$ 
greate: 
disease 
the 
In April and 
towards th 
of more 
summer severe hg mel were prevalent; but the season 
patam p its dryness, 
apende 
In 1857, for the 
tato to ii a 
with ites then eter balers e known. The failure of | are s 
the map ero > and the prevalence eid intensity of the Potato 
eading facts in connection with the produce of 
May vegetation 
was SO} 
e la g Sai of Faini it received an impulse from the mi oc 
and made 
Produce of t a year was 
bit ardir that ot Apples and 
flied Ae aai yin England and n 
The smaller sorts of fruit, 
first three months there is a paucity of 
concerning both the meteorology andthe nek «anos ig FA a of the: soil: 
Fears, which 
apari ia d on aa 
vages ao yA anra rset which 
as are soon 
as vente ch plani 
plants as 
osphere, so as to able | a agro ‘t 
Er 
nfin: h 
and moister r than would suit ae jus boa few of our 
er, to the great injury of the | stove plants will do any good in a te 
rect action of the s sun, greg regula 
y a close 
THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE. 
closer 
of 
e rapid ss. During the 
warmth and ae while matung eir 
i grown roof, 
Orange trees and other things that enjoy a fair amount 
their wood 
h 
cupy the beds, the hardier er ants will form t e 
was | most suitable Ioe for the next three months. 
and the cereal crops in sòme places | oyer the twiners frequent ly a iid ‘regulate their growth 
and in fact nearly all the benio the shoots ngled, but void k 
undant, particular] get d 
i tied too closely, for ee are never ge to advan- 
fans ee er are allowed to hang in a natural and 
as meal 
than usu The months of July and gracefu' 
August were intensely hot, and very unusually severe ae 
icuous feature of the autumn months of 
hay rains ar of almost tropical character were experienced ; tl 
a conspi 
this y 
But th the fine summer and autumn was Lote far into the the 
winter, and the mild oo which contin to the end | M 
will be fresh in as reeodlaotiati a every one. | need 
December 
of 
In the North of Scotland ate 
spring shrubs were out in apud an the ang of the beri ths t 
and thrush was heard to 
In some places the pasture Mid- 
summer, In Dorsetshire, at Little Bridy, ketonit the 16th and 
24th of December were enumerated 
benas, Violets, Roses, Scarlet prompt Ekon to the t thin PEER of the 
I cecession houses, ies like many other jobs this is mosi 
ti 
Higa n erte agia Fora Sea beanie = see 
mernsey on the 25th double white and red Camellias an 
other rare plants were in full bloom i be the open air. At Belvoir easily- and: expeditiously “done. when. taken in Prat 
Castle Mr. hae Foran writes—'‘The year 1857 will be recorded in Look well to the aie of the borders where the frui 
by a and well mature deposit of woody fibre. 2 Aeon and give a thorough soaking | of cepa. oon 
In Ee ileti he ngs ae = as tee or a. ak, X t | strong manure-water wherever the soil is found to be 
e 0! e rin ue 
ar varying seo Leeper pred oo eed at trees eight centuries ne all dry, and aim at having the borders in a healthy 
old and seen such records, and eight centuries hence some | State as to moisture where the fruit is about colouring, 
curious botanist may point ou teresting the fruitful ‘ind for a healthy root ogre has more to do with the 
luxuriant development of vegetation A = season just passed.” | eg to sup- 
anc per: ring 
shrubs I have Co A mint A notice w resent year, observes 
Mr. Glaisher, and ve ntl gathered in the grounds of to grow freely, and as the 
a aaor a bimoh of Lilac ipl eee chro a inches in the fae see that they are not allowed ‘eg ae for 
an 31s not an excep- 
tional or carefully selected piece, bu nt an average bunch gathered the w of water, an nd in es me t of continued dry 
from a number nal size and spesfection The m of sinh a Aighe mulching over the roots would be 
meee: shrubs Í are which Bo year t be tia i ein tig useful. Do not keep the Interals wo pory: stopped, as 
portion, a remark whic ies particularly to the 
Fiawth, SoMa Sarton, do D AE EAPN, Lilac, the more teaver W. nthe Ji ines are allow make the 
elder | se, i sand cacia, shrubs which I have daily | MO ore freely the s will run in the i ae and “se 
Acai 
observ and have 
ine bat which this sets ‘in nehdlr full develo ea and ppr no pains 
$ s where the fruit i is swelling, syringing freely, and shut 
To trace the e prec n the afternoon, but give > air sufficiently ea arly 
will be of indetti interest and value in the discussio t 
Bi oa 1858, which atid follow in the next be Pare 
clusion, observes Mr. Glaisher, it is very m nd very FLOWER : ARDEN AND SHRUBBERIE: 
ae nebo Aa ented to't kopni eng to periodical Late sown annals should be ER out as soon and streams, although with you it y 
supplying MORAO aako hat op: hota Maie kaa thickly t e wi well al grou und, for if left to grow. too does all attempts y eon your stream EA rae one 
sctamtnaha dye Whenever sible to su piy Bes. em, and that | PNICK) che pated ea detent i aa of by 
the same range of facts applying to the e referred to display plete A that are ivan! plenty of space and sent Sea inthe er beet fr bas 
year by year. which gd th pga ed from the first. Attend to aware: We can find no flow fee A tae tee ou have 
takin such of the herbaceous plants as require it|  forw 
A : personal 
Notices of Wooks, befor y blo about an red, and do not | RaNsome’s Stuickous Stowe : Armiger. We have no resisting 
& huddle the stems together, as is too freque tly done.| fot rain lt Di power pae en it is, 
G CA PERA fi n nig The earl g bulbs, as Tuli yacinths, Turban | © well suited to all horticultural pur The patterns are 
Hoe, steed by caetly court” Wild | Ranunculuses, &c., will now be ready for taking up, and| undoubtedly very satisfactory." All toein ier peg 
every British floweri: t, drawn u shoul gand left in the ground after the of the say tragn goes ee i i he E about one-sixth the 
Yeo A t eduction to thé naturak orders iid foliage, as if wet weather occurs they wi eae original weight of the fragment. 
