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[eet es himself in approach to suci | square, the re of Mac at ihe ‚чм, would not p 
s ааа developments, because p are the source of | | exceed 2s rear ; and after m. been planted and me to the point, my m Abe in writing 
0 years, produce altogether is publicly to bo did that the greater part of the forest in 
sell to the иеа for 10 centimes question is. e for the growth of Oak timber. It is 
. each), which is the lowest price for a good said that nine-tenths are unsuitable for that purpose; 
[ i le years ; then this produce, | con eequenily, ао cording to that report, a very small 
— case |of 20 feet square, would be worth about li, which po n of it should чер been аа with Oaks. І 
gards th peculiar secretion which pecu weca be equal to 400}. per hectare (about 1611. per have been employed er by Randle Wil- 
plants produce, virens ium utility to the plants them ге). Truly, I — е по other product of the earth braham, Esq., oui Rode Bol do Lawton, Cheshire, to 
Ires is either obscure or wholly unknown. It is, for | which will yield thii, i i 
Itis, of course, \ there forest trees Mem 5 plantations and in hedgerows on 
p ye 
profit. we ivated 
197. жыр, м" however, cultivation ier: к marked 200 fruits, and 
tendency to nutritious matters, whether avail- | (about ld 
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4 sold by емфге, ог Гер the sack, like seving or baking his estate near mms Forest; and also at Lord 
ean be prepared from an equal weight of the | Pears. То obtain the above result, the most hardy and Skelmersdale's, at Lathom, near Ormskirk, Laneasbire, 
Lon plants than can from the same plant under | productive алы must be chosen, and trained accord- X therefore I kn now what сап and cannot be effected 
: э” аз he | ing to the best часка that forest. By my system of training I mean a pre- 
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case of > Кы са the production of more frequent ow, sp neither you т the reader ventive system of pruning, or no pruning at all pro- * 
e these by the зрана of the | 
| may have any doubt respectin I наф P^ these state- Vided the training is commenced, as it always should be, 
dpt i the ers are с i Eie san com will obini of | vua ts, I ыы {һе be торо „чуң that I might adduce ®t the earliest stages of growth ; and I publiely pA 
guquantity of lupuline; and in like manner he will o tain | the testim mony of several celebrated horticulturists in lehge amy person who has any just pretensions 
spikes. | ай. ountry, Messrs. Veitch and Son, G. Hend 
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n, enderson, 
иу Lavender; but ре Т, | th 
, and t| retion is diffi : pae burgh, Hartweg оѓ Weimar, and many other visitors, headed trees, on land as unfit for the production of Oak 
rco үзеш ы ynd. frequently the the - ed. п some sk "n 0 s А ". A A. t X E 
bref тне тет т T "s uil In —Üa I invite all English amateurs who may om ren em ж АЧ гч Y" xe... 
come to Brussels to spend an hour in visitin : 1 ^ z 
à ú it may by artificial майы, бер sod will gardens, etium lé ir g^ m d бо: n ый 5 4 and proved in a small plantation belonging to Mr. Wilbra- 
never be no that of the wild plant. In these! y P n rrr д m а iles 
ы iM -tenduteY of забо, еі aron of the principles which have formed the subject “4 
pc " | of our communications. Judging from appearances, (ғр өсү ad Баёт 
аза condition, equally with е dne егу fine, th of the grammar schoo а. n, 
no great difference is nor 
н im in the external organs, and vital action is not 
heigh th tionate 
E completely f moe ten perform їп ihe generi trial of it might be made a — А мы d zen ‚= їп һе M wi props dy D 
economy, к Ойда А! indiextive of disse- at uii, | Dit iaenti made with саге and perse ce, Н. T. Н. Delamere Forest. Suc M contrast strangely with 
я d that my directions are bad, "wee Les E have а hof those of 
searcely be regarded as presenting more v эгей y - rm Же nhealthy stunted growth of those of a 
үт M.J. B. Jen 5 Y | right to say that they have been of no bene of the forest plantations, which are аға 
e айы: Mr. Н. Т. Н. cites 30 years' experience in РФ сай. | ана, redi of my specimens. In а а 
€— of fruit trees. In this respect I am his senior, near this, on the other side of the there are fine 
PROFITS OF PEAR-GROWING. or I planted my first trees more than 40 years ago. By Oaks of Mod 50 years’ growth, which show no signs of 
.Iw а letter inserted in the Gardeners? Chronicle, ii aid of the formule of science, which sum up t есау or deterioration, on sandy, heathy, and 
p 6/8, your со nt, *H. T. H., Staplehurst, | € ience of а n ading constantly | poor as that are tbe trees and th 
states that the produce of the Pear tree is of less value | the phenomena of lovely and bounteous Nature, we get Jand to vouch for the truth of what I ba 
than that of the вај fruit tree, and that he would feel , more and more enlightened as to the means of obtain- | I have several times solicited permission 
obliged by receiving instructions which might be the | p the mele amount of her imc De Jonghe, aerem to allow de о d of wem 
means of inereasing the produce of his Pear с. our | Rue des Visitandines, Brussels, October | to th m n Delam orest or the 
correspondent cannot be serious in his "noy на. —Ó— T Ган hy effects of E: practice мел it is no theory ( dd here 
should have made known the condition of the E in once more , bein convine at 
which the trees are planted, the names of the varieties. | DELAMERE Б... THE CHOPWELL тоотод widiy Mer unhealthy stun iei da 4 
| vates, probably shy bearers, dri n and | į " Е Е | even those which refuse to grow higher than а table. 
