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Microscoricat, Jan. 28th.—Dr. ARTHUR FARRE in 
chair. W. King 
Resign! of f Chelsen wr elected Fe 
by Mr. Que ekett, 
The — commenced by sta tatin ing that inorganic 
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as to the mode of growth of the e in the interior 
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EE Mr. Li ghtbody i is the ackno 
Rorat Nursery, Stovcn.—Considerable alterations 
for the ‘better have been effected here since our last 
visit. adh or two new glass houses have bee oi up, o 
and others remodelled and modernised. In one of the 
latter, which i is —— to Mr. Turner 8 5 dwelling. — 
— 5 sme erp of Camellias coming nicel w 
termixed with Lilacs and shrubs of that oon. « The Ranu 
which 1 forcing. Amo ong these none were 
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our present r 
whose primrose flowers, set off by the shining deep green 
leaves of the Camellias, had a cheerful and enlivening 
mation oe beds, and 3 
effect. In the neighbourhood of London this plant i 
is wri g 
is | season e year. 
eio The foundation of all good 
now in flower on the open wall, w i culture is the adaptatio 
n comparatively dull season uinese of the compost to the natural habitats of the plant, 
9 Hyacinths, early Tulips, and — aes — Ex that Ranunculus delights in 
eae decorations of this house. | rich hazelly loam. If therefore the natural soil of the 
We gee n here that few ‘pants are better garden be unfavourable, procure top spit of a 
n . id spring f flowering than Dielytra specta- u er heavy and tenacious but not 1 
ee the is not qualities with the turf, lay it in a ridge some 
i ciently kn A few strong plants with ie 5 — moped % and turn it two or d times before use. 
to six spikes of gracefully mat, rosy flow 
3 have a char effect. a 
ull | 0 precise and a 
‘should y | selecting a suitable soil is teu 
ing e ving of 
ifted out of the open boner and placed in a gentle | remark, that a pasture aboun ng with, and e Abenson, but with so hort 55 T 3 
ort time, until they have — we ell esta- sustaining, the Bri tish varieties of Ranunculus, or ition, No doubt they can be shown well in pots, The 
blished, and as they come into flower they may | Butter-cups, as eh ar N wui called, has also been | ¢ Wee asien pin the bands not ee 2 2 11 
house, e ill continue in | found congenial t siatie species. erick-street, Ko h. J. E. 
beauty f or a considerable time. A hand-glass “The ad 5 E f Tertiising er to maiden soil is Ouse ARTAS: TS, — application of H 
those in the open ground at night pot 88 their c ee nt importan Many composts bste, pees ul assist their flowers. T To every ws gallons <r water 
along an and bring th car ie flow Mr. mmended to the amateur, the proportionate - eee rosie ove peek x ols 1 4 droppings, and af 8 let 
—.— or the oan of which have been pre ae h the precision the aboh si stand for at least 12 hours, when it —— “> for use 
growth of f. Pelargoniums, which like a tle more of a physician’s eek’ a. “the of vigorous| Without diluting. Apply it tw eek to strong growing 
warmth than the ordinary kinds. Th. ow- | foliage and enormous bloo na = biarn. e Mega gh oe „r ER jeate sorts: J of good 
ever, be kept too close, or the w il — — powerful cage ee jones tod or a ce q colour (white strongly tipped with deep s Batra The 
they the eee — — > e t Slough | dung a foot thick, or some other y prelaat — are jrs bro i h to —— — pr — flower 
receive plenty of air ay (if the weather is at all pr a is to avoid quacker Man of so large a size, and the indenture 
suitable), even ; if L888 should Bye required to maintain a uable collections have be ed by i essive an othertime apog r 
e temperature, Great attention is paid to ee of suitable mannes, or the use of such as Hortynock — H H. Well-ripened seeds, if sown in the 
„ and the branches are well tied out, as much | ructi 5 than nutritive open ground ia drills, between the present time and the end 
the purpose of admitting air and light to the heart of Deeayed sta and co ais ng, in in o. paien, 2 pis 8 < 
of the plants as’ to Á 5 them shape. Such treatment | constituting . e one-third, ad two- soll giving Hae 
is well repai never saw more promising speci- s of loam, will, when mixed and thorough ely Poe e 
mens than at a ere. This remark also ap form a compost for the main depth | Bae i 
applies to the ordinary ki 1 aro- cultivated here ion of 3 „ sere ieia not 
in quantity, both for exhibition — rposes. hae of soil two inches deep, to which about t if not well.” 
oe 8 time ago, has above- state ortions of well decomposed manu: ne 3 
Popri; to their e here they have may be added. It is of imp that th 2 wt & Bex in oten. J. E 
8 and it would be should not in contact with fresh man W. P. A. To ade suggestio . be to erent oppo; 
u t to find elsewhere plants in such robust health, it i eine a disease in the roots, and ‘consequent inj ‘anny sition. Class s ie ; time will tell its 2 JE. 
