THE GARDEN 
mien wiles nothing is better than just damping the 
with the finger wet with the tongue; thus 
ted the writing penetrates oe ther into the 
i d tlie 
y | close 
how many drops of w t to the under side 
leaf? If npa or p gardeners eR have a noun 
ose, or a moveable eant, wt oe 
p% which they syringe, 
pi cau 
is to b tof x the 
rain fa Hs on t and n make the 
only damp; ind merely ‘renting on the sur 
almost -sufficie: The marks on wood with this hard 
‘pencil are ons iaito s0 "ble ck 
i ecause s0 much does not | rub off, bu t they are 
ati ahaha ee 
marks before | the leaves upwards with the force of hea strea 
surface wet but | no oti ede Zi 
rface is | red spi 
as with the softer one, |s 
under the RE 
am, zh 
t would always s-be effectual as an the | 
es: 
men 
are a part Ter Ler of a = ie 
The Golden 
generally prefe: erred. 
orcelain, parchment, 
ea Ay ordinary 
allthat Mr. | 
usage a i ‘ind the hard pencil 
rites well on unglazed p 
sati b on wet 
Dalston. | We co 
"His sash: rs ateari 
mas 
being harder, without losing its marking 
e for 
Calam 
Disie iti is plentiful, this o 
e as formerly n uch esteen med asa re 
"T. 
—In Norfolk, 
Sweet Beg” (Sedge), 
pes ague. 
EE 
much |t 
or 
ERS CHRONICLE AND AG RICULTURAL = GAZETTE. 
+ Pap 
wood | with a crook 
i ‘abe see 
ther a gre 
ess iit om hie hae 9 imply ¢ that ther ere was not 
much d it. It 
j somelng 
= 15, 1860. 
“From | Ge neva it is easier 
n. 
a sort of 
commend it 
Rey es ‘ore 
of the ‘pleasant surprise of'a w dise Pel sg 
overy, 
tha 
eat rol, that thenceforward I b 
keep away from 
which the valley | oS 
ae T found it so 
dly knew ho 
“The little village of ‘Sixt te 
s its name, ner he base of the 
e Buet. It isn eni due north of 
it.” — 
m? ave 
Ti taa some we canes which pos well for next year. 
in pot and in heat side 
Chamouni, and ac 
40 Br évén 
s two o anga of mountains, the 
end the next chain behind the Bréven, 
des Fys, 
chard 
of 
bse 
nee i is et to ev 
f Cham the 
re i Nags 
of which the axereine point D a 
ery traveller to the of 
iguille Varens the ee sm 
above S - Mar He 
uni 
gran deur, 
ower) 
ing just 
Fiet 
terv ening 
for 
‘ se rep ort i 
too 
rescribed.” Within 
shea been much agge, in mt isi 
previous y 
1844), ‘speaks of it asa a remed out 
preger! 
oceurred for 20 y 
krah given the fe =e 
in ano 
‘My O Orchard houses e been most pects ~ The 
| trees have oars sbeadanty and as 
red fro’ wall, 
An ar 7 
co Golden Hamburgh has fruited beantifa lly this | app 
Chiswi S 3 
by. a mule- banat ‘wliich leaves ca h 
ii 
hetween 
s, pra racticable only cot oa hs òr 
Pie Dis half-wa 
Chamouni and Sal a m Genty: 
he diference in the appear- 
under glass has 
mn of 1 oz. ae the aes “bizom 
allow my trees 
the 
Bonnev 
5 alee ri: 
ake 
aint of boiling ie add se’ mare quinine, 
give a wineglassful “every six 
ads anes 
while I have give and even three scruples 
gme without R Eni unsuccessfully, Although, F 
e known the» plant 18 years I hav r seen it 
A e has | pot: 
Sronearred after aking this preseription, | 
s of 
measure the 
A for a flower or it, pro 
ured 
em say wey beye seen St in wit 
ruined iy root sein Isee one of your corre- 
red spider, &e., bat n un et 
ere is an excellent carriag 
The Chamouni road crosse! 
