436 
to this colo ony, and to Topa Australia—the greatest 
nife 4 itself. They look 
vegetable vigour seems to m 
beaut ie J and | seem to hee both su 
ong Fy 
sg 
and wind. 
THE GARDENERS’ 
leserve special notice 
Ps orba phar ntan Pri 
CHRONICL 
to the Royal Gai rden 
employed there 
22d N 
s, to the foremen and gardener 3 
esd: 
nce on Tuesday, ee 
may b re 
better known as Sturt’s Desert 
e was a 
Tread 
Still it displays its magnificence— 
Mr. Bunce 
imosa fa ‘ami ily, 
e—it 
huge clusters of oat red re gs pe 
iles o 
The next plant i is ahd daing. 
„the seed of which was the Royal Garden 
Y, 
yi nd Si: y July. warded o 
Wednesday, the 25t 
will be devoted chiefly 
botanical detonant A 
and by numerous diagrams | ; 
a is open to all employed in 
Major Warburton ’s expediti Australia. It 
is a most aya plant, on if in introduced here would 
invaluable wes pigs, either a ea or keeping 
Calendar of Operations. 
(For the ensuing week.) 
ie 
out cattle med with s strong thorns, even to 
hs Anl? +, each th e poin “It p 
mises to grow most incr i in the nurery in Te 
>e sree ea madagascariensis next desery 
ch on account i eauty of the| 
PLANT DEPARTMEN' 
CONSERVATORY, &c.—All climbing o or trained pla 
es | will now require attention in regard 
ing, stopping, If the weather become very 
notice, n mu ci of the 
plant, as g a singular peculiarity connected re 
it while in flowe When this plant blossom: 
ete 
and warm, which we may expect i it to do soon, lied ing 
d Plants will now 
on all the flowers; but on no other plant or Pa at 
Sy io e of the F sea ni the E a to be found, 
and Mr. Bunce ecollec! r havin; 
ri; nd- 
e berry, very full of juice, 
and is being rapidly introduced ini a a for feed- 
ing pheasants. Tt affords these birds undance of t thes 
ificent collection of 
flowers oa paadiga ong sous een Tioti iced thie s the 
ort Curtis Bottle-tree, with the g of | 
formed, pees t the plants mere a 
; and las e least 
me enn he does 
would oc cupy too much space 
ge 
e to notice 
£ fully exposed their beauty will be 
. As regards ort come thorough 
ventilation, men of atmospheric 
ht sh ry bight sunshine, 
No means pri hi | 
, 
rule can scarcely 
and th one: ri n away a ock. Con 
irio points of cult tivation cebionig recoheabaiad ie 
remembering that now is _ BL sermon on ime se mi aeti 
u for, applying all the 
thereto. 
NG DEPARTM 
PINER Where e the quality of t the fnit i is the first 
nsidera! ration, THA eee d bein 
re must be observi Dp soil ai: 
a rat ther dry state durin i 
co- pis 
the coe ache ool Jan, 4, 1860. 
Miscellaneous. 
lla that won’t Act in Wet Weather.—A net 
that has been a good deal used of late sir and shuts 
on the umbrella principle, and wi ith the sa celeri 
The Umbre 
ripening peri n the case of plan 
the trouble of collecting an 
rity, properly, would be well a te fire-heat as 
a as ma with main’ i 
case like t t of an umbrella. Some iA as benet § e of t i ture. “very serine ie 
ly Mensitivs to porting $ opinion, are, however, | plants properly supplied with water at the root, and 
pea shy ing t mbrella nets, for| give plenty of manure ‘to those in vigorous 
d rai come down while he is on the | growth, also to ts swelling their fruit. 
road, the ¢ vi y be astonished at the insane| V) .—Where ts are gro’ r a late 
r peen bal of a man seuttling alon g through the to torrent | crop the night temperature of the honse must not 
allowed to low after the bi i 
lla carefully oA his arm for fe ppear, and a ‘fro 65° to 70" oak be 
be fin such a protective would seem an 
equally peer w im. But only the very thin 
looking um a 
should ate ae and if, on the other hand, the Berte | 
e carryin Aer 
such a harmless conti 
pr ands Ra Les 
Ginam have here supposed. jan 
E AND AGRICULTURAL 
best a 
oe shades of no and TO 
nd | the and blues; 
to thinning, krati. | be 
bright 
GAZETTE. = 12, 1860, 
upon foliage, fo 
| of robes cane fem ea can Ly ne 
1y chance of a 1 crop 
ved in health, 
i FLO UBBERIES. 
