SS a a a 
Wi Langhlan 
tools a gra 
_, Should be plucked up is the roots, and the 
i rolled over, or, failing a garden roller, gently flattened 
: gwth will be cow, and the demands of the kitchen 
i So there is space for the deve- 
THE. 
SEPTEMBER 12, 1874.] 
GARDENERS 
CHRONICLE. 
343 
a 
MISCELLANEOUS 
Best and largest collection of hives, bec furniture, bee gear, 
and äpiculturists” ne cont articles to be alike.—xst, 
Mr. C. N. Ab a, Mr. J 
I trap.— pol ime, Er Cheska ire. 
Bee feeder, the invention or adaptation of the exhibitor.— 
Prize, Mr. J. S. Turner. 
ae? ce for introducing alien queen bees to stocks.—Prize, 
Mr derson. 
Bee dress. Prize, Mr. G W. Smith, Totteridge. 
feth „wit th appliances 
shown.—Prize, Mr. F. Chakier 
Cheapest t 1 i i Prize, 
Mr. J. 
Honey extractor. —Prize, Messrs. Starling & Co., Kensal 
New Town. 
Machine xe a embossing wax sheets for guide combs, with at 
six she e soe tae by it.—Prize, Messrs. G. Neigh- 
ur & & Sens, egent Street. 
"Exhibition of pare bees’ wax, the produce of 1874, in cakes 
eA ir weight. Walom, Mr. W. Martin ; 2d, Me 
3 
Any new E calculat ed, in the -opinion of the judges, 
to advance the culture of bees. —Extra, Mr. F. Cheshire (4). 
The “wills Garb. 
_ WEEDS. —One« of the prime ¢ duties incumbent on the 
the garden free from ne Pleasant, s somewhat un- 
are falling, w moisten- 
cleared 
1 ee T doing so when the weeds are 
y ” 
4 hand; ; if they are cut down by means of the hoe they 
do not wither in showery weather, but quickly take 
ain. Even if the weeds are cut up by the hoe, 
: ag 
it is best to pass a rake over the ground, and so gather 
All the 
of. casionally cover 
_ little soil, will rm when quite decayed, come in 
very handy for digging in during winter, or for bury- 
= mA the. trenches when the ground is deeply dug 
p for winter. 
ae: should be taken of a shower which 
nicely mois s the surface of the paths to o pull 
ou pen old 
walks 
saved, for when these are shed they soon spring | into 
growth, and produce numberless plants. 
better mode of prolonging the beauty of a garden as 
far as possible a Bi an of autumn than by keep- 
ing it clean and 
ARDEN.—On vacant plots of ground, 
an immense quantity of sprouting Broccoli under 
the shade of the oe Apple and Pear trees. Goose- 
are planted under the trees, and the inter- 
wag spaces — fill up with sprouting Broccoli. If 
the Cauliflowers 
mtering under band laa, or under any pro- 
tection that can be afforded 
a T a weeks ago will have 
: grown into nice young plants, and they should be 
‘in spare pieces of ground. Cab- 
planted close together, as the 
- bage does welt 
STATE OF THE WEATHER AT BLACKHEATH, LONDON, 
|. For THE © ENDING Wi AY, SEPT. 9, 1874. 
