220 THE GARDEN 
ERS’ 
mew permits the stripped log to fioat down the 
CHRONICLE AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE. 
ag of the building hot-water pipes pass for r keeping up 
[Marcx 10, 1860, 
it open and friable, and also to 
Fy er) 
give it a cle ean, neat, 
Pp the temperature during winter, and gas is laid on to| fresh appearance. If the stock of beddi > 
«e Thei r teeth are Wonder -fully power rful and sharp, | every part, so tl in case 0! ht fétes, as with the | is still deficient, get in cuttings in the ode eit plants 
and their jaws are possessed of sin gular strength. olunteer Ball, which was held last Wednesday night, | position without loss of time. See to t oye arable 
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So sharp a re their teeth, and with such address | the whole structure can be illuminated in the most |of Dahlias and Hollyhocks; the lat er are Poss, 
does the animal use them, that a tame beaver has re- | brilliant manner. his flower market it is gr eatly impro oved by the ois rts of seedling Pov! rt 
peatedly been seen to take a Potato or an Apple in his | hoped = bring together under one the immense = he Dahlia 5 that 
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` fore-paws, to up on his hind feet, and by merely | trad lants and flow ich is now so much extens ily planted in war 
pressing the Apple against his lower incisors, and mani- divided. The flowers are to bé arranged in raised banks Cattings sipped off the old plants with a teat pla t i 
pulating it dexterously, to peel it as really as if. the|in the centre nave, with smaller ‘on mes in the aisles. very soil, and afforded a gen tle botto 
operation een performed by human andi S ith | Seeds, cuttings, tools, and ornamental garden furniture t, ospiig the leaves as cool as sible, will Poa 
tha sido nifo, of all kinds will be sold only in the aisl Neither | found to root. Carnations and Picotees have sniffer, i 
“Not all the beavers employ themselves in these | fruit nor vegetables will be sold there. Weunderstand! much this winter ; i hose that e ie, oe ld be hier 
united laboure ‘for there are some which, like dr rones, that stalls are now being let to such nurser ymen and forthwith. We kno w of nothing bet to grow the 
refuse e any part in the proceedings, and a florist Sas may apply for ik Tis that as yet a ver vir gin los am, as part of rotten 
technically called “Les paresseux, » or the idlers, by tl y have been | horse manure, and one. part sharp river sa nd ; int thie 
beaver-hunte: e an ima us m ves no dam and build l the 
no house, b ith Sreang long S TE SRE es a ing season, we have seen them grown in n ene 
tunnels and pists up their pie i ‘tek: -= eral of Calendar of Ope erations, via Seedling Pansies in n should be gone ove 
these idlers inhabit the same burrow, and a ar (For the ensuing week.) carefully, pres hesi soil stirred, and a dressin F 
always males, it is supposed that they must a e bee Jaa manure pu Place stic s to Pinks, and if aot i 
conquered in the contests which take place between T DEPART previously top- -dressed do so now. Ranún oi haye j 
na an ey muet while they are kred AE e _ Oli. | „ Conserv. sai, ee. —Push on a Chrnellias that have | 119 appearance; they must be watched, 
and that they r sw siege retir mparative soli- | fairly Sd thi i | as they are apt displace the soil Sbit the e g 
tude until they Ee painos a i md and Plenty of weak manure-water, aia get a pation | the plant, w Heni is prejudicial. TOWN of 3 
couragi renew the fight. These i es are glad Y | of , 
keta dis: ak annie aii sly oà Rewa stint rarer Mabe they _, _, HARDY FRUIT AND KITCHEN GAR 
and a skilful trapper thinks himself ill-used if he does are exceedingly useful plants for rat wering, a Ma. e000: hs the wehbe shal | 
ot capture every idl that he may mi et, angiy plants for win at rose Y | hay qier favourable. Wh - 
spite of their store of pro , the beavers a ting | it will be fo ound a very good Satins in transi anti: } 
