23 THE’ GARDENERS CHRONICLE. Dor 6 asye 
- menced with the present month, apra on the | will this season see the Mr SA, of the practice, | plant can be easily Seite from cuttin 
3d, and from the 24th to the 27th the readings | by their ability to withstand removal from the | a he el, and inserted in a mix 
were below the average to the mean amount pr .26 | stove without the flagging, rild appearance | sand in a moderate heat, and 
they have when grown a rom the light, | to 3-inc » and kept in heat 
The highest er eg of ae air at 4 feet above | and which, in addition, has the effect of rendering | points of the shoots to induce the 
e ground varied from 75}° on the 22d to 614 on | them unsightly for a considerable time afterwards, | train them as they grow in a horizontal. 
the 26th, with a mean for k of 694°. The | There is nothing more useful for the summer and | which will still further induce them to break 
mean of the low night temperatures was 483°, autumn decoratio t e and intermediate plant is subject ed-spide 
extremes bei x he d 54°on the 27th, | house t chmea discolor, and Æ. miniata. Th heck it must be regularly 
The mean daily range of temperature was 203°, that | with advantage may be provided in quantity ; they are | of stove plants, however select, should be withou 
on the 22d being as large as 35}°, and that on the | the most useful when grown as single crowns, ne ina | beautiful See Lindeni: it is a 
26th, when the sky was overcast throughout, being | pot 7 inches in diameter. These are large enough to | growth, not over large, succeeding well wi 
only 83°. The period of low mean temperature, which grow them well ; they will succeed in either loam or fori freatitsedt' 3 it should be grown in moderate 
began h 
e 12th, continued during the whole of the peat, to whic ad as much sand as will keep it open | and not overpotted. Its leaves are much longer 
mean daily values being respectively :— | and sweet ; a few fine crocks or broken charcoal in. | those produced by most of the genus, are narrow c 
21st, 54°.6; 3d, 59.8; 24th, 57°; | termixed with the soil is of use in keeping it in a con- , and gracefully curv whi 
25th, 57°.2; 26th, 55° 6; 27th, 59°.3; and the de- dition suited to the wants of these plants, which in | charming blue flowers are emitted in succession 
partures in ec ' eir averages were 5°.3, 2°.1, | their native habitats are epiphytal, and consequently | lengthened scapes, give the whole plant a beautiful | 
0°.9, 4°.2, 4°.4, 6°.1, and 2°. require a plentiful supply of water, but nevertheless pearance. a/ms.—All the larger-leaved species, such 
The highest ie i of a thermometer with black- | cannot bear their roots in any material that is too | as Stevensonia grandi ian Bias i ‘lend 
ened cuo, placed on grass in the full rays of | close and retentive. They do the best grown upon diferent sorts Of Thri chaffeltia m 
the sun, were 144° on the 21st, I 39° on the 24th, and | shelves near the light, or near the front of the house. mto lise are t rar oti m 
134° on the 23d. On the 21st, 22d, and 23d a ther- | Here they throw up their flowers strong and robust, | sun, air not caeliily shaded are 
mometer on grass, with its bulb fully exposed to the remaining for six or eight weeks in good condition, that i ü rA serious conseque ncr to those valuable pla 
y, read 35% at » and 39° respectively, and at other | Francisceas.—Large plants after flowering should be | and which it tak es a considerable time to re 
times the gs of this instrument were all | cut back, and induced to brea by putting them in | These are also subject to the attacks of 
40°. he stove and syringing overhead ; after they em they are not regularly syringed overhead thoro 
On the 21st, pe and 27th the direction of the | broken they may, if it is required, be both on the upper and under surface of the 
wind was E., or mpound of E., whilst from the | potted, or top-dressed by. removing a few daik Care must also be taken that they do not suffer 
22d to the 25 was the iede: na ee of the surface soil and adding some new in its place. | want of water at the roots, or they will lose co 
The strength of the cepa was gentle, but, during gus If the plants are getting at all leggy and the soil ex- | an extent that destroys their wonted freshn 
on the ag and 25th, p lb. and 64 Íb. gnais on “ike hausted, they should, instead of merely shortening the | which they will not regain until a fresh lot 
Square foot were respectively registere shoots, be moderately he n down, and as soon as | are made. Palms are not plants that require so 
The denne during the first three days of the week they have made a couple of inches of growth, turn | root-room as is often given them, if they are 
fine ; on the 24th rain fell ponny, and thunder | them out of the pots and Ak the ball to something | larly supplied with water, and the drainage of the pets 
and lightning were observed in the afternoon ; on the | like one-third ihe size, without ae the roots Me 5 better! ; for although water- -loving plants, aay al 
= 25th and 26th the weather = Siac, and on the | more than can be avoided, Place in po ird | cannot bear it stagnant about their roots, 7: Baines. 
-~ 27th it was dn but Sur. The amount of rain ee Amato as ao painii occupied, in 
7 inc good fibrous peat, with sufficient sand to keep it open. 
