m THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE AND AGRICULTUR AL GAZETTE, [Mar 5, 1860, 
that way ay the plants get more effectually watered, an 
fi 
earthing up. Keep paths clean n, straighten 
g, by filling in the drills, a fer ‘a ae 
edges, 
know how to keep their house clan. Oi her | gi n th 
i rger fruit by leaving them on than if 
hand, afte ew weeks, Italian bees will observed | t they large removed. f: A case a favour of this p 
march in Sh out o on hives, just as if they _ fecently been recorded in oam Our 
ag Se juite at t home; „Such is aa š re is T re valuable sorts of Pines are not, howev 
> is easily ex- | to eera any great excess of sucke ers, ae therefore | 
pind à The Italians gw to artes slong Angered such as are maa d may in general be left untou ier 
= > = creep into other hives, probably to look | Guard against any decline of bottom-heat, Rid wher 
r the stores; then they ta €| this is obtained from fermenting materials, a litt 
and it 
_ the gin ike th 
lace, and they stop, joining the oae = a 1 should be added before the heat gets too low; | 
nt has S d 
th 
render them not only neat, ri ag 
wise as comfortable as circumstances will admit 
walking on, 
STATE OF THE WEATHER AT CHISWICK, f 
For the Week ending May 3, 1860, as observed at the Horticultura OA: i 
years since to keep those bees, but t jpe wake only | as it may be wanted than to follow the old tice of | Saaran, 
obtained in a bastard condition ; may stories go the once or twi : e in the y ear. Soo to| April va {Ee ‘eis | Orthe Air. JOf the Earth wing, 
are atribu our dear creatures, and virtues and vices keeping t ng soil about the roots, ‘wher othe plants are | TBS | M Ér pen pie 
dea attributed to them which _ they K o no ot po possess. n pots o plant ed in the open bed, in tere healt Friday ER awas | aozo st | 28 fazo a7 | 6 [ee 
and give manure-water regularly | Satur eat Rd 65 rm 46 | NE, 
sau = throe-quar quarters or full blood, and many other to traitors oo stock in free rowth, Mon” 50 f 30.394 333 e 35 ios | i HA oye 
ilities, withou ving at the idea that there i is no VINERIES.—Go o he Vin nes in succession houses, ty H i oe le 67 oa rg a 463 | N.E. 
sg between pure and impure. What is not varg cbs. apd "removing hiss naar, before they shade or | Thurs. 3) 12 | 30.156 ut AT 93 | oF #, | nts. 
pure alian is not Italian at all, zi she is It ith the principal foliage. Where plants | Average.. 30.192 | 62.2 | 32.0 | a71 | aaa! agg 
can a y prodnes Italians; but a bastard never ; gen as pren n under the Vines the latter should z “Rp Cig te ov Oy edi ce 
ae ra an Hah: produce an Italian. That which is | Kopta uffic cently thin to allow of a moderate share PE E hin tat t cold; very clear at night; frosty 
uine, 18, and remains, spurious.” light reaching the plants, and A laterals nor Aa Z 29—Fine; very fine; hazy at night. P 
To this account of his Alp-bee Mr. Hermann adds | useless wood Bhon ld be allowed to obstruct the light.| May PEER very ae dry airs‘ and cold at night. 
copious information “ae its. management, all which | See that, ‘apne Ot bbe plants are infested with red spider | Z — 3—Byy, slight haze; ety dine: eee air; clear. 
may be had for a shillin We, therefore, or thrips, especially the latter, which if once allowed to Mean temparature of the week, al the average. 
no opinion sanoan rning the merits of the little creaturae | get upon the Vines is very difficult to eradicate, and is aris AERD OE THER WEATHER Wee SWICK, 
refer few ers to his Panot nd to most destructive to the foliage. SA are ver sieke eee a ee shes Wa 
N we Soi . > g y ve sjon Tev: 
eighbo Keerai of 187, High Holborn, es pe j subject to this pest, and if these are grown under the ie FARRER Of, | Greatest ee 
commercial a are ‘the sole sates of the so spt must be closely watched, ied foc clean at sf Bee FEAE | which it | Quantity |: las lei lel 
author for ii male ct sale of í Swiss bees in this coun expense. See that Vines in the late house are tied bids i Rained. By ee is 
of Mr. Moo: new Flor ‘ota af bale os 49. i be in, H 4| 2 
there is considerable darı nger of bre: eaking these of à ne 8:: e GPH 13 0.45 aa 
a (ear) Ms nee tie te ex- | Sien they are allowed to get too long before the rods | Wed „9::| 61:7 | 403 3 | ogo 9 3 
raig eO n wo? Derby Spee hi nay hi means ns to keep sia N ga oe saat? 12/63 |409 i | om i HE 
utiful Talian n variety 3 KA on ow Bera Fias.—Attend to stopping me À thinning the shoots, Ea E i ; 
imrose, 80 of Persian ENES and th: and ai gies Sag lah rt-join strong growth by = 
elegant Pteris esa are the four subjects with ped sett 4 the yo 3 all ihe light possible. 
