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three flowers on each, and these succeeding each other for the 

 space of six weeks or two months. The plants also produced 

 seed pods, which will probahly ripen. 



Art. 10. Remarks " On the treatment of old Fruit Trees 

 which it is wished to preserve: and on the advantages of lay- 

 ing cow-dung at the bases of their trunks, and also at the root- 

 stalks of vines." 



The object of this communication is to give some information 

 to those proprietors of gardens who have old trees standing there- 

 in, that from particular associations of earlier days, or from other 

 causes, wish them to remain, although quite barren of fruit, in 

 regard to their treatment, so as to render them more valuable. 

 He states that, wishing to remove a tree, his employer requested 

 him not to do so, as he desired it to remain, but at the same time 

 gave him directions to do what he could, to renovate it. The 

 following is his method: — 



" In the first place, I cut down the tree to the lowest live wood on the 

 bole (which, in this case, was two and a half feet from the ground), 

 leaving the branch twenty inches long ; I then collected four barrow 

 loads of fresh cow-dung, and laid it round the stem to the distance of 

 four feet, on every side, and rising conically six inches above where the 

 trunk was cut off; and, in order to conceal the unsightly appearance of 

 the dung, I covered it with sand two inches thick. This was done in Feb- 

 ruary: and in due time the live buds of the branch broke, and grew 

 apace. During.the heat of summer, the surface of the dung became 

 finely pulverized ; and, on examination, I found that strong healthy 

 roots had issued from the bottom of the branch which was left, and had 

 spread through the whole mass of dung which enveloped it. The fol- 

 lowing spring, I gave it another coating of the same, extending to the 

 distance of six feet, repeating it the third year, and occasionally 

 since. The result was, that the tree grew so rapidly, that I was ena- 

 bled to form a handsome, well regulated, fan-shaped head, which fills 

 the whole space [on the wall] of its original allotment, and has borne, 

 for eight years past, excellent and abundant crops." 



" Where vines are planted on the outside of forcing-houses, and the 

 roots have got into improper sub-soil, the removal of the soil from the 

 stem, and a barrowful of fresh cow-dung laid round them, never fails to 

 cause the protrusion of strong vigorous roots : but it is advisable not to 

 begin forcing too early, when it is applied, as the moisture, in very cold 

 weather, may prevent the due circulation of the sap." 



The continuation of a Review, in this number, of the Horti- 

 cultural Transactions^ is extremely valuable. A paper describ- 

 ing all the varieties of peas, with their numerous synonymes, is 

 extracted entire; and we believe it will be so useful and interest- 

 ing to our readers, that we have also copied it word for word. 

 It was drawn up by Mr. George Gordon, under-gardener in the 

 kitchen garden department. All the varieties of the pea have been 

 grown in the Horticultural Society's garden, and they are ar- 

 ranged by Mr. Gordon into the following groups: — 



