Frnnvany 5, 1887.] 
The Mayor said that, according a his en: 
xhibiti on Com 
[ж] 
3 
= 
S 
au 
but Mr. hdra 
сегде hat * thought the opinion of the proprietors 
ould some weight with the Exhibition Com 
En r Аи motion was carried by а con- 
siderable major 
On е motion of E dpa bert Tait, seconded by 
E Mr s Smelt, a vote of thanks was passed to 
` the retiring Coun cil for heir services during the past 
year. Onthe m of Mr. A. K. D seconded 
F 
and for da use of his анч oui the meeting 
to a clos 
THE WEATHER. 
pue temperature indicates the combined ка апа 
n of the excess or defect of eene 
$ SEN for the period na med, a is ékpreased i in Day- 
ee" signi шиша for 
r any other number of degrees for an 
inversely Y proportional number of hour 
| TEMPERATURE. 
E | | ACCUMULATED, 
4 bote TE 
a DISTRICTS. below the| £ m g^ po 
Е Mean for | 54 | Su SS ES. 
| the week! % $ 33 E 
jan. | | езй ЗЕТ 
аз a PIS pa 
| ja 
Principal Wheat-p Day- | Day- | Day- | Day- 
ducing Districts, : deg. | deg. | deg. | deg. 
7 above 26 5 |+ 16— 24 
10 above | 34 1. lt 2&k— M 
.| 5 above 28 1 |+ 134 6 
‚| 8abowe | 15 | 32 |— 74 33 
5 above | 33 | 14 |+ 44 23 
5. ENGLAND, S. | 3 above | n- 16. зл 
t | 
Р Principal Grazing, &c., | 
: Districts. | 
6. ScoTLAND, V 7 above 30 0 + 18 — 13 
7. ENGLAND, N.W....| 4 above | 25 6 i+ 44+ 8 
ENGLAND,S.W...| 4 above | 30 | 3 | 94 1 
ELAND, т | 6 above | 38 0 |+ 2— 12 
_ 10. IRELAND, 8. « | 6 above | 45 0 {+ к= 1 
— CHANNEL — 2 above | 27 0 — oy 4 
| RAINFALL. | M. 
а Р b . 
ab. Bs 2... ЕЕЕ 
Рета CE [eal ce ъсът 
Sg AS5|ud.-i25 B. 
و‎ 2 у 352055 
eg” |52 8 
= Boat ерта oz 
| | 
e бызаа, pro-| pied of Tni. | 
0. SCOTLAND, N 8 more| 20 5.4 0 1 
1. SCOTLAND, E 4 less 15 2.3 ? ? 
2. ENGLAND, N.E... 4 less 14 1.6| 24 18 
3. ENGLAND, 4 less 12 3| 35 19 
i LAND Соз. 4 less 13 2.0 | 29 19 
5. ENGLAND, 8. 5 less 12 1.8 | 25 18 
Principal Grazing, &c 
7 Districts. 
, 5 less 18 4.8 | 12 15 
1 less 15 2.6 | 33 18 
Т less 17 2.8 18 18 
3 less 15 3.6 | 10 16 
3 more 16 3.9 | 22 23 
| 6 less 16 56 38 
THE GARDENERS?’ 
CHRONICLE. 
187 
T Mire ы OBSERVED AT CHISWICK DUR- 
K ENDING 4 ашы 2. (AVERAGE 
ri TURPE THREE Y S.) 
February 6 . 899.3 | February 10 399.1 
POMA SU EE PSB ии 399.1 
EE ru c NAM lc резен 
M 9 ... 39°.2 | Mean for the week ... 399.1 
THE PAST WEEK. 
llowing summary record of the weather "P 
the week ending Jan md 91, is furnished from t 
Meteorological Office 
“The weather has е. онен enin ped. in the 
i Rid west of Ireland and the est 
ağ 
rved at 
841 show no ce aal reading i in the 
an 57°, which 
ree Or мее MSN G 
irregular dates, ranged from 25° in ‘Scotland, N., tó 
35° in ‘ Scotland, W. 
" Hainfall has been more than the mean in 
‘Scotland N., and ‘Ireland, S., but less неге. 
At ere all the English stations а measurable 
am f dew or wet fog was deposited in the 
bad 
ti Bright Sunshine has been ride "gene than it 
was last week, the of the poss 
d to 56 in the 
nel Isl In 'Seotl and, N? (at не чу =n 
bright саа, at all was recorded." 
Obituary. 
FIRTH WEST.—We regret to announce 
the andi of James Firth West, aged wed Boni 
at the house of his son-in-law, A. H 
w days since 
appeared 
ENQUIRIES. 
