THE 
tth of Furze particularly*deserving attention, from 
GARDENERS’ 
Abics cephalonica, meas suring 
Ite wonderful variety of l surface. Seen from 
above it has precisely the appearance of a wood in a 
miniatur “i 
From the summit of a hill adjo ining tl t 
alluded to, the prospect 
mbracing the hills A Dar tmoor with pe mumerons 
granit s; the coas f the Exe to 
the Bill of Portland; 8 towards the pes rite w si 
of Torbay, arena by the bold promontory of Berry 
Head, 
ome 40 feet in t in height, 
and awe a clashes Rubia baie from the ground. | 
ns her 
CHRONICLE AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE. 
LOcroser 20, 1860, 
erever an extensive surface uit is exposed, air 
sed, ai 
tear be admitted free ly, ceed 
of fr fruit is 
> for at this period exhalations 
good though small 
ty. 0 
2 penned T phe and | 
al — Pe pee on 
of the 
ia, ch sapo, 
iesii, Pinus mg bra, P Noh wg — and P. | 
an, ing in height from 1 30 feet. Of 
varyı 
Abies Branoniana ind A. bracteata there are also a few 
specim 
aoe seal represon 
cia EA TEES carly 80 feet; C. 
ne), C. Govetiann and C. Kni 
fom i 10 to 15 feet. f Cryptom eria japoni . Lobbii, 
ucarias, Deodars, and Wellingtonias, t ere are mi ny 
fine ples, as well maller o; Libocedrus 
pren L. chilensis, Taxus adpressa, T. Harringtonia, 
and Thujopsis borealis. The last named bids fair to 
assume a very weeping habit. Among other 
in this part may be mentioned Berberis atropu 
+] 
pa one use withou 
elay. Straw shutters if wen ‘mite are ia in the 
| first instance, but are considered by many to bë t t 
Ther iven out, and more especia ally by 
he early varieties on their becomiñg fit for use. 
These, in fact, ought not to be i he same 
apartment with o ome valuable late-keepin 
Calendar of Operations. sorts. Peaches in places are not yet half 
(For the ensuing week.) ripe „ Wher ere flue d walls “Wet a pe warmth must 
orgs ss, } 1 them, not only to ripen the fruit 
PLANT ng igi te but to harden the wood. Look fi rediet over the 
CONSERVATORY, &0.—As iey been formerly stated, | fruit room, and remove at once any fruit that appears 
which asin get unsightly to be unsound. are ground for plantin 
r | at this season, sl should b t back freely, as should also | The forcing of Seakale and Rhubarb must soon A 
| ms others that will submit to that kind of treatment. | attended to, and where there is a good stock of strong 
not a err done, get straw | roots, a supply of these will be easily kept up. Where 
shutters or whatever ma. here is r to spar he shroom house this 
coverings fer them dine iess for forms a very Saabe and convenient p F 
int 
i cheap as a 
a ver: Somsabing colitis. Tha Cypress 
ated, C. a having in one o |as ream 
account the time they la 
ny. Expose the stock in such pits freely tò 
air on every favourable opportunity, so as to check 
n he wood firm, Very little water will 
, but look over the plants zey 
dare wi ithholding water until iti is bcc Án neces 
st they are haps 
Feny safe method of watering at this ‘senson, Hea the 
nd other f mildew mu 
be closely watched, and sulphur applied the moment the | 
enemy is perceive Sio 
G DEPAR 
ying peri 
etal 
“ven or those who have to 
nater rials has n now arrive q, for sha ga 
8 | for 
ust | and turn 
dri 
rhode fresh wide by Rete them in a shed 
rning them every day until they are sufe ciently 
ed to prevent excessive fermentation after senting 
up. „Car irefully ex examine akes stores, and remove all in 
hi ptoms of decay. 
PIN iod fo 
w winter ‘their young pin 2 in pits heated eat rnent ig | 
ather and | 
For the Week ending Oct. 18, 1 1860, as observed at at the Horticultural 
STATE OF THE WEATHER AT CHISWICK NEAR aa SA 
urea, à variety with leaves almost the colour of t 
: Purple Beech; pona a ea oe B. japonica 
B. intermedia, a 3. sat 
evergreen Oak with linge haide Ba ea 
very n neat ar 
them are 
fe hstodinn 
It matter to 
pP; 
e rines 
t ta 
g| BAROMETER. 
