186 THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE [Mar 29, 
Se Carnation, and most er | Oa ee ee EE ER a TL a pa a ao 
MM i ea E a E T N aes 
stitutionally hardier tbe Carnation, and most cer- | benefit of intense light during haf gr or In this posi- |tu ture growth pr ie RE start; 3 an 1 elevated positas on 
tainl tees in cultiva- | tion it remained about six weeks, being but o y W. 
tog “ asp one ot the Talon Hones watered, and now and then syringed. The eg hen Pine Apple Plac "hes EERE eames Wood, 
aire te flower, we | extremely slow in oe. phe pete of its buds Ht en reece eee ee ra 
formed, amongst other thin gta “ the edges | the young om were a few inches in length, it w ae i soe Decenbe w Rs 
(of S petals) should be perfectly entire, free ngs shifted from a 9 to a zi ach pot, ‘spied Cine 2 ie hing peste? oF rath a ato er we wh | 
d; but old ball, equal portions o ” 
oy sn srl ont CF apa at! diner lf, Fa sandy loa and heath- -mould, with portions s of coarse | the mean ah A yee ep ont in in as present — 
in the face of al acknow ledged rules iiie baa he says, | dried pew’ {3 mp rain, Ne following will serve to] century, with t amore ons o 182 ba: ie e 7 
i the management of å 
sane Pie z iş excepted m thia i a: aap “Mame I pier Pza 2 ‘ie ee rage during their first | as the 5th os oth. This d egree of low te faiai ia 
tion, who A PARE visit r havin on of Picotees, and who, stage of owt, especially when placed in such sized arent ete Spe pion only iss. in the a k 
on the sengih of his authorit ty, should profess his ad ae to dispense with any further shift | om better i 
ated petals ference to the Rose- ing t : | ; 
ger and Kan mane ie Pa “that it was not| The eed in in qaaadton, for some time after being potted, | being 23 degrees above the iat ore number of years, 
necessary that the Picotee should have smooth petals |€ continued to make suitable moy pas at giddy aa arom | In February:t A Te a a 
like the Carnation, I maintain that such on would | ing s ele y-winged | 1 or Be 
be considered by the florists assembled as a sort of|leaves. As it had been well p oi by the writer, it was | below vue oy erage i T = e aee lowest was 3 de- 
Picotee-growing Rip Van Winkle, or a a being who bad | at first PAd to account for “the aon: from whi n A of the mo nih was a ee preg point. The 
just awoke from a nap of a c pains Pga *s duration there seemed little chance of Pe relying © he month was 10% ty an n of any Febru T; 
3. pale me meet pions eo led to infer that the | the Le sori , and ment, &c., of p g = pains HAAY period tl f 
writer a grower of aea yari else he could | the soil, fo ini ifi " alrostation of water p aap has an allen so much below zero in any 
not. iy ree y posible e chanos have made anc a blunder. er, conditions being g equal), the only assignable bien mperson mont ii ee 
Igive his o ords :—“ However fin ling may | cause was, that of the a having been placed, in com- e pr ity An » 80 E as gone, exhibits i 
be, it never po ey its best po unt! Eih it has been ope with others, upon a level pit, where the agencies lower H Py x any ‘correspon nng RAR rtion of M: 
cultivated for some time. Those which are of one pane a gron, as light, air, heat, &c. were unequal aye A AUA Mpa rieien : 
colour at first, termed selfs, afterwards break, as it is to the of moisture in the soil, It was t mma a air n n a ed ae (de ae nr ai Bc 
called, into various tints, more or less beautiful! i t platfor m, admittin an equaled i 8 E noig aE plia Pote as not be 
do not hesitate for a moment to deny this in increased ceeuhtion of air or mog ape is pe mine 
as being pene appease to fact, and at Hight ; watering at the root w sus spen rly a a period ae fiom teid 
“Tal 
prian nce, Wer re this cor- week, and copious syringings substitated, when AS 
aA By this er eatment the plant s soon assume ed its wonted | December to the bes ent time, the mean tempera s 
found to be 34°, which is slower than that of any similar 
pal root a branch, through the inonusidarate vigour, Z x 2 