enera will be added, with a glossary o ‘eal fresh roots, which weal for next s ALAD : Jacquette sauces or mixtures in use in this 
fhe i , 0, ry erme. | BT soils American plants will tt ou: salad making are either detestable or indiges 
work is to comprise 80 plates, each containing 20 8 ri p greauly iy benefited tible. “Stuff, sold under the name of Salad cream, is 
figures, forming, with the letter-press, an illustrat y d soaking of water after dorinne: and the| whatever the d ia messorum or their masters may ay J 
manual of the British Flo i T ner yon y pari seh oe t in keeping the contrary. Mayonnaise pes the thing. | Mal peie = 
As the holidays Aa ‘Guide Books begin to put | aed es cata the mae A Abbe af tee hk te E ote ee and 
i hit the yolks a dust of ca 
forws: rd their claims upon the traveller’s attention. ‘oh ab ds kes a a, “i eT arieties of “Pentatemons Ase ‘a seat oc hen Salad oil, Rub the lbs with a ja) 
Longm el $6: Swite- road | ingly useful plants. until it is perfectly smooth ; add another nage 
tu S 
te fields peice 
NG DEPARTM 
TES. — Attend to keeping coo! ool oe moist where 
ecember many of the early | ig a bee ee not be allowed to 
e lat eae id 
34 different species of wild as 
pes ave ror foliage a good w: ing “with t 
directly Li be it is cleared ma "md T repeat ‘his as lon 
eeping 
d 
ure that is 
1 ated for "Er ricas and such like plants. Tf the oe fn Max. | Min. Min. cal Yt 
how | Fa D | 30.007 | 29.993 eal = 
uch as re quire a free circulation of air, the feces pes a eye | sees BL | 46 | 635 | e 
ts not be kept so close as to injure them ; but where | Mon. 21} 10 | 30.260 30.256 | 84 Hd Fd S 
Passifl Ipomeeas, sae gray scar aye Tecomas, | Wed. 35| 12 | 32% | svg | $ 4 | 660! 65 
es | Bignonias, &c., are covering and | Thurs. 24) 13 | 30.262 | 30.158 But 2 | Ss a 
30.109 { 30.149 | 81.0 "ea7 | ea 
Forthe Week ending June 24, 1858, as observed “fs ae NEAR 
Se hg SR ae 
STATE OF 
THE WEATHER AT CHIS 
a BAROMETER. a 
June. EE & Uf the — Vf the Air. 
44.4 
18—Overcast ; ae udy ; clear and cool at ae 
19—Very fine; hot ni a loka See 
ny y; con aia. 
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S 
5 
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y 
s 
iin 
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8 
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ther estige of the è y to seen. 
ene of the fruit than many persons 
a : 
had for a long period of | deserves attention t he first season. ACHES.— 
e effects of ear’s favour- 
eding year upon the present, nthe rly in 
n: aintain a moist state of the atmos 
ive 
fruit in 
t 
During the last 32 years, for the ensuing We k, 
og oe 
waa j| bed) g No. 
Jwe, | FE | EEE | EF | Yens | Grentent 
anı 4 _ Q9 manti 
wy) Zg | ZSS | Ae which it of Rain. [2 
i a hiag En 74.0 51.2 62.6 l ? 
Mon. 28| 73.5 50.4 | 6l. ii Yad 2 
Tues, 29) 72.9 49.6 61.3 8 0.20 
z Wed. 30) 72.9 50.0 61.5 12 0.80 
e urs. 1| 72.0 52.1 62.0 16 na 
injure | Friday 2| 732 | 519 | 625 12 0.22 
f req | Satur_s!_7a6 | 520 loss! w | ogs i 
The highest tem ture during the above riod conan as 
; and the lowest on the Boeke iss 1848- therm aed bn 
————_—_—— ss 
N es to Correspondents, 
FLORISTS’ Fiowans: Cymro. Until a Peg a shall have 
par 
aoire 
i 
5 
i) 
given of the meaning of these words, re unable to 
whether Azaleas and Heaths are to ral included wie a 
Perhaps they aiou be, a ms by muling ang 
otherwise they have been so much alte of late oy 
= 
at 
4 
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d=] 
F 
na 
. Ther 
destroying this at rs you will GA follow fieulty, w directions 
palis ave Bis SY Ne = r is fatal to it, 
ructio! e given are thes Attack 
Did you u do that? y; 
mildew reappearing repeat the application of Dii 
you do that? If not; if you neglected any part of this 
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The 
Nam F PLANTS: E G. Thunbergia A ei. ‘Thevariety 
Mikanie, a yellow-flowered sweet-scented climber.—R FJ 
Quercus triloba.—Hassan. No oo the ie 
called Bishop’s Cap in the U. States.—W D. 
