796 THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE. [Szrrewser 1, 1860, 
supposu to be music trom Parell ‘floating 08 interva : musical fishes ay mid in abundance ; and as it is very | Chrysanthemums, spr ing ‘struck Pansies, 8, or S spring 
what way the sounds are made | flowering nas As recommended last week let a 
on the breeze 3 then it p to come trom al 
directions, al ngth pe eth ise from | under water, it Weald ts well to have th 
the surface of the wat er ike nd the vessel. The | minutely inquired into. Dr. Buist in the Atheneum. pos sible; nded the present 
boatmen at once intimated t that The S were pro- ————— fs the bet timeo of the oom theo are tion. Deciduous 
duced by fish, pases in the muddy creeks And : shrubs and trees, as a matter of course, should not 
shoals cmt. Bombay and Salsette ; they were per- Calendar of Operations. transplanted until they y have ti their py: B 
fi well known, and v often heard: Accordingly, (For the ensuing week.) roots may, A IEE now or soon be cut round pre- 
on inclining the ear wirarée the surface of the Wait 7 DEPARTMENT. parator i to oval. 
or, better still, by placing it close to the planks o tl T ; T AND KI TOREN GARDEN. 
el, the. nob lou q distinct, and | _ CO ssmnvarony, d0 ice 1e aial ee and Pears ( gz A 
t Th ould be gather 
` 1 a 
The Be: sS tively poor effect of out- door summer Hovering p! nants as they ripen. Early Pete Score * particule oe 
2W b 
en next d 1 à cimens of the fish— ni season will f lo oking m more ts H 
tue suey ontis ua irg À ‘ nd shape the goed osely to those which are intended to supply a floral on the A a A A = Pig bss ia i 
i g 3 > a sm 
water perch of the north of Europe — and spoke of | apy Ste glass during the autumn, and pips Let ai agit rotecb Peaches, Nectarines, Plums, cay 
1 y asps. . Peaches and Nectarines should like. 
them as plentiful and perfectly well kn eh It is alre es a : 
hoped they may be procured ative, and the means n pots suffic iently large. Keep the pants thin that | 8 3 i à z peti 
afforded of decries, now the musical sounds | a empol ines may Limca hs a KINA Crowea s alig na d pae eeu a $ Lpa operi wii, Trene 
i it s] ago capensis are both valua autum omin : 3 
are prodgeed. and emitted, keln iM dee Pye sh oy rn and ‘the latter is almost nds iais ji | Cabbage sown last month for Coleworts. Resi: 
flos i vatbr dg with = b ar Cabbage Let ee heals be sow n for spring 
of g ound i in nA Sheltered 
If 
ph oi li ad neice: good specimens should be aimed at ; Jo po Ae 
i tofore noticed, | rather than a few fine blooms, The, earliest inter situat ion, p iar iT mad 
i Heaths Be nd Epacris oul be Eei J ym Pe ; 
OF the it will forward e ET early iti art et an yn "ee Aga: Pe Broceoli 
p ; $ and all winter Gree w Chervil, American 
singular facts above related have = given, no tithe give air, ribs for freely. The potting of Hy: eer ind Parsley in a sheltered situation; it is a good 
3 vi e trees, which 
i ne : 
writer w nt perso! about equal portions of goo of me loam an nd dec į [to make a RREAN the winter. Sow Earl 
by all of ‘whom they Ea ea are fe rfl observe ad Heim it ota a ee es ae ma for cot to remain in the ground for winter cae i Cat 
niform. It is supposed that the fs ha are confined to tl herbs, if nota ent done, and when dry keep the 
particular hejsa estuaries, and muddy | intended for late flower ering. After potting place them Res MONEE tong AU ETONE S IPE 
ecks, rarely visited by Europeans; and = t this is | on a dry bottom and cover the pots 2 ee 
the reason why rv know, | with old tan or ashes, preserving them at the s STATE OF THE WEATHER AT CHISWICK, NEAR LONDON 
has been made of the peculiarit, yi time as much as possible from heavy rains; under this For the Week ending August 30, 1850, as observed at the Horticultural Gardens 
pe ha History.” Now, it was party Siopossbie for | treatment they will fill their pots with roots, and will 
Sir Emerson Tennent to have seen this, was alto- | be in readiness for for reing | when wanted. August. 
gether impossible for me to have Enwi in ‘Ba any- 
thing abo out his visit „to, the Chilka Lake the following PINERIES. —A rather ary state of the soil about the | Friday 24 
which essential during the Satur. 5 
ž TEMPERATURE. 
a Fl BAROMETER. Tortie: ipo 
ere ee 
zt 
f the E; 
1 foot|2 feet 
Max. | Min. Max. jax. | Min. Mean deep. | deep. 
