GARDENING GLEANINGS. 53 



for the year, and throwing out and perfecting their flower huds, 

 they require much more water than when in a dormant state. 



And, with reference to the last remark, it should be constantly 

 borne in mind, that, inasmuch as both indigenous and imported 

 plants are very variable in the seasons of the year at which the 

 above occurrences take place, so the use of the watering-pot must 

 be regulated by the hand of the florist, and not by the season of 

 the year, solely ; although undoubtedly both such plants as are dor- 

 mant, as well as such as are vigorous in their growth in the sum- 

 mer season, will require a more plentiful supply (having regard 

 to their habit of growth,) than the same species would require in 

 the winter under similar circumstances. 



I think I have extended this to the full legitimate length of an 

 " article" for one number of your Cabinet; and I will, therefore, 

 (should you consider this worth insertion,) reserve the conclusion 

 of my remarks until next month. 



Pentonville, Jan. 2, 1835. B. M. 



ARTICLE III. — Gardening Gleanings, selected from 

 various Authors. No. III. By Snowdrop. 



MISCELLANEOUS EXPERIMENTS. 

 (From XVooh -idge's Systcma Horticultural, 3rd Edition, 1688, p. 222 J 



" Often removing of Plants. The often removing of Flowers 

 in their propel season preserves their colours, especial!}' their 

 variegations; for long standing in one soyl causes any plant to 

 degenerate ; partly, because the plant hath exhausted the proper 

 nourishment for it, out of that place where it hath stood so long, 

 and partly because the soyl is apt to change the nature of the 

 plant, being exotick to it, as is usually observed in beans, wheat, 

 &c. sown on the same sort of land, although not on the same par- 

 cel, is apt to degenerate.* Therefore, removing of plants, and 

 alteration of the soyl is a good way to improve them." 



" To make plants come laic. Flowers arc more in esteem when 

 ilu-v come early, than when they come late ; to make them early 

 the means are generally known, but the retarding of their flower- 

 ing, often removing and preventing the usual excitements of the 



■a exporimeuli , thai planti discharge oscrementirioui matter, i* 



doabUeM the chief cauw of Ibeii degeneration when confined to ouo spot, and ex- 

 plain* die neeeaait; of u rotation of crone, 



