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plant them iu 13'sized pots, and at the proptr season (say about the 12th of 

 May) plunge the pot where they wish them to bloom, and fiequeutly cut oti' 

 the fibres which grow over the edge of the pot. This plan has often been 

 very successful. James Levick. 



Sheffield, Oct. lHh, 1833. 



On tue Treatment of Levick's Incomparable, or Tipped Dahlia. — 

 Observiug some of the correspondents to the Floricullural Cabinet are desi- 

 rous of information on a method of treatment calculated to grow the Incom- 

 parable Dahlia with tipped flowers, I send you the method which 1 have 

 adopted, and by which every blossom becomes beautifully tipped. Instead 

 of planting in the soil of the border, 1 dig out a large hole, lill it up with 

 well-rotted dung, and then plant the Dahlia therein. After having planted 

 the Dahlia, I spread two or three inches of soil over the dung to make a neat 

 finish, as well as to prevent evaporation from the dung. The above method 

 has succeeded to my utmost expectations. William Bauratt. 



Wakefield Nursery, Nov. 6lh, 1833. 



Reply to Mr. Revell's Remarks. — In reply to Mr. Revell's observa- 

 tions, and entreaties to try his plan of piping Pinks, I tell him I tried it five or 

 six years, and invariably found it fail, to the extent of at least two-thirds. 1 

 therefore pronounce it bad ; and the best florists tell me it is impossible to 

 succeed w ithout some such precaution as I recommend. I see, upon referring 

 to his article, page 101, that during the last four years he has piped the 

 (norinuus qtiatitih/ of 1200 / Three hundred a year ! ! Incredible ! ! ! This 

 is really prodigious work for a commercial florist. I can account for Mi-. 

 Revell's lack of custom in no other way than that perhaps he has nothing 

 worth purchasing ; for his own letter would certainly deter purchasers going 

 to him, when he talks of his standard for Pinks being two inches. If such 

 were brought or sent here, they would be cast upon the muck-heap to rot, or 

 (where it would be more certain destruction) consigned to some quick lime, 

 not omitting Revell's Lady VVharuclifl'e, a flower of somewhat ten petals, and 

 one of those so foul that the engraver was ashamed to delineate it. As 

 regards the oil-cake 1 advise, he shows his utter ignorance of its nature and 

 properties, or he would never advise giving rape-cake to the cows. I tell Mr. 

 Revell I can and do grow Pinks to the size of twelve inches iu circumfer- 

 ence; uor am I the only grower who attains that size. A friend has just 

 brought me the Norwich Mercury, which I had never before seen, and from 

 which I extract the following account of their visit to Mr. Thurtell's garden. 

 Of the editors or Mr. TiinRTELL [ know nothing but by report, which is, 

 that they are men of the strictest integrity: — '"We attended Mr. Geouoe 

 Tuurtell's display at his grounds, and he preserves the same superiority. 

 His beds of Pinks contained some exquisite flowers for size, colour, and 

 regularity. One (Foster's William IV.) must have expanded its petals to a 

 circumference of AT least twelve inches." — What will Revell's astonislimeut 

 and incredulity say to this! Perhaps he may alTirm the editors never saw 

 them, or that, through the instrumentality of some magician, two of his 

 (Revell's) superb flowers had been converted into one, and by the same 

 means conveyed into .\Ir. Tuurtell's bed. 



I trust I have exculpated myself from Mr. Revell's charge of exaggeration 

 in the minds of most of your readers. My sole object in sending from time 

 to time my practical results, is, that florists' flowers may be larger and better 

 grown than at present, and that all small and bad flowers may be cast into 

 oblivion, and those only retained that are of sterling merit, ^\'ould such a 

 list be acceptable to your readers ! I must beg to thauk you for the space 

 this will occnjiy. I send you the paper from which I have made the above 

 extract, that Mr. Revell may see it with his incredible eyes. 



Innovator. 



[Note. — Wc referred to the Norwich Mercurif newspaper of .lunc ^yth, 

 Ifi33, and And the remarks, verbatim, as given above by our res|)ected cor- 

 rcBpoiideiit. 'file list alluded lo would be most acceptable and useful to the 

 readers of tlie Cabinet . We uill thank our friend for one at his cuuvuiiicucc. 



— CO.NDIXTOB.J 



