THE GARDENERS’ 
Fesrvuary 12, 1887.] 
Messrs. Saltmarsh & Son, Chelmsford, showed a 
seedling Apple, Lord of the Man nor, as di p.Q. 
Ross, Welford x a fine-looking fruit, well bec of 
as ple e Eyr 
cakes Enamel Сорау, РеПу Коай, 
Plaistow Test, exhibited examples of their various 
sized labels, lama for all the varied uses of the 
garden, 
THE WEATHER. 
MEAN TEMPERATURE OBSERVED'AT gre p s DUR- 
GE 
ING THE WEEK ENDING FEBRUARY 19. (AVERA 
OF THIRTY-THREE YEARS.) 
February 14 . 39°.0 | February 18 899.2 
. $$ 15 399.0 » 19 399.3 
РЯ 16 s 7899.1 ВА 20: 399.4 
» 17 . 899.1 | Mean for the week 399.3 
[A lated 1 amount and 
duration of the excess or defect of езид t bove or 
yw 42° F. for the period ed, and is expressed in Day- 
degrees—a *'Day-degree" signifying 1? continued for 
twenty-four hours, or any other number of degrees for an 
inversely proportional number of hours.] 
TEMPERATURE. 
ACCUMULATED. 
e ha s 
bove or Sg ae 
DISTRICTS. below thej n | s, g - ED 
Mean for | Зы | 5,4 #2. 58 i 
the week) 83 | $$ 333 335 
ending SE EE rile Am 
Feb 7.| 50 | бә 582527 
34 |$8|.3"|.5 
X" |А $ B 21 
44 BE 
Principal | Wheat-pro- Day- | Day- | Day- | Day- 
ducing Districts. deg. | deg. | deg. | deg. 
0. SCOTLAND, N. O(ave)| 4 | 33 |+ 13— 18 
1. Sco 2 above 1 35 |+ 25— 15 
2. ENGLAND, N.E 2 above | 14 | 30 |+ 204 1 
G PE 3 above 18 29 |+ i 2 
4. MIDLAND Cos 2 above 17 32 i+ 114+ 18 
5. ENGLAND, S 2 above 25 14 j+ pom 3 
Principal Grazing, &c., | 
Distric | 
6. SCOTLAND, W. 1 above 8 22 {+ 18— 15 
T. ENGLAND, N.W 0 (aver.)| 11 21 |+ did 5 
8. ENGLAND, S.W. 2 above 25 4 0— 13 
9. IRELAND, N. labove | 16 20 |+ 21— 7 
10. IRELAND, S. 1l above 31 10 + 21— 19 
— CHANNEL irit | 2 above | 29 0 |— 6— n 
Жа BRIGHT 
ALB. SUNSHINE. 
g m h : 
© > E à D 
ue e s Slee Aa 
DISTRICTS., pei а= |25 „33 "E 
ag 214| A E 3 
a ep $55 cm 25° B. 
BE. fon RÊ 4 2 Ag 
e а -— a E g Bo a2 a) 
£3" lg |55 [225838 
а : z S 
a жм sum d 
Principal Wheat-pro-|Tenths of 
ducing Districts. Inch. "e 
0. SCOTLAND, М. ...| 7 more 26 6.9 | 31 13 
l.ScoTLAND, E.. .. more 19 2.1 ? ? 
2. ENGLAND, N.E 2 less 17 1.8 | 33 22 
3 LAND, E. 1 less BIT à | 9 
4. MIDLAND Cos. ...| 2 less 16 2.8; 28 20 
5. ENGLAND, S 3 less 15 211] 5 18 
Principal Grazing, &c., 
Districts. 
6. SCOTLAND, W. ...| 1 more 59| 24 | 16 
1. ENGLAND, N.W....| 3 less ү KOI at | ш 
8. EXGLAND, S.W....| T less 20 3.1| 28 20 
9. IRELAND, N. ...| 6 more 40) 34 | 20 
10. IRELAND, S... | 0 (aver.| 21 | 48| 30 | 25 
— CHANNEL 2.8 | 39 38 
CHRONICLE. 
223 
THE PAST WEEK. 
Tue following summary reco 
the week ending SM 
Meteorological Offi 
ord of the weather for 
Marr Т, їз furnished from the 
“The weather has di ene Pow i ein in 
the ext V. and N., but over Eng Lus condi- 
tions have шы gene niis Hy though in 
several places mist or fog Eos occa хару prevailed. 
“ Temperature has continued above the mean in 
nearly all districts, the excess ing between 1? 
hi 
and 
Ireland. The 1 e 
generally recorded either on the 6 r 7th, ranged 
from 22 ‘Scotland E.’ and ‘England М.Е. to 28 
in ‘ England S.W.’ and 36° in the ‘Channel Islands.’ 