Soper. 80 1 Paget 2 of constitution. the plants. n = 
nelination as the roof, Having chosen an open but not e part of 
mE oe it . ae to fost the plants to be garden, which will anaes of the of il lai Sa Calendar o of Operations. f 
— losely inspected with faci iiy, Tulips about e the earth a foot deep, and (For l soking week. ) 
a . — to peep through the pet from 3 de, and fill the bed with _ | PLANT HOUSES, 
the of the | ott hogs 
jen: on, 
n kept nearly perfec sty ri but as 
more genial 2 will be permitted to | cu fin hr iriv 
Pa 
e | familiar faces T in the hini air pea in pits, 
1 
“Ophir, 
t its present limi 
g all 
wers 
t o small Toi to 
ted with a a: g Hollyhock, the Dahlia, pia 5 and the 
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ish 
and south A * furth er, ever 
ivators. Do these flowers 
a s. Tyso 
| 3 and Hook, stan d bee ent; 
u 
a view to e gic de deentiin os ate te ery 
etho a ultiy. 
we 
r seen pants 8 or in better co “i 
soon as 65 |b 
es were showing * 
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not mo ght after aad 
is for — spring g decoration, for it will bloo 
id r. Tu 
irner has 74 
andso 
The ter evil ‘belonged 
rance Cycole, 
FLORICULTURE. 
— — you 
e Ranuncutus is admitted by all to be the u 
i Hie 
and 2 we are sorr 
rists in 8 
ted ‘cultivation may be 
ill be more * 
ean be 50 
an annual cost. 
ment,” 
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8 than that rá which 
soil. 
i- | list. ed, well constructed a 
mends an 
"Constellation, Duke | in Octo 
a 
rché, 1 8 ne unsur- 
Am patien 
but 
nerea sps ‘popular rity 
as neglectful of | 
a 
edged head, no 
ene of oo ae or of national demonstrations 
e 
soil, for- 
will þe Bar f at this | 
rate directions in print for 
t, but it is dese 
These operations 
may be 
are best done in autumn, et 
allowed for the rier to settle. The 
ul and not more dink 
sarap 
ad 8 a at the 
ul cor * at 3883 gw 
may be pointed up eo nto take the 
but in A ease should e don 
cor- 
pond with the numbers ente Ap in the amateur's 
As no the commencement, 
of several successivo poe ings with an 
ion = 2 ng materials, it is iad: of 
the particular car the 3 though the pre- 
paration at fir * may meant some little trouble and 
expen 
Lerhe best season for general planting is the et 
uary—the plants have not then 
in In napi 
re time to 1 
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establish 3 es; 
vigo 
s a large st 
In fin ne w 8 towards the close of February, rake 
divide th into six 
ee may b 
neonvenient —— d, and pleating at * bottom of a 
drill with pr nl pressure, and without disturbing the 
subsoil, is a ded with similar advantages to 
of = = — in practice will be foun 
„poi f pre ae the top soil i 
( plating, it T e gently beaten wi 
his operation, however, must be only done in 
dry pilam . 
In CONSPICUOUS Pro 
I sho end have ane, sate to dis 
e by a res 
S For Prants.—I have been from 
claim the 
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been previously noticed elsewhere; 
| padd fur ip that I have not yet had the gratification of 
| seeing such thin sed by any one but my m 
quite disposed to give Mr aspen all the merit 
claimed for originator of the s in qenien 3 
s am not, however, W to wi m $ or any one else 
d my attention 
en I first e 
—— Hyacinths in pots. The plan I then 
i be w 
all but concealed b In i 
correspondent re a 3 claimed merit ſor Mr. Sive- 
wright or others wit eee $ pat ae ous to me, 
W. C., Jun., Glasgow, — 
regard must be had to the 
5 — of the general stock of 
