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These remarks prompted by the numbers of plant HARDY FRUIT GARDEN, an e "e D a and will also Vai the 
stoves to be met with that, when severe weather The pruning and nailing or tying of Pear, Plum, a 4 rem ng pg ed by ve ete fos 
comes, cannot aibit be kept at a temperature with- | and Cher Trees, trained to walls or espaliers, hi oe iu occur, at the view be rendering 
in many degrees of what the plants require—in many | should now be proceede ed with whenever the weather d A b f BRIER me at enj oyable, aaa , ating the 
ompletely upsetting the whole previous careand | will permit, in order to redtice as mu uch as possible atest E er, rysanthemuins a other 
attention, either destroying them outright, or so far | the amount of this desctiption of work during the busy | late-flow ht E a v? ‘ e olaga plants in 
injuring the the growing season is half over | season of spring. The pruhing of the Africot and the fone S; es Aas < i ec airy y grouped in the spaces Set at 
Se récover that want, even when at rest, | Peach should, however, be deferred until spring, or | *# ees Be t a“ closer-placed fruit trees, Such platy 
a high temperature. ke a a vss of matters | yntil all danger of very severe frost is past ; but if not | Should be kept in their pots, and plunged during 
exists something may be e by lowering and re- | already done, the branches of such trees should now nie pe in some ner et Situation in the tir 
moving such olives 4 te “ 5 posible from the roof b jad. aid shoidh thetely secured loosely to e pies — or the winter embellishment of 
ay — of the house, where it is ome much | the wall until the time arrives when they may with | t tle roc ar, Plants suited to this pose 
e pipes; | safety be pruned añd nai The Aspe and other | Mght aeea ist of neatly-formed specimens of the 
did ameh as I advounte every ray of light possible! for the orchard trees should now have whatever attention Hollies A viet ustinus or Viburnum T inus, Vieviegapg 
plants, even when at rest, it is better to deprive them | they may require in the way of pruning and thinnin es eS, aca Daphnes, some of the variegated foris 
in some measure of this most essential element duie out gH spre and spurs, removing dea of Japanese Luonymus, Retinosporas, anid other öfa. 
severe weather, than run the risk of greater injury. It woo d, Moss or Lichen may also be removed mental Conifers ; together with Chimonanthus fragrans 
app somewhat fter uch lauded | from the tens ai Diaichés of large or aged trees by i gp te ” Dg a a erry-bearing plants as 
nas ier en have taken place in perfecting the dressing the same with strong lime-wash, which | the Cra Ses Sr ey ta, Cotoneasters, § 
ng of tural erections within the last ives, however, a somewhat unsightly aspect to thé ae dae c i an ans or pots of the Chris. 
qu os ofa nei that such hy yet be the con: | trees, but th ct of may be very consider- fn zi pe areg varieties, Primroses, Violets, 
dition in which many gardeners are placed, and this | ably modified by adding to the wash a portion of soot. | 4¢277etias, Baw et-me-Nots, and Snowilrops, ko P 
often where the vaunted one-boiler system has been aspherry canes may now be thinned out to eed. | Grieve, Culfor Bary St, Sennen 
heat a village of glass, and yet fo vet Stool, selecting the strongest 
there is not a single house that can be kept through | and best placed. Theyshould then be tied to their stakes, 3 
a hard winter at a temperature within a dozen | and cut to the desired length, ot this latter operation Enquiries, 
Poet of what are the conn pee plants a may be deferred until spring, where dan nger fro m severe He 7 <% giesti 5 Bacon 
ot countries. However powerful and we nge frost may no longer be apprehen E 
the heating ay pe of n place may be, dich 4 houses e Bas sper FP), "Bie oft e most sefil of p g Many ee mie BoA reach us woti be mo Ww Habs. 
