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THE eee eon cn a AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE. 
[June 2, 1860. 
bei i lp 
decay of any over ripe fruit. Where clean straw 
Bhd afin freih itar Petia’ tin weahi peat 
grea ra amount of 
o be the cont 
form a very good substitute. Exposure to the air and 
a few ‘Showers will perfectly sweeten this, 80 that there 
was found th t certain method of obtaining | 
egular su supply of fruit is by securing and ‘po tting a 
but it should Pe applied immediately. Petsevere in the e 
enra s they a 
ved. 
If Carrots hava filed a a smal bed ¢ 7 Early Horn may 
ust s 
| the growing season ; therefore attend to this, which 
. Spare soon be filled with 
various winter ene may b 
tumn 
with the old practice of doing this but once, or at the 
map but twice in the year. Where the bottom-hest 
obtained from tan it will often be found oe 
dd a little fresh gig at ee 
it » but season it w 
es of Su uperb Dwarf Inco 
parable 1 Dwarf Y White, was the best of ths white kinds 
e Céleri Court Hatif o 
the French. Horticultural So ciety? s Pio a 
__Stothard the Artist, and the But tterfly.— 
sE} w 
h a few inche; resh tan in a rather dry 
the ate ee whe fresh materials, 
Ly es 
Hast; Eh 
for au use; they will do to plant in any small 
gaps that may exist among other crops. Stake. up 
flowers, and render ia about the garden 
eat as possible, 
STATE OF AT CHISWICK, NEAR LONDON, 
For the Week ending Bai 31, 1860, as observed at the Barticultural Gardens. 
Thomas Stothard, was one s thee panes and the ft B SERTE ; 
following anecdote, extracted from his Da life. | there. is much more danger of po on the side of Banoweren. PRIA “orara Wina 3 
Give every attentio Max. ) Min, |Max. | Min. (Mean) geep. | deci 
“Stothard was beginning to pain’ e figure of a|to keeping up f fruit wpe a ET 
is əl A| 29.953 | 29.609 | 67 | 50 | 585} s9] 56 | S.w.| o4 
reclining Tie when | a laii ar on in in his own mind | attend to keeping up a regular supply of young plants Satur, : 29.4 30.598. Selo es fa ie Ss 
how p ancy. A friend | even if doing th necessitate throwing away a | Mon ~ 2A 7} | as | 3098 | e | s | aso] os | oe AW] 
who w: t said, ‘Give the sylph a butterfly’s | few overgrown plants which have failed to fruit at the | Tues. oe lan | oc | ae | set tele TRW] oe 
oe RA poy Raye have He Bie a Dalab the ot ed | de 5 _ We have frequently seen Seriei Thurs. me 29.553 | 58 | 44 | 51.0] 57 | 544] S. | 48 
thard; ‘and, to be c ll Average.. CS 41.4 | 52.3 | 56.3 | 55.5 ES 
from the aaay: itself? T callied forth, extended | was little room left for { tho A stock, niri sufiered Hay 5 ayes dy aa ne; rain at ni 
his walk to the fields, na miles distant, = ab ught | accordingly, and disap nt came in due he Big by and a e vert DOE 
one of ziy beautiful i it was of t ecies | Do not let the gow st ck ig for ony er Ped a rete vee cloud with strong kale racer 
called the Peacock Oasi ar mi brought ie carefully room, or through dryness at the root, and afford a| = 30o—Fine ; clear and cold at night; rain. 
