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the roots -will extend through the pigeon- 

 holes into the bark-bed, and will princi- 

 pally follow the side of the pit walls. 

 The most important matter, however, is 

 the artificial impregnation of the blos- 

 soms ; for thry will seldom, "set" with- 

 out it. The following is Mr. Appleby's 

 mode of setting P. quadrangula'ris : 

 The whole of the calyx, corolla, and 

 crown must be cut off with a sharp pair 

 of pointed scissors; and this must be 

 done without injuring the flower-stem. 

 "When all these are cut away, there only 

 remains the essential parts of the flower; 

 the stamens, five in number, and the 

 three stigmas. Then cut off one or more 

 of the stamens bearing the anthers ; and 

 do this without shaking the dust or 

 pollen out of the anthers; then touch 

 each stigma with the anther, covering 

 them with the fertilizing powder. Take 

 an opportunity of performing this opera- 

 tion early in the morning, at the very 

 time when the anthers are observed to 

 be bursting. So far Mr. Appleby is, 

 doubtless, right as concerns the P. quad- 

 rangula'ris, which has an exceedingly suc- 

 culent calyx, and other appurtenances ; 

 but we never took any further pains with 

 P. edu'lis than to look over the plants 

 every day about noon; and whatever 

 blossoms might be out, to pluck one of 

 the anthers from it, and touch the face 

 of the stigmas with it. By these means 

 they generally become impregnated. 



Culture in Rest Period. As soon as the 

 bearing season is over, towards October, 

 the plants will sink to rest, and this may 

 be facilitated by withholding water en- 

 tirely. They will now become partially 

 deciduous, and this will induce a ripe- 

 ness in the shoots ; and in the following 

 February they may be pruned, cutting 

 back all spongy and immature growths. 



Fruit. It is used in the dessert, and 

 is capable of being kept for a fortnight 

 or so in a fruit-room, or other place, if 

 perfectly dry. 



Insects. We have known the Eed 

 Spider to attack the P: quadrangula'ris. 

 !For remedy, see ACARU&. 



GRANGE'RIA. ( Named from N. Granger, 

 a traveller in Egypt and Persia. Nat. 

 ord., Ckrysobalans [Crysobalanacese], 

 Linn., 11,-Dodecand-ria l-Monogynia.} 



Stove evergreen tree. Cuttings of ripe shoots 

 in sandy soil, in heat, under a glass : peat and 

 loam. Summer temp., 60 to 85 ; winter, 55 to 

 60. 



G. Borbo'nica (Bourbon). 40. White. Bourbon. 

 1823. 



GRAPE HYACINTH. Musca'ri. 



GRAPE PEAR. Amela'nicherbotrya'pium. 



GRAPE VINE. Vi'tis vini'fera. 



Tarielies for Walls. 1, August Muscat. 

 2, Early Black July. 3, Miller's Bur- 

 gundy. 4, Espeiione. 5, Hatif di 

 Genes. 6, Eoyal Muscadine, White. 7, 

 Royal Muscadine, Black. 8, Sweet Water, 

 White Dutch. 9, Sweet Water, Black. 



10, Black Hamburgh. 11, Black Prince. 

 12, Claret. 13, Verdelho. 14, Pitmaston 

 White Cluster. 15, Lashmar's Seedling. 



As superior kinds for a pretty good 

 climate and aspect, we recommend Nos. 

 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11 ; as kinds for inferior 

 aspects, Nos. 2, 6, 10, 14. 



For Greenhouse. 1, Black Hamburgh. 

 2, Black Damascus. 3, Black Prince. 4, 

 West's St. Peter's. 5, Eoyal Muscadine. 

 6, Dutch Sweet Water. 7, Chasselas 

 Musque. 8, Esperione. Of these, Nos. 



1, 3, 5, 6, are the most to be relied on. 

 For Stove. 1, Muscat of Alexandria. 



2, Cannon Hall Muscat. 3, White Fron- 

 tignan. 4, Black Frontignan. 5, Black 

 Hamburgh. 6, Black Damson. 7. Eoyal 

 Muscadine. 8, Dutch Sweet Water. 9, 

 Chasselas Musque. 10, West's St. Peter's. 



11, Charlesworth Tokay. 12, Black Bar- 

 barossa. Of these, Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 11, 

 are kinds of superior merit, and require 

 much heat. No. 7, 8, at the warmest 

 end, will be exceedingly early. Nos. 5, 

 6, 9, 10, will provide for a succession. 

 Of No. 12, we at present have no expe- 

 rience : it is stated to be a very long 

 keeper, and is highly recommended. 



Propagation. Layering has almost 

 fallen into disuse, their culture from eyes 

 or single buds having superseded it. 

 Layers will root either from the growing 

 shoot, or from young wood layered in a 

 state of rest. The latter operation is 

 performed any time from November to 

 the beginning of March, and no tongue 

 or slit is requisite. Most of the Vines, 

 in former days, were raised in this way ; 

 the nurserymen having old plants, or 

 stocks for the purpose, around which the 

 shoots were layered in pots, generally in 

 February, and they made saleable plants 

 by the autumn. Layering of the growing 

 shoot is a more delicate procedure, and 

 it is well to introduce a portion of the 

 previous year's wood where possible. 



Cuttings are best made from shoots in 

 the rest state, and may either be made 