Cabbage of the type of Improved Nonpareil and Early 
York—certainly the best two Cabbages for small 
ens—make close, rts, without a 
superabundance of outside leaves. Cabbages should 
have a good soil, so as to encourage a quick growth, 
which makes them tender, and when boiled they 
have a delicious mellow flavour, 
Sowings of es have fared badly, owing to the 
dry weather and the prevalence of fly. Only in 
favoured spots have the early sowings venti in the 
production of acrop. In all cases of failure the best 
plan would be to sow again at rag ni Sipe je te 
_ a grok ms pw A few Radishes 
y also be so is perhaps ting oe late for 
pei to bulb-in Eh, paes will c very useful 
for news a dings, A little viet Aiia ea ay 
al: , to come in eae ae to that recom- 
mended to > Be put in a few weeks a 
The beds of White Ba er a James Sopas 
Onions sown in earl for win 
be fast ripening off, y they should be pulled up pe 
spaa on a garden mat to become thoroughly dry 
stored away for use. i 
a spare toon, or any suitable place 
$ it 
Onions is a 
, 
and hung up in the kitchen. Roping 
i e of 
simple process ; what is 
straight Wh eye ig % in nor ype and 
3 feet in i Bi tied 2 each e in 
a iddle baie “ twine. Then em the 
of er in the left hand, take four of the largest 
Oniting having strong necks, and place them in a 
circle round the bottom of the rope, and firmly tie 
ill the rope is 
completed. i 
the Onions will be preserved as well as if spread out 
in cool dry lofts. 
The Weather, 
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58.3 + 0.5 54.2) 
59.9 + 2.1 56.7 
para | AR p 
abat diss 
ers. 
amount E goud was very variable: frequent 
heavy showers of rain ; thunder and lightning between 
T a 
—— In and near London the reading of the baro- 
meter at the level of the sea increased from 29.86 
inches at the beginning of the week to 29.94 inches 
by ro A.M. on August 30, decreased to 29.72 inches by 
the morning ¢ eptember I, increased to 29.99 inches 
by evening of the 2d, decreased quickly to 
Sk cel ig ogee on the 3d, increased to 30.04 
ches by the morning of the 5th, and was 30.03 
‘aches at the end of the week. The mean readin 
for the week was 29.88 inches, being 0.15 inch lower 
5 inch lower | cient 
than that of the a week, and 0.19 
than the average of 
the ground varied from 74}° on August 31 to gal on 
September 4, with a mean for the week of 70}° 
The lowest temperatures of the air ranged from 59° on 
August 31 to 464° on ighicntide 5, the mean value 
for the period being 523°. The mean daily range of 
temperature 177°. 
The mean daily res of the air, with 
departures from their respective averages, were as 
follows :—August i 61°.3, + 1°. 95 31st, 64°.2,+ 5°3 
are K 65°.6 + 6°.6; 2d, 62.1, + 3°43 
16.7155.4— 23 50:8 # ie : W,0.22 
E z 
3d, 58°.8, +0%. 4th, 54°-7,-—3°-55 5th, 55°.6, 
eg vane fig the weather was considerably 
warmer on the first five days than on the last two. 
The highest readings of a thermometer with 
blackened bulb in vacuo, placed on grass in the full 
e 
133° on September 2and 5 
above 40°, 
The most Spee directions N the wind were 
S.W. and W.S.W. On August pein September 
I and 2 brisk Winds were experi , the pressures 
on these days frequently amounting r 7 Ib, kid 8 Ib. 
on the square foot ; on the other days the stren tiny of 
the wind was gentle. was 0 on 
K i pacan 3, and at other 
c were present. i 
res collected was nearly seven-tenths of an 
ine 
In England, the extreme high day temperatures 
ranged rol 78° at Sunderland, to 66° at Newcastle- 
é over the country being 
"468. 
between 72}° at Sunderlan 
on-Tyne, with an average ae of 663°. The mean 
low temperatures observed by night varied from 53}° 
at Bristol to secon Manchester, N Ra pea 
and Sunder ra sips as we we 
154°. The mean 
highest 
at Reveals on Tyas e 55°. ain fell on every na 
in the week at most stations varyi 
fine, but otek kher 
during the week varied from 
a little over walt an inch at, _Aberdeen 3 the average 
fall over = country was I 
At Dubl ia, the s eee temperature was 68°, 
lowest 433°, the mean 57°, m ai 3 
Erin “Operations. 
(For THE ENSUING Sieh At, 
PLANT HOUSES, 
T STOVE. —The a. of suitable soils 