proin wd commen iced sketching it, but in the | moist i atmosphere, syringing and smmtting bio ee in Beas ak Sackett j cold aod Ce em 
F TEN and leaving it on the Pates iall gets aone RECORD OF THE WEATHER AT CHISWICK. es 
t ted plants, especi yif they e m pot During the last 34 years, for the ensuing Wee! ing June 
abir nis shed On learning his loss, away went chothard bound be’ fore > bene repotted, should be kept iyo ss 2/822! ad | No.of dass se Win 
once more to the . elds to seek another butterfly. close = shady, with a thoroughly moist etcathahere, June. (ESE ERE i Years in Quantity z Sla 4 ale 
the hell t ry carefully attended to with water until they age qe] “| Rained. aa | oe 
i peee, Paka RR E a A ar D ft E po be 
“y path, and was secured. e was astonish: the | app Sunday a../600 | 44a | 567 |. 14 0.91 in. |—| 4] 5} af 5/22) 3] 4 
Į Yrznres .—Attend to keeping cool and moist where Mon. 4..| 69.2 | 45.1 | 57.1 12 0.76 1} 5| 2| 2| 4) 9| 7) 4 
N hn Pae 1 oft SRE TE a 1 Tue nee 5 710 173 59.1 18 0.64 3 i = z : | $ d 
t determined to a new and difficult |in a healthy state as long as possible. The laterals 7: -| 69.0 is ist 8 053 | 8] S| 4] 4) 8) 3) 4 
field—the uy of the nan ay Paton na of Natural | need not be kept very closely stopped after the fruit | Friday or: 7o7 |443 | 303 | 16 | vas |1] 6l al al shal 3 
History. e a hunter of butterflies. The | i cu ae Po t they must not be allowed to shade or ery The highest aih the above period occurred on the 7th, 
ike be cag tos greater beauty did he trace in their | t ncipal lesion If there is many sphaa sore TEAC thorth 90. dei y, and se: leew nt A 1s 
infinite. varie and he would often say that no one | spider Ga = Aaa a a good w. a E a ee ai 
knew what he ts—th eared oi vand: Bite this as ms 
him the finest waaay | in that difficult branch of | as a vestige of the enemy to Give Notices to Correspondents : 
-art—colouring.” British Butterflies, by W. it in *,* The Board of Works have directed that in futw me in which 
41. rrespondents 
> S. Coleman. | 
| many other jobs this i is mosi 
our o 
tig to address all ‘ete ers, whether to 
Street, Covi 
ditor or 
eae os aie oe expediti joule done when taken in per a1 Wellington Garden, London, W.C. = 
Calendar of Opera i Look wall to the state of the borders where the frui Fy RRR: 
(For the ensuing week.) , Poa ss :ASED Pear Leaves: P IV. They seem tobe attacked by 
press manure- water riea the soil is found to be paeen 3 called Æcidium pe a ` S you 
at all dry, pe aim at hav: _ wi the enemy appearing in Punung 
Ai enya te Holland nl e as to oistu wher res ne S$ on : : healthy Insects: J L Bas fie an received in ompany with some 
Pp e te iý er acti hy ote e to do with the eae Tarei (Geop bilu ety $2 din ia flied with Seray- 
b T n art found in æ: 
aa other Hepa tjeta will be g SP | colouring of the fruit thin many AATA ms seem to sup-| ing seai ie, ee — feeds on the eggs an 
avoid being short of specimens in bloom with which | € a a Hte pated -= sios oie ie should be wall ete oe TERE clean se erry aid - mite crouse te 
ill t NI M. Th yond i ces t mr Apricot shred 
to amply thee pace pike ine warm mo ill adit, A surface see that they are not allowed to suffer for are a species dys and possibly m: minke ge way in 
i ae Tin O O t of water, and in the event of continued diy crevices oi f the W “which must be carefully examined, and 
ere uld be removed to mediate house ak ht : if such should be the case it would be well to wash the trees 
shone a fortnight previous to their ee taken to the wea er a slight mulching over the roots would with a soft brush and hot soft soap-suds and lime.—€ M. The 
and gradually inured to a free circulation |? ul. Do not rR eon too closely stopped, as beet jes in your granary are the troublesome Calandra gra- 
of air, B Sttention se this, and pl the plants the more leaves, &c., nes are allowed to make the We know no étt Sor to destro oy. them than to 
ER ad S, placing the plants | Maor, freely the * E out vot the grain in the kiln fi short time. We. shall 
armest corners coer a conse at Cleroden- as ies EPAR ‘il ven in the: barder Wad ths always be happy to answer "a ch qa esi —T W. Jar 
andas, Aaii t season site es have been gnawed by that sad pest 
; l CHES.—Spare no means to m: maintain a moist state VARGO You must examine the plants after dark 
iis “Sone some t the cies hs, wherens t of t mie where the fruit is swelling, syring- ae cone them over a sheat $ when the eaaa will fall down 
lived. ‘Ain os auty thc SE grees ae ing freely, and shut we: — in the afternoo t give boar ek veer ene ves at rogue ede 
ing to prevent the 
oi r lights for 
feet wide ae feet long. The frames 
back than 
Maton t pation “is 3h 
should stand about 10 inches higher at back t front. 
