Manon. 28, 1863.] THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE. 298 
ductions of Mr. Fortune. The plant is of a lovely bright w out a bunc iten enough; jur on Dr NND 
pale green ; and its spre eading fronds, deflected pinus, | eaves пунба. every appearance м vigoro jus V vegetati on. E Dendrobium pet ial i di g. The бай pe irae 
aud concave ‘pinnules, give it а very distinct and well- o other method giving these rapid results could have | plants are is heated at least once a day, that is in ie 
the e water is no ү 
adopted with such slight expense and trouble. 
of their crowded divisions arising from their decom- nl the pleasure garden the experimen t has been unny mornin, 
pound structure, they are also very ornamental and | extended to the orchard. Mulber rries, Peaches, Pears, t the за. к, 8 IM case with. warm vapour, pu if the cd 
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effective. 16 is certainly almost hardy and probably | Vines, an eat а чау T hs 
quite so, E mother plant abes e i уены ina The influence of salts of iron is not only apparent T defert closed all night, and till about 
cold moist house, where it was ted t І ур Мен узбе morning, when I find it generall » 
др (about 12° аз we learn vini tt Standisl ) ffect being immediate. From experiments made | rather a steamy state, Itis opened a little bit М б 
fro: The caudex is stout and scaly, and increases | on Haricot Beans ап excess of 60 in the 100 was Ban, and afterwards more so, till by 11 or 12 o'clock the air 
slowly inalateral direction. 16 will form one of the| weight for weight, in those submitted to ferru- seems thoroughly dried, and has, I conclude. got 
fine est acquisitions. for the MEA Fernery — ire ginous treatment, over those which had not received changed enou; eh. The case is not however entirely 
ї ; bin stimulant. n the cultivation of Clover ап |closed till evening, and though in the morning the 
Toite unknown. | astonishing advantage has been gained by | the E ilts of flowers look | bright and blooming, 1 ш never seem to 
iron over superphosphate of lime ; or stained. АП drip- 
TRICHOMANES ANCEPS, Hooker, Sp. Fil. i. 185, t. 40 С. has the additional recommendation of being very ping ів prevented by а warm woollen cover at night, 
Fronds d eri umi) ovate, —— pinnate, with the| cheap, and causing precocity in bei plant. h ne and there is no condensation of vapour upon the 
primary rachis winged, the lower pair of pinnæ broader on | farm the experiments have at sent been very flowers The eiie are hung by wires upon the 
th e ier pinnæ twi "e or thrice " 
primary segments oblong, the ultimate ones narrow linear,* small; several have poen favour: Mc as iE "de | Silk cord my plan ut as 
i etimes ; вогі supraaxi eplacing | е: and fai h may| The Cissus ian has now nearly crossed the 
(usually) the lowest, anterior ultimate segment ; жайра be traced to improper administration case, and its не llearen (бийике at resembling 
remarkably d "d iom the piane of the fro EM stipes phate of iron dec mpos s quic ckly when put dry t | tho ose of a large Fu chsia) look еа green and 
slightiy PRENTA below, flattened and margined | on the ground, and it requires water to dissolve itand fresh always. The Passion-flowe: r(kermesina) mingles 
above. car rry it t do own to the р conditions of appli- | 5 tendrils with them, and ой the opposite corner 
This very handsome West Indian Film Fern was Ку be operated on, Vy grows across. 
shown at а recent meeting аё South Kensington by | if in a pot, t, should be dipped, pem and branches, in a "fous repens and Lygodium scandens are two more 
Mr. W. Bull of Chelsea, who had imported it under the | solution containi ing 30 grains of sulphate of iron to little creepers, and as I have also а plant of Lapageria 
glowing and certainly not inappropriate name of Т. | 1 quart of water, This should be done immediately | rosea and of Cissus discolor, I fear as some of them 
magnificum. It is indeed one of the finest of the genus, | thé iron dissolves. Plants with thick leathery gno grow bigger that two will have to turn out. As longas 
remarkable for the size of its fronds, for their flatness, | should be immersed а considerable time. Upon tr s|they are but low-growing they fill up the two ends 
and for their seeming breadth of surface, ly deve ta nd- in the open ground, where iti is not possible toi ‘immerse, prettily. 
