3—1858.] 
THE GARDENERS' 
* 
— 
3 parts: ш ше tirst case, 3 x 4—12, and in the second, 
x 
; therefore, the expressions —,— and = 4 
=12 
same ; s immaterial whether we 
reore, 
ipli ed cipe 
another, the Mora will be еб ae inis which- 
n is first ee: ed. 
rliy, 
any 
divida in most c 
I o do the нед — sometimes 
the other, dnd, theréfore, ed we hax fm 
which involves multiplication and а if is bet 
to bring the expression at once to this 2 — 8 
then we can — judge Warme 2 will it the. par- 
tieu estio ivide x 
“ Now, let us vides the imer to pra 
« You readily found out, some time - &, that if 
of cloth — : shillings, 8 yards would cost 
if 3 yards cost 18 shillings, 
12). ow, can you 
tell, if 3 yards cost 18 p what will 8 n 4 1 
—This is e two questions put toge 
wate 
must first as we aid before, divide 18 by 31 lo fd i 
cel 
1 yard will one ы = 6, and now we must multiply this 
6 by 8, or 6 x 8= 48, equal the cost of 8 yard 
“ We have, therefore, divided 18 ^ 3, - multiplied 
the quotient by 8, or we have Sout = — 37 = 48. 
These — are of — W ee = 
d it is necessary to n thei 
solution, Let us try — E — Sead 7 pencils 
9 pence; now, w. should I give for 
9 divided by 7 equal to T and 2 rem., so each 
tlpenny and 2 rem. But what is to 
pencil will co be | and 
done са this remainder ? when we абе by 13 it 
а fe 
ery puzzling operation. 
Sines: then, shat we do nothing with the re- 
= 
pencil, and this is to be multiplied by 13; then 
29 _ 9x13 117 
„ 
cost rather bete than 16 ро: : as we proceed, we 
shall show divide the 5 remainder 
at present we зе” be satisfied with: ects noting this 
excess. 
* You will observe, that in answering t 
ceding 8 we found it m 
first to divide before m 
per) das before dividing. 
mainders at present; 7 will express the price of each 
F * 13 
16 and 5 remainder—so 13 would 
the two pre- 
more —— in the 
Em lw р and in the second to 
hy-w ist 
n divide the number siksak leaving any 
to multiply 
“ After answering a few questions of a similar nature, 
you will rectly understand how they should be 
* The rule for answering these questions, as given in 
the —— s Assistant, is called the Golden Rule, or the 
eo 
But I have preferred the above manner of s 
dn as being more simple in 
to geometrical proportion, the rationa 
Rule of of Three will be full eee and those ейі 
шоге ресин iarl rtion can then 
be answered. ge —— 
In conclusion, we think i - little work now 
before us, canuot be commen — HO 
saying, that. iti is what it — 
LE 
FLORICULTURE. 
INTS RESPECTING NL: —The Hyacinth, like the 
Ree isa universal favourite М = 2 a ME of 
taste oral ters, as others, the 
iH 
versal 
flowers ; — wil waè i 
Hyacinth a rg gy flower," HE no greater praise 
could be awarded it. As regards its culture, we may 
and |li 
into 13 parts, | known or recognise ) 
On this branch of the subject Mr. Tye gives the following | 
х i dim n 
memb 
remainder, it TE better to divide first ; if not, itis cd t 
Let the 
the up the bulbs ; and do 
Mueh has been said on — foe tet of 
reaped 
ce any | 
TES and believe there is little foundation i in a them 
Mr. 219: in his M mene on this flow 
remarks on the * ones tion of bulbs from Фа e we 
take the following n importa ment of suc- 
2 
m 
For or 1 we give no dis- of 
x 
tant 
ases, wi - the rchaser anger ** 
ned.“ again, at page jn | 
. of A the bu 
they are purchased, 
withheld, it p draw 
nourishment with "ii 
ge an 
he bulbs p ми pu 
e beg to that 
frequently po О 
ure i 
Let, therefore, 
e they begin to е. d 
n removal sue 
8, but ot let м 
{ ме е 
п аз ч 
CHRONICLE. 
d examinatio n, 
м Thus our * icant immortal Shamr 
accept as t 
© | which has al 
39 
of the National "Annual Exhibition of Tulips fixed for r May 35th, 
at Notting gha 
TOP-DRESSING pi It is customary to get the mate some ned surface 
dressing out of the wet, and à ur them broken 
fine and well intermixed re: ady for use; res ve, however, 
portions of each ingredient separate, for өгүз шау suit one 
plant may not be so beneficial pe rhaps to others 
шойле. 
h Shar #0 The an idea is national, 
8 cal am irit the more 0 10 is accepted withott 
and the more readily perpet etuated in error. 
ock” is sung by our 
n 
ior the publie they labour under а delu 
I think the lowing moy s, the gener ed substance о 
ady appea n the Journal of the Ro yal 
Institution, Rm worth el 
certain that 0 origins plan 
“ i 
ock ” ap 
(Oxalis acetoella). his would, indee 
could s 
er 
pos y the modern ‘Shamrock ТЫ 
and, . that the Wood Sorrel existed vidas tly in in 
you remove the bottle. Let the plants have air on all con 
venient occasions, or they will grow tall, pale, and weakly. 
