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about the roots, 
examination | it Foot that t the more 
which t fey are gente. edis a ta 
resting on chalk. It w: apache 
Sede ine 
roots were all more or less affected | s rk 
aie the Scotch is the stu dia of 
the aoa : 
h is, as 
k ow, r. The reason 
i: e Feeding on m the leaf whi = 
ing in size, and 
until pi are about t} 
speedily an atom 
changing their oe 
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of an inch i a 
The 
ent we 
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erpillars appear in 
sonalyfrom March tose Barnes. 
e | numbers in May and Jun ar put generallyin 
attack the Go 
denuding the 
earth, to rea aia 
Tho: ane of the early s 
t| ner, 
their paa asera and 
Many plans have been suggested to 
service if they w 
this importa: subject. 
tions it is mela gre that the — locality | means new bu yr 
should be en; and it is DESIRABLE that i 
addition to the ra or rabi that idda a list 
2 feet in ane ee 
e have reason to believe 
om uncommon, even ex- 
ng the —: Larch rot, which a, one 
agents which sup 
rovides in due seaso 
should be added of that have -been known to pro 
buried 18 inches í or 2 fest in bott ad 
fail. The la tter, ‘indeed, wo aa be more pee 
apros is more 
daniy seated ro 
We have e no Ciiis 
n the case ea to 
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novelties chet be also reported on that Bary give 
s 
if 
any considerable 
umber of such statements be poros ed they would 
farnish immedia’ mul m invaluable guide 
fumerous inquirers, and if caltcotat into one head, 
night be done hereafter: W ould 
nt guide to planters for many a long yea 
trench will be l 
nei f place a ‘iat which has ten ed witt 
will much assist i a ome by pte. 
nee ed n ge 
done, this proc 
To all who grow Gans ser either 
small outs I re say, try ihr age | 
mical = My own pacer. Sot er 
with certainty as to the result. The Scottish 
There is no doubt that this is the best peee 
be given. ] 
nan additional interest ; for instance 
$ s to 
inquirie s now before us; one as 
ee 
a, and the fo Cap essus 
pes n neither of mths can a Tight 
pe tiro wet in ; the present state of information 
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-n AMENTAL a | 
BESIDES the ordinary a | 
po rors a erie m, there are many ny iat ‘tas ae 
may not enter into its eo ition, but which, never- 
theless, when judiciously em | 
nd 
THE ‘GRAND NATIONAL DAHLIA SHow” was 
held in St. James’ : Hall on Thursday and iss 
last, and afforded to the rst gs Meth and admirer: 
e 
an object it should seem ost. the fellowing 
ins that something may be done. Some trees of that beau a woes flower a very great | and to vary in no small degree all its other attractions. 
Portsmouth, which were seapotant as objects be a iia was 2 ew persons who r sesh ti hat se may very appropriately be yen the ac 
Fo x ; : e Da arta 30 years ago could possibly | accessories of a garden, and in their 
‘tient 3, It ae Ae erika | have im its flowers would have been | exercis s ve a taste is Aen bg: a3 their 
bey att to othe te y degree of perfect: h proper selection and arrangement may gi crowns | 
evil was due to fungi upon the roots. ste. i were | Drous: rates S S egree N Pasar ot as as D excellence to'a garden” 4o. on the OMMAN 
| too abun ant and indiscriminate disposal may reduce it 
‘accordingly laid bare as much as as possible, | and | + 
ave now attained. In no other in 
the 
an “infected soil was carefully aie away, and 
t they h 
pa perhaps, has, the care and skill of mie the chief f po on of eae C 
soil in which was no trace of spawn hierin aoe may b rated :—rockeries ani root 
mia eren The healthy roots immediately struck | Y? A signal sucoes he wo jota rise work; seats, oioi S, p anà pee urns, vas | 
out — the new ground, an abundant pa a ections om the ost celebrated growers | of steps, flower baskets, nd jai with statuary, 
of h wood ensued, and the trees, according to colstions the country, but although the display | buildings, and artificial ‘bars and they form two 
