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ones may be taken away: the remaining part of the border 

 should then undergo the same process. Where trees are not 

 very old, they may be recovered by heading down ; but in the 

 class of trees now under consideration, it is undoubtedly the 

 best way to replant, in the manner recommended above, not 

 only from the crop of fruit they will still afford, but it gives 

 an opportunity of examining the state of the border, and 

 also of replacing any bad sorts by other more esteemed 

 varieties. 



In planting, it is a bad maxim to plant the earliest and latest 

 sorts indiscriminately : they should be placed separately in the 

 order of ripening, especially on flued walls. A great saving 

 of labour and fuel is thereby afforded, not to mention other 

 advantages. I remain, Sir, 



Your sincere well-wisher, 



Alfred Kendall. 

 Carlton Curlieu Hall, 

 Leicestershire, Nov. 22. 1826. 



Art. IV. On the Culture of Brugmansia Arborea. By Mr. 

 James Gibson, Gardener to T. N. Longman, Esq. F.H.S. 

 Hampstead. 



Sir, 



The Brugmansia arborea, being a magnificent flowering 

 plant, in order to have a fine display in small pots, I was 

 induced to try the following method, which has succeeded 

 to my utmost wishes. In the month of February I procure 

 a shoot of last year's growth, and divide it into separate 

 pieces, each containing a bud, or eye, as in propagating the 

 vine. These I plant in a pot of light rich loam, covering 

 them about half an inch deep. I then place them in the hot- 

 house, or in a frame; and when the buds rise about three 

 inches high, I find they are plentifully supplied with roots. I 

 then put them singly into small pots, and as they advance in 

 growth they are occasionally shifted into larger pots, and 

 I supply them plentifully with water during their progress. 

 Plants treated in this way will flower in October of the same 

 year. I have them at this lime (Oct. 20.) from about two to 

 three feet high, with from six to twelve flowers upon each 



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