104 THE GARDENERS CHRONIC 
e made | a subject n ot only fraug! the arboriculturist 
with i 
LAwNn— 
Crested 
[FEB. 15, 
ot have anything better Ų 
crekeuke Meadow Poa, and Wh 
LE. 
Villager—You ca! 
Dog’s-tail, Har 
or r small handfuls, 8 inches in width 
d old 12 PAA Ei width = Me inches, 
out the e precedi 
at 70°, efore.” ‘The best bar shiv bject not only fraught est t 
af stra, and scoring Ea Berat ocd be 1357 inches | Sms 1o Deo iamini commen y S RN z 
in diam t top, and should taper 'aidaly down- | soon yield a twofold profit upon the outlay.—F. 
wards t i2 inches. This will admit of eight poe: Paane A te oie ya imitans 
which should be half-an-inch in thickness, and 1} in observed atthe Horticultural —— Chiswick. 
in width. The bars ty ood are placed parallel, Aers 
and south, on the the ia on whic i re is a 
wooden hoop having a ‘rabbet to a ceive the A small 
iece of fresh comb ought to be n two or three of 
e centre meny as decoy combs, i R AN the bees may 
depart from their common rule, a dp he combs the 
reverse way. By the assistance of a lighted candle the -al 
combs may be made to stick readily to the bars ; 0 sra = rasa aie 
each of which there might be a knob, or something b sanas ee E ay. Japeta EMT 
which to draw them up. The hive should be covered | — R MA neal Pe ala een wint snow 
with a lid of straw fitted close to its sides, and| Z 11—Sharp frost; snow about tule deep; brig si Se belon ecsng 
there ought to b exterior band or two onthe top| _, fro nee wn ay byte tic, with brights 
for the lid to rest upon, and $ give to ary gt a us dre i frosty ter P ER 
more finished a rance. an The sore pins popa in poy ea peAa of the TE | 
ace between the bars aas boa tte ed tye ng cad a Hii s falling Wise aero inthe ee. hood of London—Feb. 9, 1816, 5°3 | 
the centre ones, and if there is room to ‘an. 19, l ean temperature of the week 19} deg. below the a 
the side bars, for they are th i 
combs whose cells are often of an unequa ‘ide nae The 
honey is obtained by remoying the reed to age of mhios PE E No.of prene Fa 
a comb by attached : the iddle of a lay is Feb, |Highest Lowes Boson melt kored =| | 
best time for the o ue. ti Temp. P| {È | of Rain. da Z| 
_— hive , bu rs rn known: to the Greeks, and Speaks jan. ge| 469 | 21.7 | aa.9 3 0.05 in. | 2| 2 1 = el 8} 1 
neh. Sop Gis knonledgo of been, Moni) e | as as] g | Sap [aul ale aial fit 
be. so readily Jipe Soy th removal of each comb. | H'f'i5| asi | sis | aaa] 9 osa | 4-| 3 4) 1) 6) 2) 1 
wr is recorded that this Pear hive is ot in com. | Thur-20| 422.) oo | 39:7 PAR eee oS 8} 2) 3) aie) 2 
n use amongst the monks of Hymettus.— ae 22 | asa | ase | ave] 8 | 0.89 4 ‘- i 3| a|— 
P Answens uab sotda hots much honey, The highest temperature during the above period occurred on the 20th, 
—Borage 
W. and 2lst, 1841— erm. 56°; and the lowest on a 1836 and 1843—therm. 19°. 
and likewise Pollen. 
CALENDAR OF ‘OPERATIONS 
e ensuing Week. 
ov E, CONSERVATORIE! 
w beginning to have its 
to Correspon 
Notices | 
HIMENE: eh i 
—HOTHO 83, &e. 
Solar inf uence is effect on m 
easily excited Diaes These must be attended to, either by in rae in a warm aber frame 
creasing the size of the pots, or by turning the plants out If you have no stove the pei ts m i be removed after they 
entirely; reducing the balls, and placing them in as hyo have formed a few Jeaves to a warm Teens t % 
This zenen te a app ply to Gesneras, Gloxinias, &e. Asu—E P—The Weeping Ash will flourish far better i 5 
early yet to think of general potting. moist, but not wet land, than on a C pe aplana, do wh 
G -ħouse,.—Let “he tempera t b 5 u will to assistit. The refuse of your henhouse is guano 
even bo" will not be injurious for those specimens that are re- of the best quality. Mix it with three or pras times its bulk 
quired to bloom in y- Keep the plants near the glass, let of soil, and apply it to anything that wants manure It will 
em have plenty of room individually, and give abundance of| makea rah liquid. 
