e of tangled 
’ ‘egulate the depth, I use 
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ara divisions, one e of which 
, or - more, e, according to the 
of the croppe ; 
should be grown two. years upon the same gro 
trees round the boundary may be Apples, Peli’ Plums, 
and Cherr 
The area — ied by the house and, garden is about 
nacre, which, we Ep ubt, will be ‘ypae trade 
snecheate : ou 
aoa the ¢ hei 
a recreation, and we bel th great aetna, of such 
garden, well Wea to a family, none will 
** Amicus 6 is og Number, ‘nethil 0 
as 
the meenents s Model Cottage, 
Loudon 
refuting my obj sete 
eee r. Loudon, and 
asserts that the ey were anticipated by 
This is not the fact ; vith Mr. righ has ie 
any in th 
a aa nonats through the staircase of the model 
cottage ?>—Scrutator. 
~ niger since I 
$8 con- 
me in mion ane of 
preparing the beds - an early period, so as-to ensure = ge- 
neral bloom. Dr. ner recommends ould 
prefer doing this wor rie 
beginning o 
ulti- 
$ to 
I 
(the pic 
pasture, except every particle (sod 
included) were inutely examined for that pest of the 
orist—the 
would fetes insist on the use of cow-dung at least one 
year pid if older, more of it should be used. I have 
sometimes used old ae g from a hotbed without any evil 
result ; would rata use he cow-dung, on account 
of its cooling property: To ig t manure low down is en- 
tirely w: 
e 
“or ner gives good advice when he 
commends February as . fags. month when planting 
should take place. Iamo hon a 
he so abl: xpress, wont ‘say, p 
don as urface soil : of the beds is is sufficiently diyto to 
rake ; and I would recommend t between 
‘the rows, and bi the rend of the vigor 
etween the plants. vigorous 
new oe would ny sar to have six inches apart al- 
lowed them ; and even ce, when the flowers 
ae in bloom, the cartes Ur th malin gbistes be covered with 
foliage. I pref rills ; to 
a very ‘hapis instrument, viz., a 
‘Piece of wood that extends across the bed, with an notch at 
each end 14 in. deep Af I 
“scoop outa little earth from each drill with a trowel, then 
a down the piece of wood till the projecting parts rest 
upon the ss amework 0 ors to d. 
practice of removing 1} inch 
revious to bapa on the- roots, and after- 
“org gr 5 ‘up the bed with loose so 
€ situation ag! the beds should re on a level part of 
oy: garden ; sn da snes ve been 
recen Bap occ d prefer an open, airy situa- 
exposed to as to have 
tion, st 
like a certainty of having my roots ripened before the sea- 
son was too far advanced. 
rab “a a o prea oe ys are ate gag 
ning s x per 
The oo cin 
only for a few hours 
h Ce) s habit, and which are later in pe 
fecting their st year, in a situation such as 
mentioned, it was the month of September before J 
sh 
situation a 
pr ovonging their blo 
Under the head of Falieail peeeagement, § advice i 
n the a tioe 
prevents Me by ape cracking, helps to keep the plants 
cool, and answe a top-dressing. 
During the whole oft ae Apu there was no rain in thi 
if of the country ; t shone fiercely throughout 
nati Ft ap acu miing ss east wind, and i 
frost — the nights. Yet during this esng 
af never w my Ranunculuses; eng nt} 
Pans recei ied’ um aot spa ag cause x ha ad 
bl hen is give fe 
oe if possible : if spring mate, let it 7% expe sed t 
sun for some hours befo sed, to softe 
mperatu i 
in- 
r the “ athena ; 
r not Sdees “te the [have 
sug! ons, 
f may supply. 
ces that 
0 e 
e beds should be frequently 
s attain to maturity, let them 
whole are secured. 
To ashe ihe Sd of the poate of late bese I 
lop ag. ithe Bra ys cutting the 
fibres a few ne bag a and 
gently raising the ball of Bg shont the oa half an inch 
above the level of the bed. method, I have saved 
r 
gen tle 
7) mieestome 3 the beds, will sspeacin bin ripening of the 
it does not cause vegetation ; and 
wil cause ra to a certain pethie, es "ike place among 
me of the roots. 
