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Grapes, with a fine bloom on them. The white ee 
purpose but that of raising annuals in the estimation 
beds must be prepared for their reception 
and by transplanting in this way nice balls of roots 
p- only a small show, but the Ist prize was of the gardener, and yet, when Mr, Barron ives us | the summer bedding plants are cleared away, Saian 
beautiful Muscats, also from Woolverstone. | a pleasant floral surprise at Chiswick in the form | be dug over, and the soil beaten to pieces, and mix in 
The e P ears were very nice, and it was remarkable, how bed of mixed ar ape Campanula Loreyi, | with it the siftings from the potting bench, leaf soil, 
Mel aad a cca a! age: ere a piste Acroclinium roseum, blue a eian r dara or fh ao material, es a little well-decomposed 
ably small show of nuts. "Alon f the | &c., their beauty when pes masses nce great t is to have the soil light, 
table was a row of plants for the sp Tersia the size | made apparent, and a desire i ples such Pte is friat ble, É ree, and moderat: be occa- 
of the pots limited to 32’s, t re highly | at once arouse sionallystirred during frosty weather, w will greatly 
credi The side tables were occu ith cut Let us then suppose that an attempt is to be made assist in bringing the soil into proper ealla order, 
ee eee sor baccarat to give the beds in the Hower garden, or at least It would greatly t the development of the 
Considering the weather which Bas been experienced, | “ose of them, a gay and efective appearance in | plans if, during some mild, open weather d 
first-rate hlooms in the best twenty-four, which was a early summer by means of Ye employment of som December, the strongest of them could be transferred 
= very level stand. An autumn is, of course, not | of the bright-hued hard nuals, and which at the | for a time to a cold frame, and pricked out in a good 
a to os p many paaa and gag few same time shall not delay rac long the time for bed- | prepared soil. What is wanted is root development, 
| ere were showed sig 
French beat the 
stands o re formed, and when the annuals are placed in the 
and Asters were unusua nae i cc Patan i come to employ mor and more tender plants in 2 but a checks are felt by them. Advantage 
rmans in num in the proporti 
and appear to be becoming the most apg ariety working out the summer wpe gh and also that of late ould be taken of some fine open weather in the 
It was in the second tent that the show was behind- 
hand, there being nothing like the muster of stove 
enhouse ts, F e have 
Adiantum Farleyense. 
e are afrai 
that there should be some recognition of so interesting 
the ence on Th 
years the most uncongeni 
autumn for the 
Peas and Mignonette a 
early summer display 
clement part of the 
! siinse oh Waa A 
aywa ward, Ipswich annuals. Let it be 6 or 8 feet in nent i 3in width, E Ei De- 
Buost the orama. produ uetions was some fine | and first lay a foundation aulm, Bean | Barometern) TEMPERATURE OF du 
Golery, ait thee clase ap à whip ©: haulm, th oa rere clr gy exe laisher’ 
Seeing that this was “te jabilee year it was meet ae y penta ege rode ape pct T 
leav and any podar garden refuse available 
for the purpose It should be trod firmly together, to 
mon 
then, when completed, stick a few short pieces 
and Steet n, wi than we used to do. 
~ seen in “ge e od included, a ne selecting what annuals should be sown in the boughs of the spruce Fir about the beds to afford 
a little shelter till the plants get established. The 
roots will soon lay hold on the soil and spread about 
Ist honours, included a capital variety. points must be kept in mind—they must rdy, 
were not ias, and onl Ist pia four d they must be of those that flower early. An it, and then when erem S spring, with its subtle 
were worth The Aes ar uble Pelar- | first let us set down a list of the most likely kinds, pR influences, awakens the latent activity of 
a in i san me om tent, but | beginning with the white Sweet Alyssum, and going es ard 2 oe aa grow =a eager i y 
; remaika pnz specimen ants will result, and a head of bloom will tollow 
plant was taken by a very anihi and fine plant of peaa va _ ERRE i Campanula Loreyi, | P i 
that will amply repay the trouble of the cultivator. 
