12.—1845.] THE GARDENERS CHRONICLE. ` 191 
“?. 8, Mr. Law says that, ‘ * buried branches acquire aj acid flavo 
r, by no means unpleasant to the taste. Where | blanched. ‘The last will be foand to once an unusual 
i n 
Re capillary structure ; i By ot Bomieg wooo M. | novelty i eg an object, it would almost be worth = to|.proportion in New Guinea, even ong its autumn 
Bouss os ha y structare s is, the rice fc i ta cia reggie oe e this plant for the sake of its fruit, —not that I flora, a nd at a season Fe the Zanthie series 4 pre- 
ernas sha; +4 $ ill ever and this als so im ortant a Hon ng 
BE r, compos f long — rhe aioe well enou, gh [ra re as an auxiliary to the dessert, but for the ca sae 
ame he varied productions th . t k 
ri i” a branch layered in “the e ground. P. 61, “Sir confeetioner. © wae piae $ or caer cise “and sideration. In the ‘high a tude of Alashka, e — 
other s anic series prevails, though in the midst of summer. 
a ain ti Bu epider ‘ats re tee a IP ze, altho one ai bri) place I counted nearly 8 dozen ripe Ta Ca lifornia the superior ity of the cyanic series over 
ch as 0.9 of silica t ruit, al muc worthy of remark, con sidering the time of 
Pi ; s o 7 
ation indicates nothing, for It elas very pretty panne e nner was qui ee the year, the brilliancy of the atmosphere, its general 
or other is not ae afre me ee the ho mportant fact is hati) as as ornamental in its fruiting. state, as it was when n| dryness, ate the exposed character of the vegetation ; 
-there i. t does the rea i still m ore, as some limited observations wade two 
suppose are indian ae or Jonc des Indes, to be? —— |e t i 
Why, it co 0 mn Cane. P. 79, The wie Garden Memor. nda. ł f the dry season, 
d n pien to us in guaduas, instead of fro H. Mac Kellar, Esq., W sew oo Lodse, Tooting. lana the xanthie aisin ponds d th 
Mr. Law seems to suppose that Guidant —The grounds at this place extend o wpe ards: I g g 
a very cg ctenaes: might have four acres, about half of which is laid ont. in pl f the fi fof their fi Annals of Nat. Hist. 
w ns reed it Sa om ee (eee pow ground an T "a remainder devoted to kitc hemgarden 
sis of the jui a (not uœvea) the most | purposes. The law n in front t of the ho ia Saat | 
Bportt fact connected with it, viz., the presence of P airborn nekon ei ngst 
„animal matter, is altogether omitted. The deciduous | which the hybrid vores i 
4 “oe h 5 E AN cou nt Fa as spt e fag persed freely. Man ie the nl perm sustained con- 
‘nolia; Mr. L. calls Ypres ; an at p e severe ty Poe of last month, 
_ ventures beyond the seed of translation : taark | and perhaps none more ph the hybri d Rhododendrons 
ussingault, who wha tis s true, that the believes | just mentioned ; their | 
in several instances the blossoms are tota ally de- sm In umn, finding that T had three cae àd 
te “height. than for their pate and “durability ; | hase it is also remarkable, and may be praetor weakly s mdi I fed cons in pring is rato 3 general 
Mr. Law interpolates, after _height, the 
msd Tightuess,” r pr feeding, í that i is, I filled some empty c combs i ina i hive, and 
, 
then remarks that he believes “ that the Live Oak, of | wi year lens seem to esias dunh d. 
ped unharmed. A shrubbery | the bees helped themsel d they did this without 
Which the American navy is constructed, and which raw leade from the principal lawn to a small piece of 7 e reves For si age chews ve use the ye — = 
pplies one of the most oe a ble kinds of timber er, wit begirt with rockwork, | fountain-feeder the same as described in ‘ Milto 
known, grows exclusively in The Live Oak, bee approached 2 brid On th i i ” 
Het app y a wooden bridge. n the a a | Practical Bee-keeper.’”’ The food I sie e > my tons is 
on the contrary, is a coast tte, fi inhabiting sandy t rustic arbour has been erected, which comma ater: a nd s sugar that is if I 
of og where, in fact, the sand is held together ip its extensive view over Wimbledon and the neig tibouring pig nee 
; country. Attached to the mansion is a span-roofed con- | of this severe weather, to feed them; it poss be ‘aoe means. 
