52.—1845.] THE GARDENER’S CHRONICLE 871 
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@YAL BOTANIC SOCIETY OF LONDON, | that as the nature of the objects and means of gar- these remarks dow not apply, has evidently noe 
R REGENT’S os a pica eee —s change, they f Mes SSTS, Kyicar and PER 
a kar or May 20 ©, Sees 3, and July 1, Schedules | With them?» Not uy shutting their « a to the ad- test questi 
will short: 7 oer vant oat 
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pe learning ; not eering at ga pi ienee ges 
: cannot equal = by! fanoying í that the whole | that “because two-t ds of the “situations led od 
rhe Satvencey™  SHronicle, ia of life is to shift t » give from fiftee 
$$ s found; wart ya se striving after|to twenty-one shillings per "eae it is Shona 
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1845. excellence by a firm n reg i i ar rs 
t te 
well done which , and by an a bo o_o y department. of gardening for 
akiaga te 2eRotenical |o a alabai give olmak pit desire to imitate the phate masters of their (such w OF comes i Pork yh oat 
Fna NA S stat wh PP a rat a not to disparage them. T so. But who’ does? Test ques- 
me 
Waes iat thé year 1644 (pc 300), weave some | 2 dig, ra bee soe arnasa iie LA can hoe, tions are framed for the express ne eB of 
t of a very Aich method of HEATING ardeners. They quite mistake the tt ly entitled to; to prevent one vian 
; oe practised at Polmaise, near Stirling, they stone, ee urers. Oth of rome passing a more and another for less than 
of our correspondents disapproved of the opinion that industry 0 ly is equi fivalestt pre ati is a Such an end te amda E s clelted 
and -depreciated its effects ; others, withou Ms of iind ; gr reri Aei that the first-is also t to attain ; and itis for that reason end 
g the principle, contented themselves with | virtue of a ploughman: A gardener must “ vat them. We will Roe ask our “Siteatiam ‘Bend, 
g wherein the advantage, consisted, and haa PENO he matt be industrious i in order to get his whether he wou it 
as good Grapes had not’ been grown | work done’ wath j f the man ay letter he hag just re: ad. 
mt any such contrivance? At that time We | to get it well done. Some, —, we rnd of, who | Yet rood are both gardeners, sand we eutdtain no 
ourselves with expressing our opinion | ¢ uty g “ Well-wisher,” as he calls opm 
Aral Baby a. plan, worthy of imi-| ¢ bia ay has the folly to-imagine that he really belongs 
but we from making it a promi- grow a oe va is. neers no eaten to know the first class in his profession. 
‘subjec ct of oma until more cee prelit name, Thi uch men Of course workmen of all kinds arè w m and 
hay arash rmanent working. se gather Lovage for Fennel, b büy ‘ater for must be provided, and there would be no common 
T hat experience-has:bee nhad nibs know, upon Pilea, and plant Mountain Ash for sense ii expecting that a man. who "can roy ‘ain 
putable testimony, that the G rapes this last They are no baie "than the Lo ndon s ets who phere shillings-e week should panes the qualifica- 
at Polmaise were of the finest quality, as had |} s of him who receiyes forty, In fact the man 
ticipated by? all who saw them in leaf. plained tl h ly worth labourer’s a ae ari 
ore vigorous and health Vines and _foliag b ny. Yet we see such persons expecting De himself, in fi a his blue << nd the tame he 
er saw,” says a friend who ‘visited Polmaise ; wages, and clai rs = respect d i himself; and- nobody expects more of pio 
id an interesting communication from a cor-| who have asians qualified themselves as gardeners. bourer than honesty, sobriety; ‘and-good-¢onduct. 
