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GARDENERS’ 
CHRONICLE. 
[OCTOBER 2, 1875. 
planks and building purposes generally, also excellent 
for firewood and for making charcoal. 
Pinus Picea, L. (Silver Fir).—An excellent timber 
for planks and for beams, and for fuel or making 
ception of ve 
wood of саа is distinguished i. its darby. 
2 tree is less valued than the two above-mention 
; but when not too young, it is better than either 
of th them | for cnt abs 
Pinus sylvestris, -4 (Scotch vit —For ое 
purposes, with the old t 
Pinu. І. Latch сете of — 
regions artificially vivere m to the lower ranges 
hills, but with very unequal e imis ih 
is of a reddis own colour, of great durability, 
and therefore 
much sought pi dn for wre for rail- 
Iti is not I for fue 
n Cedar). x tree of 
ich furnishes a white w 
much esteemed milk- tubs, as also f for floorings, 
as it is not еч to > attacked es s. 
Quercus Robu ak). —This Ани ws in the 
plains ay on the lower wie Owing to its greater 
durability the timber i sd much prized for constru 
and mounting machin or wine and be 
for railway sleepers, ma aS. JA 
it does not make good fuel, but pics felled in spring 
and the bark at once removed, i t is highly esteemed 
that pu 
purpose. 
Fagus sylvatica, L. (Beech).—This tree furnishes 
firewood and pone ch 
‘laine It е not irs 
employed for as it is suscep- 
ы y to damp, but itk is ned: od 5 cartwrights 
Acer Pseudo- Platanus and stampa (Мері 5). — 
They furnish timber much e by cartwrights, 
and par teris pede, e valu 
of the wood for fuel approaches that of the 
it may even be employed in a green 
Pd “alba (Birch).—This tree furnishes a mode- 
fu failing Ash and Beech, may be 
ks oyed by cartwrights, 
ILS Betulus (Hornbeam). —The wood is vd 
working purposes, and dais the € 
fuel 3 v the 
tree does not attain any 
Alnus glutinosa, L. (Alder).—It 4. ag in damp 
places, and furnishes a light wood for fuel. For 
he ot aren when exposed 
It furnishes inferior - 
NETT he 
on but of late years it has been э used in paper- 
ne 
There are many other trees and shrubs which grow 
but which, ow one to their scarcity or their inferiority, 
Mr. Jenner states 
zerland which 
i of at the 
present cap in forests furnishiag fuel, сч Pn to 
three times as great as the value of the resinous p 
duct, and in M aues furnishing timber for building 
purposes, fully ten times as great. In fact, in the 
opinion of Ше most competent vete the condition of 
the forests of Switzerland is not such as to render the 
tageous 
thal al the Deke е чус беа 
which is strip rom 
the wood after it sige Mini dp is pped from 
Next to Oak that the Pinus 
erefore generally used 
ra. 
se of stones for dwelling 
n dykes, fences, &c., constitute a con- 
n upon the forestal resources 
cant 
assisted he Swiss van Society, are unremitting 
in their endeavours to spread information i 
sylviculture, by means of local lectures, courses of in- 
i the publication of 
works. It is hoped that these efforts will tend to 
h 
гөм: benefit of the Эчей at larg 
WOOTTON HALL: 
THE RESIDENCE OF SIR HENRY EDWARDS, BART, 
OOTTON HALL, Staffordshire, is approached -— a 
lodge, басай а short distance from the hig 
from Ashbourne i 
stone mansio ndi fty ty, co 
manding delightful views of the towering hills, rocky 
nd han oods of the surroun ountry 
Close behind are the Wea Hills, ch are of 
considerable extent, and composed of immense heaps 
im covered with e 
their summi On esata th 
is a fine specim 
period, - Are retains the 
omwell's battering. This dell is about 
44 че in we 9 pees with waterfalls, 
c rocks, British Ferns, sh 
anding a p view across the valley of 1 the 
сіб з = ee y Oak 
flow u 
choice kinds of bedding plants ; the Alternantheras, 
er bed ders m SE well 
well DN the ксн and anxiety mare upon ‘it by 
the head Мт. Gilman. Down a flight 
| we come to another flower pine Р aa" in 
noticed a fine en Yew, a perfect 
mid, in the i ay — four large pyramids of 
nen i IO fee 
ngement 
Бю by 
8 
lose by are 
some аду colours beds, нире а pleasing contrast to 
the g: а shore This brings us to the 
pints. т 2€ ce, whic narrow, in order to hide the 
e a little from the s obtained from the Hall 
көлү shoma terraces are vases, filled. with 
же; en m small shrubs in winter. 
