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of June, in the form of a small beetle, 

 as pictured in the accompanying drawing, 

 but not longer than the curved line by its 

 side. It is black, slightly glossy, nume- 

 rously granulated, so as to resemble sha- 

 green, and a few pale-grey hairs scattered 

 over it. The best mode of saving succu- 

 lents from this pest is to have it very 

 assiduously sought for among them 

 during the month of June. If the 

 beetles are allowed to deposit their eggs 

 the mishief is done. 



C. tenebricosus infests the apricot. Mr. 

 Curtis says, that " every crevice in old 

 garden-walls often swarms with these 

 weevils ; and nothing would prove a 

 greater check to their increase than stop- 

 ping all crevices or holes in walls with 

 mortar, plaster of Paris, or Eoman 

 cement, and the interior of hothouses 

 should be annually washed with lime; 

 the old bark of the vines under which 

 they lurk should be stripped off early in 

 the spring, and the roots examined in 

 October, when they exhibit any unhealthy 

 symptoms from the attacks of the maggots 

 of C. sulcalus. When the larvse are 

 ascertained to reside at the base of the 

 wall, salt might be freely sprinkled, 

 which will kill them as readily as it will 

 the maggots in nuts. Strong infusions 

 of tobacco-water, aloes, and quassia are 

 also recommended." 



CURCU'MA. Turmeric. (Frum kurkum, 

 its Arabic name. Nat. ord.. Gingerworfs 

 [Zingiberncete]. Linn., 1-Monandria 1- 

 JWonogynia.') 



Most of the species possess the same aromatic 

 stimulating properties in the roots or rhizomes, 

 and seeds, as the common ginger, and are objects 

 of some beauty from their coloured bractes. 

 Stove herbaceous perennials ; rich, sandy loam ; 

 root division. 



C. arugino'sa (bronzed). 5. Red, yellow. May. 

 E. Ind. 1807. 



Ama'da (Amada-g-inger). 2. Red, yellow. 



April. Bengal. 1819- 



amari'ssima (most bitter). Red, yellow. April. 



E. Ind. 1822. 



angustifo'lln (narrow-leaved). 3. Yellow. July. 



E. Ind. 1822. 



aroma'tica (aromatic), 2 Yellow. June. 



E. Ind. 1304. 



cce'sia (grey). 1. Yellow. May. Bengal. 181Q. 



como'sa (tufted-jfowered). 2. Red, yellow. 



May. E. Ind. 1819. 



ela'ta (tall). 3. Crimson. May. E. Ind. 1819. 



ferrugi'nea (rusty). 1. Yellow. May. E. Ind. 



181Q. 



latifo'lia (broad-leaved). 12. Yellow. May. 



E. Ind. 1820. 



leucorhi'za (white-rooted). 1. Red, yellow. 



May. E. Ind. 1819. 



lo'nga (long-roofed). 2. August. E. Ind. 



1/59. 



C. monia'na (mountain). 2, Red, white. May. 

 E. Ind. 1824. 



parviflo'ra (small-flowered), g. White, violet. 



January. Prome. 1828. 



petiola'ta (long - flower - stalked). 2. Blue. 



August. Pegu. 1822. 



Roscaea'na (Mr. Roscoe's). 1. Scarlet. Sep- 



tember. E. Ind. 1837. 



reclina'ta (leaning), i. Pink. April. E. Ind. 



1829. 



rube'scens (blushing). 3. Red. July. E. Ind. 



1805. 



rubricau'lis (red-stemmed). 1. Yellow. May. 



E. Ind. 1822. 



viridiflo'ra (green-flowered). 2. Yellow, green. 



July. Sumatra. 1822. 



x author hi' z a (yellow-rooted). 4. Red. May. 



Amboyna. 1819. 



sedoa'ria (zedoary). 3. Red. July. E. Ind. 



1797- 



Zeru'mbet (Zerumbet). 3. Yellow. July. 



E. Ind. 1807. 



CURRANTS. THE RED, JRi'bes ru'brum ; 

 THE WHITE, R. ru'brum, var. a'lbum; and 

 THE BLACK, or JR. ni'yrum, are all de- 

 ciduous shrubs. The culture of the 

 RED and WHITE differs in some degree 

 from that of the BLACK. 



Bed Varieties. The following are the 

 best : 



Red Dutch. Fine fruit ; bunch very 

 long. 



White Dutch. Very large and juicy 

 berries. 



Knight's Sweet Red. As its name 

 imports. 



Knight's Large Red. Said to be larger 

 than Red Dutch. 



Houghton Castle Red, or Goliath. 

 Said to be both late and fine. 



Red Dutch. A good kind ; bushes 

 short, but berries large and sweet. 



White Varieties. Common White ; 

 Pearl White ; and White Dutch, the last 

 being the largest and best. 



Propagation : by Cuttings. This is the 

 ordinary way. Young shoots of the most 

 vigorous and straight wood are to be pre- 

 ferred. Shoots of this description should 

 be preserved at the early autumn prun- 

 ing, and all the immature portion at the 

 point being pruned away, the best of the 

 remainder must form the cutting, and it 

 should be at least one foot in length if 

 fourteen inches, all the better. Blind all 

 the eyes or buds below the surface of 

 the ground, to prevent suckers springing 

 up; for these cuttings will emit roots 

 from the internodes or points between 

 the joints. Cuttings placed in a somewhat 

 shaded situation, and fastened tolerably 

 firm in the soil, will make two or three 

 shoots the first summer. They may be 

 put in rows eighteen inches apart; the 



