1132 
THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE. 
[Decemper 22, 1860, 
part, which, for the ascent, 
especially requires to 
be roughed, has 
been, left untouched. oren to 
e English fashio’ 
to 9°, and vary 
rarely indeed to 2°. Generally 
the dë gree 
of moistu ure of the atmosphere, 
speaking, 
varies 
and 
| favourable temperature is 
“kept. Kee ep 8 rs 
and frames well ventilated, wheats the wea ther a 
d the oi 
for ebhoash, 
e is forced on 
us oaoa 
ong perpetrated by a 
di Aad nae ir 
thes enc HA yen money, have succe seded in 
of horses, the finest in the world, coveted he every 
page but which they pabiiat in rudely roughing in 
rong way.” 
Miscellaneo 
Tacsonias.—These charming ahabing plants, coal 
to Passifloras, originally brought fror ‘New Grana 
e a posure is, 
te annual amo 
unt of rain and Snow is 
reater, —about one-twelfth. 
somewhat 
permit an 
sti rred. Dust wi 
+ 
sL} 1 
of course, very gre 
blackened thermometer exp 
to rise, on some one day a every year, toa 
height of from 130° to 138° ie it. 
s | Herschel, Collingwood, Dec. 12. (Tim 
Calendar of Operations. 
(For the — week.) 
7 DEPART 
ore 
be kep 
uring seep ov! pe fare 
blish age ould 
mn ed to ittin 
pla: oe in bloom, which du 
demand in ost establi 
Chili, and Peru, are neit her as much known, 
osed is tile trey is aservd 
Rg 
©; So. —Forcing pita yill soon have to 
n fall vabtaviey to supply the various calls for 
eor less in | 
be taken | 
with mild e particular in keeping 
the interior of pits containing plants of the description 
just m E a pa = ry as vib tary le. 
HA 
3 8 half int 
nd oa 
dd 
Let this 
be tolled ig dry v w eather, if possible, That it m se 
her the infected pare with water of the mpe- 
ratur of 160° i is iala a good remedy. Gist 
i, the shape of a strong lather, h 
as ui cultivated, as they ought to be. It is true | 
wi 
ae ojusi dtas ora an ichaemealiate soe 
en i only seen in a greenh ouse, 
‘tom 
a 
can be fo: f their beauty. But at Nae. where I 
brought the = thr specimens of T. manicata and T. mol- 
lissima, they have fo und a \ fav ourable climate, and 2 are | 
the arrangement of of or 
changed by grouping bes plants oe 
a 
triking ones, a 
s, &e., for effect. 
that I write this notice. T. ignea.—This magnificent 
scarlet kind, the finest of all, is extremely striking, the 
te bey Hama and ev 
foliage clean Ari healthy. 
fo 
=) 
very means enfo 
The 
beautifal con 
Its ten 5 pi covering a 
oliage. 
ort | te, for forcing still o 
orw: will depend on the dem 
regulated ‘accordingly. 
Eis 
space in 
time, ai neg sien Bt sitoation it yields 
se ral wth wers during the e enti ear.——T, 
ns.—This variety ne Hos ‘lowers which might 
spare house till wanted. Na arcissi, Hyacint 
shoal ne: S by a frame, as they now begin 
easily be” confounded with th hose 
a: 
ves 
in the colour of its foliage, which is pena instead of ab M 
Pre green. ion ci mollissima.—This is d for 
its long tube 
a) plants, most other things are 
sone to t them rooting 
of light and air 
over pits, frames, &c. pr 
of. "p 
ignonette and N eapoltan be will Be ak 
| dance o kee ) them m da 
| Co 
lacing them in 
In addition 
of the 
Pay attention to the 
ects should 
5 he plunging material down to the sur- | 
‘the 
upwards. 
e abun- 
am pin 
to 
ow 
f plant h es should fall to 
t An 
growth, with dense and bushy foliage. 
flower resembles that of T . ignea, but is of a da rker 
meen point consistent with the 
inm 
RY. 
