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weather, and after their being transplanted, is feoteores 
‘py their perspiring faster than the roots 
n that manner. 
h the application of muriatic 
mpr emer upon a large scale, t ere may 
in which there would 
be no difficulty about it 
e is still another point in Mr. Solly’s report 
upon which we shall have some setters to make, 
but we must defer them till next 
THE ACACIA, OR LOCUST-TREE 
and se 
= 
aapeare uses. Ther re are pro ps trees ~: peat 
, which soon lose that quality : 
PO} , I believe, good tim 
besides its great be with the 
premio bcrwt \ & moist soil, 
to return to the brittleness of the Locust-tree 
fruit t whichis | 
shiny niet hae farmed ned lateral or side 
n length, 
of the pkscster of them} this 
more laterals of a weaker growth 
too luxuri 
except in some particu 
uxuriantly, or where iti 
ve their shortened ; thi vent the wind fro: 
having that power over it has over a long 
straggling branch, particularly when the leaves are loaded 
with wet. If this practice was adopted and followe d uP, 
overcome, oul 
be 
coke however, ie ‘the ae cay is not ae: only 0 one 
Banted id ow 
call in an open field, to Le! 
. = al bert trees were at least from 
manos without any kind of shelter near aes 
: id to the strong north-west to from the 
ingwtt soil was bard a strong reddish 
h regard to the other m pbc. namely, mtd 
refer eS or pre- 
keepers Al on as long as the 
rabbits 
dere 
ey 
, depend u upon it they will never be kept un- 
ae 1a ‘lly 
eta 
Se porns <n -_ ge ae until all 
Ih recom- 
bring t, 
which will i increase its adhesiveness, and 
It can be applies ed hoe 
the lo mea 
tied upon a small handle, or with 
nntent 8 — or, if the stems are large, a small bes 
of fine hea’ uld be more expe editious. Sometime 
repeat the we wire a second time after the first is rai if 
I think it too thin, or just beged = frost and snow com 
This ixture ae 
ears y remaining, 
eee 
true ca 
when the aay nie is in 4 adele, 8 
here. The ill success rks >; w growth of 
Withers’ book, have 
cust-t' ’ r. 
no doubt been occasioned * the bark “ra been injured 
when y hares or rabbits, or from want of training 
Without some p n_ bei s nst hares, 
rabbits, &c., either by destroying them, or by “effectually 
inclo the s while yoate it will bi time, mo- 
ney, yur, thrown away; and is still worse 
disap nt will continue to retard its general culti- 
vation, and bring it into disrepute. 
a few faba 3 concerning Mr. 
uable information can 
progress, however valuable it may It possesses one 
good quality: succeed on en soil of a sandy 
nature, provid is dry. ever may be the com- 
piler, I will not say author, of the “* Essay on Planting,”’ 
I ama co oes not write from experience, as his 
rk is of confusion, di and incongruities. Fo 
instance, saying *‘ the Larchisa anor wood ;” that “the 
tri 
great judgment 3” buth 
a Then, * # Colonel ak 
with great success ; a to crown 
re he oar ame ‘that the Swiicraed Noe 
their Pines freel Hence, 
7 their in epeaking . et ok: 
speaking of Mr. Cree’s method of pruni 
pe , he & ‘¢ whether the 4 m5 
imaginary : 2 his ‘loubts of it show clearly th 
true cause ° ‘the increase 
irections for curing the canke ber- 
onvincing proof eo he is only a pr cron of 
opinions, oe master-hand, 
vagenents 
ys, ** the superiority 
free from knots 
ele tygen cl is, upon ¢ the agers very correct ; 
but I differ from it o as a off 
ah ge the pe scree ept in e cases, 
ateral branches 4 an ay stage, 
uccessive 
respect to wift’s opinions, and the 
Dake of mevaud» « annotations = er Essay on Pruning, 
aac the woodman nor his Grace under- 
ther Loa 
are allowed to sell or neue et 
stood the paty dete wag en ees se Of ti 
‘the Duke would never arded such an assertion, 
that ‘ the b ot a ines will do it no good.” 
are adduced in favour of 
oe hay ofitable Leper of timber, 
can prevent 
remember a 
saying of the late Lord 
“*3f a man would run am 
en How 
a ent bf ee Be 
er) 
e 
a 
© 
So 
po 
ay 
i] 
- 
° 
parking and biting off of young shoots and stems by 
. and rabbits, 1 will endeavour to — out an effectual 
a 
young forest-trees and grain), to having thriving, healthy, 
wh 
roduced, 
trees ar ca Ben a great dixterence would 
have been seen, and an op conclusion arrived at. We 
are informed that | oh ite 1 ried = with the side-branches | are 
left on at planting, inclosed with cross-bars of wood. a 
added as they advance aos height, Margi ew the othe 
siderably. his shows the sda ntage of warmth am 
halter’ notwithstanding what has been latel ly asserted to 
the ae a rar 7 
Wha 
ratements, what 
how we should proceed? 
aa of the science of a untry ; and 
every fresh publication that I see on the subject convinces 
that 8 will make but very slow progzees 
icultural society esta a hed, or 
ene “plan «Paes formed, to. explain teach 
mple.—W. Billington, Under- 
N ANIMAL MANURES.—No. III. 
(By Proresson CHARLES SPRENGEL. Translated from 
the German.) | 
(Continued from page 652.) 
ones of different mapead of animals 
ther 
differ much as 
efore are not of the 
e 
o use bone 
t The bones of cattle ha 
analysed by Berzelius, and ,000 parts contain— 
55,450 parts of phone hate of lime. 
2,950. . +. pho phat of magnesia. 
3450 oi «Bice and common salt. bs 
3,890 . ° tiene of lime. 
1,000. . . fluate of potas 
$3,000... 50.0 as 
i oe ‘a little water—(30 per 
With os aenigeer he and carbonate of lime however, some 
— common and magnesia might have been 
oe of horse consist in 100,000 parts chien 
= a each of poe eof He 
n salt. 
30° 000 = pines ei a little water. 
100,000 
Calf-bones contain 54 per cent. phos s, *, lime, ar 
42 p rtilage; bones of 2 per cen 
and 44 per cent. passe? 
aa it is 
area ; the finer, t 
act du uring a oat r period. 
800lbs. will suffice for the Magdeburg 
loam or sand : i mre — 
ently upon dry sandy soil poor in - 
dust must be first mixed with humous earth, be left 
rot, as we shall state hereafter. Bone-dust always acts 
best if — - close contact with canpcig and 
therefore either be harro the seed, or used as 
to) paring. In jdges, where 
lbs. 
years, , as I have found by sev: 
sees , the action will be the aed, Oia 
i hie 06 ay . It has been ass 
of setae sleut ia. thee action to 500 Ibs. of 
dry ma manure, Shieh, Cane is a aj! uncertain calcula- 
a coed the quality of the manure ust be 
wit ‘oe-dust is to act properly, it is necessary that 
soil should n de umus and moisture 5 
with eben disso. 
being only age in ie 
carbonic acids fro: 
indispensable. 
hi 
dry so! oid of humus, te always: boat to min 3 
“* The dry cartilage is said to contain:— : 
rg — 
os hydrogen 
kt 59. oxygem 
It yields, h 4 ‘being burnt, a 8 
ye cov however, on ot sulpbaric acid, 
and soda; chlorine, sodium, phosphorus, sulphur, and calcia® 
consequently amongst its component parts,, 
vrei 
a 
eines 
emien 