At the ор “г ihe steps in the middle of this terrace I 
e specimens of the Agapanthus umbel- 
latus i in zs 
Leaving this lovely у geomenada we bend our rege 
towards the which aresome 
five minutes" wal ae the On айды the 
ont I of the gardener's 
house, which, ; bibe bye, | is one no gentleman need 
be ashamed of, it being pleasan I situated, and 
with ev. n the so uth wall 
e Peach 
ruit е varieties 
ax Са 
Of Монлы, Violette MUN ers E do best 
here, always setting and swi crop of fruit, 
A portion of this = pt | Pi Apricots, which, 
rule, do not do much, as we lack that more 
genial climate which our го А the South so much 
enjoy. The who 
ts of ground are 
On entering the kitchen garden we see a nice range 
of houses. Directly opposite, on either side, are flats 
ro e production etabl 
: | which p d = >ч 
this acum бы 
side of the 
a heavy cro the varieties are 
d'Amanlis, E Beurré DON pes hm con 
Diel, Knight’s Monar Pind e Malines, &c. 
Morello Che I noticed fine aes —— 
o е! trees, carrying ап immense cro 
large fruit—these trees show that iinic etii painais 
showed that while 
aa 
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oer eld Cont 
m poses pretty 
cking. Vinery No. 3, young 
Black eciam urghs, planted last spring. 
Figs i grown in pots in this house. pes i 0.4 
AMA and Ham. 
mburghs are 
being rooted out t о give place to the raps kinds, 
Leavin s we enter 
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xcellent succession 
plants clean and healthy; the second s owing and 
fruit. 
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are Mon » Queen, and 
a few of the Smooth Cayenne. The glass erectio 
at this p on a large scale, but the whole 
AMATEUR’S CUCUMBER 
FRAME 
the last meeting of the Royal Horticultural 
Society, held at South Kensington on September 1, 
Voice, builder, Horley, eye exhibited a 
аби ѕрап- light frame with glazed s 
was growing a strong at 
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is fitted with the maker’s patent system of ventilating, 
is given on the ir ap page (fig. 91), and it so well 
suggests the many uses which a a ndy fra d 
that kind can be put du i 2959 praise sm us 
would be superfluous. 
COFFEE DISEASE IN DOMINICA. 
A GOOD deal of attention has been directed of late 
hese are facts by this time 
well known to our readers, and we refer to them only 
as showing a parallel case to that which has occurred 
in Dominica in past years, with this exception, how- 
| ot sure whether Dom 
Coffee 2 is an саар now known in the tnm peg 
he 
It is certain, however, tha 
5,000,000 Ib, of Coffee Fe were айныу у imported 
into this. country from the little western isla 
matters of the past, for the. returns of Coffee imports 
tion for year up othe ber last 
,970 vas from 
- other British possessions mem А 
nly 311,965 cwt. This declin EOF what vil s Once а 
or its own consumption, and a little 
sent to the neighbouring v but mer 
oses it is ne yt herr cultivation of the 
hould be resumed 9 qe and 
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(à —: кал advice as to t 
amongst th island a kee 
n the causes of failure, =. кыа probabiles o rb (ture 
success, Following upon ooker's suggestion, 
Mr. H. Prestoe, the Superintendent "s the Botanic 
i ted Dominica, and we 
may long a report of his opinions 
and experience. Meanwhile a great deal of —Ó2 
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