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THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE. 
[Aveusr 25, 1860. 
last 15 years; and were it not for the evident care 
bestowed upon 
n it to keep it from harm and an Ivy bush 
their growth, these should be together at 
one end in the house, 
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ith water at the root, and giving air rath 
ot 
STATE OF THE WEATHER AT CHISWICK, NEAR LONDON 
Poa yer Rais 4 Forthe e Week kending August 23, 1860, as observed at the Horticultural Gardens 
dilapidated trunk, its present appearance 
but little notice. at a maa a grow those requiring to be Kept v warm 
end of the house, where very little air should be given, 
Miscellaneous. using fon care to keep the atmosphere mth 
ee: idal Fruit Trees for Ornamental Planting in| moist, &c. Allamandas, uate drons, me which have 
Villa Gardens.—I agree with your Sekt pe done blooming, may be ri to a Vinery where 
“Malus” that fruit trees in sdhecbberia ought to be | Grapes are ripe or pening, ‘for as these will require 
more cae than they are, for they are quite as | very little water, they will n ot do much mi ischief in the 
ornament’ most or en be found TN 
at present in ge both in spring when in bloom and in useful for other things. See t erything is fre 
autumn when Jaden with fruit; for who is there who | from — ae keep the Asd of phn plants a 
d n » &e., vated washing with a sponge and soapy 
dard. 
orchards, o. eve re else; “ee os va Valeo: “be the 
crop must be taken into account. For villa, and sm 
caom i ee I know of nothing to equal 
Apples ars for ornament tal Planting, atbae as 
pyrami rgreens, 
to se the pee ‘a furnished appearance in winter. 
nice 
mall 
either 
FORGING DEPARTMEN 
— Conti inue to ‘encourage free growth 
desirable, giving the paa a a bay os 
n EMPERATURE. 7 
a 3 BAROMETER. | —Of the. air] Of the Earth Wid 
bg] SRR FT ee ant foot? feet 
Max. an| deep. | deep. 
Friday H 1 | 29.548 | 29.415 | 67 | 45 | 56.0 a 59 | S.W. 
Satur, 2 | 29.593 | 29.525 | 64 51 į 97.5 | 619 | 58) | s.w. 
Sunday 19 3 | 29786 | 29.755 | 66 | 55 | 605) 60 | 58 | Siw. 
Mon. 20) 4 | 29.789 | 29.778 | 63 | 50 | 590) 614] 582] W. 
Tues. 5 | 29.901 | 29.815 | 69 | 50 | 595) 61 | 533] W. 
wW 6 | 20619 | 29.430 | 65 42 | 53.5) 6l 58} | S.W, 
T. 7| 29.839 | 29.681 | 65 | 44 |545| 61 | 53| w. 
erage. . 29.725 | 29.628 | 66.3 | 48.1 | 57.2 | Gl. | 585 
Pasas ORARE TANE A RT 
—Fin — and cold al rain. 
pen 16 Rain, ; boisterous ith rain at night, 
loudy ; 
19—Lightly. pot dls showery 
20—Cloudy ; fine throug ‘hor rgd 
= 21—Fine; te ud, densely ON Teast, heavy rai night. 
re 22—Rai arial ie Pa; cloudy; ; clear iiep pad! slight rain. 
- 23—Clear, quite cloudless sky ; cloudy with very clear intervals ; 
hiza Sati Lewes 
Mean te’ f th 
RECORD OF THE WEATHER AT CHISWICK, 
During the last 34 years, for the ensuing Week, ending Sept. 1, 1860. 
Plums also look well as gdgroare ne poue a 
effect in autumn, when the uiti is pani sa 
W- 
ang but fask task © 
wanted to look well and be 
productive t moved every two years 
mo 
y th j tienen t least i 
as growing sania will 4 aies gip to all the tight) 
possible, in order to e strong foliage an 
a dwarf stele vit. "Soo that the succession stock is 
properly suppli ied with water at the root, as 
aS 
80, and realty a hele fres h ‘ofl added if the Somda i 
poor if the trees 
~ 
husband what su 
as | bi 
oj|in flower, 
ay 
| to fruit prematurely. Alsokeep the atmosphere moist by | 
aaa spri inkling the S gh ook sedi Pond 
over-head 
s posi ible; 
syringing e plants 
"springing these over- shan would 
med fruit. Give plants 
I 
as 
e careful, 
wine t 
seasons; when youn, growing 
so as to toe all strong shoots, ike thom 
are wanted, to maintain a perfect sh 
and ‘yon growing in open beds will enjoy an 
pret he onking of the same. 