What more need we hig te That the text is per- |servatory, with a semi-hexagonal front, chiefiy Omega ied | of saving many st EA B ; 
Bee 
Feeding of Bees.—The follo owing is an addition to 
W.’s’’ remarks, p. 153, on this subject. During last 
var ming. season, I hived four swarms, which came off 
+ Hen 2, 1844 
thes ese I sapped with food the ~ after they were hived; 
is clear; and we are wea ry of noting down | by Camellias, which at the present time make a mag- 7 
Produce o Aen p. 55, mention is made of an 
tan es of this sort. Passing by, then, endless mis- | nificent show 5 bes ide: es these, it contains a few Orange immense i from two hives, one vino ng to 
such as | trees ardenbergias, | Mr, fo ob por f Mr. Auld of Doonbrae Cottage, , 
+ odam rm 44 4) for incineration, grain (p.46) for gain | and Indian Ban in bloom; and ia particular, a | Ayrshire. I wrote t the latter, who ki indly replied 
i 
one (p. a eneee 100.0; saying nothing of trans- | vigorous plant of sae sinensis, ds | fol btai 
ing tentures véjét vegetable seb inste ad K d t i c t 
urs! tréfe Trefoil, kini of Clover; not sky ca good ezenip Uli <i ; the following aT 
the j ignorant adoption of - typogra au errors that | of the benefit dertvable from permitt g the of -- 
in the French original, such, He instance, as ver- | this kind of plant to hang loosely. The kithon, sation July 1844 Sere oo from main ce ‘yielded 28 5 
c bout 
§ E P. 78) w, ‘ois pe ` eS ea cocus nucifera (p. 12) | contains a range of houses a 0 feet in length, | “Sept. 12th.—Another ditto 
-for Lodoicea, era; 
for p 
Arica oleacera (p. m sera nto four compartments, to of which are | “Lett vel winter cdiianet. including bees 
Areca ‘ssl proceed to other matters. Vinerie p In one of the Vineries| and w 3 5 
-there is any one thing about which it Fi d a few Pi nd Naudidthvertreee are also culti- aea 
g each a 
to be accurate, it is numbers ; especially in chemistry, | vated, and have set a fair crop of fruit; the other is 13 
whose value depen nds 80 essentially upon the exactness | filled with large specimens of Indian Azaleas and other |“ Allowance for bees 4 lbs., for wax 1lb. 130z. ` 5 13 
‘on w d h ants. o i æ, eE 
sults, ' , indeed, ical rea- | greenhouse plants. A small collection of Orchidace 
entirely turns. But we find that in |and a few good wi par Bn lants, evincing excel- Total 84 0 
the conversion of French weights len managemen t, are grown in t P gs EE 
i in such a manner as to d lant CF Begonia manicata, about 4 feet |“ Honeycomb in first es very pure, acte £ s d 
gault’s researches not merely useless, but |i ight, which has at preseat about 30 spikes of pink 456 
tly absurd. Among a heap of similar instances, | flowers upon it, and several more just appearing; a few | “In 2d do., not quite £0 pure, worth 2s.3d. 3 3 0 
Particular attention to the following:—P. 508, | lowering specimens of orbia ignitor and E. | “ Dos left for winter provision, worth ls. 8d. 213 4 
is tes thus: The loss of carbon, &c. amounts to | fulgens, the latter about T ne ERP Ei 
y 123lbs.—The animals produced, in the course | across, for ll-filled be atte a Foodia eet an m AE 
„upwards of 13 cubic feet of carbonic acid | plant of the'ćurióus Testudinaria elephantipes fie phant’ : Though this statement differs say tag he p. 55, which 
cow, it appears, will vitiate 66 cubic feet of air | foot). Behind this 1 there are about 0 feet ka is 108 loss still 56 lbs. of honey from o e hive was 
M. Boussingault says no such things; | excellent brick pits, heated with ho anm and chiefly | great deal, and shows ho cas produce fro om boes difere 
is: The loss of carbon, &c., amounts to | used for , Melons, Cucumbers, &c. The kind of|according to the the 
pa kil.)—The animals produced, in he botiet employed i is that made by Mr. Spiller, of Batters 33 Ibs. 5 oz. of honey left in the hive ough bs however pe 
3 141.24 cubic feet (4 m. c.) of po ard a alah tee ne apparate Fas been a applied to | to have been us me should have been left as 
i cow may vitiate in a day 706.5 which , 
h pity ala Ril ae m ce And let K be observed that | petty: s doubtfal, vor 
ors eccer in one uniformity in age ee of Heat pon op at any rate, sc hiv ive es mien ee the eak of brood 
all 
hit t Possible use ts; then, can such a Poole bey peah to | the contriv ies is my he OPI He off or admitting a | and pollen might exceed the half of it. And 21. 13s. 4d. 
