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them in a flower-pot among dry sand, and sets it in a cool place. To preserve 

 them for several months, he first dries them a little, next coats them with 

 butter, and then immerses them in jelly in a gallipot, covering them with melted 

 suet, and tying a piece of bladder over the mouth of the pot. 



Catalogue cVune Partic de Plantes existant en Double au Jardin de la Societe 

 Royale a" Horticulture des Pays Bas, et qui sont a echanger ou a ceder. 

 Small 8vo, 18 pages. Brussels, 1830. 



This idea of printing a catalogue of duplicates for exchange seems a good 

 one, and one which, if it were not for the expense, might be adopted in this 

 country. It must not be forgotten, however, that the plan of exchanges is 

 always indicative of a state of society where money is scarce ; and therefore 

 we hope it may never become general in Britain. At the end of this cata- 

 logue it is stated that the society have always on hand a large stock of pine- 

 apples, both plants and fruits ; also mushrooms, forced salads, and other 

 vegetables, fruits, &c. They also possess a complete collection of fruit trees, 

 which they propagate for sale or exchange, and guarantee the fidelity of the 

 plants to their names. 



Section Botanique. Extrait du Catalogue de J. F. Vandermaelen Genre. 12mo. 

 Brussels. 



At Brussels there is an establishment for the engraving and printing of maps. 

 This manufacture is carried on in a villa in the suburbs of the town, and this 

 villa contains several hot-houses. It appears from this little catalogue that 

 the plants kept in these hot-houses, which are chiefly pelargoniums, are pro- 

 posed to be exchanged for articles connected with geography or natural his- 

 tory. An account of this Etablissement Geographique was published in 1831, 

 in a thin volume, royal 8vo, accompanied by maps, plans, and views. 



Catalogue General des Pepinieres de Vilvorde. Royal 8vo. Brussels, 1833. 



Catalogue des Pepinieres de Perch, par Vilvorde et Dieghem. 8vo. Brussels, 

 1833. 



Prix-Courant des Plantes disponibles en 1834, chez L. Jacob Makoy, Hor- 

 ticidteur, a Liege. 12mo. Liege, 1833. 



Of the above three catalogues, lent us by Mr. M'Intosh, the first is the 

 richest in fruits, and the last in house plants. Indeed, M. Makoy's collection 

 may be considered as one of the richest on the Continent. 



MISCELLANEOUS INTELLIGENCE. 



Art. I. General Notices. 



An easy Method of ornamenting the common Flowef'pot. — The pattern is 

 drawn on the pot with a black-lead pencil ; and, when the figure is large, it 

 may be cut out in pasteboard, and, being laid on the pot, the pencil may be 

 carried round the edge of the pasteboard as a guide. 



The black used is the common varnish, called Brunswick black, which is 

 sold at every oil-shop. It is laid on with a camel-hair pencil, and about a 

 teaspoonful is sufficient for one flower-pot : while using, it should occasionally 

 be diluted with two or three drops of spirits of turpentine. Black sealing- 

 wax dissolved in spirits of wine will also answer, and may perhaps be pre- 

 ferred by ladies, but it is more expensive. E.C. — London, March, 1831. 



The Tea Plant. — In a speech delivered by Sir G. T. Staunton, March 18. 

 he observes, that the names congou, bohea, and souchong, were not given 

 to teas by the Chinese, who merely described their teas as inferior, middling, 

 and superior. He adds, that all the black teas imported into this country, 



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