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THE GARDENERS CHRONICLE. 
m 19, 1853, 
assigned to it by the Government, as also to the Royal 
nan 
Banksian collection 
national fo 
ath. | 
British Museum the 
ed the most valual 
evan over tone Mr. 
For sev ears Mr. “i hel 
as of the Linnean _ Society; 
the 
this is 
t ke an active 
the ground who had more experience 
than myself. What I have seen has pas 
convineed me of the advantage of pots, the 
jare so under _ command, and I much question i 
u man on 
(of Hammersmith) w cheap 
less so were those psy M 
ere made of 
nd prett 
‘Ransome’ y; 
ted out. Of course I am writin g of trees in pots 
on soil. n quite oe to hear 
ing It has~bee 
the ran of both gentlemen and thei ir gardeners on 
sim to grey: 
colour is iaiemuinteny either 
appear ance. Sevis na of 
ts of fi silic ceous rand co 
od: 
nits or societie: t his 
partmen: at, ‘and psn in 
| White Marseilles about 8'feet high, had 60 fine large 
is sag 
once, the last-of which I hope to'eat me 
morrow, having gathered them — for some eer 
litl l f young ones. A Whit 
? 
powers mind, his memory and h 
T 
5 
oats fall 4 +} 
of soda 
posure to intense heat in 
Y 
terioration 
of 
te se without 
Fro 
wholly unimpaired till the very day of his. ‘deconse 
Leas 
from which he recovered, ook which left him for some 
weeks in Dropsy_ and loss of 
raduall, 
are b as ea Now _ ost every one 
nae sees ‘the hem appear nished, some ‘saying their 
Fig trees grow but do not vit well “hes are planted 
wea stone it will be e at 
varying the fineness or apes Nes: 
power of producin was all v 
ae 
appetite gr y 
engm Tittle p re ke Aerar conscio us of condition, 
end his singularly ‘placid de- 
interest in all who . oo 
generally i n pots. The plan invented b y Mr. Rivers 
jag the “ happy actions Pood ch rá say _ the 
in a hous se of th e sam rehard 
ties 
eal i wt 
Ina some Number we shall endeavour to give some 
slight seco unt of 1 
f botany. 
Correspondence 
pees 4 Aphis Powder—1 procured som 
powder from Mr. Powell of Hurst Green, an 
myself given it w very fair Hh Bl on Rose bushes an 
rosie no ya ponb: < am aorty 
to say that i $ prov ap so Attending closely 
to Mr. Powell's A aatis a dione dredging neither 
used th 
and of their 
house without heat 
ake not rpc or a bette 
kita span-roofed house. 
251. and | v iety 
Eri el e Cika millstone 
snor ne uses 
ing this pe. j 
endless, statuary 
nary of ig 
if you hav 
he rch w o saw m 
oom wil 3 say that “lere was enou 
Whatev ay be written nai 
those w. no tried them. 
s of |a 
o admire. 
bu’ E 
many & e myse. 
prove that there i is no ditheulty i in thoi magement, 
ilwell Nur: ar Nott met 
J. R. Pears sön, Ohi 
Strawberries in gosto 
st a ak hhdtibea by i 
— tey will be 
wer ca rich effect. One a cee og 
some vases and other decora! 