power to name leaves pendence by their ‘inten 
climber may be some Mimosa. The other we did not 
A 
rat 
produce an 5 
book “ The Practical Swiss Guide, t 1 e border Picotees ails Carnati Bons 
e AA O perky that ought which are invaluable for ee Cuttings of these 
si away. 
t are 
deavour to secure Spinach: Avena. The lea of the Lettuces tha 
h oats beginnin, pat to seed make the best of al Spee Sins 
ceed until one-third of a pint of oil has been used. 
an not before, add a tablespoon’ mixing ie wel 
i dissolve in three 
Sp o little salt. Kai! 
em once more till the mixture is smooth, and you age 
Salad gnes fit for a pem Bur if TOn o is n ra 
sweet and good, all your trouble will have been throw? 
to be seen in the shortest time, and at the leas 
pense,” 6d. In this solid 8vo. the e "told if put in before: the wood gets too hard root as fre cely 
where he should go, how he should go, what books he |35 Pinks. 
-should sw ts he should see, and even how HARDY FRUIT AND KITCHEN G 
he may express himself in French, Germa à talian, with nailing in ‘ihe young wood of wail trees, 
when he knows nothing of those languages, a great | 3nd see that they vo ie clear of insec 
vantage we seed think to a many of our paris ny gross shoo 
tourist coun he k is well conceived, and | § pply of bearing pest ye all over the tree. _ Gross 
Bia all the appearance , of being well done Messrs, | *' - 
ff thet f all the laterals e cept one, or if they can be ie 
edition, much improv ed, = 8vo. of 150 
dantly pt with vi 
landsca s 
but poor, and it is very desi 
rer . ee ly of this most gree p 
a a upply of Savoys Broccoli, &c., should also| col th i about 1 
Calendar of Op ti be pla gas at once. Continue to plant out Celery as inch in diameters’ The flesh is firm. The favour m pipe 
Vperations, ground can be spared, and keep it well supplied with| mellow, partaking in some de ality aa to bo pior 
(For the ensuing Week.) water. Canlifi aier and other strong growing thin = og Sikes gg Pama othin ‘in pe al 
zi will be greatly benefited by an oceasional th| explain why Strawberries roftuse vo frost with yous 
: ere y oni w ater! ing w with xplain why St oS refu; P your 
hy manure. s; cut Box} We can offer suggestio! th no confidence. perhaps 0 
PETE a have all| 124 is light, perhaps Soni climate is too aoa af manure. 
neat and naike Mo oat ben oar hate a ‘ae be taken as such 
S, È t 
spa Any skilful gardener near you, who could inspect Yoa a st 
itis} If Carrots ‘ices een failed a ce bed of " i frott yey k, moult pro pro cafe navise vet ik wei; certainly b us. Š 
may yet be sown. Continue to Miso, ee got nS Mespilus gran ndiflora ” means te 
y various winter greens, York Cal iset p tely in the ora cm shire hedge is by pe Ghecques 
stov. ill be illd { y same as known hee ge: rh ey itd state of the 
bloom ea they-would be i e stove, val may exist am © Cro Stake “ Service” Tees is probably Be 
and the he Tength of “ea time which they retain thei er. da h Age pipe vong othe and lay ear PEER * pment Mollar es cations ts a i 
To do To do thee ha pe aada largely for this purpos f choice Roses may be made, choosing the early wi and others are detained till the necessary. ing do 
Bib howee should be cleared just getting firm, made, We must also beg the indulgais Sp still ae 
ents the insertion of whose contributions 
ia with the 
e 
English Lakes, Wal 
of ex ni mely ice — by Birket Fos oster, T 
all 
o 
potent alto; prio. Keep the breast wood on 
wall or r espalier trees © the o hay ah in pon some, but too much bruised 0 nab os 1 io, Tso: 
Spinach ; but it is better re asd om oe oa i 
OF Of course hee he ook knows how to Spinach; er 
spoi 
a a eea W Myatt. Your seedlin; 
ao de 
pages abun- 
f houses, places, and and o other 
of which, wages the wood- | Attend to | g th 
spirit of a practised artist. 
ent firm ad eae Vi of berry ru nee foreing scion: spring. If not 
siaa i 
good breadth of Brussels apies should i sae to ee ene Serene yr er 
pata on TAE deep soil, for if not got in at once æ 
rab! 
und and closely ; 
of 1857 : Frui nio pri 
Ne | compressed, so as to resemble a hes ooh 4 ro 
07 ir. meri 
roundish ovate, 1} inek an a length, ’ nearly pea but firm 
