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when covered with brilliant orange berrie 
ae. are —— ely ornamental. 
can be 
es, ; watched ai 
Indeed few plants | 
THE GARDENERS CHRONICLE AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE, 
smoked lightly two or tl 
| successively if this pest cin its appearance, kee 
{Drecemper 8, 1860. 
two or three evenin evenings zs | for there is generally a large demand for this; and i? 
eping | of 
the event of a severe winter it is difficult to save it by 
z ae ® m Le 
mpared with this ve winter decoration, | the atmosphere moist, and giving air on every favour rdinary protection of hoo i ttuces, 
and what i is „impor rtant t the berries are so perm manent | able o opportu nity to ake He hit from flagging. | Cauliflowers, &c., in fram freely 
them retain their vivid c T kept iil nd | exposed on all PE ig occasions. Introduce 
ing for sh sa months : at a tim t } r from of|a succession of eer Seaka wes and Aspa- 
for this Sol i room. Plants t Bito rf ee aniy should pe ragus roots into forcing-pits; if these are forced in the 
little peat and sand. ioviateds w rhea goer encouraged v with a gentle heat, keeping them pon ground, the linings soun be tamőd occasionally, 
were S. pseudo-capsic d laciniatum; the renewed, so that a g eat be maini aned; cover 
has large yellow fruit, singularly cut leaves and in RCING DEPARTMEN' with mats or litter in ky weather. Give air t 
summer handsome round violet blossom PINER ange any portion of the war ‘3 intended Asparagus as soon as the heads appear shane the 
Veronicas are largely grown bere gat moura | for aie: early, a a brisk temperature must be main- soil. Sow French Beans in succession, and top the 
tion, mong the sorts were tained to induce it to start; the m plants as soon as they have made their second leaf. 
ras 
ost promising plants i 
Cucumb vers require oT attention at this time of 
ares 
e we cael beatiful 
l bs 
house or pit by themselves, and, where anying a like 
; still maintain the tempe- 
T. also observ ee rature previous] y adv ised, SA Ma air every. day when 
Tain a i, w Hest hrs | or separately heated compartments, pe re ye the weather Leip nr Stop and train the plants as 
lossoms, had a pretty effe: int mixed with ordi- | mand. It isn not by any means desirable t ~ more | they progress, and do tallow 
nary green leaved plar mia ja eyes was finely | plants into fruit at nis early season than be abso- | another, otherwise they a gety Mi he rs fone 
covered with handsome red fruit, and we also ob- lutely necessary, a they will produce fog fruit later | Occasionally with liquid manure; this d be 
served a double flowered Feverfew with blossoms a done he soil is dry. eep u oist 
white as snow large as those of a pon tipoa gaing: bien evens of from 55° to in the Mushroom 
a ti 7 emp: 
Chrysanthemum, to which they bore considerable rita hicl tk bjected to a higher tempera- house. Collect fresh horse-droppings and put them 
resemblance, ld will be found a useful plant for | ¢ that thant ted fi it t her e t in preparation 
i under glass and also for beds out of taoid be: placed. for e end of the month. 
P in-the warmest part of the house at 
mmand, filling the a of the house ith young 
A nated of 1 rasa down Grass verges here may ormer should be afforded a bottom-heat of | . STATE OF THE WEATHER AT CHISWICK NEAR LONDON 
morth the attention of occupiers of small places. | about 85°, and the latter about 10° or 15° lower; the anes a E EE AE EEE a ET 
making Seug a | atmosphere should range from 68° to 75° by fire heat S| Banousras. |— oriei Oreinak a 
little flattened at the top, a the edge flush down | allowing it to rise 5° with the assistance ns ine, a ii 34 Ree ET, ee TFE, FETE Wine 
to the ot ery this w _ a larger ce sg = Grass | keeping the young plants near the glass, and properly yelp os + | Min- |Mean| deep. | deep. 
