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diiriiiR rrowtb, or ilie HUfioks of ro»l ffp!flor or other insobtaj Ml of wBioh 

 bin'lor tlti^ rip<-niil.*of tho [^n»wth ivud Uiu proparrtUun for noxt flduBott'H 

 groTflh iiiu* fnilt. 



Snnrm ron Hi?i'fiK th Tarm Ct\v.T>r.it (C. K.).— Tht» trco llos dnrw brnt 

 in confln»''l f iondun Hpftooa, nnd tbat w« reonmmoiK]. All tlio Fenin you 

 name will «!'> well in th« op#n Kr<>"'"J '^ protected, or in r p^inttkni «i>0l- 

 terod Imiu dri iu;,' cuttiuR wiml.^ and from tho suh'm rays. Sprinkle lliem 

 OTdihond evory evening during; hot weatlior. Stouocropa succeed «d- 

 mirably, and they may bo phiotcd ni>w, or in tww or tbrue wt^i^kw' time. 



BROAnHEANS, &0., pmiWoRHTNO Man'b QAttDRN (A Wrtrl-iitff Mtin). — 

 Two Horts to sow at out* iinif und sncceed eacb other are ICarly Lonj(p6d 

 and Monarch L^nspod (Mackin'd) ; but wo recommeud the form^rv>nIy for 

 fts earliuoe'*, and would sow nt twice, ullowinti a, fr>rtujglit between the 

 periods and Bubatitute JobnHon's WnudcrfuUor thoKarly LonKpod. Two 

 good Pi<t» lop succoBsion aru— quantity proferrud to quality—Blue Trua- 

 flion, a feet, or, i( an oniUer bo wimt^d, EsHux Rival, 8 to 4 feet, which 

 sow early iu Mnrch ; and Hiimitar (bluet, ;> to '.)\ feet. March to Juno 

 ia its time ol flowing. The liirlvci/ liran ni"st prnductive nnd in greatpat 

 repute with the mailict pardtuor^ in tho Dark Hnu or Liver-coloured. 

 For Sknllots you cm hardly dit; in too much will rotlt'd miinnre, mixing 

 it woU with thn soil. It mu3t be old am rotten. Tho sooner tho Shallote 

 are pliinted tho better. 



Maooots in the Son. of Pots (M* N, A,).— Tho small maggote are no 

 injury to the plaiitp^ Uiey leod on decaying vc-^oUblo matter. We know 

 of no mode of fi-eeiuR the pots of them oxcupt Bprinkliu;^ ^Yjth fresh 

 liojo, antl that would ItUI all it touches. Perhapn watoriutf with Hoot 

 water mij^ht bo of servioe, putHnj one pock of gof)t iu thirty cailonn o( 

 water, stirrio^ well, allowiuK the liquid to stand two or threu days, then 

 fl^irrint; it up and applying it t" the plimta. It ia oi^e of tlie best linuid 

 roauures known. 



lU-TsiNG Tacsonia Van-Volxemi from Seed (/t/('nt).— The seed flhoold 

 bo sown in a pan cr poL, and plaoel in a hotbed where there is a brisk 

 heat of '4Ti\ keeping moist nnd neir tho gla^g. Use a compoat of two- 

 thirds fibrous loam, sandy raf ner t.htin heavy, and from torf torn in pieces 

 and used rather rough, and one-third fibrous pc:it, with a free admi:;turo 

 of silver sand. For Fowiui;! the seed the soil must bo fine. When the 

 scodlincis lUQ largo ouo jgh to uaudlo pot tliom ofT singly in .saVall pots, 

 and retuni them to the hotbed, keeping thooi there until they have re- 

 oovercd from the potting, then well harden them ofT and remove thcui to 

 a part of ihe greenlion.e inhere Ihey can have plctity of light, and a 

 moderate supply of air. The seedlings will not ilower until tho third 

 year, and perhaps not then. 



Sale of Flow^eus (07 t«; iToTf,;,!.— W hen in London inquire of the 

 boaqaet- makers in Covcut Garden. They are Urge conaomers. 



VkrbE'Sa (TfjnornnI) ^SVo cnnunt toach botany. Botanists, if thoy 

 adopt the natural systom of ai-ranginw pluntu, put tho Verbena in tho 

 Nataral Order VerbenaceDp; if they n^opt the Liauaoiu system, they put 

 tho Verbena iu tho fourteenth class, Didynamia, and fiecoud order, A q- 

 ^Ofipermia. 



