384 THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE. 
the following crop:—6 tons pumpkins, 14,000 ears of Cale: Op ions. S gr tg 
¢ 
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got hold e 
iy Dana oe © Gee Cae gei eu For the ensuing Week.) hands will find this the 
Turn D would have fir 
rn, 
Toma Mr. ennis has realised from the produce of | 
PLANT DEPARTMENT. 
The Aiat price of Sewn lands, at the present time | CONSERVATORY, &c.—Now is a good time to weed | 
and for several years past, has been fixed at ls. 9d. | out all iach or fading plants from both this and | St Shae: 5 
sterling per acre. Wild land can be purchased from | other plant structures ; better des troy inferior stock * bad sos th selves. Co Luse nai 
private individuals at prices ranging from that of | er ay nner the good. pe 7 overings, it is to be 
Crown lands up to 20s. sterling cre, according to | vation rried out crowding will as: atse trees in geneng 
the quality and situation. Of cultivated lands, when | end in view. Have an eye to the pane ‘of stoc sm COTTA AGERS’ GARDENS, 
offered „for sale, „the average price of ay tig of which | for succession or winter flowering in due time. ake| The destruction of weeds is an operation 
Vova S 40,000 s from 16/. to | care to secure cuttings of such plants as Brugmansias, utmost importance to be attended to at Of the 
201. ster oe g. The prices of other i improv red las vary | Clerodendrons, Erythrinas, Poinsettias, Eranthemums, | time ; the thinning of young crops also demands 
so much that no approximation to their tlm can be | and of those useful winter flowering plants Euphorbia and regular attention. Manure and dig all timely 
furnished that would be of any practical value. jacquiniflora and Gesnera bulbosa. As regards Orchids, | ground for Brussels keat a —_ Broccoli, 
hos e only w th 
+ ee 4} 
*» „Plant Cauliflo and Le 
| stock in must make a compromise in point of tempera- | under valls and other halterci si matin oan 
ch Celery, 
tries and those which come from ona regions. To Leeks in trenches similarly repared as Use, aln 
r should be kept | Sow Cauliflowers, Lettuces, Turni os. 
t of tl for Sacbeallrncet crops; sow a smal} 
Trane List.—A Catalog haa een t t of | Endive, Mustard 4 | Sa tity of 
Ole Piee Cordon Pants s grown Jor 8 Sale ely Joh im night $ if Suing pri aider with a great amount o ndive, Mustard, aaa a weekly ; Scarlet 
Ty 
e w 
ne iums, ; 
Yeovil. A good pu TAA a ‘the most pensia plants sacrifice as possible ees abl pie me i id | Potatoes “well atten 7 it will save hen Si 
that come under the above denomination. The prices be shut up very early in aftern Centraden: if there happens to be any. Attend to the frost, 
seem low. w exhausted with levied should b “ae shaken out “of of Peas, Should insects be trou lesome 
Verschiffelt, A.—His Supplement to Catalogue 64 thal eir pots and repotted. Fibrous loam, fibrous heath | beds, strew some soot or lime over them, 
contains a eer bog Palms with their prices, varying from aE with charcoal and co es sand mako an “exellent weather continues dry, many things in the open & 
2 to 1000 fra mpost for them. “Make his ings o; will require to be watered, whenever it is neen a 
nico young wood cai Meine) See that all Rida | a om = Ser abundantly and a —_ a change of 
uals a timely at attention in in regard to shifting, | 
t, liquid m: e, &e. 
pecking ou 
e, 
Misc "ese vine 
The Redbraes Rhodod dendrons.—Our readers may be 5; Laas 
interested in learning that there is at present in full RC vaT DEPARTMENT. STATE OF THE WEATHER AT CHISWICK, NEAB LONDON, 
bloom in the immediate neighbourhood of Edinburgh PrnERIES.—For plants intended i for winter fruiting | Forthe Week ending May 6, 1866, tes at the Horticultural Guess 
one of the finest and most extensive collections of Žgl Banomzrzn. Ofihe i a fee 
Rhododendr rons to be found in eire This collec- | is generally employed for Pines, as there will not be a | a Bas. BS ~ eg othe $ 
aha ounds of Red- | much danger of hist this too wet as when a stro Max. | Min. | Max. Min. | Mean! E 
s, Bonnington Ri d (belo orth rs. Dicksons penperions loam is used. y 30 Eye 
E Co. of this ee and i is well w ot m a a visit from all | of about tw mart ellow ti turfy loam, with ‘one-third situ ur 
ıl family of plants, which has | good strong tury pe adding a liberal sprinkling of | Mon. 
