120 THE seesama ime CHRONICLE. 
of wireworms, &c 
ant operation. 
s: they will, after sh 
t it is folly to tisk it. p 
the heat in the eE gebyrene 
prieangis s directed i 
Bers at 
Shutin mibe ery end! 
bet 
the principles of slow breaking, ben es | the am pe giving 
atmospheric moisture, as recommended in former Cal date 
with Vines rece sbi intro duced. 
ts on those already ‘ 
ssible 
a 
EN GARDEN. 
the 
arly arf Duteh Kidney Bean where itcan 5 sheltered, 
and in pans, in very gentle heat, Seymour’s Superb White, an 
Persil Celery. Bear in mind, if Celery be too much mien. 
nigh ot 
Plant Potatoes, H 
jaan er yaa kan iong: Keeping g Shallots is ue rar: Sow Basil and 
"Vi. RED RIGULTORE. 
eara —Planting in heavy souls and low 
ended by the Rhian 
Amongst the plan’ nts which adorn the cottage window none is 
more barrant than btg Chinese Primrose, which cheers us 
wal 
bli e varieties, but these are incteasedby cuttings.— 
State of the Weather ne near London forthe week at ending Feb. 20, 1845, as 
observed atthe Horticultural heerlen Chiswick. 
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23 
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24 
[Fen. 22, 
ar and fire, with bright sun;, uniformly overcastat| granite, guano will do wonders for 
? è will not be felt. Apply it as a top reiia e te pied: 
15—' lanted, at the rate of 2 
= 1—Fine wae light clouds; Geneely o f = t; frosty at night the eroana PERR ery Seaikin A 
e; clear an ony * $ i> 
anig ha zy ay gud uniformly pami al frosty k ol ma ides “thoroughly well be ufileg 
eee cf clear, with severe frost at night e uit 5 
20—Severe frost ; pmi with bright sun; p frosts 
Mean Sapara erT e week tat beta average. 
BF geen I eek’s 104, r fae for > minimum tempe- 
on th ght oft he ithe F re 3 deg. below zero. 
the last 19years, for the ensuing 
nes March. 1, 1845, 
ar ae bat rei Fes of | Greatest | boat ree Roca 
Feb. Higher ont st Temp | | ony ž 
P- 3 ee 
ee a | ae oe Sees aii W A M—The dried plant which a qu 
Sun. 23 ie 20 n been aidinistering an infusion of to the poor, is Op he 
Hees. = Hr ii 0.38 irayta, an Indian plant, allied te Che aNd i in who 
Wed. 26| 4 o 12 0.46 rti .——T P. ra a coccinea p 
Thur.27| 47-2 | 346 | n 0-40 respondent asks witi that, 
oE ie aad Soe $ Son Orange trees at St. Michael’s aie "Teported to 5 cnet 
a | 
the attacks of scale insects, t ae Uplate bee is 
than has been known for Tan ny 0} y wh 
this is-really so, and if so, cba i 
rae prime 58 the following eS iiss of the best Monte 
Not 'o Correspondents ultivation, but in some American and Belgian Nursery 
We have still to solani’ yA numerous correspondent: s for de- more chart 40 peues as pe otang yee nl said to be 
tai to Poplist phat valu mete co! mm unica’ po We never e 
before understood the true meaning of the Embarras des 
richesses. 
ABIES —R F—This sed by c RT 
Takei phon: the leading polite: te. pot ‘pranclios any time in 
September; they should be put into pots filled with livet 
sand, and should be placed in a cold pit; keep them close 
7.9 87.4 | 42. 0.62 
a TS ie a CAA tet ni Peal MER om Ba el SE 
Peia highest temperature during the above arg Ur ean! on the 27th, 
28—therm, 60°; and the lowest on 23d, 1827—therm. 20 
be placed in a gentle bottom-heat. i plants 
raised from cuttings, and if the er are taken from leading 
shoots of branches, in a few years you cannot tell t ffer- 
ence between them and plants raised from seed.’ 
ANNUALS—C G—The following are suitable ae Ward’s Cas: supply throughout the 
—C season: 
—Clintonia pulchella, Sedum azureum, Rhodanthe Manhalets Prince Albert, ony Charlton As the preening cannot be be 
Portulaca splendens, "Oxalis floribunda Lindl), oe Sera Knight’s Dwarf Marrow, rf Im 
mondii, Mesembryanthemum tricolor, and Brachyco M M , Bide rect , Groom’s Super erb Dw 
iberidifolia. 4 fen s Tall 1 
Booxs— inquiri —N—Always stop your arf Apple tre: e, pin 
e oan: third g their new et in the end of August, 
f the 
small edition of English pepku nie fue a ‘ani jin 
digenous plants, eo pee of exotics of any kind.——E D— 
Solly’s “ Rural Chem: Pe 
BIGNONIA TREOES, - Z—It is unfair to impute mon ‘oper 
motives for delay. The promised communication ie ming. 
Brocori—R J; AL, Melville—The follo Bene varieties are 
amongst the best : ra" alcheren, Grange’s Early White, uae 
“yi 
Su F GR s—Jas Roberts, 
it Double: have Gier Bk next week. We wish to accon 
these letters by some observations for which we haven 
had 
ell’s Cream-coloured Knight’s Protecting, Danish or Lat room. 