as are devoted to Winter Cucumbers, Fruiting Pines, fruits, is Sr some trea Mos ver, rience oF irements are, or e bebe a siyo 
and hot-region stove plants should always have a | plant it oe aa eenelied and hi sahly th aired Soili in those of the questioner ese we propose, in future, 
separate boiler with plenty of piping ; it is immea- | Jines aht 6 feet apart and 4 feet from plant to plant, to gather together for facility of reference; and as 
bly € economical, to say nothing of the results securing the BEAMS canes to stout stakes some 5 feet fellow feeling makes us wo ind, so we would 
being h more satisfactory. Potting soils of all height, and cutting them back so n fain hope that this enqui lumn may serve 
ptions are much the best fully exposed to the | with the same; while others tie the selected canes bond of sympathy and good-will between dit corme 
open air until pera mg before they are requi wi together, dispensing with stakes. Soihe, again, tie the spondents and readers, and of 
to give apa the condition necessary fo ens of that of the next plant or ma a 
et s iiyitas sufficie prp loam, ind stool in the same lite, so that each two plants or 25: FORCING THE N WHITE LiLY AND Tile 
sand for potting the earliest ee og lants after - i a bag ao - acs : us, —Can añ 7 of — 
the adven e New Year, should at once be got hee o ng out and shortening the goer canes, : ee ee 
cover bebe pe get too much saturated with under | leay eii ne erfectly loose, with the exceptio Fol reing. a i which s E gire be stoped 
the winter rains; place them in an open s surrounding the SS ea be a Bia rail or che oe ye Gi, 
if necessary, they can be turned, so as to | wire to 6 ië č above —How at what time, 7 
receive the full effects of the wag to dry them, br systé ay, ander sain Beer we ances, have their ie ag Clematis jackmanni, aa Ligustrum japonicum 
vantage of wet days to get all empty pots was respective advantages, and good cro A x a delicious 
clean and put away for use, as also the m making and | fruit may be produbell by all. As Sook as the prun- | _ 77: THERMOMETERS, —9 f+ #., who has several thes 
painting of a stock ue Plant-sticks i in oe rg lengths, | ing, &¢., has been completed ithe aPoutid should bé plies ao a ton. one, others rote wn da 
for the whole season’s use, If this work is not done manured and dug or forked ö those of fone Maker are at freezing a, the otters 
in the winter, it fately happens that there i is time in The same may be done with Coirranits Of all Sorts, | register 42 above it. Which are coeds > 
the more busy season of oe n ara is, that | as well as the Gooseberry, although a dread of the mE j 
these indispensable supports are too often used with: | ravages of the bullfinch indüces many cultivators to 
out paint, — completely destray the appearatice defer this operation, as far as the latter fruit is con- Answers to Correspondeits 
of the plan cerned, until spring, knowing well that a few buds can i 
Smat stock ot labels of various sizes should | be better spared while the bushes remain unpruned | AMERICAN BLIGHT: A. B. Paraffin oil is, we Wee, 
also be prepared, large enough to admit of the name | than after operation has ae ji n cft a nq 7 p: mac qe 
of all plants being writte full, private | In all cases where pruning is finished thé soil should oTe Own 1e- atier usek with cone 
ts numbers should never b 3 an | be well manured if ne and hoeden dug, CARTET RERIG | ar A A 
absence . x i 3 > | but before doin is it is advisable to a al ni v h warf „ooloured lea ip iaa 
interest attached to it, so far as regards those who | dusting of quick or gas lime to the soil ünder Coos- Pyrethrums, "kc. Ske an anticis da te oe 
take an interest in gardening matters, a who have berry bushes, with a view to check or prevent the pages pee 
hot ən intimat eT i With Wh attacks terpillars. And in addition to this another | Citpys EIKE 2H Cmo “Som perpetuated : 
Sphagnum is required for potting pu ere | similar dressing should be given about the ti sport from Golteh Cede Nalti, òf a fke bronze i l 
arè many Stove subjects whose Fintttral habitat i is in | leaves are beginning to unfold. If wall-fruit trees have son, partakes of all the good qualities of that. 
