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decomposition, to render any latent fertilizing 
ingreinns i may contain more reaiy A ior e oar plants, fore. 7 inte thodudendrons, Azaleas, and Kalmias for Oct. 17 mi 
and maintenance of uz ; select pl Sega ercas: ; bazy at night. 
sage roads, oa of eller reference to theiraltered po ition ies esired ‘size, es a ike ‘bed en ye x — = pee Si : 
introduetion of ra ae 5 rd scarlet Rhododen- — -Foggy ; very fine thro 
The fy ee age v of the Ligneous Fibre, and the forein as hierer and others, require but litile| = pn tA exceedingly fine 
Twist of the Trunks of Trees occasioned thereby, By 8, and are t he best to start first, Pot them in as $ e Kagorie slight 
i n.—The twist of the wood of many trees a pis cep E i : Mea meng of the week 4 der above che ave 
is a phenomenon well known to wood-eutters, shingle- A fe ace them out of the reach of frost till pet ___Dur nthe lest 30 yeara for the Saving AT AT CHISWICK, 
b nters, = ap but almost entirel siy of the stov rs may yet be in bloom r Bic PEI BE la E ea eae 
neglected by ists. e distinguished : from th i $24 | $3s| 3 vailipg Win. 
eologist s em occasionally, and sto Oct. | £22] E2e| $8 Gr 
the late Leopold Von Buch, appears to ika og'st, | all straggling shoots. Lat the atmos a ip P | and Nev.| S22 Soe laa Toere lo Graii S| elsi 
directed e tirst|pþ phere in a the Sse < 43“ z 
the attention of scientific men to it; and eepo watt m order thata low e Zonet, BE nN 
Decandolle, in his Organographie (1827), was the first may be permitted, s7 | we fart | 2 O53 ta! | 8) 8)-3] 2) 6-7} 412 
botanist who spoke of it. Pro B na FORC S7 | e | az) 2 on EHE ERERE 
peeve of ed 7 rlin Acad a ot raun, in the} Pyy wW CING DEPARTMENT, 37 | aoa | 38 te Lees no R i HER 
erlin Academy of Sciences, giye: = is obtain 2 | 470 osa 3431 610 13 
rome ed from 549) 392 | 470) 1 ons | 3 a sigalg 
porte ty hime 4 age. eph ns ma eg on this fermenting materials it is generally found to decline Hr Pras ais H oss | HARE PER : 
elf and others in Germany, Fra rapidly on the occurrence of dull ies z st 38 __(13 5 33? 
cu. cloudy weather, | ,.The higvest temperature during th a0 54 
Spain, and America. Brin tocs show hie obliquity a and any necessary addition of tan or whate aA rie Mie niaith soth, 1835, and Sist, 1854— above period occurred on the 2b, 
pree woody fibre more or less. Iu certain species the used should be made direc tly it is wanted, so as he =sth and sh, issé—therm. 23 deg. ; est on 
y nist is almost uniformly es ‘the “same deont e te se cure > a steady pl a of abo ut 85° for "the ‘oots Notices to Correspondents 
If this season i s ASPARAGUS aaa T a 
-while in not a few no twist is distinctly observable, rth b ble to I it rio iwi and fit for PSS ey into gnats 
r ater the same directions prevail in the majorit, iy pricey for Shen used very wet it is apt to chill the peitrindlers for "the benefit of Engl sh gulls rtised by 
< in and species of a genus, or even of a alee Haily roots at first, and when fermentation commences the ar pre ie ition s naa and filter viL pote 
S er cases opposite di Sa occur i ; r often Becomes so strong th below the surfa jisne apa ee be either above or 
genus or famil d r in the same bd. V at the plants must be urface of the ground—or in Say arched recess, with 
ee ily ; an itis curious to femark that m INERIES.— Ripe Grapes “o require to s fr S oya portion of it exposed—whichever may be considered the 
instances, nearly allied peters a Euro 5 and IA | quently looked « over, cutting out an pp Sohyemen. If situated above ground it should occupy 
ae twist in opposite directions. th if the » bunche es have Dot been well “thinned, cis {hits cna thee it pi om in a sree the sun in 
? = © a properly rotected f i 
