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nations a clear white ; for the limestone I have always seen, is as hard as a 

 rock before it is burnt, and I should conceive it would be a most laborious 

 task to pound finely a barrowful, and, therefore, I conclude it is some other 

 materia) to which he alludes ; but I dare say he will enlighten my ignorance 

 on this point, and tell me where I can meet with it. Ignoramus. 



On the Virkui.a, Sec — As you are not determined on the reprint of 

 No 1 Siipphment, perhaps vou 'may not think it amiss to insert the. plate 

 of that splendid Auricula in. some subsequent Number, fan you, also, in- 

 form me what is meant bv a pin-eyed Polyanthus !— [An answer in our next. J 

 April 14th, 1«31. D - Pearce. 



Will Insovmoh, ot some equally experienced cultivator, be so kind as to 

 inform me his treatment with tarnations beginning to spindle in their winter 

 Muarters ■ I have consulted, Maddock, Hogg's Supplement, and Maine, but 

 thev do not mention the subject —I mean the particulars under the de- 

 ferent circumstances. Also, what is the smallest sized pot a two years old 

 Vuricula plant can be well flowered in, and the largest size (under any cir- 

 -umstances) that it would be proper to use for any older plaut .' 



Do Vuricula and other Composts deteriorate and loose their fertility, by 

 being sun dried in summer, and kept in that state in barrels under cover I 

 Truro. C - Nl 



ANSWERS. 



on Destroying Slugs, &c— The best means, "An old Carnation 

 (i rower" can use to destrov Slugs, &c. is to dissolve two drachms of corro- 

 sive sublimate (poison) in two gallons of boiling water, and water his plants 

 with the solution; it will also be necessary for him to take every pot out of 

 the frame, and pour in the hole at the bottom a small quantity ot the solu- 

 tion, as this is where thev generally secret themselves. He need not be 

 afraid to use this as it is'perlectlv innoxious to the plants, indeed I always 

 fancv it does them good, as it improves their verdure. This solution will 

 also "cause worms to rise out of the ground, if poured upon any bed at the 

 close of daylight when thev may be gathered up and destroyed. I will now 

 correct an error in the article of mine, upon the carnation; the pots used 

 -Imuld be four to the cast, instead of sixteen, as there stated. 



Innovator. 



on Blooming Amaryllis Jacobe*;.— On flowering the Amaryllis 

 raxobee, or (which I take to be the same) the Sperkalia formosissima of 

 Sweet's British Flower Garden, he recommends planting it in the open border, 

 which I have practised with success, in the following manner: 



In May, I plant my bulbs in a border of sandy peat and loam, in a shel- 

 tered situation, in which place (bey remain until September. I then take 

 them np and dry them, taking care not to injure the roots. When in bloom, 

 t l,,. flowers must be sheltered from rain or rough winds. I keep the bulbs in 

 i. dry room until the returning season for planting. 



February 12, 1884. J - T - 



on tiu: Doi BLE WHITE Anemone, &r.— Your correspondent J. Miles, 



purchase any quantity of the Double White Anemone, if he. means the 



\,„ ,„ nemorosa plena and Trillium sessile, by applying to Mr. .John 



< use, Nurseryman, Addlestone, mar Chertsey, Surrey. 



April 23, 1834. J. W. D. 



REMARKS. 



,,., | ,.,,., . inn., (aii.miiii, fcc. — Your interesting and ably conducted 



lini. tfagaaine hai done more toward* encouraging a love of flowers amongst 



the 'air sex than any work of the kind, which lias been published of late 



When the first numbi t appeared, it was welcomed by all ranks and 



degrees, and no* I rejoice t" say, go when you will you are sure to see the 



. n c oven i Gabkut lj ing on the table. 



1 1 baa i« i ii wisely said, that life is ■ il"»cr garden, in which now blossoms 

 are tTM opening ai fust Kb others fade. 



