Answers to Queries, and Queries. 379 



they are much inclined to run on the trunks of the tree, particularly the 

 males. Would any preparation of birdlime, or half drying oil, or turpentine, 

 or of refuse of glue, or treacle, or gas liquor, answer this purpose? — Id. 



Mr. Oldaker's Vines. — Mr. Olclaker, in enumerating the properties of 

 his three favourite late grapes, which entitle them to consideration, says : 

 1st, They grow very freely, which enables them to carry a great crop. — 

 When they carry a great crop, is it not an inferior crop ? Is it brought to 

 such perfection as if not so great ? Will the grapes keep longer when un- 

 ripe than otherwise ? 2dly, They ripen their wood early in the summer, 

 which is greatly in their favour for producing fruit the next year. — Now, if 

 they ripen their wood so early, how is the fruit retarded until the latter end 

 of November, and even winter, before it is ripe ? 3dly, The leaves remain 

 green all the winter, and the vines continue in a growing state, which ena- 

 bles them to bring their fruit to perfection through the autumn and winter. 

 — Is it owing to the leaves being perfectly ripe, or the reverse, that the 

 leaves remain ? Instead of their growth being protracted through the win- 

 ter, are they not like evergreens, retaining their foliage, although inactive? 

 If Mr. Oldaker's vines keep growing and maturing their fruit all the winter, 

 when are they laid to rest, pruned, and set a growing again, &c. ? Mr. Old- 

 aker's vines seem to possess other peculiarities besides perfecting fruit on the 

 lateral shoots of the same year; perhaps he will be kind enough to throw 

 some farther light on the subject. — R. R. March 12. 1827. 



Winter Salading. — What is the best plan to have a constant supply of 

 lettuce, endive, and parsley, throughout the winter. — Id. 



Slugs. — I am troubled with slugs in my dwelling-house, (!) and should 

 be glad to be informed how to get rid of them, and likewise upon what 

 principle their movement depends. — Id. 



Vines in the open Air. (Vol. I. p. 458.) — Mr. Pendergast, of Inistioge, in 

 the county of Kilkenny, has succeeded in bringing to great perfection, in the 

 open air, a particular sort of grape vine. I shall be greatly obliged if any 

 of your correspondents will inform me of the name of the grape vine, and 

 also give some information about the manner of cultivation and manage- 

 ment of the vine, as I am engaged in making experiments on grape vines in 

 the open air at the present time. — Win. Green. Stepney, Feb. 1. 



A perennial Potato has been mentioned to me by a lady from London. 

 Can you or any of your readers describe the plant? Yours, &c. — E. D. 

 Bristol, May 1. 



The Cannon Grape is said to be very large, both in the bunch and berries, 

 do you know any thing of it ? — E. M. Mather. Old Baseford, Feb. 12. 



Assistance in laying out a square, and a parallelogram, as flower-gardens, 

 is wanted by Rusticus in Urbe. July. 



Mulberry Trees. — Sir, The publication of the views of the Silk Com- 

 pany, in the year 1825, having strongly excited the interest of myself and 

 some of my friends on a favourite subject of experiment, I am now induced 

 to request the insertion of the following questions in your valuable Maga- 

 zine, in the hopes of eliciting early information on that branch of the sub- 

 ject which the Company's edition of Dandolo's work has left unnoticed ; 

 the absence of a more general diffusion of practical information consti- 

 tuting, I am convinced, a great impediment to the promotion of the highly 

 desirable objects of the Company. 



1st. The names, and a particular description of the most approved 

 varieties of the mulberry tree, for the cultivation of the silkworm. 2d. 

 Where the best varieties may be procured, whether the Company have 

 made any arrangements for facilitating the supply of trees to gentlemen 

 desirous to make plantations, or if any of the public gardeners are pre- 

 pared to supply the best varieties in sufficient numbers to make a consider- 

 able plantation the present winter. 3d. The method of cultivation, and 



