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FEBRUARY 21, 1853.] 
THE GARDENERS' 
CHRONICLE 
AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE. 
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It has been generally believed, M. Dupuy remarks, 
and rt lf, 1 
for experiment ; but it more expensive аз 
a Jess amount had been fixed; 
One special feature wor thy of note 
in ed meetings at 
the Regent's ark, is the invitation of raa of 
Conifers and other hardy evergreen in pots. At the 
present day, when so many fine things of this class 
ye been introduced, thanks 1 A asure 
to Mr. Fo RTUNE and Mr. Meo this hardy evergreen 
gi to form a very interesting part | o 
of t displ ay. ce is ample PERUR also for a class 
he 
а ту variegated shrubs an nd trees, a well Жез 
oup of which would prove exceedingly attrac etive. 
HIDS ON BLOCKS. 
enera of Orchids which may very 
ose 
paper, as they require т6байу the same kind of trea 3 
t, due regard being paid to the different periods o 
d be 
labour, stakes, Шап e of ground. On the 
corn 
and ind from Sm north 
vigorously, and bore good fruit in the following end 
On M SUME the circumstance to p umas, the la 
replied that aulsaie near 
Гуо опз, M. Verrier got better crops of. this fruit trom a 
f 
r 
еу "ana of France is too hot for this plant, unless other hand we think the Haarlem method nie in 
gro situation with a northern aspect, and com- | шапу instances be advantageously employed; for 
dri shaded iron thensof thesun. Heobtained some | when tied strictly upright the buds — о base 
Raspberry 8 from Belgium, with the intention of the bearing bra et. conse- 
maa deter in thes most shaded part o 1 y proceed from dus weaker an ore i ioo ad 
but from some cau кзз һаа occasion. to plant iv t porti f the >; but t when inclined, , bearing shoots 
of them in a very w er exposed to and they will con- 
т ені ri more vigorous and will produce larger 
ndoor ME 
of the very pleasantest іш ts of an indoor 
рон of fruit trees which had been ш 
em » 
ыл 
n, the Raspberries occupied the warmest rein 
garden pr 
Охе 
t| gardener i is tat 16 seems to me, "y Bins ume from 
eed. The very fact of not knowing M y may 
ove to be, 
Those ni occisi 
Geranium " seeds, for instanco, 
гт; 14 "ni Alc a 
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cannol, pulpi be expected to 
erin 
ith but one силы, T a 
them on blocks of «994 proportioned t o the вор the 
sario, pues БА а c ee of DE. ; probably à 
ore abundant aud more Е flavoured than i ina 
wers. If one should ber. ар, indeed, I 
boliovo Thar the raiser might rself to have 
plant. For this purpose I u or 
cut to different lengths сано to tl ai ите ess. The 
bark с of this > (ree E more Si able kd retata moisture 
tl o the advantage of 
Paris and other са dee this © is much used 
Š for dessert alone or wi ith Strawberries), much more во 
we die x ve immense 
igo any gard n more than I did a pott of vd 
is kind t pd Ibo 
being light and arable, id d 
roots of the Orchids will re Jud to cling to it. 
© 
if I remember he 
* pon seed, Meri the. е ina plant case, апа 
wood is of about the same value for this purpose; 
more easily obtained, but it is heavier. 
In fixing ! the plants on the bl e I generally first 
wines, &c., je ices, d for ча of con- 
— ery. Raspberries will ores, and growing im 
uth 1 
on 
| on a window sill. 
Tio e every seed contained i in the. packet eame up. 
D 
the plant i is then firmly attached 1 by Į passing fi pp 
Fh 
ай Бе € ordinary mode of — in the 
the roots with more Sphagnum. of the utm 
importance that the plants onld Ж. Pes fixed i in 
that the roots may attach them- 
ences. 
Orchids on blocks like plenty of moisture. They 
become dry very quickly, and if neglected s sustain serious 
at 
injury; I therefore see that they have constant atten- | 
tion, examining them iu and employing the syringe | 
rowth—in sh never 
eai] the plants are removed to a 
here rema arked that „the 
freely during their se 
discontinuing its use uni 
cooler house. 
АЕ 
south = iei, «д ers each npe: wed to 
fo orm f bus h bearing d 
shoots 1 bei Ён ie other, SL Abbé Dupuy re- 
mmends the following':—Dig a trench 20 inches deep, 
30 inches wide, put in the well-rooted suckers, 
ak 3 feet 3 inches apart, and fill up with well decom- 
posed manure an good garden soil At the and of 
ear 
incessant аар: ilem. Yu fact, i 
the 
in constantly pons 
yp ыд абме" y» ally 
oot usu 
pushed the strongest of thes ps attained th e 
y 
to 
her to got three рас 
m |an mulus реГ е һе — find her hands 
such velvety 
Cn Veivevy, 
tiny sho 
high, and а spread o 
iressed m e by being А Тһе scent 
d І always hoped to get "m des a 
w à new P ma For any one who 
desires to have a window garden with the largest 
ои amount ot work about it, which is often, we 
an essential, and with the est amount of 
1 on the хуа little cost, I riny еме 
geeds—Geranium, Balsam 
? 