VINERIES.—Ripe fruit expected to hang for a con- 
siderable time must be kept oe for Taou quay 
may be rather improved by warmth, &c., 
soon lose ‘their fresh plump appearance. 
Give a air ip rocky, 
£3 Al EFA A g a SEG of | Greatest — Z 
tak Sel Boe/SE5| 8 | Years in uantit; alalila lE 
and Sept. ae Ege =e wbiohit| g a aie Zl |S |B lai ie = a 
Sunday 26.. PTE 48.3 | 60. 10 0.51 im. | 2} 2} 3/—| 6| 9| 7| 4 
fox Mon. 3 729 | 50.1 Ae 10 1.32 1 2} 4}—} 1)10) 7| 9 
28.. 7 | 50.0 į 61.3 15 0,20 2) 6) 3}—| 5| 8| 7| 3 
Wal: 29..| 71.5 | 48.2 | 59.9 13 0.58 4| 4) 4| 1| 2/11] 5| 3 
Thurs. 30..| 71.9 | 48.4 | 60.1 8 0.92 2| 5| 3|—| 5| 8| 8 3 
Friday 31..| 70.8 | 48.3 | 59.6 15 131 2} 6) 3| 2| 2| 7| 7| 5 
Satur. 1..| 70.2 | 47.5 | 59.0 17 1.51 2) 4| 3| 4' sitll 3| 4 
The Liste temperature during the above period occurred on the Ist, 
1 erm, 85 deg. and the lowest on the 23th, 1850—therm. 32 deg. 
bey ices “ Correspondents. 
A Bac or HERBS: Onom 
ie Otok Yarrow or Milfoil, and some ane pare 
plant. 
Books: Ambition. Study Kemp’s How to lay out a Garden; it 
has plenty of plans, and i isa capital g yrepengh FA —J iN P. 
Pao s Flora Medica, or Pereira’s Materia Medica. 
D LEAVES: poia We cannot be made a 
annot assume the responsibility of 
Brit ritish colony not within the tropics, 
‘ 2 : Omagh. We should use 
can buy fit mmedi A y a Sco can te certain of procuring the rs quality. 
i esta ts, at r able prices By Stop laterals in the late house, ‘and keep the folia Some ene which comes into the market under 
uing it trees for ornamental p people with regularly exposed to light, so as to biin É gis heathy very bri t iia oe iva a stove fo 2 small conservatory, “that i 
$ seaso: t esideratum. Gas stoves a ost co! ient, 
for brid 4 be ary it a f th r Or | and vigorous as pos le. Fruit begin colon: but are v very oltpelooatie and, indeed, unsafe in the hands 
Apple e eater p the year, | should hae beget i ith plenty of ears air. reless unskilful sei rvants. Hot water if you can 
merely by tal make a judicious selection of | Keep thrips in check wher Sie all trou e by S aoto NOREN DNO Or if the locality suits, a 
sorts. last place I lived at we had upwards of 70 | repeated Fumigation, and ply every means rve Lae Ruopopeson ok fi taping tee Goanicoenste bel 
Pears ad —— in the shape of By ree eth case | be: Beers odin: fro Gi red spider n 7 the to some Sarli rot "iw viodondron pie Powering thus thus 
planted small , > ive ev ‘a Ti . late in consequence of the constant dam d 
tiful effect they made, and were admired by every one | wood, oe ont this being thor ag effected ee Bens "3 perature, Ser Sev s of our own are still flowering. 
tee ae Pime d6 feg h I had Pears | success will largely depend. Keep 2 foliage at of Maona: nuz Piom arhat omasta s og par aieties bat e 
and of as and flavour as ever I aesae ae to preserve it in health as t can be ascertained with 
1 that not kind only as possibi le. Give air abundantl bot day and ni i maliy oer panure has possibly a pt. eat 
20 bp — growing one vi lay on the = keep the borders ¢ ns = wg conveni nily be iia, ; ane remedy now is to try to recover them by m Kind 
north slope of a hill, four miles north of London see | therefore do not leave reat when there is a | 4 7oarmen 
Ru ENDRON : R H. Ver: 
the General Post-oftice. This therefore should enc prospect of a wet ie "shoots shi ould b e | "casos, that of the Nasturtium inc PRA Sa Sop to wt oo 
rage others to try r the experiment. J. R. B., in Turner | s eed as these, wh they tanding of the buomas capacity that flowers and their 
& Florist, Fruitist, and Garden Miscellany. | will, induce a flow of sap to them a wd kee up parts a yt: a Sh rphosed state. 
