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bo T | THE METEOROLOGY ОЕ MARCH. nes n al » IET acd ;—Beauté de Meldoise, ки scarlet with white eye. A fine variety for pot 
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ly x | Marca, опе of the most important meme or the а istina, Rose 5 4 Flowers white : :—The § 2. Flowers cerise or rosy- sea 
E RR 2 aud PS er “ыж — че сеу of this colour was кечо fosa Ж. 90. Beauté de Медоне. e.-—Fron M pude: Ness Wil 
eries II.— Horse-shoe-leaved Scarlet Pelargoniums. Turner. Moderat OUS ; love large, w 
whole the weather bes be of а more violent nature —$ 1. Flowers о Ваа Hugel, Captivation, | f formed, in good sized g^ rosy-scarlet, imis in 2 
y: mnt men Ie -a of the leading meteoro- Lilliput, Martin Gireau, Queen of Evgland, Scarlet Ea to Lady Middleton. А very fine variety, supe- 
logical features to be n in the month. It com- | Perfection, Maio, DM €— and edu r to А LEE 
menced wi ith the mend p ee m t 99.50 in. 1 g ondar —From Messrs. Fraser. Dwarí; flowers 
йй ан mperature of 45°, being еб е 4° above | Amazon, British Flag, Compactum, and ы беш у Inferior. 
the viii for that date. The sky was "йун | were commen nded for pot cultur eor pillars. $ 2. Flowers| 22. Lady Middleton.—From Mr. Taylor and Messrs. 
loudv. and hea aalis of-wind- and rain were of | © ons. Martin, Rubens, and | Fraser. Moderately vigorous, compact habit; flowürs 
сет!) „Ам. : : Р Sheen Rival; "апа for pot culture, Paul Labbé. x^ large, well formed, "x ndant, in good- sized sho оту 
t Flowers salmon or Jlesh-colour : — Prince Louis of trusses, тову-всаг rl. An old Tet of good quality. 
uring the wilo-of tu fret г< Вр Gt Um month Bei. "va r pot culture, Aurora and Blackheath м 23. Le Titie n. ош i Mr, Tur bn - s 
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ed eccl mache. асаа y апйтара cv in this RE were considered of first-rate character. esce aped than those of Lady Middleton, Which 
3га ik F алмый Б» >а аи an іпогеаѕе | 5- 5° 210—0 € на е with pink centre: Henri de Beau- sofa semble in their rosy-scarlet colou 
of iki т.104 try Tufepon dec oie Palencia dot. $6. Fi white: Madame Vaucher, and Nivea | vii; "of excellent керак бө 
у F ps each day floribunda. ж Lord Jo icu ading айе? Messrs. Rollisson ч 
bove the P TA mean: tenu lor е не Noe Pelargoniums. -The ese all haye | Sons. Dwarf spreading habits owers medium-sized, 
Lm 4 day - ^ pao i te 10° above the average. | zonate lea Ts iet sorts were Crystal Palace, Im- рст ГЕ scarlet, deeper than the rosy-scarlet of Lady 
Heavy winds не.) partieularly оп the 3rd and perial Crimson, Pink Nosegay, and Red No: — Of — It was not, ee considered a desirable 
er when it bb ew a perfect ече ove | Sky was very ts, of larger growth, there were ;— | Variety 
riable, and ман squal ls 1 Bishopstowe "овер gay, Purple Nosegay, d pem on § 3. Flowers rose-pink. 
the 3rd, ; 4th, 5 and 6th, b 25. Christina,.— From Mr. Kinghorn and Messrs. 
