316 THE GARDENERS’ CHROMICLE AND AGRICULTURAL we da [Arar 7, 1860 
superba, a „fiue large crimson-cupped sort; Princess oe pe Operations. | adios eal 1 ae opera eala, 
— inde Jenny Lind, a very pretty faintly striped (For the ensuing week.) 
variety, and Storeyi, a good rose e same firm also EFT x ept moderate} 
sent the Indian Rhododen dron Falconeri, with greenish PLANT Wiese hear i in later stages of growth proi howe dry, 
white flowers, having a dark-coloured base; and in CONSERVATORY, &c.—Where har r well supplied et’ head ever 
Mr. Standish, of Bagshot, came R. fulgens, a bright | ally forced, select aa cae suite when removed | the root. and 
scarlet kind of considerable beauty. Messrs. Henderson. | from the houses em some kind of; FRAMES.—. ops in these, 
of Pine-apple Place, exhibited (but not for competition) rages shelte: er PA Pey harden their foli- | Potatoes, Taadishes, ‘ad Cauliflowers, 1 
a collection of Hyacinths, among which were some fine e; those „crampe ed for pot room shift into a size exposure in fine were and be ri 
an 3 he: names of which have been given by us on | larger pot in rich turfy loam; towards the mi dle with water. Repot To 
io i an 
obs Thane 
Bm su lieg 
omatoes and Capsicum Pp: 
a lis n as HA meian AND KITCHEN N GARON 7 i 
mg mentioned in this report, see advertisement in | order th e wood may get ripe early. Fro ohaving| Seedlin S panta of Cauliflowe ers, ales čo i 
añother co Pe n previously forced these will bloom earlier than | this spring shonld ka neii lenge, ¢ > Taiged 
ew stock, of which a portion should each year be | get stocky for final Kianit Br es ough to 
ENTOMOLOGICAL: March 5.—The President in the potted to root! such as become useless for further sowing the principal crops of winter © time fop 
chair. Mr - Stevens ‘exhibited a Pontes = we ee 3 ork, Cut and pl in a cold frame the most | Protoi nd Greens has arrived, selec 
choice ery Seta for suckers after they have | open piece of ground rather 
w Guinea, containing m any ihe in ne- | done flower ering, and put in a stock of Chrysanthemum | see dw 
display te, g plants | pric at on n p 
the stove and for cutting we know of none more | 4 d for producin 
rae Now will be a good time to | supply of heads. The yo i a late 
| men g wit th a ock fo or next season’s display ; as | old stools 
ne 
a u so read a | dry "he se, when they may be partially disrooted i “18 ine 
letter a the possessor of the Sphinx Pinastri | eRoitet, pruning in an y attiguttia bar Keep ne 
exhibited at the las eting; anning i it to have been | close, and age fanaid when they will soon co 
en by ong Fir trees | mence ing. Abundance of li ight ead tolerant e GERS GARD | 
in June last. Dr. alae 3 mentioned oar ae aN share 0 E pot room are paren ensure fine plants.| 1e ta Il Potate planti ing be fini ead ance 
? cosmeti ‘oe A Carrots, Parsnips, and Turnips may be so sown 
taken in a wood near that te was rend | be borders | Ca lanted out. Mixed cropping : 
from Mr. G. Wailes, on the Tiybertitoa (if such a term | property Tilat with water at the root, Hon see that which the cottager sho d pay laee atten ention, 
might be allowed) of female specim ens of Vespa vulgaris | ¢ araos is ear of g my or other insects. mixture r not toi The 
under pieces of sl on the omer ‘ Skiddaw, from f As 
ugusi 
d 
teh. had eith ted | _ Look ‘eat b. ieii thini trees and shrubs. 
their age ncn aol ie Waa aiid TEEN Do Rol allow you at a to suffer for want of water at 
e A 
STATE OF THE WEATHER AT CHISWICK, NEAR 
NDN. 