become very ‘thin during the aE "months, so tpa cee on. cy! ficou a as fs these at this uncertain season. to‘ throw aupleng 
they RES in bad ease when spring comes ‘in, Howev th : nuly as possible with | trenches, placing the soil removed on north sid y 
E TE i Dia tee ng of a of the bared qd greenhouse | and p tting the plants in the trenches, which will w { 
eficial effect be them, and by the eginning of b Taie tee! oe peta th. B = ofl he chance | thus sheltered from the north: winds Stir the soil 4 
poen they are quite fat. By study of the Lee before pot potting t teluve-a the ball in a “es moist peered A Wood f ou kin e aco, Spinach, es ae 
habits, the trap’ re led to prognostigate the Ayres Ss i > preven zee s from i sing their appearance anyw 
kind of weather which is likely to ha se For an AEKA ion YEN koki Ea E ones Sie ca Fors ard Celery plants for a very early supply, by : 
ple, as it is well known that the beavers always Gaah dhe poibli oe mg e h specimens tog ogether as pricking at ona a slight hotbed, and sow on the same ; 
their winter’s more of wood in good pbb the act a £ » keeping the house ser, an ad acces sion Where it is intended to head k 
their early commencement at this labour shows that oe atmosphere moister than usual. See os fo , this should be d oa 
ooded plants, as Pelargoniums, Cinerarias x pete at ee 
winter will ba skeles pagi allo , XC, are | and young stock wrest a "be grafted as speedil: 
e wed plenty of spaco and that t they are irop erly sup: rs 
The colour of the Mees ships hairs which cover | pli ed with oltar Weak i isme LAP l admit. end to providing for a 
back of the beaver is a light chesnut, and the fine | Joar of inse ee “Gig ore ; Fs at erfectly | regular and plentifu l succession of Peas, Beans, &e., by 
hat lies next to the skin is a soft greyish-brown. | avon rable ° Gates the but a > not 1 ese on every sowing quantities proportionate to the demand at short 
The total length of the animal is ut 3% feet: the bl ri we nity, Lease ob GE cold winds to | intervals. Se e that those in the ground are not in injured. 
flat, paddle-sha| e-covered tail being about 1 foot | 0Y ge. 
in length. The flesh of the b is eaten by the NG DEPART 
t ge 4 to fi Ty} t ili s aR S STATE OF THE WEATHER AT CHISWICK, NEAR LONDON. 
som nn hes pets Ak Pn ae iye je E 1 INERTES. sini hres mois ist atmosphere, peti nnn scan yas obervedat the Horticultural Garden 
too rich and oily to suit the taste of most perso when there rea ‘be no danger of an Sortie: Ai OTE AR, | 
female beaver produces about — or ie ‘yo eng ducing weakly growth, Avoid allowing water to arc oie 
Fa a a iter, and the little creatures a in the hearts of plants showing fruit ; also spare apii hane Sere! breve ser — 
e flowers of those. in bloom with the syringe. | Filey 3 “2 sw) 
RIES.—See that the houses in which the Vines are | Senday 4| 1 
Ists RECEIVED. Van HOUTTE | not yet started are properly - i Tue 
(Ghent), prix en aire t ‘des pl Sme a katte t de plein | with t mposition of soft soa  &e., | 
air, suivi phabétique AAA na and ev everything put i ing order; also get ic chat ea Bake soa 
genres y erar ia 7 AR ey mini (Hollo- | the rods bent in time, so ‘as to cause them to push their | 4vera8e:: | 285 | 38.3 
pee a select Catalogue _ of F Flower, Man sate, _ and bu ds regularly. Attend to disbudding and stopping, | March 2- Dyer rain; cloudy ; clear and fine. 
Cy as may be necessary in the succession houses, and a i Kain; ; very cle clear ny, overeat 
see that the inside borders are in a properly moist| Z ETLI AS tines toety: 2 
a, giving tepid manure water when necessary,| Z Ear as ninth Windy ocanoal shone of : 
and do not be afraid of pi ing too much this to ry ceas showers of snow 
EW ) OVENT GARDEN.— es iting in pots. careful of ] sbi 
great central metropolitan ARNT for flowers has | shut up early in fie akemios ; span “RECORD 0 OF THE WEATHER AT CHISWICK, 
po) p early n; for, depend upon it,| During the last 34 years, for the ensuing Week, Gries 
I erected in th of a pretty glass a ere is no heat so congenial vegetation as that $ g ending March 17, 1860. 