In Taca th extreme high day temperatures ae the plants in a brisk t temperature, shinee they ee ak a 
ranged from 778 rat Wolverhampton, to 62° at New- bes ow apace, making shoots before autumn a foot PARTERRE AND MIXED GARDEN.— 
tater TAN he e general average over the coun or 18 inches in length, and flowering even stronger | Yet no sum lower gardening this 
The 
extreme low ni ht Ga grata than young plants, Clerodendron Balfourianum, and 
t Norwich, : mpsoni, t 4 4 
eral ave p The $ range ot plants are small and it is desirable tó- inerense their three ames Be ap in the middle of 
tem 2, bein ea 
354° at Blackheath, and as E aS 27 as 17° at Newcastle- | require more root-room should be transferred to larger suffered more Kom trod than an Coleus, Iresine, or 
-Tyne. The mean high temperatures observed by | pots, using good yellow loam to grow them in. nanitheraii-tkë latter, since the rain, are growl 
day ranged between 714° at Wolverhampton and 603° | These ese plants flower much tite in loam than when | freely and colouring splendid! h es, d 
= Newcastle-on-Tyne, with an average value of 674°. | grown in peat. As soon they break into | 224 groundworks em aes oge MS y , 
ts this 
ean low temperatures observed by night ranged growth train the youn sh be kept well de T 
from 51° at Liv l erl 7 ~ 4 near the glass, ube shad me to aout theras, pick flowers off, and press close to the 
Norwich and Newcastle-on-Tyne, the general average | made under such conditions is of a nature that will | Sedum lividum, glaucum and corsicum 
being 483°. The mean daily r. of temperature in | produce double the amount of flowers it is possible to | 24T4 tomentosa, Cerastium, and Golden Feather 
the week was 1 The mean temperature for the get from such as are grown under conditions that giv thrum will also rh gue the flowers 
week was z 6i the re Le being at Wolverhampton, | it less solidity, _ notwithstanding how much is after- keeping in boun succ 
eT at Newcastle-on-Tyne, 513°, | wards done to ri ripen it by withholding water and sub- | “img” is due more patios to its being well ke 
are eke I inch at Norwich, to jecting the plants to a drier atm here. Plants of rather pr to elaborate arrangement. 1a 
eriln inch at Liverpool, Hull, Newcastle- | these Clerodendrons are ib they are | Iresine, Coleus, Verbenas, Petunias, Lantanas, 
on-Tyne and Sund < The av ver required, after flowering may be placed in a green- | turtiums and Lobelias, ought to be pegged, in 
was half an inch. The r during the | house in the full sun, where they will make little | t© Cover the ground as early as possible. 
week was dull and cloudy, with cena showers of | growth, just receiving as much water as will keep them | Lobelias, now throwing up their fi 
from flagging. Gesneras, of the Co wrid cke. | Pave supports ; Delphiniums and Phloxes the 
r In Scotland the highest temperatures ranged from | Zaari type, are most useful stove plants, not taking | Sub-tropicals will be much benefited by having 
71° at Dundee to 66° at Aberdeen and Greenock ; pp much room, and bei flective,. E | ground loosened about them with a pointed stick 
oe, and 
tall growers when ee Ste to these 
P 
now blooming well. 
weed and nelki , and encourag 
wth and bloom, Maréchal Niel, Gloire re D 
e Be Son eax de la Malmaison, have made most) 
; : SR cog e the rig ie as eres Mow “regal cli 
SE ighes roars Ai the | Stephanotis 7 ribunda.—V o plants growing on for | Verges, roll walks after rain, an in nea 
e mean sk next year’s tinge should have their regu- | everywhere. W, mlana Hak 
IRS GLAISHER, | larly trained near the glass, where they wilo ve 
gp h all the light possible and sufficient air to thoroughly FRUIT HOUSES. 
a aaa te va f it is made. About this and VINES.—Grapes that have to hang over the ¥ 2 
eet other plants of a similar habi eg 
“Guden t Operations, impression appears to exist, i ina aaa gem ma dn oe mort a thinning than 
— FORTNIGHT.) poet testes pew ktiris a ee t enges cantiot bei expects pa sep wel well when a cold, 
Takis HOUSES, to fi : supe atmosphere has to be conten 
PLANT STove.—Where stove ve plants have been | 18 to thoroughly 
in 
reduction of fire- heat or dispensing with i SPA pe now placed in a brisk heat, will push up and flower i. = a rule, the high and dry bord : 
“the continuous es er of the eb inving during the mahi ot thie pears have filled t hee ir | 12 dry seasons like the petir pe advantage should 
the £. s they will be i P taken the fine sho ing over 
wn ge crete ieta e i ija arise by country by emptying th inside bot 
Wie snc be tig ogee lep | en aaae at pee a meats ge ie as | Eeay, ing th tok ie 
best thing is to-et- one meii J, roots, which it will do if applied in too emg si Cie plenty of air, with abund 
by Keeping up a litle more heat until we ar favoured | The two best varieties for furnishing hent, to houses that are colouring, wher 
= much-desired and seasonably warm weather haipowers are coccinea and aura ntiaca, ~i inportane, a gare Which are 
erties : a: ; oy res v3 w i o not always come 
until s e = rg a : in flavour, neither do they adip as those 
: ‘ i i : en = brisk heat; but ed f 
seen.. It is a of öl f Vuy cropped and perfection in colour is do 
yp owth, aad iE tr : may be given to. these h 
r up growth, which is ture to fall to 60° night. Early 
EOR ne ere wite aont te size of | ee D eaaa a pings 
Da evening, to preserve iage as 
