26G General Mtices. 



fl}' (liHing the summer. Care must he taken that none of the nitrate 

 lodse o« the leaves or young shoots, as it will destroy them, and 

 particuiiuly if applied in dry weather. {Id., 1&42, j). 161.) 



CuUivaling China Roses. — China roses do not recjuire much prun- 

 ing:, beyond cuttinji the longest shoots to strong eyes. They like 

 good rich soil, with j)lenty of manure, and iorm beautiful objects 

 when traineil on three stakes in a pyramidal form, or when growing 

 over a wall or trellis. {Id., 1842, p. 161.) 



Vanilla. — M. Neumann, the gardener who has the management 

 of the hot-houses at the Garden of Plants, at Paris, has succeeded 

 i» obtaniing a crop of vanilla. His plant is reported to have pro- 

 duced one hundred and seven ripe fruits, the pulp of which was of 

 excpiisite flavor and perfume. The plant itself is said to have suf- 

 fered, but whether or not from overbearing is not ascertained. {Id., 

 1S42, p. 28<S.) 



New Ribes. — Messrs. Lowe, of the Clapton Nursery, have flow- 

 ered a new hybrid Rihes, which is likely to prove a valuable addi- 

 tion to our collection of hardy kinds. It was raised by Mr. Beaton^ 

 from seeds of Ribes sanguineum, fertilized with the ])ollen of U. 

 aureum. and partakes equally of the properties of both parents; the 

 flowers being of a reddish yellow color, more slender than those of 

 R. sauijuineum, while the leaves bear a strong resemblance to those 

 of R. aiireum. In its mode of growth, however, it widely differs 

 from l)0th, being of a nnich more erect and graceful habit; bearing 

 its flowers with that profusion which is so beautifully characteristic 

 of R. sanguineum. '{Id., 1842, p. 288.) 



Bokhara Clover. — A specimen of this species of clover, which has 

 acquired some notoriety the past year or two, was exhibited last au- 

 tunm at a meeting of the Yorkshire Agricultural Society, by Mr. 

 Stickney. who states "that if allowed to flower, it becomes peren- 

 nial, and that a single plant, in rich soil, kept clear of weeds, will 

 cover a circle of two yards in diameter, and attain the height of fif- 

 teen feet. It dries down in the autumn, and in the s|M-ing shoots out 

 again from the crown. Horses, and all kinds of cattle, eat it freely, 

 either in a green or ni a dried state. It may perhaps jjrove useful 

 in alternate husbandry, as it produces a great height of herl)age, 

 and has, at the second cuttinsi in September, attained the height of 

 two feet." {Id., 1842, p. 288.) 



A hardy sort of Rice. — The Rev. M. Gabet, a French missionary 

 at Ichat, in Mongolia, has lately forwarded to France a variety of 

 rice, which n^ay turn out very useful to the agriculturists of other 

 countries. Whilst the rice hitherto cultivated requires a damp soil 

 and irrigation, the present variety grows in dry localities, and is cul- 

 tivated like wheat. A distribution of the seed among the agricultu- 

 rists of France has been ordered by the Acadeuiie des Sciences, and, 

 as this variety is mentioned in Chinese works, M. Stanslaus Julien 

 has prinleil from the Chinese Cyclopedia some notices relating to its 

 mode of culture, amongst which the following possess the greatest 

 interest: — "This species of rice at the present time is cultivated in 

 the |)rovince of Fokien. It requires to be sown in an elevated situ- 

 ation, being equally productive in the northern and more arid regions 

 of China, and in those parts where the supply of water is more 



