m 
THE 
November 27, 1875.] 
GARDENERS’ 
CHRONICLE, 
693 
E dditional 
i um of £116 8s. ; which additional sum I 
d ^ direct Aus be: forthwith i aid by the 
to the plaintiff : I do further са 
that the defendant shall bea and pay his 
coss of the said Моб d that he shall 
also pay the costs of the ку. of the said refer- 
and further award that my costs of 
h rd, s 
Ln thereof, then 
endant fo orthwith y to the plaints tift the 
all so — nd that other 
amount whi he 
brought bef e ач use of action or 
matter in difference between them. other than the 
matters herein by me awarded upon 
CTION AGAINST A LATE CAPTAIN OF THE 
in which Me plaintif, AMAA d as a 
mg an action for compensation for assault 
and defamation of chara his late 
rrister, т 
several witnesses, very bad pev 
ry. The plaintiff called . 
alled, w. 
ch completed Ам laintiff's case. 
es Mathews, jun., addressed the Court at 
t 
р who under notice to leave 
When the occurrence took place, and "that ce th 
der notice h haved in 
ld to provoke an assault, 
called 
provoked one, uld have Tittle hesi- 
fendant. 
e sho 
giving judgment in Puer of the de 
@ Villa Garden. 
WHILE autumn brings with it a time of gradual 
od of the year when much 
Was a most 
4 ion in 
| - GATHERING UP LEAVES. — The 
Pretty well of them, and they lie renes bi 
all 
fallen, Paths, grass plats, an 
should be kept neat ERR clean, should 
as гче a] us a heap, 
in depth if ible. Let it 
week to subside a bit, itea if two 
frame can be spared put it on the 
good free a t hich 
v y nen T 
е bed a foot to 18 in 
depth, and in it plant some good early Potato, kidney 
or round, according to the taste of the cultivator. Of 
the former, Veitch Improved Ashleaf, Fenn's Early 
White Kidney, or Extra arly Vermont; of the 
latter, Fenn’s Early qug Rector of Woodstock, or 
n mmick, In this way some Potatos can be 
had quite early in the season, and the decaying i leaves 
are utilised while in course of rotting. Some protec- 
tion mn. qe can readily be given to s frame, 
made very u Maria for wintering some 
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plan йе їп ots whee glass. accommodation is limited. 
Thereare many Villa gar yn who, though iet еу have 
se greenhouse, yet possess g hara e or pane d when 
ne is unoccupied at this tot year a crop of ea arly 
Potatos i is a very useful akz у> cultivate in i 
PRU —It is a good plan to shorten back at 
this dnd P year all the long growths of fruit trees, 
o d other thi that make a strong growth, 
even if the pruning proper be delayed a little longer. 
In the of all fruit trees, whether bush or ome 
gro und where gr 
the oe about th dug, 
ged up for the winter ану бы spring байа 
When this i is done, i у о have to tread the 
ground in order to pini " the trees, hence the force 
of our advice, to get the trees cut Ep before the 
ground i vo ug. Sta к rd fruit trees can 
pruned n pico of necessity in the case of 
small йе, as кат need to have their sow 
kept within bounds, or they over pe too much of 
the aes i md garden g 
n of cm mh ani but generally set 
билек in cutting off certain shoots or branches 
of a plant for the tid of modifying its form, increas- 
timulati icular to er 
its 
1| ries е the 
merous or cro will 
sult, and fruitfulness is most — 
thinning v the superabundant bran 
a “оге? supp ihe € 
osely a 71 during the growing 
increase of vigour is imparted to the 
ми wd es “that remain ; for as the sap MÀ — 
the branches € were remov w find 
the e chan t 
others, and induce them ith greater vigour. 
t is very difficult indeed to se t forth the ке 
suitable alike for all trees and varie — any one 
he difficulty is incrensed w en de ealing with 
those who are in де а of their gardening ex 
perience. А lesson or two Mm some gardener would 
be of gi: advantage to a beginner, and experience 
d gardening, as many other matters, is an ^ 
Geld wi» y й 
petting frosty weather. In eme a cut the knife 
should 3-4 through th ose to a ioint or eye, 
oe tng wing as pyra and 
of sane in Villa Gardens, pruning is 
spurring, 27.2, cutt ing in a 
аы us or four buds or so on it, in the si 
remain open. 
