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as soon as they are earthed up the water is admitted, twice a week, ten or 

 twelve hours each time, in the furrows between the rows, so that the soil 

 and subsoil is as thoroughly soaked as in watering grass lands. In the vale 

 of the Arno, every description of crop is grown in drills, and watered in this 

 manner; and although the practice of watering arable lands does, not suit 

 the cold and moist climate of the British isles, yet when it is tried, the pro- 

 cess observed in countries where it is carried on successfully on a large 

 scale should be imitated. A correspondent of the Dublin editor judiciously 

 recommends making holes with sticks among the roots of the plants, at least 

 a foot deep, and pouring the water into them. 



Experimental Farm. A prospectus is now circulating for the establish- 

 ment of one in the vicinity of Dublin. We thought the days for such 

 things had been gone by. There is quite knowledge enough on the subject 

 of agriculture already, at least for the improvement of Ireland ; what is 

 most wanted for that country, is to embody the knowledge already known 

 in the general practice of cultivators. There is no way of effecting this so 

 judiciously as that of every proprietor doing all he can for his own estate. 

 Let him live there and devote himself to its improvement, or find a sub- 

 stitute who will j but whether he does or does not, an experimental farm 

 at Dublin will be of no use to him. While we state this as our opinion, we 

 do not mean to question the sincerity or patriotism of the proposer of this 

 experimental farm, of whom we know nothing. 



Art. III. Horticultural Society. 



Sept. 5. No meeting was held in consequence of the meeting-room being 

 under repair, but various articles were sent for exhibition, among which 

 the following are- the most remarkable : 



A branch of a peach tree, bearing two perfect Peaches and a Nectarine, 

 from Mr. James Arly, gardener to Frederick Reeves, Esq. of East Sheen, 

 Surrey. Two Melons, grown in the open air without protection, from Mr. 

 Wm. Greenshields, C.M.H.S., gardener to Richard Benyon de Beauvoir, 

 Esq. F.H.S. A branch of a peach tree, bearing two perfect Peaches and a 

 Nectarine, from Mr. John Baker, gardener to John Hemson, Esq. at South 

 Weald, Brentwood. Dried fruit of the Kishmish Apricot and of the Date, 

 from Sadi Ombark. Specimens of Lambert's Nut, from Aylmer Bourke 

 Lambert, Esq. F.H.S. A seedling Yellow Nectarine, of great beauty, from 

 Messrs. Lucombe and Co. of Exeter. (Noticed in Gard. Mag. vol. i. 

 p. 453.) . 



Sept. 19. The following Papers were read: — On planting the moist al- 

 luvial banks of Rivers with Fruit Trees. By Mr. John Robertson, F.H.S. — 

 Upon the Cultivation of Fuchsias. By Mr. James Smith, gardener to 

 William Pinchback, Esq. of Camberwell, Surrey ; communicated by John 

 Wrench, Esq. F.H.S. — Upon the Cultivation of Asparagus. In a letter to 

 the Secretary. By Mr. George Sanders. — An Account of nine varieties of 

 Persian Melons. By Mr. John Lindley, F.L.S. &c, Assistant Secretary 

 for the Garden. — Notice of certain Vineries at various places in Scotland, 

 with arched Hanging Trellises. By Mr. William Smith, under-gardener in 

 the Arboretum department of the garden of the Hort. Soc. at Chiswick. - — 

 On some new varieties of Plums. In a letter to the Secretary. By Thomas 

 And. Knight, Esq. F.R.S. &c. President. 



Among ike Matters exhibited were the following: — Dried fruit of Zizy- 

 phus Jujuba(the Date of the Chinese), from John Reeves, Esq. F.H.S. of Can- 

 ton. Blanched shoots of Symphytum officinale. These may be eaten like 



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