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farther than that of a month or two in summer, when they were abundant 

 in the frames, for twenty-five years. 



The greatest humanity and kindness was shown to Mr. Yarnall, in his last 

 illness, by his noble mistress and master; who rather than hurt the worthy 

 man's feelings by superannuating him, or appointing his successor during 

 his life-time, chose to submit to various privations, and irregularities of 

 management, the inevitable consequence of the want of an active super- 

 intendant. 



Mr. Yarnall had a son, who was gardener to Lord Vernon, at Sudbury, 

 in Derbyshire, who died some years ago, and left a family of young 

 daughters. 



Died on the 1.3th of March, at his house in Hackney, Conrad Lod- 

 diges, Esq. in his eighty-eighth year, the founder of the celebrated nursery 

 of that place, now carried on by his sons. 



Died on the 14th inst. at his apartments in the British Museum, Dr. 

 Noehden, author of various interesting papers in the Horticultural Trans- 

 actions. He is said to have been principally instrumental in inducing 

 Mr. Harrison, of Wortley Hal], to publish his valuable Treatise on Fruit 

 Trees. 



Art. XIII. Queries and Anstvers to Queries. 



A. S. would be glad of information respecting the best mode of breeding 

 gold and silver fish ; and he asks if it be true that the spawn when newly 

 spawned, if collected and dried, will in that state preserve its vivifying 

 principle so as to be kept some time, or sent to a distance ? 



Ribes is desirous of knowing if any hybrids have been originated between 

 the black and red currant, or between the raspberry or bramble. 



" A Subscriber," who dates from Dawn in Kent, enquires if pines can be 

 raised in the same manner as melons, and if so, how so. To this we answer, 

 that pines may be grown in large melon frames by the heat of dung alone, 

 as well as in hot-houses by tan and fire flues. The" process" will be found 

 in the Encyclopaedia of Gardening, Parts. Book 1. Chap. 7. Sect. i. ; and 

 more at large in The different Modes of cidtivating the Pine Apple from its 

 first Introduction to Europe, to the Improvements of T. A. Knight, Esq. in 

 1822. 1 vol. 8vo. 



" A young Gardener" who has heard it asserted, "that, many of the 

 apples in France are grafted on willow stocks, in consequence of which the 

 fruit is woolly, and flat in flavour," may rest assured that the whole is non- 

 sense ; for reasons which he will find detailed in our Encyclopaedia, Part 2. 

 Book 4. Chap. 3. Sect. 2. Subsect. 4. 



" A Constant Reader" is informed that the yellow rose will grow and 

 bloom very well upon the Rosa Arvensis; which is common in every hedge. 



If no stools are already prepared, take the buds out to the fields, and 

 insert them on any shoots, whether strong or weak, or long or short. One 

 long shoot may have a bud put in at every 10 or 12 inches. In autumn cut 

 the shoots off, bring them home and make cuttings of them, taking care that 

 there is a yellow bud in each cutting. They will strike freely, and make 

 neat little plants. The same thing may be done with every other species 

 and variety of rose, and hence a complete collection, budded on rosa 

 arvensis, might be had for the labour of budding, provided buds could bf had 

 of the different kinds. Rosa sempervirens and Doniana strike almost as 

 freely by cuttings as rosa arvensis. 



" Amateur" is informed that the Madura aurantiaca is to be had both 

 in Paris and London, at from thirty shillings to two guineas a plant, layers, 

 or budded on the mulberry. In compliance with his wishes, we shall en- 

 deavour, in next number, to give a figure and description of this new hardy 

 fruit, which promises to be a most valuable addition to the dessert. 



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