Covering for Frames axd GREKNnorsEs. — In the report of the meeting of tlio Lon- 

 don IlorticuUural Socictj for Doceinbcr 5tli, we find the following: 



"Tbc Joarth of Russin mats lias caused podple to look for other kinds of winter jirotoetions 

 to supply thoir places, and among other things the old kind of coverings made of long AVhcat 

 straw woTen together with tar twine has been found to he a cheap and good suljstitute. These 

 were wont to be made on a floor or bench ; but it occurred to Mr. Bhewer of Pine Ajiple I'lace, 

 that a better way of making them than that might be devised. He accordingly invented a con- 

 trivance for the purpose, a model of which he exhibited. It resembles a small clothes-horse with 

 upright spars iu it, to which was fastened a slight wooden frame by means of moveable [)in8. 

 Bitween these two frames the covering is woven, each succeeding tier of straw being thus kept 

 in its place till it has been tied by the tar twine, and when the frame has been filled with made- 

 covering the moveable pins are withdrawn and the covering allowed to slip down, leaving the 

 frame empty and ready to be filled again. The advantage of the contrivance is that it allows 

 the operator to stand upright and thus to work with greater case and speed. In this way it 

 was stated that a straw covering four feet wide and six feet in length, and equal, as far as pro- 

 tection from frost is concerned, to a double mat, could be made for 9d., including labor and 

 material A Certificate of Merit was awarded to Mr. Bkewkr for his contrivance." 



PuoPAGATiox OF Fancy Pelargonttms. — About the beginning of February is as good a time ofl 

 any for taking cuttings ; select some good tops from the very best sorts that are out ; get as 

 many thumb-pots as you will require for the purpose; fill them with rich turfy mould, and put 

 one cutting into each pot; but previous to filling the pots let them be well drained with broken 

 charcoal or potsherds ; then with a piece of roimd stick make a hole an inch deep, fill it with 

 silver sand, and then put in the cutting, giving the pot a slight tap on the potting-board to set- 

 tle the soil ; dip a piece of stick into some water, and hold it downwards, in order that three 

 or four drops miy fall close to the side of the cutting; this will settle the whole together, and 

 tlie quantity of water will be quite sufficient for three or four days ; after that add a little more 

 iu a similar way, or with a fine-rosed watering pot as ma}' be thought needful. When you hare 

 finished this part of the work, let all the pots be plunged in a slight bottom-heat, say from 65° 

 to 70o ; give a little air in the daytime, to prevent the cuttings from damping oflF. — Jt., in 

 Oardeners^ Chronicle. 



Waite's Dan O'RofRKE Pea. — I quite agree with the writer of your Calender that this is an 

 invaluable early Pea. In January last I purchased two quarts of it, which I sowed on the 3d 

 of February; on the 12th of April they were one mass of bloom; by the 1st of May I gathered 

 pods fit for table, and by the 24th the forward pods were too old for use. I have been accus- 

 tomed to consider the 24th of May early, even for the first gathering, to say nothing of having 

 them spoiling for want of using. The flavor of this Pea is excellent, the pods are large and 

 full, and universally admired. — //. Arnold, in Gardenem' Chronicle. 



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