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ved by night varied 
er 
3° at Manchester and Newcastle-on- 
the general average was ae, e mean daily 
erature in the we s 134°, the 
ge bei at Sunderland, "182°, and the 
Jeast at Liverpool, The n temperature for 
Er tne highest being 
etic of an inch, being the largest amount recorded 
the w Et: at Nottingham bip Ppa 
pi aninch only was recorded, but at Leeds no rain 
The average fall over the boaniey was ai. 
eee 
The ether during the week was somewhat cold 
afal on the 12th inst. at Hull a aes 
had, i the depth of 4 inches at the 1 
n Scotland the highest temperatures acme from 
6 at Leith to 5 5 - Greenock, the general av 
west temperatures varied from 
ll o 
nch at Greenock to one- 
, the average fall over the 
country being four- sames ai nch. 
At Dublin the highest temperature was 64°, the 
lowest re v was 25}°, the mean was 43} 
the rainfall o. 1 
_ JAMES GLAISHER. 
@bituarpy. 
E uy regret to have to record the sudden 
i $ ion of SS. 
okers Himalayan Journals, Her many 
ishments and her ig at e were 
at the service of her hus and of many of 
atific friends, enc ae hom ve hap 
be deeply aie aed. 
pes ks 
Amo the 
as her pa AR translation 
u aa tage on 
Dr. Hooker in this sa 
ity. 
k part in the Bath s 
d com- 
to hear of the decease, within the ae re days, 
he genial and active PREBENDARY KEN 
; sufficient supply of water. 
ited 
w of 
j: Horticultural Soda snd pei those who 
aed utiful an 
so far as possible the moisture at this 
here ee mitting any air, giv 
will 
end, and n 
ing it only t the coolest 
end make a considerable difference, 
even shel tha temperature required for the growi E 
plants will = ex fw h as are at rest 
require o prevent, so far as pos m these from 
growing, they must be kept a Apti at the roots as can 
be do ee wN Pla that are Pay 
ciduo ing v Vifiedés ‘of Cleroden- 
e ou s the 
dron, Avistslichias Bestione? and o righs das, 
may be allowed to go o for weeks without water 
Phanotis may also be kept do 
ment, as it will n eaves go 
little flaccid ; but it t be allowed to et ae 
much, or they will fall off, ye the serious injury of the 
lants. he same holds good with Clero. 
mpatie. 
for t 
he 
during the co des st season, in w 
Pa | 
er effecting a considerable saving in fuel, as 
ell as producing a much sweeter “epee sap than 
vies ‘bia ched. If any deficiency 
piping exists, although late ~ ag work, it shone 
edied before hard w com de 
wi 
should now receive attention, giving th 
heat of De the plants meantime being placed as near 
ible. . W k these 
the glass as possi ith sufficient stoc 
fine fragrant flows the 
fo purposes, ‘is f 
G. Fortunei will be found to answer thè purpose ; 
it-is much the largest, but does not produce its blooms 
i numbers. Th g 
the g ssible n: purposes aisolately touching it. 
When an elegant droopi ow: 
decoration of 1 w thi om 
priate than the old Solomons Seal (Polygonatum) sit 
forces well taken up and pot ving it, 
start e ts in ad the top. If blue 
owers are rid a i ts eS as, ly 
sibirica, me in 
S will occupy little 
rena they no not require ak É hént to biting them 
into 
ph STNE Fern-house should now be peci ata 
temperature sficientl lo low = induce rest, yet not so as 
e 
cupants to unhea ay Ae appear 
We when . Use no 
which, next to the i A. cuneatum, looks 
and will st longer than 
variety. It should, as most other Ferns required 
in comparatively 
stood near the glass to make them robust, with as 
little gp ien to growth 
ibl 
hat are mos d 
In a moist fernery it generally rape 
sandstone broken the size 
f 
of horse beans, with a 
he seeds aoe all previously 
fallen out. 7. Baines, peera 
EEr prieg 
s.—Amongst the various struct 
wt wen ed in Pine ied cult kinana soll 
useful, sbona, or suitable to gen 
ouses, h less cost in lal . 
fford the most suitable atmospheric conditions, The 
closeness of t will wever, at this 
season necessitate strict attention to be given to the 
ventihiice, of the plants wi wn and 
weakly—a condition which is irreparable, and will 
upset calculations which are based on the best 
methods of treatment. Fi ht degrees at ni; 
will at cence temperature young stock one 
is to be ke ually moving t the winter, and 
65° in the ehars by fire-heat. is d 
be maintained even at the cost of a little fuel, At 65° 
Onv ntil iny ay prefer this meth 
tting them, ont for this purpose cut off the leaves 
them tee in enw ace. Former 
directions concerning other departments should be 
still continued. G. . Miles, Wycombe Abbey. 
TL 
HARDY FRUIT send da 
ition of fruit 
is favourable, 
the heat imparted to it 
careful root 
last 
or elon the raising of the roots, 
over-luxurian consequently unprofitable trees 
sat not anfrequently be ees fruitful, while sickly 
uently 
ored to a healthy 
Pig paced 
portion of 
sible the planting of young fruit trees 
Hardy fruits of nearly oll sorts can easly ke 
pe germ Doy basma eater 
t le the ne: gee sec the 
aductive will be nearly 
more as and the better will also be the e aadis 
fruit trees 
of the trait produced. But, however good 
a soil may be, it is, nevertheless, gener enerally necessary 
that it should undergo some preparation before 
trees are n many instances draining is 
make their appear: 
without the eae 
when large enough, care 
separately in thumb pot 
should ana of fa crush 
