300 Effects of Bai'hadoes Naphtha. 



Art. IX. A Mode of multiplying, and inducing to healthy Grotvth, 

 the White double^oxvered and Puj-ple double-Jiovoered Rockets, 

 By Mr. William Whiddon, Gardener. 



Sir, 

 As some of my friends have expressed a desire to become 

 acquainted with my mode of propagating those beautiful 

 ornaments of the flower-garden, white and purple rockets, 

 I have referred them for a description of it to the Gardener's 

 Magazine. My method is as follows : — As soon as the 

 plants have done flowering, I cut the flower stems half-way 

 down : by so doing, several small shoots will appeal at the 

 uppermost part of the portion of the stem left remaining. I 

 then draw a small quantity of soil round the stools, and, if the 

 weather is dry, 1 give them water at different times. I then 

 make a bed, under a south wall, of equal parts of loam, leaf 

 soil, and sand. I next take off" all the strongest shoots, either 

 at the root, or the upper part of the stalks, and plant them in 

 the prepared bed. In about a month I go over them again, 

 and take away all the strongest shoots, and plant them as 

 before ; by so doing the shoots left have a better chance of 

 growing. I continue in the above practice until I have taken 

 all the shoots from the parent plants, which then generally 

 die. Last summer I purchased four plants of the white and 

 two of the purple rockets, and by the above plan I have a 

 bed of between forty and fifty fine plants from them; those 

 which were taken off first are certainly the finest, but those 

 taken off last are fine plants ; they have many and strong- 

 roots ; and, as soon as the weather will permit, I shall plant 

 them in the borders with a portion of the same composition. 

 They are now growing in, and I expect they will greatly 

 improve the appearance of, my flower-garden, next mid- 

 summer. I am, Sir, yours, &c. 



William Whiddon. 

 Chicheley^ Bucks, Jan. 25. 1833. 



Art. X. On the Effects of Barbadoes Naphtha on Trees and on 

 Horses. By Dr. C. H. Wilkinson, Bath. 



Mr. Clark, Mr. Leigh, and many other eminent veterina- 

 rians, and private gentlemen as well, have extensively em- 

 ployed the Barbadoes naphtha, with the greatest success, in 

 farcy and other cutaneous affections in the horse ; and also, 

 with equal advantage, in all species of chronic coughs, accom- 

 panied with loss of appetite, &c. When naphtha is applied 



