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After this we add that such a book, so full of the 
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most er kind of information, is one Which i ee of all 
others, the most setainar having by those who read any- 
thing better than ngvels 
The History and Management ef Bees, with Notice of a 
John W 
Hive. ighton, Gar-. 
ek doe , London ; Bacon, 
As ee Ay good sip rdener te now expected ie peat ome- 
of bee n the sub- 
1 
servation, cannot be without its interest. 
"Of the work before us, the earlier chapters are devoted 
‘to a slight description of the Honey , the construc- 
‘tion of cells, on wax, propolis, Bee bread, the Queen Bee, 
the use of the cells, the swarming, and the situation in which 
hives should be kept. .The chapter on the establishment 
of an apiary is one which ‘will ed to with much 
interest ; the follo is the ert advice on the me- 
thod of s:—" P ms You tar leas he 
hive and give it a if the inmates give a short and sud- 
‘den buzz, all is veh ~ ‘tithe dca gpecbed or rather 
a purring s sound, th be rejected, for the bees 
are weak.” 
. Wighton « considers close Beenbases Mad hele stat 
106" dat in winter. He recommends chad 
the sides, but with a roof low meee ef sae tne hives 
the doorways in summer ; en the 
peck is low, that object is effected te Sanptile | a het in 
it 
With regard to hives, the author has adopted one ase 
own description : guishing feature of t 
hive is its si its a ch, in fact, to the habita- 
tions which the Bees Reehag tty choose for themselves. 
It consists of t d of a Spruce Fir, nine feet long 
and three feet nine inches in circumference, from which 
upper and lower » seven 1 igithes squa’ Bax bras a id (see Vol. L., p-68) to be a valuable ad- 
: ’ ter’s British Ploneiiag ts—a snag nay 7 » 
is separated by ald into t ‘ela ate te, the roof of | plates of alt the genera. — esculent plants. This $s th recommended i 
each 5 wih sli Pp g ko dey mbisthiy, pers 7 yondng the bulbs, which are stated to thrive ‘beet in light sandy 
ak anie tee: ths r ps of wood nailed north tremely useful to those fa: study wild plants—has now soil enriched with decayed vegetable matter. Plant the bulbs 
‘ t south ag hw: ae to Hx their coom “upon. By reached its 117th beet and val soon be completed. Rg = nga or five inches distant from each other, and on¢ inch 
reducing the cavity, the heat n, which | The last eae, tains Eriocaulon, A Bork a 
enables the Bees to get on faster with their cells; also in | h sperugo, Bork. | tas.—Harh up and tick ag necesny.. 1 ld wef 
winter they ean be kept in division, and they a A ausia, and Trin should coutinne a few Fir branches stuck foo tater bap Be rows ibs 
meeps ha Tn taking away the honey, ifthe ips! _ The rhegiao 's and Amateur's Guide. By J. Wak Pers peu cvlameade tiove in plantin no ora ares eter 
rator be afraid of the Bees, he can force them with a little | li ee iced the earlier numbers of this Laer ~The principal business in this s department now is Pro: 
smoke from brown paper into one division : then putting | (P- 648 © 1841), and. the favo which it | Soon any Peach and Nectarine tace may ard enous i 
in the , he will have it all his own way. 1 have found | ¥@S miro pply equally to the Tater num ig. | mec. Shed gedtioncteainenss te 3e8 tat Me yhoots much at 
it useful also when replacing For exam plates are the best represen of florists’ flowers we | ti eh ot Vise pa ae ol ‘diminished, but not 
a I replaced the first upper division, have seen; they are well draw coloured. The wholly removed. 
ying passin divided the hive with the slide. gan (Dickson’s Unique) and the Dahblias (Bragg’s a BirhceA. Merits hatte SHRUBBERY. 
ost hah . old q reat Western and Spary’s Conqueror of t in) cor n-door Departm t 
d after : ; ys 8 i dl s do no 
Sewed ag ‘ two swal had come off, I al ate our assertion. We fully enter into the pai Saag. 20e arant:xe wets aires eae bone large age veh pisats as 
.. ees to mingle together, and they went on in| 0f Dr. Horner, in-his letter to the author, “that Mr, | Musas, Hibiscus, &c. Give air with caution pt hae tei 
peace as ee had happened. —1t was eurious Wak deserves well — my? florist for having brought | Sescuinas °° ae oe eT reepers 
the young queens calling a nd ‘the old vas ko Pit § ug me me the desired orm, for Bevis rof the beauty of creep 
In the lower division ty enkratal ond a a G sree cay heetahepetore En this c old windy wea- 
REENH co. 
