The Express.
London, England, 1851-07-05 00:00:00

ENSUING WEEK,

GARDENERS' OPERATIONS FOR THE'

Prom the Gardener's Meadele.
I`LA\T DEPAI:II4 P.T.N

Discontinue stopping the shoot 3 of Vine3s, Euphor-
bias, Poinaettias,Geoneras, Erunthemuras, and other plants
of similar habits, which ma designed for autumn or winter
flowering; and attend duly to potting, watering, and regu-
lating the heat and moisture. Plenty of light and air is indis-
pensable for the ripening of the shoots of these and other
plants grown for the same purpose. Amongst these, one of
the most useful is the bourn trigynum, produces
large clear yellow flowers in great abundance throughout
the winter. As the tender kinds of greenhouse plants tolll.
plete their growth, they may be set by themselves in houses
ur frames, of which the sashes can be easily put oil or re-
moved. In such a situation, they. can be freely exposed to
the sun and air, but at the same time may be covered when
the weather is excessively wet. In staging the plants they
should lie so arranged as to shade only the puts of those
which are behind them. The hardier kinds of greenhouse
plants may be set in the open air, without any kind of
shading. it is a great mistake to place established plants
behind a north wall during any portion of the summer, as
if they were taking their season of repose; but on the other
hand it is essential that the pots should be protected from
the sun. When the plants are necessarily put out of doors
during this season, they should be plunged in beds of sifted
coal-ashes, taking can; to place them tar enough apart to
ensure a free circulation of air amongst them. The train-
ing of conservatory climbers should be regularly attended
I to, avoidiug looseness ur negligence, but still leaving
them to hang in graceful festoons from the roof. Main-
tain the 'lusts in a healthy vigorous state, by occasional
watering, with liquid manure, as it is important by every
possible means to provide an extensive in-door display of
floral beauty for the late autumn mouths, au as to compen-
sate in some measure for the sudden prostration which will
then take place in the open garden. Use the syringe more
sparingly, except in the very line weather; and at ail times
apply it early enough in the day to allow the superabundant
moisture to pass MI before night. Propagate choice csa-
ccularias, cinerarias, &c., by cuttings ur offsets from the olds
plants, taking care that they are tree from the green-fly or
other insects. Make auuth:r sowilig of Chinese primates,
to flower iu small plots.

FORCING DEPAUTMENT.
PINEILIES.—Having selected, to meet the demand in win-
ter and early spring, those plants which are now showing
or flowering, and those which shortly promise to do so, a
portion of the strongest and best-rooted of those remaining
should be' picked out to succeed them; these should be
potted immediately, if they
any
it, and grown
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steadily without any check; any of the Awake plants which
are in immediate need of potting should also be attended
to. Keep up au uninterrupted euecession, by plautiug a
few suckers occasionally in a brisk bottom-heat. Where
the plauting-out system is practised, there is no difficulty
in keeping up the succession, if all vacancies are lilted
up es they occur, with the best plants that can be
selected. Viaeries.—As the black Ilaisiburg grape
is so liable to shrivel atter it is ripened, and as
it is thereby deteriorated in quality, it is advisable to
shade them during very hut sunshine. Where the crops are
swelling, let the state of the borders be frequently examined
especially those which are covered with tarpauliug or other
material. If the soil is dry, la the surt:tee be eirefully
loosened with a fork, and watered with liquid manure.
Examine the bunches of swelling crops, thin crowded
clusters, and remove any small berries, which will spoil the
sample if allowed to remain. Peaces houses : Admit a free
circulation of air through all the houses tinting tine wea-
ther ; but where the fruit isjust ripening, ventilmion during
the night and iu damp weather should be effected by Walls
of the front, keeping the top sashes closed, to present cold
dews from settling on the fruit. The foliage in the early
houses should be kept in a healthy state as long as possible
by syringing, and guarding against insect depredators.

FLUWER bAUDEX AND NIIIMIIIIEUIRS.
Remove suckers from ruse trees, and stop all gross shoots
on the summer ti wering kind.. Employ mulching us a
means of protecting the soil against evaporation during
summer, and especially round stand:at d ruses end other choice
shrubs, whose leaves afford little or no shade. Leaf mould,
thoroughly rotted dung, or short gram, are well adapted as
materials for this purpose, particularly the two former, as
the soluble ingredients contained therein will be washed
downwards in showery weather. After finishing the pro-
pagatiun of pinks and carnations, by pipings and
layers, proceed with other hardy herbaceous plants,
as phloxes, pansies, wallflowers, antirrhinums, psnt-
stemons, 6": e., all which will strike under handlights with
the greatest freedom; or even without such assioffinee;
if a shady situation is chosen, and watering is carefully
attended to. It is of the first importance to propagate
these plants as soon as possible, as time is thereby gained
to ulluw of their being pricked out into nursery beds, where
they soon become thoroughly established, and are enabled
to endure the winter with very slight protection. The old
human amnia mak. s a good yellow bed, continues in Hower
all the summer, and is perfectly hardy ; it will strike freely
if the cuttings are taken before the wood gets too hard. Sow
Ilromptou and queen stocks for spring flowering, mid
inter-
mediate stocks for autumn. A sowing may also be outdo
for late autumn flowering of some of the hardier annuals,
widish come very quickly into a flowering state. Very much
may be done towards stimulating the gre eth of weakly
plants, and assist the flowering of healthier OnCli by frequent
waterings of liquid manure. It is an expeditious and im-
mediately succemful mode of increasing the fertility of the
soil. Perhaps the flower-garden does not poetess more beau-
tiful ornaments during early summer than the Ayrshire and
evergreen roses, worked high on standards, with their
branches allowed to hang down, as nature dictates. his
will be a hint to those who are building ruses to select some
of the tallest sleeks ffir this purpose ; or, if none of their
stocks are large enough for this season's work, some of t',o
strongest shuuid be leR militubled, so that by pruning and
liheral treatment sufficiently high stems may be secured
against the proper time next year.