air during the day on all favourable opportunities, and attend Aen Trees—D m T—Arsenic will kill trees as well as m 
to the training the moment this uired, Plants, like ani- In ‘April pe a few en ae ar the root through the sak 
als, when arrived at maturity, exhibit very strikingly the | down to the wood ; introduce some of this agent, bind up the 
marks of bad training; therefore, as this is one of the evi- wound, and pe soe wees Natu ure, Rae: 
dences of good Serdening, | let it iA ba done, ae to do it well Booxs—A R unable to answer your inquiries as to | 
eolari ing oe probability o of Paresations int ne works acne: The ‘* Se- 
pe ana one rs ei is the last we have seen of 
maki 
katas the size of the ta rini Mii plants an tig night, 
b; es s.” you shall have the inform- 
and give air freely by day. See that the green-fly does Loudon’s “ Hortus Britannic’ 
make its Ls gran amongst them; if he does, smoke Ava oat ation on Abha ide before she season for sowing has 
immediately by repeated moderate doses, or your bloom is} rived. We thank for hint. There is no periodical 
ruined.—A. wo! naming, exclusively on hardy pla The “‘ Bota- 
Il.—FLOWER-GARDEN AND SHRUBBER nical Magazine” and the ‘ Botanical Register” conta’ 
The quantity of re which has fallen RAVINE Hereni all out- plants of all kinds.—— C W C—Yo will see that we next week 
mence a translation o! umann’s work. 
* door work follow the directions given in last week’s Calendar: | comm! f Ne 
: > gaban- an Inquirer—Weare naan to answer your inquiry as 
make brooms, break Toes. wash pots ‘xe , &c., during the 
time the eet remains; ein prepare for other operations after o where Gardeners’ Ta n be bought, The makers of 
e thaw.. Pits and Fra —Uncover every day as early as thems should advertise ae 
possible, and fixe air, if the sun auner o n the lights; water, if Neda eter dient oe = nota e that any separate trea- 
necessary, in the morning, and shut up early i in the afternoon. tise has bera published on the managetent of the Fig modir 
wider potting d off from store pots; and shift any plants that lass. You will find good directions in last year’s “ Calen 
require it.—B. of Oper: tions.’ "i 
É —PINERIES, VIN ES, &e. UNTAINS—Hi —As your supply of water is unlimited 
Pi i erer staal these fy ne ourable opportunities e would adv’ Seadjutige pipe to be of the same Bote as 
here i B requisite, and in where disrooting has been the conducting Sas and to terminate with a flange, upon 
rendered imperative DA ath te of the soil, the plants so which a conical nozzle ein be affixed of about 5 inches in 
treated may have aslight shading for an hour or two on sunny length, raperlaete om 14 to 4 inch bore: me i assu! ie edly 
days; in fact, give them the same treatment as cuttings. Bej cause less friction than having a shoulder, as in No. A 
very liberal in the use of w. in fire. heated structures, re- temporary diameter for the vase shold rae is ies kat we 
membering that the more severe the weather, the greater is should cale on 4 feet as a likely size to produce a 
the essity for an abundance of moisture in the atmosphere, grand effect.. 
with a circulation of air unteract the ill effects of the | Frurr Tress—T G—We agree Aube to bes oe here would bean 
dry heat. each- Cleanliness is everything with the advantage in publishing statem: pepa the fitness of 
; Batter the back of| certain fruits for particular lo Sias: yw could be certain 
that the varieties spoken of were correctly eed: but that is 
ad 
the leaves with the syringe every after! about 3 o’clock, and 
a genial stea o'clock each morning. Thinout| so far from being the case that s Sen statements would misle: 
the fruit progressively, and let all stopping and budding be much morethan they would in 
done in aslowly progressive way; in fact, disbud, &c. a little | Guoxtntas—A L—These, wits rong begin to show flower, 
every day. n MAS disbuddi tagnates th require to be grown in a moist atmosphere, and in a tem- 
vital powers of tree, and is most i e N Vineries, | perature not Power t than 66° by night and 70° by ey The 
—Insure a pa a moist rt a ere e swelling; if | want of heat is probably the cause of failure in y case. 
