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THE OA aes CHRON ee 
ae 
‘and the last two hey s This sadly puzzles per. 
certain t 
there is no | 
do.— JN. D. 
mn for 
be emplo It varies n the 
Bextve of and -* a only when in the most extabie 
state pe it it will et 
raving + hee said lately about guano, 
it aay peas en ome of the readers of the 
the double object of coverin d su 
e plant: a single handful is aedent for three bunches 
of stalks. To Potatoes it is applie the pla: ant is a 
few inches high, in abou e proportion as to t 
Indian C but instead of dusted on the gr 
derive 
ale oy es in a 
n that the native 
certain e€ as 
Iti 4 sala that the and of the Vin 
between - 
tha at will grow as far no 
also informed that Pender the we Wheat 
w the elevation of 4 
Inar 
g itself. 
‘so far as the equator fo ples, for 
studied botany Kah Mw: oe ire rt 
‘observed a difference between 
plants m 
them in the ocd ordinary way of c 
en from a rich sol sheltered situation, 
ones. Ina few years the appearance of the plant is al- 
tered; in place of long branches and broad leaves we 
havé a thick-set. plant, with a dense mass of foliage, defy- 
aa surly blasts of winter to injure them. Gardeners 
sometimes many miles to see what they call a 
staples eget ng to observe something new in th 
ity that the study a nature should be 
almost of education 5 q~ many m 
ecem annos ad 
Ina Paper ‘ extensivel 
d abroad, it may, perhaps, 
r readers to know that 
5 
not taken up an and a season of rest in 
Kept quite dry, they soon becomedebilitated 
few 
counteracted by the i i gpa 
held in suspension by the 
of leaves absorbing moisture ; but how can ion pa j 
of ea wate 3 is Lo ee I 
9. | Turnip. -rooted Rae gb 
| and hence 
slight rain that &. not penetrate 
triking an effec option? || 
ir pe 
ae ele a ‘ i be ‘os s bees, having suffi “A 
the cultivator, with whom that interest oF +e" cy G 5 many bees, ha g suffere ecactly the 
avourite. Under these circumstances, we are to banagewpent in feeding. W I 
apt to overstep the bounds of prudence. t first I expe- eco t to \ ‘tte evan’s advice directions, or 
ced much difficulty in obtaining a healthy ‘* braird’ when ee teeta 3 is s abgeliitely necessary, the followi ing 
in sowing annuals and other garden seeds ; su pi. gpd plan has. suce ede 1 ie fi poe ade 
1 found the better way was to damp t the s inches square, and one-and-a-ha f inc eep, with another 
stee er antl the embryo had burst a integu- | tray to fit in, the bottom of which is pierced zinc 
ment; then sow, cover lig tly, and shade until the se- ace en the wooden bottom and zinc (about half 
minal prenss were fully developed. is is the more ne- | inch) is filled with the food. I use the bee-boxes described 
on account of the numerous ants which in the | in the * Conservative Bee-keeper,”’ and pl ¢ feeder in 
est Indies are Very destructive to newly-sown he side box, in the warmest part of the day, withdrawing 
x seeds, while being damped, were sprinkled with lime, the partition, so th es are not sed to ex- 
it would be beneficial, provided is taken not to allo nal air; a are is taken that the honey does not 
the seeds to become dry. ces w Ww and pro- | come through the z to make it sticky, no harm can 
duce ‘petfict, #0 seed. Peas, if copiously Wiltered when in | happen—at least do not lose them, as I formerly did. J 
bloom, produce a good crop; Beans do not. Carrot, | should much like to know i be so very we 
Ee i dis w well ing the hurricane | some when they first come out in nd why, if the 
n But by far the most useful vegetable is the | combatants are ’ parted, they always resent the interference 
the few leaves situated on the | and try to sting the intruder. —£. 
wn eh 
tion, | UP su 
applisatogs being sufficient. 
er, 
_earth is o Rm Phe. West 
Salt Cake; nome See 0 I was induced 
easa Vente. fae directed 
witas a 
trial agai of soda. On spilt it, I 
found it rai “of large pieces, ney hard; and my only 
lace if a butt, pump the 
nm it, pe) tee it % 
ae 
a, Ys the Fence, Maccles- 
field, gives Mr. Broce kleburst’s geen a lift above a 
rethren in the Laisigyg way of growin 
-grower myself, and gene 
ze plants in the fruiti 
py hear that 
uli 
ecg 
seen Baldwin’s houses ice of, weighing from 8 
each, would fill such a » Weighing to 12 the, 
hundred Hee 
fruiting, which is generally in th a 
the plants occupy the = the Setiesh patie f the aa 
Cc —_ rang Pel sex the 
4 Legs 
: w me to revert to 
on tavaag cg We lost two 
had such good Car 
the Onion-ground, bat ‘found they grew much larger when 
od-ashes.— a, Be 
n the law 
a "remarkably vigorous, makin 
green, according oa the 
with ae ralph the Beriiays § summe 
piesa en ifference in "the colour as in the 
=F oak E 5 lad ioe, 
aks. Noticing the. subject ast rooks in your work, I 
Pp ut e mode of pr ii ® Se 
¥ redations, which I have found to be most € tual. 
m with air-guns, cross-bow 
skin a few « ub their skin a nee pe aat ae 
which will cost 4, fox DEMS stretch them on twigs and 
th nm you sow Wheat, Potatoes, or any 
ooks from injuring crops, 
benef of = Ana services in destroying ance 
ers 
é€ pies 0 
s for paca sense If this be not a good 
I = ae ‘gnor 
crap a “A “Familiar, "History ¢ of a a ich 
the 
following passage occurs :—‘‘ As some persons one 
establish a eng in their own immediate neighbourhood 
it has been said that by pct tolg out fora a magpie ’s nest near 
the wished ee. spot, ing her eggs for those of 
arook, wes desirable point may be accomplished, the zeus 
no other associations than tho f the tree 
r three ai thus 
er , and some a as - 
formed of f the ratio eo which 
suseance nee n the same ae from en are 
en the foregoing erty —_ 
ee merece 
PROCEEDINGS 0) OF SOCIETIES. 
eee eae 
which eosien so} journal commi 
pad Sir J. Fare te bod tela letter Se a remarkable crop of 
oe 
anes 
mB i SP app — of nen of te 
at 
ning: le od 7 
ted 
Husband of her ae Coote, of Richmo at ar PE crs ear Clifton, 
cations were boner’ the j ibe venn fas 
,COUNTRY SHOWS. 
of Cucumbers eg es Kol — Ten d Thi By BF gn te, 
£ ¥ atc J 
ersmith, when the fo no is were made :—First 
Prize to Mr. Smith h 
homeoton 
14in, in 1 
ste, to 
ie’s 
aie hipall 
M, de tae on 
» o 
tie te Second, t 
5 ed black spine variety, “S0in, long. "Third, £0 
Be a leash 1 s long. Fore ts Brows 
Green a@ leash 1 lon} ? wn in 
Mr. Weedon, for a leash saa: | sng 
Guildford, Horticultural Exhibition. — The early, sP 
took place at the White — Inn, on Rr os arch “ake ch 
; those t 
Having seen 
euerebpdaciakl of the Gardener? Chrowiete are pais es 
cumbers were rall 
Were about }3in. wad os e “A ‘and ioe 
pe epee, 2 f epee same descrip gS The ao te i Maa 
as fs) Saw e 
Ratton fe On ween Te He Dees, ‘Be a, 
50 Asparagus, do. 5 best Petr 