iron painted cream colour were otoa wyi 
Seats, chairs, and tables on uP 
m Messr: 
‘admired for their ellipse r me -s Hey mes 
those from the ' Panklibanon Company, for the rite 
Orchard hav 
that to those who like , myself ` are much interested. in| 
killed the is oF ca’ to fall off, Tag pos in- from ‘the last-named Company were especially 
creased quantity scorched add troyed the lea n had moveable cane bottoms, and could 
should not have troubled yow with this had not Ma, 5 departmen ent of proved ight oe ponina. T give | otherw: lded up so as to go into small 
in powder requested ‘that I would com-| them mine for the pres in Strawberries. The of these, ‘al except the ware to black as ebony; others 
municate the result of the application to you. J. W. , and all w egant design and very 
de Yellow mt ‘As this is conside: by without water, looked rather mt early in ER but Speni si to sit on. observed some nice 
mere to be a shy bloomer, I beg to say that there are} upon orion watered, dedi leaves picked of began — e seats in the ere of stumps of trees, One 
ith 1 w vigorously. Drainage ery gh si en fre- senting a piece of a trunk of an Elm tree had'bark 
ring r espectively oo and 7 feet in diameter qu eae. ie stro i pra beari Ae abundantly. $ it excellently formed and vile with 
literally — = flowers. yet in ate ming y first ripe Strawberry was picked June 2, 11 days | Another an pon Fine natural in appearance was in the 
this eee ises from pruning, It should n od besa io Ged in sy opii prone Ne also watered with | shape of a block = ae with a sprig of ‘Ivy ruming 
tal , John St tandish. f Afi w da ays later I | gathered a small dish. round it Such se s these ust, we should think, 
ot 
hives? I had Le a ae i s spans consis- 
tingof acentre box, andasmaller er one on e either which 
r Harry is unguestion- 
fs regards ki 
ang: with me fie tare an fines 
rent on the old Chinese 
seats “that were wont to be and are now in some places 
to be a full hy 
lies of honey would be laid iie me. ne May by 
ice Mande are also ding 
T think T sapieri 22 > Sir Harrys in a 32 pot 
stands for plants, 
aig “ies digesta there were are exile from weed 
makers; but among them ‘there was nothing new 
the centre box; all went o neers d | o 
palin one of the side box ing aAA early oe 
summer. Follo owing the directions I received, T I open 
Gies 
en surprised to 
have borne capita 
find 
fall 
daily increasing aat i for some time. aa la 
May 30, rs Bath Sa 
eja magnificent b 
Of ‘conservatories two we hibited : one from Mr. 
Ortition, of Stanley Bridge; the other from Mr. Gray, 
of Danvers Street, Chelsea. “Thn from the former 
uilding. Tt 
hour I found it empty, and saw that, con 
expectations, the bees had ey: 
a ag -fashioned way, utterly setting a 
t’s ingenious designs pon Hos 
to my 
out in 
doubt a second swarm would no ave in so 
hive, | Would give their experience 
and 
as at 
uite an goni and The no} 
t beha contrary 
rder 
ier and "etter than those 
ma we har under the front plate of the ‘house. 
This is the case as earlin ness, even where the 
front is entirely of glass, as comparison with a friend’s 
house has proved. I oe bi eh 5 aay if others 
Societies, 
HORTICULTURAL Mieti ACTURERS’ EXHIBITION, | fe 
Tune 9 and 10.—The invitation to manufacturers to 
K 
th he top of the cornice is a 
façade is Roman, with élegant eaptta of the rie 
ith semi-circular arches from 
Tr 
Pag 
B 
3 
H o = 
rh 
2 a 
3 
e 
4 
ie tice 
or the purpose ‘de renee, er which contributed 
much to ‘the general effect of the structure. The 
22 feet. This 
+h, ys and tn } sas b, 
go eni aeoe one was slain 
fhe centre one, het a war between the Queens 
peace would Te 
m 
h horticulture on thi 
a | ported. 
Of mowin, 
sup- 
grea + 
ete very large swarm sallied 
le tree. Tr eee we ty 
the 
; tand, w 
oT doubt not 
for they aay! att return ps to 
the centre ong and will I fear swarm 
new r Queen is hatch Now I 
the evening placed them the 
had communication with the mother 
A EN T 
exhibited. G s 
g m magina 
of Leeds 
ines, gor. Paine varied from 15 in £ ow Pag 
for 
o 42 inches in 
both horse and hand ones es ance, it bn 
building was greatly adireaby allo visited thegardens 
on the = : te and artistic in on 
cov redit to Mr. Ormson’s taste 
a garden architect. "ME n Fote 
intended for placing against a wall. Tti 
Bar and al 
width (the es 
Shan! ver, were little if 
ost chiefly in i esr of time and heaviness 
drut, which so attributed to the 
hich the havi 
yakma inferior ; 
of 
x ch are employed im Mr, 
Green’ 's mowers, and these wheels being on Wes outaid | | 
d of front rend cult | 
progress of | Rage i to bees has treatin 
thood, 4 A ere 
years in 
n this neig 
pared with Mr. Ormson’s ho 
pr etty. It has three pirhi in Ee 
one in the middie: Ro und the doo: 
glass, which s 
Èy, taping 
ition, the | vario 
> P. 478, 
be 
un h 
such ch work oaght ob to be pod together. 
d hea ap’ tus were 
me Foy Some sng Tee important 
of that oo ie are alluded to 
je: E 
We ae 
He 
ulate 
G 
ud $ in 
< ainted vagal he ae 
eagle Stephenson’s, which re if they mi sag 
