876 THE GARDENE 
RS’ CHRONICLE AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE. 
[SEPTEMBER 29, 1860, 
ie surface i in search koi food, or in their accustomed | 
them ra to the shore, 
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a 
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air, early in the afte ernoo 
in dry sheds, &e. Hard-wooded shrubs, such a 
that have not made = eir wood after flo veal, should 
encouraged w m moist temperature, syring- 
| it arm 
ing them lightly overhead, and ce ahora up the house 
Ixoras, tka ‘be proceeded with in the most “expeditious 
T AND KITCHEN GARDEN, 
one ad 
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ere 
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o get Celery 
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tion, upon which is placed a layer of moss, ool, ha peta up. On Seti it is so 
and other soft warm articles. The locality whi q Į n OF s convenient, in wit pity 
is chosen for the nest is generally me thick wood, | order to get them il before rotting off, w ich they k 
and the bird prefers a strong, forked branch for the | winter. Keep a sharp loo! “ge out for fasioti; especially et to do if oe iad ner voll that holds a 
resting-place. ggs are generally two in number, hrips, which are ona troublesome at this season on water. Thin young crop of Tarnips, s pina ach, &e, 
nd sometimes three, of a greyish or light brownish- such plants as are growing in a close warm house ; 
hite colour, poaak ion with Foame erai ut pipe either fumigate or remove the aT plants | too clos medi gether. St j 
which, as is the case with so awk’s and thoroughly re them immediately this pest| among growing crops to RN air to the cil deeply 
gathered towards the larger nite ete Kite sll Breeds | 38 perceived, for if left to its own way with growin A keep ‘down weeds. spare ground manured d 
in several parts sE Grent Britain, a recent instance hee ee plants, it soon disfigures the finest | qu. ug or trenched for or AES crop, aE fine 
being mentioned by the Hon. G. B eet kele in a commu- spared for that kind of work. 
nication to the Tia newspaper, which, as it illustrates FORCING DEPARTM on nt eaaa e a 
something of the aipeaition, of ‘te bia. shall be given | PINERIES.—Plants now showing # fn uit will require|  sTATE OF THE WEATHEX AT CHISWICK, NEAR LONDON 
n his own words. ed the fact of a Kite’s | some attention. Let them be kept r en warm and | Forthe Week ending Sept. 27,1360, as observed at the Horticultural Gardens 
one Kae in my possession, while at dry un il, an blooming, when they will not be so S | Banosnten: EMFEBATURS. ee 
Harrold Hall, in Bedfordshire, near which I could not readily injured b, amp or low temperature. Those | sept. E$ a SU Raith 
secrete myself sufficiently to witness the return to it of who i Pines in pots should gather ; all those showing | 2 | Max. Max. | Min. | Mean 
the old bird, she soared .above the wood, and | fru > Friday 21, «| 29.959 | 29.802 | 65 | 42 a 
did not consider the co rae until I had taken my | cious ay than ean be done when they are soit Satur 22| 7 29673 | 29646 | 62 | 4i | 515 
departure. One day my keeper with me to the | throughou ut the whole | stock. Plants that: have been kept pm aes RERI axon ately ap saan 
I tł Tues. 25/10 | 29759 | 29.523 | 56 | 29 | 425 
concealed faba paul fk ei Tu | ee iain hent toting Ra | Bie | Bi & | a 
men over him, ed? him safe away, and l about th pua yemey 33 TANTI a P 
being Bais Tone cael n two, she boldly, and with- | 8S ee the fruit ani set and Ng Sept. rare a. aero tly overen 
out further SEE back er eggs, and I| pa paer es afford you ng growing drone a warm mois Z 2- Rather boisterous) 4 arsine ran vh eavy rain at night, 
her.” io cident c d with the | te with plen of manure ri 24—Pogey's overcast very heavy na Ee night, 
Kite is Sakot § io gaa of a Naturalist.” er = = tee Host bs Bae d drawing the — a Teor ith rain; densely a ercast A 
On a winter’s evening a heavy fog came on, succeeded plants by a high night rot ith proper| — 25—Foggy; fine in forenoon; heavy clouds R, rain, | 
by a severe frost, and actua ‘ily froze the fee’ a | management and convenience, 70° will be quite safe if| = — t= eal agli and pee intervals; overcast; foggy; 
aanb of birds to ha bongs on whi ch the the weather proves bets nite Successful growers in Mean temperature of 
b 
oe 
roosting. Among veral Kites, which oom 
= oc east the iey p stocks, a = bead less than 15 
ds w red b 
th 
= 
wet prey of sne e poo) 
e tha so many 1 Pites., should 
have con ei together, F the Kite is not-a = 
rious bird, and assoc only in “pairs. The 
e 
times gone by reco 
dry scape. joe in order to prevent grow 
season, and under their 
judicious panit bu beds and dung feng an 
lace o hot-water. tanks and pipes, and small 
cept a 
€ the buzzard and that or fe Kite. eae 
ook to say that with modern facilities we ought to 
e time that was neces- 
“Though 
t sometimes in company with the buzzard, it is nev 
mistaken for that clumsy bird, whieh will escape 
ie 
sary t 
heating, but this can not be 
the ees 
ight indicative of * fear, while the Kite moves steadil. 
