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soil being in a warm and genial state, is prepared to encourage immedi- 

 ate growth. I planted six more beds last year, also in the beginning of 

 June, wliich, under the same treatment as the others, seem likely to do as 

 well. [Ganl. Chron. 1844,^. 27G.) 



The HolUjhock. — Tiie way I cultivate them is from seed, cuttings and 

 ofFsetts ; I have my gardener sow the seeds in drills twelve inches apart, 

 and half an inch deep, in a well prepared rich soil, in June and July, and 

 keep them clear from weeds; in November I plant them where they are 

 to flower. 



From Cuttings of the Stalks. — Cut in pieces twelve inches long ; place 

 them six inches deep in the soil as before recommended ; they will soon 

 take root. 



The Offsetts from the parent plant, broken off and pared clean with a 

 knife, will also, if placed in the soil, soon make roots. My taste, in the 

 disposing of the plants, is to place them in alternate lines, with purple 

 and white Fox Glove, varying the colors both of the Fox Glove and Hol- 

 lyhock. I also plant them in evergreen shrubberies, and when they raise 

 their graceful and bold flower stems above the latter, they give me great 

 satisfaction. [Card. Gazette.) 



Grnfiing Fuchsias. — Your readers may exercise their taste in combin- 

 ing very opposite groups of blossoms, if they take the present opportunity 

 of grafting or inarching the strong young growing shoots of the Fuchsia. 

 For this purpose a warm moist atmosphere is necessary. I find the read- 

 iest mode is to select two plants, and within three inches of the heads to 

 cutaway half the thickness of the shoots, extending about Ih inch; the 

 two mutilated heads are firmly bound with soft bast, and the intended 

 scion is then nearly severed just below the junction; within three days 

 tlie scion may be cut clean through, and no check to its growth will be 

 perceived ; the head of tiie stock is now removed, the scion takes the 

 lead, surrounded by laterals of the other variety. The best stocks are the 

 strong growing kinds, as Fulgens, Cormackii, &c. ; this latter, in combi- 

 nation with Conspicua arborea, is very effective. [Gard. Chron. 1844, 

 -j9. 295.) 



Early Peas. — In these improving times, when every man is expected to 

 render his assistance in giving his mite of information, I beg to state the 

 result of early peas as they have proved with me this season, hoping that 

 it may be the means of eliciting from others the result of their experience, 

 so that no one may be tempted in any way to be biassed by what I have 

 myself proved to my satisfaction. In last November, having a south bor- 

 der of late cauliflowers cleared off, and put into a place of protection for 

 winter purposes, the border was trenched and formed into banks, wliich 

 were left rough and open to sweeten for early peas ; having jrreat faith in 

 the Early Warwick pea for some years, a portion of the banks was sown 

 on the 14th of December; the peas were above groimd on the 28th; in 

 bloom, April Hth ; stopped, that is, had their tops pinched off, on the 12th; 

 and were gathered from, on May 18th. The height was 4 feet (i inches ; 

 the crop was heavy, and the pods well filled. They were mulched soon 

 after the dry weather set in, which was the means of their continuing to 

 produce srond peas for about thirty days. The banks were five feet apart. 

 Cormack's Prince Albert was sown on banks on the same border on the 

 4th of January, 1844; they were up on the 14th; in bloom on the 1st 

 April ; and were gathered entirely on May 14th. I could have gathered 

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