Gree en. || 3 D Srecies—W M—The estion; Whether it is probabl le, fi 
CABBAGES—-G W G L—In order to prevent your Cabbages run- what botanists nawi that any species of plant has be 
ning to ner, you Moat sow new pes trench and manure ea t 
the grouni eis well, and beatae to bpd ait Ear S 
La Bre . The e directio: o Cauliflowers. || 
CaM a WE- Pr a your prepara peg: is no Tont 
that. Foar plants have dropped their flower-buds in conse- 
kan of aing t over- heated at night, Plants ought never to 
be kept warmer at night than in day.s——A B—4 sandy peat, 
loa am; and 2 well cecomposed cow-dung. Healthy plants sacs of ananswer. Itis 
os require cutting back, except when the: ey Brow in a have appeared since the = Piitotical era com 
‘inal rg pai Sickly plants may be recovered by it it were so, the pacers iia have spo! cokers of specie 
ere their branches, and placing them i in T Mot at- nd: and we are not jus! ee in 
mosphere, at a temperature of fc by day and about 58° by be 
night. When the young s! pi Goan about 2 inches long, ey 
may be repotted in fresh sı d the e greater part of the 
ball shaken away.§ 
Cetery—G W G L—This will not be so apt to rot if protected 
from ae dirst sharp frosts in autumn; and the earthing-up 
should not be too early commenced. || 
seine anc bi ms s plant requires what is called a dry stove, 
that i a warm greenhouse in which the air is n ot 
Siow o mma moist. If kept from cold and damp it will 
grow readily. Its leaves are very small; its flowers smaller 
nd it te a mere curlonity 
COLUMNEA SCHIDE —A Sub—This plant requires a damp 
tines Neves fiche rchidaceous plants delightin; it should 
never be pruned, bot allowed to hang down and er ee! as it 
likes. You neve: LEKRE kept it too cold. Encourage its 
growth by all d give eit plenty of light. 
Ween hice == rar sri 2 You had better apply to the Secretary 
of tbe South Australian Company, 4, New Broad-street, City. 
There is no Emigration Company for Van D iemen’s Land; 
and until ae es sh sn rae Bh ae Shabece its policy as to 
New Zealani advise you to go there; which is 
w gr 
to Shindler’ “ Introduction to Bot > 3d ed. p. 
never inoia one ceaoae for aian we have no 
P A—Apply this in the state in whic 
GTi. 7 4 
great misfe orties 'onstu MF. Reader aon may eS at lea! stale 
GamE—Anon—In t the pen spaces plant Jerusal: S; guano to the roots of y ole. Vin t will be best 
they will aor RNY, and form a thick covert i er, as soon Haak ie weather wi permit, in the form of liquit 
while the dead haulm will answer the same Fueps winter, the surfac: Beis border, but let well down 
n Soa 
is v ; » which have been a 
make Fern grow, and you will hardly succeed. The Wild 
Laurel is A *Laureola. The best of the coarse Grasses 
are Lise uca sylvatica, Bromus giganteus, and Aira ceespitosa. 
Gu. ane — a8 garden purposes eu phone not use less 
thers 3 it should be mixed with four or five 
fives its paik ot pect and applied fers sit weather or with 
water, when crops are erdir to grow. The ne meenen 
will-do for Geraniums, &c. in pots; it should be applied o 
casionally, till their Angas growth shows that it is IEAA 
to tell, and then be disc: ne All oe id manure should 
be used very carn aid aF lied in the e manner.— This 
t 
y Ads 
sif it were common manure, immediately before the crcps 
are ran or planted. For A Orai it will be best mixed 
with water, and applied at intervals during the gr ‘owing 
season. y 
Insecrs—Inguirer—The worm is a Filaria, which sometimes 
inhabits the bodies of beetles and other insects.R——_J G H— 
No. lis a caren which pia ca fibre plants no harm ; and 
giving way - the bot Ake Aa ded for 
forcing are ed ois nted inside the ey but your i 
being employ a greenhouse, it will be adavane to 
the Vines per aben protect the — from ie colt ae ove 
pimi hsi ae onidum st mischievous species i in the the border in the early part of t 
L e.. was not postpaid Sub—Why note 
AWNS—G—We d nothing to what has been already said 
ack Potatoes, or, if you a n 
nothing of your wants, we fear it is impossible to 
see alae BR You m 
repeatedly cn the : subject of Moss. The best bap a 
to be a good dressi: pe wits soot in the autumn, o WID Sane 
water or sulphate of ammonia in March. 
MANDEVILLA SUAVEO hen iy nee this plant is placed i tiie 
open border of a conservatory, where it si plenty of ae Ro airs 
mn our eniin columns. 
better plan would be to 
NURES—A Constant r.—lf you wish to E e A Gaver: own see 
zogetal ble matter, do not use lave seni are oye Se to nor > rent un the we oo 
act on bones, employ the acid by reas without water; the with soot. aei t 
prred = doing this has been explained at p. 107, 1844. ° Gas|. ——R esor Seisei sseseilifiora will suit 
y be mixed with your refuse te ap; and you may a d a ve od if the situati no 
it to peat with advantage. Mackintosh’s book is a good one, posed” one; Omikron —Will you allow 
fle tl erie oe e seras to make known where their| answer =a ext wi EnA Subscriber Both the1 
Bieser refuse ge tor peer ee has ire ‘0 l i kteri tion in fuenee eee ee eta 
months before being Site earlier than that it does et bi vA ural m niapi AS ications have been reci bees ed 
cal Probate | late, and thers are unavoidably sno beg ort the ea 
: y inquiries can bemade. We must also b r the i 
din z pA rm- yar manuren You m xh t decomposed of those numerous correspondents, the insertion of whe 
ss mposed! teresting communications is still delayed. 
