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THE GARDENERS CHRONICLE AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE. 
[FEBRUARY 28, 1863. 
bill of a sparrow- 
es, as large and sharp as the 
eii eri s Acacia 
eyl 
protrudes, 
Кым. The black twigs of the Bu 
— m)a low shrub oem: in northern on, 
r of thorns set oppos slte | 
eac sasi other, like the uie t an ox, as sharp а 
3 inches in length, and Dicker 
stem the 
nood o from 2 to 
at the 
base than 
a» om 
ous genus, has thorns so large as o be 
a 
| generally will doubtless now be prepari ng to push ; | forthwith. Where it is absolutely понт, to 
бе ign should;be kept рте буч lively i in the Ad | edges о of walks, let it be done now; an nd as E 
f the 
to day to allow a fre run à heavy r y id 
Бей. Every leaf should be be P^ hour dow edge, to soften the cui line, All m 
about mid-day; after that air may be а. Thi е with- oà. E ойл, havo a slight a po toward 
drawn, апа atmospher: ic moisture renewed. This reat- the walk, and ed should only be fresh cut in со : 
ment will be found t h kept mee 
as well as Orchids. n Achimenes few plan hti 
rch Tha 
or Moe therefore every нн нй. of | As poja Mir Ж follow ар former r ешш р 
called s. m o jungle nail by lee d the jo Md any importanc ould poss good uan tity of| cover the beds with larg eshed nets; when 
thorn by the natives. In some of these thorny plants, | them ; their dwarf bu habit, brilliant flowers, and | too all the plants are pm o be wn, which 
the spines grow, not singi but in hranie clusters, | the length of they continue to bloom, render them | should be avoided. Рау beds best made in the 
each point presenting a spike as sharp as ancet; and | worthy of every care. ll like a stove heat, but | autumn; but re plants have been kept in pots 
where t thes se shrubs abound, they render the for rest they may als во be grown without s uch convenience, for | during the win onths, they may now be planted 
bl en бтен Gloxinias bue | with their vh attire on richly-prepared soil, Pi 
an d sir ength. T EE АЕ р ftl 1 high degree of bac on in a Cucumber | ought now be carefully gone over, the surface 
hi ch p protect his | ТІ I jst shou rts ich M loam, буре Гы slightly forked up, and а top- ing similar in eom. | 
fields and plantations s nr beasts and robbers, ten dung е | position to that e ployed for Auriculas should be 
tishsudd y | over the bed to the depth of h. Planting time 
against hostile invasions. Thus Sir Emerso: i osed | with respect t Carnations is now ly approach. 
of the ? Кайт | 
ing; give all & 
informs us, tha 
kin ingdom, before its pet by the British, the | rain Achim Rom all ij gated ; "ES the soil, as much of after success дереп that, 
is easily kept u n or 
plantations of thorny plants, a or- | ma Min € ир of blooming pla p А UIT AND KITCHEN Wm 
tification impregnable to the Pai уй оп us v r d the ad "ndn ths of the succeeding winter, 8 Attend to due preparation of the gro 
side ; and at each pass which led to the level country, | should be started at different times. fter receiving ain crops of Carrots, Pofenihs, Onions le 
AAP Hs formed of the same thorny be mA a little water they should be placed in a hotbed Plant Seakale forthwith, salting and manuring h 
were suspended as an ample MS against the the temperature ranges from 60° at night Give all Asparagus beds a slight кР this should 
eursions of the naked and timid lo wlanders. Wn to 70° by day, and the fermenting material i which | be d fter TA lin M ihe rains will c it down 
wig ; the Tropical Hn e plunged from 75° °, not higher, as|in а progressiv ions may E SOWD а. 
British Columbia and its Mosquitoes.—The last day either excess of heat or water at this early stage of | S00n ав е: ; ур аа а piece of ground tha 
and a half the mosquitos lad become i inis ple qe worse | exci UM might jurious. When the pots h Wien. mute for а previous crop, adding nj 
indeed than ad ever 1 ven 1 bee me Зн еа roots they should be shifted | fresh m throw it into be: " „Sow when „Фу, 
British Columbia, Fortunately I ha ur ll to nto in which they are c be flowered, | cover thinly, "Lu roll hard claye 
net, which the Doctor had ] wisely лавой upon bringing Achimen оце а t when grown in masses; this is | soils. In orchard bring p pruning to a close, 
or I do not know what I should "have n Wh ienever done by taking four pitt out of small "pots, and plant- хро йү ре aches covered “з. Prune $ 
il Vines on walls without dela: 
Ihalted I hung this on i sticks, а a pan T 
tucke Б about me. n tea w mra was handed | or " 80, in proportion to the size required, with 2 or 3 i 
in to me under the ‘net, Satoh being kept that none of|inches of potsherds in the bottom, to nds ‘perfect 2. 
the bea entered with it. Тһе сот. otia suffered | drainage; the top as well as the bottom Озу | STATE OF THE WEATHER AT CHISWICK, NEAR LONDON, . 
terribly, though they coated themse ith a mixture | should "be raised 40 about 80°, keeping p zx moist kending Feb. 95 : a 
and mud. starting they h v pe nes s should be syringed frequently, Еа ов ЕМРЕВАТ 
the mosquitos w ill us all whe e got to and г pilosi __ Өне. 
