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render the article cheaper and more abundant, by showing 

 how easily it may be cultivated to any extent. 



10. On the Cultivation of Asparagus. By Mr. William Grey, Gar- 

 dener to Sir Charles M. L. Monck, Bart., Belsay Castle. 



Suitable directions ; transplanting is preferred, and the 

 salutary caution given, never to cut down the stalks in autumn 

 till the sap has gone out, " as it returns to the roots, and 

 strengthens the plants for the next season." 



11. On the Cultivation of Early Cauliflowers. By the same. 



Two years' old seed is preferred, because " all the brassica 

 seeds are apt to run when newly saved and early sown." 

 Mr. Grey sowsj on the 1st of August ; plants out under hand- 

 glasses in the beginning of October, eight under each glass ; 

 takes away half of these in the beginning of March, and 

 plants them under hand-glasses for a second crop ; takes off 

 the glasses altogether about the 1st of April, and waters 

 regularly in hot dry weather; because, otherwise, the cauli- 

 flower plants receive a check, and are sure to button. 



12. On the Management of fine Sorts of Auricula. By the same. 



Mr. Grey sets out with the judicious observation, that it is 

 of more importance for a cultivator to know the climate and 

 altitude natural to the plant which he has under his charge, 

 than the soil. His plan of culture is simple and judicious. 



13. On the Management of Orange Trees. By the same. 



Mr. Grey has had great experience " in managing orange 

 trees, engrafted and budded on seedling stocks ; and also has 

 seedling, orange, lemon, and shaddock trees bearing fruit. I 

 have at present a seedling lemon tree with upwards of forty 

 green fruit on it, likely to swell to a great size ; those engrafted 

 or budded, I observe, come sooner to a bearing state, but are 

 never such healthy trees as the seedlings. I find I can bring 

 a seedling orange tree into bearing in six years. I have 

 observed the young seedling trees to put out thorns at the 

 base of the leaf; and so long as these appear on the young 

 wood, no fruit can be looked for, as the tree is in a luxuriant 

 state. My method to stop this vigorous growth is this : — 

 Mix half strong brown loam, half peat or heath earth, well 

 together, with a little gravel, to keep the soil from binding to 

 the roots ; have pots proportionable to the size of the tree ; 

 put them into this soil, which I consider rather poor; but it 

 keeps them in good health, and in humble growth. By this 

 management they come sooner to a bearing state. I keep 



