13.—1845.] 
THE 
geen CHRONI 
see 209 
at ing from à pa artial elevation of s ball ii the different varietie = 
ne of a ge ing soi ticultural Soci t ha b 
ve the common level ety has been wid y ‘il cent, ged af in is re d 
oh o that the rationale of the practice may | probably, I think, oving to H aiie 8 move when danger from rege frost is ‘fo be no 
W thus given :— partial elevatio n <3 the Too es penai in | and un able. weather in ‘gn hie g checked and | breal By the follo ow- 
tificial state of growth, peed fn ranged the flow of the sap of the tr trees. The Alth i “they will tie made strong shoots, and wi 
o 
m inj ury sustained 
ential 
them ; 
rran ement of soil, 
ions where A agencies es 
air, &c., act imperfectly upon t 
to 
or 
“arising either te rom a | Cra 
r from 
rassane Pears attained their bron Size and ‘flavour, b 
| were a fortnight later in ripenin 
tiv rely wet mei of 1830. The Aei Park Pears were 
00d ; but none of the others possessed so great a 
often n experience when committed to the care 
ns possessing ny ate skill. 
revious merits.” 
f maintaining a health y condi ition, ( (other 
l sere 
ere in 1 which they are placed, and the yates. 
om erer cause such a 
esult is, an impeded ci 
re susta 
ondition is iati Bie te 
circulation of the flu üds by 
Ehn 
4 art 
| nthe thew is yellowish, melting, juicy, and rich, with 
Most : plants s are | —— ing 0: of a Me lon flavour ; or ra ther itv "a peculiar 
point may of those of the Melon and 
pple. This singulár admixture of fla avo on aii 
l 
Kniga? observe d, 
h 
to any situation which ¢ 
bp to fill. e 
cceeded in striking Gallicas s, Albas, Bourbons, Noi- 
setts Provins, ae their hybrids, but I have never 
gle ae any Moss Roses in this way.— 
Pelargoniums.—Whilst it is absolutely necessary that 
moe should e laid down by which seedling Pelargo- 
ius sc to 
in , Jan 
oft be as and that as tandard of excel- 
Ah 
on. "Sea The tre 
la arer, vigorous, regtig nat. ‘the protectin ‘of a a wall. 
Shoots olive yellow, as yet ey but thorns, so com- 
for 
Ro See proc n potting, their organs are namei 
Ts capable of tac food from the soil; disease 
J 5 howd ae, and death fina oe nsues, 
rraduall 
"hos o attainment of 
0 t growth in 
r nts, may be Timinda. that however 
perfec 
slight the suspen- 
intended for their protection, 
generally ce tie with age, and fruit-spurs are ri in- 
stead. Epineux is not now a distin cor ge fy affix in the 
case of the Paise Colmar. The m Park suc bode 
on the Quince stock. Some Lote of ths varie em which 
the, 
on or 
many 
and extraor ms 
colour without sh ape, re beautiful coseblasthigs of colour 
with the Such flowers the judges m 
d 
a gent ntleman had worke do wthorn, | se m, because, by judiciously placing "them on the 
shies re. stand, he will greatly heighten the general effect of his 
the d them , however partial RT; collection. This leads me to remark it is worth thi 
5, s, that gare is ie no “fature agency a restore. eee attention of gardeners to study well the arrangement o 
“itt rg remarks are admitted as correc , being atte sor a as grt flow vies 3 plants in greenhouses, that by contrasts of 
u n admitted principle of Hortidultare: that ful , &c., they ma duce the greatest effect. 
Ette rqdatitity of atmospheric air appears indis th hat I | have often noticed a plant with some glaring defect 
able to the healthy execu ft e functions of | have pae seen feih an “account of my method l a hed eye, whilst or age of great beauty 
nts,” * then it may be assume y p I p of the s or a rose-colour 
on of the roots under artificial culture, i th lyt h perhaps 10 years ; and when it has | Pelargonium sted Satile rete se I need not airea 
fest of tl l solar agency red, I rat deve that k fen whet it had been kept | instanc r they free’ 7 firs 23 every one who 
he application of this rule will depend upon a correct | very coo ol | du uring the studied the subjec s much nee ouleivae 
revious, which had been | 
Id 
soils, and also upon a knowledge of the physiological 
are of plants—their pow taf a assimilate food 
d secrete sap from vegetable m air i circulation 
fsap within a a given period inks “capability of w vith- 
&e 
Tats spring: 
as a greenhouse ‘plant, and kept it in a Vinery, with so 
little fire-heat that Mu scat Grapes would but ise ripen. 
keie i nge- 
ment of colours in their an ress; and it is re cps anes 
in those who attend the Exhibitions at Chiswick, and have 
6 inches in circumference 
s, in connection with the situation in whi | 
elev, 
up 
several id them a hed od or ai years old, 
e thi nk n _on 
length, and 34 inches in Salen, porte are Hest dk ‘the | 
plant had ever made before. 
in thi 
s bulbs. One 
summe season, | 
h opportunities of study, not to profit et hak 
Veritas. 
Migration of Birds.—In reply to “J. R.” (p. 189) 
I would mention that I believe it is the wonted custom 
of sea-gulls to make a jou i i 
the ma’ 
exactly in 
s 
A 
va! 
æ, Composite. 
