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THE GARDENERS CHRONICLE. 
[OcTOBER 23, 1875. 
notis : the bunches contain bi or twelve highly fra- 
. arthit is 
Hyacinths will now have 
required early in 
Situation not only do they get pr it a of Se but 
the flowers, as are ously 
in a position wherein is a circulation Sy V is ein 
always is near the glass, which makes them robust 
—MÀ enables — to last 
a hyacinthina Bisons: = 
measure be accounted for Ae the di генш gives in 
some cultural treatises to d plants off whilst 
at rest, which directions, if carried out, are very likely 
зна quite dry. whilst in flower, they 
should be kept ina temperature of 60° in the night, 
with the ка m 
erate ely m moist. 
ma section, of which the beau- | raised 
tiful G. zebrina is one of the best, dee be у well attended 
to with р LM NM п not allowed to remain 
water once a ica 
Many of the summer-flowering plants in om stove 
will now show signs of completing their bloo 
occupy very 
brilliant colours supply the "m of flow 
there is a deficiency in the number of these, bape nay 
ow wi e in , as 
t the present Ње yt ru the 
spring, with the адна of leaving the bus 
season clear for the man y things that then require 
ni from cuttings in 
are 
of a in every s the foremost 
rank stands the new Б. Van Houttei, while B. super- 
bissima and B. splen are both indescribably 
beautiful. The Fittonias are of the peces pone 
growth, succeeding in either peat o 
viding it is made sufficiently porous г pon the 
er to pass freely off. They also make excellent 
basket plants for suspending ; they will root БА а few 
days under а bell-glass. F. а eura 
Vorschaffelti « are especially suitable fo hag iir pot 
ture, e quaint ing Peperomias 
contrasts well ai ез bright mdr ‘of bes above 
peni if the cro diy and at once potted 
y peat, in Yd weeks they will jt and 
ca es Tally established. P. argyrea and P, argente 
th of a place. 
gen 
Tillandsia musaica, 
and 7. rina, are 
are bo 
T. tessellata, T. sanguinolenta, 
all c : g 
subjects, - ese associated things as 
Curculigo аланны variegata, Aralia Guilfoylei, in a 
equal to, a produced in 
summer by the larger plants then in bloom. 7, Baines, 
FRUIT HOUSES, 
MEtons.—The Melon season may be con- 
sidered almost at an end, pr dre дө at an end as 
cultivators, for 
time 
wed. bedding stuff, salads, and pi li 
viously advised that to grow Melons ge late, 
Бу о of both top and and bottom 
command, and where this exists Melons will still form 
might 
di Mid previously lai own. 
ON and if n E already ' don ne, let the сто 
ecure а g 
sack it it up grass side Pecan —Á 
and at the 
about a couple of o "of 
it is wanted гед. spring. 7: Simpson, 
Ым у 19. 
VINES.—There are several good varieties of late 
Grapes, which, if more ВУ grown, кале prevent 
the онну for very early d yet have 
Grapes e year round. wing are all 
good late Kinds Ty they must Үз ripened with fire- 
heat—c vineries for such varieties out of the 
question, І place them meri — 
y Downe’s Seedling, the most valuable Grape yet 
tit bearer keeper; we 
fruit of it EDU plump a fresh to of May 
which in September 23 the previous 
year. hed to pne it is unsurpassable as a late Grape. 
n (r in ош heat) i it 
un прет Colman is destined 
n 
popular as 
15 "n magni — 
become as 
in flavour 
perly matured. It takes longer to ripen and colour 
th ra ow, eu pays for all ү” 
it takes. Trebbiano апа isin 
— are two white companions for the сес: 
апі the best of their class large both 
in bunch and Mp — мы. and when well 
in flavour. licante is an ex- 
cellent keeper, and invariably finishes off well, and 
will ripen in a cooler temperature than any other late 
kind. West’s St. Peter's is also an invaluable late 
Grape. My neighbour, Mr. Bell, fieldsaye, 
grows this variety rene idly; he has a house full of 
it, and nev eep it in fine condition till the 
month ^B arbarossa [Gros Guillaume], 
meemi a shy ак when pruned and grown оп 
the “spur” ne Is to produce a 
crop on the аппа], rod system ; and though there 
is some diff 
it is — in 
Grapes, e above varieties are not culti- 
vated, or cate on a limited scale, preparation must 
be made for early foring, The Vi bee 
pruned, and the „loose bark pick 
rods 
= mpound, or soft 
soap а , after which add fresh compost t 
the border, cted in a form dar Leaves 
and stable litter, three Im of y te to one of 
the latter, vue well mixed and pla. — 
mth, previous to closing e ho 
igs эй the pes twice daily, га; force 3^ gently til 
the Vines show signs of brea pw ung Vines 
that Saad completed their growth c t off a part of 
o 
E 
5р P 
а sharp look-out for icc = fo hee sey tt 
picem = in the pipes, hen the EID d culi is 
z 
charged with ee is at all times advisable, W, _ 
Wildsmith, Heckfie 
IGS, — Those trees е to i forced early in 
n placed in the 
Novem 5А The late tees permanently Кане. d out 
he borders will now be about shed dding t their 3 
leaves and the 
houses will want shutting up in 
iti is fine, to harden and ripen the w Any ting 
of new varieties or кул ng fresh pi should be 
as e leaves are fallen, or when 
Vineyard, il de Perdrix, Grosse Violette 1 
Б ЛЫК, and White т "Wüliam Tillery. | 
KITCHEN GARDEN. 
ei 
by fro r not provided rid for 
salading, a good supply of the subjects for the purpose 
may be maintained for à considerable period onwa 
by making a late e or similar structure 
Here, —€— any rar PN with 
the border, numbers may be packed b 
when lifted tha мыр ball of = ана 
эй o пагу — to ventilation П, 
&c., keep in excellent condition tim 
also impatient of fros к; t should re tak 
In lifting and trim е is necessary to avoid 
damage, edis the colour, which is an im portar 
point in this es о pre: 
it in a fresh a solid state ud the next year's suppl 
t for use, our experience justifies recomm: 
[t] 
m 
о 
а col 
өлөрү” 
another important ediblefor winter use, will at - е2, 
son, if left too much exposed, sus g 
w no favourable o 
£u 
B 
Carr Аний 
sand on the surface. 
Lettuce, Endive, an 
finish pricking out kom seed- » er 
plants ; some of pes. should be placed at the bas 
i om all ; inary seasons y 
i d frost, and 
ser for на out early i 
open — ctae 
Lettuc and Radishes 
sm 
erally e all d and rip ned 
as x Ads crops of бет and Winter Ст 
so as and harden them as much as pos 
sible. 
Forc CING DEPARTMENT.—Pits or houses whic 
nstan e successional sowings il 
8-inch In n moderately light = and rich soil. О 
them at this commence periodical so 
of rm i Md. бун Geo. Thos. Miles, Wycomh 
Obituary. 
THE f the death of гэр. RUCKE 
Esq., at dye age of 66, which took apace а 
dence, Hi Wandswo 
collection of Orchids at this e 
period was unrivalled; and the plants were alwa 
