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THE GARDENERS’ 
CHRONICLE. 
[Mar 4, taps 
— in itself. The editor is Mr, CLEMENT 
Sno ; the publishing office is 198, Strand, W.C. 
— ed London News O 
D NAIRE PRATIQUE D'HORTICUL- 
TURE.” (Paris, Doin).— This French translation of 
Nicholson’s valuable dictionary has now advanced 
to ite thirty-six — Loasa. Sandry additions will 
be found in the French text by M. Morrer, which 
will enhance the value of the work, 
TEMPLE EWELL SCHOOL GARDEN.—Through 
the recommendation of Mr. W. P. Wrionr, F. R. H. S., 
who has been giving a course of lectures on “ Cottage 
Gardening,” lately at Temple Ewell School, the 
Technical Education Committee of the Kent County 
Council has instituted a school garden here for lads 
the age J. 
Ladies GazerrE.“— This 
, and chea) 
to interest 
— The contents include articles on fashion, 
needlework, cookery, and the inevitable fiction. Oa 
the — it should take a high place among other 
publications of a similar kind. Mossrs, Coruxo- 
RIDGE & Sox are the publishers, 
THE Poisonous PRINCIPLE OF PRIMULA 
OBCONICA.—Dr, Rieu, of Vienna University, says 
the English Mechanic of ger ages * has been 
ith the po on the Pri mula 
the skin, and gave rise to swellings and infamma- 
tion, Dr, Rene eeded in extracting the poison, 
and, by means of injections with it, claims to have 
than one o skin-disease | 
“We SHOULD LIKE TO KNOW.”—Some of our 
intelligent readers would be helping their leas ex- 
perienced brethren of the craft, by endeavouring to 
answer the following questions in these columns, 
t is known 2 * forcing capabilities of the 
new varieties of Rose hat kinds and varieties of 
Narcissus force best ? 1 there a better White Grape 
for early forcing than Foster’s ling? When 
should the buds of early autumn-flowering een 
of Chrysanthemum and late winter ditto “be 
taken”? And might the late oe bloomers be 
grown rom layered | shoots of roots in the open air 2 
How ca 
eee ee ee a fruits? 
Cannot we grow early Carrots and Radishes on the 
south and coast, and in Ireland, - supply- 
— our markets in April? Also cann reradish 
ack C 
and the answers read in the 
lands shat shonp rate in Kent (see p. 561), a good 
i omn bo found for many an able-bodied 
Jela: at home 
Bermuda, who fi 
oh +, ók 
growers in 
Stat with ant hi e 
Lilium longiflorum — , and thus 
eric 
rs k uld buy the 
flowers without the trouble T growing them, they 
would not purchase the bulbs 
EVERGREEN OAKS AND THE LATE Frosts.— 
We saw recently in the very old gardens at Ham 
House, Richmond, the residence of the Earl of 
Dysart, i 
very large, and very old, some of them 
being, as near as could be estimated, about 60 feet 
pearance, 
back, over the whole tree, or on one sid 
who has charge of the gardens, feared some little 
time since that the trees were killed outright; but 
Even should they stand, the effect will be equal to a 
general pruning-back of the distance given * 
f a dry summer follow, their case will be les 
hopefal, perhaps 
PMAN’S MAGAZINE.”—This new perio- 
dical has now appeared, and we may say that it 
fulfils the promises made in the prospectus con- 
ng it. The literary matter is contributed by 
various popular fiction writers, whose names are 
sufficient guarantee for the quality of their work, 
Chapman's Magazine is well brought out, and of 
convenient sizə and shape. i 
Messrs, Cuapman & Hatt, Londan; the editor, as 
we have before said, is Mr, Oswatp Crawrorp. 
A SWINDLER.—We would advise gardeners who 
may be looking out for situations to be on their 
— ognin the wiles of a scoundrel with probably 
loan on the pretence that he is short of money just 
then, owing to his having spent more than he 
expected to do in going to see another gardener 
about a vacant situation. Of course, loans obtained 
in this way are never repaid, and the whole thing is 
an impudent swindle. 
