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Winter Parsley.— Our neighbor Mr. Wm. Saunders offers the following valuable 

 hint on -winter Parsley. This useful herb is much in demand in the culinary department, 

 especially is it so during -winter -when everything green is at a premium. A good supply 

 may be had by planting a glassed frame and protecting it from severe frosts. Those -who 

 have the convenience of a greenhouse, or grapery will find the following a desirable 

 method of cultivating a sufficient quantity of roots. 



Procure an old flour barrel and pierce the sides of it 

 with holes 1 inch in diameter and about 9 inches apart- 

 Three or more holes should also be made in the bottom for 

 the escape of water. Prepare a quantity of light loamy 

 soil, mixed with a portion of well rotted manure or decayed 

 leaves, and commence filling the barrel by placing three 

 inches of oyster shells, or any other convenient material for 

 drainage; over this place a turf to prevent the earthy parti- 

 cles from mixing with it. Then fill in enough soil to bring 

 a level with the fii-st circle of holes, draw the roots of the 

 plants thi'ough from the outside, all but the tops. Proceed 

 in a similar manner until the barrel is filled, then plant the 

 top, when finely grown it is an ornamental object, as well 

 as a useful one. Although an old system, I had never seen 



it practised, and my first attempt was almost a failure. I found a difficulty in keeping 

 the soil properly moistened, on account of the numerous holes on the sides through which 

 the water escaped without penetrating to the centre. This I remedied by building a per- 

 pendicular drain in the centre of the barrel. Having provided a quantity of small pieces 

 of brick, and charcoal I placed a cylindrical tin tube (an old quart measure minus the 

 handle and bottom) in the centre on top of the drainage, and filled it with these materi- 

 als, drawing it up and filling again as the planting proceeded. This had the desired 

 effect and allowed an equal distribution of moisture through the soil. 



Young plants raised from seed the preceding spring are best; secure all the roots and 

 trim in the leaves close when planted. The stronger and more luxuriant the plants are 

 before winter the better will be the supply. The month of September will be early 

 enough to plant, and the barrel should be kept fully exposed and regularly watered untij 

 taken into the house before frost. 



Aphis Brush. — The manufacturers in England are always on the alert 

 to supply unsupplied wants; even the Aphis must have a brush to des- 

 troy his life. From an advertisement in the Gardener's Chronicle, we 

 copy the portrait of this instrument, " invented by the Rev. E. S. Bull, 

 which in a very simple and easy manner, instantly cleanses the rose from 

 that destructive insect, the Green Fly or Aphis, without causing the 

 slightest injury to the bud or foliage. Price 2s. Gd." 



RosES. — The London Cottage Gardener gives a preference to General 

 Jaqueminot, a hybrid perpetual, as " the best high colored rose ever exhi- 

 bited. Faul Eicaut, Duchess of Norfolk, and the Geant des Batailles," it 

 says, " must yield to it, " 



