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expansion of the leaf itself, being an organ by which plants of 

 weak and climbing stems attach themselves to other plants or 

 substances for support, the tendril being much stronger than a 

 branch of the same size. 



TEXTURE OF SOILS. The perpendicular extent of roots are great- 

 ly influenced by the looseness or compactness of the soil. As for 

 instance, carrots, beet, &c. All deep penetrating roots, when 

 placed in a hard or stiff soil not easily divisible, are not only 

 dwarfed, but split into branches, or twisted, as it may be. Since, 

 then, the mere texture of the soil, independently of the food of 

 plants which it contains, produces such effects, it must be of the 

 greatest importance to attend to these circumstances. 



TICKETING OF FLOWERS. "When a piece of zinc is rubbed 

 bright with sand or brick dust, and written on with a black lead 

 pencil, the writing in the course of a few hours becomes black and 

 indelible, and will withstand all weathers. Pieces used once may 

 be brightened by rubbing on brick or tile, and employed as often 

 as is desired." Bombay Times. 



TRANSPLANTING. If the object be to remove trees or shrubs, it 

 is essentially necessary that the root fibres should be uninjured, 

 and that a sufficiency of the soil attached to the roots be removed 

 with them. If you are transplanting vegetables, such as beet, 

 carrots, turnips, &c., the best method is to use a straight dibber, 

 place the roots perpendicularly without bending the tap-root, and 

 then gently replace the earth around it. It may perhaps be ne- 

 cessary, should the root fibres be injured, to remove some of the 

 leaves, otherwise the remaining fibres will not be able to nourish 

 the plant. 



When it is found impossible to preserve the root fibres from 

 injury, or to replant them exactly in their former position, in 

 order to diminish the loss of sap, the plants ought to be shaded 

 from the light and sun, or a part of their leaves or branches cut off. 



The removing of plants or trees depends solely upon circum- 

 stances ; and the principal facts to be remembered by gardeners 

 are, that all trees and plants derive their nourishment through the 

 tips of the root fibres, and that the sap carried into the leaves 

 passes off by exposure to light and sunshine ; therefore the neces- 