which the author begins, and they deserve the This will of conme necessitate keeping the trees rathe Notices to Correspondents. 
prominence that is given to them. E oy iei ; vot it is useless hoping for a crop of g uit | *,* The Boar rd of Works have directed that in future the S which 
panied by a leaf of well written useful letter-press ee the t ach Sitges hy ith wood. ene hs Number of our Otice. shell be Al. ‘Correspondents iets 
describing the e peculiarities of WAAR ts < itl thei ir dis: atmosphere moist, and th fo li d reque:ted to address a, lettare ances, to ponpe or Publisher, 
tinctions, an A EE SOR EA ni syringe after shutting up the house in the el Se r REN Saaler 
a to be e necessary nora Booxs: Viator. There is no such book as 
A you mention. Th 
capex ap ammupammmma. | ori ttt tt eng hae 
Recen' ‘aly eak shrubs and tr A of aaa History, which will possibly meet your 
Calendar of Operations, carefully attended to with water until they ae ely : sites hes en mah eit pec 
(For the ensuing week.) ee at is E the case however that t doi ra sto o eoll ect th thom beggin tones oe impel far: iria 
gt much water is A the root, thereby souring the Sweet's Hothouse and Greenhouse Cultivator, M Mackintosh’s 
aa nie = PARTMENT om and ren i b aneongeniil to the young root- bn: of t the Garden RM orm Thompson’s Gardener's Assistant, or 
SERVaTORY, &C.—As soon as cold frames and pits | lets and the a! “sie grows of the plants. The soil should | „ Paxton’s $ e 
are clear of bedding stuff they should be occupied with be brag mais but not to sa bination, ae SEITE Cater EE We will Anil re eat Reco nee 
young stock p hard-wooded plan r the summer the weather gets warmer mi; watered | Ferns: 4A Y. Cyrtomium falcatum, which what w 
Penin of age they ae pres adapted than large over hend with “ove ae tr on os pan of ae Teppo g mt seul pee Oysonii falcata,” vis Tn hardy = 
uch places wi be found ae ft cays, which will | | nhouse Fern 
air ay man h Salvia’ splendens, S. E EY pi ahaa ie ar a referring a comfortable atmosphere. There n — _ i 
>, y ot er things which are generally "A deficiency of active rootlets omari, If you had examined Mr. Smith’s Catalogue 
in bye and t Where R vith the grub| $? slightly you would have found Pteris hastata under 
autumn; indeed most plants which’ r require only a ml be necessary te go the e pla ants Raiti ke Peery TE, Your Fungus on Juniper i 
moderate “my o will be yesir p manageable here amd | destroy this pest. Greon-fly i is also very troubleso: Juniperi, a plant which aae ah its s Highly gel gelatinous 
thrive better than in lofty houses with double C abod washing with the garden engine on ae = nature is nearly allied to the com wre aang an es 
a sarn i poih * carly, towering N Now Holland insita. g | thre ging evenings will greatly assist in getting AETS abo hemes oP ToN wien you will 
oom a should be ated in the way most | "id of these destructive pests, but this must be find an explanation of the curious growth. M J B. 
