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adopted for some time, and which I think should be more generally 

 known: — The bud for insertion is taken oft' the shoot very close to 

 the eye; the tip or part of the back below the bud is cut off" quite 

 close, to allow the bud to be pushed closer into the stock without 

 being bruised. It then requires only to be tied above the bud, and a 

 composition applietl to exclude the air and keej) the bud cool, con- 

 sisting of two thirds cow-dung and one third stiff" loam. The bud re- 

 quires no untying, and gradually grows so closely into the stock as 

 hardly to be distinguished t'rom a shoot, and is not liable to be blown 

 out or injured. The composition is applied in a liquid state with a 

 small brush. — Id. 



J\lyail's British Queen Strawberry. — A new variety, under this 

 name, has lately been raised by Mr. Myatt, and is now offered for 

 sale. If it proves no better than Myatt's Pine, which was stated to 

 be the finest variety, when first offered for sale, it will not possess 

 much value; — but, in the absence of any positive information re- 

 specting it, we give the following, from a late paper, in relation to 

 this new kind: — 



It is called the British Queen; is said to be an abundant bearer, 

 and very free grower; and is certainly a verj' remarkable variety. 

 As to size, we have measured many which averaged six inches in 

 girth; as to weight, we picked out seventeen which weighed sixteen 

 ounces; as to productiveness, we have found several stems a foot 

 high, bearing from five to seven strawberries, and in two cases, there 

 "were ten and eleven on a stem; finally, as to quality, the variety is 

 inferior to the old Pine and Myatt's Pine, but it is better than Keen's 

 Seedling, having more flavor: it is, in fact, a very delicate, agreeable 

 variety, without the insipidity and wooliness of the coarse and large 

 strawberries. These are. we believe, its true characters. The next 

 question is, how far it has claims to be regarded new.'' The only 

 variety with which it can be compared, is the Downton, itself one 

 of our best strawberries, and, as will be seen among the miscella- 

 neous notices of to-day, sometimes nearly as large as this. We, 

 however, do not think it the same; it has much less acidity, and does 

 not require to be almost black before it is eaten; on the contrary, its 

 greatest excellence seems to be when it is of a clear brijiht rose 

 color; nor is its flesh so firm as that of the Downton. "With these 

 remarks, we commend the British Queen to the favor of her majes- 

 ty's dutiful and loyal subjects. — Id. 



Forest tree planting. — Wishing both to give and receive instruc- 

 tion, I beg to offer a few observations that my experience has sug- 

 gested on forest tree planting. To plant with any success, it is ne- 

 cessary to ascertain the state which the ground intended to be planted 

 is in. Supposing it to have grown corn the preceding summer, and 

 to be lying in ridges of twelve or fourteen feet, the best way is to 

 bastard-trench the cround all over, which is done by opening a small 

 trench at the end of the ridge, and paring the surface and turning it 

 into it; a full spading is then taken out, and in that way the whole 

 is gone over, taking care that if it was in ridges before, to let it re- 

 main so. This operation is best performed in the autumn, and the 

 trees may be planted in the spring. By such means, the ground 

 receives the benefit of the winter's frost, and works better than 