Fort the Week ending April 5 5, 1360, , aS a yy the Hortic 
or that hav ing in the “pr evious autumn the roo BOO | after planting to settle d PICE |- PERATUR re Oae 
under these stones the Bs or tte aie Of the 
taken dy = ze iy aie n. of the flowing id ne to warm and ay the gro ound. amt soil should | ation 2°) Bax) bin |B not}? Teet 
a of as series of memoi irs on the Ento. | be a moist but not saturated or run together by ee j FERIENE ERE N i 
m . Th ei odes 2 as is sometimes as ni spr inkling rid y 434 | 55 #85 ire 
ver head with the engine on the even ing of drying 450 
Ey fs a ed, beln s g the ake ps RE aye will, when Aas yeather shall have become a little | Mon m i 
and geological peenliarities. = fend valley Ww were noua tis , | warmer, be of service to large evergreens than Hs; £ 
etl t was. stat as divisible into three | OVer-watering dä at the root. See that all recently Fase Pat Err E I 
rate districte, mama the Upper Amazon, the Lower planted things, whether large or small, are well secured b I 
Amazon, and P f | against wind. _A good way of effecting this in the case h I 
butterflies ean ae Upper py aetna were also | Of large plants has been described in former Wena I 
one by Mr. Bates. Ta ake a advantage of the present | state of the ‘grou A 
o; 
; | borders to — the growth of Ta 3 the average o 
Notices o of Books, Ta appearance. Also. plant out Wallflowers, double nah ATHER, Anu, | f: 
d v pier T 
The Culture of Fruit and pad, Fagetaibles and The Culture | Sow he eras be 4 not soreet ng a a liberal ‘supply of WTE of a 
of Flowers and Plants (Houlston & Wright) are farted Minoneti; also Menni bha = pes iale where these $z m | Quantity |y ei E a 
= = of Rain. 1 
neat v wh r. Glenny- records his | — and. Pru oses wed plates ple OA ed. pam p 
: tof the more commonl dy and also atia to the pense 6 of shrubs | Sunday $ 35.8 0.46 in. | 2 
ted ra the Orchard, the Ki tchen Garden, | | that ‘require “that. attention, See that t gravel walks are Tues. 102. SS ed 2 
and the "Flower Garden. lect orj] for the season, and give turf a good | ¥ Thats ~ ee h } 
e appeared before. a petal Asami received, g preparatory = ere wa 3 oss! 316 ; 
To ET ora all into one form cannot be tarai PRENA DEDAOTE + e he highest temperature during the above Ka 
than ul. Amon dies subjects of description is| VINERIES. — Give air as freely as a the state of = ae rr a ee J 
the Trufle, for parte i whioh detailed irii weather will permit, using a little extra fire hea Notices to Correspondents. 
are given, founded we presume upon the experience of | * nd leaving a little air a. "t night so ae PESTES | HE MET TROPOLITAN BOARD OF wonss 
“several eminent horticulturists who have succeeded | the bloom pone cure y damp settling on the have directed that in future the street in 
in obtaining good cro ring the interest paies a apt to be the case where the house is our office i is situated sha = Save called Welington S ; 3 
which the attempts at cultivating what n enerally ce shall be 4 
thought ito be vunculti vable have exc cited, s to be| ,, F168 Where the early TAS a appren maturity spondents are therefore r vane to e a al les 
vb: ght the borders should be well watered, so as to avoid the ah hee 26x Ehoro P reque ier, 41, Wellington 
+] re Ae tardad h h | Becessity of having to water ia soil after the fruit Co Sant Gad Lo eho , W.C. $ 
Pitias. “ “~~ | begins to ripen, whic ichas is agit to the flavour, and is A 
also apt to cause the fruit urst prematurely, par- | Booxs: A F D. Sowe 
Pired at the. = n cae i ires rie ct ticularly if the trees have been rather dry at the root Peagi in British Moss one K ae ergreen sual. 
