wind blows from. Attention to this point may obviate the necessity of tying up, 

 which, in large practice, is an item of some moment. 



In the fourth place, the manual operation must be performed with neatness and 

 despatch. If a bud be taken off with ragged edges, or if it be ever so slightly bruised, 

 or if the bark of the stock be not lifted clean without bruising the wood under it, the 

 case will certainly be a failure. The budding-knife must be thin and sharp. A 

 rough edged razor is no more certain to make a painful shave, than a rough edged 

 budding-knife is to make an unsuccessful bud. It takes a good knife, a steady hand, 

 and considerable practice to cut off buds handsomely, well, and quick. As to taking 

 out the particle of wood attached to the bud, it matters little, if the cut be good and 

 not too deep. In taking out the wood, great care is necessary to avoid taking the 

 root of the bud with it. Then, when the bud is in its place, it must be well tied up. 

 Nice, smooth, soft strips of bark, like narrow ribbons, are the best and most con- 

 venient in common use. Every part of the cut must be wrapped so firm as to exclude 

 air completely ; and this should be done as quickly as possible, as the air soon blackens 

 the inner surface of the bark, and prevents the perfect union of the new parts that 

 are placed in contact. 



We have thus stated briefly, for the benefit of beginners, the chief points that 

 require particular attention in budding, or inoculation. Amateurs, who have little to 

 do, should choose the mornings and evenings, or cloudy, cool days to do their budding ; 

 but nurserymen must work in all weathers, and in all hours of the day ; but their 

 superior skill and quickness render it less hazardous. When only a few stocks are to 

 be worked, and the weather happens to be dry, a thorough watering or two will be 

 of great service in making the bark lift freely. 



GARDEN FURNITURE. 



We continue our extracts and illustrations from Mclntosli's Booh of the Garden : 

 "Fig. 9 shows the elevation of the very elaborate moss-house in the grounds at 

 Dalkeith Palace. It is now thatched with straw, but was formerly with heath. The 

 roof jjrojects four feet over the walls, forming a piazza or colonnade round the four 

 sides, and is supported in front with oak rustic columns, and curvilinear brackets 

 between. The floor is laid in manner of a brick floor along the front and ends. 



" Fig. 10 is an elevation of the front wall under the colonnade, showing the case- 

 ment windows, of which there are four in the building, the other two being placed 

 one in each end. In front of these two windows are placed two rustic seats with open 

 backs, which protect the glass, and, at the same time, do not much exclude the light. 

 The mullions and frames of these windows are of oak, with the bark carefully pre- 

 served. The other parts are, as usual, of lead and iron, the center part of each open- 

 ing for ventilation. The door is in two parts, and simply covered with thick pieces ^ 

 of oak bark on both sides. The door frame is the same as that of the windows. The 