spondent who was lately gardener there, which They also mistake yrs position ; they are but | It is to persons obtaining gardeners’ wages without 
Bpublish to-day, sets the matter so fully at rest, | one step above the garden-labourer. possessing a gardene tions; in- fact, to 
lat we shall next week call especial attention to} We quite believe sheata the-great class of intelli- labourers fe ws ely. oe themselves. gardeners, that 
€ nature of the plan = = by Mr. Murray, gent men, who do ho r to their „profession, will| all w i these remarks.is addressed, 
renee. also to the doubt whether the pr and hag themi aloñe 
aerar success. WO eidi +t nt day. Alas! for the nt oe eee 
TERRAE a e educa We han meh too much reason to | Weexry tr ae Poratozs per ton,. in Covent 
We are perfectly aware that the observations ino that readies and ignorance are rife enough arden wais Teall 1840 
ane inapi rapi aoe riiin among gardeners to deserve much more than we are | == 
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ed that'they should be. _ Physic i is rarely | pee bey itself A remarkable stration October... 26,/ sa. ji ie eto ber sel fio 
even though honéy l p : November. 2/5 {Hemet 1 is 
Er compel from us these remarks. A few weeks since 7 Bo 0 8) 30 
that holds it. - Itis, oer sometimes we prin a series of questions’(p. 545), which 16150 fo “15 
never more so than at the present | Messrs a É d Perry, the Nurserymen, re- 33150 -735 22° 136 
when the zeal and intelligence of a large quire al applying to them for places to 30/50; 70 29 86 -140 
ber of admirable gardeners, nd the aid freely answer bok they € z. = recommended. In our | December... 7| 50 70 |/Decembers'6| 80" 160 
n by the true friends. of horticulture, have ex- nion nothing c rti 502 70 13! 80... 160 
d the jealousy and evil-mindedness of a crowd be an, and we ts wd Ma object was to ascertain 2 Abi, : 20) 80... 160 
s, who either cannot, or will notyimi-) what á m an really does or does not know. Nothing 23 E EELA 
examples:so worthily placed before th e was. proposed or required, Nevertheless it aterside, Southwark, 
“pane ca Te iedee 1s aeih a produced the most absurd abuse; as a a taupe sce 77 lene denial pala: 77 Sle 
stry ed, of knowledge wisely gathered, shi whieh the 
t of science practically applied.” He thu be- bi an peda ase sera, to insert, | November. oh oie on oe 150s. to — 
bs a perfect master of routine, and when routine We print it literally, areal oe om name and oie | 0 a 1 m 
im, he possesses the resources calculated to e ruined | p | D | I 
i sari ecember.. 2 H 0 iiot Ti 50 20 
eplace it." And he must necessarily be rhe were known: ai 9° 50 0 8,50. -120 
for of all the arts of peace gardening is precisely Hie Pas ncteckieck ‘ 16 50 0 15 50 < 120 
ich is most varied and least stationary. The “Woni ers sure will never ceace | 50 0 22-50. 120 
ess discoveries of fravellers;the quick advance’ «© Agording’’to Digit and wisdom 0 erence, all-knowing ¢ Sais S yas and many.seld.at nominal prices, 
e, , the instability - fashion, the. daily -in-| men, Messrs Ki igh t an Perry, the unfortunate Josie Sucre 
oF new y e wealthy, and of new | answer, verbatim, impertinent, prying, A THE POLMAISE ‘SYSTEM OF 0 E G 
of. supp iyi Maai i wall merle ‘pela en ar gabe dod ated him areal Se sad ha Inne to offer the follo hn: roma relative to the 
Sei routine, and raiti it impossible for an untill the aioli noes Sp ae ifor k Aa a a working ot mom air stoves in Vineries, and the co 
nt gardener es stand still. In these respects | W! Pant ines : aes “ge i upon the Vine by t ee 
very differently circumstanced from a farmer, hed meee rome sates: Anaa when i emerge as rt ie aa as exemplited in the Vinery at 
i ik i “ o with all the lofty ex- 
= and’ padi oy are not likely tobe a nad catblimity tE Kaightor a Perry. If a young.man Sever letters have e already appeared i in your columns 
a Who has the season and the season only to | chooses gardening for his profession, he mast be well ea ts which the circulation of ihe 
eile mari "y fares ee o risk Sel ne prety meaner $ paot on or mentel accomplish bwarm air h pon the growth bes the “ye especially 
eat ek gmg ments ; then I ask, how is he to aquire those ingenpenandlc prodiig ce leaves with bunches of Grapes of an 
