56 THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE. [Jan. 25; 
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ess, disorder, isease will surely betray your inca- Notices to Correspondents. Ostzrs—A Much depen 
ae gg Keep on ‘oe “supply of blooming plants, which will | pack Numpurs—1841 : 3, 9,12, 35, 37, re —1842: 13, 14, 26 Soak the atte rH Fok common parpo sen ae e Salix 
require daily attention.—A. Full price will be given for the oes oe rane ce i oo shilling arog sts Bate ir taku wicker Work. Bee’ Ji ie 
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EREE al tad oe thd ea soa eronfen = Selby’ u British Forest-trees” will pro-| and 8S. rubra are better, In planting, aaa pieces about 
Aa there enti he ges msjecb adn Pgh an dubbed arn bably answer your purpose. ave no other that comes | 2 feet in length, of eh two or ete ear old shoots, and put 
eer earn cues w be prnabd.: Cok Ont ne much of the near your price r P ool -Prelter's “ Enumeratio Cacte-| them 1 footin the ground. Plant them in rows 6 feet apart, 
poe eta te Con Pe env eniently spared, and. shorten Diek arum 7 or the 2d Volume of Walper’s “ Enumeratio Plan- | and 2feet lai hth the pisita: Plant in wiater.{ 
cot Bibi OL eae ay t prominent ee ies tender Chinese tarum,”? or the Prince of Salm Dyck’s “ Catalogus Horti | Peas—Z L—Your Pea which bears in clusters appears to be 
Roses ee seien cer eee ae Ahi ne niger Dyckensis,”’ contain the only lists of Cactaceous plants, which the Crown Pea. i 
kinds. Examine shrubberies, and ibe ere ! knife, a alte ot are worth consulting. You will learn how to manage such | pears sudscr—The Chaumontel is agood Pear when it can be 
the sbrabs, pruning ce th, po eh R me vi es ka, swee plants by consulting our Vol. for 1841, pa mor cannot obtained in full pertections: bat. me is rarely the case, Inm 
Sea n co cite cr en cabl H d B > Ge tia and | _ grow them without a glass covering of so some seasons, and grown e soils, it does not become 
ene clean baa e a sted rag a hry Pis in | Bones—Omega—Your calcined bones will be AET for all kinds melting. The fruit may, PROEVEN. be greatly improved by 
Usher edgings, = sures cond che i sort s of plants, except perhaps Heaths; but mer will act better if being put in a warm place when gathered. The Summer Bon 
heat all kinds or, air pian bord y 1 ero ara t : T“ The soo moistened with oil of vitriol, that is to say, quicker. Thi Chrétien i erfpotion in Jersey, &c., oe none of Bon 
Cp rae Deant bor better; z for. au ald be potted off | anburnt bones will act nearly as well; but we should prefer | Ghre etl craven tata ciim te. I 
cuttings gs tate te akiai er ey s nin he Bea a aring ths we calcined, because of the animal charcoal, ther mpeg pan uppis paS Alwadan tal Ae from the 
as soon è makes i strong plants for turn: Ce t—. by It nigar however, worth ome manufac jian pido pomen arios you can procure; iti is Gaetei ton save it from 
a part of the siais Saer iei kas like ene nt, Talips and bad ones. It is immaterial whether the mother plants are on 
z REER FLOWERS. BuLB s chats l ns ne plete advan _bicent, Tali their own roots or not; but it is very material that kr 
Auriculas-—The general stock may be top-dressed, a: ‘pe = paer ne in Hayes’s Com mer tion? should be in the highest possible health. In raising Cami 
mended last week ; shal ai mateurs will do w: Pi to Soniatete; their dirie conomy— i y p 5, k and Roses, always fertilise them artificially, and choose the 
urchases. Polyanthuses—Will often at this season throw u: Pomenny ATIVE ALi Aperin ‘er— you desire K i : polle n from tie: fuest varieties! Camellia ‘seeds, Íi fresha 
looms ; to tbe competing florist this is no t desirable : in this effectual means for preserving ATRE y shrubs in front o p readily in bottoni-héat; but they will nof a 
case they should be removed forthwith. Tulips.—This isa your wall, ao three tildes: —-l, Sirein e bor derthowougtlys at tei vittty PS 
critical period of their growth: to insure a good bloom no] jeastfour “feet deep, so that no water can possibly lodge in the Taare W R_Iicnotwithstandingithe. warnings 
chance must be given away; attend tothe directions given winter. 2, Make the soil light and poor, rather than the re- set ree Deis will: throw: sway nce pea bi; t these 
