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of cultivation. John Spencer, Bowood, April 3. [If you have got the true 

 Joslin's St. Alban's, you will observe that its leaves are more glossy on the 

 under sides than those of the Chasselas Musqu6. Mr. Joslin slates that 

 the Chasselas Musqu6 had not been grovt^n at his place for upwards of 16 

 years ; that it is an early grape, whereas the St. Alban's is decidedly a 

 late one. "The variety in question" he states "came from seed of my 

 own sowing, be what it may." Much has been said about this grape. 

 Some have doubted its being distinct from the White Frontignan, although 

 the one has smooth leaves and the other has not. A few months will 

 prove that it has not been over-praised in the Journal of the Horticultural 

 Society. It is showing fruit in the Royal Gardens at Frogmore ; we have 

 seen it at Mr. Sevan's, Cambridge House, Twickenham, about a week 

 ago, and it appears to be an extraordinary hesirev.]—{Gard.Chron., 1849, 

 p. 229.) 



Fastening Fruit Trees to Walls. — The following method of fastening the 

 shoots of fruit trees to walls has been tried in one or two gardens in my 

 neighborhood ; and has, after a few years' trial, been found to succeed re- 

 markably well. Strong wires are stretched vertically along the face of the 

 wall, about the distance of half an inch from it; and about nine inches from 

 each other, by means of iron stay nails ; which are simply small flat pieces 

 of iron about three inches long, half an inch wide, and pointed at one end, 

 so as to go in betvi'een the bricks ; a small hole is drilled in the other to let 

 the wire go through, or to fasten the ends to ; these are required for about 

 every two feet in height. The wire should be painted, or, what I believe 

 is better, galvanized. To these wires, the branches can be tied in any 

 direction ; the stronger ones by willow twigs, the smaller by strings of mat- 

 ting.— (Gar<f Chron., 1849, p. 230.) 



The Nighl-blowing Cereus. — This is an old and much neglected, but, 

 when well grown, really beautiful stove plant. I, for one, must accuse 

 myself of neglecting it for many years, and the only reason which I can 

 assign for such neglect is having never seen it grown or flowered in per- 

 fection. It has a straggling appearance, but, when strong and neatly 

 trained to a wire frame or wooden trellis, it is not unsightly ; its large 

 white and yellow fragrant flowers are truly beautiful, and though an objec- 

 tion may be raised against their blowing in the night, every one who has 

 seen them must admire them ; the plant which flowered with me was a very 

 old one, but, notwithstanding its age, it produced flowers measuring from 

 seven to ten inches across, and I should think that young and vigorous plants 

 would be much finer. — {Gard. Chron., 1849, p. 230.) 



Art. II. Domestic Notices, 



Fuchs'm serratifblia. — You have no conception of the beauty of Fuchsia, 

 serratifolia (blooming all winter,) when carefully treated. Avoid burn- 



