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е of ғ a library of between five | killed ; the older portions of the plant, however ev effect -— Dr. “Lindley would deliver a lecture in the 
den, snd havo bs K od зт " stood better. p e vip na is qui ven safe, as evening on Earth in iis relation to Horticulture. — 
“о doubt the capital part ol of the je of this institu- [also C. thuri га, тасгосагр and Gov йана ; The 
is that which pre the c Aa om being | Funereal Cree s likew m unharm ed. Juniperus а 
pi from stan proper coda rel to the | flaccida is considerably — although it has stood FLORI CULTURE. 
trap demonstration called popular Тош got up several years diede in its present situation ; : ek А ЛЕ, 
for show, and intended for r mere yea It is this | tómeria japoniea s full of male nes , and quite safe, сіхтн SurPonr.— For this purpose 1" $26 
last error which has brought about ps xum of som any |a and Taxodium wich ns has reg tood the weather ET ids ed No. 12 copper wire, өш uia пјене 
ising associations, begun with zeal, and containing 889 Cephalo wr "ih is uninjured, as is manner, with an eye or ring at top to put the flower 
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ot 4 agrifolia and "Cookit have Vet quite hardy, 
c i olu aching which | Rhamnus oleifolia has had its young shoots killed 
ene M aont ‘inne ми 10 20 for, and for the Japan Oak (Quercus glabra). is “injure, Hex 
. — those above them are ready to find funds. The Tarago has been killed; the Californian Ever- | tracted 
Edinburgh h School of Arts is a striking example of green Plum has had the top pair of yit on t 
ew À ~ : take а piece of half. inch deal, 4 inches square, for the 
ool was," says M. de Co m « founded з as green and healthy as possibly could -— desired. plin th, on whieh the glas ass stands with the wire at the 
1821, by М. —— 1 with the object of giving Pavia californica is 8 young shoots, which are as back, а nd fin nly f fixed i in the stand ; I paint the while 
nies ¢ — of p! — yet perfectly safe. An Arbutus from California is 5 | green. : 
as а = pe neutr application in their — very much injured, and 3 e eilghe rry Berberi e 3 3 4 a. ud 
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ving aside subj passing in alike plan BH gc jm eer and used coment" "for similes е 
terest, the instruction which is given in the Edinburgh heathy, , and altogether нЕ ДА st kin The young | Man the trade sell it, as do 1 &c. 
ool has always been strictly confined to those f Moutans, whieh have been ft Дерт roested, Sah de ey as six — it are made. W. 6., Here uk 
branches calculated to improve the industrial classes. | 216 © of course all I killed. Myrica californica stands fro I1GGoT.— T wo years ago, on nately inspeet- 
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respect from the working men's “institutions. These V. Р fhe , great uem of 185 3 side buds which come into growth when the main bud 
differences will wii в light on the causes of the has had its "ears injured ; this case, as; i 
І "iror of the bush 
wealthier classes of Great Ж ane parti хану of piereingly cold winds which have swept over| to ta chance. On the back of many of the buds I 
of Edinburgh. It is, therefore, 2558 entire ly 2 most of 8 than from the mere fros 1 bibe — = erentures busy at work. I noticed the 
upon the funds contributed by the mechanics who vail Alstroe which at tracted considerable pompe ^| denuded branch dur the summer, and qp uU 
es of its advantages aya rif ing y : P i ne Open | conjecture кур йил New buds came, ап e 
admission fee to the elasses. The этет ЫЛЫМ institu. border in the P: garden, notwithstanding the dean ch was covered with flowers uninjured, whilst 
n their doors he co ity, в ge satisf XY the rest of the tree was very much infested— 
even to ladies ; the School of Arts, on the eontrary, is can be said respecting Sikkim R hee, tie which the im ripe was that the Roses оп the 
limited to indus classes. The л asses her Edge- experimental branch came somewhat later. I repeated 
= - the management of the school or in | YOY tb, Dalhousise, and one or two other Fspecien, however, | the ere “ren year with the same result, and I 
f the. The management is ear to have suffered a itt, while ciliatum is quite — this communication in the hope that others may 
— — ч general body of subscribers. All D green and fresh. e induced н try the same mode of getting rid of one 
ssors are paid; no gratuit ous eourses are recei In ns orchard department, coping boards 9 inches — our worst pests, as the plan has the advan 
The subjects of instruction and subordinate | wide have been put along the top of the Peach wall. dau as far as it is practised, the propagation of 
