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they will get plenty of sun and light; shade, if they appear 

 to receive too much sun ; open the glazed sides in the day- 

 time, and cover them with tarpawling late in the evening. In a 

 hot climate, open the boxes as early in the morning as possible. 

 In transferring plants from a tropical to a colder latitude, 

 water sparingly so as to stint their growth, luxuriancy being 

 a great disadvantage with reference to such changes. Cut- 

 tings of such plants as Azalea indica may be brought to 

 England, planted under bell-glasses, so as to exclude the salt 

 atmosphere. 



45. An Account of a Cherry Orchard at Hylands, near Chelmsford, 

 the Seat of Peter Ccesar Labouchere, Esq. F.H.S. By Mr. John 

 Smith, the Gardener. 



This cherry garden we described in Gard. Mag., vol. iii. 

 p. 396. 



46. An Account of an easy Method of destroying Caterpillars on 

 Gooseberry Bushes. By Mr. Richard Williams, Gardener to 

 Thomas Andrew Knight, Esq. F.R.S. &c. President. 



Quicklime, fresh frojii the kiln, was sprinkled on the 

 bushes, " taking up the lime in my hands at first, and after- 

 wards in a small wooden spoon, standing on the side from 

 which the wind blew, and dashing it in among the leaves of 

 each bush ;" afterwards, " I placed, with my hands, round the 

 bottom of the stem of every bush, about half a pint of lime, 

 to prevent the caterpillars climbing up." Strong lime-water, 

 we consider a much better mode, because it is hardly possible 

 to throw in the lime in such a way as to touch every cater- 

 pillar, which, however, may be done with water. At all 

 events, if powdered lime is to be used, it is well to syringe the 

 bushes first, in order that the powder may adhere, as was 

 done by Mr. Sweet of Bristol, and published in the Hort. 

 Trans., vol. v. p. 76. {See Enct/c. of Gard., §4665.) 



47. On the Culture of the Potato. By Thomas Andrew Knight, 



Esq. F.R.S. &c. President. 



" I have been led to endeavour to ascertain, by a course of 

 experiments, the mode of culture by which the largest and 

 most regular produce of potatoes, and of the best quality, 

 may be obtained from the least extent and value of ground ; 

 and having succeeded best by deviating rather widely from 

 the ordinary rules of culture, I send the following account of 

 the results of my experiments." 



The soil was shallow on a rock, it was collected with a 

 plough into high ridges 4 ft. wide, and whole potatoes were 

 then planted 6 in. apart, in a deep furrow made along the 