during past weeks. Carnations.—The regular routine—occa- verse ; it is a great point to prevent the too zen e wth of gi wip s fee tien Ato aitdad Wie souéy is 300 onp 
sional waterings, giving abundance of àir, removing decay t plants. 3, Keep them dry in winter by a thatched or | men fie 
: anticipation of the other roof. Hurdles covered with straw or ‘with Gro ‘oggan’s as- | Vines—Phreno—Your Vin nfested with s mealy- 
leaves, and attending gem pos in anticip: i ofi i my k ; 
coming potting season edulously attended to. phalte, will form a more durable cian than canvas; but bug, will seine to hares every particle o! oes ark si ripped | 
Pansies—Are growing Bato pia situations, Where the the latter has the advantage of admit ng light to the upper ' off, and then scrub them well with a pease and ae 
plants are long and hepata (which is far from desirable), branches, when they first begin to iow in spring. soft soap and sulphu ite using it remaneret) y warms a e in: i 
the shoots must either be shortened, or pegged down, as the | FRUIT-TREES—Dodman wishes to know whether any of our of the house ene va men ibe nthe i hoe ova T 
rough winds in spring will otherwise break ey iba g the yone have had eres te heh fot oe tot moti a Prine ithe met k a o! Eae e a e 
* — el hie started, where a large and Plums) against poles and reed-fences, so as e al 
prea f planta is Tequlredr Ranunculuses. —Complete ane state the wan ES merits of these constructions? It is well attend only ta the protuction of ineainy y wood ee "foliage te = 
arrangement pre; lan rata —C, known that a close-boarded fence answers exceedingly el this s n.||——J W T—Ha a froma 
not only for the ki xas of fruit above mentioned, but also for your Sanh Y0NG; you had bat make it into a compost 
IV.—P NERI S, VINERIES, &c. Peaches and Nectarines. || fresh loam. It should be dug in with a fork as deep re 
Pineries.—As there is now a considerable increase of solar Helrina-Johnvoue plan, No. 2. is the surest; § inches will can with safety to the roots of the Vines. | $ 
light, the stock in houses that is up, or rising, may have a | be sufficient width for the fan; — aay be 5 Tones in | Warus—Subscr—Plums, Cherries, and Pears for Kin 
alight syringing, on sunn "afternoons, twice or thrice a week. |. depth, but 2 or 3 inches depth of water much as is ne-| may be grown on a north aspect ; and a few kinds of des 
Those not up should have a drier atmosphere. Maintain the| cess The flow-pipe along the front eavity w ill afford you | Pears; also Currants. You will find lists of varieties 
conditions mentioned in last Calendar in all other respects. | ful] command of top heat, which in all cases ought to be se- | adapted for such a situation in previous Numbers. || 
Attend well to the linings of dung-pits. Vineries.—Those who cured. There is no danger r to be apprehended from moisture | y41¢c,—S—The whole hapertdhucnewebellevesis the Inve 
grow the West’s St. Petei’s for late crops, will in general have of bottom-heat in the case of Melons and Cucumbers A M--Apply, tosome Fellow of the, society. DOLA 
finished cutting the crop by this time, 1 turned out to rest, | Ispcts—A iee ES the effect of Tobacco-wateron | are quite miininforined, any J American plants are iden 
the Vines should now be pruned, laid flat my the ground, and | “the soil in the pi r ammoniacal liquor, which will not| with those of Euro Ter  “Ahemone alpina SA 
corres woollen with litter, for fear PM A „Proceed | Kill the plants, "Gannot yonbaks the peat ral loam, or other. | haldensis, aicho ‘aquatilis, ay à many others, Myosurus 
rrip g ma y Grapes boy soon eos ele pa e, Tas anai wise subject them to sufficient heat to destroy the worms, | minimus, Caltha palustri: A W G—The High 
igbtly at first, ag gratin pitied e ; Pi S. Follow : before they are used for pottin i? R. Pine seems to be Pee lly a akn d variety of Pinus 
directions given in last week’s Calendar r respects, | Manurs-—R H—Before applying guano as a top-dressing to vestris; it is often advertised in our columns.——Guichene 
slightly increasing the heat A kan sai especially on | " iawn, mix it with six or seven times its bulk of ashes, peat It is as well to leave your Jerusalem Artichokes in the gro! 
