoli be 
tidifolium, Angiopteris eaat and pruinosa, Hemi- tro range trees are very . pe eee a 
ti horrida, and Alsop! aD 
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which are either wanting or are rare species in British it alto ogether, and let the lower shoots take its Aor later. See that plen ay py seas Kale, Sa vor, Bese, 
collections. There l th moder: atin ng the growth. Sprouts, Leeks, Scorzonera, Salsify, Beet, ke, is got 
both distinct as species and as varieties, such as Crypto- | P, ay daa’ attention “tó watering, nshiftittg, Set i &e, in without delay. Continue successions of Horn 
eria araucarioides, Chammcyparis glauca, Cupressus of stove plants in general. Make cuttings, as they ne indeed sow a bed every month from J 
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plants effective for — fine or variegated fi an age are | Euphorbias, Brugmansias, Begonias, and rgias, | forward, also > Tomatoes and Vegetable Marrows, 
caltivated in this nursery; among them I noted the &e., in order zeep up a succession of clean young | $00n as young Asparagus is from 3 to 6 inches high, let 
following :—Theo A a imperialis, Eucholeria Jongh stock. See that growing Orchids have abundance of| new plantations be made. Put in successional crops 
Stadmania Ugni, Caraguata splendens, Magi olia mexi- | atmospheric moisture, with a liberal circulation of | f Peas, and earth up and stake those po ground, 
cana, Psychotria leucocephala, Aralia longifolia, Sonerila air early in the morning, shutting up close betimes, | Protect seeds appearing above ground fi rom birds and 
superba, and Caladium metallicum, with two fine hardy | ang takin care to observe moderation in the use | Slugs. Prick ont elery fi 
tanic | of fire heat in order that a pure atmosphere for the well to the early Plants with Ba isc and if they are 
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collection of plants. conservatories, though not mar A te spelled of water: and let plants cocky. Seed should also be Ag é hae a 
extensive, are good, and in the centre is one large Palm It blocks be frequently syringed, Most vie plants wil Attend to keeping up a pts "of all Kinds of small 
house, 40 feet high. Professor Morren was seriously ill succeed in the mixed gre ouse, wher mediu: at sowing: frequently. rips “ee surfoce of the 
at the time I visited, and could not be seen; conse- between the cold greenhou and t roe un h the view of pre- 
uently, I remained a short time be returning to to s [Fenti the growth of weeds aa keeping the soil 
the town, and prepared to start next morning to t te th ot | Op 
ited Nehoa fit for that, purpose. Saas e the moment an insee 
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AT CHISWICK, NEAR LONDON. 
Soma OF tko as 6 things “ote _Forthe e Week'ending April 8, 185 1858, moa at upi — 
uccession. 
and pleasure- -grounds occupy near! iy the whole ‘of the pat iaalke erie might be removed at this period) 4p. 
oT island, Isola Bella, and a fford specimens y the | to furnish m room for growing young stock and fine ¥ 
tali fom | speci ens in ty Pn Some protection will, however, | —— — 
f z e | be necessary for them ee 
Metrosideros alba, 20 feet high, and as much in @ DEPARTMENT. | 
diameter; Maclura aurantiaca, with a stem 4 feet PINERIES. a p their fruit should be} Wea. 4) 35 
in circumference; Magnolia glauca, a small tree, 20 feet carefully attended to with water at the root ; | for, if | Thurs. 8| 24 
high ; Laurus Carolini feet; L. nobilis, wi 
Se SEeeh 
stem 8 feet in circumference ; Cerasus Carolintan na, 30 | the fruit and preventing its attaining the size beeps it} April pans, n; cloudy ; overe j j 
_ feet; Diospyros lot lot us, 60 feet, with a fine spreading bey „under ae treatment. It is, ho’ owever, easy EDE OP en “et pdr be tween 2 sae An 
Fabiona imbricata, 20 feet L and pra ecessary to enable one to properly water} — -Rains cloudy: cold showers’ kenty Fan Be 
L. indica, both small trees, pissy with toutes Lee ye their pots plunged ; therefore this — ane Wea a enik: ae the we "3 deg. below the average, = 