. and the other at the top, ‘auger, hav- CALENDAR OF OPERATIONS for the ensuing week. | er. sags 's xy Cox: tn es of the house in 
ing a slip of w on the inside te keep out he mice ; in Tire ve askiek 9 bias Pelargoniums, Calceolarias, Cinerarias, x., are idly BE 
the upper i ander. glass will “ er management of Vines | air will be necessary, yet a.current of chilling wind should 
ppe is but one, which i is in the centre. | that answer ‘‘ A Constant Reader’s ” questions upon | gu again d.woode ts, b Jess delicate, must 
They are of cour. de on the op e to subject, and e service to other readers of | not be shut up too closely. “2 Opoeen Cactaceous plants,, 
doors ; the space out of which these last we wed, be- | ‘in this matter ; and for this en af doer Aeggehentteie; much experience | such as Mammillaria, Melocactus, and similar gencra, will requ 
ing first filled up through its whole length by two glasses | 5% i* 18 necessary to at ree late: in the sea. | Te-potting. | lfperfect drainage is secured, thes¢ Sve st 
xed into frame, gives the a bee of training might eer sec haner? * — he wasters compost cg ~ —_ coin age 
g : . opted io < RAMES.— Pot in} 
means of observing the proceedings of his Bees; while, ‘ potest cemery bran Bhogomerhe fotr » | small pots and light soil at first. Keep ‘them close and rather 
when the doors are closed over it, the Bees are * dnielded and this can only be done by proper summer management. warmer for a few days aft s. Plants for the flower-gare 2 
from the light and from changes of temperature. The | toronto Meee eeean 0 push, select a ta Pree teste tony ler gabe Bate open Po showy plants 
block-end - the hive is sunk two feet anda half into the po fe the shoots advance im grow® all that are not | if they are allowed ¢ ee oasnea ts ossoms whe “young 
earth to keep it firmly upright, wid the woods is closed with | below the bunches as soon as they appear, this prevents the | SPewy Should have the sower-buds re 
fine, and surmounted by a block of wood Lome yrtion of he oot tom becoming angled mass Of | | Continne the protection of howe ot en al that ae ust 
their after-growth, and the proper coming up in the dower-borders they canbe a taken off inthe day 
if | 
No starch 
t 
“In the chapter on feeding Bees, the author rema arks 
it this point was more attended to, 
He advises the B 
native 
his circumstance has caused to be 
offered.’’ ‘ 
He then points out in what 
edied by apiarian ener 
cottagers 
inn toc 
manner these may be 
and shows the advantages ‘of 
Of The Book of the Fa rm, Part IV. is befor’ It 
is illustrated by two mell-excouted ancl of ma and 
ven woodcuts, and ¢ cellent articles, 
soi 
means of perform it: 
de So il considered scientifically, feet be Nandetied to be 
entially a mixture of an impalpable powder, with a 
pose or Pl Canty of visible porvnes of all sizes 
and shapes. Careful examination will prove to us, that 
although the visible particles hits idea tadirect effects 
ey 
of so great importance that they are absolutely necessary 
o soil, still the impalpable powder is only portion’ 
which directly ex ny influence upo ion. This 
stances, viz. inorganic or TS, @ 
vegetable substances, in all the various stages of de- 
om posi ition. 
hese two cl 
4 pe ‘ba dis 
er the proportion 
S algatte tater, Pe paar, ceteris paribus, 
wi i Be the Fertility of the s 
o effect this seabasien, ‘the erie. easy gear 
med :—Take a glass about two fee 
e fill it ay half fall of water, 
then hi in a cork, a 
mix the earth and Sater thoroughly, set died tube in an ais 
rthe s 
rig’ i oil if Now 
thteee particles are of course the hens they fall first, oud 
form undermost layer of the ae te, and so on 
regul at belay the last to 
subside,” d hence oc cupying th upd rmost pe 
Then g the relative thickness of the various 
n by ex 
layers, and ois at atltig their proportions, you can sik 3 
very accurate eseumearna analysis of the soil.’’ 
A By sa of the A initiradd Art, &e. 
done eC. a enth Editio 
Long! 
War a ath: ae, passed gph sixteen editions it is 
superfluous to offer an opinion upon its value, for such a 
- . a best guarantee. to the puitie ise the book 
f buye 
By James 
By W. C. Spooner. 
rs. We have, therefore, 
pe ous that the three volumes of Fees ‘edkiouas are 
ere combined in one, that much unimportant matter has 
been omitted to make room for new additions, that the 
original s been in sever. Ss re-written, that 
this, the ‘ete sera edition, is in man 
respects a new 
is illustrated by 56 excellent woodcuts, by 
to receive a due share of light, without which the } buds at thei 
base, destined to _cencen pau the nt year, cannot be 
perfectly formed. _The reason usually assigned for retaining these 
laterals is, h tl here 
bs prevent the next year’s buds from breaking meer en sm ™ but 
f this | there is no 0 fea! ar, so long as the laterals above the bu unch 
Destroy all tendrils, and pinch off the end 
of f the ace pea one clear joint beyond the embryo bunch ; 
after a time a shoot will push from the sonnei ob bad, anda 
a pres be py bam when 
ws 
y have madeo tae Procite 
eak og that ete Niecah' these any ap pinched close off, 
rmitted xtend a joint further mesa aa Vines are grow- 
ve ped leaves— 
ahere Wilt 
cay, expe. 
