,. i gatnerea me ±unp 

 nousc, in the garden of which 

 iifc^SKSed, and which had spread from 

 W£S££Sriii*M% Where I gathered 

 th*** mtt i caw the remains of a quantity of dung 

 ^*ShJn deposited on the spot. The Chlora 

 •^.jiSmsly on o^ h ^ t 5 ^Jj™ ^kcesTot 

 «fc*^*£X™un7but in very rich soil, and 



the setting of the Grapes, and 



iture ot trie nouse has been usually from 75° to 

 ring the time of blossoming, with as much 

 3ture as possible [Oh !] produced by water thrown on 

 hot iron pipes, syringing being discontinued during 

 period, air being freely admitted. Nothing can 

 exceed the strength and vigour of the Vines, the stems 

 of many of 15 years' growth being as large as is usually 

 found at double that age, great attention having been 

 paid to the original composition of the border, which 

 has since been largely supplied with decomposed animal 



rnka reeular tying is attended to, some unlucky wind 

 ;S^w»y» large portion of the plant. Pruning 

 B nst not be neglected, the operation being regulated by 

 the habit of the flower. If liable to become coarse, the 

 knife must be little used, but if the tendency of the 



Is it is of the utmost importance to keep up a regular 

 moisture at the root, mulching is recommended in hot 



for several years been toiled in my attempts io Keep 

 evaporation from proceeding too rapidly, by the birds, 

 who have scraped away, in the early morning, the Grass 

 or other covering placed around the plants at night. 

 Last jrtu' I covered the mulching with twigs, but from 

 some cause I could not discover, they still persevered, 

 3 my efforts futile. This year I intend to 

 , and gain a mulching by an extra thickness 



™ ™ween the surface and the -™ f 



i that this plan will have 



toe reach of the plant. Whatever r 



** to a healthy dev< 



Tie best growers recommend irequent watei 

 » fine rose over the foliage, when the sun i 

 pants ; besides the general benefit, it is said mat me 

 moisture prevents, tosome extent, the attacks of earwigs. 

 Tbe mention of that foe to florists, just alluded to, 

 wnuidsusofthe disappointment so often felt, when, 

 "wing succeeded iu getting a good bloom, our labours 

 «* neutralised by the fine teeth or mandibles of ear- 

 «ft ruining in a night the finest specimens. How can 

 ,5 !» Snarded against ! No doubt by a greater 

 glance with the habits of the insect, and a more 

 ^gent warfare against it in all its stages of growth. 

 jj* for, we can only indicate the modes of checking 

 b»I^ I ?fT 8 l tie8 » ia some particular case. They may 

 "*W by hundreds and killed, by Bean stalks placed 

 Z Jtu Uage » or smaU P ots half ful1 of moss on the 

 ^m me stakes. But the mischief is then partly done, as 

 which mMU k° m the colour °* tueu " internal juices, 

 8o*er tK!° W 't. Crim8on ' or oran g e > according as the 



it»M y r e n eatin s is ° f either ° f those hues - 



bvwitT! 6 0D 8 nt sufficient to prevent their ascent, 

 "»!bCt£t b e W °- 01 Ued " Ud thG 8tem 5 bUt [t 

 5? J Tu°' d , ependent on their 6 feet for access to their 

 Sfcfe*^ ***' '" - A - iM ' »»* ' w * w 

 Wy>*°»«nwch 

 and ^S«« the - 



inclined to* v movemen ta with a candle. I am 

 aad that <k ^ e facultv oi flying is but rarely used, 

 catch them ore,>hile ^P 3 should be P laced t0 

 ,he irascp^; means 9noul <i also be taken to prevent 



""•on oS to J he Daiuiaa - Jt is known th «y di9like 



toI aeoilvIv' WMchentan gles their feet, and perhaps 

 the m .°% 8 , ub8t aace in addition would effectually repel 

 * hole »tem an d°ti 1 8honld be tied lightly ar ° Und - th6 



ECT S ffix TG AND SUMMER FLOWERING 

 W.ANTS FOR GROUPS, &c. 