** He that questioneth much shall learn much." —RBACON. 
CEDAR CONES сх any one, from actual observa- 
tion, tell me how 1 ong Cedar c owe are before be- 
coming ap developed? A. D. W. 
ROBINIA --W.-Füse-wonld be glad to 
€ tla. A. Robinia аги а garden 
hybrid, 
NOTICES TO _ CORRESPONDENTS, 
AQUAPULT PUMP . Wo WR ite to Professor гаје, 
осно Entomological Department, Washing: 
n, U. S. A. 
Eis G. К. Gude. 
Les Plantes des Alpes, 
J. Carey, 3, Rue du к= Collège). 
CATTLEYA PERCIVALL AND TWIN-FLOWERED SPIKE 
OF ب‎ o: Heath & Son, The 
You, doubtless, are thinking of 
Correvon (Geneva: 
first is a good ordinary оне the twin-flowered 
Sophronitis is not comm 
CORRECTION. — In our id adl issue, p. 146, s = 
column, second for “ the commission i 
charged per bush but, and not per h weight x 
per je ” read for “ hundredweight, 4 cent., and 
for “ pound,” £. í 
oo F Gan : Н. E. G. The one you 
med is the best of tl the kind published. 
Meraz CREEPERS ЕОЕ Roor or FERNERI 
Wi 
E. Warner. Hoya carnosa, H. "eee Stepha- 
notis floribunda, Ficus repens, F. г. maxima, Alla- 
Philodendron | laceratum, P. 
e ae i 
, Co 
wa ordei ni "cl ianthus puni ceus, pec 
jasminoides, rk rien Lapager rias, -— and white- 
ower rachelos jasminoides тү vy- 
xoa af Pelargonium and uaa leaved Tues Di cool 
ROWING Snowy CLIMBERS FOR GREENHOUSE: 
F AST-G wv 
ety, Tecom ides, Ho sa 
sonia manicata, Hibbertia perfoliata, Kennedyas 
in variety, Solanum jasminoides, Rhodochiton 
volubile. 
FRUIT-HOUSES, Gardener. If t 
April, the stone fruit trees ought to taken up 
now and laid in behi north wall. or other cold 
site till planting time. can be spre 
on rafts, and have their roots covered with a few 
inche ‚ап 8 n March, and 
cept growing till planted out in May pots 
usually e T. v not so good for young emm 
as rafts, as disturbed 
TSR Eis unnecessary with the latter 
од. 
УШЕШ SPIRÆA JAPONICA: А. B. Bottom-heatis not 
— the day temperature т t time 
may ri e with fireheat to 80?, when air should be 
given— night temperature A slight amount 
re 60°. А slig 
)e given at top of house or pit, if that be 
possi ible. 
Hers. s CarckoLARIas: E. M, An article on 
this. жет will n in our pages next week, 
HORTICULTURAL Occ ‚ G. It is impos- 
sible to answer уб + диби. satisfactorily. Н 
might into business, or t learn his work 
at Kew or some pu garden, or qualify for the 
Indian Forest e might enter the Ghen 
School of Horticulture, but unless the d has 
i ager we cann 
mend a am 
ot re 
there is no ient 
кори en d to 
LÆLIA PURPURATA WITH d tied SHEATHS AN 
oors Dry AND Probably 
the result of an Рич у Orchid-hóuse- 
Ec WITH DisriG onn 
Suoors: J. B. 
nor fi in 
ot the injury arise 
LEAVES Үосхе 
We can detect neither insect 
the Miis ing p for ag hein and 
s from some defect at the 
ien Use one- 
roken 3-7 (inet, Time subi 
pu iderable last 
1 
th 
of 
used wi Vines when planted. Mulchings of 
2 inches in thickness should be given during the 
MONSTROUS es YCLAMEN : W. P. Н. Thanks; the pecu- 
liarity is not uncommon. 
Mvsunoow Grow THE Oren Air: J. Pemby. 
Yes, it p pays well, but we inia] in these адев tell 
you h eed Get Wright's M: nd 
ow to proceed. ri 
the Million, pois m u 1, Fleet Street, Load 
Е.С., price 1s le book will give you rat 
instructions on шеа ы 
Names or PLANTS: A. È Clematis му cina. — 
W. T. C. 1, Maranta Warscezwiczii; 2, Skim- 
mia japonica variegata.— A. P. A Stelis, too much 
withered ise the species. 
Рклсн Bons: B. Leaf-buds. 
PEACHES AND IAN NES TO Pra A Young Gur- 
сас! Hales' Early, Early viae Mig- 
Айны», Noblesse, Hed Mag Chan- 
or. and Late Admirable, diria; Lord 