koa ure compact T placing ride in | done after all danger of frost is is past. Planting | Insects : SE Your moth SE the wax ane rene is ihe 
; part of a greenhouse. When the buds have | Of bedding stock must be deferred for a week or two "S a have BARE oieta, and SENO. beetle which preys 
fairly started will be the proper time for shifting such | Yet. Begin with EETA “Verbena, Samit Gera- | - Sn mites and other very minute in manure, &c. We 
require ne pot root, as they can then be kept | Mums, &c., Tavin a Lantanas, Anagallis, lieve them to be harmless asiinjufin; atatid 
action without ti for a Bree ak FRESA a free root and such thi tt asa usually į injured by ep see Snie larvee Sets Fook aan ithe Oe pat ener 
n withou meur rring i er the breaki ne Á iT 
breaking to be well watered with li manure the 
scantily. f plants for summer f evergreens are a enough obtained Soe tit Gould then ujs side io oot AEA the case) and so lessen 
peas autum: a dean, add 8 dot allow bras t mas and a sprinkli ng of these stuck into the beds — s eo ae eon is ineei an ts in 
sustain any check through want of po oè T planting will be of greai ta in protecting the webs go Bick pecans E past that little 
carelessness in watering. Fu achsias for Tate blooming plants from the drying Pp f bright sunshine, and arere deene chara cae ee wo ‘on rl the White 
pt too warm; will also help to y ard off fr In the » meantime get a: z ~ Sturmer Acronis ek: ike saree Nom pareil. |] 
moist shady house, where os si grow much more ti eee ee ae 
freely than in a high temperature. Stove plants will oconpants thoroughly aver the so nal Sey the er i Sonit tatamad a wane 
now be pushing freely, and will require frequent diggings ; also get ents p tng dee decided ria Alypum.—D R. 1. Drynaria dive) 
attention as regards stopping and training. Keep them to be sie aa: pak re or leaf-m se folia ; 3. Onychium lucidum ; 3. Pteris Orati y Ae 
Properly supplied with pot room, and afford them all the | #0 rach t things as will be benefited by such additio en i Dulbiferam t ey are sada nr eg ee 
ine they will be without scorching, ith a moist | th ium pectinatum. C. Wi lias pg ne media. 
atmosphere, admitting air freely on mild davs. . Nephrolepis tuberosa.—A Y. It may be Acacia 
: y y: ta 
afford them sufficient space for the perfect developmient |p, Rey see pe nt as there is re he Ed eee ee pondan 2 
0 Ser em Look sharply after insects, and athena Oe attention to the piers oes thatets Ri ut not hardy, perennis. — 
of th lig o f ; It looks like a piece of baccata, 
to cl washing the floors and pots as often as it fruit trees in order to afford the young shoots a fair Paste: nave: Chath Liste rear 0 mildew. 
may be necessary to do so. Go over nitly, | Cuance to mi "See that recenuy tra 3 also proceed wit Ta leaves are caused by their membrane peng. 
regulate their growth pig ence (Taser Sn oe ees Sm me iN en ien pans e 
shut up ensiy. on the afternoons o days, and be | © pi on the a ig 
ry we oun a in eth use of artificial heat. gee nthe pore eng C nents ow 
r ren i ” 
atmosphere, divi ng them ed aoe ughly Bini the under sides of the leaves, which will sa off the 
afternoon by early amit | caterpillars, and they are readily killed on the groun 
air Ai saoslacate — ona idayas but carefully ne fermenting p in Got esate Pst te | 
avoid currents o a the p ants | z = 
iadividnally TE Saher day, and water such as rae) ae lo set nae ang ion emie ting ner Aho AUA 
repare t: e | 
| of hand hes If not already done see to sowing | 
Rah f 
ool t | 
E mosp ene wil greatly assist in pi of sweet Basil, Savory, &c., on a warm border o 
rich soil. 
sera the —_ of su 
G a = 
PINERIES. one the pie ilies usaie fruit COTTAGERS’ GARDEN. 
the he practice is y dive them of all sucke rs half} fitably emp 
_ except as many as may be santa for stock, directly stirring the ground am win crops. Tae 
they make their appearance. This it is believed throws tation =i ha so long ie EO cold iD. 
gies of the plant i into Sia simi — =| terly winds, is now g to make ie 
cad ess; and weeds, like other things, gs, grow ap ; they | 
> , of and i therefore cies aro i er piper Planting, if any, | 
in the uld be done in drills. In 
be 
hey may have been un: 
moisture by the pores of the skin. Occasional cold will then 
produce the effect yon complain of. d 
Tanks: E B. A house 32 feet long and 16 feet wide has a base 
of 512 superficial feet. The quantity of rain which amas 
eeds 2 
` varied as may be found most convenient, for instance it may 
be 6 fee! eet long, 8h wide, and 4 deep, wi mie h will be equal to a 
cubie foto of 84 feet. || h 
Waren: Warwick. The advantage sand waren river water over 
garden n rops, o mon coarse Yogetation; one on 
ee as good as Fiba otl 
| t10.: Full price will be given for the Number for Dee. 10, 1859. - 
