over tho flints. But this niodo is only adapted for the small dwarf-growing sorts, of the 

 nature of the Crimson China, of which, however, there are now several varieties. 



Climbing Roses will often remain without a fair start tho first season ; if so, cut them 

 down tolerably close before they begin to grow in the spring. There will be no mistake the 

 second season ; they will throw up from the ground very strong shoots, and you have only 

 to direct and fasten them where they are to remain. The weak shoots that come up or out 

 of the wood, being useless, should be taken away. The side branches of the long shoots 

 should be spurred in to one or two eyes, and, when the space intended to be covered is once 

 complete, you have only to cut in the summer's growth to the last two or three eyes. If 

 you have any reason to suppose that tho roots have at all exhausted the soil, the most easy 

 way of supplying the deficiency is to make a bank round the root, and apply liquid manure, 

 a spadeful of rotten dung stirred into five gallons of water, two or three days, and then 

 water with the clear liquor till it has all soaked to the roots. 



Eoses for show must be fastened, to prevent their being frayed by their own leaves, and 

 shaded from the broiling sun, for you will scarcely find a perfect bloom in a hundred when 

 left to the mercies of wind, dust, and midday rays. A Rose bloom must not be touched by 

 a leaf, for the slightest rub bruises and spoils it. Let the bloom be tied, to prevent it mov- 

 ing to and fro, and the leaves and branches that could be blown against it must be tied 

 back. An oiled paper-cap over it, like an umbrella, will keep oflF the sun and rain. — 

 Midland Florist. 



Answers to Correspondents. — (P. T., Canada West.) The most complete work on the 

 melon is that of M. Jacquin, Paris, but now difficult to procure. His list contains eighty- 

 eight varieties, with as many colored figures, each one being accompanied by a representa- 

 tion of a slice of the fruit, to indicate the color and thickness of the flesh and rind ; an 

 example is also given of the branch of an individual variety of each class, displaying the 

 foliage, blossoms, and manner of growth. Tlie work is founded on practical experience. 

 The manner of pruning recommended is this : When the plant has four leaves, exclusive 

 of the cotyledons, it is cut down to two ; the branches proceeding from their axils, having 

 just unfolded the third leaf, are again cut down to two ; and if these fail to show fruit 

 blossoms, the same is repeated, when they will invariably do so. The object is to insure 

 the emission of fruit blossoms, which, in the melon, usually occurs on the second ramifica- 

 tion from the parent stem, but always on the third. 



(W. W. T.) Wait in patience ; Rome was not built in even a week. 



(Rosa S.) Be sure, when you plant your rose bushes, that the soil is well drained ; you 

 may do this in several simple ways. For instance : Dig the holes twice as deep as you 

 have heretofore thought needful, and place in them stones or broken flower-pots ; indeed, 

 the latter, if whole, will form an effectual drainage, receiving water instead of soil, and 

 holding it till it disappears. Place them npside down. 



(B. W. R.) Of the Diivaua, there are four species in cultivation in Europe, and perhaps 

 in America, all handsome evergreen bu§hes, with bright, shining foliage ; the leaves are 

 small, oblong, and toothed, with numerous small flowers of a greenish yellow, and small, 

 dry berries. The foliage emits, when bruised, a strong but not unpleasant odor of turpen- 

 tine. A pretty phenomenon, which will interest children as well as grown persons, is ex- 

 hibited by the leaves of Davaua ovata and some other plants ; the leaves, or parts of leaves, 

 " after lying a short time upon water, will be found to start and jump as if they were alive, 

 while at the instant of each start a jet of oily matter is discharged into the water. This 

 circumstance appears to be owing to some peculiar irritability of the parenchyma of the 

 leaves, which, when acted upon by water, causes the turpentine sacs that abound in them 



