Jury 7, 1860.4 
THE GARDENERS’ 
CHRONICLE AND AGRICULTURAL sleet 
the most eligible for fruit gardens; the trees:are there | on Vines three or four years old, bunches attaining a | a: Bs wood so treated is rendered more durable 
least exposed to the inclemencies of the climate, vaghi of Ee A of 2} lbs.; and it may be exp ected | is dai toe n, but it is much more difficult to Mie 
n late spring frosts, hot winds, and yit whenever the training of the Vines is regulated especialy P br plane Rape: pone of oe a Ee Iw 
aay It is invariably found that aa, naturally mo generally according to the particular f med so far s the impr enia 
poor soils fine fruitful orchards e loca ality in wh ich they are rate gt with due d th 
established under good nagement, when the ies e, by ore ia carpenters shore me how much more difficult it was 
loamy, deep soils are ot PEAN The d lluvial the training on espa ie ers, that not only aj to work edge very boii The 
cool | cols a alo ng | the r banks are very sui itable for all considerable increase in the productive of some of | French Government give a very good account of this 
ur Vineyards mart be secured, but as “oft ten a Arlt Fren ee vail ways, and 
and — „grav 
elly bastam of the 
hill sides for oe ulberry, &e. 
m 
eed w 
eletätio dn 
iral especially = used on the 
Wells who had used the process on 
Instances are recorde 
ty of Melbourne 
Grapes obtained Oy trellis training bore 
per acre from Vines two years old, whilst ral 
pga including - the Muscat, aa nd f cheng 
a 
assured me 12 ae dr back that he had ‘gate- og a 
soft wood which had been in use nine years, and w 
still tetan sound. „This Js unusual, and shows that 
With 
wher 
quality and productive 
few remarks on 
A ne Tede kinds of fruits will 
assist in PERIPE of their comparative value in 
colon, 
the 
The Loquat Trees delight on warm gentle slopes. of | 
t 
a Ia 1 
reference to the rotting of che above planking i in the 
age, g 
gunboats, I ] 
oe fashion, was limited from 5 to 8 ¢ 
he space assigned to this iat permite Pe toja 
enter into details ` on the prospect of yield which the 
a state of ioe before it goes into the Sua £ 
have ta aken down within the last three a lar 
f Elm fg Sit some of which have agers pur- 
numb 
ood soils, where they produce in so 
hills on m Foo me ns 
very good crops of fine, large, well-flayour 
The 
Quince Trees grow and bear to pertain: the | 
mks of the rivers along the margins of orch pipe 
being often thickly bedded with them; 
succeed admirably well on higher grounds. 
Walnut Tree | is hare highly prized for its ee.) 
well as for its abundan 
grandeur oba appearance, as 
fruit; but to develop the tr e to perfection a coo al, 
men damy, mes is ne ike d. 
} y 7 re, 
Se as it is rome found in the orchard we carte 
classed anp When planted in a cool, deep, 
loamy, soil, in sheltered localities, it grows well 
m) P 
lo calities of this country, and under varied | climatice 
chased “for shipbuilding R and though of the 
influences. The observations, moreover, on well-esta 
“Mished varieties in diffe 
ye 
t much scattered, whilst some important sorts have 
een only very recently introduced. var f E 
northern parts o ictoria, however, close 
s, that even the tender varieties, 
the 
x 
ee in Aoi 5 climate with ore te aeatar ory of m 
our we: 
y taken down; indeed’ I find the Elm 
oth large ane small, is “failing fast, Kr I fing take 
as the Ronio. will in all probab ‘lity be luxuri 
tly developed. Wine made o t 
wholesale in South Australia at 2 per gallon, and | G 
both of 
Os. 
that prepared of the Mataro at 12s. per gallon ; x 
these ays being well adapted to certain localities 
that countr 
_ The rapidity of orm af the Vine i in these latitudes 
ulture. An experienced 
pple Trees succeed here admirably 
when planted in x aon well- p ed sta 
y er the firs e yea 
Vine grower compares our £ pianta, at the age of three 
a 
employ a trustworthy 
inspector to examine the timber before it is prepared 
for market. eS the Lei process can be applied 
to trees of large I do kn but as fungoid 
our 2 vaya we cannot “for a moment doubt tiat 
e 
ipe some means 0 
tar ety, gro e ba nt 
pro! 7 lbs. weight. American blight is very de- 
structive in many orchards, chiefly after being esta- 
blished 10 yea We ai ery deficient in all 
hos import arieties now cultivate: 
Engl 
so succeeds remarkably well, ee. 
ing to perfection toh in point of flavour and amount 
of - u e varieti ies aniré 
Ipricot.—Perhaps there are 
more prolific here than these, 
whether as weenie their vigorous growth or the 
Peach, Nectarine 
i Farti ro Vines a Mr. Alfred Seidel, near Gece: 
h 
| in the Ei and drier a zy the colony. 
s 
as proved by many years’ experienc A ee be particularly 
mea to the southern parts of the colony :— 
ties of Grape which are, up g the present time, | 
known X to yie yield ¢ the best produce in the Vineyards near Geelong | 
as follo 
Black Q 
Black Cluster, Black Burgundy, 
wood unsuitable for the iP growth. W. es. [We 
take t is ponten y of saying that n laths of 
| Beech supplied by the Penent t Way Company used 
as labels for plants, and t we ae a | of their 
length into the ground, h ave been employed for some 
years in the Garden iB Horticultural Society at at 
Ch iswick, and are just as sound now as when they w 
first put down. 
