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mistake. I can call to mind a splendid specimen of Chamcerops 

 liumilis which was grown in a conservatory with camellias and oranges, 

 being evidently perfectly at home there. There are several others 

 which would do well under the same treatment— natives of the 

 United States, Australia, New Zealand, Norfolk Island, and Japan. 

 Lastly, a fine plant of C. Fortiinei, has been growing in the open 

 ground for five years past in the garden of the Eoyal Botanic 

 Society, Kegenfc's Park ; and at Osborne this glorious palm is as 

 hardy as a weed. 



THE COST OF CULTIYATINa PINES. 



|IiE letters of correspondents often suggest to us sub- 

 jects we should never otherwise think of. One has 

 lately inquired if pine-growing is a pleasure reserved 

 solely for millionaires ; and I propose to reply as far as 

 I am able, and leave him to form his own conclusions. 

 The interior of our pine pits cover an area of 500 square feet, 

 -divided into three compartments —a first and second succession-pit, 

 and a fruitiug-pit ; and as we have no pathway inside the whole of 

 that space it is occupied by the plants. In this space we have now 

 growing in all stages plants to the number of 136; of these 42 are 

 now showing signs of fruiting, some just putting up, some in bloom, 

 and others forming their pips ; while in the fruiting-pit some are fast 

 swelling off, and others are ripening, so that out of the above num- 

 ber of plants, if nothing unforeseen occurs, we can safely reckon upon 

 cutting fifty or more fruit between this time and the end of the year; 

 and as our plants are mostly Queens, tbey usually average from 3-|- 

 to 4 pounds each. 



Having thus briefly given our convenience for pine-growing, 

 and the results attending it, I will now give the expenditure neces- 

 sary to produce a like result, or, in other words, the average yearly 

 outlav here. 



£ s. d. 



One Year's supply of Coke 1780 



Ditto Tan 4 12 



Ditto Soil 16 



Ditto Sand 046 



Ditto Rotten Dung 8 



Ditto Pots 12 6 



Painting, Repairs, etc 259 



Repairs of Leakage, Boiler, etc 15 



£27 1 9 

 If we add to this an average of two hours of labour 

 daily throughout ths year, we must not say less than ..150 



Which makes the total £42 2 



From the above statements, L. M. will learn some of the most 