On the 1 ‚2, Ae mean reading of the d Serie IV. Ivy-leaved Р. These were all | Low & Co. Moderately dwarf; flowers freely produced 
29.71 ; the mean — being 47* ; the тей Bened to be useful bedding gem for various | in fair sized trusses, deep rose- -pink unifor mly coloured. 
then fell suddenly, predict heavy storm of wind | purp ve PT coloured ма dwarfer than Rose Queen, 
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continued low till the 12th, when it turned to rise ; ойї i “Жу T Guides у Chain aid Lady сойо. pon ite upper petals. Ti t is one of the best sorts of its 
the readings inc to 30.15 inches by the morning ham were pronounced to useful ук les. $ 2 M 2 7; 
ы m Мы, It then de er А — to the Тени silver оғ däm expers Of Бён ба - Luce oseum.— From Messrs, Fraser. Vigorous ; 
а eek. Rain fell on every da e Week, | sorts - Annie, Alma, Жой; Burning Bosh, Countess of flowers pale rose- pinke Inferior ? 
unte were recorded "-— day, "though the Warwick, Julia, Perfection, Scintillatum ; and for pot 27. Princess Alice—From Mr. Ingram. -Medium 
whole fall. did not amount to more than half an inch. | culture іе Бо Wii аст spreading арн; клк» deep rose- ET Inferior. 
amount of cloud durin ui week was very 26 Р, А иееп, Мт. 68 
variable and, me - exception of - 14th day, dis ра Шей озот F VP editt iue Jour Pa liue оп & Sons, Medium EMIL) теге n i white 
wind continued v ы акро pes Lilac Variegated and St. Clair, both with pink flowers, |81260, in moderate trusses, deep rose-pink 
A flash of lightn inf má thunder was| were considered useful varieties of secondary rank. The | 228% to the Fi por, piain: 05.9 One of the 
heard at 3.30 on the Ih. In po point of warmth this | varieties having the инен foliage were:— | ^? — к А 
week also was above its average, the mean tempera- | Alma Bijou, Jane, Mrs. Lenox, Mountain of Light, or x WE eem e eI e usd 
ture being 427.4, whilst the атое is stated (in Mr. | Mountain of Sno ow, and ада tidh. 'g compact habit; flowers small, x rose-pink. Inferior. 
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Series VI. Hy brid Pelargoniums. $ Tr м 
XE w. un of this" group id. ^ сона ав bedding 30. Ingram's White. - Me. "Scott. Medium 
Е and W. ws СЕ оа dd iain 1860. | spreading habit; flowers чые Inferior. 
preceding ; the dt Pc fro c mere beginning of vA the following brief descriptions of the varieties, (To be continued.) 
e week. to 98.82 in. by лым Алы. Д е 19th, habit and | colour аге the chief р 
nding ro: 1 fo zu » Home Correspondence 
19th the mercury, with Might Seotáitionl; гове |. Ser. р ро 
тез 1. PELARGONIUMS. Potato Culture. s addi к=з my co om сод айоп апа 
кү to алеф by the ем nd of the week. Тһе 5 1. ‚ Flowers se arlet. experience (see page еза "ue “ utility of growing 
mperature Airi y= i чод ваше 7 the average egre nes Potatoes on ridges between Celery, &c," allow me to 
ARN viz. 4 ill the 21st there ban it had EK ieron er in i remark that the mould where the Potatoes grow is not 
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flowers large, in fair-sized heads, ele vated on long stalks, 
spe vas e light scarlet. A good variety for training to the pillars | ар шу Бре 
of ртаепћосве conservatories, o rb ts. tic E. Cle e 
misa 3. qa From Messrs. Fraser. Vigorous; flowers tion оше b ls Eos betw тееп 
meter remained ve ee aen at ou a Fedia of ions, where Cel i i i 
2951 us Fr F , elery is not required in quantity. 
in. Onthe 30th the: sky was overcast through out,and ното омду ШИ; б i6; fides i x d wel ie co acr E t after the ает is well prepared in 
ced did not show any depression to cause alarm. formel, ien 1 trusses, bright scarlet. One of th m 
day of the month was much the same as its y = Л 
predecomor, ta e — ч as the morning was 99 и. T Wil habi ^ Pim „Ёсе Lo ‚ Low -& x ; i d v double тон p y a "t таса 
oudy and rain th ; # rous in 16; wers large, scarlet. 
