jor making drai 
© soils, by getting them into sheds to dry 
sweeten ee spring use. When thaw comes, walks mi 
d fo: 
tinue to prune shrubs, but do 
are most required for bedding 
Ill.—FLORISTS’ FLOWERS. 
Auriculas.— 
last week; delay it not, gga a weather is fine. 
early blooms; and i k sickly, 
paar if from 
‘orw: 
ds. Contin 
zie and remove 
‘IV.—-PINER 
S, VIN RIES, &c. 
ee that your swelling tai is alittle fw manure- 
eces: the; 
o require it. 
which are root, 
The Paty shift into fruiting pots, asa iiri kale ppe take 
ton 
place from six to nine months previous to the una at whic’ : 
mpost o! 
the fruit is required * to show.” In potting, use a c 
chopped turf, from an old pasture of strong oanathe oars: 
per newer the bet tter; to this may be added abont an 8th 
of pou charcoal and bone-waste, and another 8th 
or so of half-decomposed dung and leaf-soil. Crock your pots 
in a very hollow manner, and cover the crocks with bone, and 
charcoal pounded, rejecting all the mere d n this place 
h, introduce a 
—Syri 
a 
various 0; pehooy rs ns g 
ecommended last w 
d be’ forwarded in the order proposed. 
fruit iy : Ae talans] moss, or the habita! 
apparent, should be cleaned. For this purpose, brushes vary- 
ing in stiffness according to the hardness of the bark, should 
Those made of brass or iron 7 will be found 
a proram it unsound, and likew: 
Whilst r frosts alt tel; ep the sı in a raw 
state, little can be done in the of cropping. Advantage 
should be of frosty mornings, for getting manure con- 
veyed to pective quarters requiring it, unless the 
Weather prove very severe. Cauli r plants, in frames, 
he d be fale exposed through the day, and not closely shut 
ng! 
VI.—ARBORICULTUR: 
‘oods Coppie —Proceed with the “operations recom 
ded ; endeavour to finish the planting of pd 
ciduous treks aa y as possible. 
i, 
B 
ma 
8s 
za 
` 
ore ih 
Where the fir: ing of Peasis comin rough the gro 
it will beadvisable t to rated a little earth nto t the Pini: pieh 
case o! irah attacking them, I know of no better mode of pre- 
wenting thei ir ravages het n trapping them oes kinds of Mene. 
aps have been given in the cee Biely, and that cal 
the figure 4 trap, a number of wh m be 
clayey a, pales ù b bein, 
s of frost, which ha: 
as 
n that ew be done with advantage 
of cr opping is fast approaching.— ar 
State of the Weather near London forthe week ending Feb. 6, 
observed atthe Hortioaltarsl Garisa Giani,  °n 
jon's| BAROMRTaR. | THERMOMETAR. | 
THE GARDENERS 
g drains, digging ‘gravel, cutting labels, n pegs, | 
until tbe 
Finish top-dressing with compost recommended 
Remove 
any loo examine the 
ener apply ae knife, and if Aas inefficient 
sible, without sterna] 
ng forward ; 
e 
them as 
wiog the eere ought 
CHRONI 
3 clear 
Spe cold, kiari adeo 
Mean wld ae week 43 deg. below the average. 
ks might be 
or receiving a thin coat of gravel in | state of the Weather at Chiswick during the last 19 years, for the ensuing 
ant 
oe: 
aoi 1844 can be ay. either 
5 S oa r who 
ep ome post-office stamps equivalent to as mi 
are required, will have sis sentfree by post :— 
1842: 96 
0, 
38, 97,30 
1842,—! 8, 49, 50, 5 
27, 28, 29, seg 32, 33, 34, 35, 36,37, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 
— Omega —We really cann 
e the disputes of advertisers ; 
selves. Were we to give room to strictures like you 
we should have our columns filled. I had any personal 
knowledge of the facts we might perhaps ladki nk TS ge 
have not. Everybody must ther 
w following are goo ert varieties, 
—Early Harvest, Pearson’s vite, Golden Reinette, 
olden Harvey, Court of Wick, Reinette du Canada, Court- 
pends Plat, Boston Russet, and ‘Sturmer Pippin. For kitchen 
rocure Dumelow’s seedling, Alfriston, Bedfordshire 
s you ask for, The 
nearest approach toitis Mac! Kintosh’ ao  Hicthouse a Green- 
house Cultivator.” ——J G—Loddiges’ * Catalogue of Orchi- 
daceze”’ is published merely | for paves oN strib ott 
hi: s. We should think 
that frames and sticks Rechbed wonlds asta 
long time. 