ana iron pipes irom me »™ ^'••-i - — «- 

 'with the "variety of Strawberry known as Keens- 

 Seedling ; the one pit was covered with frames glazed 

 with rouoh plate glass, and the other with lights glazed 

 with very good crown glass. A good crop, ^distin- 

 guishable in any way, whether in respect to size, colour, 

 or flavour, has ripened in both pits. The only per- 

 ceptible difference is in the foliage ; the leaves under 

 ' vn glass are of a deep green and stubborn cha- 



ndler the rough plate glass ar< 

 tnd somewhat flaccid and of a paler green colour 



stiff as in the other instance. No scorching or burning 

 has taken place under either description of glass, nor 

 has there been a sufficiency of sunlight during the pro- 



g gSin f thl e ^itTWASi 



the common, and probably most of the general purposes 

 of gardening, the rough ^.^J^ ^ ™~ 

 ™Tmininq Cypresses.-Uy observations, at p. 293, 

 were only meant to apply to Conifers of the Cypress and 

 Juniper sections, and of upright habit ; m no way to 

 Arau'carias and Cedars, which are the most spreading 

 of the tribe. _ The figure of a good Cypress, as seen m 



board^nYscanaFngT nor was it in any way crack, 

 the partial shade of the trees having i 



a if it 'had been removed from under the 

 shade of the trees, and placed under a covering of boughs. 

 {beaked 'at "east 'some time FJ™^J 



»d a wi P th Vnge ? TthL UpI^JnU- 



,rhave I been able . t ° i ^ ,v ^ in U f t ^ 



[Tone I liave j^st described. 



h of Oak bark in late years has prevented 



nera in this district from using an inferior ^article 



trade, although they acknowledge it can be used 



;- u,<, production of some hght articles 



strong branch 



Poplar 



harply pointed at the top while a young 

 ning rounder and more shaggy m charac- 

 The horizontal or spreading Cypresses 

 "resemblance to the habit of the upright 

 rcely to deserve notice as an exception, 

 like the Stone Pine, and some other 

 ,t to ;throw out, while young, an over- 

 which becomes a second or false leader, 

 'the stem ; it is to prevent the growth or 

 of such branches, that for a few years the 

 the™ utuw tree!™ A Cypress^a tell* graceful tree, and 

 not to be treated like an Arbor-vita;, or a Jumper bush, 



in'trettment w the'TTmbardy Poplar or the Q, 

 pyramidalis are to the Abele or the spreadmg 

 °"« A^nSy-successful cultivator of ? e Vine 

 hasnot «»fX™*I^rf^ m »* M ih% 



large bunches, there is only one <£J^™ ' d of 

 r a rstonEt y rxSlith here aTdthere a single one 

 swelling off ; the excepted bunch happened to be placed 

 upwards towards the glass. An unusually large cro 

 ", F S. r.-.._ r< :° la^ise composed of similar 



advantageously in tne pruuuu™ v» — -■»-- -~- 

 which thev manufacture. As regards the period of 

 stripping, the Larch will be found to run at least a 

 month e°arlier than *^°* ^^SpSSS ^moS 



^Htt^^™** \£hzs* issz 



cause 'it does not interfere with the regular operations 

 the Oak bark harvest. The thin soil of this hilly 

 . . , .. t u „<■ .^mlrahle ouaUtv. ansms 



wedsT tle r re n xtn9ively r for g 

 where twisting is no objection. 



^^18^-Ihavenadso™^- 



^uT hea^On "S^^J^^SL 



t hat ^ h HHTiH3SS?B 



this evening, May 22, in digging up the remain Aer <X 

 th part as bad as ever^n» 

 -'• ,g the fears of your Brenchley «>rrespond«ri £ 

 h 5n«t. ./. .<f. Evenden. Wrotham, Kent, Mag *£. 



