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645 
plentiful on this species. us parti 
| not such as to justify their continuing the t in eulti-~ 
sar N. 
sary I could send you leaves of Pelargoniums cre eed 
anner 
glazed in in this manner they are always leaky, not only in I have been t am oka 
wet weather, but at other i from there a a lodge- because t think it will account for the fat that Honey- vation. ~This, ns ~ have occurred ps the 
ment of rain or condensed vapour retained at the : ps uiring | the same chemical 
ready to be blown into the by every et of wi nd. | trees, where Aphides could not be discovered. That the constituent to flourish i in; eraeds if so. i 
‘Another objection my opinio ion € +h Chiade : =i * “ 
between the laps, is that in winter during severe w eather: fil l-k fact—a p f natu syp Id in either case have "Pep ts deed 6s 
— houses are not kept ot a high temperature, the for the a a . Pi ae 6 ae 13 atte aT hase ceglk craderdie 
lea i by their i = . a 
age 0 aie “aise which is often rarest by the ye ree after excretions poli it not for a a provision of this nature, but | into notice by th A ee attempt "sad Mr. La ony all 
been anything like a sharp frost. I beli oe m ieaf to leaf, it breaks and dienes in tl f wh led i = 
fall. ‘The Ap i s it as fodder pla 
is more th des ‘ 
of. Ihad some sashes glazed by my pares that ar t I eye m4 es rctite swe pened 
outwardly as good in every — as if they had 1 sts Pr sea ight ro —- oped open 
been done by the glazier a is done cons protection or annoyance, ae ls manner _ oe I found it everywhere I went in small quanti- 
leaked liked a basket, a’ and I t s beetle, _ You corresponden nt X.Y. Z. at- ties, so the a fair Raieers 
the glass taken out and relaid. The secret, if any, h asia that Wheat, as an ‘ehireveg, was 
to me to be somewhere in the beddin g of the panes, and Poenpatien to the deleterious effects of soot, ae I | not so productive as where Clover had grown. From this 
is, in all probability ry ere it neces- | time it has chiefly been used to fill up the a of a 
tice. I may, howeve' int one error ‘in glazing, Clover-field where the ee has failed; our practice 
r on the oceupied by 
plants which are spo tted in the same mani 
cae 
on each side oe oe bars 
of f the sash to a 
moist heat . — ed to be kept 
y b 
forcing. 
e 
glazing to snperntend to keep a 
subject appears 
perhaps this n tice may i induce so 
which vl are sure to do w 
up for the purposes at 
worth wile pra herr o hav 
nd pre’ 
Wheat or Barley, so that met two gt are growing to- 
according 
to the aap of the leaf on the plant. he spots ther till the > Wheat o r B arley arvested. _iei is not 
on my — are the undoubted effect of Hines till th , 
wea he Tefal; : te'than the Cl 4 
1, 
n, and to 
soon as sa gece are taken 
h during at the same 
the winter and apni 
e to be of pn feiss graces 
me of y our numerous 
rature, he 
ll have n f the spotti 
af bis Pulargs nium le: Sig 
Fa ice se 
Se a 
the Clover on the first rr the ng which cane 
Clover with 
Clover i is pA failure. . 
e 
‘ames ither as a full or to mend de- 
—M.E. H. __Prese ser Ma of Pelargoniums in wish to ibed, age: week in August or the two first in 
Indian Corn.—Y our correspondent “R. R.”” opinion ole my way of eating Geranium, tember are the most proper times ; the plant is then eit! 
been misinformed on the. eee “ediility of the a Pi through the winter, being possessed of neith er green- fit to be 4 pie. or a tere ees or | the following 
> pesreceragg or Indian housenor pits. fr ¢ seed being large, from 25lbs. to 30lbs. per 
20 in India, 9% been in miro intratropical coun- —s li ight. My: method is the following a have pits acre will be bgetharater it may also be sown in spring, but 
tries this corn uch in and never heard of with = advantage. — W. Masters, Exotic Nursery, 
such a thing, and dues t that “R. R.” found it ; the plants a inter . 
neither good nor tender. It is, indeed, when mature, raced o on oar et ou er frames are si ——————ES 
among the toughest of vegetables. Camels and ele; wo yards all 2 cee PROCEEDINGS OF SOCIETIES. 
y contrive to wallow it; but the powe: NBURGH. 
incli: ogs to do so may - reason- | of winter, i. e. sale Ag senso mie &c. Whe Ox grr ynerg tc Vice. Presi. 
y disputed. But if the ‘spike or coil of the mature | severe frosts occur, I have the lights covered with mats | dent, in the ‘The following met elected: as a 
off, if the sun shines at mid. Resident Fellow, J. Greig, Jun. .» 10, Gayfield-square. 
be, as “* R. R.’’ declares, “ oe H he may be 
immature or t if, 
when tender, = be ae A ki and wel eteed with a 
assured that the 
little 
excellent 
— pad — are taken 
our OF SO. fin d this Plan succeeds very well 
ned has enjoyed a 
P 
“ny aoe 
green are would be as good, if ofr wi served 
by roane hand and — 
may 
pean 
While 
on this subject : —_ be remarked that few shrubs are 
more beautiful n the Maize, o r Indian Corn. Some 
t feet high, with foliage 
ie most cent and of the most lively and beautiful 
green. —, 
—E. M. 
