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THE GARDENERS CHRONICLE AND airo с. GAZETTE. 
[APRIL 11, 1868. 
ld be lost. Some of the gosse 
1 masses, and thereby des {тоу all 
the zdá. beds. Со e sowing 
ефе а аа Stm "e Verbenas, 
e planted out 2 or 3 inches 
Мор they will make 
anc may be removed 
either £o masses or borders, where they will bloom 
1 As ү 
n under ireatment for exhibition. , These „Саја (G ы d), а 1 that i 1 
diui i He adds that there 
iu plants, d ароба ally handsome at this eason, — of M same kind p^ Ше convent of s near | propo: rion in 
when the leaves are all fresh and newly-formed. The | Papho, b — Krinos | annuals wher 
st we noticed о Wightii, Belleymei antinii, Pm that the Liquidambar Syria, a fact | Calce t in bel T€ pe^ са 
cile, and bicolor magnifieum, the latter a splendid | which is not borne out by the тотема, : botanists apart eds with a slight protec 
red-centred sort; to which picturatum and Troubetskoi who have visited that country, not one whom 1 
mu added as smaller growers of distinet form, bns € ed its occurrence. For these сб I am not тезе 
the little argyrites, which is а gon r sum ner prep ared to renounce the — that ihe Storax tree irec 
furnishing, and for table decoration. ba f 
Ес ns, an extremely usefu set of plants, Davallia dis 
and D. 
oficinale of — botanists, nor r сап ndon 
"i aba 
a tha t, like its со gener ie инан. it is e st 
1 
H FRUIT AND EE GARDEN, 
This excellent time ant a full c crop of - 
њене 8. Да with well- A ected sprouts, or an 
other early kinds р laned now, ү be little 1 y 
ms pues  viiriegated-leaved variety of Rhyncl ) ] ater s than : 
spermum meon] imported from ань ап ‹ i Han- | those plante 2 in аф This, be requir d 
posed to be at present unique, seen in one of the чыр in РЁ tical Journal little ex bond should be placed in b b gis 
propagating house "We als ойсо, tha the Varie- | single еш» "thick, e n damp ше» «а sal задаед" 
ated Bamboo of Japan, which is thoroughly variegate 1 А the ald b planted 'd 
when grown eool as exhib Мт. Standish, has а Galen he of M either sunshine е їй: "T hose with sprouts laring 
re t ndeney to revert to the green state wh or the ensuing wee. inches long, if managed thus, and covered af ight 
ushed on vigorously in a stove temperature. Thos ha LANT PARTME until the second week in May, will closely оё 
vio desire to keep these plants rim. ал will thieve- | Сох Y, &c. eat care e always, but 3 frames. Jat a sowing of all the winter and sprin 
fore do well to avoid powerful stimular | es specially ni " this s season, "4 p» towed on the operation | Broccoli made scopi Cape Broccoli кы 
А PaF N., of water in uch, to оо Jit ttle, or апі inju даш иш | Caalitlower wm Mich: howev r, he бой 
Holland gen half-grown, and in шы stages of tal later. See that Jer p f Green. Kale, Savoja Brussels 
gression towards the condition of “ specimeni ns." Of tine, e, Many VY are seriously "injured at the уту of Sprouts, Leeks, Scorzonera, Salsafy, Beet, &c,, is got 
Богов, 1 лн сиг ер Correas, and. sucb, shifting or potting off, by improper wa tering. ‚161 13 the |in without delay. Tontinue “ы: of Hom 
like, weren collection of Camell £ | Carrots; indeed sow а bed every month from J. 
