406 THE 
GARDENERS' 
CHROAXTCA I. 
[SEPTEMBER 25, 1875, 
tions of dirt that absorbs damp, it will last much 
h e 
longer. lants are brought in, sufficient 
forethought should be exercised to give each the most 
Tetratheca. Gompho. S, Phenocomas, 
Roella ell, &c., оа ve ps con 
the g ere there will be nothing і E obstruct the 
light. getting to them all round. — — Dill. 
Chor 
Таз, orozemas, FPolygalas, Correas, 
Cytisus, Mirbelias, Swainsonas, helexis d 
Croweas will do in ewhat worse positions, though 
all should have the best which is available. 
houses where there is a deficiency of light, the plants 
ought to be elevated on large inve: pots, so as to 
get their heads as near the roo possible ; when so 
a t ws not as n they 
are arranged for effect, but with valuable Low eme: 
vou adic should be the first considera 
deesset oeil bue Pimeleas, especially A 
spectabilis, should be red in a hou e the 
r ^m yd 
wi 
ылы] re these be k back 
exhibitibn purposes, they are sure to e 
prey to mildew, even when the precautio: e been 
taken of i e h thoroughly. If no 
eparate house is available for Heaths, they m 
| at the соо New Holland house, 
ing the most air where rom th 
time un ing, when the growing 
rang > 
vanced there 
tter insect 
active for een time yet, and aphides, if existent upon 
the plants when got in, will increase e 
SOFT-WOODED GREENHOUSE PLAN 
| varieties of 
3-3 
LE 
i 
5 
13 
‘ancy 
out, repotted, and after this placed in pits or frames, 
í at i e places in which they 
enough oar te to allow full light 
to get i bottom leaves ; and when the shoots 
are : be tied out. 
From this time forward give them no more "ы 
а sufficient to soil in 
condition required through the winter by these Diis. 
which is dri almost any oth a grow 
state could bear, Ifit 
stopping the root-formation, He induces 
too much in the 1 leaves. S en Zonal 
Pelargoniums sh also be in a good light айол, 
and have their shoots regularly tied out. Zonals that 
be allowed to ge rains, Here 
they may remain a short time before they are 
wanted in bloom, when they can be placed in a tem- 
perature of 50° at i In most cases 
-to divide such things as these, sta 
чиси d eel snpra 
Salvias that have been standing outdoors must be at 
deck eet tay ke for a frost occur, even thoug 
trifling, it will do ious ; ought to 
be put in a house or pit where the temperature is not 
lower than 45° ; if e flowers are liable to 
fall off. 
sors Enough the athe of Wee Md toring Bo 
the late Those 
who adopted the practice of ые t as ad- 
is ni year see i 
got into without injuring them ; 6 or 7 inches in 
i They will; require a few bits 
with ordinary sa 
the leaves are sre certain to (ай, which much injures 
as regards its 
their appearance. The quantity of water m fai A 
potted — require to keep the 
would kill most plants. When we 
e, an 
orange- ruit, they are hiaan the: раф tusea 
winter tores cin subjects we have. 7. Baine 
Moses FRUIT GARDEN, 
ti h 
ring in of many of the earlier kinds 
pples, ч a ы varieties 
Cox many 
oth owing ЛЕЕ Ei i oF x ней by 
falling freely, m should be taken i 
arch, ug ear, excellent in quality, 
and a а long-keeping variety, hangs so lightly that it is 
subjec ff in К зке boe 
o hang 
a net in front of the tr as to prevent ete of 
this kind. Continue to pre are borders it i 
ap to age young 3 IM 
Pe ood i 
ick е. 
After the light 
room or besom, lightly brushing the branches upwards 
SO as ise the buds. y be done occa- 
sionally, as the foliage shows si of sufficient 
aturi wberries in pots still require every 
attentio: o the removal of weeds, runners, &c., 
and liberally supplied with water as re uH Per 
m hich have been cleaned may no 
ing of m r een the 
stimulus for the’ mut season's crop. 
FRUIT HOUSES. 
VINES, — Vines that — intended to ripen their fruit 
by the end of April, o g of Ma 
Dru: cleaned and. painted . ry. if necessary, 
o allow of its getting dry an d before closing 
ses, sa m ed in a former Calendar, the 
re 
incorporated a liberal percentage of bone manure. 