Js ; 5 3 
yee A 29.687 48 | 555 
ZE the fish are aren 1 pe erfect harmony, are | ripening of the fruit where high flavour is an object, Sunday 26 10 | 20770 | 29.608 & | 4 | sro} 62 
those of preg ier observers „speaking of the over- svat Bent s on which | Tues- 28) id oe a bere ga 
phenomenon, which I d will be advis- Thurs 35 13 | Seer | gears} es | 49 | sea a 
bes: cece. Lahey ho the Liseowat ey ernor of Gey: | ste, to use Slight A yas during the tent dull rainy | Average. 29.677 | 29.564 | 66.4 | 48.8 | 57.6 | 608 
what Sir E stat of the atmosphere, for fruit of first- 
August gore lly overcast; constant rain; boisterous at night. 
—Densely overcast; heavy rain; boisterous with heavy showers. 
25 Clear; cloudy and fine; rain at night. 
Overe: ow white c i 
his book was not ge i 1859. “Ne e give’ s the | rate quali ty 
following account of the # music in the water, hee a sodden Gi or a damp unhealthy atmosphere 
End = t; hea 
is Emoy as possible the Fe cog s had been pre-| vour to afford growing tock a steady bottom- haaf of Se Dae anar oona nE owery fine 
al 
iven. Mr. War ing once more a per-|about 85°, and keep it well supplied with manure- pas Clem and wind ke Siang. te oe ay 
f t wituess:—“ I onght not to take|water at the root, but avoid getting the soa too RECORD OF THE WEATHER AT CHISWICK. 
my leave of Batticaloa, which J may not have an|wet. As fire-heat wil n be necessa: During the last 34 years for the ensuing Week, ending Sept. 8, 1860. 
Nd iting, without mentioning the |considèrably larger extent than has been Ig as ~~ (88aleal eal on Erevan Wid 
omenon for which its lake is remark- | during the summer, care Soep i a U6 ohea | teenies ES £28) 22 | Years in |: 
ablethe singing fish. I was too ill during my stay ri] na sei eps TE mosphere, keeping the ee 43| Fe Trained: 
I upon the or rularly supplied with | ora m3 
a I confi rt J SUPP ies 2 7 7 
es and 1 Pii à i Sunday 2..| 70.3 | 47.6 | 58.9 13 0.44 m. 6 
upon my ee Tnn mons whom were Major- | cules change poi pers ten a gnent A ale i LTA F2 te | S83 i 038 A 
Gen. Lockyer a pe ip a t, I went out upon ldt t to growing snc, GR Tirs, 6.1607 |458 iS i 070 ; 
eara Baper plies or cider rable amount of in- also to plants weling ‘Sete “fruit Be as sparing of Sey ool eee 371 Sst H ta 3 
nd was the t 0 e-heat, : 
my own senses, Dr. J h baln mtlaied te WUS | aah pr ‘ani sho ee abbr tee Re PS oo at ee ah Te foveat om 
existence of a sound prail proceeding from the mn ock is i T 
ig the p g before k — realize it. But after chang- | ex 5 E Be ahd St vata a perit care must we 
e position of the boat once or wise there could | throngh keeping them too close and Notices to Corre: ondents. 