is kept u ер da in er Camellia house we specially | to newly potted stock, and we fear that in this теу act i Septem mber ; this is the best way to be indepen ded 
es t 
are very large, benutifally бери, pure "lite 
| the foundation “А what y haer termed *sourness* 
is frequently lai fine rosed pot, amd slight |6 
di your | 
егу 
атт [A Wi ati intervals, cl 
the ise Paseo Ae ear n to pene- 
д 
e the particles of soil so to 
5 J 
+h 
that ic influence shall be | 
plants, p оз 
he a most esirable creeper. p house уйдей somewhat ic d, but by no means intercepted. This 
re Epacrises, and 1 у f advice has reference chiefly to newly potted stock in 
though dd were only a year old. were sown goth; but equal attention iust be paid to ordinary 
% Ак t of April last year, and v were е grown n | conservatory specimen pla pe —— newly put out 
мея Dia d ui a empe erature ften | in the beds will now requir watering. Speci- 
reaching as High as 85°; they a well blished bs must ы ае а "liberal supply, provided 
plan s, each Be Min sereni Bias In the the d g ‚рег ect order, as it sho d be. This 
house Tropæolum „called F Ball | is t1 i e, but tak 
of Fir hicl агое 
any other тіне ргеуі viesty отв and is certainly Origo d trees should now enjoy a copious pae re of 
exceedingly brilliant, and а most пса тн this renewing element. Where these trees produce 
thro out not merely single flowers but short | gross wood, disbud or remove it altogether, and let the 
bie м f blossoms from the axis of its pie а. lower shoots take its place. Рау due attention to 
ei T ya 10b bu t be P s oue n for Á the watefíng, shifting, stopping, &c., of stove-plants. 
wer ga s habit is | Mak езе as they can be obtained in a young 
м fot sta Geissomeria, Plumbago, Eranthemum, Jus- 
ling. 
The етее was gay, as all show-houses should 
te, m J 
ticia, Осан, Rue Eupho rbia, Brugmansis, 
Asparagus is p аа 3 to Ti afr high, let new - 
plantations be made. 
ATE OF THE WEATHER AT CHISWICK, NEAR LONDON 
FA bs Week ending April 8, 1863, asobserved at T Horticultural Garden, 
MEUSE e TEMPERATURE. 
AROMETER, 
April. E due ГР AOA ыр а 
Iz . | Max. | Min. | Mean! foot;2 feet " 
A| ман.) мы, ма ы оаа 
Thurs. 2 M | 30096 | 30.050} 61 | 26 | 425 | 48 ааа | 
Friday 3 15 | 30.206 | 30.104 | 65 32 48.5 | 48 46 Е. | 100 
Satur 4 O | 29973 | 29.900 | 56 29 42.5 | 48 46 | BWI 04 
Sunday 5, 17 | 29.851 | 29.711 | 55 | 46 | 505| 48. | 46 | S.W. 4 
Mon. ` 6| 18 | 29.591 | 29.465 | 59 44 51.5 | 48) 463 | S.W. 06 
Tues. 7| 19 | 29.520 442| 55 | 31 | 43.0 | 49 т.о 
Wed. 8 20 | 29.665 | 29.590 | 59 | 47 | 53.0 | 491 | 47 | В. | M 
Average. Lass 3|475|484]| 4833! la С^ 
pril rapi rosty; nite oudless; very fine; frosi 
— Im hazy Su de; ear “s mint эл 
— — Overeast ; cloudy; nig ght. 
— Tm 1 boisterous; WES 
— 6—Densely clouded; fine; overcast ; rain. 
— 7—Fine but cold; hail- shower in afternoon ; slight rain. 
— me rain ; showery at nigh m 
at this season, if ever, with a great variety of P nia, &c, in order to keep u RECORD OF THE WEATHER AT CHISWICK 7 
АА ling la ДӘ vhs mov were n E ча? elean нае: mec: o e at inning vis mt AERA x OMS чы, acm 
specially noticeable plants of Clematis azurea grandiflora, | growi к abundance of atmospher & БЕ EH No. of. | Greatest 
ently brought forward in rchard house, freely grow stur with a иеги circulation ror air early y In the - as Hi НДЕ HESS: Quantity; |A 
ааш for bl ; and ost effective-looking Шр, shutting up close betimes, and taking. eh 48914 Rained. | 9f ie 
variegated shrub, with cogn Ptole leaves broadly | observe moderation in the use of fire-heat, in order | Sunaay1» .| 554 | 367 7957 | 400| 24 0.56 in. | 8| 6| 3| 3| 36 
ed wi creamy-white, w clos ion | that а pure atmosphere шау. is inclosed for the night. | Mon. 12.| 552 | 337 | ма M UN SIRE 
proved to be the variegated Syrin ga, or M ge. | Growing Dendrobiums require li supplies | Wed: 15..| 556 | 37.7 | 476] 19 от PEE 
c of water; and plants on blocks, Ё frequent syringings. Loue ahasa ро] н om Тео ора i 
Propagate stock of mixed Greenhouse plants. Most of E 15, ы 265 € * ж 049759161711 
Miscellaneous. 