October. Be 
a”| Max 
Of the Air. Of the Earth 
Max. 
jina healthy aed were Warmth 
moisture. 
ws Se eis oA Keep the Ting waificient 
out 
no attempt m 
to sink under be 
at i adu with the present pote Ta Tight 
u icing growth 
roducing acorns in abun 
e a ic 
: cbeibenls sition 
are two pegs one leading to the 
ae pe wn the 
od. 
summit of a hi igh 
| 
pf pelea against the setti ng i in ee severe atha AA. 
oe to allow of giving sufficient air to Meren crite of | 
moisture. See th at efficient coverings are pr epar! red, 
Ł 
|75., and the soil i ina rather Bist state. 
This ; system of 
, and 
EEEH 
se 
5. 
ld} 
Frida: 7 
Satur, 13/ 28 
50 
29.858 
29,492 
2 9.573 388 
ae oer a udles aa ah, rain. 
_ ua Fo rain; hokey. showers. 
tially Over. cast ; alight s shov 
$ mrt 
15—Rain throughout ; bois terous at night, 
16—Rain ; CORUE heavy rain; boisterous, 
17—Clear and fine; very fine; slight rain. 
18—Overcast ; ; Cloudy; hea he; eats r rain in afternoon. 
Mean temperatu) k, 34 deg, below the average. 
RECORD OF THE pane enter AT CHISWICK, 
D he last 34 years, for the ensuing Week, ending Oct. 27th, 1860. 
ere all a bold aiai A 1t Re I AR Te Seca = Fe a ne 
of. the cliffs, and cecil varied by a huge m mass of| VINE ado nig ht temperate to begin rene oes Hil Hel i winch i | Z 
ted. rock, compose a scene of _ ch words can | with should range abou y fire-heat, ra sing it to secs a aial BS? =| FE | Baled. | fain: [4 fag ii eal. 
convey kta feeble i impression, and fi ctype when | 60° by day, or a little more with the assis ate of a Sund 532 |398 | 49.0 | 14 a 
seen under t ft sdi ficult sun. “Also endeavour o G a PANE Satni “for t 57.8 | 40.3 | 49.0 13 H 
¿to turn away. The other walk l tl t f fermenting matori ETRADE Gea H 
of the hill, and from it = prospect is much varied, a used watch these inka and endeavour by $19 | 366) 457 FS} Os : 
Satur. 27..'547 |837 | 467I 92 | 
embra ed both sea and land views. mely additions oe a fr St 6 py bios gM YS “secure r The highest temperature during the above ne occurred on the 21st, 
acres on this hill ace rues to tl below tbe |  1330—therm. 73 deg.; and the lowest on the 23d, 1859—therm 17 deg. 
of ‘the “soil. 
Pinetuin, and = more — spot fo p 
could scarce! k e b selected, 
en a 
pl 
ae £ fermenting materia LA are 
» by 
®© 
S, 
= 
otices to Correspondents 
‘to the sou’ et wester! y ana 
ignis, — cephalonica, and 
, of all of which ‘there a a large number of 
vad 
etiance to th 
; may be Sasy here that in this climate, 
sonst Aes aed sits if aR a more useful plant than 
oE wet, al preserve them Ae the pon 
WER GARDEN AND SHRUBBERIE 
Chrysanthemums will soon be in norek Tes: let 
them their blossoms to the 
best Sapiens Faclisias and aie ihe i 
protected for the wiater must soon receive 
any specimens 
te 
n is an excellent material 4 cover- 
of the 
timah having attained a size ae alt as yee 
the Austrian Pine. A bea RE specimen of 
them quite an oe Sane in cational: Mr. 
