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the standing orders." The resolution was highly appended by several 

 honorable members, and unanimously agreed to. (Morn. Chronicle, 

 March 10.) It must be gratifying in a high degree to the ])eople of 

 Great Britain to have such a resolution pass; it speaks well for the 

 taste and the desire of those, who have it in their power, to increase 

 the pleasures of the people, by opening to them places for exercise and 

 recreation, and in a great degree thereby increasing the health of towns 

 and villages, which would, otherwise, in time, become thickly covered 

 with d\vcllini;-s of various descriptions. Some act or resolve of Con- 

 gress, authorizing the selectmen of towns or the corporations of cities 

 to reserve open spaces for the exercise of the people, Avould have a 

 great effect in spreading a taste for rural scenery, and likewise aff'ord 

 " breathing places" for a dense population. This is, perhajis, antici- 

 pating much; but we hope the time will soon arrive when such will be 

 the case. — Cond. 



Groxoing Grapes in the open air. — Mr. Moss, gardener at Eastnow 

 castle, Herefordshire, raised five hundred pounds of black Hamburgh 

 grapes from one vine last season. In 1835 the crop was equally as 

 heavy. They were fine flavored. {Gard. Mag.) 



Seedling Cinerarias. — Mr. Henderson, of Pine apple Place, London, 

 has lately raised several seedling cinerarias, which are said to be " in- 

 deed truly splendid." Their habit is dwarf, they are free flowercrs, 

 and early bloomers. They are far superior to anything of the kind before 

 seen, and, it is stated, should be in everj^ collection. (Pax. Mag. Bat.) 



fVistiiria. Consequdna. — This beautiful plant, which is now becoming 

 so common an ornament of our green-houses, verandahs, and garden 

 walls, will, nevei'theless, still be considered worthy of a situation in ev- 

 ery collection, on account of its flowering so early in the spring, and 

 the flowers being so beautiful and fragrant; and we have no doubt that 

 any method of making it flower more abundantly would he well re- 

 ceived by our readers. Mr. Knight, of Chelsea, has a simple method 

 of causing this plant to flower three times a year, by the following 

 treatment: — after the first flowering is over, which will be about the 

 latter end of May, he strips off" all the leaves, and cuts oft' all young 

 and superfluous shoots which have been formed, to within a few eyes 

 of the stem, M'hich causes it to throw out fresh leaves, and to flower 

 again in the months of July and August; and after this flowering is 

 over the same process is repeated, of cutting off" the leaves, and this 

 causes it to flower again in the months of October and November. It 

 may be said that this plant will naturally flower twice, and sometimes 

 thrice, in the season; but when it does, (which is but seldom.) the flow- 

 ers are so Aveak, and there are so few of them, that it is never worth 

 notice; whereas, by the above simple process, an abundant succession 

 of flowers may be ensured throughout the whole season. It should be 

 remembered that these remarks will not apply to young plantSj but only 

 those that are well established. (^Pax. Mag. Bot.) 



Art. III. Domestic Notices. 



Filberts — Whortleberries. — When on a visit, a few years since, in 

 Maine, I made several excursions on the borders of the Kennebec, and 

 saw, for the first time, a number of sJuubs, some of which appeared to 

 me worth the trouble of transplanting. Amongst others I brought home 



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