Literary Notices. 527 



produces fruit in the Mysore country all the year. It is grown 

 in bushes; and the wood, when it has done bearing, is cut down 

 like that of the raspberry. The mango is propagated by in- 

 arching, and sometimes by ringing the branches, and applying a 

 ball of clay kept moist, in the Chinese manner. The strawberry 

 is grown in the shade, and kept cool by irrigation. The rose is 

 wintered by exposing the roots to the action of the sun for ten 

 days or more, " in order that they may be well dried." The 

 roots are afterwards covered with a rich composition of red 

 earth, sheep's dung, and common dunghill manure, covered with 

 the soil that had been removed, and watered liberally every six or 

 seven days, until the crop is finished. " When not in bearing, 

 they should have barely sufficient water to keep them alive ; they 

 will then have a stunted appearance, and little, but well-ripened, 

 wood, which is exceedingly favourable for producing an abundant 

 crop of flowers." (p. 2.) Much moisture induces the rose tree 

 to grow rapidly, and to a great size ; but the branches do not 

 ripen, and fail to bear blossom buds. The first rose buds will 

 make their appearance about thirty days after the plants have 

 been pruned ; which period coincides remarkably with that re- 

 quired for forcing Provence roses in February and March, in 

 British forcine-houses. 



Art. V. Literary Notices. 



A Floral Guide for Faversham, and the contiguous parts of 

 Kent, is in preparation by M. H. Cowell. It will be in two 

 divisions ; the first including Faversham and its vicinity, and the 

 second the Isle of Thanet. It will be illustrated with a map, 

 quotations from poets, &c. 



The Gardener'' s Atitiual Register Jbr the Year 1838 ; compris- 

 ing an Epitome of the Improvements made in Gardening, in all 

 its Departments ; Descriptive Catalogue of the Plants newly 

 introduced, or figured in the Botanical Periodicals during the 

 Year ; and a List of the Nurserymen, Seedsmen, and Florists, in 

 Great Britain and Ireland. This work will appear in January 

 next, price 5s., and will be continued annually. 



MISCELLANEOUS INTELLIGENCE. 



Art. I. General Notices. 



CORBETT^S Hygrothermanic Apparatus. — A printed prospectus of this mode 

 of heating has recently been sent to us. It differs from all the various modes 