Elston, states that it has encou ntered some fearful 
storms, Of es deservii 
ing the esis, hems oe plants that pis tie 
wintere din a * eqol Ouse 5 t ey will be A y 
useful for mieria Sener and these if goti in éa 
ensis, P, 
Mon 
taone, P 
ye enaica, Abies 
ordmanniana, a beautiful 
A. Webbiana, about the 
oF one about 8 feet in in hic 
its handsome 
of | weath 
Pinus pumilio i is pene especially 
es pecial 
ly “age plants, wae shot never be Jeft until 
they 
are properly erwise made fast, for 
ee this i is A niert off it tfequenty happens that th 
f | get injured t! he tops being rocked about by the 
wind. Get Kakuda to be planted with Dahlias 
| and Hollyhocks next season deeply 
i hod ee ee or E a to the 
, putting in plenty of good rotten manure, 
where the Hollyhocks are to stand, for these 
a 
oo ly graceful. 
nt i pentas a low oy Tl 
rounds containing many 
he g 
of the species before enumerated. 
ARDY Y FRUIT AND KITCHEN GARDEN. 
The late stormy weather which we have experienced 
} 
me 
„On nan elevated spot behind the site 
ats of Pinus | 
consisting pit 
insignis, interspersed with some yr and eee 
Firs. A few i the P. insignis have attained a heig 
& acres, 
nearly 
The whole alal contains an area 
which ch about t 60 are laid ou ut in pleasure- -gronnds, It has 
acting 
ze 
e 
a of 118 acres, of 
a 
these 
must therefore be picked up, k t by themselves, = 
us wen ca oa „Continue gathering Doth Apples and Pea 
= which will now be Ts ; at all even 
h stormy wea 
ae them so long as might have tedi 
able under r more favourable circumstances. Non 
ethe 
pa heni 
er the | guidance of Mr. Nesfield, and is now most 
any kept in order by the — intelligent 
last gathered, and 
the same may be urré Rance, 
of Glou orcean, 
and Easter Beu ears, If ¢ Coes s Golden Drop s 
HAH 
alter remaining som 
e 
said 
a Ten 
carefully, gathered, Sree, singly in thin 
while on on the alga of Conifers and plants 
Bind. ig may be. mentioned that at „Luscombe, | 
near Dawlish, in d, the 
Has will keep a long Bae ne | 
| 80. will the blue r Timperatrice, and the Ickworth | Impera- 
Hoare, Bate a A one of fee most beamtifully 
y wooded 
estates in the country, is a magnificent specimen of 
It cannot be too often repeated that all choice fruit 
should be gathered when perfectly ar, and-in storing, 
H GEAS cea =< Tron filings are sometim 
the weed. hate of iron is also used to water it. 
t is essential £ that BoA ipo should bein a pion 
ae capable of b m has been found to 
act kei iron. 
Books: Trewidden. For the e purposes of the planteron a 
soni we advise you to consult Brown’s Tae Fr? 
work, E Barr Wi 
Garden 
to an 
For price, &c., appl 
dou bilai 
Chevreul on Colours wi 
wir Ts P. Your Fungi are Bulgaria sarcoides and Clava 
umbrina, a new species, both a pe Pt rs of Bai 
spootes ALJ $ e Jus published. It small si 
GaN B EVOLENT ĪNSTITUTION: A Young Sub, Enquire 
ofthe Botbetacy, 14, Tavistock Row, divert Garden. . 
Insects: J @ H, Your weevils to ch Bx ra granaria. 
has either to sub- 
to place it in a kiln 
on 
Nika OF oye Correspondents should not be tale 
We cannot undertake to name baskets full of different sorts. 
ort.—d Subscriber. 1, Beurré Die! ; 2, appears to be 
d'Angoulême, from a late bl-ssom ; 8, Epine d'Été; 4, peril 
Gratioli ; 5, Bishop’s Thumb; 6, bles Bon Parent 4, 8, 
ABC. 1,5. Bew ce; 2, Bon Ch Fondante ; 
Passe Colmar ; 5, a nee; 6, Old Colmar. The 
A PLANTS : as eer apts tired 
broad-leaved v: yrus intermedia. nothing 
do with Pyrus trey of Pyras Echeveria secunda.- a 
Rhamnus Frangula.—Young Sub. Heliotropium 