Root-pruning 
Fruit Tree: 
Rivers’ caer. Fctnt prenhag sabi and Sihwt kinds of epee 
not tell how “e§ chat for I can give but little air. I have 
be 
the oe b to receive ny : po momgca gag Cove, and Mr. E. F. Kelaart, Lo: 
tions fi on subject, as well as to have your| ‘The following communications read :— 
opinion of the e on a, wed, should you think be Beye | 1. Remarks on some curious reaids morphoses of the pistil of 
to benefit small garden ag hg wees prow — it in | Salix caprea, panied by specimens, by the Rev. J. = Laat, 
your valuable columns. my di- Audley End, ans . Mr. Leefe remarked that Dr. 
hi stil seldo: vert . 
rection chiefly ; I myself vent a youn gardener, ree have hompepbesy are very rare of t we A sind im paula, an 
| been tolerably successful as r, for ed the following 
4 had, how: two 
1 whil | phoses in Se. ‘catkins Ap a bush 
—Having adopted Mr. 
my neighbours, some 
bers. esr W.F. ral that is tontishely in ee ‘Pelar- 
my winter is to exclude fro st and damp. Weshould 
easons ni 
h of S. cap: 
of the Cam, ee genet End:—1. Styles tw 
the top two small stigmas. 2. = n f the ovarium ex- 
tremely lengthened, oe ‘sem a filam owny, and 
nating in an ovarium; at the base of the: peor ase sre, on one 
fruit trees, I have found it ested that though th sink a pit face only, appeared two yellow bodies like the lobes of an anther. 
ovarium greatly hened, 
were thrown ~~ Ren yet that the fruit would be | upa bottom of earth, jeside rere foot high, | on which to pinto PoP pt nati Senet them nt , sadsaseongen 
small and gritty fro eek. ying sinus, on each side of which was a yellow antheriform body, 
rience of two years, an am in ould use, dry straw, so arran; nged as he water | erampent substance ovarium. These contained 
have not been oon and T can affirm that Me sway f —_ “the frames. Instead of one mat for <a in at We ee aetna ane ae. Fa 
fut produced 0 ite equal to should use two, and, if ee eee silky body, resembling an ovarium, 5. Stalk forked; one fork 
that bor borne cn yctved which were not praned. It 1d ciet dap appeelag tn an. Se an hen, be 
alw: la} + die? form, ponpael containing 
well 1 re wales, 6. Stalk forked, each fork bearing an anther containing 
Sok or anlage encouraged t o make many and healthy | _ Hot Wat re ft ie #6, pie es Bor, satranigite at the er a —— 
- ng tes that thi r. Green, . Dr. Graham, r. Professer Henslow 
Si eit uy ears dey a Wasa | ne lw ng pat | BB gat i ten oe tat fe Pea 
stunted and prod uce poor fruit.— ing ma series of specimen: arc 
The aap sage firermpe 5 I one a young child of eae ne ‘finds that it put up i ri : y p at 
rine the pe ese of gt fr eh yews and 
believing that ‘ers are of a pertimactin nature, I felt rather | half, I PE E 
parities about it, but it would a appear that the sagas its work senn for that’ time. Our correspondent : also says 
: » as y P th 
a ;nPon the child. It is stated in Woodville’s H ft cabinets — eee 
berries cause ‘Violent vomiting and | purgin: or | clusion, in common many p Mr. 
should aes to know if Hiei 3 a wler’s plan is the ose on account of its simplicity, eco- 
Peat ect of thene berries when taken. inwardly — 
M. [The fruit of this plant has been cea ee 
acts as such, it can walsh when taken in excessive PST 
Ti dangerous effects anticipated, the stomach should 
be speedily emptied. a ee or vegetable acid 
is an antidote to i poisons.] 
Honey Dew. — E: r si the commence 
discussion of ey-dew in the Gardeners’ Chronicle, 
OF creation has been directed to the habits nomy 
the — a subj worthy i 
‘the different kinds as I ols ofa sorting sly 
week in Laan eae ke in sixty pots as many cuttings of 
cient. Early i in August, 
I saguaartorps Hoses, tno fr guar a 
iE of each box 
Seah 
as I hay 
with broken tiles, poo yrs the 
and two 
soa vich loam. 
a cold frame dur 
ee its fee thrown off except fa. wel 
ther. Early in the epring they begin ta 
peer elover-sick,”” by 
% it 
ofthe farmer fF cmp al th + the: reiel 
time after 3 
dat oee wes ey | Oe 
