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Diigo Kaki (the Persimon).—One ji xem must be that as moisture | dct tot tiro Clg on the Mus он Ё 
: кй trees re double doors, 
Jaxvaty 25, 1862.] THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE, 69 
Employed principally for making tubs, barrels. ways of arranging the e plants, so as to avoid more and | was sı suppos ipposed g good enough, and many gardeners 
ш, more anything like crowding, while using to the utmost | have had their skill taxed to the uttermost to 
ia Salisburia adiantifolia.—Irees of this mien an | the advantágos given by 
that 
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ense size, but the wood is в рия ntly n иһ I find а very d esten д ng arrangement fpe a 4-foot | have now their improved Mushroom houses, fitted with 
i d by 
tm "T the Japanese. Itisof a very V ie au r, | case is to jede ne row of plants dow; centre, a|all the means and i suggest ore 
а light. 16 іѕ used for cabinets, boxes, ke T A beginning the line to the arran sena “left; then | advanced -— in Mushroom growing, and greater 
aims White Camellia, Red Poinsettia, Dracæna terminalis, | success and. в labou ur is th he res sult; bt Mushrooms 
" Eno oarse- weg light wood, used for Наша nd а Gardenia, or some other i it 
ordinary purposes. It polishes. verzr : the artificially grown DÀ ien ever equals i in quality and 
14. A species of Thuja or ель —Not a very The 1 Heath 1, | favour the wild examples pulled омы, Le their 
uable wood. It is soft and lig because it ought not n е to боа heat at the даш. а аА in the open breezy fields, e done 
15. Ku-ro-bi.— Dark-colour x s0. E ood. It is elec. А та е low “а арр Gardenia, with | right ark ? 
me used for терн houses, ceilings „ «ое. ergreen creeper, ба Eapliorbis jaequiniflora " Let о inquire. a little үә the nature of Agaricus 
Sing-y. — Of little value, used for ordinar y a the end ed ai right, hiki therefore be an imp eampest examine 
vhich sur- 
ha case however a thick тё, of felt a round it in it wild state, and see if there is anything 
. Mo-mo.— This is a heavy strong wood, but We cec near i apis tirely to нае Ше Неа g dark sheds in 
attain a grent size. It polishes, and is used for | the ERTEN plants are warm. pre eference to glazed structures. In “the first place, in 
dm е. | Alon ng | the whole side of. the case „next the soom x Sadi ng for Mushrooms, we do not enter dark and 
18. Pacis зый ialis.—A very light wood, used | h mid woods. Nei tier would an expert Mushroom 
for bottoms of shoes, &c. ween it and the central Tow. several e Davallia 
irs ever enter cold and gloom 
valleys, where 
19. Retin cum сатым иѕа.—Опе of the most valued, Fass D. canariensis Rs allia | the sun never orig but he would pursue his search 
useful, and generally e PER timber trees i in e . The dissecta and D. canariensis again, ginella | in sound оре де althy pastures, enriched by cattle, and 
wood is light, white and fine, 
obbii. These give to the адар a deii "ue sped feeding 4 beast to the acre, or carrying 
generally built of this. It їз much used in houses S, espe- | appearance, and grow very лар у the ha f lan 
cially for flooring. It stands Жеп in water and under | lar, go planis On p^ brig ^w е е, шы кг Dun нё i Mois nor yet dry up and wither the Grass in 
Eu: also much used for D Ding: ow of C reader інд, Heaths, | summer. And satisfied as to the localities they нА 
20. Thujopsis dolabrata,—One of the ien ау Begonias, Van Thol ol Тап, Pteris tricolor р: агуга, we next inquire concerning the time of their appear. 