“The infall has been more than the an in 
Scotland and the N. of Ireland, but less over England 
a t most of the S. Irish RAE: 
n more prevalent in most 
ee iei 22 percentages of the 
nt anging from 24 in 
* Scotland Ww. to 39 in ithe “Channel Islands. ” 
Obituary. 
RS. CATHERINE eig STEVENS. — We 
regret to announce the death of Mrs. Stevens, in 
Е as widow sd Zadok S 
medicine. 
The ee, poured her out a tablespoonful, ae 
her mother then said she had given her the 
d unavailing, death 
supervening in the afternoon of Friday. рын: 
of * Death from misadventure " was return 
ENQUIRIES. 
$5 FTo ў), уў ed +h EVA p” 
4 
—ВАСОХ. 
Scars, &c. ены J. W. Douglas 
(8, ae nori. Gardens, Lewisha i 
he Rhine 
ена of Germany, andi in the United States of 
Americ 
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relating to Жн кин, or to d eS °з ae 
` Paper, should be addressed to the PUBLISHER, and 
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Correspondents sending news should be 
careful af = the aciei fh they wish the 
Editor to 
Рнот ‚ &c.—The Editor will feel greatly 
obliged t re any reader who will forward photographs 
or ктун ыш of gardens, e HOA or other subjects of 
Boo aaah d s Elementary Course, 4th 
xn (Van Voorst). 
BULBS AND LILY or THE VALLEY: Т. K. The bulbs 
and reots will be examined and reported on shortly. 
DOUBLE ED Arum: R. A not uncommon 
nait of dinh y vigour in the plant, 
Wicklow. 'There has been 
Qum eos Mire: mu uch 
es 
окт RE FOR GARDEN Use: J. G. J. If you 
After 
nough to be sifted, pas i through 
o give 
having ge it dry 
a j-inch sieve, ‘when it will be fi 
light lS buic o growing cro "These a Mos 
ings can be gi (if possible, in showery weber ) 
at intervals of a fortnight or three eeks; for long- 
ding crops choose the terval. т 
stimulating plants in pots a ch potful to 3 
gallons of water will be sufficient. Stir well, and 
allow th r to clear nee decanting it for 
use; or larger quantity in a sack with 
p 
some soot added, lacie ibe sack in a cistern of 
water. 
unaus: T. W. The name of the fungus which you 
sent to us : AEthalium dr certnm em which we 
illustrate at p. 222, fig. 53. It extremely 
rapid growing np dut d is led checked i ME 
ia! applied to appearance 
It grows eh tan 
— T z sends a collection of thes 
plants grown e open Tm at Teignmouth, but 
жетте {рр thier arrived in very bad condition. 
Insects: L. у bend ctr infesting the roots of 
Adiantum cunea are subterranean aphides 
allied - he: genus s Rhizaphis, but probably non- 
escri Fre specimens in a moist condition, 
or in monté, are requi eds 
AL HORTICULTURAL бо- 
annu guine 
itles any one diated wet us Fellows of the 
Society to attach the letters F.R.H.S.to his or her 
CUM or Килт: W. $ J.B. The ma cod Z too 
m bruised for us to identify it.— Pa 
Beurré Rance; eurré Clairgeau ; мү te 
nised—exceptionally good quality for a season ; 
4, Ne Plus Meuri 
ош Subscriber. 1, Pittospermum 
en not determine without flowers 
certainly not s " Cistus if the flowers are iba 79 
cannot аен from leaves only; 4, Clethra 
G. Carrol (for F. W. B.) Ficus hetero- 
Firenze. rm of the common Marigo 
— Char. n Noble. Clematis ee Анана. 
— сасіа Riceana.—J/. Н. M. Pinus 
Pumilio, р; Соке Europe. 
. R.L. A month's notice or a 
8 Бег in your сазе, there being no mis- 
conduct on your part. 
: C.J. W. An ordinary form, 
r Walker. Odontoglossum Cervantesi, 
ypri dios villosum, ers a и all 
excellent flowers; Masd very 
ne, and hasa ond resemblance to Wallis ; Cat- 
at. oti ge alba and C. Тпап are pretty 
pale 
Puatv ас H.F. You 
do iot fl rest your г тиби byt the 1 trin piven. 
rive them a rest in a cool-house of say 50°—55? 
ni , and but little water until there 
are signs of a renewal of growth, when repotting 
warmth be 
f 
of Nerine will not flower if 
kept in ix s all the year, Rest 
them in a wal place after the leaves are fully 
grown, an withhold water as the foliage dice 
away until none is needed, 