Se that they are really i in the ree perfect The Lycaste tha& has been so green and fresh. 
arts divided on a quadripinnatifid pla х, This breadth iof thoroughly ; ; upon this the saora of the operation looking all the year is now again very vigor ous, though 
tly depends. roots should also receive, like I жів h that my water- кен had not so long delayed 
| t fg ry hopeful for 
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f i nts, | those in pots, an application of the solution о te At present it seems ve 
he fronds are of t E ded тасав green hue often | пее аз already i indicated. on giving ' ihe bright glow of its exquisite crim 
seen t the plan = this family, ue curn por plant sickness proposed by bone 
of a metallic fats which is TI: ыры by thei Жад eQ E. subject ofso much importance, e d NUM do to fill up, and one of the Maiden- 
ks oth glossy surface. А plant of so ieat SALA un ы I is sen as this English dico of а French | hai at last pene to thrive spin In winter 
ived, as it well deserved, one of the highest class - to your valuable Paper, hoping that it may without et €^ was almost too cold to bring it 
of. certificates, M. tract th ome our scientific | into b ud 
маниши Боні e and agriculturists. Тһе trial has hite ales has beon blossoming блр las rie 
een lon and йеп] ES out in France b: sati: d, and as I find new flower buds 
REMEDY em VEGETABLE CHLOROSIS. kn li is ave added the weight | | vd forming in great abundance, 16 evidently may be 
еза xi 18, татр t naturalist to the оё their names = герон of its va i T -— р to last а lo ng time more. бо that the root 
Museum of Nat HH Mar t Paris, h f remarked c" in soils lie Р pre | he ati s kept from it, the warmth and air circulation is 
ihe “ Bulletin de la Societé Бе » t3 results | trees, EN Pears are green wa id eve entirely in its favour. 
ome l oils. In the illu al gardens of the he opportunity now of seed raising is mely 
salts of iron to а ation. "Plante at a good soil, w h | Touraine I have seen Pear trees positively yellow ; veh timed. The Ipomæas especially will Aes = УНЫ 
plenty of light and air, are often o he and though this want of colour does not seem to es — while Mar make their first four leaves 
affected with a total loss of the green сонини ed affect their health, the treatment recommended by 
in the leaves, which are о als o Маната developed. | M. Eusèbe Gris would in all probability restore them E one, also, who wants to grow the Lilies of the 
om the manner us th url, shrivel, | to their natural hue. Тһе same treatment pursued | Valley will ош have to place pots of them at the 
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state of chlorosis roblem of r ur | yellow tree put on its proper garb of green. 7, Fra jit may | be about four or five. When once the blossom 
and health t5 vasi discunt plants has enis a ои by Rivers, Sawbridgeworth. d be 
M. rong n ris Pe or of chemistry at M ere | kept always next the light. They should have "y 
sur-Sei of water A perci warm of course), — then ё w 
idea of зай E. Pata ble chlorosis in the same manner Indoor Gardening. mii still 
аз шары їп ihe аве subject. Іт seems that ^r Vallota M is hot во much| The I la case is grow- 
It has been long known that ferruginous pre para- | grown as it might be, and yet of al wigdow plants|ing best оғ Ka self у сигу upon ud an Du pn 
lions yv ave a ре effect in certain anemic|it is one of the easiest ardet eri least — which covers another pot. А layer of this m 
affections, where the blood is poor in red par-|by neglect. It may also be, had in flower almost а | many of our flower pots would really асвер eme 
ticles; the restoring tonic, En. being used either season; this being apparently regulated entirely E with the vivid green sprays upon it. E. A. M, 
аз а simple preparation, or as а carbonate, ciftate, or | good „watering while the leaves are gro win 
sulphate, and in the form of pills, potions, or baths. |j 
By this treatment the bloo d i is enriched, the ruddiness I had half a dozen of these plants last spring. De THE ORANGE. 