haste ad Jenarnose of our ts florists. Is it in > ) l i p ve 1813-14, when Matag nhan o 
ineat KONERT RAT OST 7 13 deg 
19th century that we are told that Rompeiennt: a ant length bout =, deg. lo 
Picotees break, or change from. self-colours on the e continue us in Jana on "Fe 3 ce be 
beautiful peaton and delicate edging? really sna foes apwardh of of 12 2 inches 1 in tenga Independent! yof Q; Ye: ee 
that, in the manufacture of the Treatise "he Lig jat antad ai ip, : 
by a most Gan chance, had inser rted a : ong ret | the a of a remark elsewhere given—that most plants be said ob il ave set in with severity pis in December, 
graph; f q a certain exte capable of maintaining a healthy condition, so long as and is still continuing. i 
apply lling Tuli hen in a tate 5 + hig ca ac Maximum and PEE not eE from Dec, 1 1646 | j 
ay. one e who | kno ne agen. i a bt Carnations an and | the jey are They ing power of the material March 16th, 1845, inclusive. ; 
must come either nciusi in whicl ca 
that the writer knew nothing 5 ii of net vas| Ero E terdgelng: ‘remarks it will be seen'that the DEOMI E _January. | February. March, 
endeavouring to teach. In fact, if intended as written, | writer esc the general serien of Calliandra Higus- Max, | Min. |Max. | Min Max. | Min. Max. 
‘ae Reet Eaa = 
i agen | upon the unchecked luxuriance of their annual g or 1 pod 4 a x 49 
4, with directions for layering, an and w a on the exposure of the pe inate to Sinten 5 y o7 | 4 9 4 P 42 
are to! 4% is P That the fon ofi the Carnation is jointed, light. For example, the’ beautiful species of Aphelandra, | ? 7 4 44 
and observation’ and ex ce have taught the fiori t | Clerodendron, Costus, Dichorisandra, Poinciana, Jaca- 7 7 4 j 45 
hat roots are more peulily fe ‘ormed from pra parts me randa, Justicia, Erythrina, Poinsettia, Hibiscus, and| — 7 34 
the stem; and: not only $0, but that ; they are emitted by | Ges nera, &e. are well- known instances, in which a mode ` > | 81 
to the production of side-branches 7 | 39} 
‘As far as my experience goes, I {| would be fatal to'a fine display of bloom. It is possible : alat 
nd that roots pout in all conscience, are emitted] t0 obtain fertility by such a mode, but the comparatively 45 
from ¢ either the third or fourth joint from the top. The | ™eagre results are extremely u valistachory. I latel ý 45 
the ration at the proper | S8¥ a specimen of Calliandra Houstoni in the collection 40 
t ime, , which knowledge e will be ‘2 ined by practice. i a good cultivator, from which several inches of the 7 l 43 
5. At p. 29, line 13, occurs the following :—“ It (the | Strong leading shoot had been taken off, for the purpose 25 
layer) will never yield blossoms so fine as in the.second pe inducing the bigs l porth, te bloom ; „thus defeating 37 | 36 
year ofits existence.” Ifthe old stool is sound, with the intended object, by rem i ‘ 36 
proper top- dressing, and reducing the stems to one, I only growth that. hs had pees t “strength to produce ` j $ 4 34 
itively d as splendid flowers | flowers- The best possible way of obtaining bloom from $ 5 j 
om yers. I do not doubt-that the expe- side-branches in plants remarkable for their spare and $ $ 
ri of other woe will bear me out. I have a slig luxuriant habit, is to fore-sho: e a B g! ‘ 
recollection Grigor, of the Forres Nur- | O°S § en they pare attained abou! 9 inche: j ids, 
nsina grea mea- | in length, r by this practice the lateral pls will 44 
old roots, getting crops of layers year after attain a strong growth 6 blooming-time. i 
— aly the same plants; thus proving DE whilst |, Those who wish to secure oe vigour in C, Houstoni y i 
free from disease, oe do perform their functions as |Í ing it to the conservatory border, will do well Ez $ 
i as young p egard the conditions insisted u at n in the first Leading ‘ i 
6, In Seal ay ose we are informed, “That w. ceo of the present year, viz., the importance of a dry z y š 
ust begin cutting at about : a parker: of an inch ‘below bottom, drainage, &c., not, however, forgetting, that ? y 7 