sat eed r—Thirty first-rate varietie: not be 
Get C. imbricata, or Myrtie-leaved 
id 
er and prune 
Full information respecting Japan Lilies is given 
of the best growers of them, at pages 591, 
e hilly places near 
country But London 
andy; Winchester 
It a Rego to 
ods willing 
'—Many of 
of the 
to pay 200 per a ore th: cle RA 
LIMBERS—C— If gor present climbers d $ “iat thrive, there is 
no hope for you except in Clematis flammula, Ivy, and Com- 
on Laurels. 
Cosurcias—: —Grow them in strong alluvial soil. Force 
them gently piu have quite formed er leaves, da 
till 
that this is done p an airy place. As soon as the 
leaves are of the full he ee them a month’s sunshine, a 
uch water, and then let them go 
COVERING FOR eprint —The following is the m 
i Ser rit deceried by“ Devomenelp? w at 
pale linseed-oil, one 
The 
oA P 55 
p- e, you will also fin 
composition of the Siret cake, “which is aes be answer onl 
fectly for permanent sweetening. We have not, howey 
tried it. 
EvercreEns—P H—The following har 
he ay Evergree: 
meses $ those marked ae * should hav 
e peat mixed d witht the 
erberis aquifolium, Cathy elliptica, Ceano- 
igui rum lucidum, Arbutus procera and 
Unedo, Cotoneaster microphylla, Ulex europzus eg oi 
Viburnum Tinus strictum, Rhododendron Catawbien: 
ia latifolia *, and Andromeda floribunda * 
FRUIT-TREES—JNC— enh e -tar which you put into your 
composition for the s in Peach and Apricot trees will 
rove injurio a 
GARDENERS’ Cares—An Inquirer is desirous of knowing wher 
the capes at 3s. Paa, each, he air bya“ Lover of Comfort” > 
are to be procured. If they sale the vendor ought 
Prati them 
Giazino—Carey "Tyso —You may dispense with laps in upright 
glazing, if you employ British sheet glass; common white- 
lead cement would "e ever for the joints; or, if the 
pane not to be Motier i joints wil ae close 
ugh without pieri g h g t to sed at 
the E orticultural Society’s gard Kg 
GOOSEBERRIES—Suġs — Procure Red Champagne, d War- 
rington, Melling’s Crown Bob, Pitmaston Greengage, 
Woodward’s A ela and Massey’s Heart of Oak e 
sooner they ar obtained the better. We cannot reco be 
ponent actA 
rene’ ae mder your plants di Who 
wo! ed. T heard 
w guano? You should have mixed it with 
its bulk of loam, or peat, or charcoal, or som it with 6 times 
your case, pene have applied it mixed with water 1 Ib, we a 
Pe a once onth, as long as the plants continued to grow 
reely. 
Heatinc—W S— 
rt distances, ch c 
are found to soars became Pipes 
l-in 
en a we should neve employed them in 
25.6 
ially clouded ; bright sun; clear, 
with snow showers 
Paper Pp frost at night 
yo e. Are you sure ers ae ant of succes: 
to mall bore of the pi We doubt o sp irate a 
so, try half-inch pipes. sirer—Do not use Seaweed ; it 
will not heat with sufficient certainty. Mix it with the soil, 
if yo at wi really useful. 
NSECTS— MaN you can close the doors and window: 
of you 
ge, SO as to exclude the external air, you 
the pa y placing a saucer of spirits Or ree | 
the inside, as soon as the weather becomes w; and leave 
it there, to evaporate, for two or three pened u may 
Week ending Feb. 15, 1845, 
s. 