was derived fo Liquidambar and not A 
imari is one from which I i ден dissent ; still I am | 
MÀ will succeed e MES Pisa ium between the cold 
cepe See to cuttings 
9f He eaths, is in а somewhat firm 
state, Fumigatesthe joment an insect жыр ar ii) this 
twi | 
way, 
The highest the above period occurred on 
lth, 1i mar eis i 28 аи ders ан the lowest on the lóth, 
and 15th, 1862—therm. 20 de: 
Notices to Correspondents. 
Ia oine of the Resduwoodud things, of no ранена» Dd dad depends ho old seed is said to һа Ба wta 
[ am spiri аилы "n ib а ьн importance, might in a week or two be removed, to — 
Professor Krinos assumes that as digne Э а ced by | furni m х m for growing young stock and fine mo занда еб ире erg е ад = are te : 
Ба officinale now finds its туч in merce, it is | Spe Sedes in flower. Some aree ve нае, inclined f = ourselves to prefer tho si sim; plo, кү 
le to Le that that tree Ф г really yielded | be necessary. "Ola bentes ora tarpauli m poles as a when rapid action is not a considera 
. In this I do not concur; I have already sl the front Rome Tx P, fhompsow's*t Gardener's Assistant.” 
two respectabl doct of the last century, el | openi! Dg answer. а may be We 
and the Abbé Mazéas, actually collected Storax from this | hung at Qe font. and LE at tight. 
у 
tree, the one in Provence, the other in the neighbour- 
„ hood of Rome. І have also ascertained within the last 
few weeks from Dr. Kotsch 
h 
неты С - 
i have hitherto used to to obtain t 
South o à Minor and |8 
ee m 
day, 
On | about aem К nee 85° or 90° тна Ъе allowed, However т, 
FOR 
PINERIES.—Atteni 
аьей moisture, аз Fruiti 
houses or pits should bw кубар 80° by day, and 
k to 5 in the aftern ung pits must 
анн by 5°, as the planti in them are more 
—VINERIES.— Where crowded, some of the laterals may 
— in the earliest e D Mor бна en 
{о ripen: mot, how 
асас 
ot be p 
ETS 
d to ‘regulating the air, heat, and с 
ted last week. 
. Shift them 
DAE Ч bu едд may be "I perra: i 
vu E G. The French have а 
[3 ie: алаа wo pins ar zen T the 
t Eas! р 
ful winter store. 1, [enm out. 
ту! М "ene а DU the d CER à yas 
cpu 
meet with а courteous 
but у Адан 
Funai: John Cranston. he fungus W 
Common ‘Morel, one of the 
je wp es : Его 
heighten the flavour of the fruit, and to organise plump 
5 buds for - beita year. 
ts will be obtained, and the correctness of| Cucum RS AND MELONS. — Follow up successions. 
the ancient accounts wil be vindicated, | Thi Melons; 
Not only does the atens nt of Dioscorides that the | at least with those who have nothing but dung beds to 
т а Quince indicate that dus could | grow them in. 
possibly bave hað the Liquidambar.in view, but| MusmRoow  Hovsr.—Take care to provide a iA 
moreover the allusicn. made by him and espetistif by | atmosphere. should possess mori 
Pliny, to localities in Syria where Styrax trees, but oisture in the manure, 
idam! found, lend i to the —In order to get fine fruit, pick off 
ibuti iquid- | all flow сн as two ог three аге set on each 
, in which respect | plan ae Wis 1 be them ves br 
| -In the extreme E = iei Bec m give p piesty z liquid manure ; also 
or it is Каро, „ forming forests 7 tree vxo until Hen frait b Regine 
› no others in the viċinity ; 
20 to 60 feet in height ut Kotschy infe orms АЧ Bros 
? has to believe i 
А thoro 
Флоу той Ефётп tiber di 
uii 
ance of. mn 
без? EDEN ÅND SHR 
Te- C igoe af Ha rar ean 
is 
Which is eollected 
Bie PLANTS: ы Е 
E. жемеле 
Aat bats rg ot Е а 
£ 
take place every Aes E ue not 