the seen joint, sloping th g your p where ample exposure to light, &c., is essential to the 4 : 3 9 
and upwards, so.as to divide the joint and Ain formation of bloom in summer, the same agencies are 4 ; í a 
up the middie, Es early as far as the joint above | |™uch more essential during the slow but progressive a F ) 
The tongue should not be less than an inch in length,’’ development of growth in spring. 5 ey: d 
&c. &c. On the contrary, the ‘knife should not pass | In „conclusion, where high culture depends upon iat eee ; ee 
more than a quarter of an inch beyond the joint, leaving | reaccumulated vi igour from the base of plants, as in the a ae eT 
the tongue about a quarter, instead of an inch in length. |! j »previous| and Min, 
When the layer is removed from the parent plant | to such plants being cut back, is a loss ; which e Möins ae a i Dusen ye song apo mS E l 
the portion of stem must be cut back to the severed | treatment. can restore ;_ those, snp chee expect Fe neal Gate 53 core 
joint, which will occasionally emit roots in the manner prenpeny early in summer, must attend to Callian Thompson, Horticultural G 
of a cutting. — W. wees m , and al. similarly habited Plants, for ra AN near Wi cham nk 
—_—_—__ Aare elapse, after the headin, ere the: e ermomet po. at 4} feet fr the § 
GLEIA TION. (OF-ACACIA | TMTE ready for a Eie and prudent shift, Sait the art against a S.E. T as as follows :— 
Ra Hov. ficial. heat during the late frost, and subsequent mild Mirea por 
Kaal We iais pa the suitabili ill have pair: ers setting their vital + a i» ay - Š - 28 
atory culture, at p. 829 (sth l is kali Bres in action. When the work of. heading down p a - 27 * s -22 at ME 
about t sas age by which it may be most success- | begins, an increase of temperature becomes necessary ; 5 : . 26 z $ w 96 
ly bloomed. Its adaptati on for the conservatory is and, as most of the plantsin a house must feel the y m 2 ni ne 
unquestionable, and as the genial excitement of an artificial spring, all, far as $ id „3e EE - 2 
I may be permitted to offer a few remarks on its ma: possible, should work together. Good advice 9 . ced , > ao 
F nage- | P ge has been 
ment in pots, for this,no doubt, will be the way in which recently gua from various quarters, as to the benefit POIA E . . +) 82 
it will be generally grown. Ca ‘alligndra Houstoni then, | of repose e stove. Repose is as requisite for an ia “50 2 K — 
being strictly a hard-wooded plant, tear wctibar Ge slow omer -cxalted plant, as for a wearied man; but if I a : + 36 . Pe 
in its circylation of sap until fally established, wh not mistaken, a partial excitement amongst stove- 13 - =. 20-18 at 9pm. - 14 
pots or otherwise. It oosa on the ends om tubers, &c., has given the watch-word, ‘‘ Sleep no more 14 . EE a S ` . 23 
current year’s growth, and its beauty is in proportion t toall the house; ” and where such is the case with = s sot ste aie ae 
the whose penne of hes latter, et formi wy Glaxiniss, Gesneras, &c., for want of better convenience . fy Be 
‘striking ex o a numerous group of ps whilst dormant, those who have pepe, ig 
aps aba Cup) ey Melvilla, G pant ong be respectfully reminded of the advice 44 Nan yeas. The ieee slate of "the Diamon tl 
semans, So the oferty 4 which | gave a the ‘school-boys at play: y lads d, near rhampton.—The observa 
pon. multiform or branching habit. The | lost Jag pic a agen pe prds mi fo night 
will illustrate the management i this and of | y‘ years 06) ago nag Jr Mare ma 3 i rs March $ 2 
ited pla e last week in December. oan p ee in ‘the PA Pi an | y . 1. 
Plant about 3 feet in height, in common non with | tar tarding th e pring ger of such as Set aoe, 13 E ge : 
: aan within the two last buds of the | were meagre a ompa. red wit th those Fath Rv Verein in The ae T Ki night of ae Thursday tel isi : f 
: of a stove platform, where it had the| by exposure to intense light ; kona where Aak moze intenso, then coldest night of 
situation being the pami B.M. » 