Cy i include. pl lants whose 
h are Bec well kn 
nti fon -to the elevation of their ro 
5 Cruciferæ 
o 
cial 
are 
With 
fjr 
were etia and very thin, so that i cut them ka Fit rom 
pie as they aoa assur red it. By cultivators pur. 
, I hope to o oae 2 this eeu 
red fre 
watery 
e | of their noioa viita" is, I believe, ciata dA y ascer- 
tained. Some ne Ae they are in search a ren and 
—— which come to the surface of the earth at the 
ng up of winter ; $ while others are of “opinion that 
They 
d pear: being fi 
lker, Eas Fi “Notts Se 
. Horner’ s baid rticle 
n gen u 
h 
indo len ce of oa arden ers not besto wing the lea st care in 
dh observed to visit the Downs in these siete: 
escept just before the Sealine’ season yen in.—J.JS.F., 
we to 
—I am a great lover of the Verbena, and to 
e our — more indebted for gaiety and 
rian 
he importance of i action of the 
those 
sibly, as ri teapots are cleaned. 
spher 
ae be remar yo ia brig be A ea of Potting 
ver, had no knowledge t 
i of colour than to this little favourite. The 
| sorts already i in Salka ti 
from a > eee that came under my notice 
Stine gardeners, Howe 
diate t which does adm u iform machines required | bri ghtening up, to v useful. Never last autumn, in a bouquet from Covent emer it is 
ate circulation of pf ote ual to its more than ble that variations will occur that will 
nt of soil—_ W. Wood, Pine PA Place. I am quite ignorant of their utility, and I am th fore | greatly increase the interest of this flower. t 
= induced to m Dr. Horner the following auiatione re- | I allude = diff fi any I had previously seen; it 
BRO PARK P specting —lst. Are those ane protectors | was a variety of Melindres, being of the e ii 
m Park was raised Wri n- aarme k appendages to a garden? 2d. Are there no aor with yellow tube, surrounded by 
Pg, at Downto n Castle Er Herefordshire, better re natural ep for destroying or ex- arlet, and in foo, division of t 
for the first time in 31; and in 1836 an peling aie og, snail, and other vermin, than gal- ted 
it was given in the “Transactions of the Hor- Moone a be tho protectors, in 
Society,” Second Series, vol ii. p. 65. To ob- ee dition, that is, brightened with brickdust and 
rash sni or onl thoes 
eie “effectually kill, d 
tho 
Brown, 
ficiall uit those that are old and afflicted, in ie same 0 
way a 4 s said to act on some bipeds. The a e are ts appearance, I trust that otice 
H lf, to may meet the eye of the possessor, who 
x ao ; adi having long ‘considered that it is want 2 will learn that this flower is an object of interest. Should 
ustry which allows slugs an and snails to harbour it unfortunately, however, be rica it will be parte 
perm and thinking previously that I had a j! 
Cheap Glass.—I agree with y see 
is the reason that I el once thought o of pu atone my glass will nale change our sys tem oF ded ning; an 
employer to the expense of ee galvanic pro- | should lose no time in considering ey and ee best 
tectors, which a re conside ered by sosie almoct we cast i in | ways of availing ourselves of this benefit. he o0 late 
of wea mation, s, but not 
gar rdens, in n certain cha 
therefore, on the subject would ‘be. very P Taankfuliy re- | 
pea ; and afterwards, 
e1 will be most happy . make known my method 
Barnes, Bicton Ga 
too soon to begin to think of and d 
wao them for S 
and November, t en the wood Aa te ach y rae 
rdens. | and Nectarines 5 ‘ua to keep the borders free from the 
sprinkled with 
cinnamon russet. 
Pr rop aga ating Roses. s—The "following is a method tha 
with success in propagat ing different 
t | autumnal Lear jad bi 
the : ripening ¢ ofw 
prepare when 
I have practised w a 
kinds of Roses. 
that are well ripened of the various sorts that I wish to | which the 1 ights y be fastened — in spring ad autumn 
| increase, and of these I select the middle pa (whetl l à 
both oe a ar Latinas; the former f which is | to which each Tight should be fixed w inge, so = 
in general too hard, while the erie is not “sufciently to open each sg a of ae Lord gad ar giving ee m ad > 
matured "for the purpose: f en ); the bo o be about a 
This ou probably i 
y Mr. | ting, and a 
pon 
of Furze dick into the bed, which I find quite a suffi- 
manner as Gooseberry cuttings, by divesting ers pall |e wis or l ; firs t, by reaso mplete prote a 
their eyes except a ian sings, by dire they are then cut n from east winds and spring rats a” bb 
hrough at ase of the lowest gre: r which t the wes wood in the aut trl “a oo 
are planted in rows, 4 inc! = pipar va = — 2 inches got cheap glass, the n tter is to co’ geen 
between each cutting in warm south dow it; (1 wig er size will ones oe i x 
s | bordet. If the i = naturlig Tight i it ‘iielves no other | in the price, hat there will vw j e ap zx 
preparation than is absolutely neces or the | to bey the fittle po. now us ne , i : m 
reception of the Ber cons they are planted i half slig ht fra rame s and. jarro tans which ¢ gto ‘aon A 
their length in the ground. — lanting I cove pote a od oni ds. anon 
ground with old tan, up to the lowest eye of hace rd h r 
t the approach of frost 1 stick small ieee | | ps of ribet common sashes, as rega’ e storin 
| them wi 
prt ig sing, and all netting, or other 
cient prote ctio; 
