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CONTENTS. 



A Notice of certain Conditions in connection 

 with which Rhododendrons have been found 

 to grow and flower very satisfactorily. By Mr. 

 John Gow - - - - - 33 



Floricultural Memoranda. By Mr. T. Rivers, 

 Jun., Sawbridgeworth, Herts - - 131 



A Note on the Culture of Zxiae and Gladioli. 

 By Mr. T. Rutger - - - 134 



The Result of Experiments tried with Coal Cin- 

 ders as Drainage for Pots. By Mr. Henry 

 Turner, Curator of the Botanic Garden, Bury 

 St. Edmunds - - - - 134 



Description of a Machine for removing Orange 

 Trees and other Plants in large Tubs or Boxes. 

 By Mr. John Davidson, Gardener to the Mar- 

 quess of Ailsa, at St. Margaret's, Middlesex 136 



A Sketch of a Flower-Garden, with Remarks. 

 By Mr. T. Rutger - - - 204 



On planting Cape Ericas in the free Soil, and 

 sheltering them with a sashed Frame. By Mr. 

 Robertson, Nurseryman, of Kilkenny - 206 



On growing Ferns and other Plants in Glass 

 Cases, in the midst of the Smoke of London ; 

 and on transplanting Plants from one Country 

 to another, by similar Means. By N. B. Ward, 

 Esq. F.L.S. - - - - 207 



Descriptive Notice of the Gardens of the Misses 

 Gamier, atWickham, near Fareham, in Hamp- 

 shire ; by the Conductor : with a Monthly Ca- 

 lendar of the Work done, and of the principal 

 Flowers produced ; by Mr. James Moore, Gar- 

 dener to the Misses Gamier - - 209 



HORTICULTURE. 



Description of the Lime, Citron, Orange, and 

 Lemon Trees at Coombe |Royal, the Seat of 

 John Luscombe, Esq., Devonshire. Commu- 

 nicated by the Proprietor - -36 



On- training the Peach Tree. By Mr. Edward 

 Callow, Author of a Treatise on the Cultivation 

 of the Mushroom - - 37 



A successful Mode of securing a Crop of Fruit 

 on Pear Trees. By Mr. B. Saunders, Nursery- 

 man in the Island of Jersey - - 40 



On growing large Gooseberries for Exhibition. 

 By Mr. M. Saul - - - 42 



On propagating the Purple Broccoli from Slips, 

 and on the Agency of Manure prepared from 

 Sea Weed in improving various Vegetables. 

 By Mr. T. Rutger _ - - 42 



On the Mode of securing a supply of young Car- 

 rots throughout the Year. By Mr. T. Rutger 44 



Remarks on the Cultivation of Sea-kale, as prac- 

 tised by the Bath Gardeners. By Walter Wm. 

 Capper, Esq. - - - 45 



On the premature Shriveling of Grapes in Forc- 

 ing-Houses. By Mr. J. D. Parkes, F.H.S., Nur- 

 seryman, Dartford - - 137 



On the Coiling System of cultivating the Vine in 

 Pots. By Mr. John Mearns,F.H.S., Gardener 

 to His Grace the Duke of Portland, Welbeck, 

 Nottinghamshire - . 138 



A Defence of the Practice of Cropping the Bor- 

 ders in which Wall-Fruit Trees grow ; and 



various Considerations in relation to the Cul- 

 ture of Wall- Fruit Trees. By Mr. John Mearns, 

 F.H.S. - - - 141 



On forcing Asparagus ; by Mr. T. Rutger : with 

 an Account of the French Method, translated 

 from the " Bon Jardinier " for 1834 - 146 



On the Management of the Vinery. By a Young 

 Gardener - - - - 221 



Notes on the Cultivation of the Peach Tree. By 

 Mr. James Hart - - - 222 



On the Laying out and Planting of Fruit-Gar- 

 dens. By Mr. John Jennings, of the Shipton 

 upon Stour Nursery - - - 224 



On Defects in the Management of Fruit Trees. 

 By Mr. Robert Errington - - 264 



Notes on Vines and Vineries. By An Expe- 

 rienced Grape-Grower - - - 266 



Notice of some Modes of training Wall Trees, 

 practised in the Gardens of Hopetoun House. 

