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of sufferance which the system of roots can undergo, without material 

 injury. 



2d. The effect of ringing vines which have ligneous stems, is similar to 

 that produced on fruit trees in general, and, therefore, M. Bailly confines 

 himself to the effects of ringing those vines which are annually cut down to 

 low stools, as is the case in most of the vineyards of France. To vines 

 of this description he considers the practice disadvantageous, as weakening 

 the root; but he excepts certain cases, in which as in provins, the shoots 

 are annually laid down and covered with earth; and says, if it could be so 

 contrived as to nourish the young shoots from the fibres produced at the 

 incision, when it is buried in the soil, and thus dispense with the large 

 ramose roots often unfurnished with fibres, and which only serve to con- 

 sume the sap prepared by the leaves, it would be of great advantage. 



Horticultural Society in Paris. We are happy to be enabled to state, 

 that hopes are entertained by the amateurs of gardening in France, to be 

 enabled to form a Horticultural Society, which may be similar to that 

 established in England. Barons Ferussac and Mortemart-Boisse, the latter 

 of whom we last year saw in England, have been using their influence 

 and personal exertions to bring about this desirable event. We know no 

 country in which an establishment for horticultural purposes is more 

 needed than in France. 



GERMANY. 



Mountain Rice. It is proposed to acclimatize this grain in the Duchy 

 of Baden. The directions given by M. de Hermann for its acclimatization, 

 are as follow : 1 . choose a situation as little as possible exposed to sudden 

 cold ; 2. sow it on a hot-bed, and transplant it after the frosts of spring ; 

 3. sow it sufficiently early to ripen in September; 4. choose the very best 

 seed ; 5. sow every year a little earlier ; 6. transplant every year a little 

 earlier; 7. if these practices succeed, try sowing where the plants are 

 finally to remain ; 8. employ manure, hot and stimulating; 9. steep the seed. 



Gardener's Magazine in Germany. In January 1825, a new German 

 Gardener's Magazine was commenced at Weimar, in a noted establish- 

 ment, the proprietor of which is a great lover of gardening, and has an 

 extensive walled garden, containing numerous hot-houses. It is divided 

 into eight parts. 1. Botany, relative to gardens; 2. theory of gardens; 

 3. ornamental gardens ; 4. culinary gardens ; 5. orchards ; 6. parks and 

 English gardens ; 7. literature of gardening ; and 8. miscellaneous intel- 

 ligence. It is published in parts, of which six make a volume ; but it does 

 not appear that the time of publication is to be regular. The first number 

 contains a translation of Mr. Knight's last paper on the culture of the 

 melon. 



Hanoverian Method of saving Lettuce Seed. Do not wait till the spike 

 of flowers has ripened all the seeds, but cut it over on the first appear- 

 ance of maturity, and lay it on the ground, when all the florets will ripen 

 their seeds nearly about the same time. 



How to destroy Caterpillars in an Orchard. Plant according to its size, 

 from one to four plants of bird-cherry (Prunus Padus) ; almost the whole 

 of the caterpillars and butterflies within 100 or 200 yards will resort to 

 that plant. The appearance of the bird-cherry will be hideous, but the 

 fruit trees will be safe. — {AgriculturalJournal of Bavaria, April 1825.) 



Preservative against Insects and Blight. A correspondent in a German 

 Agricultural Journal says, " bore a hole in the branch attacked, drop 

 therein two drops of quicksilver, and at the end of two days all the in- 

 sects will be found dead." This assertion may very well be questioned. 



Maize. The Pomological Society of Brunn are endeavouring to na- 

 turalize five varieties of the maize or Indian corn, which they have pro- 

 cured from America. 



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