TRArviNTr Roses as iNVEnTRD Coites (Idpn:).~The only way that we 

 know of trjiiniag thooi a3 invertiitl con^a ia t<t have wirework of that fonu 

 and train the shoots to it. Vou may, however, tie down the sh-X'tft, 

 which would tend to check tho vi?nur of t'ae pUnts, pruning being con- 

 aned to shortening the nhoots, raorely remoyiu>{ their points. 



Passiflora haCbmosa kot FnowEKiNO {A Cov.^fant li finder). —The , 

 flowers fall from the plnnts owirp to not having suflioient support. It , 

 jnay be want of vi'ater, fiir, and li^'IU, or an inBuffioieiit amount of heat, . 

 bat we thinit this can hardly be the oaso, aa the plant is a companion of : 

 Allamanda Schottii. Tho boat poailion would be near the glass, training 

 ■ikafihoots not more thana foot from it, and pUating in tbu corner of the : 

 bed as you propose. Ite proper postltoais «n«rtht[; roof, i, The AUamu&da I 

 sfill do quite well on the uy^e^- iAk nwd ocofiz) to &?.doa i. ^a .-o -l U iUr/r 



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O&strxnA ZBnnfNA wot FtowKiuNfi (M*-*?*),-^ Yoof "plants Iiavo not 

 flowered bocau^e they were nut aulticieutly forward Imlora winter, nnd 

 nnUftd they |iru started iu good time, are of a good Ki/,p, and iidvanced 



ft>r floworing before dull weather begiii;^, thuy ([it not opon thrir tloweis 

 Well, und then they must have t^ufllcient lieat ami a light airy sitiintfoo. 



RnnuARn Fouoino i rrf-'Tn).— Yonr plants havn beiin ton hard fofrcd, and 

 Ihey are we^k in con:^eqn(1nc^). It Is not iidvi«ablo to fofoe the plantii 

 oftciier than every alfornato year, though when not forced early, the/' 

 may bo forced in consocntive yoar.s, if not hard forced or vety lonj^: 

 gathered from, their produce in the flucceoding year bfting dependant on' 

 their stored'up vigour. "^ 



Plants for a OnKKNHOtrsF. (Su6firri6fr).— To answer your qaeptioua 

 fulJj would occupy aeveral Joumuia for weeks. Your Rroeuhou-'jo 'iA 

 what wo bhould tecogniHO as n ntove, from the teiuperaturt^, find that Sa 

 very much too high for the plants you nf»mo. In winter the tcinperatnro 

 of a groenhiiuso ought not to exceed ^^ from fire heat, better 4r> , and 

 should not often be below* 4(^^ Tho day tomperaturo will be rogulatqd 

 by tho wfather, but tho more air given t)ie potter, and tho ther- 

 mometer slinnfd not fall below 4rA In addltimj* tn tho Fuchai'nH, Pelarr 

 goninm^of difT-rentscctinnp, IiilinmH.CaroelljaB, Calceolarias, KoBcf, &c'., 

 which it Seems you already poBsess, yoti nmy have Azaleas Ping oj 

 Trace, Iveryana, Rosy Olrcle, nnd Clapham Ueanty ; Acacias armata^ 

 longiflora inignifica, oleifolia elegans, Ohorozema eordatum splendenff, 

 Citrus jftponioa {Otaheito Orangoj, OurrcaH Brilliant and nmguifici\, Cy- 

 clamen nfr'tcannm, Atkinsi, pcrsicum in variety; Coronillri glanca» 

