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az hp rest last 2 now is an, excellent t ay to 
th 
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nder w te cottager. It is never- 
theless a most useful thing: ion ing a 
slight change occasionally. i times eat it 
greedily, and where a cow is kept it is one of the most : 
but not gr earn so, so far 7 I could discover, w with | moist, and use apt means to secure ary vigorous ; wholesome things for 
thi the singular r espiratory pores of the Lotus. | growth. This will t be obtained, however, unless all | used whe en running rte ood ft aa Weare a 
oe pe oft io = when full-sized, are go 1 foot | is right at the root, therefore aa wall ‘te ee cottager persist in getti Gr and April. Teti 
nches in diameter; on cutting o 6 inches | and never allow any of the plan t-bound. | plot. Let Kidney or other cali hal 
ees the k ich was less than the third of an ive air moderately to young wes an shut up early up earlier than usual 
inch in diameter, I was abl collect 33 cubic inches of | in the afternoon, giving the plants a gentle wipe with | plan unripe seed than disease; the 
air in an hour, he vital energies of the plant must | the syringe, and the house a good steaming by wetting | over be ae for Oabbager to ebp hs 
have been riko ts mutilation i Be this rate a tank | every available snrfac tinue to pot suckers | ost Pot PRY 
covered with L leaves would duce daily an at- | as x can be obtained of sufficient strength, and — 
mosphere 4 pace in dep = throughout “ts whole surface. | not allow tco many to be produced by one plant, as pSTATE OF Tug rey oe HER AT CHISWICK, NEAR Loy 
n the leaf is push =p er betes a con- | they ra ca cary Tite , we never allow a cae ane eae ge a wea at the Hortiealtural 
stant succession oe ath thabbiee m to a m cker grow to any size isy js not rsd to be] ja 5; Sa Temes 
at oe a of t r three a nibike at ‘ath spiracle’ wanted for stock, behy unless in the eo r scarce S Pr ana Earth y 
The air-b roe diffs ong as oi is extnicated, pre- | sort, never more than two ona a pat, Plants growing | ——— a EB ee i 
senting a road base to the leaf and hy low: in beds of soil must be very carefully attended to with Endy I7 30.117 | 30.014 | so | s1 | ea Í 
crowned aper, “aa seems detached with difficu water, giving lakh at each application to moisten the TA sony | eae le 4 i 
ally | whole body of soil; for unless this is attended to, the | Mon. 20 3 | snoa | zosi | s1 | 47 | eh a 
renewed and the arrangement kept an Sensible bottom of the bed will sometimes get quite dry, while | Wea. 29.980 booi | ja | oe of | 
f | the surface is moist. Vin —The inside borders of | “|? |_ 29972 29.934 B E ee 6l 
lea the most beautiful manifestation of ki I lav ho tended to furnish a late supply of Grapes Serege. | POREN 524 | 663/65) fy 
tik ‘with i is in ithe era a little floating water-plant | should be well soaked with manure water as soon ag} Jy 17-Qlear: very fine throu hout. oo a p 
abounding in = porn anks, and resembling common | con s0 ow of their becoming dry before| — ery fine; cloudy; very hot ; fne at night, ~ 
Endive. ushed under the n it looks like | the damp cloudy days of autumn set in, for damp will} Z sary fae tly ie 
a little mass of erei appearance is | be t injurious then, n vito | likely to cause S "rt en, 
presented on Ca abbages, genre porik nd a vast v: nefe it ah be avoided. s begin to en Mea i 
of emi leaves; it is the cause of ‘hs bright pearl- | shoul assisted with fire hest, for it is hardly possible oun con Or tin W 
lustre of dew. The same phenomenon is manifested on | | to ripen hres properly at any season without artificial! —"—— >> Te, 
the ip and eng my divers ‘ae sd dash into the | heat; and those for late use should be pushed on, so as Fi wed EF 2 es 
ter. In thi t has been erro- |t o get them right by the end of next month at the latest; | August. | 2:8 siS 
neously as I believe, bis ve presence afer E or oil in the for ripened later in the season are seldom of g po n 
thers, and is, I have no doubt, due to the presence quality, and we have always found them to hang better | Su.#y 72.9 62.4 
of an Sapite repelling the water, so that it never | when ripened earl autu: than those that wer Te: 28 To ety 
es i = is + peeks ə | ripened later in the season. Fres.—The second crop | Thurs. 30| {43 ae 
trimm ming p ed by water on th ae ea Basen _ fast rire in = Logi 630 
-fowl, is probably an ‘application & oil or grease, with | maturity the | gins “leg ee ot the ae 
ihe pace he ve ing or oie the m fibres of ið atmosphere should be = iy i ot eo 19i¢—therm. 92 deg’: and thie lowest on above. ed or 