” who 
o produce ‘one under the old e of a er 
don e by thos ; 
RECORD OF THE WEATHER AT CHISWICK. Par: 
sae cl ate the last 34 years, for the ensuing Week, ending Oct. 6th, 1860. 
ve oe. : vailing Winds, 
ws al ees) oe No. of 
Sept. ES8/£28 SE Years in A ipapa la Aes 
and Oct. ZSS |E SS] Rex | which it | Sf Raim: |22| la Ala Ble 
Sunday 30..| 644 | 43.6 | 540| 2 0.58 m. | 3| 2| al-3| 5| 9] 8) 1 
Mon. 1.| 632 |452 |542 | 17 oss |2 3) 714 4| 1 
Tues. 2..|642 |439 |540 | 17 o3 |2 3| | soles 
Wed. 3..| 63.5 | 445 | 54.0 | 16 vo. | 2 ilaro) 4] 2 
Thurs. 4..|630 |440 |540| 18 ios |—| 6| 2| 7116| 311 
Friday 5..|62.9 | 412 | 5217] © 17 vs | 4 1] 6h12) 5) 1 
Satur, 6..\615 |440 | 527i! 19 1 al 4h10] 6| 2 
The hi; 
re temperature during the — BEE occurred on the 4th, 
jisi EH 
Sth, 1834—therm. 80 deg.; and the lowest on the Oa, 1853— 
Notices to Core ae 
W B. The climate of Canada be 
tes, boo! 
of 
d ~ Gro wers, however, have | still Caxap te dia 
of heirs, hent 1 hi Lear d with the disadvantages we S its, wil & f the Pd United Stai books on c tivation in the latter 
higl fh poplar. ae IRA Henoh. elevated ye shh reer to oats ‘the temperatu zg = y ap ply. tothe fo foi mer. Pro bl Beecher’ I Plain and Pleasant 
ts, Wers, an rmin mpson Low 
7 he kite is "possesse ae Sals d agreeable ly growth, ndon) give you the ieni you seek, Lists of 
emper, and is easily feck a TOSA rocan | ar any ny ciroumstanees Nurserymen in those countries are not circul bite 
n instance, where a pair of these birds were taken |, VINE —Take advantage of dry weather, should | ay possibly ene a were te E and 
rom a nest near h peg in gates and were | it occur, oe gett he wood of young vipa y ell ripened ; oe an meget tome Rete be og sil oc ptei ch a 
so tl hl; domesticated that Re were permitted use saei fires, wi ith a free circulation of air, and | subject. Salt is as aikely" = destroy them as anything: 
be fiy, m iberty ev PPN hen thrown into f à t j ripen the meta keep the atmo- _Now fork of books on and Gardening may DS 
they alwa ways oft in their graceful | Sphere as iry as, possible. _Late Grapes not yet rip e yes 
cireling” flights, displaying their grid bah! costal of Taaa peng th “in o ae eal it ie nace exhibition 
wing, and ex xulting in its exercise, but still so affec- of air, in order to forward the ripening. Keep Suffolk, in stead at Potter, Woodbridge. 