This annual dressing induces the formation of surface 
ted when d 
hich being well pr necessary, an 
fed in summer by manurial mulchings, are the main- 
stay of the Vines. Intermediate houses will now be 
early of their crops, 
and if the w 
ripening kindly, сіна MEE be applied 
daytime, but turned off a t, and all attempts at 
lateral growth be Boer checked by pinching. 
ted Vines, that h 
Young, or newly- д e been 
to ramble e 
have d of off, care | 
being taken not to injure athe Wwe jenes at 
the Ed of hag pae the 
i een a MM till in; article 
‘own, an M then gradually allow 
the V Vines vers gotorest. Thesa 
wi an 
inds s now y^ be 
is no danger of their failing 
to keep mistica ; ; d, jas tam there i is any doubt 
as to apply fire a t till all uncer- 
no danger of getting them 
. Ham MN and other thin-skin ned kinds of 
season require frequent ex 
d berries ; 
e open ; night fi 
esirable. Ж. pode Heckfield. sardo 
KITCHEN GARDEN. 
THE Ane аекын йыйын OF Gam procured and 
saad akin materials, 
ies ofthe бей, beds, and the number iis intended 
to make the beds should be made 
and according tothe situation cach bed occupies 
"i or otherwise to the heating 
Í er c 
ia, &c., so should be the E or bes of the 
For instanc 
shelves Mini to others ә be plac 
nent base. As I have before suggested, iei Mie. 
must be moderately dry, s n fact as not to 
etum a retention di MÀ in bulk vi placed under 
the ost pressure by the hand. So prepared, 
the materials ЕЕ the buie pone: shaking them up 
lightly to h 
walnut, fix them firm rei 
with the same materials; again we 
save the necessary watching of the 
have been done. Maintain the latter between the 
етей of pz and 80°, placing mats or hay over to 
insure this if necessary, but not if sufficient heat 
exists, I shall refer to the necessary soiling anon, 
William Earley. 
The Weather, 
STATE эё, THE WEATHER AT BLA CEHBA TH, ur 
КОВ THE WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 22, 
vm 
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TEMPERATURE OF E uctions 
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Sept. | In. | In. 4 | xx la 3 
16 93 | +0.07'73.8/51.6 22.261.0|J- 4.151 7 =} к o 
17 | 29.91 m 5155.123.4164.5 + 7.960 5 87 C 0.17 1 
18 | 29.86 |-+0.02 80.7 42.027 8164.4 + 80593 84 { 556 0.00 
| 5 
19 | 209.33 + 0.0128.2/58.0 20.2,66.6 -10.558.7! 76{ аы о. 
20 | 29.80 |—0.02 72.6 54.418.263.04 7.2 s 75 SW 
21 |29.71 |—0.09 67.2,54.8 12.4,59.7 + ess °з{ Sw, ee 
22 29.66 0.14 70.2/56.2 14.0/61.3| + о uda ee s.W. 945 
| У fatis M^ 
E.: |sum 
Mean 29.8 о: 4154.7 19.7 62 9 д 6857.6 84 | S.W. |t«7 
Sept. 16.—4A very fine warm day. Clea ; 
= 17— рш ded cloudy till noon. Fine d IA thunder- — 
storm, with hea rain about og at night, — 
18.—A fine hot day. Thich É 
—  19.—AÀ fine day. Slight t shower of rain m 
20,—Fine till її A.M. Dull and heavy, Ai: fell till aight B 
inch having ади 15 т. Fine, and 3 
showers xg a bc 
— 2r.—Ove t, dull, coo beet eet vec E 
rcas 
==  22.—4A dull day, with frequent 
the week ending Saturday, Sept. 18, 
nity of London the reading of the 
at the level of the sea in 
e 
и, The highest temperatures ak the air at 4 feet — 
e ground, observed by day, nape from gi | 
on the gd t to 803° on the 18th; the 
6425 14th, 63 ih 6 61.7; 16й, _ 
othe m 3° “45 4 hes 
ags ч, » 647-4 WT 1 
i re averages wee, 4°.9, 3 
6*2, pa? ny D The mean temperature 
of the week was i вел above the & 
of observations dur over a period of si 
The highest emt of a thermometer 
ened bulb full 
in ys of the шә 
were 1344° 153° on the I5th and 3 in 
mean MA week was 130°. The lowest readings — 
of a on grass, with its bulb exposed - 