No, z 
at Ave Greatest 
pe Waste: fr GES 
Hi rhe Li t qong a = 
Feb. ae hesti roren Temp which it | Sf setier be z id 
46.6 | 33.6 | 40.1 0.30 in. : 
46.0 | 32.9 | 39.4 8 0.28 
454 | 35.0 | 40.2 11 0.34 2 
46.7 | 32.3 | 39.5 10 0.23 2 
46.3 | 32.2 | 39.2 8 0.08 H 
45.9 | 31.1 | 38.4 5 0.50 1 
45.5 32. | 39. 7 0-18 1 
The highest temperature during the above period occurred on the 10th, 
1831— therm. 65°; AD lowest on the 12th “and 13th 1838—therm, 149, 
Notices to Correspondents. 
cx NUMBERS OF THE ‘ Ganpexans’ Curonicie.—The vol. 
ambers, d-in clo dth, 
tea, 8, 13, 14, 15, 16,17, 18, 20, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 
5, 6, 8, 11, 18, 3 Pte 
1643.6, 10, 11, 12, 18, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 22, 23, 3, 25, 26, | 
ot undertake 
they mist do that for 
CLE. [FEB 
burn e paper that has been dipped in sulphur, in an 
pot, Sa ithe carriage, the fumes of which will destroy 
insects in the e of an hour. R. 
wW T- You mane planton you 
Ash-lea 
BAWN n which is 
SR 
to be pene yet 
n the eom nd ca Rami E e pres 
from mice by trapping the e latt In Not O Corres 3 
ents two kinds of mouse ey have been lately fe but, 
after all, the old eee trap is, perhaps, as goo 
ma 
s the Easter Beurré; it will be better 
= 4 veal standard or espalier beara 
Nelis. | ——. 
0, e names of your 
given.|——F Darby—No. 1, Hi Il 
‘ing ; Sres ae no Beachamwell Souring; 2, Kentish Fille 
T! E 
red grown i 
his east wall. | ——/7, Silverlock—Winter 
ke Il 
—Amaryllis calyptrata; a fine and 
s 
oe Waris Flora The best way to deal with the nail ho 
e it “grouted” over with ti 
taney of charooal, 
bish, may be freely mixed with the 
n summer, and rest a 
ere they are m 
n opaque-re oofe 
Lope: 
—If you had followed the advice of 
friends instead of believing uncertificated bankrupts; if 
te: 
pla 
Reels ed at p. 37. 
any other Tnethod ? To ships’ ee it 
tant to be able to keep Potatoe a long time in 
yhapman’s Potato dn eh to De. Š 'aistincta 
ney. It is not early, but it is a very g 
Y, GAM 
possibility of “ENTIE we aed f 
A a a rare neal S% 
p Prices vary much, penile sy se supply. 
NUNCU. raie W Man thanks. t week, 
pk se Civis—You have no right Bg move — with 
=  besraiesion of the landlord. If you do, 
TJ j i P. 
“Adeline, bright coy Bk "he dark 
Teran braghirbue; s De Meaux, py e 7 
pinkish; Louis-Philippe, rk. 
Globe "White Hip Duchesse @’ Angouléme 
d kinds, viz. : 
white; Jaune Desprez. 
Spectabilis, lilac. AYRSHIRE, Ruga, blush; Que 
gians, creamy white. 
Sexps—Claudiocestrensis— Zab pi soy in your list is h 
the 
Bedford ‘writen: iie Beech, Oriental eee Chiches 
and Cornish Elms, Black Walt ut, Silver Lime, Commi 
Alder, aore aei pas Common O; ate x Fir, Cedar 
Lebanon, and Common Map! 
manui ay 
VEGETABLE CATERPILLARS—Entomological—You do not 
pear to be much acquainted with oe panier At we can ma- 
oodcut or r we heii at we can do. You 
icati 
arı T bje r 
ss ling al nd we shoul 
ch much value bee nine opinion. Why scorch and di 
n Amateur—Certainly, 
drying, w 
penh $ 
“her s no 
cen 1 We m wail that 
n peta: ceasin 
7 Admirer Ail Plants for show shoulbe tre 
Wou ox be fattened bes 
Yı 
cannot “be peie till next w 
forgotten your question, but will Ri and answer next 
NG FLOW 
LIAS— fn the centre of 
ur seedlings bear a close resembianl 
er tay ve a good colour, but the flowers ni 
s and the > petals gny narrow ; ir are not equal 
of the e colour in cultiva 
te eresting communications is still dela layed 
5 abont 