Y Endeavour hie ara beddi ii tae as yo 
pa owe tory to their being planted o 
e do: one as to coe or a ju 
prin ri our be eee tie les seem to 
in our o opinion, be | 
usefil an 
kinds of hardy annuals a about ef ba and moat 
borders, or Sayin er n be fo pund fo i ae 
HAR FRUIT AND KIT 
a pe of E 
s ating of early 
neither diggi 
ures, the 
eing Aroia too gross then under Ri; paoa ies _ 
the seed i 
STATE OF THE WEATHER AT CHISWI 
_For the Week ending May 10, 1860, as observed at the = Hori = 
Barome’ yam 
oe ‘Ain Jor 
< 
in, |M: ean Fy 3 
Frida; 3 | 30.202 | 30.063 : rd 
Satur. 5 . 30.085 6.0 | 5 j ; 
Sunday „165 | 29.980 445 
on. 7 3 29.566 
Tues, 62 29.498 . 
Wed. 29.565 Á 
- 10| 19 | 29,823 | 29.506 | 64 Hi BW UE 
ge.. 29,941 !. 29.572 | 63.0 | 50.1 2 5 
Gar. Ligand sas abe ee a rA 
Ma ight bate 3 dry air : slight frost. 
6—Slight iiae: clear and soos 
m haze ; car and ine af gat 
7-Sii eae ihe very fine; 
oe A ale tient sain 
RECORD OF THE WEATHER AT CHISWICE™ 
____ During the last 34 years, for theensuing Week, ending May 19, 1860. 
evaiting Winds. — 
ERE 
o.O alela ESE 
<z z 
unday 13.. | 63.; 3 3 
Mon. 14 ae k 
64.6 í 
63.9 
Thurs. 17..| 65.4 t 
549 Ma 
See 54.8 
The chest temperature durin; period occurred 
üd ooo deg; aag the lowen ‘on the isth, 1850— 
m2 deg. 
whether to pakor or Sr publisher, 
Covent Get Garden, London, W.C. 
» tender. - 
enn rE oree ea =e 
specimens os to top-dress ‘to prevent these gett 
zemas, iy emng Dontiiag, Cinerarias, Hyacinths, he ret up; a slight coat of turfy loam, leaf soil, an = septicum mentioned sie ae week’s ith ee = “00. 
Primroses s und Violets col. horse- persi rad will answer veiy well for this purpose, | _ The marine enotita HOE & plant, but a mass of eggs of 
lected by the village hilda ei the borders of houses where the fruit is e er aea otteridge. a name 
with dark lagi on which were coloured drawings of swelling s are not all Rhododendron ealy ke; catum. Whai on have sont ly 
flowers, some of them kindly lent for “the oceasion by} MELONS.—Maint: moist, m Seared ni, though not exagtiy Wks the usunt ptite oer 
Mr. C. Tarne of Slough. Th turer was especially | temperature to =r she FORE: planted ee until they ow pi 2 lon ei ¥ G. 1, Teco —— yr nA ‘ 
happy in his remarks upon the refining influence of get into full growth, but avoid in A a gross habi viridissima. =M @ P. Rhododendron Royall. Y. We 
Sowers in every at every e of life, | of growth by too much moisture warmth after the never name C plants, except Ferns and Lycopods. 
whether upon little children making up their posies in | roots fairly get hold of ~ soil, for it is generally] Fwy. pore bye rela iy ne 
farmer Sim ms “abet gentlem| men in their | | somewhat difficult t to secure a crop from wood of this | Normanpy Foes. ‘bon We are unable to find any 
rvatories, merchants | eather will | statement that can be dep have therefore 
aprasaja i y sübartan vilis, sho „shopkeepers with their | admit, in order to secure short- jointed wood, and | „ Written to France for information ath ; = A EA 
iea er 18, with their window where the crop is setting, as the young fruit is very vee ite ha rll A rekene r 
lively anecdotes | apt to on off es the atmosphere is a mode-| volume, it is pipes of the best ations known. But you 
proces ad bse: ost he aa the | rately En secure bottom-heat | „ must not apply it to the roots of trees, 
at the « tbou 7 75 or 80° or} plants in all and also to | vi p spring ot Konok ae teni E a 
thanked and | keep the soil in a proper state as to moisture; per pres y eegene o dy and at Baris 0 the 
a eee lieve bd ei: ter while the crop Sooo by well}. middle of a ice Peach = 
* before t cares were scarcely in flower. The na alae 
that. a summer | expan Keep'a g reny Sachs, and use iad uot opened biodsiii nik Se Siyer “8 5 
Oliver, Librarian | every precaution to these getting established | Misc.: Full price 
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