| 
ofl so important in ornai aenta l gar- | clean sharp sand and some crushed broken bones, when 
den ng, vihar “the A of Dr. Hooker and | they can be obtained. In this the plants root vigo- | Thurs. 6| ( 
on botanical travellers. The varieties which spe- | rously, and fruiters can be liberally supplied with | ive 
cti 
cially attracted our attention were Albertus and Sir | manure water without any a r of the soil getting 
Walter, Scott ; many fine plants of the former are now | sodden. t the great advantage of a light soil is ne | 
covered with very large trusses of flowers, and those | it soon part with its moisture, and the plan nts are more | 
of we rd 2 yA beginning to expand. 
variet es being v hardy and well suited to the proper time. Erie eA aeres moist agibephere, i a pot 
clim especially where the fruit is swelling, and give plenty of | RECORD OF THE YEATHER AT CHISWICK 
“and w are glad to = that the ey are gat meee ea be 9 water During the last 32 years, for the ensuin Week, ending May 15, 188, 
i ye ie: to the public squares and gardens fruit. VINE Sheen that t inside borders are properly | PINE: 
~<ity, as exemplified in the centre division of ier supplied wit EE er, giving sufficient qant ies SA SEa 26 | aE | yna E | Greatest ER 
«Str , Ga ardens. The pict uresque situation x fae roughly ste the whole mass of soil. The Vine Eze | £88 | a8 bebe otha et etd 2 
is a gross s feeder, and absorbs vast feer of water | ——— A E 
the plants, which are tastefully arranged on the TE when i Haai vigorous us health an elling a heavy crop. | fon w) SS | 403] 09) 18- | ot te 
ial lake, studded with islands. | Give in pots manure water, first diluting it ques. 11) 626 | 405 | 516] 12 oe HLA 
Associated with the Rhododendrons, on the upper part slightly. ‘with: warm water to bring it to about the | Thurs. is] ge | wg last ioe a3 
. of the banks as that of the house. Attend to the | Pay 14 ci asbes o clone EEH 
introduced Coniferæ, and other crnaniental trees and regulatio e growth, stopping laterals, &c., and | m 7 searchin aia as riod ceived oxtail 
shru In the same dua! we Sire ea timely ER of the bunches and berries, before they | 1883—therm. 80 de s and the Samir ene 13th, 1850—therm. 2 deg, 
«series of the different kinds of fruit t ih fala Pe the principal foliage. And see that the ‘ard 
fine beari ing co conditi on, well adapted Pe the oot method e late house are tied up in their places befi =the 
which nated wit lier “get too far advanced, as there is Cina dable Notices to cn an 
Se Rivers of ieirik “and aa re oe long danger of breaking these off when they are allowed to | Booxs: Brande’s Dictionary is re 7 yi 
ae i ck Pap je Scotland by the Hon. Lord Murray. | get op long before the rods are tied a oe. Look roam „London ; pri Pih ped Me on the subject is Hood's 
after spider, and use every means to keep clear Treatise on Warming Buildings, an 8yo volume, eee 
ee alla a Brjag Root.—A woman, named this s pest, _ Fras. —Atten d to stopping = oman ihe oe ugh ay iy bookseller. a ae on wi oa init exo 
‘Sarah Palmer, owth | © 
herbalist for medicines to cure sommes mind,” and i Mipit the young wood to all the Tight it pea ible. dentate on the brown beetles vund at night on your young 
se received from her a solut whieh aan a had This will, of course, necessitate keeping the trees rather Beans and Peas are the common wi Paap 
ade her very ill; but o on a third visit she was essed } thin, but it is useless hoping for a crop of good fruit | The been rh aioe troublesome terest it numbers world be 
4 from trees that are witk with wood. Keep the east “The small beetles on the Stra bey id Ine ares 
ht. 
