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crown, must be cut off with a sharp 

 pair of pointed scissors; and tliis 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 num- 

 ber, and the three stigmas. Then cut 

 off one or more of the stamens bearing 

 the anthers ; and do this without shak- 

 ing the dust or pollen out of the an- 

 thers ; then touch each stigma with the 

 anther, covering them with the fertiliz- 

 ing powder. Take an opportunity of 

 performing this operation 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. quadrangularis, which 

 has an exceedingly succulent calyx, 

 and other appurtenances ; but we never 

 took any further pains with P. edulis 

 than to look over the plants every day 

 about noon ; and whatever blossoms 

 might be out, to pluck one of the an- 

 thers from it, and touch the face of the 

 stigmas with it. By these means they 

 generally become impregnated. 



Culture hi Rest period. As soon 

 as the bearing season is over, towards 

 October, the plants will sink to rest, 

 and this may be facilitated by with- 

 holding water entirely. They will now 

 become partially deciduous, and this 

 will induce a ripeness 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 fort- 

 night or so in a fruit-room, or other 

 place, if perfectly dry. 



Insects. We have known the red 

 spider to attack the P. quadrangular'^ ; 

 for remedy, see Acarus. 



GRANGE'RIA. (Named from N. 

 Granger, a traveller in Egypt and 

 Persia. Nat. ord., Chrysobalans [Cry- 

 sobalanaceffi]. Linn., \\-Dodecandria 

 \-Monogynia.} 



Stove evergreen tree. Cuttings of ripe shoots, 

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

 loaai. Summer Temp., 60 to 85; winter, 

 65 to 60. 



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

 1823. 



GRAPE HYACINTH. Musca'ri. 



GRAPE PEAR. Amela'nicher l>otry~ 

 a' plum. 



GRAPEVINE. (Wtls VlnVfora). 



Varieties for Walls. 1 August Mus- 

 cat. 2 Early Black July. 3 Miller's 

 Burgundy. 4 Esperione. o Hatif 

 di Genes. 6 Koyal Muscadine, White. 

 7 Eoyal Muscadine, Black. 8 Sweet 

 Wateri White Dutch. 9 Sweet Water, 

 Black. 10 Black Hamburgh. 11 

 Black Prince. 12 Claret. 13 Ver- 

 delho. 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 in- 

 ferior aspects, Nos. 2, 0, 10, 14. 



For Greenhouse. 1 Black Ham- 

 burgh. 2 Black Damascus. 3 Black 

 Prince. 4 West's St. Peter's. 5 

 Royal Muscadine. Dutch Sweet 

 Water. 7 Chasselas Musque. 8 

 Esperione; of these, Nos. 1, 3, 5, 0, 

 are the most to be relied on. 



For Stove. 1 Muscat of Alexan dria. 

 2 Cannon Hall Muscat. 3 White 

 Frontignan. 4 Black Frontignan. 

 5 Black Hamburgh. 6 Black Dam- 

 son. 7 Eoyal Muscadine. 8 Dutcli 

 Sweet Water. 9 Chasselas Musque. 

 10 West's St. Peter's. 11 Charles- 

 worth Tokay. 12 Black Barbarossa ; 

 of these Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 11, are kinds 

 of superior merit, and require much 

 heat. Nos. 7, 8, at the warmest end 

 will be exceedingly early. Nos. 5, 0, 9, 

 10, will provide for a succession. Of No. 

 12, we at present have no experience, 

 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 

 i 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 



