Mar 
194 THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE. | Maker 8, 1860, 
a - n = - p Le —— 
3 e,” three-quarters of a mile 1 
Mar December ; and „the year ending Decem ing an “ long, on 
À 0.390 g level sain wie a slight sweep or curve in it: 
ms sakes tothe wre oe vin x ber BL 18: 9, is eae: i nt f ws, C Deo ara; aa San 
eats vinter which jë Jaani at . “nobilis, alternately, 2d i 
Ih the f leaving us, ‘the usual stock F g| yz g ee Sees 3 = Z baie bn ji 4 int WH RON kde de: 
hal. hardy plants for bedding ROR te È 8 eS $ -a SmE é 2 8 Wellingtonia alternately. both cases the trees to be 
gota eee Were amply suffici ope jg | EE .§ å 4 fr ards apart every way, an ed 
but I fear there wi m be eres e|ae 2° k x mixed plantations of hardwood and Firs, &e. Scotus 
Saottality Pile such plants this season, especially Es : [We doubt ve propristy EF gp eol teed the 
4.16 he est fire, eca e 1 ASS) 
The restilt will be that annuals oe A greatly i le awapa ape A a paky pre 608 ht £ Botnio anid mask He 
demand, especially with amateur o have no prop | me a ue S oe fe We should prefer front row A. Dou 
gating pit its, cold ieii and ot er mi t S| Sag es82338 se p7 Wellingtonin, harr Dood dars in the rear ; or ratter the 
securing a go antity of b uff, ay 3 EE EEEE : 1, A. Douglasii; 2, Wellin 
be well therefore to know that with a single-light box s | prep mre SiS S A EA ERAI -] gas eo an 
and a few barrow-loads of dung and leaves just sufi- | |S | BSSISESS SES se | Rainfall at Highfield near Shrewsbury in 1859: 
cient to raise a gentle heat, any one may succeed in Dies se a ta RON St we wt tk 
raising pe Papa, portion of oy Prides: hd Sl uuke ee es owe sF z P ye -osù I a orw “ osl 
ke et ea e eq A ae a | HSH B2SRRSRER ge] 8 Wetrodey “i n, OOS PRET e ae 
Ha ray gias in every ps asi require less [2 SSSSSESSSSSS SB ih eee oe | Agua ene 4 
detent mtion to hing hem to perfection; but even these Sag a E a EE eS PE FAP. 5 a's -- 2.83 | October se  . es 
are frequently sadly "idan Thick sowing is a Bl wore yrseseBSsrs | g May 0.86 | November ed 
k ei cae ee t the proper time is 8/S3852332888 sges| 5 June hy aS 2.14 | December 188 
no! ult of thick sowing is, aun | foe MeCN INCE LINN AREE es come” LOE HEEE ET TAR h Pye Total = 
a rwar ae -í 7 os +. 28.09 
weakly =i ph Blows pa rely i ada n zo yay eo even Sarr repeet en se a Rainfall in 1858 .. +... g7 
wih by pope © S| ESSSSS2Ess8 353 | © Excess in 1859 at 
Blin ti past. tes tea ey ae Maximum temperature, 1859, July 10, siie. ihia 
ite = si 3 = gy 19, 10°. J. H: 
and at ha impunity, Sas wees 5 a elass oi of è Š ig & = $ = A x 3 3 5 BE 2 s° Royal Benevolent caplet < —Th your 
TOET a = a EE cr ea stp sbiedindn aie tee mets upon the letter of a “ Young Practical” in 
annuals may be sown in hes intered in a cold a bis i Lg inan iii me P of last week, respecting the iske h 
Wöüse or frame near glass; frost if pos AD BP ge er T Sane: beg your Paper Char 
i SR ey oy ape p ‘10002. in th Balance Sheet 0 of this ity, you state 
1 . Ten-week Stocks make SL Gee a 3 3 z a z z z 3 3 3 z g ge S at you printed the report as y received ‘i Ti 
a as digo PERE PY et to say that the mistake occurred through your printer 
time for replanting the bed with half-hardy plants. me 5 di = 3 
Så k fi J bed, and is easil Bl oHpPH Se YP PHP SOE BE] & taking the tick of the auditor tor a figure. 2 meiose 
a e d cer at of dis. Men) S| BSaESSRS STR Ze P|” pae robert Me yee ee Ney ee i 
annual required for very early spring flowermg, I ee ah Pe, uppose the printer did mistake a tick for the 
sual time of sowing, March and April; th Sl eee sotryep soo ee i & A aaa in: teal 
perely loom ree aries ee eee oR: B) 228 2228 S835 39 | > aie Pers as foitowa: ie? About ye tah dle of Fi io $ 
e ore hab if the cgltivati kaa oak 4 
was more generally understood th® would soon occupy = E St S 2 eee A 185 in our home mnie a which B deep light s ik: 
äi E  positi fl ard db 2 SE A AE ot a £5 D had a sate of. pittin 2 feét long hy oa 