K ITCH P.N GARDEN%

If asparagus beds are liberally, supplied now and during
the nest month, with liquid manure front the firm-yard, or
eomesuds from the laundry tank, with common salt added,
it will effect wonders in the way of improving the size and
quantity of next year's crop. Asparagus seedlings should
be thinned, and the ground kept in a loose state about tho
young plants. It well attended to, and watered with rich
water, with a little salt added, it is wonderful how rapidly
they will advance. Sow early York Cabbages for trans-
planting, thick, to draw, as colaworts for autumn use, taking
care to adopt effectual mesas for protecting the seed front
the depredations of lairds. Sow also a bed of parsley for
lute autumn and winter use, upon orotund which has re-
ceived a rich dressing of soot and well-rotted mar ure. Let
no pains be spared to obtain a good stock of taw aerial for
mushroom beds, to AUCO.I4I the open fields in supplying
this delicacy. Horse droppings are to be preferred for this
purpose;
able, the excrements of sheep or deer may Ims mixed up
with them. Until as much is collected as will make up a
bed of the required size, let them be spread very thinly on
the floor of a airy airy shed, and turned once a day to pre-
vent fermentation from taking place.

KAMA" Elt 6ARD6V.

The young shoots of fruittries gnifted in spring should
be securely tied, as they are very liable to split off in windy
weather, Commence at once to train them to whatever
shape you. have decided on adopting; and fix this year's
shoats in the manner hest adapted to form the foundation
of the future tree. For pear trees, the shape now most
popular is the pyramidal, or more properly speaking, the
conical • and for apples the cylindrical. To produce tho
latter shape, the young shoots should he trained outwards
' horizontally, forming radii of a circle of the required Ihi a-
meter ; upon the outside of this, upright stakes 611011111 lie
fixed, inches asunder, to support the perpendicular
branches; these will he gradually allowedto proceed upwards
until they have arrived at a convenient height for training and
fruit gathering, when further progress upwards must bo
prevented. Care must be taken in the course of their
growth, that a proper number of side spurs is produced, so
that the perpendicular stems may form wreaths when in
flower and fruit. A few side shouts should be allowed to
grow long enough to connect the upright branches one
with another, so that the trees may in a short space of time
become self-supporting; and in a few years, when the
branches have become sufficiently fixed to keep their posi-
tion without the assistance of stake., the latter will of
course be removed. To produce pyramidal pear trees, only
one main shoot must be permittd to proceed, which will
form the stem of the tree ; the growth of side shoots,
especially of those towards the lower part of the tree,
should be assisted and regulated by judiciously stopping
any shoots which are progressing too rapidly for their
neighbours.

THE AMERICAN ANNIVERSARY OF IN DEPF.ND-
"seg.—This anniversary was celebrated last evening by a
I grand concert, ball, and supper, given to the Hon. Mr. and
Mrs. Abbott Lawrence, by Mr. Peabody. The large hall
of Willis's-room was the cane of the entertainment, and
appropriately decorated with flute and emblems. The
I American eagle and colours on a large scale adorned the
i wall at one end, and were suspended over a portrait of
Washington, whilst on the lower end was it portrait of our
Queen with the appropriate arms of England. Though in
characteristic compliance with American taste, the lion and
unicorn figured in miniature opposite the gigantic representa-
tion of the eagle, stars, and stripes, this fact was only noticed
by the hypercritical, and a Betted nut the spirit and gaiety of
the assembled crowd. The company comprised many of
the high personages of England in addition to all the moat
Atroured of the natives of the United States at present in
London. The Duke of Wellington walked in at half-past
eleven, and was received with several rounds of cheers,
the band playing the usual heroic song that greets
the veteran of Waterloo. Sir George Grey was
also present, as well as other distinguished persons.
The concert, which comprised most of the vocal
talent now in London--such voices, for instance, as those of
Catherine Hayes, Sod° Cruvelli, Gardoni, and Lablaelic—
wes followed by deeming, which was kept up with the
greatest animation. The lateness of the hour alone prevents
la from noticing the proceedings at the supper, which
proved no doubt conducive to the pleasure of all present.
Need we say that the whole scene was emblematic of the
good understanding which now so happily reigns between
England and the United States.