CONTENTS. 



Part I. ORIGINAL COMMUNICATIONS. 



On the Employment of Salt as a Manure in 

 Gardening. By Mr. G. W. Johnson, of 

 Great Totham, Essex - - Page 1 

 Description of an improved Garden Wall, pro- 

 posed to be built at H , near Bristol. 



By J. A. B. Esq. - - - 7 



Description of a Dendrometer invented by Mr. 

 Arch. Gorrie, C.M.H.S. Gardener at Annat 

 Gardens, Perthshire. By Mr. Gorrie - 8 

 Scheme of a Succession of Crops for One Hun- 

 dred Acres of Arable Land in Picardy. By 

 Thomas Blaikie, Esq. C.M.H.S., &c. Land- 

 scape Gardener, Paris - - - 13 



Hints for cultivating Fuchsia gracilis, Erythrina 

 crista galli, and Salvia splendens. By Mr. 

 Robert Reid, Gardener to Mrs. Farley, at 

 Holm, near Kilmarnock ; with some Remarks 



"" on flowering Climbing Plants in Pots - 16 



On the Importance of Liquid Manure in Horti- 

 culture, and the peculiar Advantages of Soot 

 as an Ingredient for that Purpose. By Mr. John 

 Robertson, F.H.S. Nurserymen, Kilkenny 18 



An Account of a successful Experiment made 

 by John H. Moggridge, Esq. in Monmouth- 

 shire, with a View to ameliorate the Condi- 

 tion of Country Labourers. By John H. Mog- 

 gridge, Esq. of Woodfield, near Newport 19 



Description of a Propagation Shelf in the Clap- 

 ton Nursery, with the Mode of using it, &c. 

 By Mr. Hugh Lowe, Foreman and Propa- 

 gator there - - - -25 



On the Remuneration of Gardeners, including 

 some Remarks on their Education and Emigra- 

 tion. By W.R.G. West Riding, Yorkshire 27 



Some Account of a remarkable Lemon Tree in 

 the Garden of C. Hoare, Esq. F.R.S. H.S. &c. 

 Luscombe, Devonshire. By Mr. Richard 

 Saunders, Gardener there - - - 29 



Remarks on the Establishment of a Horticul- 

 tural Society in the Highlands of Scotland. 

 By Mr. John Cameron, Gardener, Champion 

 Hill, Camberwell - - - 31 



On an Improvement in the Propagation of the 

 Double Camellia. By Mr. William Pike, 

 Gardener to W. J. Brereton, Esq. of Brinton, 

 Norfolk. Communicated by John Carr, Esq. 

 of Holt - - - -33 



On the Importance of 'ascertaining the simul- 

 taneous flowering of Trees and Shrubs. By 

 W.T. - - - ib. 



On the Propagation and early Fruitfulness of 

 the Fig-tree in Pots. By Mr. John Borrow- 

 dale, Gardener to Mrs. Dent, Wareop Hall, 

 Westmoreland - - - 35 



On the Treatment which Gardeners out of 

 Place generally receive from the Nursery- 

 men, and the Consequences resulting there- 

 from. By Sensitivus, of Yorkshire - 36 



A simple and effectual Method of destroying the 

 Red Spider. By Mr. Alfred Kendall, Gar- 

 dener to the Reverend H. Palmer, Carleton 

 Curlieu, Leicestershire - - 38 



Some Account of the Henri- Quatre, Urbaniste, 

 and other new Pears, introduced and fruited 

 by John Braddick, Esq. F.H.S. Communi- 

 cated by Mr. Braddick - - 39 



Description of a Mode of training and fastening 

 the Shoots of Vines on the Roofs of Cottages. 

 By Mr. John Latham, of Aylesbury - 43 



Ideas for a new Plan of breaking Tulips. By 



Mr. Thomas Hogg, Florist, Paddington - 44 



On Propagating the Balsam by Cuttings, By 



G W. B. - - - 47 



On the Mode of growing early Potatoes in the 



North of Lancashire. By Mr. Mathias Saul, 



of Lancaster - - ib. 



Results of an Experiment to destroy the A'phis 



lanigera, or American Blight on Fruit Trees. 



By Mr. John Adams, Gardener at Apley 



Castle, Shropshire - - - 49 



On the Destruction of the A'phis lanigera, or 



American Blight on Apple Trees. By A. W. 



ib. 

 On the Culture of North American Plants, in- 

 cluding Ferns ; founded on Observations 

 made during a Journey through Canada, and 

 some of the Northern States of the Union, in 

 the Years 1817, 1818, and 1819. By Mr. John 

 Goldie, of the Monkwood Grove Nursery, 

 Ayrshire - - - 129 



Observations on Chinese Scenery, Plants, and 

 Gardening, made on a Visit to the City of 

 Canton and its Environs, in the Years 1793 

 and 1794; being an Extract from the Journal 

 of Mr. James Main, sent thither by the late 

 Gilbert Slater, Esq. of Layton, Essex, to col- 

 lect the Double Camellias, &c. Communicated 

 by Mr. Main - - - - 135 



On the Importance of adopting and pursuing a 

 proper Plan for pruning and training Fruit 

 Trees ; with a Description of an approved 

 Method of training the Peach and Nectarine. 

 By Mr. Alfred Kendall, Gardener to the Re- 

 verend H. Palmer, at Carlton Curlieu Hall 



140 

 On the Culture of Brugmansza arb6rea. By 

 Mr. James Gibson, Gardener to T. N. Long- 

 man, Esq. F. H.S. Hampstead - - 145 

 On the present State of Gardening in Ireland, 

 with Hints for its future Improvement. By 

 Mr. James Fraser. (Continued from Vol. I. 

 p. 265.) - - - 146 

 Description of a new Trap for catching Winged 

 Insects in Gardens. By Mr. John Wilson, 

 Journeyman in Welbeck- Gardens, Notting- 

 hamshire ... 151 

 On the Cultivation and Improvement of Cine- 

 raria cruenta. By Mr. James Drummond, 

 A.L.& C.M.H.S. Curator of the Botanic Gar- 

 den at Cork - - - 153 

 On the Plan of closing the Smoke Flues of Hot- 

 houses and other Buildings that are heated 

 only in the Day-time, for the Purpose of pre- 

 serving a Warm Temperature during the 

 Night, &c. By Mr. William Flavel, Iron- 

 monger, Leamington Spa - - 154 

 An improved Method of growing Celery. By 

 Mr. George Gledston, Gardener to Raleigh 

 Treveleyan, Esq. at Netherwitton, Northum- 

 berland - - - - 157 

 List of select New Pears introduced by John 

 Braddick, Esq. F.H.S., with their Time of 

 ripening, and other Particulars. Communi- 

 cated by Mr. Braddick - - 159 

 On Salt as a Manure, and on the Economical 

 and Medical Uses to which various common 

 Wild Plants are applied by the Cottagers in 

 Devonshire. By W. Collyns, Esq. Surgeon 160 



