The Gardeners' Chronicle and Agricultural Gazette . t was less cramped for room, the sum of250 guineas was offered for it, but at the present time asmaller sum would, no doubt, purchase it; and really Icannot imagine a greater acquisition for the large conser-vatory at Chatsworth, or the one about to be erected atKew. The plant has been in its present situation 12 years,and doubtlessatthetimeitwasplauted is sunk in a large tub in the centre of the greenhouse,the tub being inclosed by brick-work, and the bottom ofthe hole is drained with brick-rubbish and old tan, intowhich
The Gardeners' Chronicle and Agricultural Gazette . t was less cramped for room, the sum of250 guineas was offered for it, but at the present time asmaller sum would, no doubt, purchase it; and really Icannot imagine a greater acquisition for the large conser-vatory at Chatsworth, or the one about to be erected atKew. The plant has been in its present situation 12 years,and doubtlessatthetimeitwasplauted is sunk in a large tub in the centre of the greenhouse,the tub being inclosed by brick-work, and the bottom ofthe hole is drained with brick-rubbish and old tan, intowhich the roots have no doubt penetrated by this plant stands 15 ieet high, is G3 feet in circum-ference, and the stem 7 inches in diameter. It had 4000flowers upon it at the time I saw it in February, andlast year it produced 7000 flowers. The plant is not sosymmetrically formed as it might be, owing to its beingcrowded ; but nevertheless it is a grand specimen, andworthy of being classed among the lions of horticulture.—J. Cook, command is given over the ventilation. The same simple Market Gardens.—In consequence of the severity ofthe late frost, market gardens in the neighbourhood ofLondon presented the appearance of midwinter, up tothe middle of March. They were, perhaps, neverknown to be so empty as they were previous to the lastfortnight of fine weather. With the exception of largebreadths of autumn-planted Cabbages, some fragmentsof German Greens, and some of the latest-plantedSavoys, scarcely anything was to be seen. The Broc-coli-crop has been entirely destroyed, and Cabbagesthat had been lately planted, and that had not takengood hold of the ground, .ire greatly injured ; Lettuceshave also suffered considerably ; Cauliflowers that hadbeen protected by hand-lights, with few exceptions, are,however, looking well. Fruit-trees, having been littleadvanced in hud, appe>ar to be safe, and in warm situa-tions the Apricot and Peach were beginning to expa
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