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surpass this, applied in the latter manner, to Roses on light soils. By its 

 use. we administer at the same time a cool and rich fertilizer, and a sub- 

 stance calculated to he of permanent benefit t(» the soil. — {lb) 



Muss Roses suitable for Pillar Roses. — On such soils as I have just rec- 

 ommended, the varieties termed " vigorous" may be fashioned into " Pillar- 

 Roses," and they are indeed unique when cultivated in this manner. Some 

 of our readers may perhaps doubt whether Moss Roses are suited for this 

 purpose ; and writers have too often spoken of them collectively as being 

 of dwarf and delicate growth. What will such say to a pillar formed with 

 the old red Moss reaching to the height of 15 feetl That such a one exists 

 I can confidently assert; for I measured the plant last autumn in company 

 with the owner, who assured me he could have trained it higher, but that 

 he was unable to obtain |)oles to support it. It cannot be said that the 

 pillar is well furnished with branches the whole height, but I feel confident 

 that many varieties will form handsome, well-furnished pillars 6 or 8 feet 

 hisrh. Surely much more is not required. Ten feet is perhaps the maxi- 

 mum of height desirable even for a Pillar-Rose. Beyond this, not only are 

 the best flowers out of sight, but there is infinite trouble in protecting the 

 plants from the wind, in pruning, &c. 



If the reader should wish to see the plant alluded to above, it is in the 

 garden of Mr. Anderson, of Bull's-cross, near Cheshunt, growing within 

 a ft'W feet of the road. When I inspected his Moss Roses last winter, 

 some of the shoots of the previous year's growth were above 6 feet long, 

 and extremely robust, and the main stems had swelled to a considerable 

 size. The mossy calyces were still hanging on the trees, showing there 

 had been an abundance of fli.wers. There were several other plants of 

 the Muss Rose formed as pillars, two or three of which were nearly equal 

 in height to the one above-mentioned. 



Now to what circumstances is this uncommon case due? — for uncommon 

 I admit it to be. Is it owing to situation, soil, the age of the trees, or 

 the fostering care of the cultivator? Partly, 1 should say, to all. The 

 garden lies open to the sun ; the situation is airy; the soil is a brown- 

 i.sh loam, not exactly light, but friable, and containing a good share of 

 vegetable matter; — a soil in which Wallflowers and Fuchsias vie with 

 Roses in vigor. The ages of the largest Rose-trees are probably from 

 12 to 20 years.— (7/i.) 



Bones as Manure, and their Use in the Culture of Pelargoniums. — 

 The researches of the chemist and the practical testimony of the farmer 

 having more fully established the value of bones as a manure, not for Tur- 

 nips only, but for various other crops, it behoves us to ascertain whether 

 tliey have been employed in gardening as extensively as they deserve. If 

 we find they have not, we ought to lose no time in making use of them. 

 The greatest obstacle to the more general use of bones in gardening, as 

 well as in farming, is their undergoing decomposition so very slowly. But 

 this difficulty is got over by dissolving them in sulphuric or muriatic acid. 

 This plan, however, though excellent as far as Turnip culture is concerned, 

 must be defective, inasmuch as it confers no lasting or permanent benefit on 