eful trees in Japan; the wood i fil es. | ance, that wem may gai ina farther lesson in manag ing the 
grain and light in weight; used for building purposes. By th arrangement I find I can ЕП Кез e with- | crop artifici 
91. Mče.—A very fine timber tree; wood is | out the Mast look of crowd, and without Meus the ance is irregular, governed by the distribution of p" 
heavy and hard. It ро: beautifully, adi is on that | plants, and moisture in the summer months, but they are 
account very much used сш асдпег boxes, , The only thing that. in these groups „Sometimes | most с ommonly r in the months of July, August 
i fi i 5d E. in fact, the maximum 
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22, Pawlovnia sp.— b Tight coarse wood, used for "d well marked flowers It is almost impossible t f terrestrial heat is found to exist 
the same purposes as 18. le fl th noticed y disposition ced y Mus 
23. Thuja sp. ы 1 Tight wood used for house work. without some d th , sound soil, and Ан ват develop. 
24, Quercus he Oak of Japan. There аге |І have been compe elle ба metimes to crowd the plants | ment at periods hoe ko greates ta unt ‹ of e 
many species, both е evergreen and deciduous ; some of | іп a case cation, simply from the absence of heat is found. We may still n ch 
the former attain a great size in this locality, Тһе уа distinetivo, and from the plants contained, | has doubtless # Мей dy y growers in their аде? of 
timber is splendid, I think it would prove for practical | even when mos beautiful being shaded into, or|placesfor its grow:h— кү is that it makes the greatest 
equa! £o any Oak in the world. It is used for | blotched with mixed colours, detracting from the|growth during the night, or in gloomy weather; this 
all purposes where heavy UM timber is required. | brilliancy of one. Thus I always find that one or two | may be caused by the operation of the radiating heat 
The handles of а Swords are made of Oak, very clear and very DT аар ed flowers аге more eias m M attraetion of the cooler air of the night 
wn Genus.—MA beautiful wood, very fine | «сүр! man many o en r pla e peculiarity in the constitution of the 
grain, o brown colour and medium weight. Pac Pra m me amateur gardeners Mushrooms; it will be enough for us at present to have 
When planed it has a beautifal silky appearance. It is ке - the surprisingly good effect pr To imitate the circumstances 
considered by t apanese one of the best woods for | rn on Bu ра by sponging the leaves with mro Must in Nature conduce to the devélopmont of Mush- 
meat or fine work, Ат ver highly rized. han milk-warm water. use it about 2 to 100°. 00115, and tos secure their application the "4 le year, 
_ 26. Retinospora. sp.—This is Sud by Siebold ји be | The leaves when beginning to assume ark g ly temper the 
le R. squarrosa, t t "the d. apanese say it is different. | and dull a appearance, become under this treatment finer Л of sun nshine in summer io its in 
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27. Maple.—There are several species and VS The process merely mca a small piece of soft|house, the internal temperature of which must be 
ш Japan. Ҹһе timber is similar to t of sponge, 2 inches wide, eum dee be firmly passed | under perfect command and uninfluenced by exte 
h used by the ес down each leaf from o the point, both on | circumstances. Let me suggest, to meet the above re- 
ing great ornaments to | the upper and under surface. uirement, and to provide what * W., C. E." asks for— 
The sponge must be we i washed frequently while | light and air—a house which I will endeavour to 
aud Massoniana —The using it, and the plant should be replaced in a mild | describe in a few w Ozds, reserving a more detailed 
tw RP аы „тиі wood is not distinguished root lie at. E.A е, account for ШОШ occasion. I would recommen 
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| marks on the highest hill. The Ju inen are | extract in iei last Saturday" 8 еее from the | this, leaving a space of 4 inches between, fit а roof of 
also very ‚м йы dwarfng these Pines, and trainin ng |report of the Botanic св rden at Jamaica, taken from ноза. ар. covered with felt d M shut; 
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. medium Plum, and orange colour, The is | it is in na асе а n - T altitude. d - This appears thick wall "s f the house, and dr 
106 extensively used, i 
4 Yokohama, А planted i in England. queathed to them by their predecessors, who оеп | anxious "d бешен the germination of 