Without informa ise 
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advice bj i € f uccess. In gentlemen m fically op I 
fact, Косе а fruit prosper o E too far that it is, or at least the far. greater т portion of "it val н feiiy op сете: ай, ч, means ‚ were only applied 
gone, and, as it appears to me, they can never afford a. unsuitable for the growth of Oak timber ; and some көгү =ч of во so late as July last, have been truly Бира tw for ооа 1 
produce proportionate e expense incurred in their them affirm th к. сана — the present esog of а бте; what will these trees be! 1f the i 
and vigorous to tan | T 
роп the ehoice of a healthy and vigorous stock, reared | ER viüh all due eem ло the exp = се 
upon good principles, and subjected to a proper system Li mbe and that o ir T 
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d i 1 2l their conclusions, I know E nd from sandy 
ү. th, that the future success. that I entirely ani of ме been ^ for ship-building, and some other 
га plantation of dwarf or tall pyramid Pear trees 3 же: = ар Delamere epia dpe sm Ti of the soils is IT good for si M Cro is it L3 
| extremely bad managemerit carried on in it, and indee posed to arrive at so great а аз 1 , 
t Tu iden к ch qux pe Se | so тис x seenthatI банты, that I [ have been isit ж чы Me nemi y^ bum more wp mne nd pne 
93 prunin ; y m usual 
 Wervi the stem straight and upright, the branches м, ип : s E manyof the wet m I DM rightly, I am under the i v ression 
; to hich the t Forest of merry Sherwood, an 
| ite commission ses ta das deplorable ate to i pice in Noti E тт; ped 
"s fruit, less forest had fallen from mismanagement, and d pr а: ter condat zt rer end зой | 
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„АМУ go ov who assert that the forest is unfit for cently publi ы a udi 
treated i regard to Med x. стена had о срт Оак peoi may have a longing desire to opinions of several persons who have ce hà mA 
x ] taken ке, ир, же dm try their own « luck, “| or that of some of their friends i mn practical n in dl se PN эт cry and 
: de fruitful pens ng a Poat CER, The rey the art of growing ber for "profitable Dea, der | cH | experience, а А as been c often tendered, has 
riompl Jodoigne, raised 7 the late = - Bouvier, a vided the Government could ory f ^ ata ж kranik rthless, на vas employed їп ^ 
of Van ] ons, oceupies E e my garden a space of having given it a bad mend it ot 30 bad a bargain, теней as worthless, pm M nc Pur yum a the 
The tree is from eight to nine years old, | cheap rate,im order to epi DE si (ut 
up | been credibly inform 50]. an aere | Chopwell W 
T the first four years after planting, the pruning was = А» а for it, which of course I si and Irrespective, reiten а — tight ка 
| crop та" stant and the inferiority of some yel, a 1 hav no found i 
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Vith th d i that is upon it во pedunculata being solely 
AM end of bringing the young tree into a tiling sum, it certainly топ mers а iod radice to any а 
зае i бана were produced to the number of 15, se- e са e ee a ы А Cheshire Lancashire, | ^ 
rade is | has borne e tormer ^ Commissioners Б ids in 
ое. ага са 58 мй more ані followed my recommendations and praetice, во often or knot —— 
"e dered 
hav à | ' 
remove from the tos upari м ты rne reprobation they have so Ju periei irt riority over tbat from many other parts of En 
ts, in order ht | rui l | ; 
à р hav 
bon or cane nig in Ж, ascertain pe this | would ia dn maintained, - а very 2i io de | woods the mel sort 
mstance 
Ыл te : HOT eam h and finer acorns, 
who ies what was the *un- | much larger А ы and 
er s, mediately f. — them at the rate | management w espised ; and, w Commis. | to be sought for by collectors for nurserymen, 
that noe d ) a piece, Hence it m kindest eut of ^ all, ra em et t the rpm Art wires raise Oak plants for &e. АП ж 
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