THE 
OCTOBER 3, 1874.] 
GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE. 
Wee Neos 
439° 
fruit trees as n they are planted 
A tree taken from the soil in which it been gro 
’ ing, with its more or l ts and fibre 
f- ex 
js the proper season ea gcd this operation, a and at FORESTRY. 
r. time any usele: s ma : i 
A rya ci ami $ oh mit abundance a i All trim e of hedges, weeds, and rubbish col- 
4 d air in order to thoroughly ri th ected into heaps through the busy 
4 light aeara for next se g g arren in summer should now be all cleared off into the store 
‘be intended to form plantations of young fruit trees | heap. Thinning of Zir plantations of suited 
= of any kind, whether they intended to for s , pit props may now be 
& $ to wal » Or grown S d = e These may be cut into lengths to 
y ground should now be prepared for their recep- suit the amas, and piled up in a convenient p 
tion. What that preparation ma o or carting. Put all roads into order before 
ae gue — the penis of the n ETES ee commence. Large ch Fir requ 
but, all -soils g upon ing to be Bes deals and noes _ ek By 
vy “ua. Pan M- so enefit el felled ; the « sap in of tre 
by thorough and effective area ee with the elaborated for all ad ent ny yo ung C one 
introduction of a considerable of fresh turfy | that have had their Bre early destroyed by ga 
loam; and when the soil is of a Tight s natu ve otherwise should be ed over at this 
drainage may not be required, riginal soil those showing di ded stems should ie reduced to 
should be enriched by a liberal drainage of turfy loam, the str any op ras nd straighte n one ; small hand nippers 
well-pulverised clay, and a of well-rotted te well for this ay ememb er that i in ae 
nure. The trees should be planted as soon as the | ing ground with sharp declivities the d ection of t 
leaves have fallen, an e should be taken to keep drain should be always oblique instead of straight, bo 
m as short a time out of the soil as possible. By | 3S to catch the water as it exudes s downward 
ment d trench 
recently plan nted trees invia supports, and see that 
they are not injuring the stems, ¥. Webster, Baden 
Castle, N.B. 
x, stances toa fish out of the water, or to an air-breat 
y karaa placed ander ü the sa me, and can only retain its 
italit -~ a lim Intending planters Enquiries. 
ut this ne visit a nursery and select their He that questioneth h Bacon. 
fo insist Na aving the same eet carefully, DANY ite ape which reach us would be more petebly 
their in mA -r of of our sot Noaman mena 
efu. r ith as or Soro atar sn to 
elay as possible ; and the the intended pose, in fi 
ation being in all respects in readiness, the trees to gat her “fot facility of reference; and as 
lanted immediately they come to hand, fellow fosilas makes us wondrous kind, so we would 
spreading the roots carefully out, and treading in fain hope that this enquiry n may serve as a 
at present, if at all. Unless the soil nd of sympathy and good-will between our corre- 
4 banii should be lel kond ndents and re 2 = means of eliciting 
stems, and if oa is eT, to be See a should 
be attended t hil 
So 
= & 
much valuable informatio 
s ovon Mace .— Will some of your 
Fi, 
correspon pete s be go ough to give an opinion as to 
which they scaler the best machine for mowing shor 
rass? ro several acres to kee and are 
desirous of ob 
ning one with the latest improvements, 
and which will cat grass when wet as well as dry. 
G. B. 
nded to ile to ch some 
extent, evaporation, vente kat the same time ois ke ep the Answers to Corresp ondents. 
soil in a friable and h eos condition, a mulching of | ANTIRRHINUM: Mrs. C. M. Your en is hardly up 
partially rotted manure should surround the stems of to florists’ form, but on account of its fine colour it is 
the trees. P, Grieve, Culford, Bury St. Edmunds. worth propagatin borders. 
i AZALEA ` e DISEASED: F Tai ia. TA 
Azalea leaves do not to be 
Eep, GARDEN. , consequently the cause Bat a5 in mos condition 
‘THe MUSHROOM-HOUSE. — P. ment oa Gaot DE dena ia Dah ar 
early winter crops of Mush ms must nor grown pee i 
without delay. Where the necessary materials have y s difficult to arriv x” j e cause fi 
being co now, owing to the fact that they 
are SEA ear to se secured in so dry a st In all 
Mushroom growing, have 
awaya sen strenuously vocated that the necessa dry- 
er aay of 
> abroad the | 
article of moisture 
essen 
bone pong to about one of stable Siler 6 or swe pe 
| formed of straw, hay, io i su chlike, 
y necessary to have 
the 
| MILDEW 
SO; syringing in 
em before they get dry; 
g by shadin < and insufficient 
dden 
“over-watering ; or 
C. H. You will find the information 
required in Hogs S ‘Gardeners’ Year Book. 
