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not belong to it. I trust the publishers will not abridge the profit of the 

 booksellers an eighth, as they did in the Botanical Register after they had 

 got the work forward : I assure them I am not the only one that recollects 

 it. In short, your observations on the Pomological Magazine, I think, show 

 that it is a work conducted in any way but the right. Mr. M. H. is certainly 

 correct in his observations concerning the language. Let me add an observ- 

 ation of John Nicholson, Esq., author of the Farmer's Assistant, printed at 

 Albany, in America, 1814, who, speaking of English authors, says, " We 

 have plain English enough for every purpose of this kind, and there is 

 no need of farmers' having a vocabulary for cattle, consisting of barbarous 

 words, which none but themselves would be likely to understand." — Id. 



An Orchard in Miniature, (p. 281.) — As trees are sold by the nurserymen 

 by the names of Free and Paradise Stocks, I should conceive any purchaser 

 would be disappointed in ordering plants on the small wild crab ; there- 

 fore, with submission to those who know better, their orders should be 

 for plants on Paradise stocks. There are good collections of choice apples 

 both at Barr and Brookes's, and Chandler and Buckingham's : price for 

 small trees at Barr's, on crab stocks, Is. ; on Paradise stocks, Is. 6d.; and, 

 I believe, the same at Chandler's. If they are large trees, or have been 

 removed to throw them into fruit, 6d. to 1*. each more will be charged. I 

 had a dozen from Barr at 1 85. two years ago ; many bore the first year, and 

 now show much bloom for next year, and they can be well managed at the 

 distance mentioned, though I fear the Hawthornden sort recommended 

 would be apt to run too freely ; it is a very strong grower on a free stock. 

 I believe, where filberts are grown in Kent for sale, they are planted in the 

 manner of the orchard in miniature, with some standard trees amongst 

 them. I very much prefer young small trees, having always observed that 

 in a few years they will beat those that were much larger when planted, 

 not only in wood, but also in fruit. Ten years ago two Jargonelle pears 

 were planted within 20 yards of each other ; one cost Is., the other Is. 6d. ; 

 the large one never recovered, the other is a fine tree. — Id. 



Art. XII. Answers to Queries, and Queries. 



\ri'dem, in Answer to" Mr. Swainson. (p. 378.) — Sir, In answer to Mr. 

 Swainson (the author, 1 presume, of many valuable and elegant works on 

 conchology and other branches of natural history), I beg leave to say that 

 it will give me very great pleasure if, by exchange of plants, or any other 

 mode he may suggest, we can mutually assist each other in enlarging our 

 collection of the beautiful genus Iris. I have therefore thought it advis- 

 able to send you a list of those species and varieties which are in my col- 

 lection at present, and should you deem it worthy of a place in your inter- 

 esting Magazine, it may be the means of supplying our desiderata, and of 

 enlarging the collections of other individuals who may be engaged in the 

 same manner, as I am convinced that many species are cultivated in the 

 neighbourhood of London which are not to be met with in this part of the 

 kingdom, I am, Sir, &c. • — David Falconar, Carlowrie, Kirkliston, near 

 Edinburgh. 



I. Barba't^e. — Bearded, 

 TRIS. 

 1. pumila. 



l. purpurea. Bot. Mag., vol. i. tab. 9. 