ti uld be obtained from the e basis | supplied with water at the . This temperature | Friday 30 17 | 20088 | 29504 | 50 | 33 | 415 403] 45 5 (2 
they were flat. will be co siderably too high for young stock at this Sany, alis | aata | aaao | a9 | a9 | o #| 31g [at 
ason, but we have seen this system practis ed w ith | Mon. 320 |:29.472 | 29311 | 47 -| 41 | 440) 47) 48, | Be | a2 
hl y Tues. i} 21 | 29.311 | 29.282 | 50.) 38 | 44.0) 43 | 455] E. | .07 
ous. Wed. 5] « | 29.415 Jsa | Sl | 30 40.5} 49 | 46] EB. | coz 
-Cucu —The Holothuriæ, or Sea-Cucum- get 3. mewhat drawn, they will gain substance as light pienet Thurs. 6j 23 | 29.308 |_29. =| Fall Hea PA a 
e: may ed in one light as ekg sea-urchins Average.. ,514 AET 44.3 | 47.7 63 | Al 
and in another as approximating to mnelides o t thi d of tl Nov. 30— Dense fo = 4 ts tain, 
. Their suckers are similar to thos var the trae en of the plants 1y pe t are at a for miy iers rohit yo cae inane oy zit ie 
star- and sea-urchins. sides progression by | up the supply throughout the summer. = ge ZEY ; Baay; ain cloudy; ORRY $ 
m hese org the ve, like nelides y IES.—Until t ds are fairly en = EH ale itn ts 
the extension and contraction of their ie The | points of the shoots should be kept nearly on a lev of the week, 3 deg, above the average. 
surrounded by plumose tentacuła, t art of the Vine; and if this should RECORD ¢ OF THE WEATHER AT CHISWICK 
when they are complete, is always a mu ltipl e | not t to induce. the buds During the last 34 years, for the ensuing Week, ending Dec. 15, 1860. 
of five. pangs all have the power of changing their | equally throughout the length of the Vine, the 2 slSeal ea! No.of 
shapes in th ngest manner, sometimes elongating shoul bring the most forward buds | December. ESE/E58| EE | Years in atr | leila id =| |= 
Saaiel 5 “ike ee imes ati a to the lowest level, elevating those that are backward. Zae AaS] Me | gaich dt | of Rain. |% |2| lea) |> z 
middle of their bodies, so as to give themselves th 2 Maintain a thoroughly moist atmosphere by frequently | zza s. ns lua twa | u | om m | 2a] a tl ai s| 
oe of an hour-glass, and —_ Pang fey : a gent sprinkling the floor and passages, &c. ; and syringe the Mon. 10. ino m7 so} mo | oss” j 
ves up with water, so as to be perfec y glo ular. til el accrue ees 1 
The „Cucumber et f all the to appear, when the amount of moisture must be mod pears: 18.: 483 ar 38 
known ies, and ao a of the | ra securing a gentle Friday 14..) 457 | 341 218 
iz in the en at | warmth for the roots ; turning the litter and adding bi eel te above period occurred on the 13th, „ 
sou fully. 1 foot, and capable of extending i inibe pe [be maaksi uisite, and Keeping it well vsizSmherm, G1 degs and the lowest on the 13th eee 
length the i | ane the e of rain and sev 
members it: mg in cs est m 
arms Or legs to thro 
and the brittle-star, it ob disgorges i 
manages to to: 
its viscera, a 
to live without a sto mach 5 no o do oubt a ar 
+ + 
ity nges' Hav 
ff, like its relations the Iti 
eather. me 
satisfied with a moderate night tem perenne unt: tilt 
| parn begin to push, when it 1 may pana y be aeza pe 
60° KA me io ime that Pada lava fairly begin to o 
DNE —It must t o remember ed | 
ng to the late Sir James Dalyell 
SEET fof rapid fo! n the 
Accordin 
are apne of Saaja n, mig = the pe = 
e bu 
d. "Considering oe facility » ‘with which "the Sea- 
— self from 
Cucumbe: ts digestive —- 
is the more to be ane Kos it tolerates the p 
sence Sye a pi remarkable parasite, a fish naa oy 
the genus | Fierasfer, and about 6 in nehes long. Chi is 
rt of the process, 
| be a pam with eap, so that the 
, therefore fire reed ‘shou 
night tempera rature 
does not exce erwise the Teena will be 
= and a to i ; during = day the tines. 
o 60°, with pleni 
of the Cucumber, and, as the stomach is too small for 
his reception, tears its sides , quartering himself with- 
out ceremony between the viscera and the outer skin. 
The reason for choosing this strange abode is as yet an 
enigma,— Dr. Hartwig’s “ Sea and its Living Wonders.” 