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is hard, ds bub. will not гу log to requir by tł h draini d the house heated 
to the e weather It. is principally used for |the E aliades uy Mot те жрм for in England | | by hot One floor-bed M [an hs raised o one 
Sall es and ork. moisture is generally accompanied by warmth, so much | over it, odd give grent space for Mush nd, i 
30. Но,— Ыр кыы wood. All the sword sheaths | so, bones we often say it will be warmer if rain or snow | a house like this, by caref 
in me ^c made of this, all; and the most I id portions of the British| the fields, as Soyer Valls it, may be oo aqual to the 
z А light hit wood used for building. Ма € decided. Mia ner than iiny ^ the drier, | best natural TUE W. Ingram, Belv 
2. na: a-ma-na-ra-shi,— Used for r shoes, sword handles, | even thou gh to the south of the Ta aware that| Neaľs Pastils.—I have used Nec at alli times of the 
po: y under-drain- | ye ar for wA Cucumber and Melon plants. I 
м, mall boxes and fine work, not com |ing, and that thermometers indicate a much gen employ them of си sizes, and I vi Pu found them 
Койчо 10-ki.—Very nice light wood; ай, "e: | degree of frost in low hill О А leaf of even the smallest plant. I use one 
35. chopsticks, «е, but this fac& does not appear exaetly to answer as astil to a house 25 feet long by 12 feet vide, I do not 
woodi Ku-r rong-na-ki—A ү very всагсе — expensive | Ms uenit whether mo oisture reduces the | tempe rature of consider the ра asti М so well Ат аз when 
-— Japan; it is almost t black, very h i e public. The first I hai w were com- 
les e! used for the very raon lacquer | и en then, І believe, it ew found in ihe y r|posed of what appeared to be brown paper i 
Aes and polished. articles. that the cold was greater in the comparatively | between which was a rough dust resembling sawdust, 
um-Boc.—À sma all tree, never attaining sufficient Ж counties of Essex, Cambri idge, and на tei the wh ole being inclosed vi Aci lese gave a 
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ue Suy use as a timber tree. It is ely | than in Lancashire, Cum Paid, and be ic ncs у much acco, and their effect 
and E making toothpicks. The bark has a peculiar | The оса given that excess of moisture is t hi ‚ &c » Was all that ең de — In those I 
pet. "sant aromatic flavour, A small portion of the | aed Pond to altitude, seems to T confir Һай late r has been omitted, and 
ТК 18 allowed to remain on each toothpick. АП the | mat altit tudes must be | great. Low. lande the whole pastil has bern filled with. the rough "ааз 
pick „use them regularly after every meal. Tooth- Mus iln Hou t ribed, ast gave a much blacker and 
s E 8 18 quite a trade in this country. has not offered 0, ree w me ^ give menam to the | denser smoke than the gt. 
ofthese һе Opinion І һауе been enabled to form, many | wish expressed by * W, C. E.” in your Paper of Jan. 4, | a eed А effect о n the fly. find it much better to 
in England, Will prove highly valuable as timber trees | respecting са erection of Mushroom-h t me ithier tobacco i to 
y 3, 7, 19, 24, e 
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of J, һе most s mosi u vilege 
m арап is the Elm (No. 7). This is beyond all | into the hands of every man; the majority have to do ateh 
posible p olendid ree, and one which should, if|the best they can with the old-fashioned places be-|  Peloria Glori ias.—About two ta ar Isis ve 
large] d 
21, 1861. J. G. VEITCH. loved strength more than elegance, ‚апа "whose notions | Gesneraceo eous M зад and amon 
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my reach was. he oxinia. І selected a 
such med entertained i in the present day ; but how- variety called « uoce a plant of 
ever rudely constructed, a just appreeiation of the|form with drooping flowers, white with a bright 
E е” ‹ Gardening. several claims of Pines, Vines, Peaches, &c., was allowed | coloured blotch upon the lower side. This I p with 
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сазез The interesting remarks on | in the erection and appropriation of their glass struc- ih own pollen. The seed ы gr 
Pest their arrangement in the Gardener? tures; but not so: with Mushrooms, Growing in hing peculiarly worth note in the germination of 
or Jan anuary 4, led me to tr ry several new |the dark, any old shed, outhouse, or tellak, the seeds. 'The pan of Mode was placed on one side, 
