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perspires, and, of course, elaborates uncontrolled from a much greater 

 amount of leaf; whilst the severe curtailment necessary with the wall tree, 

 destroys in a considerable degree that reciprocity which should exist be- 

 tween the absorbing and elaborating powers. I must postpone further 

 remarks on this interesting subject to another occasion. — {Gard. Chron., 

 1848, p. 436.) 



Bone-dust a good Manure for Slu-ubs. — A day or two ago I was remark- 

 ing on the great growth of the shrubbery of a clergyman in this neighbor- 

 hood, (lately deceased,) and expressing my astonishment at the luxuriance 

 which the shrubs had attained in the short time since they were planted. 

 The person said that the clergyman had told him that "he had superin- 

 tended the planting himself, and that he had put a handful of bone-dust 

 under every tree and shrub, (which amount to some thousands,) and to 

 which alone he attributed the great growth they had made." I planted 

 mvself about 700 ornamental shrubs and trees about the same time, and 

 although I spared no trouble or expense in my work, (having drained and 

 thoroughly trenched, and made my ground that I could easily thrust a stick 

 full two and a half feet deep into good open soil, and also superintended 

 myself every tree and shrub planted, for which I am now amply rewarded 

 by the great growth and beauty of the entire shrubbery, which is the admi- 

 ration of every one who sees it,) still I think that my shrubs are full a 

 good year's growth, in point of size, behind those to which I allude, having 

 had bone-dust used with them, and with equal advantage as to soil and 

 situation also. And I should state that mine are nearly double the size of 

 some of my neighbors', planted about the same time. Now as I intend 

 planting, to some extent, in September, I have ventured to trouble you with 

 this, to ask your opinion as to the advantages of using bone-dust or any other 

 material, likely to accelerate the growth of shrubs ; and to ask you to state 

 which is the most desirable way of using it ; whether it should be put 

 under the roots, or thrown in amongst them while planting, or mixed up 

 with the top soil after the planting is completed. — A Subscriber. [There is 

 no doubt about the advantage of bones dissolved in acid ; we have fre- 

 quently recommended superphosphate of lime, which is the same thing.] 

 [Gard. Chron., 1848, p. 437.) 



Best method to have a succession of fine fresh Cauliflowers through the win- 

 ter months. — I have never seen or heard of this most delicate of all the 

 brassica tribe being managed so as to have them flowering fresh in succes- 

 sion during the winter months, until the easy means of doing so suggested 

 itself to me, during my residence at Welbeck Abbey, with the Duke of 

 Portland. I found that it was a favorite vegetable with his Grace, in pref- 

 erence to the best and finest white, or any other broccoli, which he could 

 discover by the smell as soon as he entered the dining room, and so un- 

 pleasant was the latter to him, that he ordered it to be carried out of the 

 room. After he informed me of this, it suggested itself to me that there 

 could be no difficulty in having the delicate cauliflower fresh, sweet, and 

 fine, in regular succession, through the winter, instead of following that 

 disgusting practice of housing the latest Michaelmas cauliflower as it comes 