the swamps ot countries, such as A/ocasias, | already been whiailed, a considerable quantity of nails known variety, and adds a striking an 
Anthuriums, Nep similar things, that can- r ill be set at liberty, and this will furnish colour to the already numerous variations which Hare 
not be well grown without a considerable admixture | profitable employment during inclement weather. All T £ : e : 
of this moss in the soil—a sufficient ‘ag should at | nails should be pointed, soas to be again ready for oo far gone when it reached us. cat 
once be laid in oer severe weathe n long and | use, while shreds which have been in use for the leas, hats make a useful viriai} ii ‘eter 
rotracted ci as to | last twelve months may generally be rejected, rétain- N: Thee ; 
make it dificult es tomy We are just men going | ing only those which may have been used in securing Dracixt, Snow INTO THE GROUND! 7; fpr 
through the season when fogs getierally are experi- | the young shoots during the . But in case ao dein what youths eat yery giat 
enced. Where the R ea injunctions ate | they may in any instance contain the ova of injurious Hove ra ` age Wo les sent are ef 
followed of giving air on all favourable occasions, it is | insects, it is advisable to © subject them to ten ot tainly aot doubles perher Ge ee 
not Sag amos eng that it ought to be = more minute” boiling in > P, Grieve, Culford, | into bloom they may become soo That there a 
the occurrence of frost ; and where such is acted upon = - SE Se Probably the double teh is not me nell rie 1 
serious mischief wi The admission of air laden mR HOUSES, HOLLYHOCK Disease: P. W. ‘ey Gh Gishurst Com f 
aa dense I og is as d: aegea S aor th —This structure will require pound and sulphur. 
gs in bloom as if they were un a“ e influence of | but little attention at "The present time. The venti- | LIVERPOOL HORTICULTURAL mea 1 find poran 
poisonous gases, During the fog that occurred in lators must, however, be opened during the early stated in your paper of Novem is 
some parts of the kingdom twelve months ago | part of fine days, and should be closed somewhat had the rst prize for two Danehes 6 
scarcely a flower was left unscathed. If its early in the afternoons ; but if the weather should be = orrie did not compete ‘n te on 
effects were e eee 0 flowers, which ld ind class. The prize was awarded tome. Samuel 
ry cold or windy they may remain closed by day G hion Grams 
are only in some degree more tender r than the leaves | as well as by night. All rool-pruning ¢ of planted-out Fata ohm Williamson, Esq, Clang 
of the plats ‘that _ Produce teh, ffs influence on | trees should have been ve this time Bir p Ryn 
ona heey tots even when out of | and the soil around such trees should be well make, | NaMEs or Faure: Caged a 
bloom, although they may not show it to sui with littery|manure, in order to kéep it Moist, as well Hae tne! Pee do Menage 1a ra 
Mitat the & When dense fogs occur the internal j ? P Ribston Pee Piss. : = Tz 
as to exclude severe frost. Trees in pots will alread Be a’ Ar z K. Your Pear is W 
oe of plant stoves should be _kept drier, and 76 WER. Mikcedtremed. as p i y urré emberg. a and 
and es sealg be | Namts or PLANTS: G. B 1, Asplenium fontani 
inella s S ai Sia. ~~ 
of about 8 oz. to ani on. of Asplenium flabellifolium ; the other appeals 
cco-water Saket to the arenge heteromallum.—A/rs. C. M. 
parts of flowers of rica v. aS. , Worcester. rc. z, Hee 
soot, put on with a t oe eg foe =W. cues 
‘avoiding inj 1 spurs ur: buds 4 uring ygodiu ; 3, Pella 4 
n of tins eonalpecttion, The pots onl 4 Selaginelin' Martensi 3 p "Nephrolepis € H6 
be tolerably close together in the ER better specimen, with Soven uum 
, Che roots o central part of the house, and the i Jatropha australis is a garden cme r a 
suffer if the soil with which shay ii an nded i them ‘should be filled a m i soft ee n o: De CN with any described species » ) e 
allowed to become frozen; a pit where i tter of any kind, P Sitch a ae er fd dolle’s Prodromus, at p. 1103. <ii a 
my ted on to exclude po S of the 4 ts to the d E ae kindly. “send a specimen for Bachna u 
place for th them ; and from this they can be remov = L Ae the depth o Pomeroy ‘and psoas? 
and this will have the effect of mot sO ith doi 
required to be brought on for flowering, 7. Baines | Snd the roots of the teenies “Teal she ei Sy cas acne note 