normo 7 
The simplièity and cheapness gi te 
s-flesh, q i y 33 d 
atis ssible ; and few, comparatively speaking, have ie 
ter ilurtraon o of se, let üs only see ‘what bert: of pivin ing their ring classical education, Then, thro to any p 
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“py See l ar Everywhere hot- all adverse circumstances, and uupropetions fortune, he has to | hitherto ieee aY e plan of the à house, which ap- 
mg ] tanks and | battle all difficulties untill he Aiia that seope of kno nage e | pes eared, at p: 509, Tre it Ae be s niak a stove, 
us o ae if . ere sf is equipt for a gardener, Then, for instance, suppo snipe ge E Ais 
vapour are driving away tan and heating entleman applys for a gardener to Messrs.. K. and P., a si me zi - é nie back 
he necessiti £ th 7 bbing the d lace, or one of minor import, of cource they cannot | of the use, the warm 
es farm aret g place, a 
tA stable-manure ; iron is replacing wood ; | *#pply Mim with one, for non of their tallented men whould | gir. bei M int aa aa cag nei in the back wall, a 
S of glass are exchanging for large squares ; for rg indore. aan can dexterously wield: his pen f little above the level of = or a r of beya ta 
s h a ith i of } and smoothly write the incidents -of a ventfal life) in a : extencing 
1s thus to be dealt. with inste sordance with their id pt irh ured gage, he is- considered a f ly t } iof Pe Dee sew fix a wooden 
r b ah obody now .rests ‘satisfied with Oe |e clever and skilfa nl garden: = 5a athe: entry hee is enahs | Gen ii ae ng upon the walt above k bins nt 
us i "4 D kilifal in } 0: ently not worth 7 pert 
a oe th saat A bd opek: tf Heh nag pode age g phillantrophy _ mae natiogs will rt abont a — io < hep -saee + Oh this Aere afael 
Pi ese things á | acquies with thees living encyclopedias out shelves for plan such as $ 
p pening every day. nthe aspèct; but pio and illiberal. measures? in r oe pie pan: oe ba. ea wra a a for molding wat mate supplied from from 
on us, are further ch: ces, Winter gardé are to be under greater restrictions than any other class.¢f t the end hich is 
with glas but os ne a WEE eallib) ake |men! i para ot ciara ye sudan ope en pan, s eh eouduet'the water pe the gane pers 
ut unheated, will im theoryeall, how is he remunerated ? not as workmen of other ‘ 2 
imera : he althy plan 4 sail be as as un iver- orohanivan are. 12s. per week is the sum he recieves for his | olo¢h) and kee 2 constantly wet ; the warm air passin: 
an a append industry and skill—as men of industry, respectal sam ality vs s | beneath iee , and 3 ing th it, makes 
tab} “si morrall conduct, with minds to pennitrate the mist jit: th pig eop oist vapour, to produce 
: ot + SQuar, aS t € | profession, he is no batias som than the commen pot be, po and t 
d other professions, an terate man, On an averaz 
w besig st t in “health. and cheanky.: 9 cl ei double the money a gardener earns. Then, in conciatiom, -E At eich. end of the house is a valve to admit fresh 
Gees: for roofs. in nstead of white glass 3 | hope oi few remarks I have made may be nemp anders’ ston aie ib condaeted te the stove, and heated reit 
ulla how unheard of will be as common py i i ie pe rte Poa at Maa Penna ente rs the house, and t constant supply keeps the 
ee ad + and even the kitehen-garden gardeners. Then, if the feble efforts o; pen omen way | stm ithy unexhausted state. Much has 
aes the advent. of vegetables hitherto un- erie so doingpit w ill be am uns; unspeakable pleasure te your— | pith nh rder to produce a nal aia 
Ne hen nes; Hanztsis, and Arr: — are sphere ie evine poniant but itis my belief t 
heralds.of. a host. novelties which universal 0 be said of such aman as this?” He is the che maise system is the nearest approach to natae 
pid: voyages, reat and ater: wil a Sofi thee se to. whom our remarks apply, and we of an — em ‘thal yet tried. The aye 
Of the he gardener. onfide ently put it to theg sense of gardeners | in the house is — constantly in motion, similar to = 
i how are gardeners to meet these demand = in the external air, well 
ard a. as 
Way are they to give the world an posi er parano ‘he Streatham, to whom pe as the Vine is a rapid growing plant, we may ne 