his з strength i is restored, - j a window, and were "Od. g emis Te | The following is a portion of a paper read lately at 
T iex 1 think n iid as, the watering of Gne бөө lessened, à| Melbourne, —"ZA у Mr. Carson, and abridged from 
soluble salts of iron. He t s Sid t Sade and then in а very few days the bright scarlet flow the Melbou — ai 
the influence of this root treatment, revived, bec came up and looked енй. brilliant. They zi». | dog S myo 21 [rere те, Е dad 
greco, 1 threw. out young shoots, produced fi 1 These plants | ;;ateur in quest t ot inf f information, induced to many 
with intensifi 1 all t} which was a great point of beauty, | large and valuab reating on but knowing, 
of тешу od tissue. Does then the мараи of € товага were ro kept watered, ‚ во that the leaves have s. e same ti imo, fiat be ч RENAA Adae 
iron Rie in the same direct manner as P. Шу втозр іп Вгізіп ав applicable to its growth as an open-air 
of iron, or, reacting upon the constituents of the soil, as. the leaves had died" апа considerable ol standard would be foun d, з yet $” considerabla disappointment 
rose, ап now | was felt, t t works 100! o ad pii д1 Я Ает 
effects on vegetation have been long known? It is verde Tapidly. It is extremely good for these published so lately as 1855, should blindly сору 
easy to iim to this question. Similar pan pe CL if liable a neglect, to „have the surface Soil | ——À rdi pore: that. cepe ead of the 
obtained by the — of chloride and az covered with Cocoa fi « ан pus oil in the rind, and the pere eee мета 
iron, mg те ing in ES alto ather ation. These plants are in 5-inch pots, an e pot: s effectual protection against the attac ; 
siliceous, бз owe ni эрг ed of ca arbonat ate | have never been sunk E all. ont ee the dig ШО» aig hr "is Portugal the tear x pobre 
of Ne Sulphate of Med moreover, pow not 1 partly due to the heat and dryness the clean stem ix several feet, . al that washing this stem with 
any change in the colour “ chlorotic plants. roots thus acquired, (ЛЧ epongog the leaves occa- | soap end water with a brush was the Tode eor qi pr anaoot 
t t b; ich the iron ied | pes . Tho tree esr 
tu diation of tl ant case at the present time is quite a little еу would seem to be somè 
soil, e d bel in the most complete manner, | оша! od I suppose, in DM of fact, one is not | (motion what effect I 
the direct and special action of the salts of iron upon | yet “ out of the wood ; " == y Orchids have been for | тоша have. 
vegetation. А branch affected with the disease, was|10 days here, and аге spotted and lovely, while |, Meets bei >м for 
impregnated with — solution, and from а | оп each of the planta T Беу, new buds have either tne 
pale yellow became chan an intense and Mercy opened or ветна а great deal. s 
e The experiments М Т been repeate The loveliest of all perbaps is а Phalænopsis grandi- фиш 
ardin des Plantes MM. Brongniart, Dedit е, | flora. This hangs its beautiful butterflies between the 
Payen, Newmann, Pepin, m others, irm have verified | other two. 
ths Ten sults claimed by M. E Gris. e following| Thè Ionopsis on one -— has the — little 
experiment on Azaleas will седе Seven ог | white clusters, somewhat inding one somehow of |, 
eight ‚ Azaleas, affected with chlorosis, were dip d а | Lilies of the Valley, E i only, I I think perhaps, by 
f sulphat iron, 30 grains to the qua whiteness ; аара on the 
be thoroughly prion нча апа Uncle other side has its own. еам fo wers growing out of 
In eight days a d d ooking sticks. А га xr d 
operation rede ‚ апа in addition ese plants, growing on blocks, require now and | тов 
the earth in the prinkled з а | then toin. 1 pests said blocks in a tumbler of 
solution—i ofa ei 02. нат? Vb woe: nder | lukewarm пае little basin, and then with a|^ 
the influence of this double sirop by b by a. bios large camel ъареий sii o ёнге М ИЕ | 
and stem, the віску Azaleas n became quite This has been done at present about every three 