 By Mr. James Smith, Gardener there - 267 



On the Culture of the Onion by Sowing and 

 Transplanting. By Mr. Wm. Taylor, Gardener, 

 Liverpool - - - 268 



On taking up the Roots of the Scarlet Runner 

 in the Autumn, preserving them through the 

 Winter, and replanting them in Spring. By 

 Mr. James Cuthill, Gardener to Lawrence Sul- 

 livan, Esq., Broom House, Fulham - 315 



On Fruits and Fruit Trees. By Mr. T. Rivers, 

 Jun. ... - 316 



On the Culture of the Cucumber at Stoke Place, 

 with a Ground Plan and Elevation of the Pits 

 in Use there. By Mr. Patrick - - 386 



On the Culture of the Cucumber during the 

 gloomy Months of Winter. By Mr. James 

 Young, Gardener to J. Pulteney, Esq., Norther- 

 wood, New Forest, Hants - - 388 



On the Cultivation of Potatoes, the Cause of the 

 Curl, and the Manner of keeping and preparing 

 the Sets. By W. M. - - - 433 



An Account of a Mode of cultivating Potatoes 

 in the Neighbourhood of Aberdeen ; preceded 

 by some Remarks on the Potato Culture of 

 the Neighbourhood of Dublin. By Mr. James 

 Wright, Gardener at Westfield, near Aber- 

 deen - - - - 435 



A Method of expediting the Fruiting of Kidney- 

 beans in the open Air; and a Mode of obtain- 

 ing a Second Crop from those forced in the 

 Stove. By Mr. James Cuthill, Gardener to 

 Lawrence Sullivan, Esq., at Broom House, Ful- 

 ham - - - - 438 



A Diary of the Course of Culture applied to the 

 Grape Vines at Oakhill, East Barnet, in Herts. 

 By A. Forsyth . - - 547 



On the Culture of Persian Melons. By a Hert. 

 ford Journeyman Gardener - - 550 



On Protecting and Preserving Fruit Trees. By 

 Mr. James Eaton, Gardener to the Earl of II- 

 chester, at Melbury, Dorsetshire - - 552 



On the Method of growing Mushrooms practised 

 at Stoke Place, with a Plan of the Mushroom 

 House there. By Mr. Andrew Patrick - 554 



Short Communications - 148. 225. 389. 439. 499 



REVIEWS. 



Transactions of the Horticultural Society of Lon- 

 don. Second Series. Vol. I. Part III. 226. 500 



1. Paxton's Magazine of Botany and Register of 

 Flowering plants. 2. Maund's Botanic Garden. 

 3. Harrison's Floricultural Cabinet. 4. Har- 

 rison's Gardener's and Forester's Record. 

 5. Paxton's Horticultural Register - 230 



The Physiology of Plants, or the Phenomena and 

 Laws of Vegetation ... 269 



Ladies' Botany ; or, a Familiar Introduction to 

 the Study of the Natural System of Botany. By 

 John Lindley, Ph.D. F.R.S. &c. - . 390 



Hooker's Journal of Botany, &c. Part III. 391 



Royle's Illustrations of the Botany and other 

 Branches of the Natural History of the Hima- 

 layan Mountains, and of the Flora of Cash- 

 mere, Sec. Part III. - . -392 



Transactions of the Agricultural and Horticul- 

 tural Society of India ... 440 



L'Horticulteur Beige, Journal des Jardiniers et 

 Amateurs - . . . 444 



Elements of Practical Agriculture; comprehend. 



ing the Cultivation of Plants, the Husbandry 

 of the Domestic Animals, and the Economy of 

 the Farm. By David Low, Esq. F.R.S.E., Pro- 

 fessor of Agriculture in the University of Edin- 

 burgh - 447 



An Inquiry into the Causes of the Fruitfulness 

 and Barrenness of Plants and Trees. By Joseph 

 Hayward, Esq. ... 500 



Report of the Exhibition of Agricultural Pro- 

 ductions, new Implements, &c, at the Premises 

 of Dickson and Turnbull, Perth - 504 



A new Descriptive Catalogue of Roses. By T. 

 Rivers and Son, Nurserymen, Sawbridge worth, 

 Herts - - - - 509 



Arboretum Britannicum. By J. C. Loudon, 

 F.L.S. H.S. &c. - - - 558. 581 



Catalogue of Works on Gardening, Agriculture, 

 Botany, Rural Architecture, &c, lately pub- 

 lished, with some Account of those considered 

 the most interesting - 49. 149. 232. 270. 319. 



448. 



Literary Notices - - - 51. 156. 449 