to the wants and condition — thie wor s. The | This Es. hitherto been found to be sufficient protection the ny. A quick hand, after the bushes 
library solely comprises works of a useful character, |" to the blossoms, which are only opening, and puc ctu bem would soon clear a number of trees Weg 
calculated to aid the pupils in the study of the sciences 28 Yet safe ; but should the weather not take and very much better than mg Mee be 
taught to them. Party-political and controversial w orks favourable change soon, straw and other e ons 9 ine cases 
г. melee from — establishment must be resorted to, as they had to be last year. l 
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отиту ‘like’ Great Britain! wil "diei to —. Peach frame was considerably more forward than the | communicate their 15 T. H., Kab Newington, ^ 
results; provided only dini who-apply the rules are others, and: = that the mewaa Nectarine is expand- (cr 
true to the obligations imposed upon them. The ing abundance of blossom on strong well-ripened shoots. д.да: раа The Soil in which the Auricula has been found 
remarks by Mr. Horner on the oceasion of distributing | Apricots on a west aspectare not yet in flower. Pearson | to thrive and colour well in ts about one-half old hotbed 
prizes at the end of the winter session 1850-1 are so walls are very promising, and as yet they are unhurt ;| көлен эЛ: bb uen one-half sound fibrous loam, well teamed over and 
and so entirely express our opinions, that we the a Trout variety is the most forward; but | frozen through before deln g used. It is muc 1 : 
apposite, : Bases or wond-ashes in ‘the. со instead | 
— avail — of them in in concluding: the: present pic — Tos p ar gain. e  Broecolies, Le ey Keep the soil en ind sweet, а they also help 
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N the and Lake's 1 Wie good deal. like the. dott CATALOGUE Т Баа from » Messrs. tale and: Sharp, Aston Lane 
has endured th towel, ‘Kni ht’s Proteetin has| Nurs ry, Bi — Jirminghan 
— — striction en, [also proved itself iv of the | Отта: Cree, Some, таене are cotton die 
-selves sufficiently to a definite eourse of instruction. best late winter. Broceal e have, the leaves twisting pesci to “arn up time, о эг. green-fiy, both tend to“ turn the 
They ytake up a great variety of subjects, without rela- over and us the е Ties d aly 2 — e^ lower leaves yellow." If you find .aphides on them, , fumigate. _ 
tion one t fe ther, with 8 cenae now's Hardy eis a good Broe These ar 
profesional education of the mechani, trea them sed bas also sod well heres though it has been killed | ESC vin tin cen ang py ug 
8 and pann se of being schools where а some other places. One calle — Court, from Seedlings hould be examined carefully, in order that 
ractieal education may be o tained, they do little | Messrs. Sutton, appears to arm true Kuig ght's the est miy gi for another trial. eth 
— * of Protecting.  Lettuce-leaved. Spina W н аон. very | Fuon LP. Cu — ee ы у eee 
Ans ing | B : : i —— me speci autumn. If +i old stools” are 
гап hour in the evening after the day's work. In this well ; a few of the 2 leaves have suffered a little, cut back they wil possibly flower, by midsummer., Plants, 
they unquestionably do much „good. morally, by wi ith- ree may be owing to ————— ot ge sort ; pada bue ushy and „compact by frequent stoppings. M 9001 
food can e gat m this as from TM 
but I- think thatit - be: eO nfidently : affirmed, that | Ше Flanders, which is ме suceulent, but apparently a onions: etaed: i „ ih tees E 
while our system is as effective in its moral results, — hardier. Peas so n. early are not — = the э, жч у s hold the 32 together, turn m he anio он etuer : 
ЗЯ mare ai r appearance ; dou htless ee 1 ' quarter which you so carefully = 
lignified and impressive, they miss, indeed they searcel de rA und. Som » pots are being kept in reception: 
еа "nid important object- which ve a cold € till the weather e will permit of their being 5555 inerease. r 
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-successfully attain.’ 5 planted out. Onions have just been — and winter Pixxs Beginner. TI "The chances are t à 
: ; ones transplanted to come in early. A few Mazagan ^ duced blooms from plantations ade sh 
| Beans have also been planted.” Batb or Brown кше doudt your suocess. ! gingers 
4. Хо may plant as soon as the f 
? 7 have all, or very nearly all, killed ; but a I Stirring Cr Ж е 
Fn : ARDEN, Torr Pike White Cos, from Mr. Cock, of Chiswick, er — „ме Snowstorm, Ча ай hat is necessa 
Eros ortunate - backwardness „stood very well, proving itself fully tham the i assist them open as m . 
