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by which gardeners who are too old, or disinclined to, or incapable of 

 much intellectual improvement, may benefit themselves ; and these modes 

 are two — by emigration, or by change of profession. 



A healthy sober man can hardly fail of ultimately rendering himself inde- 

 pendent, by emigrating to America, or Australasia, and engaging himself as a 

 country labourer of all work ; or better as a gardener. Van Dieman's island 

 we consider the very best country to emigrate to in point of climate, it being 

 as nearly as possible that of England. The country is already almost entirely 

 occupied by Britons cultivating their own property. The price of labour 

 will be high there for a long period, and a frugal day-labourer there might 

 soon save as much as would enable him to make a small purchase. 

 This he might improve and sell, and purchase again, and improve, &c. 

 In North America the price of labour is equally high, but the Winters are 

 long and severe, and the climate of some parts, as Carolina, unhealthy. 

 New York is the most desirable city to emigrate, to in the first instance. 

 (See Kingdom on Emigration.) Whoever intends to emigrate would find 

 it greatly to his advantage to acquire some knowledge of carpentry, and 

 common country masonry, and, in short, as many of the architectural arts as 

 he could. Building with compressed earth in Cointereaux's manner, or en 

 pise, particularly merits attention. (E. of G.§ 28. 49. and G. Mag. p. 557.) 



The wages of a journeyman gardener will always be comparatively low 

 for various reasons ; but any gardener may become a tolerable bricklayer, 

 field mason, hedge carpenter, or painter and glazier, in a month. He 

 may not, perhaps, be able to undertake gauged arches, carved work, or 

 graining; but he may become a sufficiently good workman to obtain nearly 

 treble the wages of a journeyman gardener. Nothing can be more readily 

 acquired than bricklaying, painting, and glazing; and while gardeners in 

 the nurseries about London are getting 2s. and 2s. Cd. per day, journey- 

 men in these trades are paid 5s. 6d. and 6s. Other occupations 

 which a gardener may acquire will readily occur; but we do not recom- 

 mend this mode ; we would rather see emigration adopted ; but should 

 greatly prefer continuing in the original profession, and improving in it 

 to the utmost. For this purpose, we conclude with three hints to young 

 gardeners, — have no pleasures, — lose no time, — and concentrate your 

 attention to whatever you take in hand. 



Art. XIV. Queries and Answers. 



Madura aurantiaca of Nuttall, {Jig. 64.) Dicecia Tet'randria, Lin. ; and 

 Urticese, Juss. 



This interesting tree, of which there are se- 

 veral species, was first introduced to the gar- 

 dens at St. Louis, on the Mississippi, from a 

 village of the Osage Indians. From thence it 

 was carried to the nursery of Mr. M'Mahon 

 of Philadelphia, and afterwards, about 1 8 1 8, seeds 

 were sent to Lord Bagot in England by M. 

 Correa de Serra. The trees at Philadelphia have 

 reached their full size and bear the Winters 

 there without injury. The tree in Lord 

 Bagot's conservatory is upwards of six feet 

 high ; but it has not yet flowered. Lord Bagot 

 presented one to A. B. Lambert, Esq., which 

 is novv growing at Boyton in the open air. 

 There is little doubt of its being as hardy as the 

 common mulberry. 



