s. But 
ripe Pers and hang Acca in n ragged 1 slovenly _ y bunches. drawn, they will gain substance as J; ight 
ther fruits, ean | od c ea s the p G the d will be less than running the risk P 
opossum is very f d 
s bro ught to table, (Solidago), which covers many acres with tall coarse this e arly per riod of the season the greai 
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woods ; 3 pels 3 very 9 we t soil, ped re ash most t Many autumnal insects, as the Hyr menoptera and |thro E the summer. VINERIES, 
prominent tre species of Oaks, 18 5 875 some moths, flutter around these spikes are fairly broken the points of the shoo 
Chesnut Oak, (Querbds Palast the pen: Jack T d blossoms, which else would present few attractions. nearly on a level with the pne part of the ite; 
ferr rrugin ea), a and the Scarlet t Oa k (Q. e ccinea). The es we yim into the high road, bounded on | if this — not be found sufficient to induce 
its l lofty structure both sides by the hardwood forest, where the Oaks | to start equ ually throughout the length of the Vi 
and fine nels formed head of "lie as well as for the and Hickories the Sycamore and the Tulip tree, the | rod s oul b he most fo 
large size of its leaves and aco The last is conspi- Chestnut and the Swee Gum, cast a greenwood to the lowest level, elevating thie se that 
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aks in this s mp. Thor earethe Magnolias, or Laurels, | by droppings which indicate caterpillars of large size | rà ated. dir e every "en eS on towards secu 
ey i wo species Ay which at least are | feeding on the leaves above; and thus have been | warmth for the roots; turni 1 ins litter Bé 
common, if not a thir T These the Big aye uided to the discovery of some fine species ; while, — fresh as may be requisi ite, and keeping it well 
(M. grandifl. E and the Umbrella Lauvel Sa M. uncommonly, we discern far up in the trees the great | from rain ai s bie 1 
petala), and perhaps the Cucumber me e cna. rise et haf some of bis 1 Moths (Saturnin, satisfied with a moderate n ight temperature until hi ; 
The fi rst of f these is among our largest fores e Aie Ce ratoc: a, de) su pended fi rom the twigs by a pte ds begin e push, when it may gray tena 
nar 0? by SeA S that —5 ies fairly beg 
massy "foliage, whose evergreen verdure mm its The pee al the Swallow-tailed Emperor 6. a AND peels 
au instance, is affixed to the Liquidambar or Sweet, If ay rot t the tenderer, kinds of f Roses are yet nnp 
the frosts of winter. The “fleshy conical fruits, 4|Gum; that of the Corn Emperor (S. Io) to the Oak, | tected some covering material should be applied g 
ree tag in length, are now ripeni ng their and that of the great Yellow Elephant Moth (C. impe- | once, for severe weatber seems about to set in, de 
Foii which project pulpy red seeds, depending by lo ng | ratoria) to the Sycamore. The caterpillars of some of get in Briars for budding upon without dely m 
filaments. The U: ee is so Da as rom its | these es are of magnificent dimensions, and often | unless these are planted before spring they edi 
| ri 0 fey i ; 
: e wh e 
being often disposed in a radiating manner at the end | which he obeda as a ul gigantie—too big, in | has been delayed until now should be put off until 
of a stout shoot, they expand a surface of 3 feet in| fact, to be touched. On my coming to ad Spot, us weather becomes mild in spei heri We NE 
diameter. Tbe tree itself does not aspire to the prize was non as ntus, having crawled aw On are known not to be Aes har 
magni! itude of its Sister, being 9 more than a asking the lad why he had not put the ler! Ard | comparatively little to do in Pei m pues 
shrub. is of a dull rose colour a collecting asten which he had, he ex xclaimed with present, and any spare s will be well spent in gig 
The Magnolias, i in their smooth grey bark and pillar- | unfeigned astonishment, “ Law, sir! he the stock of plants in pits for next season’s m 
like outline of the trunk, bear a mine se} to go in!” meaning, not to wabe any reluctance on | removir ig every decaying leaf, and where the sus 
to the Beech,—that queen of the forests. The charac- | the part of the jeu to the _ e of pest but | soil has got green, removing this and top dressing wit 
ter of the timber changes presently, and we see|that the o rifice e box wa: Aus w ide enough to|sandy loam. There is nothing so unfavourable to the 
scarcely anything but € trees. Loud earth, ity of its] body. Gos seis plants at this season as damp, therefore take em 
egal it o be discerned, i NN ed wi an dense coat | Letters from plena | favourble opportunity of eee fresh air, 
elation . of an ears cme enl pa acter 3 
m : ith sheet Calendar of Operations. 