Ba L ARurr writes 
Vox Mvscieer wan the Gros Michael's 
imported from J 
attained at eee a height of 25 feet, a 
an ae 2 on one bunch, each fruit weighing 
4 0 
A DONATION OF PLANTS TO THE PEOPLE'S 
PALACE, E.— The Secretary informs us that Messrs. 
B. S. Witrrams & Sons, of the Victoria and 
Paradise Narseries, Upper Holloway, have pre- 
sented the People’s Palace Winter Garden 
nearly <a plants, including 3 Azaleas, 
and Palm inter sgn, is open free to the 
public daily from 2 to 5 P 
FRUITS FROM THE ANTIPODES.—The second of 
the line of steamers. chartered to carry fruits from 
aa and Tasmania, has this week brought to 
288 cases from Sydney, 11320 do. from 
Ho dart Town, 164 half-cases do., 875 cases from 
men dog 57 cases from Adelaide, and six half- 
ases do.: l, 12,705. We omitted to mention 
1 week far the first lot of Tasmanian Apples 
arrived per Orient Co. a steamer on the 13:h ult, 
with 11,350 cases of R cee Altogether the season 
appears to have opened w 
Warwick, and society 
; of Warwick, Leamington, and 
District, It is Ps Me hoped that the many lovers of 
this flower — live in the aie we will do all 
they can to forward its s URROWS 
Warwick School, me kindly 6 the post of 
secretary to the society. 
THOMASSCHLACKE,— This material is 
E much 
employed in Germany as a fertiliser— 
33 y ertiliser—in the German 
of i 
is therefore a ve 
mum lor alad affording the subsoil a dens ot 
- 
TD i 
osphoric — — it is usually deficient in thy : 
ment in frare 2 — garden shrubs, Vines, — esi 
soil deeply. In laying out new — i 
vineyards, Asparagus-beds, Thomasschlacke he 
3 
E 
E 
with the soil in the process of — — ; 
Every ee. the land should receive a dressing 
50 gram per 89 métres, mixing it with moist a 
before — it. Mi thei i 
Ga 
2 CYPRIPEDIUMS. — list prepared by 
d publis — in — — 
given in equal —— to the Gardeners’ Rend aaa 
e Royal — Orphan — 
de to 
Gardens, Cambridge Lodge, Flodden Road, — 
ber well; or to the Editor of the Gardeners’ Chronici, 
LINDLEY LIBRARY.—Among recent donations — 
towards the Catalogue ppa are W. Linnuer, By, 
; Miss Juria Linney, £5 58.; Mr. W. Jauss, 
Farnham Royal, 10s, Mr. 2 RTHUR a Sorat has alio 
presented a fine copy of Plukenet’s works, 
Ams TERDAM UNIVERSAL EXHIBITION I 
horticultura 2 
will be sae: on May 16 ‘and 17. Entries shoald 1 U 
made on or before May 13. A prize of honour of the 
value of 75 florins i is offered by M. Gatestoor to the ig 
from cretary, Mr; 
CVE A dam 
CIENT SOCIETY OF YORK FLORIST8— 
first sa of the present season held under 
auspices of this society took place on April 24, when 
the display showed considerable falling off in th 
number of exhibitors, 5 Hoi n that wo 
competition occurred i a few 
best prizes; while Mr. E. R. Rog 
Miss Walker, Mr. J. R. n sad Mies 
i classes. 
Talips. 
plants, and for cut flowers. 
BECKENHAM HORTICULTURAL sooie 
J. Wricut gave a lecture before this Society 
Grapes and 3 as the last of a series of ics 
education lec 
IRISH GARDENERS’ ASSOCIATION, © 
Mr. Tuomas Snaw read a paper on the 
before this Society, on the 24th inst., in 
advocated the — of the Daffodil for 
purposes in Irelaud. 
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PINOZA CIGARETTES.—With t 
smell so much complained of with 
vase Pinozas are smoked in the house. 
prepared by the Pinoza process, the 
o—bat this requires support, 
determined by actual experiment, 
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