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must mention, further, that I have not put a barrow-load of dung on them 

 for four years. In the summer months, I keep the rubbish of the garden 

 burning, preserving the ashes dry until autumn ; and as soon as the aspara- 

 gus is fit to cut down, I take off half the soil above the crowns with a fork, 

 laying it on the alleys. I then put on three inches in thickness of burned 

 rubbish, running it through with a fork as near the crowns as possible with- 

 out injuring them. I then take a portion of the soil that has been removed, 

 and cover the beds with it, allowing it to remain on them tlirough the win- 

 ter. Early in March, I mix the whole well together with a fork, and rake 

 the beds otF regularly, watering with manure-water once a week through 

 the growing season, if required. 



1 have grown a crop of turnips or lettuces on my beds every year since 

 they were planted ; but I do not recommend the plan, if sufficient ground 

 can be had for these crops in other parts of the garden." — pp. 39, 40, 41. 



Mr. Meek, the champion of Polraaise heating, has a long arti- 

 cle on the subject ; but the success of the system has been con- 

 fined to so few, that we shall not enter into a discussion of it 

 till we have more evidence of its general application. 



Under our head of Floricultural Notices, we shall mention 

 all the new plants of interest which are described in the Jour- 

 nal. 



Art. IV. A Brief Compend of American Agriculture. By 

 R. L. Allen. 12mo. pp. 437. 2d Edition. New York. 



1847. 



At page 487, (Vol. XII.) we noticed this work, and we are 

 happy to learn that a second edition has already been called 

 for, — the best evidence of its value. We again recommend it 

 to the attention of every friend of Agricultural Improvement. 



MISCELLANEOUS INTELLIGENCE. 



Art. I. General Notices. 



Scarlet Pelarfronium'! for Winter Blooming Plants. — The Huntsman and 

 General Tom Thumb scarlet geraniums, deserve more attention than is 

 generally paid them, as winter blooming plants. There are few persons 



