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newly planted. The highest tree tliere, flavour is that of oyster patties. — Aber- 



planted in 1767, was, in 1S3S, above 

 sixty feet. 



" It was introduced into the United 

 States, by Mr. Hamilton, in 1784, and 

 the tree now growing at the Woodlands, 

 near Philadelphia, is, doubtless, the 

 one then imported. A specimen at the 

 Landreth Nurseries, when planted is 

 unknown, has attained the height of 50 



cromhie. Hovey-s Mag. 



SALTPKTIIE. See Salts,— Nitrate 

 of Potash. 



SALTS. The day has long passed 

 when it was disputed whether any saline 

 bodies are promotive of the growth of 

 plants. It is now determined that some 

 plants will not even live without the 

 means of procuring certain salts. Bo- 



feet and continues in fine health. There , rage, the nettle, and parietaria will not 

 is also one of considerable size in the exist except where nitrate of potash is 



Mall, at Boston." — Comp. Florist. 



SALIX. The Willow. One hundred 

 and eighty-five species. Hardy decidu- 

 ous shrubs and trees. Cuttings. Swampy 

 soil. 



SALMEA. Two species. Stove 

 evergreen twiners. Young cuttings. 

 Light rich soil. 



SALPIGLOSSIS sinuata, and its va- 

 rieties. Hardy and green-house annuals 

 and biennials. Seeds. Peat and loam. 



SALSAFY. Tragopogon porrifolius. 



in the soil ; turnips, lucerne, and some 

 other plants will not succeed where 

 there is no sulphate of lime. These 

 are facts that have silenced disputation. 

 Still there arc found persons who main- 

 tain that salts are not essential parts of 

 a plant's structure; they assert that 

 such bodies are beneficial to a plant by 

 absorbing moisture to the vicinity of its 

 roots, or by improving the staple of the 

 soil, or by some other secondary mode. 

 This, however, is refuted by the fact 

 that salts enter as intimately into the 



Soil. — This should be light and mode- constitution of plants as do ])liosphate 



rately fertile. At the time of sowing 

 trench it, turning in a little manure with 

 the bottom spit only. 



Sow in March and April, in an open 

 situation to remain, in shallow drills, 

 nine inches asunder, scatter the seeds 



of lime into that of bones, and carbo- 

 nate of lime into that of egg-shells. 

 They are part of their very fabric, uni- 

 versally present, unremovable by edul- 

 coration however long continued, re- 

 maining after the longest washing, and 



thinly, and cover them half an inch j always to be found in the ashes of all 



deep. When the plants are up two or 

 three inches high, thin and weed them, 

 leaving them ten inches asunder, re- 

 peating the weeding as may be required 

 during the summer and during very dry 

 weather, watering occasionally very 



and of any of their parts, when sub- 

 jected to incineration. Thus Saussure 

 ol)serves that the phosphate of lime is 

 universally present in plants. — Sur la 

 Veget, c. 8. s. 4. 

 The sap of all trees contains acetate 



plentifully, and if half an ounce of guano of potash ; Beet-root contains malate 

 is added to each gallon of water it will and oxalate of potash, ammonia and 

 be very beneficial. This is all the cul- lime; Rhubarb, oxalate of potash and 

 ture they require. They will have large j lime ; Horse-radish, sulphur; Aspara- 

 roots by September or October; when g-us, super-malates, chlorides, acetates, 

 you may begin taking them up for use; ' and phosphates of potash and lime ; 

 and in November, when the leaves be- Potatoes, magnesia, citrates and phos- 

 gin to decay, a quantity may be pre- phates of potash and lime; Jerusalem 

 served in sand for use in time of severe I ^r^/c/io/ce, citrate, malate, sulphate, 

 frost; but those left in the ground will chloride, and phosphate of potash; 

 not be injured. In spring, when those j Garlic, sulphate of potash, magnesia, 

 remaining in the ground begin to vege- ! and phosphate of lime ; Geraniums, 

 tate, the shoots when a few inches high | tartrate of lime, phosphates of lime and 

 may be cut for use as asparagus, being magnesia ; Peas, phosphate of lime ; 

 excellent when quite young and tender. ! JiTidnei/ Beans, phosphate of lime and 

 Suffer, however, ahvays a few plants to : potash ; Oranges, carbonate, sulphate, 

 run up to stalk every spring to produce and muriate of potash; Apples and 

 seed. 



Pears, malate of potash ; Grapes, tar- 

 trate of lime ; Capsicums, citrate, mu- 

 riate, and phosphate of potash ; Oak, 

 into cakes and fry them in butter. The i carbonate of potash ; and the Lilac, 



The best mode of cooking the roots ' trate of lime ; Capsicums, citrate, mu- 

 is to boil and mash them, form them ; riate, and phosphate of potash ; Oak, 