 Oytisns r^iremosus suporhns, Ep!phyllum Rn-^sV-llinnnm, Hydrangea 

 jnponica, Indigofcra decora, Monochietum enfiifemm, Nnium splendena, 

 Khododendnm jasminiflorum, Statice brasMcn^folia, Witflonia corym- 

 bosn, and VaUota purpurea. Of fine-foliaged plants, vsriegaled or other- 

 wise— Agapanthua variegatus, Uambusa Fortuni variegata, Kchevei4a 

 metallica, Dracana anstralis. Hydrangea japonica variegata, Fnrfuginm 

 grande, Phormium tenax variegatura, Sedum, Sicloldi variegatum, Vucca 

 alvifolia variejjata ; alHoPriraulaq.Ciuerariaa, and herbaceous Calceolaxiaa 

 from seed, and nnnu'ls such as IJalsams, Ainarautlius bictdor, olegautissi- 

 mus, mulancholicus ruber, tricolor, Globe Amaranth, BrowalVa elata and 

 ita white variety, Oelosia pyramidalitt aurea and coccinen,Martynia fra- 

 grana and lutca, Rhodanthe maculata and atro-sanguiuoji, Thunbergia 

 alata and ita white variety, and Wailxia corymboea. Cultural directions 

 for tho la:^,t will i^hortly be given iu the Journal, and for tho treatment of 

 the plants we recommend you to purchase Keaue'a " In-door Gardening*" 

 which mny be had free by post from onr office if you enclose twenty 

 postage Btnmps. 



AaEfiic'AN Bliout (T.).— The insects are now wintering beneath tho 

 soil ab^at the trunk.s of your treeg Try whether pomiug ammoniacal 

 gas Uquoi- frequently around tho stexns will prevent their coming up. II 

 they reappear on your trees brush over th^m carhoUc u,cid. 



Ants in Conseuvatoby (Httiffyore).— Sprinkio guano over their runs 

 daily until they depart. 



Vines Bdeeding {X. Ti).— You should ha v6 pruned your Vines in- 

 N'ovember. The mild winter had induced the sap to flow earlier than 

 [ usual, so that the ouda of the sap-vesaela on the cut surfaces of your 

 recently pruned Vines had not contracted sufliuently to prevent tho 

 outflow of the sap. Keep the house cool, and apply some of Thomson'* 

 Bfypt c to the bleeding surfaces. 



Nabies op FBniTs(Fr^den'cfci3o/(omfr).— 1, GolflenPearmain; 2, York* 

 shire Greening. .i 



NAatES OF Plants {J.W. TT'.).— Wo cannot identify the Conifer unleS» 

 you send a cone fts well a n spray of the leaves. . (W. T. ilfoorc ).— We can- 

 not name plants from leaves only. No, 2 is lllicinm floridannm, or 

 Florida Aniseed tree. It ia propngatod "by cnttings of the youngrripfene* 

 shoots in sand under a glass Sn summer, (fl?*. ^.).— Eupatorium ngcratt- 

 ■ftjH-am/ (SonWa).— Fuolifliii eplendeni*; '/;'l !, ' ''Ji^'^Ji';,,, 



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METEOnOLOarCAL OBSERVATIONS ia t>ie Suburbs of liondon for the week endiQg Peljruary 23rcl. 



POULTRY. SEE,: AND PIGEON CHEONICLE. 



THE LAST CANARY SHOW OF THE SEASON. 

 Insanity aasumes various forma, somotimea being constant 

 and Bometimea intermittent. Under tho latter type may he 

 placed Canariemhm, which is very prevalent from October to 

 Pebtnaiy. The symptoms are pretty much the same in all 

 cases, and manifest themselves in a desire to hold an exhibition 

 of birds and to go to other exhibitions. One effect of the mania 

 is to reduce all diiBsnlties in the way of holding a show to an 

 Tflsnlated negative quantity — something less than nothing, and 

 fo annihilate distance altogether, as a thing which has no right 

 to come between tbe unfortunate subject of the mania and his 

 JnsAne longing?. A friend to whom I ;hare read this intro- 



duction, says "The man nnderstands his own complaint to« 

 nicety," from which I infer I am touched with " Ganariensism " 

 myself. Well, I admit the fact, and when I recall to memory 

 some of the incidents in connection with iihowa I have managed, 

 and how on one occasion I was engaged from morning till 

 morning again in unpacking and arranging birds, and then 

 preferred to lie down on the floor in front of the fire instead of 

 going home to bed, aa any sane man would have done, tnrniag 

 oat again before daylight on a rainy January morning to meat 

 a late consignment of birds, I must admit such conduct has 

 what we call hero a " daft " sort of look. And when all the 

 business of our last show was completed, and a simple arithme- 

 tical process showed the balance to be on the wrong side, a state 

 of things which the Committee (all insane) speedily rectified 

 by a mechanical process known aa "putting the hand in the 

 pocket," voting that holding large shows in small towns is a 



