GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE AND AGRICULTURAL T AZETIR. 
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THE {| Mancu 24, 1860, 
are es amie “blossoms, which. o their | distance a tht geese A 
€ part that the finely variegated foliage of some , RS’ GARD 
unusu: al si and beau ty are particularly Striking. The of the newer species, may have full room to expand. As| potato Na T os iig. pari hould 
ast-nam wrieties are this now and then be f » Should be 
blotched with white to a much greater r extent than they | given. Their period of blooming is from Januar ary to peu eg ato Rs, 25 Enyi Potatoe sis and Onions 
usually are, which adds —— A to their ba a Ker saeco d or shaded by other 
and the ttl of > hi a crops; there are however many y things such as Ca: 
confined to 1 posia i ANS speak is FL GARDEN AND SHRUBBE arsnips, Turnips, and all the Cabbage famil ne 
cee specimens Look w vall t to — transplanted oie = id shrubs, | will not only bear being slightly shaded, but y Which 
plants of the kinds named are varie iegated this year in a | especially such as ave got shaken = pase summers like the past will enjoy it Mi od in warm 
similar manner. Among kinds comparatively little cul- ooted by. ai recent high v oa Do not allow any: herefore is a point to which thoes he 
tivated but well worth adding to any collection, how- ing to s at the rook ‘The soil | espe l atte a eS ATATA PA should pay 
ever small, may be mentioned Archduchess August peria na nok e r E Aias Bice he 
deep rosy purple, shaded and striped with white; Duc peso 2 mg Up or 
7 ; satu: ted « ò to athe r = over watering, > : 
de Chartres, red blotched with White; Due de Eitan, ti rh $ cover ire e plan ot sah piece gatheri mgs na Ah soyan wing anna mich Seay / NOW or soon 
fine rose marked ine nea, red dè for 5 q ae beaut. 
re white; Fra Arnoldo.da Brescia, —_ shaped red each nets fix them to, the Pian i Same of a fal Phlox Drummondi. 
marbled with white; Fordi, small delic e rose; Lady | collar nd thickly wrapped STATE OF THE WEATHER AT CHISWICK, NEAR LONDO) 
Mary Labouchere, rosy purpl 3 Storeyi, oy pink,striped round with canvas to prevent ita injuring the ark, and Larch 22, 1850, as observed at Ta E Horticultural Gardens 
with white; altevaredo, bright rose, sometimes g pieces of Oa : = ven pt the ara i ae en ee sige = 
bl tched with white, and a large deep crimson seedling ground at prop istances from the of the tree, | March. 7 Pee Hirai hate OA ore iam} Wina| 2 
bog Sf noe blooming: for the ñrst time and has ee For E eelne i in prominent stationa. metallic wires S| Max. | Min. |Max. | Min. Mean adep") PAED 
yet received a name. This last ises to be an| should be employed i instead | of c ords, bei natera in | Friday 16 sooo | 29932 | 55 | 33 | w| a| ay 
E Of Carnation kinds none are better than | appearance ; pensive Sa the frakt Sine cA shou | aoas | 36 | 43 | aos | 44 | an Ma He 
ertus. To this class t, however, added a ? if “T Fe at iè Sender eh a6 apara i gama 55 | 33 J 44.0) 45 | 43| W. iog 
seedling called Chandler’s gloriosa, which is white ee any w last i etimo. iid at ‘ed Tues 20) 27 30.087 20795 | 82 31 ie | at SW om 
beautifully striped, and mottled all over with r z Thad t Wed. 3 SUE gece a an | at | is] 43 | 43 SW [aoe 
The bloom we saw was on a very small plant, and th | Saas RA y 
: ea w ae weeds and give a si neat a) appearance . | Average. 29.928 | 29.829 | 53.1 | 361 | 446 | 498! 4391 [oo 
fore not a fair cri seca i >T = variety may ihe emt out Wallflow a ‘Double ockets, and young | Ts a a... 
expected to > ib was are: y formed and. the | stock of he rba aceous plants sere: Delphinium for- a K reret”. overcast; cloudy ; boisterous, 
ces 
ereast; cloudy; very clear at night. 
a pink | kind, o “on which “however the flowers sometimes 
as conspi icuous. Of ‘the Old Double Whi ite, 
come white, 
| and should have a place in every poa 
CING Bata ARTM 
t 
ere. 
ti 
g plants, on each “of which WERE one 
re blooms 
a the ra ising of =_— stock of Camellias as 
— of them Seer 
fine 
VIN: —Giv Si 
Se will porate, using a little 
nna Rearing a little air at ni ge 
s freely he the fst of the 
a fire Bus at, 
erries, as a 
its mg house 
have a 
—Wh 
and ‘6 
oid the ne 
ne 
the root previou: sly. ent crop is con- 
cerned the trees can, perhape, hardly pe y dry at the 
eas oe ote throug ma 
att nhs haan WEATHER AT CHISWICK. 
During for the ensuing Week, en: pene a arch 31, 1860, 
No.of |g 
reai P $ 
Mareh. Ye i Quantity = ales 
ained, | 9f Rain. 