ubt about the matter. The sound rose and | freely mover A — “cope tak oa fens as eis niak ts clea letters, whether 
pei a and absolutely vi vibrated about a in a manner d mth neg ld be sec ured from the pitas atten ches eae 
that left no question as to the fact, whatever may be | linings to aii "of giving a little air at night ad Booxs: F H. Donn’s Hortus Cantabrigi 
causes. It er is indescribable. It is not | on warm cloudy days. g Excuances: J M. We will consider yo nah tion ; but how 
like an: other sound. It is only heard at night. It| Vinrry.—Inspect ripe Grapes and 1l 35:28 tenend anyihiog to LM i en T pard wim 
has nothing harmonious or musical about it. There are | or unhealt thy borres; ke kee The house ae wall a teeta igos E e T as to the forms: 
no bastani no variety of hi — what the | fre strom m moistur Maintain a T george Weer te lane prihen a ear the fungus called 
increase € in strength prod . As to its Zcidium laceratum 
origin, nobody knows ane E may be the fish bid pak be in alt Tate ones if Pode be aes rs, dust | Fuser: J D. The Fun ngus which spreads over yi ime boards 
whom it is larly attributed. I i ruit and shoots, it may afterwards| isa Mycelium known under the name of Or Tar auricoma 
of air th popularly attributed. It may be the rush be washed off without injury; but perhaps the best| Tt is mot exactly ascorta tained to what perfect. plant or hn 
Satie rocks partially hollowed. ‘There is | preventive of this pest is heat and moisture regularl Mycelium belongs. The Alga is Oscillator ria Friesii, —_ 
ing but conjecture to guide us in this re- —- from 3 time the fruit is set till it Tiei Š hich nine oe; ey ere gt tony oa ia 
spect. The results all can oats for. And these | t ripen. eon the wth of Vi me egins pnd in Hookers BARAR Oe ads 
results are certainly most distinct within a limited pika liquid manure; go Pate ed D ‘cover the parts affected with ‘Mowers ot of Calp mar, and 
distance from the shore, oi heard occasionally | soon as ayibi hen artina the desired i B, q pruned for the winter to clean the rods as maro OP a 
. Tam no ist. Ican on | and then paint them all over with a mixture 0 
in deep water. T nataral y state out all lateral shoots as the wood ri mW eed REE yer wee a ‘ae be 
what personally saw and Ot riger from hen the | svap, and sulphur 2 hen thick a l possibly 
> DS enpe mor. eae phage cleared ats vine ries, the wood ripe, and} wood. oo gee eee Sanders e Vin 
Bay of Naples. It is that between Naples and Lal decay, the sashes may be| x {is CSc. Your Plum appears to 
Batticaloa one point 15) pbcshia te se im Mirabelle Petite Disa 
Si ennent describes the same thing as heard ope esi GARDEN SHRUBBERIES. _ a Prants: R. Echinops spherocep! thi 
by yii at the same pam in 1848 ; but he an ubts if mot be bes oft often a repmtat thet’ there ee a Hr 8 a clgaceta acti Seeraphuls porn 
the sounds proceeded from fish, and as cribes them to the more important bedding-out hould all| and Armeria maritima.—F K. It is some kind of Bignonl 
shel fish, The following i is an extract from a lett g plan sho bej (not Tecoma); but the specimen does not enable us t Simed 
(Heb 849) Foa ived a few ke aha i as possible; late ae cuttings | Mine the species. —X Y Z. The Oncidium cannot be pads 
weeks a ter the first are bad to keer thro h from a single withered flow is unknown 
a TA p through the winter through having an| us; rangi withered fowm -The Oe 
I Fish. e a ve e -su = 
wit sero b nes I noticed s J ji Let ps wee = Galeopsts Tetra en erat eons: 
in > pen g eterminable.. . 1, Valerianella, 
aptly Se SAS rg oat Ba fish, as they ag ean rather | b cit up and pokial. immediately they kata made 2, Aponogston distachyon ; 3, Coronopus Ruellii—W. Milne. 
ad A may be interesting to the are they will require a close frame for a week o Fuchsia fulgens has no rosomblance to F. writ, 
x ein of the Times to be informed that the! two, when they should be Berpe on a dry botto! wa is toe aa i AR Ge PESI “ines s 
in ence of a similar phenomenon has been long! a southern exposure to harden them for the wint: beers Wig tree eonen oe oo gO 
a! the pekne at Vizagapatam. I re For the same purpose Verbenas, Petunias he, N VIOLETS: ees. Pa pr shold. be divide i 
e musical so like ae ag notes 0 a | struck in pans and intended to be kept i ” them Ms aed ay aoa soca border, Si 
n rowing on p ps yea ti tl h the winter, should "send ts ay in ilar with a trowel a E rj they aik soul frame set on sty a 
erall, d to adian from the | sit : f E ae es, > “alle of doors they mon 
in contact with the sides r the boat. To | situation, at me bo aed stopping sne poan = be carefully nd en with Oe it t weather is dry, 
my reco! e were never heard | keep them as hardy as ible ao ma Seer attention eae to them in the Tite 
B Tease Feb. A th x me e by fully eeng us managed they will flower freely all through the Ti goe 
, Feb. 13. | them, until they are placed in their winter an ers. and spring. For farther information on the subject 
nde! wath, is 498 ihSeoes tan ae cee e.t PE old be so fine thë 
z P z PEARMINT : de: Mi 
eer oy tec | sown. Bist T = Patt maro now Rec the midst of rate By iow It Bi ogre amg 
those maki geet w, na 
alabar coast. bestowed on t borders ots med and Tae Toora sone: AT The Spook of Anacyclus Pyrat 
neat, 
hem. of 
a a cree: 8 eg I cleaned and is sold b, "druggists nder the name of Peliitory of 