Sixt Me Si i 
ille, where it di nha Sst irom te Pee ing, tra 
River b> the road to 
Shon 
forcing ma hothouse ight i induce it to. ‘over. 
think this ey What 
= 
saw 
Ap 
nck lang ina year, 
or ignorantly, 
tie s found tha the Te galery 
of Tris | 
| terraces shout 3 teet through. a! bro 
each eran which I 
| ‘| of the top 0 
“the et A Nest,’ PR graceful \ view frown 
med | from a sket: 
f the small terraces, tia arger that “ort “the 
Proud. Acoras with those of the eh ey 
account for its ina: Be to disuse 
sv 
as a ra mediene; 3 or 
| higher. m to tw or ee e sai 
en, who cannot tell me iat she oe 
Figo or the other around a PE petn 
ill you u be REESE orm me where those 
htained. their names. 
enri¢! 
The lov 
every page, w 
now alas tio | m 
Swiss ae with which this very 
ny thi ‘ms of 
eventually intueed him to rien ‘od ‘for an 
arly the 
of Ben Nevis—which rece 
by hi 
ore, is one of many Satin pistita o of 
pleasant volume is 
er of Alpine adventure will ‘find interest in 
tad Mr. Wills H ete the scenery, k 
scents, or the m 
FE. G. Runham Vicarage. 
a on the Bangs of the Wee 
i dation for this statement? | t 
eet aig ld have ott ie that leeclies — entirely | 
B flower. 
was ad 
are suitable for our climate for the 
ə 
he people of 
r 
whom, în the valle ey of 
they 
ae 
Shae had” hie some M 
istie terms. 
So ietie, 
f 
required. 7. H. [One is Tree Box, the See Dwarf Box.] J1 
btaining st ae ai o pur 
ae cert Jand in the T 
e proposal. Bu 
. -tope p J $e 5 fs a 
Gishurst ©. na. Th ag “agers atters having been tustaly arranged, N 
ve a eH A Te ts ROT ra ean Mite cgi HORTICULTURAL : Fruit t Committee, September 11.— Ah page to Sixt in ‘the beni ie rii 
spring with Gishurst Compound, 4 ounces to ei galon > rots =< Peaches were shown om this occasion by Mr. ‘AGS i t ‘tot He iit ae otic my atri 
and “which had sulphur,” were still mildew i Wai rauo o oa oy seedling variety of Peach | 7 deed. k the dissensions to which my propos 
callow all attention to the fa ple ee from M a Bose mith. From Mr. a > a aA s lrt “eat th to stieak in uhe 
printed directions as to the -use of Gisharat lim te ites ot gr. to anf ord, at Enville, came Mid gt rise, I felt incline a er bal oad: OW 
_ sleast 8 ounces to the gallon e fe he dressing of trees nee) reached S mies Serna Shout walk from Sixt, 
ee. Several Vines in ota fashioned greenhouse | between on thre and f te Jock in the afternoon of the 
von Wandsworth Goma | had for the two last years, in less than 2 feet in Jord. nie grow in pairs, and fe end four oe fri a vere not less sërak 
gi e i p | operne a = f oe arent RES tender. th nativ bd bad Orbey bean + my ay tne z AAE of 
Jl their bunches made worthless by mildew. At country is the hottest part — therefor e y K 
„suggestio! gee apada, Kon ale DE ee aes my | they cannot usefully eltvte 9 out of doors in na rcs ihn to a ep cont be se ode a a 
then thoroughly washed stems and shoots with caine, England: “Tae Se jon “Tike nt: ok that a d ia eon Blab hed t o see Me; and I 
solution of Gishurst, and finally smeared thet with a vee: they might b bis aio under gl S ae tae 60 es Raes e hese to assure 
e ition made of'sulphur, lime, and Gishurst made bla Be purr in question ae Ses produce of ‘Chinese th bse that t hearty welcome 
atoa paste, * This year, in spite of the unfavourable | aaa i b Benet ee conte tha nd that La 1 hero not 
ne Grupis aro perfectly Healthy. Tt might be =e eas cue ee |toe-Shosligtitest- top ya ann eaaa 
