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and shaded by roofs of the same material, so as to keep should be considered to end with Au os. keer the 
off the fierce rays of the sun. I had often been told of plants — be gradu ally prepared for by a Home eee eee 
the advantages of growing Cape Heaths in large pots; free circulati m of air, and full pr io y sun’s| Mishaps 3 My Cabbages is all 
and here the Ericas, Pimelea spectabilis, ri Epa- rays. If real eather sets in, remove them to the | ‘run,’ half the” Califlowers bu — po the Broc- 
is grandiflora and pulchella, were in tubs nearly a greenhouse, and keep them rather warm and dry till the | kalies gone blind ; sure was such a season ; 
yard in diameter ; and though the plants were only 12 wood becomes firm During their season of rest very | nothing never goes right this — very year,” exclaimed 
or 15 months old, they formed bushes 44 feet in height, | little water will be necessary, but enough must be given an old sows, ur of mine whose garden I was visiting 
— — in breadth, The soil in which they grew | to keep the soil in a healthy state. A situation in the | one rning during the past year. Nor were his 
ial matter ; u wi His Cabbages 
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the —ͤ were all at the surface, whilst the ball was a of cold air will be most suitable during winter. were indeed run, and the other di 8 of which he 
circle of coarsely-broken charcoal ; above were brilliant As any | in che tar Ser a temperature of from 50° sf | complained were equally evident. I ven offer 
branches of flowers, sometimes ‘half a yard in length. | 55° can be commanded in which to place the plants, some probable causes for the mishaps, an all I could 
The hothouses are num 1erous, and are full of Achimenes, = them back rather freely, cutting out altogether — say had no weight wich him. It was all owing to the 
us, Echi Clero- The | season, insi i i 
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strength and health ; —— are, too, Coccoloba, Crin that recommended for last, except that, instead of re- Yet to that alone were the disasters attributable, at 
ria, Gloxinia, Hibiscus, Justicia, moving to a cold frame in ae or June, they will, if raugs fe believ: = and thus our discussion ended. 
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Ficus, Dracæna, 
Passiflora, Ixora, Strelitzia, T y“ ey have been well managed, be covered with their My friend Digby does not stand alone as a victim to 
denia Stanleyana, a large Brownea grandiceps, haa riaa blossoms by that time, and will well deserve a sA ‘hort cultural disaste ri oH in N en ting their 
in a most perfect condition, One house is full of fine place in the conservatory or show-house. During their | cause to the peran totes it h occurred cd bd 
Ferns, another, or several, of I Azalea, Amaryl- Boab period select a — hr them where they | that, in this as in many other es, the 
lis, Calceolaria, Fuchsia, Camellia (of which there are osc be free from drying currents of air, but expose made respon sible for what bo pr realy N. to it 
300 or 400 species or varieties, Cineraria (more than | them rather freely to light, as if rie in a 3 3 If there is a class of culinary p re persecuted 
100), a Pelargonium, Petunia, the 60 air of — flowers will not be so highly coloured, Old plants than another, it is the very 3 and useful 
ododendron, and thousands of Verbenas. In the that are — 2 — ge fi benefited by family the Brassicas, and admitting that many of 
greenhouse I noticed Acacia, Araucaria, especially the | frequent waterings w eak se r. | the 5 to which they are liable do arise 
rare Bid willi, Banksia, Boronia pinnata and serrulata, | The soil ens adapted rs — “growth of the 1 fro ircumstances beyond the immediate control 
Chorozema, Correa, Diosma, Dryandra, Astrolobium, | rich fibry peat ; this should be carefully broken up by of the 9 it must, I per sanity reiva Wore 
„ Kennedya, Grevillea, Gompholobium, Pi- the kadi as — with a portion of silver sand, suf- the kind o T they o receive is of a 
melea, Lilium lancifolium, pinnatum, rubrum, immense | ficient rosity. In potting be careful to have | nature to produce in their 8 spec the inconve- 
imens of Magnolia, Salvia, Siphocampylus, and a the ball of aie paii and ae — to be gals in a pro- niences so * expressed by “oe oma It 
1 ee of ee olum, &e. perly moist state, and ect inage by | is well known to all who watch the phenomena attend- 
ahlias. collection of Dahlias is kno own for 233 iat of res poisherds over dhe bottom of | ant 2 her resulting from the development of vegetable 
its richness and variety through the whole “of the north the pot, and over them some of the rough pieces of soil ife, t p accele- 
Europ i Cuttings of the young wood, if selected in a rather | rate — hees aim of all plants, i with every 
ould 8 eal Es o pretty — 8 which firm state, will root freely in gentle bottom heat, other organic structure—the reproduction of the indi- 
. Mr. 8 3 it ave as yet said boing about training. I prefer | vidua e due amount of the necessary ials 
yet 5 T may | the pyramidal form, and with close eutting every season | which go to build up a complete and healthy vegetable 
i i or ra ill induce a precocious 
n i sary. If any i ; and a supera! w the contrary, 
might offer an opinion — this gigantic establishment, | the plants should be trained . eta the com- protract the various stages of development, through 
p- should place it next after M. ka eee which | mencement.’ Alpha. which a plant must pass from the seed to the assumption 
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— — f the character o rent; and 
new kas and especially by its 9 neatness BRITISH SONG BIRDS. treatment to which the plants alluded to are for the most 
asson's Report. No. pas XII.— we have now arrived ata season when Part subject, is exactly of a nature to 8 . et 
„272722. e very ea nage 2 and ev rey a9 must > ars hero e- 
i he seed-bed en masse, crowding each other on all 
CROWEA SALIGNA. - of this day’s —the Ronin (Sylvia rubecula). ide, et in soari 
1 ee : The well- Feat artialit ol “this bird forth the e i x de- 
— Willow-leaved Crowea is one of the most beau- | ef man render vig a nae «alr paca ely Wie * and often suffering materially from drought, till of suffi- 
tiful and useful of ornamental plants. Its sc ye ? — 
looking, pink, star-shaped blossom and with some iow 8 all who vi now him ‘ove 
„ 5 - ms are uced i s rsery wi 
great abundance : inde — e him. Hence, the liberties 3 takes are regarded eee 
axil = ane "or leaf on the current year’s wood to his plist srar A nga 5 — down , and thoroughly got Sep in ef "e 
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Wellamanaged specimens will continue in bloom from | Rre driven hn our Hatel ports by storm . 
