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THE GARDENERS’ 
CHRONICLE. 
[Arrn 2, 1887. 
ар І wor лоѓар pF advise any one w кы P. bacio nes 
empt t 
n Gra wing to atte о see Castle's 
obs. Me Cast эм gave me ее seem of 
tasting Gros Colmar from differ stocks. Ther 
is a manifest improvement in flavour when the Vines 
afted kland Sweetwater and Muscat of 
in size or ic d 
елен without any 
êt . Са € kei of keeping Айса 
d Gros Co Im o perfect that he hardly sells 
pA all until March. ph id. 
A WET FROST.— Let me ask those Gena 
who take an interest in their pen to рее и som 
at the sring, and the ground w: 
covered to the depth of 2 or 3inches. A rapid thaw 
melted all the snow by 10 p.m., leaving every 
thing dripping Clouds disappeared, and 
a frost set in that by m ice was form 
ree had a branch 
nd was, in а В 
ere the frost from freezing vertical I3 
Nei ither 
any other ари ы from this frost. 
s were made to test dry and 
ceolarias we ed кА МА rs on 
rt. The 
first were wetted e 
all the leaves should ая were ا‎ n the second group 
had the lea тта kept er of sharp frosts 
he Min. of = wetted yapaa survived, 
when the thermometer was 96° in the shade, the 
wet mm was only 70°, a m x 26°, the dew 
point 549: б, the humidity o ing on 
215; ES the vapour require to sa aeta a cubic foot 
of air being 13:3 grains, the whole vapour in the air, 
had it been — saturated, would have been 
"| grains, wher а Б тч of 26°, t 
whole viguar wont aly have n l7 grains, or 
ten times less. Every gardener did have a good 
and wet ald thermometer, such as Negretti & 
Zambra's sta апага; I say Negretti & Zambra, because 
I hav уй € their instrument more forty y 
with complete (€ whilst 
hundreds of thermometers in сеты worse than 
seless. St udied 
ith the aid of Glaisher's invaluable Hi ести 
Tables would the hygr cal 
0 
ledge that all ن ا‎ sess. E. J. Lou 
HE GARDENERS’ ORPHAN FUND.—Mr. Barron, of 
8 P 
ave so kindly pro 
po this matter, to be good mairr u forw 
their subscription and communications dem to 
. J. Udale, El for Tamworth. 
rt of the meeting (p. 420) held at 
South Kensington on the 22d dc I am represented 
—as proposing that 
e called the “ Gardeners’ Chil- 
hall be obliged if per- 
say my osse gor ME that a ‘ € 
Fund” be opened, The word “ Orphanage ” 
was IY avoided ^ suggestive of Hi. muscas 
on : building, and it was my opinion that any sum 
might be eollet could be better em layed, 
This was че б бх — ot others, including Mr. 
C. mous adoption of the 
proposition, J. Wr ight, 171 L "Fleet Street. 
T 
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5 
4 
whilst acl ied. ge was TOXICOPHLAEA THUNBERGII.—This beautiful 
used to wet the blooms of мабар pyramid Р Pears South African stove evergreen is now blooming іп 
and some wall Peaches and Plu The Pears and d condition at ks Botanic adc; dgbast 
Peaches had mo it than lene: not wetted, ‘while ves ара 1 where ‚ the Curator, 
the Plums (a nd Coe's Golden p) has a specimen 5 feet in height, n PM 
that were syrin ere the only Plum trees that bloomed, and fuiste y fragrant f the 
ith fruit in my garden course an unusually stems being a foot in eng ч ener choneded 
severe frost wou injury whether wet or dry, with fenus te of an hite b It was sent to th 
but more injury with a т following Botanic Gardens by a ges of Birmingham 
table will show the state of the atm e who had be ~~ m: flower the plant. Mr. 
fectl with moisture and w т» Y at Latham at once k, and so induced a 
— ?,32?, and the three examples eid OW with the result that, when the w 
A bein ‘completely ee and the three ering commenced, This treatment will 
marked c very odes in the futu ers The value of this 
empera- " De хаайа) ie ht of a bees Elast | Pr wig 
empera- | ture of | Tempera- | es | Point | үнд | Vapour |. |. gf | Foot of Air with | Force of (meter Due 
tire A rem ac hs Dry anc T" cubic requir rate Humidity Рен, tench 
Bulb. | ie., Wet| Point. | Wet -atureof| foot of e wate om (0-100), uu | Sores 
Bulb. e Air. "€ Ут ЗЬ 29 Inches.|30 Inches. Water meter 
inches) 
Deg. Deg | Deg. Deg. Deg. |Grains.| Grain. Grains, Grains. | Inch Inch. 