£a 
space, 
nd 
— likely woll Шаа for the summ: 
when I grew these vellus n plan of 
t bei о, and I 
aud attending to their дио wants, varying as i 
they do in different species and at di ffe rent. seasons. To and hos ог : or derer lio i in the trench теб 
а геа] lover of Orchids, а Source of 1 s шу y 
stages of 
and s h 
over Ње rongh. pdt of the blocks on which they 
ing їп Moss, or striking out p i: а 
air in search of nourishment ! 
showing du 
Парз to pro 
recurring, АҢА in 
January to December. za : 
When the pant Low. iei finished growinz, they 
T rested for 
what i 
Here one plan 
oret шо EM into pins 
ыыы, еуеп 
а 
= a ia m and. in 
appear: яе е t чт) to create variety. The foliowin 
аго kinds most reae - ок on blocks, and all 
of them a YT indi, her as respects beauty or 
curiosity, "They - other: advantag» in поб 
occupying m Hi T uS: they em mee be 
growz even in the smallest collection, v 
Co 
baskets have a fine 
n" bieolor Scuticaria Steelii 
mixe 
d or two deep 
his I say, constan Ey n 
withholding water, except | , 
2а he spring following, or aron in autumn, an inch | an 
f fresh soil i mpat а, the n in 
order to en edt e suckers, for tho ar following. 
en the time of pruning arrives that i is, a the 
cn of February, a stake is secured at each end of the 
ine of Raspberries, and at the hoe: € x ipn a dm 
stakes. 
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me up splendidly. They 
ind the case was covered at 24-4 and had one of the 
glasses. raised a good deal of each day. 
vbi the seeds 
conservatories, 
mental case 
m no доо» до. sn, for my rel м Ted 
ра 
the fru 
ihe groun 
routino is wong every year. 
ed wil last from po to 
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"There i aiu а ДА of training the Raspberry w 
is much at Ha 
the Abb eme recommends, because it avoids the 
| confusion arising Ёгота the crowding d vs м young 
wood. It is this :—The suckers plants 
зке, 
f P Tho ды 
grow to walk up out of "the 
affix 
e | inches. 
* ddle of the flower-pot 
ny suc 
e подобна: ог there is во ае; дапрег о че of 
washing aw: little 
hich | bi 
arlem, in Holland, and Уеа 
apnd when i they begin to 
soil, as the little spirals 
ed to them curl and D provokin ашу. I don't 
dades 
r 
know if it was right, but I cut off m mine, and 
could not see Mk it hurt d The AES ere nof 
across. Т enda. were 
in such 
ces as is well worth aome du 
margin o of soil all round 
very tiny thum 
t only partly filled with soil, am еа ги 
plan for atering is helpful 
y the soil and leaving the rootlets 
was leafmould made rather sandy. 
y drained uite -—€— 
grow the e named on a block placed in a basket 
of vilium in order that the roots may have more 
recurva 
c 
Boiboph сы pes bg 
x mios 2 m 
"Тһе las & basket with СЕ pas isa 
most use 
On each E of the — м Үү aec from it, a 
bearing are pec ed to these stakes, t 
Balsa! 
d 20 inches high. | Lobelia 
very 8 
q MH o of pu ja is | enotgh to cover ' them 
an inch deep is quíte as as low as they sho 
Four de 
being : eei to the ri ght and two to the left, like 
the branches of a yo 
canes are shortened M the l 
3 inches and 2 feet 8 inches 
К. in summ ^ our 
ength of epe 2 
Ad lst these are bear- 
allowed to grow 
и ined 
at the win 
s best i 
ant for. ate flowerin 
B. gio. C OAM Cumingii, €  pieturatum, 
C. c C. Med ano- 
za 
also а few species belonging other 
ч. a whieh require blocks, such as бн хүн 
Dendrobium pulchellum, D. Jenkinsi 
D. primers "too bye any тона Orchid E 
succeed па! ай the large 
A N better u 
inclination of th as 
when bent down]. From the егин: he has had of 
етв this mode, he has no hontigi m 
give a more abuudant produce is obtained by 
crowded b 
оо тт гай 
{о believe in covering seeds with 
have quite 
One 
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| moss for the practice of window 