supposing sulphur be tl ed i ‘ile’ Spa new s ; art ae 
on tat ssa m ible stat E 3 ia iets 7 son {OY mmogramnia ealled Weta, was exhibited at a taken place. ‘The t resolute of my ya pr 
bets cae hang wood and pests inore this eeting by Mr. = lly, = ae Redwa ay of | ey said, “had opposed me on pu? 10 E ne valley 
reertain mers i aa! ar is only, atin Boltone-oor, and w rst class certifi- | because they thonght it would be better tor Pi ike 
a similar cat A n to Dalia that [should not establish myself there; but mow = 
it, from Mr. Dodds, of Salisbury ; tter was once decided, their only wish was to'receive 
colour, large and and excellent i in shape; | 0 & “frienids, and to offer us every facility for cam, 
h ‘si om- Mi Oe: operiran. They had come e eget s 
l “Dahlias N | to offer to my wife and my e expressio; 
a heti 7 ' >, r, of the eir goodw i Such assurances were veny pera 
e50] Soap Tt 4 ri “afforded or no little relief to my wife, who 
important improvement T in winte: ma hom tlie, ge and : “whitish li fancy settling amongst a popul ion to whom We 
dressing spatia ge Inventor of Gishurst = lat white a lac ‘and’ flaked with dark be objects of dislike. ‘This was not all, bowes 
Exe rao sage Fy pg Hill’ y orad a white Phlox wit evening, to dur great surprise, as We sat "pand 
S $ r, thére is now ‘fall benring a very fine tre cay Aaii label of ho naati lcony, we were enaded by ah excellent 
the famed Hays) ie Viet. toria Pea The be autiful A Re ose ced Jo miii Hopper (H.P.) was‘sho' y Mr. composed of pretty nearly ‘all entry of rset 
growth of this tree is much admired z lovers of ho Ward, of Ipswich; Messrs. E. endërson furnished the eighbourhood. My frién Monsieur 
apine: Mr, John Kuott will have much pleasure in a Bouvardia ‘éatled Hogarth, with small rosy flowers, Pasquier, played the trombone, and the althiest 
5 eS re to any party that. may favour him witha and w eè also noticed’ several plants of Dianthas Hed ; f the Syndic of Samoéns—one of the w I 
an The ‘above has appeared in the Exeter papers wigii, Balsams, and Fuchsias. From Mr. Crowder, of prontas of the district—was the leader the 
vee in question has upwards of 150 fruit on it, sin aa cami three pyramidal r my thanking these gentlemen iy- 
tore ‘than 50 having been taken off. Mr. Huyst >| which w ated to b 2i ESE r ee honour they i did us that ouk arrival was viewed as 5 
i Ar, o “¢ 
uyshe saw e more compact ‘and ‘upright in erp in terest, fnasmuch gi it marke the 
Tüsiye ån 
ee, which is w e 
— The lotter on KA subject in 
W people who possess 
io w Ba nto sag thom, $7 yen in 
t red -spide: 
j US ma Smt Then! in Teak a house, me I 
A Pants, DEn Un hikat 
osama syringed, but 
ay 
| growt ‘dina the common kind, of which it was said t 
d be bea variety, i 
Nottces of Books, 
ane 
The Sen ty Nest in the Valley of Sixt; a pesca! 
aoig the Alps: together with some  Excu: 
the great "Glaciers. By ‘Alfred Wil of fs 
tithes 
Valley of the Sixt? Where is that? ‘From the. 
volume before ús we learn that it lies between Bonneville 
passuge o 
crossed the Mothia Erot the commu 
| and gratifying manner, w white. at akg 
we it's serenade was cs Sy 
PRO and by a very prett; ‘disp or 
The néxt morning we food tliat our frends from Se i 
ad quite correctly ‘represent: ed the feeling saom 
‘sade an us. e were met eo way ‘of 
amoéns by a a putation consisting h 
supporters “and opponents, and waloained again, an md 
Min ys at tna cat 
s Tines rang 