verna is one of 
In the third tent were the vegetables eni pagari e blue and white varieties of Myosotis ig SED EAA E Een kenid a 
productions, and some of the exhibits w e first-r sylvatica, Nemophila insignis, alba and maculata, the most estimable offerings the awaken f pring, 
i tatos were remarkably fin “sia ere as p Oxyura chrysanthemoides, Douglasii laden with rich floral treasures, can lay at one’s feet, 
The Weather, 
Tai small quantity of 
i. = t $ Arie Batt. seed of each of these would go a considerable way, | s7arz OF THE WEATHER AT BLACKHEATH, LONDON, 
chokes, Mushrooms, and all other tind: of vegetables and yield a large quantity of me For THE WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 23, 1874 — 
ng ve be wished for. oo extra ae e A bed should be prepared o ich to raise the | = =| Ee E 
or 
Reading was 
hood, n 
striking beauty of a n-sown 
annuals. They ka so Sra in iviatie: of what 
there 
It is not all who have the convenience for propa- 
hee herti then seeing them lie bare all the 
till 
the sides, and one at each end, sto’ 
: 
a | 
an epoch in the Society’s history ; Th 4 Sy 
evening there was a horticuitu banquet at the make a ation. On this place some leaves E ¥o 1B a : žo |: 
ber, Tm RA which about pake ot fom the ah bery border ; and then build igäe Jë JERE H P 
gen entlemen were ent. An interesting ure in on the top of the leaves an edging or frame- ~ x 5S oe pi Lae E com 
ey phe s proceedings was the I presen ntation to Mr. a i of the bed, in the form of a wall, using some 32> ass a z ggh 
i he Societ pot edera ee: agm Dri onsisting short dung, pieces of turf from the top of a pasture, | on AS 
ats dive T jug; ard, at fs rgan a Consisting | or slabs of timber or boards. There should be at ag ; | 
least 6 inches of good, light, free soil, in which to A pes oga Pars? p hint n en on { 
sow the annuals. They should be so n as | ' 
the bed is ready, in lines 3 es apart—sowing | 18 | 29.80 0.04 65.6)43.6 22.0/54.0— 2548.8 83 
The Villa Garden. ery thinly, and covering lightly. The Sweet Pea 19 | 29 85| + 0.03 69.243.4 25 8.55.1— 1.1'50, W. 
Do we sufficiently appreciate the beauty of hardy —— be vacua in large 60 and l 48 poyi and be kept In | 20 | 29.72|—0.10 ere F sss P ESE 0 
annuals er blooming when they are tet ome al EOR E RRE R A S.E, : 
sown in the autumn? It is very doubtful, indeed, if per mee Spores eei pee ae TE %{/Ss.W. 
we do; and ifiwe did, they. would be much more the bel formed and the anal sown, ‘The next sal epi Pid Pg ge BOGE weap s2sta 76 SSW. 
grown in this way ition A Ville Garden at | 12 tO: ra erate some protection excessive wet | 73 7981 cles ghee rae 555-45 0255.3 3 = È NE pats 
this summer On talk Si the neighbour- | and frost an This is a simple proc Sept. 
ess, a 
by driving into 
tout stakes, that 
should be at an uniform level just above the bed. 
rally. 
18. ft once “ey jess tin night; then cloudless. 
the style of flower gardening was rough ascent could be formed 
sova — 19.—Foggy in early morning reani fine a partially 
of a novel or distinctive m but —— of the | ground at each corner of the bed, at intervals alon cloudy till evening, then cloudless. Lowest reading 
ermometer on grass, ee 
— 20—Cloudy but fine till evening. "A heavy shower of rain 
frie; ween 10 P.M. and 114 P.M. 
ight. 
—  21—V ers of rain in afternoon: cloudless at 
is generally seen ething Some Ash, Hazel, Willow, or Poplar sticks, three- Fae i 
so fresh and ining i the display, pvä no wonder quarters of an inch in thickness, sł be bent over eee i mornings ; Re 
_ the popular er bed, and the ends pugs | aS Sate oe arin =s 7 
London and its vicinity the reading of the 
the increased from 
R ly spring flowe lants, such as suitable appliance, ca d across it at plea- | 3 inches k to 30.39 
= abietis, cee fa pre d eset of | sure, and fastened sae at the sides to keep it ; a Aan TE of the a decreased to 
has a deterring m when it is ig Here the plants can be raised and kept secure EE 30.08 inches by the morning of the 19th, and then 
to apply what is known as gardening. the winter. to 30.03 inches by the end of the week. 
have a deso appearan ce during winter, oe Let it be stated parenthetically that such a bed as | The mean reading for posi Pie was 30.09 inches, 
if they can be filled a annie this: even after Christ- | has just been described ought to be an annual institu- | being a apna of an inch higher than that of the 
tion in pares Villa Garden, and should be made up at | P" eek. 
The pAg mperatures oO! 
the time arrives for putting out | the end of each summer. In the spring, a after f the air in n the shade 
; samedi bedding plants. : s annuals are cleared out and placed i ir respective 3 ara from mn Soh Pig ae fo i si okt ising 65 ie 
Annuals, strong and striking as many of them un- beds, it will come in very useful for raising anes ae i 
) are, and continuous in bloom also, are too | such tender annuals igolds, B » Phlox ee ca reit to 52° ia the e sih 
often badly treated by ordinary cultivators, and they, lum, and | for the period of 