abundance r is thrown about the ris s,&c. the moment | A a erature of 46°is oe cold for Euphorbia jacquinifiora 
they become wrt will M Title beat for the syringe. Poinsettia pulcher: For the treatment of Luculia 
there 
Avoid cold currents of air, but Lesser’ po : phe circulation ; ans 
ashes and giv 
ay be accomplished by settin ajar, Grares— You —The Fox Grape is called s 
ing no air to the back light: Keep. a pbs lively, mad ry taste, which resembles a Sweetieatie. ape that hes een 
atmosphere to those in blossom. erry-house.— When in| packed up in a fox’s skin, It is the Vitis a, a distinct 
blossoi ep t emperatare at from 60° to 65° by day,| species, and worth nen 
with a dance of air, but free from draught. In very bright | GREENHOUSE CLIM B—The following a 
sunshine shade slightly for a couple of hours in the middle of | viz., Tecoma ioe sath rately blus! iy Mimosa d eis ate 
the day. Fig-house.—Increase your heat bi increase of light, Kennedya attæ, scarlet ; Mandevilla a suavolens Z7 
an ceed a before recommended. e succession Mush- and Hasdeaberpia monophylla, purple. Plants will n 10 : 
ntinue to introduce successions of Kidney Beans, ceed well if their roots are paved over with Loss lated = 
caked 
hes poems is commonly | Guano—R R—You should steep 11b. of guano in two gallon 
with a little kay soapsuds, and od the ee ee JE it has settled. The 
Use iro: 
T AND KITCHEN GARDEN. E Hinau 
nd snow continues little can be done 
D 
ome time after ra Rud Loco place nate En 
her: itev: 
omed. i Ep 
Hest "Kalmi ia piete Rhodo enero. fet erin . da- 
R. chamæcistus, ap erip empetrifolia, on ela. 
an be 
e ai p ‘uricum, 
ould never| macea, Polygala chameebuxus, Menziesia polifolia alba, 
her; summer Erica Mediterranea. 
bet andl eed-oil, in | Heatas—J P—You will find a list at p. 836, 1844. We really 
e, th 
anner lately recommended: Keep the walks cleared from 
up wh 
cannot repeat such information continually. 
e th 
g they will not be so liable to tea: Heatinc—W S—We presum your 
pipes have air 
Sit Seeds should them. Something is wrong, but what, can anly be determined 
by actual vena Is there no bend in the pipes, so 
forma on exity sol ace bos è 
InsecTs— aW G B—It seems probable, from the twigs tra: 
mitted, that er are ‘different insects seki your Mast: 
and we are that we cannot suggest any better remedies 
thak those already recommended, R—— W D—Your observa- 
tions upon the Geometric Spiders could not be well discussed 
in the Gardeners’ Chronic eke gael better ada ated to the 
y recommend ti 
pots, ‘placed in heat, to test their good: 
the he d of crop should not be 
und, especial 
rini fti: 
EN ey-Bean. 
oo soft Poa Be ee copie ‘will no ot in jure Praat and 
branches of your airaa infested with scale; but the brood 
under the Jatter is not easily destroyed; and the Safest and 
ost glasie plan is to gare the scales ‘eon cio py with 
a a thin piece of wood o Then wash ; rwards 
keep watch, inemeibe ie aiiin take itsa spunea 
ican 
patiens—1, Podocarpus macrop! 
3, Myrsine Africana Plar 
contain somi 
d moj: 
n Mons named Beurré Sp 
of all Peirs is notk q 
Ko described as a 
E M—Much otliged for your offer, bu 
e had forgotten your question; ital h 
ritten 
SEEDS OF EVER G K— e are to be purcha 
some nurserymen or F seedsmen ; no one ee E 
apply to the nearest. If you do not s ed $ 
collect them án S 
as—Hortensis—Woollen netting will do you no 
you will wait till he Seither is mild enough to bri 
gs to the surface, and will t al n gi ye en a sprin] cli 
ist evenin, 
GOH me to 
SMALL Bir: T F—We have already stated that this di 
heen s ios p the Poent closed. 
eo SEE the following, viz., Pa 
Rei Alla etl cathartic, yellows” 
nettia pra “scurtet and yellow a Horsfalli, | 
etum $ 
good dressing of so 
salt—say 1 cwt. an oer of the 
tended for recede: se pla 
farmosa may be purchased of any nurseryman + z 
Read’s Pn Sy is an pete ae good one.;—— 
volume for 1841 is out of 
ay LING RS, mellia | 
Cam WSS bloom of your seedling Camelit 
OTOT T past its p raih and had lost some of its co 
freshness; this was evident from the petal st 
opened bloom, which T af a = me: we: 
Pale large and han peal 
orm 
FLOWE 
Though fako 
idea of the caper, it is well w 
d bi 
ose numerous correria nde ertion of 
ting communications is still delay 
