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THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE. 



"^he came wall, which were in a very 

 1v them to a south wall, kept their 

 jCdlow in a good loam, and they are 

 fnioBt healthy trees in the garden. 

 Ld several old trees, which were very 

 found their roots in a bad state, and I 



Libit this treatment ■ 



/.. [ButwAyor 



%rr^f^.-ibe g t 



Sudfwher* it bounds) for many years, andthere- 



Mtn5«ii*r* e Edoe and . the Tanier of St. Kitt's 



^iSlSgta krlSTbut the Dumb Cane, be- 



< acrid and para- 



loUqulitjI have not the least doubt but that this 

 flu! would have figured in a corner dish as an excel- 

 Ifit inner vegetable years ago, in the same way as the 



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)f Caladium e. 

 ita^tiatufLToff wkh ^«y nftle™at P j e h« 



radt upon by different parties, namely, the 

 Turthis vegetable is a great delicacy there c 



k J £f ! P0tat ° ; and . the P ul P- wheQ bruised, 



«*4it£ i tothe sc l uare yard, which at tin- 



^idJbiSfide 6 - t0DS - an acre; but a . s the 

 ** got on^h-' f° d °! so earl y a babit, other crops could 



'■^fcaXd w' a8thiB erop could be harvested 





t of the plant, by giving it a 

 food to feed on, for all early 



J^W"* 6 -* 



equire shelter; and I find 





water, and in the shade oi 



m the park at Tor Abbey, 

 be sea, on the margin of a 



hedgebank, I fin< 





^ o * e t jJ atu F al Asparagus ou 

 the water v ( g -\ 





hem ; but if an. 



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b tue acrid taste will be felt 



g large tubers 



not generally form offsets, but 



' , ight be imitated, but I 

 think, when the great importance of deep soil, bottom 

 heat, thorough drainage, and superior ventilation, are 

 duly considered, there will be few gardeners found 

 growing the higher orders of vegetables on the flat 

 iurface. Such beds, then, might have their sloping sides 

 filled with Arum, and their level surfaces cropped with 



iry crops, and thus secure a new vegetable, 

 white, and so agreeable, that 



days never equalled, and all t, 



n their native wilds, 



of much importance to us in the present state of gardening, 

 when so many other good greens are at command. 



Should any of the 



"IB 



and perfectly 



liquor be left with 

 loisture left about 



gh. The starch, when pure, is 



steless ; and the well-boiled and 



dried tubers are decidedly a delicacy, and free from any 



' in I would be for experiments to be 



tuber of an ounce in weight as by a 

 sackful ; and, if these experiments are recorded in your 

 columns, a little time will try the value of the article. 

 Alex. Forsyth. 



Garden Robberies.— My garden was robbed on Wed- 

 nesday morning. The thief climbed over the walls, and 



leaving the pots and everything else untouched. My 



guard at this season, when such robberies are frequent. 

 H., Beckenham, Kent, May 17. 



Cheap and invaluable Dentifrice — Dissolve two oz. 

 of borax in three pints of boiling water. Before quite 

 cold, add thereto one teaspoonful of tincture of myrrh 

 and one tablespoonful of spirits of camphor. Bottle 

 the mixture for use. One wine-glass of the solution, 

 added to half a pint of tepid water, is sufficient for each 

 application. This solution, applied daily, preserves and 

 beautifies the teeth, extirpates all tartarous adhesion, 

 produces a pearl-like whiteness, arrests decay, and in- 

 duces a healthy action to the gums. Anon. [This is 

 really an admirable preparation.] 



Horticultural, May 15 — R. Hutton, Esq., in the 

 ' - elections took place, viz., t' " 



which have been already announced. The subject v 

 the " Food of Plants." With the assistance of ap] 

 ratus, furnished by the Royal College of Chemistry 



il'XsiratiSiTt 



. . Mr. 



ition of the composition of 

 Among these, 



e particularly strains. 





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