iron building just completed on the south side of] derived from the sun’s rays. Where plants are grown] y “$34 Spi ge of | Greatest d 
he new Opera-house. Its ound-plan and shape funder Vines s keep a sharp eye upon them for black sien SHE SEE sé = Seamer jals 3 
. be best described as resembling the letter L, | thrips, and use every means to keep them clear of this pales Rained. áj jZ 
the largest and principal entrance being by the side} pest, w to get upon the Vines, will ey Se ; 0.33in. | 1| 5| 3 5] 3112| 3/2 
e Italian Opera, at thé end of the longer| spread with a amazing rapidity, and will soon rain the | T: : a7 4 0.38 qs A 
arm of the letter, while the other entrance en liage. This i is not only most destructive, but se 310 oar a4 i 
Market. In a direct line td f insects to extirpate, and shoulethes aie $ 517 Des EEH 2 
Raton run the main arcades, and over the point | fore = kept under by every possible means. Azaleas The hi Soak 0.36 E 4 3 
inie A their junction at rig ht a angles rises a lofty | are e xceedingly er o it, ba yon y msi Se of eee Be an fs, ist sare dart deg. petri Sea the 1 Bi pra 
dome. Th be obtain 
to the Eini wall is 228 feet, and the short arm from | and shoul never be own in Vin nerie 
es 
Ye Sens Market to the theatre = 100 feet. | to pre os intl tend Notices to. Correspondents 
width arcades feet, of | or pots, a nd ¢ guard : nst red spider b ANAGALLIS INDICA : C J. This name is here spett correéily. 
Merani kir ie intitctronar ented occupies moist healthy ee and ia w ibe aa ar a rs bees tector or etary ote 
: Py $ oe oi 
rae. tats, eaten ros aon a pa t = not very us oe to thin the crop of this} venture to request our correspondents to recollect that we 
near! 1 wide, e springin; g| uit, but. caseg ere crop is very heavy never have or could have undertaken an unlimited duty of 
of the arches for the is from the ent timely thinning may prevent this San done by natural | {2/8 Kind. Young gardeners, to whom these remarks more 
and on to the top of t roof is 57 feet ; sce sek si y natura! especially ally apply, os paii in mind that, before applying to 
roof is tt Nanak arched e. The 4 “| ml alo i a later p n extent, and tance, Feet should exhaust their other means 0 
also nearly a comp mist fost tn: aside nii, of the paining Hames tia- è cannot save them the trouble 0 
atthe f vt 25 et phe diameter | t ite a crop. gamintig ie thinking for Shore nor — it be 
base tet hy 2 se i Pas we can hem—ang 
to the circul it supports a ing the wie rn et de Serena aeaii at aline grin aia It is now requested that, in future, not 
favourable spring as nearly as more ur plants seer 
7 cent The pea i remarkable se fa ase for which pare the fruit i is stoned, when they may be | ron re Acacia ealieina; $ A 5 oe a ta at one tim time. = 
ere, Here, as else- es of He: Funda. insignis.— 
r ior, spi a E RC Inga Harrisii. 
f bei ng, as is usu ally the “case, mere iron te erated immedi nal ee berg ks = ye ga i= 7 agg iie o ena si 
cylinders, rough an unadorned, are all cast of a hand- —Bri y they TE ved. “Sma thro the i WB gene oe gery in 
x n succession plants very gradual gh the long and damp voyage, you must transmit 
riha ter: m, with peang bases and rich po cor seal afford those is bloom a ra atmospher: x i bags, t half fali, and placed in some well ven- — 
EN OAAR | with ith a free circulation of air, as set their fruit | _ just below t ry deck oie dipper wat pone ee 
adiy In a moist close atmosphere. Plants swelling Snoppr: Ki says: “I ha collected a quantity of 
penres "The nisle are, as has been stated, renee 13 feet | their fruit must be liberal! Spona with clear, rath eyo in other words the waste from a woollen mill 
ak 30 high, the theatre wath I Frming the wall of the | strong, manure-water, and if ne large fruit is expected torte which T Bolen Bad Laces e 
aisle, oor wb ; the mae » The mlr otk must be resorted rhe immediately the fruit is | 2nd I dare say copperas too, Bett before doing so I beg leave 
latter is ae e vind ows heen md | fair to ask your opinion.” In our opinion the presence of Log- 
ith ‘that of the theatre. ‘The arches pen GARDEN AND S Wood and Copperas, both or either, will be extremely inju- 
roof of th trellised lof HRUBBERI ous, if not tal to the Vines. 5 ee 
ailal ,andofvery| Swee past ie hly clean la p 
iia Ee y clean lawns, a men em a| TBE HORTICULTURAL : Old Sub., P_V. Apply to 
Pan the | double rolling wit ha heavy roller, to render the turf Secretary, 8, St. Martin’s Piace, don, W.C. t 
e it, and pns and solid. If any alterations or planting still adkae, EA kongs ite i aitai gt } 
et ntl nts PO, ai ge aa oar ae regia eee 
» Oo muni : 
ith ied oak, e sit possible. Deke ‘eds planted mi talis ma staat gts ase jes canbe 
ae where necessary stir the the surface soil, so or hie tances cbs Ns è 
insertion of w: 