things have suffered so much Ка: rom the EE. fois. THirer. 5 This Will; herefore, be & we n а ground; the bloom itself ШЕ 
“severe and ‘searchingly cold winds, witt ich we | valuable acquisition. ie p earlier than 5 
Bars lately bee Visited, as t have а expecte ;| ^A great portion of the Arboretu di ha been mown, | VERBENAS: - 3 turn them o out yet. 
5 some plants have sustained considerable the shrubbery borders dug, and other * — put forward. «SEEDLING FLOWERS. 
Anjur A few of the eats e the: ‘Nepal B — erry | preparatory to the forthcoming exhibitions. A few | (рдд: Lady B. A bold flow бее аё 
‚ have һго ; wise it is shrubs have been removed from the corners of the petals, double, and relay hinbricated: colour deep тозу 
вме. It is, howerer, i ina nal ыйык a corner, as | borders at the intersection of the main walks near the ques m 8 N rine s teg ugh slightly disposed 
"are à Also exam of Ceanothus = papillosus, dentatus, west entrance to the conservatory, and the ground where A. An excellent flower, more, double than its parent (im- 
and rigidus, 0 ies; papillosus has Had its foliage they stood has been levelled and turfed, which certainly 2 ey it closely resembles in general characte’ risties ics, 
- browned a good deal, and dentatus is а little hurt; but | improves the a appearance of this part.of the garden. We “ан a shade or two paler in colour. 
Eo m not had a leaf harmed. .C. verrucosus also may also mention that the hole where the — tree Harris 148: J Е, Romsey. The flowers you have again sent fully 
o be. 3 hardy, and is full of flower-buds. | moved. by Mr. MeGlashan's came from has pee character » . — = M 5 . perceptible 
ifers, Pin re coe ophylla, Teocote, | been ^ lled and turfed over, leaving little or no trace |. this may not happen on the plant.— W D.. Not near. — уы 
Russell, E mui f the disturbance caused by the great - EM varieties ее the same colours already i in eultivation.— 
as an object of so much i f ү ғ o. | WJ Н B. А cheertul and “ tellin with ‘nicely cupped 
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Lindleyana, are Mo lit had almost forgotten to notice an Dustin Which petals, smooth and stout. They ase, — not blunt 
touched, and Orizibs has. Badal aL its fol is foliage i a ue is being effected in pa largeiron tent ; its roof has been фаса агу. ee ‘ig oe ман 28 йе тор xen 
* but ‘the the buds. and wood.a .to be u ninjured. P. | removed, and a wooden one, covered with zinc, is being defined dee ep purple heavy markings, make it a reál acquisi 
iophylla is touched a good deal, Fitz-Roya patagonica substituted; a few feet round the very top, we under- | fion—8 Ж. АП shri velled up and unex athi бе. Siy Bedale 
has bee a little hurt; an Saxe-Gotheea conspicua a goad | stand, bein ing ordered to be gla ass. A, — — nent-looking tower 5 with otk ин 
“heater hing had some of its young shoots quit e| „А noti ice was posted up in the "epp to the o н 
Of ay verage it 
cra many named sorts already out. J C, Hornchurch. 1, 
