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shall be glad if our readers would look over the queries in back Numbers, and for- 

 ward to us answers which may meet the wishes of those proposing the queries. In 

 In case we get none, we will attend to the matter ourselves. — Conductor. 



REMARKS. 



Orange Trees. — A large quantity of Apples having been left in an 

 Orangery, and suffered to become rotten, the bad air arising from them, caused 

 the leaves of all the Orange trees to fall off. 



Further proof of the continuance of germination in seeds has been received, 

 by the growth of some taken from tombs, dated in time of Marcus Aurelius, and 

 also Clodwig. — Country Paper. 



Tulips. — The well known taste of the Dutch for Tulips is not diminished; the 

 new Tulip called " The Citadel of Antwerp," has been purchased for 16,000 

 francs, (£650 sterling,) by an amateur at Amsterdam. 



Horticultural Societies are springing up in almost every town and village in 

 the kingdom — it shows a good spirit has manifested itself amongst the higher 

 classes. A Horticultural Society has been formed at Yeovil, in Somersetshire ; 

 at Kiugscote, there has been already two meetings ; one has also been formed at 

 Thorubury, in Gloucestershire. 



On Insects infesting Rose Trees, &c. — When any Rose tree or other 

 shrub is infested with the green fly, take equal proportions of sulphur and tobacco 

 dust, and after moistening the plant, dust it over with the mixture. Tobacco 

 water from the Tobacco Manufactory answers the same purpose, being mixed 

 with twice the proportion of water. As the latter is not easily procured in some 

 places, the above mixture may generally be obtained. Rosa, 



Hortus Siccus. — In studying Botany, it is of advantage to prepare a book 

 of dried specimens of plants; such a book is termed Hortus Siccus, a dry garden. 

 Choose from a plant a specimen having flower, bud, leaf, aud if possible, seed. 

 Lay it upon thick blossom blotting paper, placing one or two sheets of the same 

 over it; upon which, unless the specimen be very succulent and thick, lay ano- 

 ther specimen, aud theu more paper. Care must be taken to lay each part of 

 the specimen smooth and flat upon the paper; no part of the specimen should 

 be under another part; Cut off any portion that is inconvenient to retain ; If 

 any bud or flower be too thick, pare off some of the under side to make them lie 

 properly. When they are arranged, put a heavy weight upou them, — after a 

 few hoars, carefully shift the position of each specimen to a dry part of the pa- 

 per, aud replace the weight ; repeat this, changing the paper if necessary, until 

 the specimens be perfectly dry. Prepare a solution of gum with a little camphor 

 in it, and secure each specimen to a page in a folio of cartridge or whity-brown 

 paper; then write under each the name of the plant, class, order, tree, shrub, 

 herb, country, &c. In the case of any specimen being very full of sap, a hot 

 iron may be passed two or three times over the covering of paper — taking care 

 not to burn it. Flora. 



Hot water svstem of heating Plant Houses, &c. — I have latterly seen 

 an experiment tried in the use of glass tubes instead of the cast iron ones, which 

 auswered far better in all respects, giving out the heat much quicker, affording 

 a higher temperature, and retained it for a longer period. The glass was of the 

 commonest kind, and quite cheap. It had a very neat appearance;— I will ob- 

 tain tin- particulars of cost and construction, for a subsequent Number of the 

 Cabinet. r_ 



REFERENCE TO PLATE. 



I. Antirrhinum majus, var. caryophylloides, The large Carnation-like flowered 

 Snapdragon. This very striking variety of Snapdragon, we received a specimen 

 of, from Mr. Bridgford. We have seen several plants of it in bloom, it is very 

 strikingly handsome, and deserves a place in every flower garden. It is quiti 

 hardy, and a profuse bloomer. 



