EDITOR'S TABLE. 



Next to the dung of horses, that of oxen and cattle is in the greatest request ; and if slightly 

 fermented, is an excellent manure for light, hot soils. It is also well calcidated for soils of a dry, 

 absorbent nature, as it retains its moisture for a greater length of time than most others. 



Green vegetable matter is an excellent manure, but less attended to than it ought to be. In- 

 stead of collecting all useless vegetables, <fec., in a garden into one heap, let the following simple 

 mode be adopted : When a piece of ground is to be dug, go around and collect all the 

 decaying vegetables, and immediately dig them in. The sweepings of grass walks and lawns 

 are also of miich use as a vegetable manure ; and on being brought into the garden, they should 

 be dug in before fermentation commences ; but it must be observed, that they should not be 

 buried at too great a depth, otherwise fermentation will be prevented by compression and the 

 exclusion of air. 



Sea-weeds, where they can be procured, make excellent manure for most vegetables, but par- 

 ticularly for Sea Kale, Artichokes, and Asparagus. This manure, however, is very transient in 

 its efifects, and does not last more than for a single crop, which is accounted for bj- its containing 

 a large portion of water, or the elements thereof. 



The dung of birds, either wild or domesticated, affords a powerful manure, particular! j- that 

 of the former. Pigeon's dung is in great repute, but it should only be used as a compound ; or, 

 if used as a simple manure, the greatest care must be observed in the distribution of it. It is a 

 good manure for Strawberries and Raspberries; also the Fuchsia, Pelargonium, Coxcomb, Bal- 

 sam, and it is indeed a rich manure for all potted plants that will bear rich feeding. 



The dung of sheep affords good manure, but it is seldom used in gardens. 



Soot is a very powerful manure, and ought to be used in a dry state, and thrown on the surface 

 of the ground. It is advantageously used in crops of Onions. It is sown at all times with good 

 efifect, and where it has been sown no maggot has appeared. 



The ashes of wood, if not too much burnt, is a lasting manure, particularly for the Grape 

 Vine and Pear ; and if sown among Turnips, it is of great use to protect them from the fly. 



Of all mineral manures, lime is most known and generally used. It should, however, never 

 be applied with animal manures, imless they be too rich, or for the purpose of preventing noxious 

 effiuvia. It is injurious when mixed with any common manure. 



Manures, whether animal or mineral, are of such importance to vegetation, that all possible 

 diligence should be used in the collecting and preparing of them for the different purposes for 

 which they may be required. By a proper application of them, and by a rotation of cropping 

 founded on just principles, the worst garden ground may be not only improved, but rendered 

 fit for the production of every vegetable that is usually cultivated in the diflercnt localities of 

 this country. Alfred Chamberlaix. — Gardener to Delancy Kane, Newport, Rhode Inland. 



SCnsbtrs to Gorrcspouinits. 



Being a subscriber to your valuable Hor-ticiilturist, I beg to say that the recommendations I have frequently seen 

 and heard of ashes being a prcventation against the Peach tree borer, cannot be depended on. I carefully examined 

 my trees last autumn, and cleared out and fully eradicated every borer I could find ; and put around each tree about 

 half a peck of ashes. Yesterday I examined the same trees, and found them nearly all affected, and from one three 

 year old tree I extracted full a dozen borers. Therefore I conclude the only remedy is war to the knife. Is it so? 

 JoaN Powell. — Dayton, 0. 



It is possible that tlie performance of some part of the process was imperfect, as it is beyond 

 a doubt that ashes placed around the tree at the place wliere the borer deposites its eggs, gene- 

 rally prevents its attack. 



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I AM building a cold grapery, 22 by 60 feet. I have excavated three feet deep, and filled with a good compost 

 your opinion, is a drain necessary ? If so, how made ? James yL. T kw^ovl, Sijrucuw, y. Y. 



If the subsoil be sandy and porous, draining may not be necessary ; but in most cases 