————— ee ee eer "otherwise be | “incr sili ona feat pain 
1e aoe e ne ei rder, in | Æ Bisset. 1, Pel nium zonale; 2, P. acet ; 3, P. cau- 
Calendar of Operations, expose the roots as much as to thë califolium ; 4, P. odo imum.—Celebs. A, Oxalis Tetahi ‘ 
(For the ensuing week.) | soc of the attici? also in case af a continuance iy Pika tinas o C, fe E Ni n laxiflora.— 
1 us a. —. 3 ota ampan 
of hea ar tenella, —X um hirsutum, GA some re- 
PL. EPARTMENT. 
CONSERVATORY, &c.— ferrin arations must soon be 
naa for Whore the tender plants out of doors under 
ere there is proper a accommodation fo ‘or them 
avy rains, cover the ontsi de border with cay Folat 
Z. Erv 
era luteum.—Sub. 1. Polypodium ere 
the Ee of the wood. 
WER GARDEN AND SHRUBBERIES. 
That fe SOM this time to the end of next month is a 
ains of 
cambri Adiantum formosum ; 3, aes 
of heh this So but in cases where sey have 
disputed ; = ; nevertheless it annually happens that a great 
to be omer 
S until the 
oo 
the Vines ewallowsot managing the houses with 
ahin e regard to the well-being of the plants. 
And with a ee aid of Tiffany houses or ed frames 
or pits, constructed so that a, will ward o 
the plants have no chance of pushing a few fresh roots 
to enable bs 
March; we 
intend transplanting to comm 
degrees of frost, and a wa f cloth, o 
anything for covering that will rg 
admit, and they A find th that hare 
but little — 
tion in ae way i yof watering next spring a phys 
mer. 
Sethe flower 
may 
pike some time yet, unless us Wanted should prove 
t has been, a 
ale u 
even than 
tter 
, &c., which cannot alwa; 
for wot rotin at the proper tine some tem 
re 
eae mete in forcing- | diligent attention to the. 
satis a fi ee pe and g 
Also get ground intended to be pao ath young 
be | stock from the nursery turned uj 
ly in the rool of one p< aha soils, which a 
ma the been som js 
time a re ; e con 
rooted 
y | potted off at once, keeping thom el 
at ERNA oe 
shel 
a very Sable | off and have NAN established în in the Lyin 
to the 
ould 
n air, stopping | 
ewe which you den: scienti 
ledge, as you are well aware from my report; 
oat therefore I ae ac ee to you for prey Mag} that 
I do not possess w] er pretended to posses. 
mec 
that thi. rohan ote rst requisite for 
What I do lay claim to is an intimate knowl f the ie 
species of Cinchonze, both from rvation 
etsen Sandia and Vigne by th the ° pA 
‘one would.cost but le and would ve found pen at | gradually inured y exposu the route I was forced to take, you insert part of a letter 
i and other winter flowering | the shoots to 'kee them d kadr iera ut plan antas that are | o re Cea ie a ee ae nek ee ME 
things growing in the pote of th nser Seni must ded for a few assuredly did experience the Satao Vold eae he tana Tate 
be freely exposed to light and air, in order to g ial the middle of the n or placed i hady n better supplied with provisions; but I think his 
_growth well ripened and insure a fine display of bloom. | of doo: oe ae ae Sega caliber ee it is need 
„Also see that all plants are clear of thrips, for this pest DY FRUIT AND KITCHEN GARDEN. was exactly the peri die | Ron exes Dhe pes ng ogee 
is particularly active at this season wherever it is of the Peach or Nectarine reta” which are| Bolivia to the coast, any schoolboy contd RI. fold A Ai 
to footing, especially on Luculias and | o wing too Kibet should be gone over, mended me Finally, I did consult Dr. Weddell, and he recom- 
such things as are in a growing state. Where there is pected ‘al the stronger shoots; and th t oi of Pelechuco of pag be deacon ot Bolivia: a to BEE 
for the mmodation of tropical ro a this way a few w eeks ago should also fear ter country ‘I should have = difiouliy “ab gpa J live 
ib! nd attention are n ary to r again, stopping | a “farther —_— of tho [Of course.] There veral reasons for 
this season, as some having shoots it ‘this a ne pee ee ent the ower | Baien ei Caravavo to Bolivia” The ial Sea aoti 
g ood. in ndeed all trai respecting M: ‘cham’s adventure was one that we had 
pen the wood, -| aright of a public act, in Government service ; what 
fe. mith “ath warmth fluous vou 80 as to expose the trees to sun Sal air as} he — aeae Py is about to loaro 3 re Bngland more. He now 
few days; 
That + 
a hate a 
as successful 