but 
GREENHOUSES.— The few open sunny days assist 
in keeping our cold —RÓ ee t gay with 
oy tote yclame um, Zonal Pelar- 
goniums, Fu s Dern Blue „and a 
others, The ho hut up close about three 
аъ а 
o'clock іп the afternoon, and this serves to secure a 
mes solar eee till late in to the evening. Coming 
rapidly to succeed some double and 
кос (ariete не Polyanthus. Viera lants = 
lifted from the ae pou June A July, an 
into 48-po d then plu 
r a nort ies id They 
mem wth during the summer, and are now wing up 
fine heads of bloom from this growth. In addition to 
having them very gay at this season of the year 
to 
A few water-snails keep der the confervee that would 
otherwise gather on the sides of the aquarium, 
are made of glass, It is a plant very easily cultivated, 
and, being hardy, will bear exposure; but on no 
account, hardy as the plant is, should the vessel re 
which it is growing be su ане to the action of the 
fos rost, Our fears are, Pu for the plant, but for the 
vessel in which it is grow 
TERING FUCH — Our Fuchsias are all 
placed on a shelf, hi h t€ ‘and in one of the warmest 
parts of the greenhouse, where they are being dried off, 
and Im sprinkled a little when the sun shin 
frost is immin r wi ithheld ; the drier 
the plants are the less likely is it that they will receive 
inj pec large fl ing Pelargoniums, 
potted in September, are near the glass cut 
struc are cl 
vigorous growth, though only scantily supplied with 
water. Specimen Zonal ttings of 
the same in stove э, tender succulents chlike 
occup armest spots, and but very little 
water is given, save a a slight syringing when the sun- 
shine falls on them. hen, 
i Fin , one of Schreiber's ** True Friend ” 
lamp-stoves "e n p. 591) has been tried, with 
every promise t 
it will do much to keep in check 
бри am of frost when 
Which greets the eye at the stows dida of day. 
{ейп Cnr, 
HAMILTON, ONT, CAN 
observe, in the Gardeners’ Chronicle ot PNE Хе 
communication from “ К. D." d ore 4 Chis- 
wick,” in which states Ф; 
climate of Canada is ME en for бош to flower- 
and This is phan we desire to correct, 
as we harvest t annually on ‘care w thousand 
летен of Onion seed oF excellant qualit y. The 
varieties we grow a i Large Red Wethersfield, Dan- 
ver's Yellow. ag White Portugal. 
-bearing Onion, which “ К. D." 
Pad ted wi 
of the stalk, and these sets, when 
duce large Onions. 
the sets as specimens, 
good sample. Eps.] 
e mail a few of 
no. A. Bruce & Co. [A very 
с Weather. с 
STA e cu THE WEATHER AT BLACKHEA TH, 
WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY, Nov, 24, 1875. 
TEMPERATURE OF 
BAROMETER. THE AIR la 
| 
I 
| 
Departure from 
Average 
of 18 Years. 
Lowest 
Range 
Meanfor | 
Day. 
parture of Mean 
Average of 
6o Years. | 
De 
from 
„ | | в | ms 
LLL 6 i252 +0 9 wf 0.00 
| 45-9 14 WNW) 
"we 
0.05 
29.50 |—0.21 la. da: кї, 7s. ое; 7 85 
Pn rendausaans— sams {|х NNW 9.00 
352 8.538.9— 28333) {кк looo 
43.83 110737,0 38220 831 NE lo oo 
зо 00 .3145.533.9 »4 2335-7 87] YE ee 
24 | 29.97 k02943.235.9 7339.3— 33352 ®{ rx. °з 
EN LL ы N. 
19 
29 
21 
22.— Fine © d day. нье ies 8 
— 2- —Fine till р.м. Overcast, and dull after. Cold. 
—A dall cold day. Slight rain а Slight rain at 7 A.M.. and 1r A.M. 
— Daring the week «ge qu А Saturday, spes 20, 
f Lond 
the o on, reading of the. 
barometer at the level of Ж sea d m 
29.34 es at the T ана 29.05 
inches by the morning o 14th, i 
to 30.21 inches «Жын of the rh, and es 
rapidly to 30.24 evening of | ' 
ay, Aii to 29.91 yv : 
I increased to 30, mid-day о n the 