eee arrang freely fine and ; 
j he pone Rt of ~ felt the thee gees a wet cloudy days to fo prevent ere ier a of N -om va Correspondents, “ieee 
paraad ibs Wiikee SoA e proof of want of, contact. |a a gentle cireu : se every care to keep | ADAIR STRAWBERR would feel obliged if any 
A piece lished marble or of gl oiled, or | | the foliage Sneg ai healt thy, and ees of moiol who yt paan my ae epee di tofurnish 
eased ager TE aa the water withou tl : and do not crowd the young skoo LO’ a i hi fev With: Tae fog Spiitad a f this Straw P 
we ut no reflection is in this case | sees A rece oun Teddington, We ap ey Gosain heard such 
. Might not the manufacturers of water- | pe! gc heck pride: Ei ie: ety hee Pe i dry heton foolish stories, but wena believe them to be tru. At 
proof cloth or clothes take a hint on this point from the | is in the atmosphere as far as sas be done Boone: lots, Malie Flower, Pratt 
y of nature? Could they manage to produce a | without injury to the other plants. Do not allow |__ most suitable to your friend’s ants. 
such as would entangle and retain a film of air, | he bottom heat to decline where the fruit is setting, | BEUCMANSIA : Dundalk. The holes in in the aes ot your 
ia-rubber varnish or other water-ticht : : nS| mansia are apparently the work of some caterpillar, By 
: ght material | which is a frequent cause of the young fruit droppin f a little close otoi nan ou may possibly be 
would be required wh exture would sea t Keep a watchful eye on the foliage, an ona enabled to disepvet the dep 4 ieee, | 
mission of respiration or moisture | red spider, which, if once allowed to establish | Di#sts: Z P. The production on Vine claves is not ing) 
body, which Mackintosh’s and other similar donteni itself, ca s but a disease s hale Sas tho sani eaa 
obstruct.—Dr. Buist, in Proceedings of the Royal tua ro be removed without greatly injuring| Pitis. It does not appear to 5 e all IA MIB o 
Bicisty: > J oyat | the taida foliag AAE a EtA aie — ee we a et | 
NRO TOE 8 BER specimen of the J 
EET RET eR Plants of a weakly habit of growth, as the: seet OE A Tor ca a kes yo pare te nf 
5 Calendar of Operations. of the Verbe elindres, &c., may be assiste oe Tor this year the top is gon co a ie 
(For the ensuing Week.) weather by an occasional watering with manure-water;| bunches and then give the leaves ana branch pro ok 
pee pee orem = for those ae pe pis ay gly there is no help foe dage yoa trek, ToD Os ated wt pre a 
xce t ; hief can be d 
tins irony, s če —Specimens that ser hy matured shortening back ioci tar a i 46 deleka bevond the or ‘either leaves or oi re a oe 
season’s h should now be more sparingl of the beds avoid the least appearance of formality | Iysrers : J insects which cu cra yo E 
supplied with Sa, $ the root, in order to Aoa the | by iliati out t der shoots and keeping all pa coe woul ris, ro the females 0 is f the lear leaves, depost- 
ripening of the w ge tr d other plants of the bed of equal depth or thickness, or allowing the ing pollen and an egg in eac l ya 
-known to be liable to attacks of red spider, m plants to as it were die away at the edges according to | ME LON SEEDS: L L D. They baer believed haps sd 
frequently exami his pest and well washed with | the gna maa on walls must be pitada or three years old. They will grow be Oe 
the engine immediately it is perceived, 3 ca | as they adv: in growth, kee eping t the oP eta shoots ae "la «a ge ed Your Sag No Ay the s Taris 
to bruise or injure the fo! , and placi e affe neatly laid in, =< The climbing Roses will also require | _ is = gpa! ee 1 i 
plants so that every leaf may be reached. Go over the | to be gone over occasionally for the Tót ose of cutting | NAMES or Prants.—We nae been so 0 sete 
twiners fi y, and keep the shoots nicely regulated, | off decayed b nd any weak} us Eid tantly decline: naming of — or other plans a 
cutting out where necessary to prevent their | r z =f Ped ee ee “correspondents to 
ee ry to p cut out at the same time to allow of laying in the strong | never have or could ah ee ke 
thick, and shortening any that hang dow | young shoots, which will bloom much finer next se this kind. Young gardeners, to whom 
aay with other things. Atttend promptly to the I than heal ood would do. Phloxes and other herba- especially apply, should bear ar in mind that 
oe ed prega sp one they become un- us plants must be neatly tied up, avoiding huddling quate’ pasate thy boi cannot 
sigh J» SO see g plenty coming forward | the shoots together as is sometimes done even abo xamining and 
with which to supply their places. Corn Prrs.—The | we kept places to save time. Any of t i desirable if we could. 
