THE GARDENERS’ 
= =) convenience from its adoption; we fear, however, that it 
aceo-dust’) convenience from its adoption ; we havwerse 
i er circum- estroyed as it appears, by m s of tobac 
jy as, K es and other 3 Ree Ai = fies ba Strawberry plantations, a. re Grass or other would not do for aP forertg, or for PEUR in eaha p plants 
Ja aan ak 1 rabsene g pne Meg ma fo Benen a ES ound is pes id c case. Light iA is earns aes remarks did not apply’ 
` introd: prot the i yu tp ati ost important 
from a hive of “y mr ey oliectivel # a itecto Da g tine pear be rE Wien the [ne ap-| be dispensed with ; but it is only wante aii great Brea 
straw hive fu that yielded me collective y 3 pearance of weeds will s ciently indicate ape as of wf this; ;| while plants are growing, and even then gardeners find tom 
stock not s „but remaining till sp full of bees but even where such is not the case, this implement, or small much of it, as is prov expense i d in canvass 
and very he’Y: On the fsa of last April I put a glass | three-tined drags should be employed, to stir the hol frequently a boy Mh inary aie as you fords egg 
i 5 i aye d pe yii the rows of young crops ransplant Lettuces from £ ui nter = but 
this sto¢ > and wi m Gays I fou and the bees the plants get too large, and sow succes-| w strongly advise you to defer purchasing for some time 
commencé building on = rin oe bate, bate ics ts Fohe Malta Cabbage Lettuces | come. We see no objection, but much advantage, in etal 
not verysenial, dey are working well., Provious tothe | "ieni e mors cecil saad for summer ase, Stk | Na Sse wl eae Jour houro, the ies ough 
hed up when a little above ater app: y" ou: he pipes ough 
soca opome days, there had been probably 2 200. sa 300 Peas : as sooi as they are eart! ; s i om Palarie tiete E o 
ith ri Spinach between the pass alo O ei eneath the stag 
at the doorway, w TOWS, mits os “te Tatter be not fo und payera Prick out INsEcTs—J Usher—We Kares ‘ail what your larva is, aa 
fave ten an early strong swarm ; ali is not now | elery piei hes for oe earliest may now be got} crushed, for want of protection, it is impossible to rear ae 
any uch appearance of idleness, uld have pre- aie: using p! jênty. of Manara eee = a it bee Us ln ae be sitive ode ety ms —— i fed upon it 
e various seed- ; bu 
ferrd Dae a small straw-hive on ‘ou ins. wide a i = wa — oe psn me kapo Fh arg ee ee pee 
te te Measure ), but I had not oe ete me, $ ch | possi ible.—E. at Without Pa peo E Ae an ts i bractioatie to de. 
VI.—ARBORICULTURE rmine S . R.——J N— r e tho eae 
i st icee.—Forward as ex éditiousl; as possi- o picipes, which has been figured an esi bed | in the Ist 
cher hives “were by cp Praeger brah ble the oa. for afier the late pare ee tanh itis vol. of this Paper, p. 292 king the trees over a sieve at 
jear.—G. L. See pr bable vegeta’ may progress so rapidly as to preven mt the] night you pats qd The Monten ready mode of deateoying, them. R, 
——— ea ath freely in a very short time. Setupyour| —— Jaami op re Us lineata, figured 
CALENDAR OF eee one Leet ete et available situation, rain m e injure and utibdi in this Paper, i JON 4, p. When the Peas 
or the ensuing Week its colour, and deteriorate its yalue. Nursery.—Late planted and Beans are moist with rain or dew, dust them well with 
I. peg nba At crane nla a , &e. hoice trees and peas should be mulched and red from | soot; try also a small patch dusted with nd lime, and 
ature of this ‘house should ing waved by hig! inds ; ue Pots saye labour in let us know the result. 22,——. al you did not 
be ased to azima ah , with ie corresponding de- | watering, and render eted certain. tch newly | succeed ; if you will place an infested leaf beneath a 
gree of hi whiny 1a ; all means under ‘the control of the cultivator | sown seeds against the depredation of vermin. Allow i tumbler, and burn a pr Sa h under, then slipping the 
should, in fact, ee ‘ht into active eid vigorous operation | weeds to poa ; much after- e and trouble will thus glass back so that umes escape, and leave it for 
; are beginning to expand | spared.— e minutes, YOR. will not find, I expect, a Thrips al 
ginning i z =M Manure—The return of the wholesale Si = manures, given 
Á 
‘ic 
their flowers ia be removed i arm, b uch drier, 
osphere ; indeed, many of the species, with slender flower- | .State of the Weather near London, for the week ending May 8, 1845, as 
sien sii arly’ located os prevent their damping observed at the Horticultural Gardeu, Chisw: ng k. 
