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attention to this " preventive pruning " saves. The late celebrated 

 gardener, Mr. McEwen, told me that he pruned his Peach trees scarcely 

 at all in winter, making his arrangement of the wood in the summer 

 — most judicious practice this, and worthy of all imitation. 



In the case of cutting coverts, it is different, the object being to 

 ensure luxuriant and quick growth, therefore, the plant is cut down to 

 the ground ; from its collar issues a thick circle of shoots, which choke 

 one another, a few only of the strongest getting away. I have often 

 thought it would be judicious to thin these shoots as soon as formed, 

 and gain in the size of those produced. Trees which are planted for 

 effect should receive little attention from the hand of the primer, but 

 after getting a sufficient bole, may be left to Nature. Trees in the 

 interior of a wood may be denuded of branches, straight and poly, in 

 fact, fine timber; but those on the exterior should develope their 

 natural features and habits ; this is too little appreciated. Root pruning 

 is a most serviceable operation ; it should be performed in early 

 autumn, so as to give the trees the chance of forming fresh spongioles 

 before the spring. A circle should be dug round the tree, all the roots 

 selected, and portions only of the strongest removed, leaving the small 

 fibres uncut. A few general rules may be laid down, but much must 

 be left to the experience of the operator ; he only who has grown up 

 with plants, and strengthened with their strength, can adapt his 

 practice to their ever varying requirements, and assign to every case its 

 remedy. 



January 20. Henry Bailey. 



THE NEW PLANTS OP 1858. 



[Continued from page 13.) 



The additions to this family have not been very numerous, nor of 

 great importance. The Vandas take, of course, the highest place. The 

 fine Indian V. Cathcarti has, it would seem, at length reached Europe 

 in a living state. V. gigantea does not equal the expectations formed 

 of it ; but V. Lowii proves a desirable, though second-rate, species. The 

 variety of Dendrobium Falconeri is a very ornamental plant. 



Bolbophyllum neilgherrense. (Bot. Mag. t. 5050 ) An insignificant 

 epiphytal Orchid ; flowers green and brown. Neilgherries. Kew Botanic Garden. 



Calanthe Dominii. (Bot. Mag. t. 5042.) A highly curious and interesting 

 terrestrial Orchid, a hybrid between C. furcata and C. Masuca, and having 

 much of the habit and form of the former combined with the purple colours of 

 the latter. A garden hybrid. Messrs. Veitch $■ So?i. 



Cattleya Aclandi^e. (Bot Mag. t. 5039.) A fine figure of this beautiful 

 plant is here given. 



Cattleya granulosa. (Bot. Mag. t. 5048.) An excellent figure of a fine 

 old Orchid, from specimens grown at the Liverpool Botanic Garden. 



Cattleya luteola. (Bot. Mag. t. 5032.) A dwarf interesting epiphytal 

 Orchid, with elliptical leaves on short compressed pseudo-bulbs, and compara- 

 tively large primrose-coloured flowers, four or five together. Brazil. Messrs. 

 Rollisson. 



Ccelogyne cinnamomea. (Gard. Chron. 1858, 37.) A stove epiphyte, with 

 two-leaved pseudo-bulbs, and 6-8 flowered drooping racemes of pale yellowish- 

 green flowers ; the sides of the lip stained with cinnamon colour. Probably a 

 native of India. The Lord Bishop of Winchester. 