A variety of methods for giving vigour to the plants, 
i ing the colours of > flowe ded been 
such, for example, 
addin 
charcoal, a litte з nitrate of soda, 
; but the fo gem has bein 
dins olve half an ounce of guano 
ярч май the size 
Let this mix- 
stan с Pour 
mia two es into the bottle twice a week bee’ 
the flower appears out of the bulb.” There is 
important feature in o successful cultivation of the 
Hyacinth in glasses, w Me un we think, is not su 
ew lump 
. rete vd ттн 
found to answer well : 
c allude to changing the water. 
n, because 
e of attention to the precept 
given : es changing every two or 
rature аз t Query, 
f the room, o 
8 В 
Ф 
to a little cooler situation 
the Seber Е or апу such place — 
On the other hand, such as appear 
—— — — to a lit 
on the chimney-piece, for instance, in the nd $ 
but not — — long a period, or they will be w k and 
vation is the best 
senting an improve 
attention. 
m ср esign о! 
— Of 
is given : * Many 
d ess by careless —— 
a have I blooming ; whereas fi 
al to season, — sis — upon it "it treate 
nt the 
hen green, as „ ö he bulb." 
In the —— of Hiyacinths, as well as ме that of 
— =ч сезе 
strong light, — a — rale — iuc 
cumstances, but a sorry amount of gratification will be 
lants to growth 
in the lea d fl 
ais, — failure will а, follow. “of the € е 
е- of the flow 
ers we say nothing, е present 
. have been penned for those a flower 
for its beauty, and not for the shape of we ately te 
| the length of its foot-stalk, 
Edinburgh ; 
CarALOavES received from Mr. Stark, of Hope 3 
and from Messrs, Rendle and Co., Plymouth; also 
sufficiently | 
three weeks. p e 5 a supply be Mic the same мос 8 m 
e bulb 
ouse, 
e flowers will receive a cheek | 
y 
on the old i sage, and — not be | { 
te beauty its 
flowers begin | 
: clos when reland in ancient times, while the — family 
requ v — M it has but few re comparatively unknown there very late 
n МЕ t roots, die oe er will be poor and гт f in perio us how examina пое far poete bear 
EC. - Fie M agn y Pool a of sufficient length, ing on this ubject. The following is from Spenser’s 
t he state of Ireland in Elizabeth’s К P 
te bulbs vil pes light, but not too м at st sad “View i} ud d Mile t dll ой ey eame ар. 
асг йы zs reer . э e gh v a greeu- ing forth upon their hands, for their legs could not bear 
house orm poA ME: m ape them ; the ke like ghosts crying o their 
careful to avoid bes greatachange зо temperature, which graves; they did eat carrions, happy if they could find 
them ; and if they fo а plot of watere 
authors, as in the 
“ Abuses Stript and Whipt ; 
“ And for my sse ina mantle goe, 
And feed o oots as the Irish doe 
So met in the “ Trish Hudibras,” 1689, mo follow- 
ing lin 
5 Жас xp and watergrass he s 
Whic s both meat, and “ink em close.” 
The next 1 from Morrison, will 
— that the Sham oy eaten, but 
willingly eate 
e 
like beastes out г hd arty 
oes to 
the Shamrock g wild state in ditehes s whilst we 
know that the Trifolium repens, 0 er, is 
common occurren 
to this place 
re grow cas x — — qm 
Called by the Aca 
A present for the Green “of singe NS "i 
a of the Trefoils are naturally abundant in Ireland, 
b compe m sey locating 
are of very 
n of whie 
еі or entum, Marl’ s Legacy of of Hus 
rre the qual 
it dens PA м for e national fi 
beautifully three-leaved than 
bun 
le, I think it may be just 
ring. the w 
eoneluded that the each: erent goes to show 
general 
pum. or direelenvel Ke : 
so the que hat par- 
e gre bat "Trifolium "tainty (since we 
ted as 
> 
curren 
he emblemata set fo: 
of the Holy Trin 
wet their Be og 
in liquor, which is not a right keeping of a 
the error ovens) leading to debauchery” 
It may, in ‘fine, the nat 
* Gerard says the meadow Trefoils in Ire ireland are called Sham ; 
& schedule | roeks, and other authors so so apply the 