А 30 310 | 3940 0-0 o | 2 0 100 5444 563 1 28-804 
340 33:0 A2 1-19 | 95-34 оз. |. а 5445 5633 0176 | 28-824 
c 340 ao | 25 |. 20 | 95 | 18 0-5 7 5447 | 5625 | 0156 | 2884 
А 32-0 32-0 | 32:0 00 | оо 31 0-0 100 54677 56576 0:182 | 28-818 
го: | aw ro ss re 0-2 87 5469 565°8 0157 | 28843 
c 370 30-0 | 254 2:0 66 1'6 05 15 5510 565-9 0'137 28'863 
А 260 26-0 | 26-0 00 , OO | r7 00 | 100 5537 572'8 0141 | 28:859 
26:0 25-0 19-9 T$. €f | 14 (giro 54470 5:31 0.107 | 28:828 
с 260 24:0 | 13:8 70 | 122. | ro et p. 788 554:2 5:33 0-081 28:919 
ud ordi y of des spia between the dry and — useful deco: em e e is enhanced from the fact 
et È is of more importance toa that it can be h ower in late winter and early 
ا‎ at a Vw t temperature than in hot weather. ring, and i re it would t an 
Vith a difference of 1? in the dry and wet bulb the accommodating subject that it can be had in bloom 
| point will ow that of = air:—At pA th | portion of the year if treated so as to 
tem , 8*8; „ 471: БОР, 991. uce this result. R. D. 
709, 19-8; at 90°, 19.6. When Tm thermomete га 
less than 40? in the afternoon, and ce 
in his note 
AURANTIACA.—Mr. "quies 
i [o 
result of prier feet onu it is only yeaa 
o infer that cool t reatm should suit them bes 
S. Cook, Rosefield, Seven we 
SOCIETIES, 
CRYSTAL PALACE. 
Marcu 26.—Doubtless on account of the Univer- 
sity Boat Race being fixed for Marc 26 the exhibi- 
tio 
1 the spa was 
small it was, on the whole, satisfac ois the nursery- 
Cinerarias, with the rimini 
shown by Mr. J. "s s, fro 
Farnham Royai, Slough, which were award the Ist 
prize in the class, were not upto the кин чаті, 
апа аз regards Ат ra ed there was a small show, 
but Messrs. Paul & Son, Cheshunt, nice od plants 
B 5 such a quality as to compensate for the deficiency 
of others. 
each of the open classes for Hy acinths, Tulips, 
манба and for Lily of the Valley 
two есе who, how 
and r ach other 7 closely in all instances 
Hy e Tulips the premier award was taken 
Mr. нь Turner Ro ud, Lee, = nis 
Messrs H. Willia 
For Narcissi sue Lily of the Valley this 
ades was reversed. 
the amateur's division, Mr. A. Luff was awarded 
lst for Lily ч, ws Valley, showing creditable and 
well flowered p 
mens oom up Ur digo ie and made a good 
. J. Odell, Gould's 
J. . Clay, Es King ton-on- 
i sq. gs 
class 
Groups. 
т. Н. James, Castle чек. ы Norwood, was 
the pes exhibitor i us К с1аз к up of stove 
nhouse plan Ба агг ment was ve 
light and effective, justly securing "him the leading 
prize. Many Orchids, Palms, Dracsnas, Epac 
and Azaleas entered into the M елес {еа- 
ture was formed by the 
in 
ies ells, 
Longton Nursery, Sydenham, showed best, NE. 
Ist for a a generally well- eî group; 
Luff, gr. to R. R. Hyatt, Esq., Sydenham. 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
Messrs, Barr & Son, King Street, Covent Garden, 
апі ана Т. S. Ware, "Hale Farm Nursery, Totte 
ham, each staged, as usual, a comprehensive collem 
tion "of Раво di ls, '&c. 
se Бя were се іп quantity by Mr. J. Odell ; 
the plants were ses “ e arge healthy-looking 
Hower, and made a эрте: disp 
: че St. George's Nursery Co, and in =; J. Wiggins 
а = E — e f Cycla 
shown by by m "Pau & Son, 
Cheshunt, ы also by Mr. W. Le ein) Waltham 
ants Ч well flowe 
Cross, the pla 
Hyacinths and other bulbous Plant with Orchids 
Spiræas, &c., making a large and effective e group, 
were shown by Mr. = R. Wright. 
essrs. J. Laing & Co., Forest Hill, contributed 
an elegant collection of various Orchids tastefully 
arranged with deg and Ferns, &c.; a е 
Mens „Н, Willis s & Son came a 
dh by M ssrs, J. i. Cranley, S 
the ج ی‎ being a daituly well kept 
a: sundries, herir a &c., were 
— Wood n 
Bie by M & Son, Wood Green, 
Finchley. N.; ical man y the Agri- 
Horticultural Chemical Company. 
DONALD: 
JOHN MC HUTCHEON.— The death is announced 
of John eadeni on March 26. He was for 
many years a well-known member of the staff of F of this : 
journal when conducted by Dr. Lindley, 
he similar position on the Gardes. 