May Queen Strawberry.—On looking over our Stra 
berries to- -day (J n 2) to my maa I found ripe fruit 
Esparte, D, a P Gloire (Liverdun). 
White Ealain S goia Verdeilho, Riesling, Chasselas, 
Gouais, u Blanc, Pineau Gris. 
ample cane of fruit. 
he Cherry and the Plum 
e heavy id ops of beantifal f aa ed red trait on Ff 
and q 
The some ee 
T 
duce 
not ssarteg to those of English orchards, both in size wine, 
uality. 
e of the re wines have been made from the Her- 
-This wine eep very 
pian vi 
5 parte vias amma 
lack Burgundy is, with seupeck 05 Gaai Sass see 
Blac! 
Cluster, but inferior in tei 
Jari, 
Fig Trees grow to perfectio 
bearing their ess wo crops in the year freely. Th e leadin: 
varieties are Green and White Ea oes Green and 
Bro uf tana and Smyrna. It may be expected Mig 
RRS onial Figs will eventually supe rae thos 
im 
ulberry Trees are reared with ease. 
m very Wialettal 
perior fruit. 
gnan 
, but is subject to 
Gloire (Liverdun) pay a light wine, of not v: great 
ub, but its bearing capabilities are very prontinedle 
aie yids a strong: well-keeping, excellent wine. 
perv lope, and will arrive at its hosts cropper “Of i ils 
‘hake 
gasitty the Esparte; is a prolific pubes 
m this variety, two or three to a small plant, ai 
Black Prince, "Keene Seedling, and boira ill not hav 
a ripe abe rhea for some “ May Queen” 
appears t o be an exceedingly mly ind and a 
ts flavour I could not judge fairly, 
7 Bradford Taney, York- 
ae 
Educ: of Gardeners.—As bearing upon pd 
ect, Mths ike to my a fow words upon 
y in which young gardeners are ted agter 
above them d gardeners treat the men 
| under them as itt they w ere m ad iA ates 
to work, wit age 
authoritative shout, often a 
and abusive Jan 
to. 
an agreeable, soon drinkable win 
Gouais yields a wine similar to Sauterne, but PA A and | 
esling ` diti 
hasselas yields 
ineatt Gris and Blane yield excellent, fiery wines, but not 
in large quantity ; ; nor do se wines keep well. 
| 
um wn 
variety than for profitable purposes. most suitable 
situations for them are on warm ities, having a 
good deep, friable, dry, porous soil, in whieh they will 
attain oe paees of 15 feet, and form | mpact, | M 
whlch soe og aed 
se Bae gfe in da tates oe 
bushy h of Victoria 
oa men pie aards o of 200 fi sized g ca 
3 su , however, is gems ered as yet an 
—— one. * Hitherto the ‘a nag of i Ho ra Correspondenc 
has not remunerative in this colony, since Oranges | Zhe Preserv —Ata fee when the | 
We largely and cheaply import ed T Ne ew So uth | decay of our *seomntly-balt gu unboats forms a pro 
i f discussion, it may be worth while to 
perpetuated fi mai 
an | yet t Diada better by scolding an 
e 
7 Smith 7 Melioure, in Mueller’s Report on vod 
| behind his ack for the way in which he acts, yet many 
of them when they g et head ers’ for them- 
selves, think that they are in duty bound to adopt the- 
sdme course ots and tl Seg the ws Aaron eit is 
from coats xe ever 
org ab 
it would make it much more pleasant for hanes parties 
ak to their 
1 gardeners would spea n in a civil 
manner, giye them credit for tiia sense, 
by words of approbation when they 
w 
impart to them all 
the e knowledge of be a that they can. There 
her subj ect that produces a good deal of ill- 
feelin j 
men gai porta eners. Teho uld like to! anid ir 
vanced in defence of the practice. Journe eym sagas si 
kes here neither healthy nor productive, but they 
prosper in the northern districts. 
The Vi per 
Vine.—Amongst the branches of husbandry yet 
to be extensively d eloped, = Soap bee on of the Vine c 
will be one of this colony, the |“ Cannan 
climate | o ti the pac r Pia of our territory 
wae: adapted for the prolific growth of 
; igh the severity of hot win ong- 
loses of fra Oughts occasion sometimes rather severe 
ane it, and cold winds and early spring frosts 
Ss tal to the ex anding flowers of Vines 
or iy in low and damp ities. The blight has, 
Vinas some localities affected the 
n Ahe Vineyards hitherto established i im various 
of- Victoria com 
600 acres, It 
wien 
seems, botaran, that t 
hyo 
parts 
an area of 
extent is 
increase.in 
some 
inquire 
j s 
S Tan far tl 
o 
+ Pakai strongly recom 
t Wa, ay Cor : sa P 
e4 ought to e ashamed in takei it. What would be though 
of a house ler in a large establishment if 
pock: d 
shilling à a week to eer employers o or 51. or 100. a once, 
as the case may be. ipt of a good salary 
usekeeper or but 
eted a 
nied 
nguage, and | although the _ 
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