Sans per ane in some degre 
po gt laterals) are com mpetent ne manv ne trate pl 
for a bunch of Grapes two ort ounds in weight. \V 
fr ait verins to chan nge mates all hearts that obstruct the light 
should be cut = ne ns destroy a A sits 80 leaves 
for so long as these by 4a 33 rene en _— rey continue to 
perform their fanetions ‘of assimilating a 
hi wh the wood. 
ack to t pruni ning. 
on chaund method is <eliowe ed, the shoots for ne Ay 
bearing must not be marae till er ca the ote to ee % 
is intended to shorten t when ned; afterwards they 
e allowed to extend as tar “a 
the proper quantity of fruit to 
s the ow room Wit h-respe act e 
ioe vetadibe ed, no ‘precise Tule can be 
B Sag because the weight of the crop should.depend upon the 
fn ygth of the plants, but it is always: better to nade than to 
er-crop. i banch upon each ehedt will ¢ i . 
ficie nt; how we would keep two bunches upon ‘strong shoots 
in preference rg sancti ing the latter one over ie other ina con. 
ann 
fuse 
1. KITCHEN. GARDEN AND ORCHARD. 
n-door Depar tme nt. 
sate had d better “be ree ree in bright sunshine; such weather will ° 
also make a more liberal supply of water pied a ; caceeatie, to 
: growing: b gews| Close the houses while the sun shines ict 
or 
47) +} 
with vapour ng = 
gt the plants, and flooding the paths with 
morning: will be high ewe ior hay ci 
in fruit, or wanted to fruit, should 
oreaklin 
perature of 55° in the 
ral stock; but } csclaaty eb are 
be kep' {5 0) or 7 degrees w 
INERY.—The late esha @ahand particular attention, as not 
only the present but the succeeding year's crop is ina Pais eat 
measure depen mdent upon their judicious management w ed 
wood is forming. Try to proportion the moisture in he abi 
sphere to its temperature; w when very warm, 
air is — wet aes floor of the house frequently ; — cool, 
keep it mparativel, dry. Be cautious in. admitting a 
ja ¢ ‘winds boi fen 
—In, ‘the ry) 
‘ow be wc bate ormir 0g 3 very r ee management 
pancreas’ 4 As this is a process which requires 
hree to four perks. according to the season) 
ed nger us—to attempt to be 8 it; 
night 
+ i, 
the ri wit 
ll therefore be ni 
time (generally from t 
a = Bape snge it will b 
d ren 
Cold water 
d, either for washing fhe ‘dine or i watering 
ceuanerannre’ may range from 55° to ‘60°, 
I la mf 
the aha 
As boo Fagg approaches maturity, graduall 
diminish the as y of water, and let it bare: pit whenever pt 
ee iy and all the light. yen Se also, to free the 
rom insects, if any exist, or the ‘fruit Will be mu ack de- 
va 
Fic-novuse.—See that the watert ring of the borders be not 
ae or the loss of the crop will most likely be the conse- 
e. The broad leaves whhice Fig pote an immense quan- 
uty of moisture in bright shine; therefore the roots will 
require a seco ya! supp sig? 
STRAWB: —The latest L wong intended for forcing should 
now be br poate k yP rward, Moisten the leaves occaal aay her 
the Lb anne expand, but. these anuat never ¥ be wetted. | Ta ke 
that th 
oes Pb be fumigated afterw 
UCUMBERS A ELONS I re coruauiar attention in 
such 
weather as we iave fotely ty It is better to partially shade the 
ep 
plants, and keep the hear eh than to permit very cold d winds 
to blow directly upon ate Examine and protect the linings, 
that they may not be s ac tee chilled. Sow some hardy sorts of 
pink! wep for ridges ; “likewise Gourds rand 
All t e will mo re rea dily accommodate 
eget table Marrows. 
} +, fhe cli 
" ht 
up too comets 
t. do or Department 
Bro s the heads form, they should be sheltered from 
sun sink: frost by | turning the leaves over them ; orthe plants may 
be taken up with balls and = a = a cool shed. Protect the - 
young seedlings against Chaffi 
CAULIFLOWERS,— Those ee th d- eon! should b 
n growth, elevate the 
