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and when they are not so, and the bark cannot be adjusted on both sides, then 

 they must be united at one side. Crown-grafting, as represented in engraving, 

 is generally practised when old trees are headed down and grafted with young 

 shoots. The scion, as you will observe, is prepared in the same way as in whip 

 or tongue grafting, minus the tongue ; and it is inserted between the bark and 

 wood of stock. It is often necessary in the case of old trees to "slit" the bark 

 perpendicularly, in order to get the bark to rise sufficiently to admit the scion, 

 which requires to be inserted far enough to let its shoulder rest on the top of 

 the stock. 



Shield-budding is the method most suitable for budding Cherries and Plums, 

 and in the case of standard trees they are budded, but very dwarf trees are more 

 frequently grafted. The engraving will explain to you the operation of shield- 

 budding. 



^jfN. — 1. Such a mutilated morsel of what appears to be a Scolopendrium we 

 cannot risk naming ; 2. Onychium japonicum (lucidum) ; 3. Poljpodium aureum ; 

 4, Neottopteris nidus. 



Cinerarias. — Having been a subscriber to the journal since its commence- 

 ment, and having derived much information from its columns, my object in writ- 

 ing is to remind you of a plant that is largely cultivated amongst your readers, 

 which has never been alluded to in the Journal, and I wish very much you 

 would give a few cultural notes regarding its treatment and cause of disease. I 

 have cultivated the Cineraria for a number of years in succession, but the two 

 last years the leaves have been infested with a sort of maggot inside the leaves, 

 that I have had to pick them entirely off to get rid of them ; by being denuded 

 of the large leaves, they lose that graceful appearance they would otherwise have. 

 I have never seen any work which made any allusions to the above. "Would you give 

 your opinion on the matter, along with a few hints on their culture 1 and from 

 time to time make greenhouse plants the theme of your work, and you will oblige 

 your humble servant, W. H. 



[Will any of our readers or correspondents favour us with their experience ?] 



X. Y. Z. would be much obliged if the Editor of the ' Gardener ' would give 

 him some directions how to get moss out of a lawn. The land is high, but 

 watery, and moss grows too freely by far. 



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