— whad many + pegpas made to me by vi 
perso ifr instructions to prepare Ranunculus bedel ‘T 
es therefore again s my method, The depth of soil 
= feet; 2 subsoil is from the Cars 
Fa tie ae Thi is a rich, aaeaat friable drive! very retentive 
of moisture ; 3 about six or eight inches from the surface 
is a rich ligh cof xialame ba 
bed: 
equally distributed, I scatter over it the wder of 
new-slacke lime, to correct any acidity a 
worms. By using lime, I am seldom annoyed b 
ing my beds; I then be J with new Tight 
soil, generally taken from the my bed, 
which has for some weeks before been ‘feqebatly turned 
to sweeten it, efer to have it in a dry state when 
placed upon the dung; I also reserve a portion to fill up 
ith from time to time, as the beds subside. I keep my 
ways full, to allow for subsid th the win- 
ter, as I would much rather have some soil to take from 
would advise that it should be 
it is oon ake the surface 
g up well toward t 
be visible by the 
to brown and the plants ma 
something 
arta ca a less exposed a until they start again 
wth. Now, whe so fashionable to grow 
large specimens as exibition s the horticultural shows, 
operation of c ting down is perhaps the most critical 
in af tanagement otth this f If this is not 
done properly, management will compensate for 
it, and the. st a ait cither be badly formed, or they will 
ave few flowers. Having the plant befor e him m, the ama- 
i 
He e e ches, and w 
ma e to t that form, and cut th it; a 
ime taking care not to cut them lower than is 
en they are cut to 
sible to grow oa _— to a large size, but it will genesally 
flower indifferently. The matter which is formed in 
plants flower which are oat en 
ee ge EB a not at all. But if they are left in this state, 
d be deficient i in foliage, an ad have fewer 
it u 
In practic 
est only to cut as low as will enable the plant to fill up, 
and become bushy from the top to th 
n durin, ir period of flowering. 
tion they ought to be put in a situation which is well 
shaded from bright orga unt 
the koten 
appearance as we are now a qua 
the flowers should also A a “prin cipal | object, od the 
beauty of a pr w aised six or eight years ago 
ill bear no compariso th e of a more recent ate. 
d in preference to 
The 
mri thick velvety pita “the clea ‘Tiel colours , and the 
eye, ich attracts ran por gr ‘and ol 
ssiratiGnn Cuttin ngs struck ari all plants pro: 
gees in the anne or spring, will Sender beautifully next 
ummer,— RR. 
HOME CORRESPONDENCE. 
icultural Chemistry.—In the course 
ring ad followed upon 0! 
Professor Liebig’s second communication to that body, I 
ok occasion to advert to the strictures on his former 
report w had just appeared in the F 
hronicle, and if I had not found myself anticipated by 
- ry in many of my remarks, s now request 
your permission to give them a wider circulation by trans- 
to your s. But, under 
r may that your 
correspondent has not entered into a enum on 
of Dr. Schleiden’s arguments, yet I am persuaded that 
this labour will be spared us both by P r Li 
himself, or by some of his numerous di Germany, 
no = the weight of the objections urged 
against his views, in consideration of the repu 
tion belonging t e individu ho iled them. 
I shall =e Sit ails attempt to from yo 
try r y prepos th 
created in their minds by a hasty perusal of the articles in 
question, against those princ f Rural Econom 
ich, the auth of fessor Liebig’s widely- 
diffused and justly popular treatise, are beginning to obtain 
currency amongst fa ese views | am happy to 
find, in all essential particulars, unshaken, I might almost 
y, untouched, b criticisms alluded to; nor can it 
fail to be regarded as a strong Beles roof of their 
correctness, that an author, so eager to fasten upon all 
parr weak and seyeceneg points of the w 
pa 
consequence of this work, 
an influence 