Lilloett ; and ihe certainly did their best to effect that PTE i pots are | "employed, 1 iquid manure shoul e i 
purpose. Be left the ship we had head-bags | given t ‚ but never before the roots —— i—i aa 1x 1 
made of crape, and these were the only things red Кы шей de pots; while growing they в ould mum. M 2| 256 | жул 9 
kept us from being devoured while we were walking.|be kept as glass as ужеш, removing them | Satur 22 3 | 25206 „= @ ч à 
These were long veils which were fastened round the die d in d v e Pe enhouse or conservatory, | Mon P5 5 | 30290 | 3017 
top of o our straw hats and tied in at the nec eck. ‚ We but t taking саге not to e ld d ughts : p 7m di 5 ча уч 
them t o keep them off the face, But these only a a e Avere 2 era 
ме) a clear land, of which we dg уау! little UT DEPARTM Fe ааг APR 
on this trip. In the bush the hoops ways| PPINERIES.—Do Азра T онот ен tó rise +00] — е T dis poe e 
catching the boughs of trees and tearing. "The E. ment | suddenly ; when pré ch n er ens cue in — 33.Fine thro ICI. р 
Deut touched your face you were bitten through it, | consequence of recent *- Мы! А шау C ELS haze ; rar Sight frost, FA 
t uitos , making 1 n thing. x any such trifling readily take place. — titonion to ihe trial never has it been as in this month so 
t is composed. an sticks is therefore now order to ensure р ннен apoye 30 пева, di 
s we aid by some of t ro office rs engaged on the |success. DAS eie pur irte oses 80? or т 85° will be suffi- robe а кышу 
oun An enit, that the' mosquitos were Aem cient. et atmospheric moisture be in prop 0 RECORD. à7.1 
to bite thro ugh two blankets! | Mayn es „Bri itish the natural increase О eat and light tad give air Det AE pes rhe er M HN араке. 
Columbia. [ early in the day on all favourable occasions, | r.a, MEE x 
by lena t batting up à QU Ae кан t of sun-heat whenever a 4 Ё | which it | Quantity ш 
Palm ood. vaai dE ез uU шл: a new fort, chanco à dins ө uii мей, Бава „вашей. | 9 xc 
which aos its name from General Ripley, is is built ^x Tegularly sto the disbudding or 
al ntirel etto wi efe to the stopping oF perius wood. e'good care of bunches | Tues. 
Palmetto tree [Cha ps P. Рек li der tying. isk heat may be 
emblem of the State of South Carolina—it sh uld be mitted on sunny afternoons; € pes eed = 
noticed that it es far valuable properties night; let 65° at that period be the à 
n strangers would be apt agine. Pal up а liberal amount of moisture rs en of tho M ge cor wr drm гла ut tc Чы 
uch used for facing wharves and other works ‚ Азв вооп аз succession houses are c clo ose ed for 15 deg. 9 
їїпдег water, as it is never injured by the Teredo. It 
affords excellent material for the construction of. foris, | the des here by freqnoniir sprinkling the fl Notices to о бойын, A 
inasmuch as cannon balls soon lose their force in its | evety ч as observed puosionsly, a Dise : T 6. Your Vine 
spongy substance, and while they penetrate but little moist state of. йа Жыры i is most effec- os 
they make no fractures, nor do they det; tually secured means of а slight bed of fermenting| of 1а 
any dang тв, Тһе top of the tree yields а | materials in the house, which will also afford pe 
substance embling Cabbage, which makes ап | warmth, and the m oistúre from, this is much more 
excellent vegetal, tasting much like the heart of genial to veg 
Artichoke or like Vegetable Marrow. The large, thick, Hy tl t ful yring ing 
finie leav converted into light. but durable 
hi The s only on lan pes to Pio HousEs.—As before укол у suffer 
ле sea, and the a t induce it to grow Six eyes, without ac ом зары y satisfactory тосот mmen 
oli s the seat State Legis ант, һаз b JASMINUM. NUDIPLORUM S шат. Dou 
ео A way this charming A anar Bod ЫШ бони shrub iso i 
this эр; is that it bon not ripen Mm nd 
del За the 
attended to in these unf d 
for the knife, When the fr TT les, калош до mme: 
commence thinning only a- h growing, 
n Eom; G G. The fumes of coke с 
mmc theair of any place in ШО: P^ 
Tros. 
long, 
which have done 
owering should be ECC ey growing between plenty 
perature to make new wood, of hich cuttings may princi aide 
e made. Euphorbia jacquiniflora, too, may be trans- Ensure a 
ferred to а w ouse, but not pruned. utine | are very impatient o 
work will chiefly consist in constantly ining spring | neglect in this s respect 
kre” and other plants flower from the forcing pit 
other houses, and agr su have done Jing back to a over 
blooming to other quart In l houses Pelar- KIDNEY &c ight. llo 4 E 
goniums should be duly attended to in the way of up run aor directione regularly stopping and o : 
prinkling ios emit Mops Pot off | ВЕ 
to form handsome specimens. vos e dio repotting 
the moment blossom buds are t 
ts. Wat 
d with r MC uals, 
bs, d Mir now My 
e 
terials. 
er moderately ir ше until the ч 
^e fille 
They 
"9а һава fur- | 
ing mà rchids 
Melons into з singl them, and 
for астра SELL аро жышуу | 
Sont plenty of uid manure. Sp 
FLOWER сй AND SHRUBBERIES. 
АП Grass lawns should now have a thorough 
rolling, and all turfing repairs should be completed 