val ‘ceed young tree is peat it oho direction, : É mined in the event hoet Arching it T would be a very pr pur cin 
h oF ii d tree i in the opposite direction. o: Sop weather, otherwise the ‘baaches will be very must pean iNet h bg Nong ag l oie tis’ tae ae 
peak: e direction, it is rite i o void, if i eka r o e evel of the drain for 
i 4 — tox oid, if possible, havin carrying off the i 
- oven nding, first of all, as to what w: by ri a plants requiring “wal ater ering in houses Gena the yc <1 ea uld be almost E toai Sor ie based te beep fs BOAN i s by 
r aL a distinction attended with more difficuli eal Papapa © hang. fos time, and where any plants of scabhione tony ie kom that e Beno means 
or Se ths ible. Professor Brau n follo vs Decan- must be kept under the Vines they should be Bess tine “int reopted by the MAR 7 from itho fiih fhaid Bare 
Ea o ont viewing the twist or in the e morning, us a little fire heat with air to get required when the teak is whder tbe aa lover Yas D Tibe 
mentee ing himself f a the centre of the coi “the twist neces: h vhe vas night. Gentle fires ice be porated ines ae grt to renew the filtering 
of the fibre may b oak fee ere when the weather is dam but hen necessary. A porous stone filter will only act 
or ibre r Py no| fora very short time, and we think it qui 4 
more than i } quite unsuited for the 
of the fissures made ciri lig! htning ae, aur the ba: h warmtl is nearly as ip in | rocustas: G “cold y he hates ome whe hg = gd A 
e e urions A Bi my A e cause of t! 
‘itself, at the angles or superficial lines of the tru ay dap. = Plan wie mn og : x 
. Willifcdies thé direction’ of tie wood within J FLOWER GARDEN AND surupe RIES, mara: Inquirer. According to Hood’ very 5c carefully calcu- 
* No manifest twi hrg << Proceed with potting suc! ch plan ated tables, if the external air is 32° i twil 1 require 89 feet of 
ae ot est twist has been observed in the keep Sirsa ‘Whos din plants as it i desirable to peop on pipe to he t 1000 cubic feet of pipe per minute to 55°. 
of Fagus, Juglans, and Carya, either in Euro bt ch í ispatch as possible, and if practi- is is we believe the | best answer your question is susceptible 
or America, nor in Ọlmus, Ailanthus, Frazinus, A pe = os pa fl age heat should be applied to help PE alasi neg akaki big ae ib get 
dasycarpum, Gleditchia or Robinia, tho , Acer | them to root before winter. Steps should al ponte fiis. The differencs between ie 
ae : » though the lat à P also now bej privileges belonging to the two cl f sub 
exhibits a very slight twist to the left, The ee taken to ‘fill up, the beds as they are cleared, for the those who pay four ig to the emo lasses of iis ma ior sulting 
fibre fis i the right pie ws Sirabi Gat f spring. A fie oth oth ti have seeds but not plants. Moreover the first ass 
ginica, the Chesnut of Europe. , Ostrya vir- | miscellaneous mixture of dwarf early blooming shrub If; but the frapstorable tickt representing ane Fellow him, 
G a ent and | perennial plants : and bulb S, se ut the smaller subscription does n Ge ii that be 
American ices, Populus pyram: De as florid $, u sa is most commonly plan ed ; As to Mr. W., his name is spelt in any pie s, but the prope 
peat (in Tatiana aud neni se Gat ut as im regularly laid out beda x mode we understand ibe sec agen ty Warscew! iez. 
ns the twist was fi 5 n geo c flow gian the disposition be AT Pee W, T., Provides, hole a dome 
i ound to be the pihen alak Podi be carefully. considered, her Mi pdled ciay i into this pat “daily all your soft vegetable 
agen nes the Pea | abundance of spr ring flowe l ye “alls xeran, Oe ns cae tan Whenever you 
Sich ‘and See ry rie pams and bulbs to tc Me m weeds, or sticks, or clay, add the ashes the heap. 