off ; those in baskets, and on block wood, should never, at May conta (i, Banana |__ THmRMooereR. Wind. |Rain 
this season, be allowed to get perfectly dry. Every care s ould | __ ge. | Max. | Min. Mi mi Mean ‘ 
taken to promote the extension of the roots, d to preserve a 2 por ats gion sect er, T Ea 
them, for on this depends the strength of the flower-stalks ; Sate 8 | | 20.908 | 20.791 | 60 | 33 | 48.0 
and, of course, niaioate beauty, and complete perfection, | Mon. 5 28 | 29.885 | 29.822 | 58 | 27 | 43.5 03 
of the plant. G Caleeolarias will now be coming | Tues. 6 @ | 29.336 | 29.681 | 55 = see F 
into bloom; they should have their fl er-stalks supported, | Wed. 7 1 | 29.649 589 | 50 ite = far 
and plenty of roo the ey will now heap hurs. 8 be cael Boy a) Daia 3 
form objects of —— attraction in the greenhouse, — i ry eT kage 
above all see or are nee tly free fives aphides, before oe s e 2 AA 29.716) 0681" 848 | 468 3 
their flo interesting ay 2—Fin sal 
exciting p Ibai Tan ge hes much of o Sar ERR a pee, passe AS pinte wniagt, clear 
tion, and deservedly s ee that every leaf is perfect Fine; dense dark clouds} clear, with frost at night 
e a blossom expands ; and that Loe branches a 6—Fri vost overcast; cloudy and cool; a heavy at harm of rain, and hail 
flower-trusses are properly, no! Per etp with sticks. Tici par ky A and hota yas, Ta pete 
Wal „ and sionally, with iy eae a fet 4 showery; ; prira ? 
{L—?LOWER-GARDEN AND SHRUBBERIE Je of the week 7} deg. below the average. 
Tender Roses, that hav d fro he effects of the past cui during as e Jast se raabe for the ensuing 
winter, now require to ned ; Standards would, like- Week ending May 
wise, see she them a good soaking with sri yt lil aE ailing Winds. 
Tang- water —it is best applied in cloudy weather. All vacant ARS Yenrs in | Greatest hal lal pele Rg 
beds in the flower-garden should be agai in dug up or raked | May sinnen] Lowest ‘Tem p| which ft aaestity zlá ala A = 
— , to be read, e as the sae eye of be Gye ism | Rained. | OU z 2| jaj jz 
tin whenever aceous apite Eeg halls 
planta a& Peon , &e., that soon come into bloom, should b tind ea | ont | i z pareten AA a 
.. Divide and transplant Hepaticas, and strong insta Tues. 13|. 655 | 39.1 | 52.3 6 0.10 2| 5| 2 —| 3) 2) 3| 2 
of Double Scarlet Lychnis ; or e off some cuttings close to | Wed. 14| 684.7 41.3 | 53.0 7 0.66 4| 3} a| 3| 3| 2| 1 
the d place them in a mild frame-heat in small pots; | Taur.15| 638 | 13 | 525) 8 | ot E J aaa} ae 
soon s$! root, and will be fit for planting out into | Sat 35| 673 | 431 |.55.2 4 m Fj 1| 3| 4| 2 
Atten Lt die Watering thes inet eee shrubs if pee TEA 
they require it. ‘rames.— oS eae ye PP NL, A 
Annuals lower. è highest temperature during the above period occurred on the 15th 
potting rry aa a“ fore dower garden, and Contine and 17th eee hen, 86°; fund the! lowest on the 15th, 1833—therm. 26°. 
putting in cuttings of scarce sorts for s MEP: of 
choice Rock yn such pt Phlox setacea, nivalis, subulata, Notices to svat iar 
v , ànd ameena, &c., with Saponaria ocy-| Asranacus—G J B—Givé it salt siis wal T every fortnight 
4 i i th r-shoots are hen they cease 
e! 