1 y - - A Dingen was fine, and gi dar io Pun aneh, bul т to it^ TE for m X ihe Celery. In the centre 
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n id not differ very much from thé sverage for „от IE ; well form in good-sized trusses, reddish- | о i 250 е soi la 
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ia pee es cca Mr. tc Dwarf, slender | ^3. ^n June. Where Broccoli, Cabbages, Savoys, 
habit ; n small trusses, scarlet. 3 Kale, Gree ousan 
m А. osefol bedding SOM. required, let the ground be formed into complete 7 feet 
T Tedi le— From Mr. Tumer D "uf: ridges, stetch fashioned, still adhering to double rows 
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flowers scar x in жайы um Inferior, lows -pást din адаы " 
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habits ге re Tight scarlet, of goo Mediam epa а fbe plintat in June or July, right and left of the said 
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reading i in rin month was 30.28 in., it i scarlet. "co * Low & Co. Dwarf; | mould from tho potato plots, Še a preventive or protec- 
9th; lowest reading hera 28. 81 in. od tg 11. Lord lam.— From Mr. Turner. Medium tion from excessive wet an its in winter. Thus 
giving a range єт the month of 1.47 in. C. habit; flowers large and pud in small trusses, scarlet. 7 feet spaces will be allotted (and it will be found not 
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Б: cx NGSCHUIWS Crus bibotia li - Magnum Bonum. —From Mr. Scott. Vi об; З feet Т тее from ben M to the Peas, B 
deep scarle Infi " e 
PELARGONIUMS, 13. Mrs. Bloo рош My "ле n Put pating uà otatoes grew in summer. By Treve-sin ng or alter- 
WN AT CHISWICK 1х 1860. compact habit; ш са: sized, scarlet. Inferior. "wien: de p would 
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ыг пе variety for large «qe lt appears that there are кя Е, P ЕРЕ енедо Ьу е 
: several distinct seedling torms of үч у iet d that | Plough, whether itis for Potatoes or other crops with 
hese plants, it has been rv. ined to T "ie tis be the рен of thorh has z эш all white у an the wide касай either planted or m = — 
Vigorous; Hardy, Maldon. 
16. Royal Dwarf.—From Mr. Turner. Mediu awberry Mule - телчи is recommended for 
t by an exceptional season habit; flowers medium-sized, in small trusses, ане. this purpose а at p. 290a ou add an editorial note 
may oc тей be worth recording. They are to. be Inferior. : vu. төт 616 s — r^ Зава. ^ 18 thisreally 
pply ; 17. кн arlatina. le ron Mr. Turner, Messrs. Fraser, sig ss verd i e 10 T x more MET the 
‹ air, and i essrs. Low о. Vigorous; flowers large, i convenie més, and certainly without 
Сар and in many cases are derived from single medium aoc russes qr right per tms DE БТР 18] 4 has injury to the land. The чову тей 
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The following is a smart of Mi Variat: 8. Tom Thumb.—From Messrs. Fraser. M odium or |t be used is ы mall that in a few months i£ is Scarcel 
the Mee tee adju udged to be bo thé ойнен fu апав habit ; бөйы. scarlet. Inferior. perceptible o the ground, and certainly where ы; 
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Well llington Hero.—From Messrs. Fra Vi- unners root more vigorously 
L "Plain -leaved Scarlet Pelargoniums,—$ 1, | 8° habit; flowers large and well bened, w fine in old t n than i ume other в ubstance. I have some- 
Flowers scarlet :—Frogmore Improved, and Punch, еу boexpisinsd thes tiis terur hae Dear employed uj M бом n ME the plants to get r 
*fiance and Wellington Hero, in addition, were com- | Sx Preis briefly th the fact that superior sorts of similar character for torcing Е planting, and most нареч must have 
mended for or pot culture and for training up conservatory um Rn ar coni imply that the varieties to v жуй how vigorously the runners of the forcing 
plants root if they only come in тд with the tan 