s d display i vere ly. pao toad > EuT 16 it all the leaves you don’t want for leaf. EiS, After 
r igl e carried out, aying five or six summer months, take it out, turn it well over, 
. + ayen oy to| and begin a new heap. In six months more it will be good 
by addi u may hasten its decay and improve its quality 
iana, Tax- | the keak is hollow to keep a Aea ameg Well clean N addin 
ks for the wi Ri Fruits: Sub F. 1, Marie Louise; 2, Wi Nelis; 
inter and afterwards os them be| 3, Marie Louise; 4, Black R O Pants Ghimar 6 ‘Aston 
; 10, Crassane; 
å n, Pinus pen “y pr h young | grav 
rees twist, however, opposite direction), Picea | ell polled i 
in 
-excelsa, &e., Betula and Alnus, Osirya oe and | the surface. Alo that the water may pass freely off Town; 7, Doyenné Blanc; 8, 9, Glow Morceau sane; 
dmeri¢ona (both in ite direction to t eiin = rere vitor tat, E Bien Bette So eae ee EE, E 
k igs: rown Turkey; ick; 3, 
of the old world), Quercus Robur, Green Ischia. Tomai of the re Daiko a Banoa s 
y sculus Hii ppocastanum HARDY FRUIT AND ki GARDEN. is the Royal Russet.—J R. 1, Snffolk Thorn; 2, asse Colmar ; 
2 aoe the wood | is well ripened and Toot & 3, Knight’s Monarch ; 4, Flemish Beauty—W G R. 2, Beurré 
gra- | j p i r Sag Diei: 8, Franklin's Golden Pippin; 4, Ribston Pippin; 
i 5 Rice se |e perenne Aaa Moare appre nage 1, Altho; Crassane: 2, Aston Town.| 
e App MES OF PLANTS.— We have been so often obliged to reluctantiy 
st about as often to the right tgs mark Gan left. of Cele he wik crops Fin naming heaps of dried or other plants, that we v ture 
The i of the apparent twisting ‘is not easily ascer ery youl Gaina should | ‘have their final earthing or ra ny orn ieee « bys br ioe — we never have 
` i n an niim i 
te tis not occasioned by a actual twisting of | es Young gardeners, to whom the: eo toati spicy of See ini 
aren stem, but belongs to the growth of the it Ena should bear in mind that, before applying to na Dr nipae 
ive annual layers, Professor Braun connects | asa tiA up and the remainder ai ag spring. A wide ame enone maker iha other means of gaining information. 
th ae PORA of which th sheltered border should be selected for hand-gl e them the trouble of examining and thinking 
ý 1 ge “| se) A m Sa it be desirable if we conli I 
Sh ei forsat are hor ari hich the ends, | Cauliflowers. The soil if or hand-glass) - E them selves ld it be d nd. Al 
> ori early horizontal, | should b il if not already light and rich can do is to help them—and that most willingly. Itis 
become wi wedge-sha ped a as hay paion eae iess shou e made so previousl to planting. Pat three ow requested that in fature, not more than four plants 
sume the same direction in the whol plants under each glass in a slight hollow, which will be tapers be sent us at one time.—Mary. 1, Probably Gesnere 
eireumference of the st h whole | useful in spring when t ; mbeross 2, Creski elas ae k Mammillaria pusilla; 4, some 
em, as they are apt to do, the | af; ey require water, .and may Echinocactus, perhaps E. Ee The parasite from 
əd-cells would assume a certain obliquity ; so thai terwards be filled up asthe plantsadvance. Keep the poe Iien oe and extremly tious. T° 
this twist of the wood is connected with the intimate glasses on for a few days after planting ; afterwards Delonge to othe shag Trip rap and is remarkable for the 
nature or disposition of the cells pomels But this | T) Th the plants daily to harden them for the winter. | W.J. Pe Cae a agg an pe see eee 
is not vga ene t to TE the higher grades of t e smaller plants should be wintere in a frame, and Pere sses, with is to name accurately Conifers, especially 
, which reaches an angle of ae for tarni ypresses, with only the young leaves. at you is 
obliquity, out in rning | certainly C. funebris, as its second form: of leaves proves. If 
degrees,— Edin. ‘New 1 Philos. Journ should b Beds of Rhubarb, Asparagus, sane the anaes i iret re must beg you to let us ri eit again, 