season, which is improv 
safety of thei 
RCING DEPARTME 
in an inactive state, 
its mini- | 
r various 
— Pines ar are often detuaeny th in 5 ivoa at this 
ed by 
y exposi 
com 
moe nae pinnatistipula.—The ‘hint of this 
are pure Tse and so numerous as to fe like newly 
merit, but een it in 
ese sania “vi e hitherto been i propagated 
by Gia but here I must notice 
petin in kg of the climate of Ni 
the Ipomæa Learii, have ri 
trom greta om be seen in Mr. Stuart?s | re 
garden at Villa Stuart. Baron O. Prost in the Revue de 
Nice, Nov. 1, 1860. 
little water. A good. supply of na s likew: 
jat all times for hi he voured fru 
— oe eo ntin 
| dung pits and 
perom a dr 
mes now w: 
—As soon the 
moved, 
necessary a 
Pin start, em: triplo ying ie pe prin 
ey by day. Attend to Mining for Pines grown in a | Acancs 
keep the atmosphere in which they 
nin 
as bunches can be 
ances on see Yoa shoots Ea extra buds should pe 
ng such as 
Climate of Pekin.—I have before me a ser 
meteorologii 
observations made and radi Pcie b 
order of the R i . Scat tehkof and |o 
his assistants at that capi 
th. Such Seem as toon — than 
one a ba ole have them reduced to that 
mber, 
ital dur ing € 
day and night consecutively _thronghout the 
fret in the young wood should be managed auetily, 
every 
ona 1850, 1851, 1852, 1 
ted and 
8, 1854, and 1855, whicl ition by degrees, 
are prin! publi ished i in ex id tl thei r breaking. After the buds 
every particular of a most com eee ae meteorologi rie are started a ro sient the syringe may be gradually 
register. e work which contains these observations | withheld, as too much humidit ity at this season will 
(amounting, fi ekin alone, wards of 280,000 | sometimes retard both foliage and bunches, and a 
individual entries) is distributed gratuitously, on the cient degree of moisture can easily be kept up b 
most the principal scientific institu- | sprinkling the floors and heating apparatus several 
ny private ividuals (myself| times daily. Regulate the admission of air so as 
the number) throughout Europe; and, be- hav uae eb at all ane rou, house. 
sides these, there less but still highly | increased, o 
valuable records of similar observations, extending 
from 1841 onwards, with occasional ane tions. 
Sed rod part, and but ie Bere part, oi ch otro | a 
aacogieal nhac 
which the Russians (ofie =a a 
Str st to the ct of our enlightened 
ReEhbo French) have contributed to sci 
tions erie path og take extensive territory, the 
of which in ei possession alone occupy ne 
pee feet o a o figure work, 
I As 
n progress, egards j 
results from irira aber that 
average temperature of the whole year is 
s 52 
heit’s E ieina yt that Ay the pe ; month (July), 
82°, and of the coldest (January) 24 l 
the mean or 
remo 
° of Fahren- | tect the roots from frost. 
y day a 
he weather. ` Giaadally adeno ee ni 
AY DE ape A at the t 
» keeping t enims he 
ly ti m 10° 
s | 15° higher b te ‘day tm Po to the amount of | Tight ine 
up the heat in the outsid acta 
n comma! eep 
additions when 
sudden ‘check tothe roots 
records | action will produce on the coming crop. 
sion Vineries into work as wan 
ed berries 
Prac cH H LousEs.—Peaches and Nectarines wi 
hrough the 
eeably with the state e o 
ght tem 
mpera 
me the an me 
in mind the 
imeries in 
daily 
and which are | which Grapes are still hanging will require fir 
clim af of Pekin it ant air sufficient to keep the house and fruit dry; 
ve deca and dead leaves, and well pro- 
aich have 
nding temperatures for 
To = nd 34°; zo that 
| poss of iit bas and this more es) 
rees ; 
and i 
r fruit a 
+h (3 >. 2 3 
pecially on weakly 
atural co ‘waren lat te fe ing these 
eak flow and w 
warmer than i Lond Ore indi- 
ys occur much inter ‘The highest andi lowest 
peratures in the shade 
benefited by 1 well thinning the rdn Har i the 
£27) late + 
years (1850-1855) to the nearest d 
Fahrenheit’s thermometer are as foll 
Fie Bova Dung the trees over frequently, = if | 
wanted early increase the heat a degree 
sek tk tea GA ARDEN pier DEANS roe 
little mo 
weekly. | 
a > 
—_________. 