Laurus camphora, 25 feet, a gol in AAE the first I had | not be intrusted to inex elaji nced hands, who woul RECORD OF THE WEATHER AT CHISWICK -is 
ever seen produced. Ther also some | splendid probably water every plant if the surface soil indicated | se 1 sista eel ee 
coniferous plants rap whic on were iryness. Use weak tepid manure water for ri a: that | ; Mints 
esse aa A about 60 feet high, with an E DA are well rooted, whether fruiters or E 
; Taxodium ee about 80 feet high. and keep the atmosphere thoroughly giving 
with wine spreading head, ha freely ; Cupressus = very sparingly on cold, drying, glenn an Sunday 11 
ee stem nearly 12 feet in cireumfer: jack Jamaicaa, and Montserrats expected to supply | mox, 3 
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with Lae a foot in dia: ca was climbing round this | into their frnit iting pots, and care e be. exercised Pray 16 
a and producing clus Grapes near the top| to avoid checking their growth b means, Satur. -171 
the Pinus us palustris, a about 70 feet high; Cu- this Pon lead tort their fruiting prem: aA n See to | jolts shes temperature during The above oh Neem e 
aie s glauca, va e balls inp rather moist tite at the tlme of Sabie e A a, 
Cs ith prac branches teaching May to ‘the | repottingt ana ep the bottom- regular and the LN TE EE 
ng with other fine specim of rare trees | atmosphere moist may en close until the plants iS Notices to _ Correspo ss ve gardeners 
—The Botanic- Garden is situated on the spe t will be os, nan by tering tea| 3s best fairly stated by ourselves, an z cre bad 
sie oF, of a a small conical hill overlooking the = and | bottom-heat, &e., in the case of those growing in the} int 
n of t — The conserva- | open bed, for plants that are any size are apt to show | mere strongly exemplified than in the heap of letters 
toclte tite eit Om teneniaditogete. ak the hese fas: cui] tre ab thie mme tee checked in their growth. S led ara oe 8 4. Your Apples the O14 Pomme 
the sides of the hill, ei aiiebels osen at the end of | VinertEs.—Directly the fruit in succession houses —Capt. © M. No. 1 ap to' be the Ot Da 
one ri ee princi l The house acco; ee sufficiently advanced for thinning get this a, t the psd ee Apple; No. $ resembles the pe reer 
for plants is extensive, but their constructio mand aes at and the shoots aa arpan without loss | Nas nage no ; lig E mine 
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nd amor he | tedious, and a bs the never have or could have undertaken an pagel? 
arboreum and 'celtidifolium mong the |a liberal sup : "a anu the Vin Give ii porien this kind. "Young gardeners, to whom these roeit 
On the lawn in front of the principal range of| stab ble-yard tank S r E 
plants of hrina na! 
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wi neces allow i 
ue bell-shaped flowers, hanging | for the ground is cold very unfavourable for the Fi Coty. ledon” E pate pope n 
he gl f thi coe he -o enting ials RKA ae enep are always Pits ing Fortune's 
_ the glory of this garden is the | used on the border of the early house, the heat should | Roses: # G D. miata age 
Alpine plants which the late curator, not be allowed to fora’ until t is ripe, Yellow in the trade. 
w Director of A Imperial Gardens at for it is easier to secure eavy crop of well swelled | SCARLET Geraxtums: AG In bed 
ew s ; Seay 
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‘tion are planted out on a | crop, ‘at ce root action is perhaps more im- | _ the Cork tree to bear acorn 
work, on the side faceing the north of the portant while the ye is eclbectiog than my any cubes Scorcx Frs: 131 Years. a amt is the y 
+ gardens occupies, —each i i i ert 
ly as possible to the circum- turned occasionally, adding fresh as ma be requi: toj tity. a, which ston its doos 
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accommodation; yet he con- water should ij ied 0 syringing Wee E wita vist first is the best. The’ “transparent gi 
general collection for hea containin: Bade = ie aw berries are apt to be |." As usual, many comm bees 
this appeared to e | disGgrured'by a by an otit d till th 
