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THE GARDENERS 
50? to 55°. 
It is a pity that so interesting a creeper 
is not found m 
аз 
more generally in cultivation, forming 
it es во very attractive an object prone 
other creepers. J. W. 
A LARGE GRAPE-BERRY.—I x it may seem to you 
worth while to record the Grape- 
be 
ring 
age by one of the peasants belonging to the iR 8 
being larger than any he ever seen, although, as 
I understood, n pr 
[whic 
Ер.]. It had the appearance indeed of a small 
(lack) Жылы, only skin was not corru- 
gated, but sm ooth. 7 of Vine eine pro- 
i ino. I 
ng the scientific name of the variety. 
It is reckoned among field rapes that are E v 
ot for t and the berries, 
with wine Gra apes, are а: but it is s often 
used for а table, having a very flavour and 
well-form If 1 my са be < orrec 
DY decorativ 
urposes, is 
superior to any of the others. A. D. ev 
THE — MAGGOT AT SLoucH.—What may 
А та 
ны present termed the Carnation 
is working sad oc both am among a- 
бопе and Picotees Br Slough (see Gardener's Chro- 
зена р. 729, У It it is a small white 
maggot, something "like in appearance that found 
within Ар, but ае smaller, and it would 
ar from present information that it works in a 
en direction, en the main stem of the 
Carnation badly eme by the m. got, 
the whole of them = 
not 
June next should be | 
CHRONICLE. 
[January 1, 1887. 
plant in visam but a variety of T. pem 
deed, o r greatest authority, the lat 
ааа it in his a British پا‎ bs t 
difficult to im iva irte experience, 
for every time I gm the. а псе оЁ рго 
specimens І ile: SO, won <i well that he у 
will not succeed. 4. D. Web 
; in- 
ate d Bentham, 
as 
Soa 
GREEN ee r Foreign Correspondence 
Mr. enquires if the remarkable adaptability of 
these pe little tree frogs in varyi 
mergi oq ае 
rest 
having kept Abele; EE frogs fo 
freque ently observed the ы change of colour 
which they are capable of effecting. J. T. Po, 
Riverston. 
THE эу — From the article under this тү 
n р. 777 of vol. x , three distinct varieties were 
басда an unfort oversig m 
notice. One of th ese is Danvers Yellow, an 
oes n nuc 
nda deserve. ]t 
e 
ri 
run to seed inthe spring without bulbing 
spring or puces. 
an 
mende ing in autumn, early 
| er exhibitions, 
German variety, and it will embered that 
the occasion of a trial of Oni e Roy 
Horticultural ene Garde Chiswick, a few 
ears ago, it was awarded a First-class Certificate of 
erit. It was represented by a large flat Onion, 
solid and hea d a deep yellowish-bro 
colour. It ason Onion се sown 
in spring, an it is a remarkably good eeper. It is 
said to succeed ce on a light well-drained and well- 
manured soil. Pisu 
LOW-GROW! - се IN THE KITCHEN GARDEN.— There 
is, i n garden this season, much difficulty in keep- 
ing up the cipi of Spinach, Parsley, herbs, Sorre 
E Suc things as admit of bein 
ii 
ng sown or p 
n beds of a size, that can be covered by glass-covered 
fra es or hand-glasses, are е. for the winter 
season than those s in long lines; and this is 
especially true of Parsley and Spinach. Under the 
protection ence by the glass, there is a little 
growth du the cold seaso moreover the 
produce is is ays comeatable ; e when snow 
18 ent, ca 
sno 
| ept out with the free use of 
straw mats or dry Fern. G. C, 
PLANTING MACHINES.—My allusion was in- 
Сома, to convey the fact, that from the vari ried 
fied from which large trees were 
: vertu dcs it was alm ost i 
not in any way 
t , doe: 
alter the import of my ibit bcr С. S. Е. 
FRUITS UNDER GLASS. 
PINES. 
Тик temperatures of the house or pit containing 
plants which are intended to supply ripe fruit in 
dela 65? at night, 70° by 
day with fire-heat, and 10? higher by sun-heat, at 
which point (80) a little air еа be given. The 
bottom-heat should range between 85? and 90? 
Should any of the plants indicate m at the 
plants if attended to as recommended in pre 
directions during the last six months, will show L3 
by the third week in February. 
SUCCESSIONAL PLANTS. 
These should still be kept rather dry at the roots, 
giving water when necessary, 
ture of from 
Suckers also should be similarly 
treated, but the temperature m 
degrees less than that recommended for successions, 
Frurrixe PLANTS. : 
A night temperature of 70° should be maintained 
in the fruiting каа nd 5? higher by day, with 
fire-heat, running it up 10? or 159 higher with sun- 
heat at closing vm in the afternoon, when moisture 
cause the latter to perish, but the P5 
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results as these must be rigorously guarded against. 
ME ons. 
In order to be able to cut ripe Melons at the end of | 
April or early in May next, seeds of some approved _ 
variety—such as Blenheim Orange, Longleat Perfec- _ 
tion, and Hero of i d 
a shelf near the glass, so as to prevent them from | 
making a weakly growth. 
CUCUMBERS. 
Seeds of prolific, early kinds, should be sown 
forthwith and treated in the same way as advised 
for Melons until хабар time arrives, H. W. Ward 
Longford Castle. 
FLORISTS' FLOWERS. 
v сше TREE CARNATIONS. 
А TWELVEMO rrespondent of yo: 
sharply criticised a бын to the effect tha 
found—in addition to а large nu 
that had been grown in 
bloomers are the following:—Andalusia, primrose- 
Lec fringed petals; A. Alegatiére, ux ae red, 
m 
, bright scarlet, very ire 
м 7ай, a T. a universal favourite, 
remarkably free ; Mrs, Llewelyn, bright rose ; 