STATE OF THE WEATHER AT CHISWICK NEAR LONDON 
Forthe e Week ending ] Dec. 20, 1860, as nce at the iz beinini Gari 
wave bes x Tii “oO 
~~ Of the a 
Max 
j| BAROMETER, or rie Kavih Wind 
1 foot|2 feet 
an| deep. | deep. 
30.168 
30,154 it 
old’; snow. 
OF THE WEATHER AT CHISWICK 
years, for the ensuing Week, ending Dee, 29, 
Sevag Wind 
Greatest 
f -ALN 
A Quantity z Sala aël |e 
of 
RECORD 
During t the last 34 
ge 
December. 
owest 
Temp. 
alee 
Li 
Z ika 
E 
< 
8 
F 
St anboto 
Elz 
4 
4 
3 
3 
4 
2 
5 
coum bin 
Se Os bo th bom ie 
re rs 
kes 
The hi picks temperature durin; a above “pertid @@Curred on t! 
1827, ‘and th, 1859—therm, 58 deg.; and the lowest on the Satb 1563 
thena 8 deg. 
Notices to EEEE e YE Wave 
Ignoramus. Gishurst Com 
up your mind 
only. be P EE and Ea poe eniathon: | Bee 
is said about its applica! cation to Orchids at p. 1061 of o 
current year’ s ba ts aS 
ASPARAGUS : An Sub. Plant early in March. Use 
lan “three e, old are oniy hg for forcing a nd 
Nev t Aspar. till it bas 
planted tw ve if yee take Trop a the ‘second 
ear cut ve litte at og aragus is pro erly di vee eve 
u st 8 ana a alt, i it ope be dat the 
eating apparatus small ae for 
your purpose that we xe ‘recommend of our personal know- 
Sees hoped that gas MESS: supply the niger RE: 
SEREI SEN hare n proposed, but of 
ee ies ood ig that shall be chong o 
, free from risk, and s n modera to ae 
modern 
cower 
tive, easily m 
of earthen 
If your apparatus 
works well it is sufficient for the work at at ought to have to 
do. Three-inch pipes, however, are wrong; they ough 
be 4 inch. 
HORTICULTURAL Sociery,—We find that the Great Rose Show 
is ea to ag a on a 3d of July next, but on ad 10th, in 
it imay clash with a 
Potente ts Sock 
ht to 
meeting e Royal 
INVESTMENT: Ç IV E. Apply to any banker in the town where 
you live; or to yonr master’s solicitor. 
wis oF FRUITS 
We can: 
n 
esse 
any oe aiey; 3 it is 
less. ae 
RIE 
he Pontes 
of a, tria lina better se n.l]. bly ‘Thelast P 
NAMES : Joh nt. Proba elasis pygmæa, 
fee 5 TE leaved Pines cannot 
sa poe re os 
a bladder crack. 
—A É 
ne of the ‘umbiliested Sweet O. ad has no 
blance to the Kum-quat, which obiong 
extremely acid fruit. There is an ron ster e's it, with a on 
re, in the Journal of the Horticult Society, Vol , 
| in this department at posse than paid Pulte S ns a gro e been who sold you s sen ot 
order and neatness. ding plants, ho Sore gehen plant Poet thé: name “Of haya sae a 
have attention, for in all likelihood many things are| Ìt ft probably ke havo dent aks Omen ee ET 
a hy and such plants as appear to be injured most | aie? te Junipacua gies 
ald be removed to other quarters where a more Misc: A B. See an aay 
ine 
uies 
A 
a 