nm: to::the-woman’ s son. She e asin ang soon | rit a moist, and give the foliage a good was species of flea Bose, (Haltica). Water the 
|W i i a tw: 
“after aking it, and i in an hour and a half was attacked 1 “2 pana ‘ater h = : aoe = a aoa “os ioe Mexico: B'E: D By By ali moans uso stable litter = te decker, 
"became speechless, and incapable of motion; at six eim are kept properly moist. Where the fruit is| haw plen epe Pack Acorns in dry clay, Doe ol fel m à 
man, who found her | ripening, syringing en of course, be dispensed with,| chest not open at the sides; and send them i cea 
ner. 
‘ene i Mel s é P thing 
unconscious, speechless, web e dilated. h e kep t drier, a be careful to| Sully ide 423 but not soo’ 2 blah le 8 white flower 
weak, her teeth clenched ; 2 hours her [Memm] mh the foliage pert clea ; of i me up to the tinged Brelet ize dag Ae long, and the fom 
time the fruit ripen " Mero —Maintain eia of a Lily.” Is it a Dahlia? obliged to rat 
action of the contractile mu ve Sh in 36 } th t NAMES OF PLanTs.—We have fà ari t dried or other planis a y 
-Upon a pan mortem by Mr. Walker, ‘ne reels of Bier os pasted out until hey get into full grow wth, but avoid oe r z honps of e to recollect thit 7% 
‘scalp were reported full of blood; the membran f grow th by too much moisture never have or could ert; sken an uni 5 a 
well as the brain itself; | the this kind. Young gardeners, to whom thes Tt ving 
ed; the lungs conjected FLOWER GA asa AND SHR aor anions: thoy: aoe cance their other mais Y 
with dark fluid blood ; the heart contracted! gos that all Rose tress hare Sas asin ni aito gaining information. We cannot save them the tits, 
empty and inflamed ; the ae ng te Wank the buds inserted r otamining ana. thinking Be thmt 
ned about one ounce of| A oust. Se th 5 i krstni s inser desirable if we could. All we can do is to Nef ftare, oi 
all sk of poison had passed, as Wir, ack lot all Roses, oe ENE nae og hd CO a ior pier E ‘be neat us at one 
pected, after 36 por of life. I) wel tei e de Euk Momia solanite TA Setaria gma; 
Sed al A è generally à The Ma and Provins i manure if not already TK. Abies Menziesii, in male flower; or ones 
The bottle which h ad faas one. e Moss ‘rovins inds inten ded for forcing Grass! „Why Ta Humes ele a pou thon -5 any great * = 
inth en Afine oP dan 
side, looking like extractive nearly o oie pene ene “bale will now ibe Galen Shon M ole e Barkeria is mew gist 
S38 inter may be placed close beside them ; when the macula, ngs i wt h we are sivas’ 
Ana are decayed the bulbs, if ni y be | Sens: Excuse us. pene es ugh T because tief 
— at the same time. One of the most important Teal to prom pronat fe the interests of hon oppose the scher 
: ts of all, we must equally OPE of the As 
AER in this department at this ee is the pre-| 5 our letter is sent to the 
pation of half-hardy stock for masses. __No painsmust | ciation for the Protection of Trade. put itis stated 
6 1 say out, | SENECIO MIKANIÆ; me poet Bh ce si ea j 
HARDY gi AND KITCHEN GARD paiia mae with sweet-sconted 
e should now have all mews shoots | „ believe the statement. tuse this. 
| thinned a pes io ris five to each stool will be Saget met hay int no harm, but when 
ample. Keep down all blossom shoots from both|_ by worms it poisons the lan Both cause 
Rhubarb and Seakale; these exhaust the plant very | THE Potato Disease: @, Charliworth. TO A them Y 
. Stir e ground well between the rows of early done something to be proud of. But we doubt 