stock here will probably quire rearrangement at this blooming Roses that have flowered ‘ve er een shottest iion 
time, he specimens having completed their | be assisted by a liberal piace with ides pe ot HBL, Manchester hemor labiosa, 
season’s be better in a shady situation out | the andy or farmyard tank, i too much of this Epidendrum ambiguum. 
doors, and their removal will allow of giving more space | can Ti to any of the autumn fi o | cation, is probably some 
to tho ng growing stock and late flowering | varieties. © y of the owering | —4 D. 1, Hydrocleys Conas 
e yet to make their ns owth HARDY FRUIT AND KITCHEN G can Reece Bin swore T MPR 
— eg the most careful a as he a bit of open light ground a wie it for > Arse speeim “ar — ing pek ASTEN rems 
e they wi and vigorous growth at | winter Spi ivine i ; em without reference todes pus 
this season, and nothing in the way of good soil, careful | and trenching or duaia, it a henry This crop should ho | yeucsseaia chærophylin, J Sn ee m 
potting, or proper accommodation will yma for | sown at once and in drills in allowing wide alleys drobiiims tro m drawings of single s fowors, o 
the want of this. Indeed there is no possibility of | so as to be able to gather the crop without treadin the awisik = Jack. a ma Jon pinnat ee ee 
salia fa free grow ih from hard- wooded plants i in bright und, also pro for winte: Oiio. &e. ýp, ree Serian Northw do a 
Finish plantin i i will not poison YOU, ith 
. moist preen ht by TE the laag overhead s a men A bob ra ie siden id on au ri et, but it n tit e doubt pen =n so 
n and evening, and air must be given rally to | should prove Peck fav ourable planted after this = which a good washin a i sd. with ith + 
zeep the wood ible | time will no tain much si Gel Endive planted then with elean v e found a an offen ae 
isi Rese on very rae , also casts to maintain the | Perver: 13 years. Transplantit at the toon Sopa a 
— ay attend to other salad herbs. See ee a to soak the ground thoroug Jong bats 
ist, | to a good supply of Parsley for winter use, -Paokisens s Rose: Delve. Simi pn Ce 
whic is always largely in demand. should | growing "out of sen middle of reta P owever tio l 
s Paar? convenient place for er it ois oe ag a as on ap ee oe | 
rol rea eather in winter. e soil should ane wi to ai erfect as if in a natural bg 
-lof a Hight pde deep, and thoroughly drained as a | Srewa’s Arnis Po yo Ae 
preventive against damp in es “andy jistina that he cannot kill his Aphides 
of Strawberries should be made , selecting the : redicament.  Neverthal 
m | strongest young plants, and ‘keeping ad well supplied y come A m person 
ak | with water until they get established.. Attend laa py irren pienretr "up a 
kara * Fc and all soem aney E crops with water if the) Pon aso of failure unconnected W with the in 
be DOPLAGERE OAL ir of the preparation. Win probably your 
prepa 
phoney pre RY: 
orked ; uumstance easily asc rece 
We have no reason to su ppose that 
h age. 
Tue Caroi amat he s 
ìs nothing n 
from whak is required for 
WELLINGTONIA : Deodar. 
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