ished separate > Messrs. Black of Edinburgh iously. So far as the present crop is concerned the ee orien b hardy ear: Tasmania and perfectly so i $ 
MO ihe volane nt Aisa T bats Sof) tr rees can, perhaps, hardly be too dry a at the root while the South hand West. accel f 
Mr. s aro Pi explaining the connection of loit Your Fungus is a slight variety of the no doubt is 
4 n p a t be exercised to keep the trees i = health, an ‘Mushroom, Agaricus ree in and we eee | 
with Edinburgh. s correspon- free from poisonous qualities, but itappears to : 
begins in May 1839, and closes in September oa raveni the foliage becoming a prey to red spies uy JB. 
1857. The bi rihi Eho of At orbir Set an, | Otherwise the seeond crop ardly be expected to : Ingu The address you ask 
Goldsmith, J E Pits liter r> y: iļbe good for much. the syringe vigorously, adale tow which you refer, You will fi 
5 nson, an criti wf aa and maintain a moist atmosph long as this ca advertisement i S e column of to-da; 
them slight, but less critical readers will prono PROTE -a5 tone, N | MAHONIA INTERM REN | 
: | be done without risk of injuring the fruit. P| which you speak? We are Caola ii 
ly i . And what of RNA s | ia you sp qu her S. arbores l 
he the young wood t and Hea k tied in, lied Statice Hol s Holford: is, 8 Os lieve, Beist Fos = etormine | 
Messrs, Black, of Edinburgh, have just brought out | ? the whioh. whe ee ae : 
-goc “useful ‘Military. Mop Upper Italy from | %f the shoots, &c. $ Names or Prants: We have been so often oblige 
to Alps, in which » listed: tantly decline naming heaps of dried or o 
Gar bee à _ Metons.—Encourage those newl: 
1 iae eein brs au a them into full| venture to req correspondents 
ZURE. ; but PE et are oes el undertaken ‘an i 
+ COE air id.) A 
i er , in order to secure 
ao roe Mie ous. short-joint itfi . Keep the shoots thin and 
Temperature of Ei —The follow Sia the | regul inching out id stop- 
temperature (Falirenheit) at peg hoti of 84 . on the | ping the main shoots until they reach the sides of th 
18th ult. in ~ pr of Europe: i inch’ 
4; Méz v gio 
gr. 3 asburg, 40° 9’; Pee start into grow d show fruit abundantly ; and by 
46° 4 sng ‘45° ; Brest, 50° 4’; Limoges, 45° 1’; | thi plants will have gained sufficient strength 
Montauban, A 8’; Bayonne, 5r 8’; Avignon, 45° 65 to and carry a fair crop. Do not exceed 65° at 
ço! ° 8’; Brussels, 47° 5’; night, and admit air when the glass rises to 75°, but 
A 35° 2'; Lisbon, | do this Meat At carefully on cold days. Endeavour to} yew 
Stockholm, 33°; Madrid, 39° A pen a steady bottom an of about 80° or 85°, and 7 
From this it appears that the coopers e of Rome | keep the soil in a. healthy as to m noisture. piede to 
was inferior to that of the towns in France, en ers idin ng ple nty of young ane S O M. We fear that Seakale I leaves 
: Z, yons, and HERRY-HOUSE.—$S; the rea daly with phe aun their fibre too is very | 
44° 6’; Haparanda, | at the she temperature as that of ap emr Loosen fibre of Nettles is fin 5 and well known. — 
46° 6’; Florence, | the e soil in the pots or ie balers with a hand mei have 
As usual, man: ri 3 1 
ian aud others aro dorai SLAIN p S 
W 80s Warsaw, aes and supply the plants liberally with water unti made, W Eat miso beg he nln oa 
: fruit iee to change colour, Y after aia. gradaall ts the insertion of f whose contributions is 
