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also necessary that the leaves should be duly exposed to the action of 

 light, and to the influence of the sun and the air." Now according to this 

 law, it. must be obvious that the cutting back and shortening the 

 branches and lessening the quantity of leaves, must obstruct and re- 

 tard, rather than forward the production of flowers, seeds, and fruit ; 

 and yet this is a general practice. It generally happens, that when a 

 plant grows luxuriantly to leaves, branches, and stalk, it is but little 

 inclined to produce blossoms; we may therefore justly conclude, that 

 in such cases there is a greater supply of food than the leaves are 

 equal to ; and that although we cannot enlarge their powers, we can 

 relieve them in their duties, by lessening the supply of food, and thus 

 promote fructification. 



Lime Regis, Dorset, January ]0th, 1837. 



(We feel assured our readers, will with us, be much obliged by any 

 further remarks of Mr. Hayward's.) — Conductor. 



ARTICLE III.— ON A LIST AND TEMPLE OF ROSES. 



BY S. W. E. SMITH, LEAMINGTON, HANTS. 



A Correspondent, Pedro, requested a list of Climbing Roses, a very 

 superior list is given in this month's Cabinet. I have in my own gar- 

 den a Temple of Roses, it consists of eight posts, ten feet high, con- 

 nected at the top by iron rods. To each post are two climbers, most 

 of which have grown to the top within six months. They are the 

 White Banksia, Yellow ditto, Rosa Ruga, Rosa Russelliana, White 

 Boursault, Purple ditto, Grevillii or seven sisters, Rubra, sweet 

 scented Red Multiflora and White ditto, Rosa Clair, White Noisette, 

 Pink ditto, Purple Grevillii, Dark double China, Pale ditto. 



The centre of the bed is a rich mould, and manure is now laid 

 plentifully on it, which will be forked in next spring, and then I shall 

 cover the bed again with moss ; all sorts of dwarf Roses are planted 

 in the centre, a border of wild camomile I have been recommended to 

 keep round the edge, to prevent the aphis, but my children carry all 

 the lady birds they can find to the temple, and I have no doubt I 

 shall keep the trees clean and healthy. 



ARTICLE IV.— ON THE CULTURE OF THE PANSY. 



BY PENSEE. 



By following the method recommended in your December Cabinet by 

 Mr. Todd, for propagating the Heartsease, I think it would be found 

 that by taking oft" the young suckers as they appear breaking through 

 the ground, you would rob yourself of your finest blooms, to say nothing 

 of the trouble of making each cutting as taken off, and the chance of 

 an unsuccessful strike. 



I therefore offer to your readers the plan I have adopted, and with 

 much success. When the plant begins to spread, which is about June, 

 I throw into the centre of each a double handful of rich and finely 