Insects: G. W. Your dwarf Beans are te infested 
nh ahh Am ise. 
w ed spider, 
and also a black ap The can 
: to pi opa nis, 
ON Roses: Belfast. 
with Rowers OF sulphur as Hwi the mildee makes 
its appearance. 
NAMES OF ples oa rai pote 
me ; rec t known 4, Cellini ; 
5 tte | of the Pippins $ 6, kirke s Searlet Admirable 
, Apples: t, women own, a very e fruit ; 
, Fearn’s i teas 
utterly impossible to name with anything like cer- 
nea pe such miserable rubbish as have sent 
ZŁ. P. 4, Kirke’s Scarlet Admirable ; 6, 
Dumelow’s egy 7. * Golden Pippin. 
Aea d that we ing of 
t 
Nam OF PLANTS: Xansas, Pe 
Se ae 
i stemma var.; 4, 
ae deltoides.— 
H. i s). — 
A P. G. Photinia {Eriobotrya} ja FAM ‘ 
Hippophaé r ides. — Bournemouth, Atriplex 
Oana vA a hynanthus ramosissi- 
0. W. caste Skinneri and Z talum 
Mackay’ j the Fern i is Campyloneurum angustifolium, 
pirms T UNHEALTHY IN, A CONSERVATORY : 
very explicit 
account for t unsatisfactory condition of the 
Fuchsi largoniums, &c., which in all 
probability i y hag to gas, on which very incorrect 
ideas often ist. The nearest Apes urner ore mention, 
at fi the to the ao 
has very pro 
e, as would a 
his te subtle element from the joints in 
before it reaches ee ee, 
siete’ ous to vegetable 
life, of whieh soft-leaved plants like the above are the 
first to show the e gee is — 
descri at io back of th 
under the dwe , and which most t lik iy. are in com- 
ors er athe wi t e supply- ga of the gas, that the 
misc! bee pr air p 
‘apartments in the basem 
of a dwelling-house in peer a gas is burnt, ms ch 
wW ag as — ame ty the pipes conveying such 
n, nts are almost certain to a more 
Wis effect of 
ng 
ber apace of sees me which ing 
highly impregnated chalk or lime; “any of the 
bove would Seeds the condition such as those you 
Set a are valbeciag under. 
CICOTA: C W: D. The plants have been received. 
Many thanks. 
DIGGING, &c. 
end ante d'Autom 
5+ Passe asse Colmar. ae 
agford. 1, Hacon’s incomparable 2, Urban- 
é Bous- | 
penings, 
thoroughly closing th as to make them 
air-tight ; and if this does ‘not bet then the cause 
bes 
may be sought for ah 
PRIMULA SIN ung Seedsman. me RR E 
you mention is a n NL Raai) of many P a ops and 
can b 
in this instance has probably been c 
ance, 
H.L. P. The Bean you have sent 
aha the 2 Pirie Hr: Runner. It is quite disttnes 
ae» of which 
from the Mont d'Or Butter Bean, the 
are ye ellow. 
o* Correspondents are specially requested to address 
communications intended for publication to the = 
a 
d ` 
Selected Bibaregetans 
CoMMUNICATIONS Racer —H. W., G.—G. 
futt z W. —W. H. D.—A. S.—G. P.— 
EDS TED M. — A, Mr cJ 
C4 
e Ta che ietlagie uC ME oe - Payne. Shem. 
eS COT Sy BT B 
Harhets, 
= OVENT GARDEN, October 1. 
Th o alteration worth e supply and de- 
sii coitada S teady, with a fair tendance of buyers. 
Thos. Taylor, Wholesale Apple Market i 
` FRUIT. 
A. Y.—A Sub- 
LD. E 
Ss pee 
p lb. .. 30-60 
— «= 2660 Piua, Mave + 16-20 
Lemons, p er100 e i 4 Walnuts, p. bush. ..16 o~ .. 
Melons, cack os 
hal Te 
sd. s a EA 
Artichokes, green, ea. o 3- 5 
~ a. i | Mi 
Beans, Fr., T — 
Pre py 