lant should ht ; therefore the number 
a days. Also rows R GA RDEN boa SHRUBBERIES, Of Habis wanted ea depend on the quanti tity of plants you 
every is c ore it | an! ou as wener as| intend to grow. e prefe: iron for ordinary g. 
td plant is perfectly clean before placing it annuals should be thinned out i Wi wood to iron for ordi lass 
in this house, and that the &c., are not infested they meet above ron for if left to grow t = Ho prone’. seasoned rt se well painted it may 
Go over the Ah eS Names or PLANTS: J NC, Tr i we can judge 
tng tent ying flowers and Navas as they make th isplay plants do that are allowed plenty of space and | “from such a miserable en it is a flower of Zygopetalum 
Young stock in pits and frames wi mae which are grown strongly ict the first. Attend ” stenochilum.—A Pontey. Poa rigida.— W R. We do not recog- 
g p 
id growth, and must be carefully attended sting of the eous plants as require nise it. Wait till it flowers, which it will do some day.—M R- 
to watering, training, Examine | before they get blown about and injured, and do in apeiga eee e inod with 
k: huddle too: fi tly d out the pods.—W D W. The fc wing on the 
ae a ree arire as pia Turban atl growth (sown last year) ar DR r et 
A ‘ 3, 2 8s : T } 
be softened a erpa m Scere Sante oer ane a 
of not be left in the ground after the decay of the | gorguco of fruit this identification is ‘ers 
as require a free if wet weather” occurs: K i ‘ 
t not be kept 1 bitis. W. gaies 8] bhr cp og ophat. 
t wh assifloras, Ipomeeas, Mande- | to propagation of the better varieties s campanulat 8 introduced 
lla suaveolens, Tecomas, Bignonias, &c., are grown for | st on 5, P which are exceedingly useful plants. Duranta Plumieri i ie Mornay Pe ci 
f, and Orange trees and other things | See he having a good of the lum, but which the specimen d ot show.—Kyloe. 1, 
ir am war and moisture while C ations, which are inva aluable for pma S Caving s| Lith PES mum purpuro-cœruleum; 2, an Erysimum, pi 
making their wood occ upy beds. tha hi of hace: yt pinum ; $ nogas arya We allen i i “er: 
me will, form the most suitable decoration for the | Peay as Pinks. piorum 1 polystachyum ; 2, Carex cæspitosa; 3, C. stri reval 
PA A ST hs. Go over the twiners ‘agers an HARDY FRUIT AND e ITCHEN GAR P cian Sela Peau ct ATEN thw 
regulate ogni before the shoots get entangled, | Stra wberry beds may soon require attention E esra 1 that honig PA ohea ek ee 
hed k tothe 
bat oy pa them tied too closely, he ' they are watering, —_ the waitin become d fter poe instructions on. this, Moone peor cae oid 
i g sould ghly eaning the beds, à extort ‘soaking Lom yt Pag tra be found in Rivers on the 
ae should aia = if a moderate watering from the | pyxceypotrrta : B iford. š 
histo) stran; 
FORCING mbraa table tank can be supplied when the ground has been | thus given by g iesiri essor ‘Boheldwelles of apie ib scsi 
are any extent on wail saturated with clear water it will grea ly assist in| that about the year 1836 progi sent to Van eg Fe 
a close eeir must be kept | securin: e drut, The beds should be mulched pa tenben ee et appeared to 3 h a 
for immedi: ka ting, n after watering as convenient, in order to prevent| word to rias Fra eri piap moi e. drar yes er since. 
ot or otherwise cum- | evaporation = the fruit from being soiled. Next to} Fruits of the plant, lately received from seg ‘show. this 
y showing f fruit n ian st not pss or tiles clean straw is the best material for this be abate rb ia and the Apo saliad Bonapartea glauca both to 
« to the extent of causing wai o | purpose, and ds pe ER lawns the worst. The latter dior a 
the centres of the plants, for this w. forming an excellent seater ix for slugs soils the Me Gosia wi tee vola os are Mor by to rapid evaporation 
deformed. Young stock stock | fruit, spoils its flavour, and in wi ms hastens the| while the laavat aa samba 
