The Sun.
London, England, 1837-06-05 00:00:00

GARDENING OPERATIONS FOR

THE WEEK.

(From the Gardener's Gazette.)
DAHLIAS.—PIant out without loss of time ; drive in the
stakes they are to be supported by, before you insert the
plant in the ground. If the root protrudes through the
bottom of the small pot, rather break the pot than disturb
the fibres of the plant.
TULIPS.—In very hot days, water the paths round the
bed, and if be of importance to preserve the bloom, water-
ing the side and even the top cloths will make some days
difference in the length of the bloom. Give all the air you
can, but care must be taken to keep off the wind.
BULBOUS Rocas of all hardy kinds bloomed in pots,
may be advantageously turned out into the open ground to
ripen, and remain in the ground until the leaves have died
down, when they may be taken up and put away in a dry
place.
ANNUALS of all kinds raised in beat, may now be plant-
ed out where they are to flower.
CARNATIONS.—Water them as often as they require it ;

if the sun shines warmly, the pots soon get hot and dry,
and the fibres of the roots which have reached the side,
soon suffer. _ _ _

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GREENHOUSE PLANTS should be always placed in classes,
that the watering and other necessary attendance may be
the more easily managed. For instance, all hard wooded
botany plants, and those of similar habit, should be toge-
ther. Camellias should also be together. Where plants
of different habits arc indiscriminately mixed for the sake
of appearance, it is easy to overlook some important speci-
men, and perhaps lose it.
KITCHEN GARDEN, see last week's directions.
CAULIFLOWERS, LETTUCES, and all fast growing veget-
ables, should be occasionally refreshed with water, and
when this is done, let it be done effectually, that is, let the
ground be saturated with moisture. It is from the ineffi-
cient manner in which watering is generally performed, that
makes the difference between that and a shower of rain
when one spot only is watered.
The following distinguished personages were amongst
the assembly who attended the private view of Mr. H.
Groom's splendid collection of tulips, at Walworth, this
week :—The Duchess of Sutherland, Archbishop of Can-
terbury and party, Bishop of Ely and party, Lady De Dun-
stanville and party, Lord Bexley and party, Lord Skelmers-
dale, Lord Willoughby De Broke, General Lord Lyne-
doch, Lord Davy, Marquis of Ailesbury, Countess of
Buckinghamshire, Hon. Mrs. Perceval, H. Goring, Esq.,
M.P., &c. &c.
NATIVITY OF PLANTS AND FLOWERS —The auricula
was brought originally from Cairo, the tulip from Cappa-
docia, the pink and carnation from Italy, the lily from Syria,
the tube rose from Java and Ceylon, the jessamine from the
East Indies. The cauliflower was brought from Cyprus,
asparagus from Asia, shalots from Siberia, horse-radish from
China, lentils from France, kidney beans from the East In-
dies, potatoes from Brazil.

MR.COOPER'S NEW WORK, " ENGLAND; WITH
SKETCHES OF SOCIETY IN THE METROPOLIS."—These volumes
are unquestionably the most searching and thoughtful, not to
say philsophical, of any which have been published by an Ame-
rican on England. Mr. Cooper is much less flippant than the
" YOung American," and far deeper and more comprehen-
sive. His experience and acquirements are much greater than
%Vilna's, and his judgment less likely to be imposed upon by
the mere externals of things. His time and opportunities
were greater than both these writers, whether we regard the
length of his sojourn, or the society in which he mixed, and
the men of mark—as Rogers, Scott, Mackintosh, Lord Hol-
land, Earl Grey, and others—with whom he associated.

• Mr. D'lsraeli's " Venetia" seems likely to create
a greater sensation in the public mind than has been effected
by, any literary production for a long time past. Frazcr's Ma-
gazine devotes sixteen pages to its review, and certainly ex-
hibits ample proofs of the justice of the praise accorded. "It
is," says Frazer, " a work which must extend and strengthen
the author's already wide and well-established fame, and we
are rejoiced to find it pervaded by that healthy and manly spi-
rit—in short, that truly English spirit—for which our recent
escape from the fribble school has afforded so keen a relish in
the public mind."

MR. LOVER'S " RORY O'M-ORE.”—The style of
the narrative of this new romance is as varied as a lover of
transition can wish : we have pathos, joke, grave incident,
droll adventure, anecdotes, comical and cross-examinations—
Irishisms, in short, of all kinds—succeeding each other as fast
as we can turn the pages. Of the characters, we can only say
sufficient for the story is the Rory thereof : the O' Mores are
genuine—their habits of body and mind are thoroughly Irish ;
there is no mistaking the portraiture of Phelim, the school-
master, for any sowl' out of Ireland—the gallantry and
patriotism of De Lacy stamp his character with equal truth;
and sweet Mary is perfect, even to her rich though delicate
brogue, which we fancy we can hear as she sings The Land
of the West." Rory O'More ' is, indeed, a richly characte-
ristic story."_ Court Journal.
Nothing adds more to the gloom of a desponding
mied than the vicissitudes of weather, with a predominance
of the bad, as is the case in our island : whilst, on the other
hand, the serene mind and serene sky, the warm heart and
glowing sun, are for the most part coincident. Dry, cold air,
in conjunction with brisk exercise, is not without benefit to the
hypochondriac. It is, however, frequently difficult to per-
suade a confirmed neuropathic to take exercise in cold air ; he
will bask in the sunshine, but dreads the eager air of a clear
frosty day. The physician, once established in his confidence,
he will cease to do this; and certainly the latter is well worth
the trouble of obtaining when it gives the power of persuading
to exercise on horseback in cold weather—without exception,
one of the most powerful hygienic means that can be em-
ployed. Nor can the pace he too rapid, nor the horse too
rough. Mounted on such an one, the rider soon begins to
find that he really can bear a considerable quantity of knock-
ing about, that his arms are not of glass, nor his head of
butter : his horse tramples these and all other such vagaries
under foot. _Gully, on Nervousness.