1 the end of : And fearfully the sprinkled crumbs partake :— gress should beunsatisfactory. Our best cultivators adopt 
In selecting young plants from the ‘nursery garden to Bob” feels himself ar Hom. a widely different course of treatment with the class of 
commence with, choose dwarf vigorous ones; pot-bound| The number of these sweet choristers 2 ee London plants under discussion; and the results rea ed are o 
leggy examples are of no use. When plant-growers | can pec * be A erm at. They are legion a character speaking highly of the benefit of the care 
ay 8 vail work, rg plants will cease to be — any e ee bird to confirm what | bestowed. When the plants are ee ee y to be 
order of a customer. However procured we have — advanced on the subject of instinct, as removed from the seed- they are carefully pri 
healthy young eue should be at hand ready 00 be contra: distinguished from reason, it would be the Robin, —— again eee — 45 some p E 
placed in a mild growing piedire of about from | They are born uniformly of one 2 = e ien been made, and ible care taken to induce a 
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duration than that of most of our decorative plants. Of all the tuneful tribes, the Redbreast sole 
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Shortly after ing the plants in growing quarters | number of years. We really imagine that we can read | their pearen lants, ke een h the winter in pots, 
ascertain whether they require more pot room, and if | their thoughts as they follow our ee i and that to become — pE rep le, 
80, shift into pots about two sizes larger. Apply water ig readily understand what we say to them. We both as to cause and effect, with those above alluded to. 
‘the roots rather sparingly for a . ed a fortnight | haye asserted this before, and we have been called upon | The discussion of points relating to the more humble 
after potting, but keep the atmosphere m and close, | to prove i it. We have had visitors from all parts to departments of arin is too little attended to, 
and sprinkle the plants with the si peter and , and they have departed in ecstacies. | while others are w bare. G. 
evening, if bright weather ensues. If all goes on well Of this, we shall take Te to speak hereafter. Bignonia es Ph ns is gradi iflora.— * This fine wall-plant 
the plants will progress very rapidly. The night tempe- It is a curious fact, that if any person were to enter a | does not * to be so generally cultivated as it should 
rature may be allowed to range from 50° to 60°, and | wood, forest, or glen, and there were a robin in the be; for I am sure that any one who may assign a portion 
it may rise with sun heat to 75°, The plants should | neighbourhood, in less than two 3 that same robin of ‘wall or trellising to it will be pleased with its beauty. 
a position near the glass, and a slight shade te himself with the visitor. This is in- When in Hastings, in Sussex, I had a very excellent 
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currents, Keep atmosphere as moist as circum- | with all pleasant familiarity, and make you — friend. a great number of lovely flowers. This wall being near 
Stances will permit; and if the ordinary routine of This is the precise season of the year 8 to a main walk leading from the town, so unusual an orna- 
Jringing should not prove sufficient to prevent the enjoy 9 — society of our little friends in Poort t coats.| ment did not fail to excite the admiration of all who 
attacks of red spider, lay the plants down and give the | What a splendid colour i is their vernal vest ! and how | passed that way. J. B. 
of the leaves a washing wi tri d t Gari 
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in the usual description of plant houses. If cold dull of robins. What a fuss with the governor! 
iately after erring i ith his lady to divert her children, 
‘ete keep close,and endeavour to prevent a check | cautiously enticing 8 away from the not soon forget, 
end of th, but if the removal is deferred till the | prowling cat concealed beneath the brushwood ! those who may 3 2 
Y, when the weather ly proves clear, In our next, e. vill gossip about the nest of the robin, cold houses which require intermediate ones, whose 
warm, this is hardly iniy to happen. Water and give some interesting of the situations temperature is not allowed to fall lower than 55° at 
new the plants become habituated to their they select for building d in. We are so identified with night. My plants appeared to have suffered 
a alow Maintain & moist atmosphere by sprink- | this bird, who seems to claim us as FETTE ; il th 
ing overchead, morning and evening, every cleat day, we go, that we feel our testimony will find ready | Nevertheless, in course course of time they will outgrow the 
a. during the forenoon, and shutting up early in | credence. It would indeed be difficult to “invent evil, and will most probably reassume reassume their ori 
hift dee Ut any of the plants require a second anything half so remarkable as what we have seen. | character. Robert Cox Gordon, Down Hall, Hartowe, 
í ; ‘ly in the season as | William Kidd. a [The look 
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