Notices to Corres: 
HM T 
more easy if the Cotoneaster were pruni 
fa nes sige nt ity mi pi gem bem sper siah the cuttings. BURNT or thrown into BOILI ater imme- 
avon rable opportunity. y ringe t diately. a ag 3 evo is worse than useless. 
the house early after a bright day; continue this till | CHesxuts y will not make Hop-poles in such soil as 
the _ blossom egin to expand. Cover the outside Jonn ment ions, 
with leaves or litter; or the purpose of piece CN T. The statement in the Port of Spain ith thes 
of ‘ang yi ai: e districts have been he aa entire wil ss 
iag me and heavy rains. Tie i in the trees in the next rees fn th thè levain lands of Hindostan, 
ee and get all ready for starting by the end of the e. learn mn secon to mi ‘taken Tea a for 
wot ever to sea, that stops are 
Poy: house, if ng fruit is phe Bey pee oe ress ‘ith 
fresh 1 and dung, and Pg a moist s reran Ene 
- moist 
ba Se 
$ 
Calendar of Operations, ee g nigh ; temperature of 45° to begin Adm aeir Sron in the Poni Eat ae a si and, to 
5 lenty of air — h the day. i ight th In the 
(For the ensuing week.) P hets sa pi a i T the from frost and oon AET ira = ‘ed: an far ae Vi anis, hadi 
wet. pt the early Kinds wm y be placed i dre Excellency and Colonel F. we, , both of w 
Cows East to the O: he Ri One or two 
e RVATORY ko S, fo Where there i eid Back p | fori Pret pion the heat is s moderato- the end of a a extant were selected as offering suitable 
Azaleas to select from, some of the most forward ans | bias — ao. however, be soo situations for, the attempt ; men will wien a He time to 
i che eat prepare the for the pro nu 
deny abo be MAD boos in order to get them oslo ag has this labouz no der his superv. 
b $ ~ | SHRUBBERIES. F : XYZ. Your Fungus is, we Pere, the spawn of dry 
rye Aron sme janie eat be ME times salen, of was ESA kinds of eee np Tot It is pi probable tht the tall Fungus mentioned is a 9 
made their growth and set their earl should be applied at) of Por ite Siga. anable 
season they = ily ges So tower so ‘hay E ate > get i for budding upon without| decisive answer., M. J. Ok Rae 
as under more natural ci ii springs q | delay, for unless these are pl before LADIOLUs SEED: R S. Sow in spring in shallow pans filled 
less the are plu mp t hers will ‘ll be so ig. ren furnish T oots for early buddi win bt sandy A — in z Soki amay whi 
of the pint së startin into growth instead of ay vows transplanting of any | oe evergreens which anf. ho AA VEDE TAEA VU Coo DRIE adhe, Skype 4 
g agp a prick po » Or p: 
Do not forget introduce a good batch of Rose eri a ey been delayed until now should be them outin the open ground:t 
c ste the m hd promising Slants for wintes Hower. (cocded with vigour while the weather is mild ath GREEN Pa NoINnas : Aliwal. We have repeatedly warned 
ing. A gentle bottom heat will be of great service to | OPen- There will be comparatively little to do in the Vich these tony ro i array atmosphere orortunstely 
t as also to most other plants subjected to heat, flower garden at present, and any spare time will be} coroners’ inquestsare no longer uncommon in consequence of 
in to get them into flo quiekly as possible, well spent in going the k of plants in ae sel le continuing to pub up such paper. green colour 
and a moist state of the atmosphere must be secured, | ext ’s use, removing every decaying | Poet step oe TR eese and Cynibi- 
admitti a little air freely on mar favourable where the surface soil has got green, removing this dium rsi.—-Orion. Not Illecebrum aa ba Briza 
o unity. Pelargoniums should be kept rather cool and top dressing with yas loam. There is not thing} major.—J K. Mere leaves cannot be named.—J D. We and 
Mt , giving what may so unfavourable to these p, | ot song yet always are R ciy nea i, iN strigosa. rn 
on the morning of fini that the superfi J! p y itti wel. Sopote. line me bipartita: —An 
moisture may be removed before the evening, avoiding | f" h air. Amateur. 1, Filago germanioa; 2, l Ee ba 
the uso of firo-heat except when n necessary fo prevent HARDY FRUIT AND KITCHEN GARDEN. E COON UE N oo = ee 
7 ure » or to di mp, See that standard trees which have been recently ‘A D. Acampe papillosa—A Gardener. |1. Epacris impress > 
gr 2 Not in flower; should not have been sent; may be 3 
i: and also t any root- -pruning or transplanting 5 $ but, as 
Y fad See very similar eared ener that | — tobe don done this season p Phe ted before frost eerie reai m a ira appeared in 
k Sey ea stay at as. unless afforded a | sets in our, as has been previously pointed out, | tie autumn of 65, aes said the year after the 
therefore, b be narrowly | to have a poe wel of Parsley under safe — recent appearance 