-maker ? 
draught to the fire, means of a lever, one end of | is a great price for a deprived hive of bees, containing 
5 Thee Bate, picked at random from the will | which rests on a and the iR connection avi the flow | an Bch proportion of pollen and brood to that of 
Next aes rn the reader against Mr. Law’s icenalatiacs| | and return- the b boney; whilst an undisturbed good stock can be had for 
re we shall proceed to a more agreeable subject inercased, the metal tube expands 80 sensibly as to|1/. Moreover, the prices for the honey are too high, 
i it isi st pred of er Boussingault’s valuable work, oe the other end of the lever, aoe a Rey a indeed above the London retail prices ; for instance, 
p oa ga ry t then ents off the ad od inorca honey, which is conside: is usually 
Ontrary result of coursé attends a f he at in | sold at 2s. Gd. per Ib., and Narbonne at 2s. per lbs. I 
boiler. There is aie a provision for Esepiug the | have heard of the latter being offered for pure native 
{ps nxt the 
Shrub Direc ‘Tyosshped a draught more or | open with a strong heat, if| honey in the comb, but in general ls. per lb. is the 
rub.) Cactace Sik Mió di i for mix honey: But 
į all | ch, 
account of t ur cs T idiots the, pen pr Mantel out in tan-bed, without any ge and are| us say ls. 8d., which is the lowest price in Mr. Auld’s 
arclew It formed part of a collection very healthy, some omg them S Be fine fruit.—Q.| statement, the amount is 4/, 13s. 4d., 
yi U. Skinner, Esq., from Honduras, in | [This was written before Mar 8.] 107. ls. 10d. Those remarks are made with the view 
on Bart., M.P. It forms a grace- fein OO that bee-keepers may not be l ay by over-rated 
2 to 3 feet high, but will, no doubt, attain | Miscellaneou us. sta 
ia trained against a trellis, and suffi-| Double Ribes Sanguineum.— We have lately seen, in| Answers—J. Woolley.—Without knowing the age 
owed for it fo ‘spread. The ‘Stems are | the nu sort of Mr. Glendinning, of Turnham Green, a | and condition of a hive whose weight is 201bs. avoir- 
Pia tie Lae ci yP semi it would be difficult to ascertain in whee pro- 
tre Ar dreoping, of a| much la arger than usual. They ié ave somewhat the ap- portions that ret mg be divided between honey, comb, — 
a y 2th usually p werent at the ttromity pearance of the Double Dwarf ant and o not-very | and hive. Pollen ogame: tem, especially in old hives. _ 
ves... Fhey are, of, shor tion, | different in ~~ They were, how oe produced in a | The follo owing, howev afe rule :—Choosea new 
eae roe aa considerable time. The AH reenhouse, and we understand are much dukes ooloured hive which has’ been filled wine a strong mi rac te ! 
ftiplied by my soil mg with charcoal, and is | when in the opefi dif: Thé variety seems well adapted | the yey season paei n which the combs the... 
Like most most others of ie its par it. fe Rage a ts mel’ e ae : of Flo Mr. Hi crowded w ie pore! give ie tap the if the 
e it req olours of Flower inds has Wayi i mea] hives ce you ear c ms to it an it @ + 
k ana of light. In the Depicting “ot the following ogee lapah y respecting $ ae "s ter ; a short sudden buzz all is right, bat if it be a 
hich. are de sd abundance of beautiful little | colours observed in the plants of different’ So ag $ lenge an they are weak. Another test is to wait till 
gest of t somteely ox like a very small egg—the | finds the following ‘proportions in the countries he|the middle of a warm day, and observe from which hive 
—witk the dried + y averaging the size of the common | visited, 50 being taken for his whole number, the bees fly away, most quickly retarning with pollen on 
polat o of each. ienn of the fiowers attached Sy gt ic. Xanthic. be m their legs: This is a symptom of prosperity in the 
i nt, and of a dé Jan 12 colony. Respecting the value of bees, 1/. for a good 
sis, but ikon purplish-crimson, with s hevetred Stodnich ‘alongs Mar. 12 7? stock, and 10s. fora strong swarm, is a pretty general 
the fruit of ony of those small spines| A oo daly 26 i 11 price all over the countr are great enemies to 
of the prickly Peer and and other-eacti| Calitorai 25 9 6 hile pillaging their hives they sometimes: 
w Guinea 12 23 15 | off. the young bees larva state. Queen wasps 
Eee y 2) pe to be destroyed as s as soon cic Po Rey appear ii spring, 
i praetical view these colours may be regarded destruction contin’ Orking wasps appear, _ 
aire ore seca whieh is pror abet t the lst of June; then the 