virens, &c., are put into our w sabie dmg sb wi pa 
rop O; 
pre 
placed in a mild frame-heat, and eter pl ki Verbena cutting prove a capital preparation, in addition, for th 
they will soon strike root, a be fit for planting out or p year, which will improved by your we y g thi 
off, as might be required.—B. year. Why not add guano to the salt and water du this 
IIl.—_FLORISTS’ FLOWE summer ? the result will pay you. Nitrate of soda not 
Aui T2 e blooms fade extract be e calyx ; act well unless succeeded by wet; in dry weather it does 
if allowed to remain they retain wet, to certain injury of the | more h: than good. Sub—There is only one d of 
seed-vessels. Do not now neglect these plants because their sea- Asparagus ; the difference in colour exhibited in some spe- 
son is over ; but keep them m weeds, s ng the surface- cimens is only owing to accidental circumstances. You may 
soil occasionally, &e. &c. Polyanthuses require the same sort | form your bed either now or early in autumn. ł}— 0 G—You 
of treatment as recommended above. Tulips will now require are clearly in the wrong. Upon what gro nds rize can be 
ost undivided attention ret the top-cl m ; but al given for Asparagus, hard an white, an eatable, in 
air possibli the sides, only closing in exceedingly rough ference to fine green succulent heads, we cannot comprehend. 
weather. Keep the bed, all about it, neat and clean, so Š only intelligible if ful Aspar: agus 
t 
to the garden is anw 3, though generally | a ave precedents enough for the lag you tók 
speaking, planted later than is season, are now making | BOOK: panne is no such book : what sort nee events: 
way, the present showery weather being Eaker suit-| plates ca u e for 1s. onth | —Z 
able to their habits. Attend to the minutie of w , &e.| have misunderstood your questi But you ¢ uA “exp 
ii ontinue to stick and tie, &c. Carnations at een-fly to read botanical books without understanding the elements 
appear on them, dust with Scotch-snuff, or brush off with a of botany. You might as well attempt to read Greek without 
eamel-hair penc! 1 sticks in the pots, and attach stems understanding the alphabet. You must b with the be- 
that are begin indle. Pansies.—Continue to put in nning, or you nev et to the end. Perhaps a Gar- 
cuttings of side-shoots, which root best. Peg do esur-| deners’ Catalogue is w] oO nt; in which case take 
face, or cut back, all straggling shoots, and continue to prick “ Hortus Bri cus,” Paxton’s “Botanical Dic- 
out seedlings in moist w ance Dahlias m: nay 5 PREE situa- | tionary,” or Sweet’s “ Hortus Suburba: msis.”—— 
tions, be e pat out, sheltering the: during r the Sub—Dr. Lindley’s ‘Monograph of Roses” does not include 
10 days. information respecting cultivation ; it is an account of sui 
—PINERIES, VINERIES, &e. species of Rose as were known botanists 25 years ago 
Pineries. a that the growing suce cessions receive no check | Neill’s book o: “Fruit, Flower, and Kitchen-garden,” 
the want of timely po! tiny Sr ah day is ivhportant at this| will probably answer your purpose. We will inquire about 
season, provided fine ive t is ‘desired, remembering that| apiarians. Do not the articles on the Tree-Rose, partly ia 
the final shift should be controlled in some degree by the time | in our columns of last year, a and now reprinted in a separate 
at which are required; as a general , from | form, with additions, answer your purpose ?——Reader—There 
t to te: mths may be allowed. This, however, varies is no d book the construction of greenhouses and 
much, according to the system by which they are grown; the| stoves. Sweet’s ‘“ Hothouse and Greenhouse Cultivator” 
system itself, of co , dependant on the character of the| will perhaps suit you for caltivati on. 
str S provide for the p sept of the plants; together Conserv aromes it has leg | repeatedly decided that con- 
with the facilities afforded in point ef labour, and other]  servatories attached to welling-house are not liable to 
matters, ünder the pressure of business. Keep at all times a i aaron 
good supt suj ply of dry, cl loamy , in the shed, from e | DanLias—Cavanensis—A list of the best Dahlias sent out last 
seasot 23 Chronicle. L 
most eaoci drainage, kid the constant use of highly ¢ clarified | FUCHSIA: aik bad EN maloun- Out of your list, w tian bet end the fol. 