(For the ensuing week.) ‘ng noil 
Pine (Pinus palustris and P. rigida) are the ETENEE ing to be done — A gne) before frost setsin 
monarchs here, exercising a joint dominion, whic T DEPARTMENT. ce 8 m been ously pointed out to hire 
admits of no other rival. Both these are towering Ce [rum Where Weed isa good stock of |a goo y f Pa ve ors safe protection, fit 
trees, the latter the more branchy, with a deeply — to select from some of the i de var 3 pianta there is generally a a Ars deman nd for this; and in the 
furrowed trunk ; the former with a scaly peeling bark, | may w be placed in heat in order t lato of a be ; 
great exudations of turpentine, and slen der leaves b ist p ant ect ion 8 7 hoops and mats, 
foot long, disposed in brushes, d Unless, 8 A an beh i iad whieh Gna liflowers, &c c., in frames soul be el ede 
in "s — sg The © turpentine on many of these Andi their growth a t their yes early in the | all Etorb occasions. See to maintaining a reguit 
s down in grea s, congealing a a season they need — Ww expected to flower so finely | supply vim oem 5 pre d e 3 
eiie “while Resh Emea S flowing down over t s under more natural circumstances in —— and|tables. Look o see ti 
oom and congealin urn, fo orm immense accamula- | unless the buds ‘ate P there wi ill be so e danger enii is ma Poit pet g teite mos we of ay 
If fire is TR they S Broccoli that ma. ay be fit for use. Take advantage 
bn once, and burn vividly aan the a is dest: royed, | Do not t fo orget to introduce a good batch of Roses,|frosty weather to get manure wheeled upon 12 
Isaw a Long-leafed Pine fired in this manner one day, | choosing the most prolate plants for winter flower- | ground, and see to keeping] a Lees supply of it 
ind a fine sight it yon gs * was oe "e A gentle bottom heat will be of great service to | rotted and fit for use when wan 
lowing resin, which w. moment, the hese, as also to most other plants subjected to heat, 
ire running up with i ace, mp "apidit ty, t till in a brief | in order to get them into flower as quickly as possible, STATE OF THE WEATHEK AT CHISWICK, NEAR LONDON. - 
time the whole of one side of the tree to a height of 50 | and a moist Sa of the Dome no must be scouted Foe the Week endisy Don. 1 1200) anii e: 
eet was in a Bio: the forked flickering tongues of | admitting little air freely every favourab a. a ra 
ame ' catching and licking with greedy flerceness as if opportunity: _Pelangoniams should be kept rather dol Dec. 
l and dry, giving w may be necessary Z| Max. 
r an hour or two, the turpentine that lay i in the on the ANE — tio itte s "that the superfluous | p. 9 147 
pert and that had accumulated on the exterior was | moisture may be removed before the evening, avoiding Satur 10| © | 30.658 | 30594 
vour: the of 
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the spectacle. The interior of the trunk was decayed, | ceolarias require Me similar treatment, except that E ber hazy; i ight frost =p night 
and the fire had found its way through some broken they are subject to attacks of thrips unless afforded a} — — }}—POKKY; dense haze we nou 
into the hollow, where, speedily consuming the | moist atmosphere; they must, therefore, be narrowly| — ; slight 
half-rotten wood of the centre, its made its way to the| watched and smoked lightly a or three evenings — e 
is dii ts en 
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chimney in a blaze; the interior, se throu h the able opportun ty to revent the: foli e from flaggin — ee AES 
openings here and Ghete (T mien, aer si 3 10 * ke ceo and IP PTS E rel 1 
elapsed), was like a furnace, while the roaring of the airy, and should not be allowed to suffer from want of | December. E 2 5 EH Years in Grant 
s room. Plants intended to flower early shoud be EIE de. Ac. Le 
shore. The planter at ioa house I lodge, being = repo pe with a gentle heat, keeping them as near | ———— 
lately in want of some tar, manufactured it in the the glass as possible. den. 18. aa | 96 
— Me A — of the boughs and knots | = CRO NG DEPARTM Wek Aud 
these two species o e were gathered from the| Prnerres.—If an ion of the "idit is wem eri m. "m 
Mesh lel quine papel m he yr. few |r rating ary 2 ra en COM dett 
O in un e | tain 
Site, all converging into one principal dann: which xs ed to induce it ite start ; he promising plants KT andi 157. aud ps d 
led off to one side. Here a hole was dug to receive a house or pit by themselves; and, where anything like like cr inc 
ovi 
Pie owen 2 
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tos fa tad he gia ver gef mad Rr mee cme als =o Er ami 
The tar, which is ibis but resin smoked a ly | plarits into fruit. at this early season than ma y — awe or Prants: We have beon a i o 
a 
pai was co 
o proc ith our walk, which we bes now; and A where a 
] n esee e cannot be comma ded this kind, gardene ra, to 4 
nearly finished. The nature of Ban! folinge, and its | for those whi ich must be subjected, toa e tempera- . —— apply ho noe ak boar inm mind that t other 
mne more us 
iin inf “at oy We eee, v» them the 
d ag ERU EET e edem ae 
B esiral we can do stod 
ism, several species of teas have opened yvy rd id be bad "n n eres heat of ser that most willingly: Itis now requested to 
ir beautiful bars N to the evening air, courting 8855 and the latter about 10° or 15° 1 land. ‘Too plant hich you “ind mos 
the softened rays of the moon and peser rath e than of | sphere. should PS from 68° Pto 7 ^b ^f mies We. m r Dio ning mt which plas eje 
the sun. M sort 0 mdr D the lar mad. (Bean? aa cel Minter booming, and of w and thick 8 5 Eupat 
" cuttings 12 ths , ih the icu 
iri of; brilliant egt as ith water at the root. this ee ar on: mbi opora ram, cd eure : 
pecies . Willow Med siderably too high for y t ‘this seaso s | Poraro: “4 Po Ma ee thom tho wil 
pis lum) discharges, — — down here, which] have seen this system practise sed Vide e | us that ify you will apply to thoma the LUE 
eeze into our eyes, nose and mouth, | cess; and although the young plants may get somewhat | Po ae T 
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