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to Lead-quarters. We have nothing to do with 

 the sale of such things. We do not know the 

 other manure you mention. Suhscriher. — See 

 page 283 of last year's volume. To that we 

 can add nothing at present. Keceived, with 

 thanks: — "Chemistry of Horticulture," by M.G. 

 Green; "Cottage Architecture," by W. H. 

 Tallies.— 5«iscrJic)-.— They have been written 

 by some illiterate Frencbmau, who could neither 

 spell French nor Latin. No. 1 is a Gardenia, 

 liere named floribunda, and marked " rose 

 cdour." It may be answered — there is no 

 iloribunda in English lists. Warm greenhouse, 

 with moist heat when growing. No. 2 is Mag- 



nolia, but no one ever heard of M. oubrela ; 

 such a word belongs to no language, living or 

 dead, nor can we guess what it is meant for. 

 No. 3 is a Hibiscus, called matthe, which we can- 

 not interpret, and whether a stove or green- 

 house kind we cannot tell. A man who would 

 write such tallies ought to be compelled to swal- 

 low them. W0KM.S in Pots.— i-'. 3/. P.— Trap 

 the white larvae with shoes of carrot and potatoc, 

 and then water with weak hme-water to fetch out 

 any that refuse to be trapped. The soil in the 

 pots is probably in a sour state from too much 

 water, over-potting, or want of waimth to tU 

 them with roots. 



AVERAGESIFOK THE ENSUING MONTH. 

 The extraordinary weather we have had during the last two months has thrown gardeners out of 

 their reckonings, and to a very great extent changed the course of the spring season. The fruit crops 

 have been cut "to pieces by frosts, and the promise of abundance given in February changed to bitter 

 disappointment in April. Thus we invariably pay heavily for mild winters ; and all the gardener can 

 do to obviate such disasters is to adopt such measures as horticultural science provides against the 

 effects of such meteorological vicissitudes, and especially in regard to means of protection. Some of 

 the portion of the arrears of raiu have been given us, and weUs are once more moderately suppUed. 

 It should not surprise any if we have a continuance of frosts during the present May, with a heavy 

 vnin fall and possibly a little snow. During the last thirty-two years, the highest temperatures 

 reem-ded were as foUows :— Highest, 4th, 1833, 81^; 5th, 1857,86'; 15th, 1833,86^; 23rd, 1847, 89 \ 

 Lowest 2nd, 1855, 20^ ; 15th, 185i, 25° ; 25th, 1839, 29' ; 31st, 1857, 32\ The averages for the 

 month 'are— Barometer, 29.934. Thermometer, maximum, Ol""; minimum, 42' ; mean, 53\ Rain- 

 fall, 1.9 inches. 



PHASES OF THE MOON FOR MAY, 1859. 



% New Moon, 2nd, lOh. 4m. p.m. 

 O Full Moon, 16th, 9h. 7m. p.m. 



5 First Quarter, 9th, 4h. 59m. p.m. 

 <C Last Quarter, 24th, lOh. 9m. p.m. 



MEETINGS AND EXHIBITIONS, MAT, 1859. 



Wednesday, May 4tli. — Cheltenhaui. 



Thursday, May 5th. — British Pomological. 



Thuesday, May 12th. — London Horticultural, St. James's Hall. 



Feiday, May 13th. — London Horticultural ; Bath. 



Tuesday, May l7th. — Handsworth; Birmingham. 



Wednesday, May 18th. — Crystal Palace ; Colchester. 



Feiday, May 20th. — National Tulip Show, Slough. 



Wednesday, May 25th. — Royal Botanic, Regent's Park ; Manchester, 



Thuesday, May 26th. — Oxford; Dublin Horticultural. 



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*if* Secretaries will ollige by fortvarding Announcemenis, Schedules, etc., of 

 forthcoming Exhibitions. 