tionate in their nature that. they always returned to ripe fruit capl with plenty of air, to prevent injury Hearse: 4 sb Prong ost a Laie a SWE 
the hand of their owner when called, They were | from damp, and cut out any decaying berries directly osad A pi Lotta ages Ae ee ae 
gen nerally fed on rats and m ice, and were very fond of | they are perceiv ved. Houses which the wood is Can't pe "heat you = at Sal hot-water pipe = 
thoroughly ri rine can hardly | be kept too Sy and ne veyed from the noe "boiler? It would be certain to 
ventila open night and d: answer, and would n biat the — Bont hot- paini 
of f fa me nry, a and h has a beon "toud to piar iy its task to in pea wea athe er. This will prevent th ‘of probably maker me put seg ae pipot 
the satisfactio on of its o into | Ins Pear leaves are infested with the bladk 
» | growth, and is the best means set paling the Vines 
a dormant state ready for pruning. The bor rder of the 
should th 
: RL. Your 
5 ar larvee of a small black Argo Saw-fiy sie 
cerasi). Dust the leaves with lim: syringe 
its master after its flight, consisting o g owl early house s E oe 
tect it from wet; for thea: under o ordinary ci cir Sonne Fer FD The largest Pear from a wall is the 
impede its fli wht al partly to make it more attrac- | Stances there would 1 by no immediate coy | = this = @Ezée ; the See is the Kentish Codlin. The two 
tive to the , gaze of the wanderer. The ex en. oe it will be better an later this ee ee RE oe ie ae BA ma 
Sete which is a for the owl by ameo the“ GARDEN AND SHRUBB ams oF Prawn: Geo via, Barer, € introduced. W 
ing birds is well known, and it w: nii Si Ten plated in borders must o oriad S there | never saw it before.—Devonian. Eremophila pppoe en 
ae of that aversion that the ai, oo used as a} is the slightest appearance of frost. As has been often a Sie tL een a eS tio eta ae im- 
decoy.—Routledge’s Illustrate] Natural l History. e ae , give careful ites to young stock, A ens identify EEA aeie A as those sent 
N e n eaa and r collect that s sturdy, well- roote ed pla ants a are much TN fructification. No. 2 is Adiantum Capot viehtii 
Saumu of Operations ae Fee santos peantum. 6. beads i serrulata. 44 
p s wood. ith god convenience ee ch ted cuttin angulare oe ae et nin if Briti i 
SeereSe ete geek) may still be potted off; but unless th thick: ee a 
unies ey al pha ic! t have 
i interi in | OAK G. fi f the galls of which you 
ee ES ae | in the cutting ee we ‘would pret er wintering t oe LS cer soe Af ull ni vere aoe sea the present 
ne ‘5 Bs these to shifting at this season, for they occupy much year, Boe p: 78. 73. xg 
nice = .—Be prepared with specimen | less. e in the cutting pots, and having more space | ORCHARD WG. We strongly advise yo ou to adopt in 
plan! ower to supply the places z p as may J be | for their y frequently more health; every as thnk lans yecommnended. t by Mr. Rivers in the 
ees onk dt bloom- LE Sanly Cate d require less attention im win toaa new (Sth) edition of his Oreb ard House, His advice is Of 
some tis be p Red tea rather close| that are potted singly. Square 12 inch ove igen r wer ein detail un me 
them to open their iving them | wide: and 6- very suitable for winter- |- respet to the sd room. The position tae ae 
a reg p of mene the | ing of Verbenas, se plants | Peas: Stirling. Nox recsteot £ Seii i next week. 
earliest Epacrises may be placed i part o whic! keptin a small One o ess sect 9 aap ne mmo ela A. The best books dos 
jog: Daphe where they will soon open their blossoms ; | will d pla ae eee ith orte prions u a — sort 
a aed tt care ortus Britannicus. That which you mention is of n0. 
“2 s and many other plants; provided their | | prevent their being injured by damp, they sis aaia of authority. It must however be remembered that som? 
fover bads e aca a at keeping the| quite as well treated in this way as if p ingly tn |. tee pee Se a aa = ie : 
ere of this house rather dry, using just enough | 4-inch pots, anda vast quantity ma pnts d flea erie gimme Pca Sie ed orden 
bie on damp cold nights to allow of giving | small oP hed Where things of thi iP d have wes Bap pr eaea = pEi E: arigi 
sufficient air to keep the atmosphere in motion, so as | kept in cold frames or pits, the plants should be pot Shannoni and the two others wrong. There is a rule ed 
prevent damp being injurious. Twiners on the roof i when a plant is named rson who first à ; 
as they would be very liable to damp off, des i (Shannoni) 
of stoves should now be more than ever kept within | every care, if placed thickly togeth Bee d put fat he casas e ra ijective : 
bounds, cutting back all shoots that have done fl y care, if placed thickly together in pans, and put | pnt when nated aooo the sas 
e ana ioi i oots that have done flower- | where it may be impossible to give air for weeks| is employed (Shannoniana). But it is often ord 
ng, £ ring the others so a obstruct light as | together. Let us, however, protest against the system he word Giovanni ts Hot Tarii DONES Italians mention ® 
pans as ble. lace specimens ripening their w of wintering bedding stock in such unsuitable places. os see Bet acti — nae 
in the coolest part of the house, and water sparingly | This practice is generally adopted from some mistaken | Tue Les Cuxx on Eromi: D Doig. T ‘this fruit tree is x 
e root. Achimenes, Gloxinias, and Gesneras, that | notion onomy ; but if a fair caleu ager n of thé time | south, not north of China, res a hothouse. Ti 
are properly ripened off may be stored away in any | regimi to attend to plants wini this way sa Doa tree. You are not mt likely to > do i mia E pal 
here th e secure from frost, bul | be made, and all the losses, & Dumpert A 
er: , Tom ut | be made, and a e losses, &c., taketi i int accoun Northumberland to quality ooa advice 
where they d found to greatly Overialaneo the TE ER Vancouver's Isuanp: G G F. We can give you no better week. 
t be arpia, to a lower putting up a prol eating appara’ w o ronm E E a It is 
or 50°; my vaiuable | furnishing a few bushels " of coke or coal port call. Dik bad os had beet ar reser cd having if you could 
been lost through storing them’ Where alterations are projected or in hand, these ti — 
nt va 