liquid manure, will, without any other aid, grow the Pine in lowing 25 -—*Brockmannii, hee att AP Spaa petak At- 
the highest perfection. Vineries.—You Vines in rapid gro pio See *Eppsii, Star ean Splendida, De- 
22 be stoppe as soon they reach the back of the house, fiance, eLaneli, *Toddiana, Ghai pion! V ctory, Majestica, 
dist ding all laterals progressively from those buds Paragon, Splendens, Robusta, Baiia ' *Moneypenni S r 
hich are inte ed to uce the future erop. Allow. the dishii, Dalstonii, Curtesii, “Ricc: Eclipse, and Sp ta- 
t points beyond the bearing eyes to ramble freely at| bilis*.—— Ca wanensis—Add the ye six light-coloured 
intervals, with e object of getting a goo rder full of healt varieties to your collection ; Barkway’s Norfolk Hero, Youell’s 
roots, or, in other words, to enable the roots to be in advance of | Alicia, Conspicua ar Bell’s Queen, Halley’s inguine: 
the top at the next pruning se i this ensuring a good store and Smith’s Vesta,—and the followin; six dark sorts ; Epps’s 
of energy for the next year’s | . This is an excellenttime| Ken Bride, Standish’s Colossus, Youell’s Queen Victoria 
to plant new es. Vines, if outside, should, if possible, | and Countess Tyrconnell, Iveryana, and yana,* 
ve something over their r ude heavy rains ; old ss—J J G—Our Leading Articles give you all the informa- 
hts, not in use, woul cellent ; they would increa; tion we possess. If you are in a hurry, you will buy athe Be 
amount o of botto veges as well as z out the rains. Figs| overcharged; if you have patience, it wi 
befo ng s e= = x eons ei ~4 to Gian! i you. Buy not at all: that is our — 
tu Ye are indebted to correspondent fi 
men first py om mye eta ing out a misprint in our “ Notie s to Correspondents” rire 
re gathered, wate rders or boxes eek. faye speaking of glass we are made to say “ Sheet-glass 
r, and aeg to a m ere hse arh hiran et frost the blow of oat Piney It should have been 
—D, e blow of a Bee 
ND KITCHEN GARDEN. glass is the be at of ail ins a iiye brak ru iei of hall 
f Peach, i y e Apricot| and storms. 
the bark of the branches at the | GLAzING—A B—There is more disadvantage in theory th: 
uld generally be employed. | reality in th poy se 2 
se vA removed, ty e aeria of pale green glass ; nhouse 
lants a pn during ti 
Tie aoin ri, eaS he at and make 
e aphis must be sharply loo! rehond any in- 
CHRONICLE. 
pei A 266, was whe apse aaa for 
e assure you that, as far e can has been ni 
Subsequent change, 
F PLANTS—A B C—Habrothamnus purpureus ; a rather 
M—Helicteres yerbascifolia, an old and 
y hals 
county, way find their 
v. Kirby Trimmer, Bi ishop- ” 
Lady—The following will suceceed on 
n Devonshire path Na puniceus, 
grandifi 
the trouble 
but not 
have 
sibly be — 
t A Subscriber, 
and Mr. Brave u hat A have ee o obliging a8 
ant, will accept our best acknow- 
will be given next week. f 
Mise.—J Mander will find reg names of a doz 
pot-c thi 
pon 
Exhibitor of Fruit at the Horticuli 
need not intimate his intention of exhibiting 
of ret erg unless he likes.}——7 Da 
Oyster plan 
is Totora the daf 
SEEDLING FLOWER 
Oactus—S J—Your seedling is = of ti tthe ri chestoolour 3 
varieties we have seen ; the Papan: (which e y ario 
rich purple hue of s as greene 
purp. soot ch; it opens wi well, = k 
are 
ae 
are large and bo! 
pre 3, but 
jon ha 
TE a yE stout flo 
; but 4 an ae 
eau we s haye 
ae colour | 
form: e $ 
PANSIES—J a K—Pansies r eee to be packed i te, tha 
substance ; your flow ved i in so dry a state, thal 
impossible to judge of its form or eE 
— see seer is 
ts of which consist in. 
e yellow 
compact head of bloom, but i 
ee divisions in the corolla pn pry dee 
A DoE shaped flower, but it is smat, 
VÄE M—Your flower was 