orë prominent position in our flower gar Aaa e g SZ2e88285 3 8 37 a Hr: ye 
Winch hk House, Seacombe, Cheshire. El LAPSE EET ke Se 
Bffects of the late Frost.—Two plants of Eugenin S PP a rg z 
Ügni have AREA t the sent at “the oot of a green- 2) 2Z3S8RSS5RRSS SR) & 
wall exposed toa iy al from the north two — EE TURN 
Winters without hurt. The frost of October last w S ore eer HHHH Oo Dk 
gig sie them in their apa winter well established cat | Sj SL ggg S883 } 3 
o the ground, a d they are as dead as Pea et Zee 
> s. petr mi is in splendid bloom when = ERS Mets oons 
l ‘oat came, and it was kilted. back to six inches| |Æ a ae 2 BEeee 8 =e 5 ts of the shooter 
from th top of s every Shoot don fiowes t hat. pave, nt} |x | SeSa5 saben bi commenced ti 
anirai pro n, or at Teast suffer during ei 
the severe weather iti the > spring of 1859, are now gone S PHpe pepe eee OB r 
- Iyooo yone op oa 
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of the flower buds will break. Among fuss vhich may Ae 
have suffered most are Gloire de Dijon, Le Pactole, 
Leveson Gower, Madame gy bigs pe Willermorz, 
and Niphetos. Contrary t expectations, Tea 
Roses do well here if "indy treated ; but i in such an 
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Previous to the late fall of snow I had a look over The following ae shows the highest and the lowes 
the borders and can report t then Weigela rmometer in a shade in the as th 
‘was in prime condition, dwelling ity eae The follow- month ; also the ‘highest readin ngs n the s sun and the 
ing, which may $ naL, be co onside ered a g the 
Be a e ad siti were | last 14 years :— 
a ntly Magnolia 
Poara Garya ‘aiptiea, Ber “fini i Stn ita Fortuni, jä i 
intermedia, ae cok Polygala canan xus, Gaul- RERSSERERRRRE 2% g 
™ Empetrum, Menzies og wh Lo aR S TUEA, E E a 
polifolia a Mitchella repens. Of course we g z 
‘wait to know the extent to which trees na obese SOoezsSeeeeseseeee2e8)| z 
- Dite beer ingred, ugh a moment’s glance is enou Soa mR SaSOaUW SS Sg a 
F hoe pagers eh the oo ies ae ote eu gees Æ $ossssere Te 
x oy a 
sitice November last, the colour having changed to a S A Ee 5 = = 3 g BES £ E B 
bas y yellow green, by no hte: equal to the atid of Ere NS | pes ax Boe Ee & E 
Grass turf adjoining it its hardiness ther: wa o La Ea tee Sat = 
be no doubt, for last aùtumn’s seedlings ar still be Fi 
eth oe cha th UANUWAI t stare Beeeypsesgtsesgass B 
ist bosh òf of spring wi Tane, Castet joone IS, geneoccog 3 
Bitter Cucumbers.—Can any of yo : Te $ pises AEREA a ALA- 
z * are | i ea “sna ae am 
Fhe a reason for Cucumbers Taai toes th ala DEANE SEGEEEEESE ee tie la ili aig iar io fe nid 
the year? I have a half span n-roofed house here Sere en C8 Bee ee st e plina l ie = AET 
ome fruit hbri well flavoured, while others a ii a a a Dae ; ; | 
taken from the self-same plant are quite bitter. This I | eepn = egg E A | ‘whether i it promises to 
fiid to be the case with all the varieties, whic e BeROOaaHSSO B lit is destine 
Sion House, Harrow’s Alliance, Black Spine, and two ssesssgeggegeg? pa hans 
others of my own. i ae is heated by means of aruerpumagngne B sake: of lt 
hot water in pi k do their work admirably. I ESEEECESE 5E E aat 
may just state that the “Cucumbers were planted about Rigs ka w aE Sa S yr b git 
the middle of Oct in a composition of fibry Be Pipe Pah B afi 
maiden loam, leaf mou mid and a little cow-dung, al Ş m é , 
the turves that cover the brick-bats, eeseeyeek es J A at 
like to know if it is common for SECRE 3 = JEE #i 6 monthok AEN and 
aso oking| | 8888888888 ithered looking 
‘on, Oxon Sree ae esas ry close in 
m.—The following Table shows IRORI g 4; Bute 4 there; it is possible, cert: 
kee bgt ees | ee 2 gage e at may be yet ali 
sents, was ! a far is anyth' 
pti 186 —J. B. McLaren, Observatory, Cardington, p ig co; 
the average of Laren, ory, Dee. 31. F bell Ver 
> Avenues.— ie tt oro ik by some advice as to | latter doing well in 
„ | the more effective of the two following modes of plant- ! from condemning this new 