Senny afternoons. Beware of giving too much night heat. |> cy soil of some kind, or it will burn the Grass; and for this} Their bad quality is owing to the heat and dryness of las 
iG; houte—-Beware of drought.al at the Ereg more especially with | reason it should be applied in wet weather. Scatter it over season. Allthe first-fo ormed tuber s have become woody; ti 
regard to those in Lad or tubs; the latter, ray well irana, wy the Grass at the rate of 4 cwt. to the acre.t——S S— Use cle ear latter nes only saa FEED D C Zindon in wile 
RA T, TUR beirom | Soot-water once a week, and liquid guano once every six| js a mbt r "plant; no modern botanist has seen it 
70° to 75°: syringe freely on most anlertioohes: Manure-water Eber E piali to boin olini oire The spe silio of the seri dull- Payee or Pagel 
for the roots may be used as high as from 75° to 80°, Begin to | EA e following is said to be ano gi p owes of little peat: ilium canadense is very 
use sulphur on the walls, or other places, to prevent the red rected Ibs. -honey into a serine ecu My SAIN Laren a m the Oranġe-lily.——E L—The plant of Barringtoy 
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ar ift tioin ate MoC in viedes opine ‘ll Sahl keras tre fre, | Lemons “eater! ; pour a $ a the Hoor wE bet 
upon them; put the remainder o e liquor into a tub, wi 
Gr two honesty on g ples ge basa to a ie degree y obeks of Cowslip-pips ; let them remain there all night; 
Fiai shutting up a little of the | then take away the Le! , mix the two liquors, add 8 spoon- 
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IT ther, and let it work for three or fo ays. it, 
Operations recommended last week, if not erary Should pia par into the cask ; let it stand six months, and then bottle 
be continued. In pruning the Plum, Cherry, and other stone- it for keeping. Oeics 
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fruit trees, it is maiar to cut large limbs close to the stem, | Mice—F M H— In addition to the trap published last week we 
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State of the Weather near London forthe week endin, Jan. 23, 184) 
observed atthe Horticultural Garden, Chiswick, = Nast P Pra 
—Inquisitor—Your Capi e Gooseberry is Phy- 
atio. Tlie Bape the seeds ina Tittle come au when 
=] Wiad Rala. aain as ‘ost is gone plant out the seedlings in fro: f a south 
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fd 200 Per < tion of these plants. In our former volumes were many good 
i oa observations on the Sabrent and we shall soon give others. 
ere is a nice little book by Mr. Lyons, of Mulli. but i 
nly given to that gentleman’s person: i 
ORCHIDACEOUS House—Am. r= ith hot. er pip 
rr —— for air heat, carried aii d you ©; with hot-water 
ughs fe ottom-heat and vapour, inclosed in a central 
Jan. 17—Overcast th: sab a agas: chamber Serving for a stage, and perforated at the sides 
an a Cleary hairs ded; constant heavy ents continued h rai Baild oroar gs which may be closed when n ee 
= t aeie a ; zke elon du eee abot cua Seer a Build a roof facing east and west, if you can; let the roof ecios: 
— 21 - Clear viaa sharp frost ; fine; frosty at night ai a Y| rise atan angle of 359, or not less than 309°. Provide a tank big nati en ye See teat ate Ps 
— 22— Frosty and hazy ; aes allre o cereus an d mild inside the house to receive rain-water from the roof; and so specimen of Stabe 
_ ae recast threo at; hazy ces at nig es y place the tank that it may be warmed by the hot-water pipes. 
e average. The water should be always lukewarm, Catch score of 
Caitie to pa A eg w Purchase any cheap species of 
: at Chiswick during the 1 a! Sera pidendrum, Zygopetalum, Sane m, 
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oleae may he arrangement of the house, putting hot. -water | “ai, and others mies Wa EA ais julge 
i into the central s sage, which must be covered with of those wumerons Srian A A TARON of of ro e 
teresting communications is still dela ayed, 
