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[Clay and water to the consistence of cream applied to where the insect infests, 

 and kept on for a week or two, will destroy them. Previously to applying it, 

 if the plants are much infested rub off what can readily be done. If at a future 

 time a reappearance is observed, give immediate attention to the same remedy. 

 Shading from hot sun, and the plants kept under glass, is best, admitting a free 

 supply of air. — Conductor.] 



REMARKS. 



An easy Way of making the Seeds ok the Cedar of Lebanon germinate. 

 — M. Leroy (Andre), a nurseryman at Algiers, employs a much more simple 

 and natural method of raising Cedar seeds than the common one. Instead uf 

 extracting the seeds from the cones, he plants these last entire in the soil; the 

 seeds find in this condition a moisture suitable for their germination; they 

 unfold themselves between the scales, of which many perish of themselves. It 

 is easy then to remove them, for after-transplantatiun, either into beds, into the 

 open ground, or into pots. This way is convenient for gardeners who are 

 engaged in the multiplication of such trees, for it comes nearest to nature, and 

 all the fertile seeds germinate. M. Pepin has presented to the Royal Society of 

 Agriculture some seeds of a Cedar of Lebanon, gathered from a single tree, 

 planted in the Garden of Plants in 1735. by Bernard de Jussieu. These seeds 

 germinated last winter in their cones, which still attached to the tree ; from the 

 end of January every gale of wind blew down several. This premature germi- 

 nation was doubtless owing to the mildness and dampness of the winter. This 

 was the first time that M. Pepin remarked this fact. The greatest part of the 

 seeds were very much swelled, others had their radicle already extended to the 

 length of one or two inches. The winged membrane which accompanied the 

 seed was generally adherent. Many hundreds of those seeds collected on the 

 ground have been sown in February, ami are in as perfect a state of vegetation 

 as those which have been since put into the ground. — Revue Horticole. 



New Chrysanthemums. — Having for several preceding years given a descrip- 

 tive list of the new kinds, the following are what we have recently seen in bloom of 

 those sent out late in 1843 and the spring of the present year. It will be observed 

 that there is a valuable addition of dark colours, which give a very striking and 

 pleasing contrast with the beautiful light ones which previously formed our col- 

 lections. Such a lovely diversity of beautiful flowers at so late a period of the 

 year, have especial charms, and a collection of some extent ought to be wherever 

 they can be grown. Those grown in the open air, trained against good aspected 

 walls, have this season bloomed beautifully, and now are very gay aud orna- 

 mental. 



Anne Salter, light yellow, refiexed petals, broad, and double. 



Aristidt-s, orange-brown, very double and distinct. 



Annie Jean, brownish-red, very double and distinct. 



Columbus, pretty rose, very double, broad petals. 



Comte D'Eu, light red, very double, broad petals. 



David, yellow, double. 



De Crequi, in clusters, rosy-purple, very double, and very pretty. 



La Superba, Mac, tasselled, pretty. 



Demosthenes, yellow and brown, very double. 



Duchess de Montebella, light rose, double. 



Due de Cunigliana, crimson, double. 



Due de Albufera, buff, large flower. 



General Laborde, in clusters, lilac, very double. 



Gouvaiu St. Cyr, orange, very double, and pretty. 



Horatio, in clusters, fine rose, very showy. 



Horace, rosy-purple. 



ltubate. shaded rose, very double, pretty. 



Incomparable, bufl', large. 