— z ‘ he second form of leaves. In the presser ile we pre- 
Fmendar roO Dec: steps = in| from the Cape of Good Ho et Coon eon ain 
> e Cape of Go ope,—K iphea is vin 
(For o ao lagna heated ih ri ame d ‘be tate ày he force them. Pits Rasps: DEC. Smeara tier akame p main any- 
week.) i uitable for the two | _ thing offensive, such as gas tar, 
ps raat anting ar ponte thickly in light rich soil | S047: A Young Gardener. Nothing is so difficult as 
ANT DEPARTMENT. Boiano bottom hea t. AS spa aragus ahoht be scale from soft-wooded plants; for the rubbing a had ont upon 
Atar inont: be plants belonging to this Kept l a yes pe fee go them. If you can ae 
p might cut the plant hard back, burn t is cut off, and w 
: eee shou! ld now be under glass. Cleanliness and colour and Fa i Wheceptsare wanted forother things the main stem with a sponge and water heated to 160°. It will 
ee ventilation pipe lhen the weather will admit of it) | > few roots of Rhubarb ma: pl however be also necessary to repot it in perfectly fresh mould, 
_ should receive constant attention. If severe weather of the Mushroom house or S a cellar, b examining the stem below the ground ag order. to Rite 
s; PEER" gai A i : , but most people| scale that may be there In addition to this you must watch 
“times, eapeciall if use a little fire heat at think the flavour improved by being forced under glass. the a pat with with the” ey ‘of a lyn Sod ebs to destroy 33 
i; F% y , the amas — a nand mens Later crops of Rhubarb may be forced in the open before th he fresb'eolontes S that my establish themselves Yor will 
s in bloom ; for BEN way a tilati gone bere see whi ea aid on this subject in a leading article to-day; 
je in to expel ‘damp foes pcb oe and wns, and leaves aor Jex is dd and you may like toask pre master to try tbe composition. 
means of . By| aves and dung for the he: eate | SuccuLents: H T. A com lete collection of these is we fear 
means of Roses, Chrysanthemums and other late ing ing materi, = o may be either a on the| net in the trade. You m vst endeavour to pick them up DY 
for as or Rhubarb or take egrees from private apiuines: 
weeks to come, Supiy Sem ocean ye roots put thickly n upand the | Swaxs: Citizen would be much obliged t ae 
water in ive el spondents who could tell him ‘fom Boe gles mate phe 
= Psat on ag Seger mnene minimum pe and depth of a cut which a sw an et t0 
~ k- us crs a "od avigate with comfort. His problem is this: he is 2 
Tie sre, and dry; coal Forthe week Foon Bese fist AT ores NEAR LOND have two ponds on the samo level about 600 yards apert- 
are also very uel i wince material ing Oct. 23, 185 t the Horticulraral Gardens. These will be connected by a cut y phish need notas a water 
keep the plants withi f erl; is employed x J| Bisons r enara ke T E ER A course be either very deep 0 broad; but he would 
r n a foot or so of the and r teeta | aaa increase it in both dimensions r saiictently to allow a pair 0 
n Oct. |8<) atk ae See OAN swans to migrate from one pond to the oe. g aae m motives 
a | Max. Max. Min. | Mean ‘deen ae x economy both in money and land, he ould not go farther 
seen: E pile’ a | R: | sabes EN fos toig weil, 
ier | a 59 | 46 | ors | as | 55 | Tra a Macae: Crambe. We shontd be glad of © 
Sunday 19 30.256 AE RAR de braga. "of the Chachine if it i$ novel; but we emu n mot 
fi Mon. 20 Eà 181 = | py aeo 4 undertake to publish figures of it until we shou ld h: 
aes kai wae: 21| 22 | 30.298 sit a6 Lael Ba bo drawin mgs. 
Tadi, ee mE of wiis very evidently in some old Fir | Thurs. 23 23 De s 63 | 42 | 55.0 | 5 3 *,* As usual, many communications have been received too Iere * 
Ge wsod bark of which had foun stipend off so as j oe 62 | 50 | on | 96 | 51 : and others are re detained till the necessary inquiries can be m3 = 
a exposed to the weather—[Zd. Phil. Jour.) J Average .| | 30.00 | 32, TIRT ao | 538 pom er Fy [> emus 2 aieetieg:the aon Igence of those reece the 
ser ns ty 153315161548 CLl insertion of whose contributions is stil 