Sunday 25. 59.38 132,99 [41.33 | 12 0.50in. | 3o alt al 4] 7 
26 |5176 |3241 |4208 | 12 o7 ` |—| 6} 4} 2| a 
Tues. 27..|53.67 |33.94 | 43.80 | 10 0.37 2| 6| 3| 2| 3 
Wed. 28..|52.94 |3376 | 43.35 | 13 oss |4| 6} 6| 2| 2 
Thurs, 29.53.61 |33.29 | 43.45 | 10 0.33 1} 4 8] 3] 2 
Friday 30..|53.44 (3420 |43.82| 13 0.50 3| 5] 5] 1] 5 
Satur. 31. |5476 134.35 | 44.55 0.30 3! 7! 2l 3 7 
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The highest temperature during the above period occurred on the 27th, 
1830—therm. 75 deg. ; and the lowest on the 25th, 1819—therm. 14 deg. Be 
es to Correspon 
pee pla nts of Ala f the best of ever- none 
greens for town saroy pp —— in front of the | 70 while the frui t is ripening, but where a second HE METROPOLITAN B WORKS 
Camellias, have had their tops brow. have directed that i in future the pete: in which our 
(0 odendrons in pots this spacers contains a He called Wellington Street, and 
fine collection, w ell ad of) ae red a spider, o otherwise the gier] crop can “hard ly k that the number of our office shall be 41. Correspon- 
nolias of th k o be ee eu ee Use the syringe|dents are ther heed Tegueste ed to address all letters, 
stock. viteroas bo nd mai atmosphere as long as whether to a or ye 41, Wellington Street, 
In the sh ering pla ants have been mixed | this can be done ikont risk oft injuring the fruit." Also ondon, W.C. 
with Ferns oaae as ” effect ; and in a house | | keep the e youn g wood t thin and regularly tied i ai storping beridi. 
adjoining were some fini imens of Dracænas, Tolia. Call A Sean soi: rg a hee 
vari -leaved Begonias, and other plants remark: of the shoots, &e. Mztons.—Encourage ae news Dianth Sinensis Hod sa wigi in ra oraa ea oe 
able for the beauty of their foliage. Here were als th ito f 1 R ss ‘ble: et ee m EE sen Mossing se tops of pots 
quantities of Monocheetumn ensiferam, a rosy le- =| pag in vi a growth as quickly as possi t plants iti - 
Sae plant, din pes al ly bing titi hued be kept cooler, admit- PERENE tend should 8 Ñ wale 
jas ng a urable opportunity, in order to} Booxs: A Z. Study and learn ts apply the rules in 
~The flower asia es ‘portion of the sa along the | Sec ce shorn: fruitful wood. Keep the shoots thin Professor Lindley'’s Descriptive Botauy. It is the drill book of 
new frontage has: been completed, and when filled pris r, pin mag wan 2 avoi There anita f las one e = aid în ee 
with bedding plants cannot fail to be highly attractive. ing i ie omsguee Dots uel they reach the sides of| the fact incontestably Th z costs only a shilling and 
The walls are well ed with trained fruit trees, the pit, when b; ag: pinching out the point latera is expressly pr d for selfinstruction. It isthe of 
and we und this nur al tains a | Will start into growth and show pa abundantly ; and sua iness soe m oxy sage roche: style and 
collection of Vines, to the growth of whic by t have gained suficient $22 irurgus. A V oldier used to say that 
house is about to be devoted. 
Galendae of Operations, 
(For the ensuing week.) 
ANT DEPARTMENT. 
Coxsrnvarony, —- 
er 
is time the plants are 
ength to set 
es" at night, and 
= do this pies: exrotally on reld ets 
aintain a steady bottom heat of aaa 80° or 85°, Be 
pes the soil in a y healthy state as to moisture. See to 
providing plenty of young plants for snéseadion Pace 
| CHERRY-HOUSE.— Syringe the trees dai = vith w 
| the same temperature as that of the house. Lo ne 
a and 
supply the plants liberally > Lat water oa ne fruit | 
èt Canlifiowers, should have as” 
Salet Rea Tos will puue = = ri with | 
fond Shape 
wering, 
for autumn. ds 
lan p the vd so Tor hioa 
n Begonias. Now 
will be a 
commence with a stock for sea se 
go ou tof bloom allow them a short 
A 
m | future growth of the Saano] te —— muc 
be 
for the beri after culture bar. 
a | crop of ken swage ase — should ead be be planted fi w 
ason’s | | procnang te sup} 
which gradu ally decrease 
hr 
mare not to b 
essor’s gown 
cimetrven Liverpoa!. This can only be had by inq ss 
= li ade. is hardly to be found except in 
ari 
INSECTS : d all the more im 
will fi 
Garden cree deacritied i in our former volum: 
the quantity and cease aer nging; 
air on all favourable Se 
uld be ‘placed 
RIES.— 
ced by i 
ises, ind 
e of 
E Tiaa 
R air as 
the 
— 
Senn nts of bages, 
spring off w 
| pin io pi stocky for final transplanting. 
not being drawn n youn: 
be paid to this point 5 a the 
first n 
large enough to handle prick out ona sim 
inches between the plante 
may be dug 18 inches wide, and th 
which some feindre ra 
for pu 
rns” now in 
te yi 
to Mr. if Bers Botanic Gardens, Chelsea, 
the “‘ Nature-Printed British Fe: 
H. Your treatment is ri 
*,* As usual, many communications ba’ have beet 
“tate, andothers hers ave detained till the pecessil 
made. We must algo beg the indulgence of 
well-rotted 
as above. 
ents the insertion of whose contributions is 