th we have not of this particular flower was everything that its | distinct and antagonist classes—the rustic and the 
been witnesses of the fact, have —_— quite a ae ary could wish for, we must confess | architectural, po d 
new life, and are extremely strong and that th me as a whole aa dis Now, apart from any considerations fitness pur 
g and vigorous, ted Had a i le t of position, în a WA 
instead of being sickly and ready to perish. No iP the te, ittle pains been taken to| pose or ‘appropriateness of po NS 
effected without the removal of the the flow were arr With: a few plan | from each of these classes ads : oe eee 
= = cet PA sate deny ang soo, but wiles | ssessin, ‘ten tl e ve “hi ke the gen eat ff atl to one and the same scene. To mingle them isto , 
ness may be pre ould ng bee: po muc improved and the Show | ie a4 a a 4 Londres Pr © > 
scene in whic! ey ma; r 3 Ei 
Wherev > Ea appear externally. thoy] = eet more attractive to the public. Accurate |- nore common error pe legi than tbt 
be too carefully « or quickly e wed hi is not ils could n obtained in time for this arising from very Met Vases ae 
always p oe ramification |} week s issue; rit will, kowee, be fally given position with sn seats or moss houses, rockeries ari 
of ns spawn, but constant VeA uall next. rootwork in a h ted pis ting’ of 
en the spawn, and in some cases cause it aoe wooden steps in connection Wita ST. H 
to vanish altogether. A solution of corrosive subli- ‘orgies terei Coe k reei eren Ma aiaa 
am cautious ay oi , may help the process. | By Mr. A. Fow K aen ok foe ene saa mec nt Sees pig? z 
re fu TLE KENNEDY, walks, are a few examples o0! 
teto on through thei ng owe HAPS no fruit is so generally cultivated f in a Soot. ments. When we consider ta 
A as the common Gooseberry, Ribes grossular It | has written upon decorative aa zo 
Snead in unt mere it is the Phares a L to be found alike in the gardens of the pan er ana the | pointed ou aa condemned these iri E 
brik (a very unwise vith all; and, perhaps, in no part | difficult to rea for their ir provescte, and esanple®™ 2 
t ; ~ way) it is of [trate aga e to keep them | of the pe is it to be fou ne ore productive, or to | no precept seems to teach a ie 
ealthy. It is astoni n a Vigorous be seen i in grea aiea mi ta than i in Wigton nshire— -the | alike unavailing. this article 
coppice of Ash poles may be ruined b a Within twenty -four hours of pem ve be worth 
hey are never remove | have seen an ill ustrative example which ® yt ~~ 
(known to most “ye disease to contend with than Tost while to des scribe, A residence has with numerous 
der the name of sa ap- 
and _efficaciously, 
q , and |? 
r species which follow BrT con- |; 
nection a formally arrange 
laced ap n appropria 
being larger 
ee rpillar, 
as entirely ranim mi it "When this 
stanly in its eke which complete th its rag > Bat: 3 
ce ol 2 plete the work of the does not ripen, dropping mea prema- situation | in the e entre of ; m ee 
| Ey not cay seritcing hep resent crop, juring orms & os etor bas deemed ; 
a ew how little information is to be|+4» te plant for future’ yeu "There i a! something sn te aio bigs the pase: is | ig sarropndel ÈY 
foun respecting TREES = RUBS e x bane grade bere md- tod the 
which oe = situations EXPOSE ats Mare Gooseberry plants are which ot the plinth bei 1 filled in with $ flowers 
A ind yet there are places s Conoerning w ‘which tae are three species of caterpillar which attack | combination is of course a ineongru set 
ab.: v aried information more | the Gooseberry—the ma: gpie moth, Phalena grossu- ned. Hae is a highly archi 
wanted | 3 nd appointment attend: | lariata; the small — moth, Phaleen na vau aria; a m a base of the Himsist amd 
ms on t As | character, ‘hich, with th 
why one kind of tree thrives 
whi pad di i ate 
is aot s q pe 
viieni Conifer 
: and all its Yarlotion thrive, wails 
oie reluctantly or dies Yer 
I have oł find that it is nearly prec Si ro; P 
which attacks the Gooseberry in this | which is at once fatal t jects ina 
bral nage and Tt I ine, — y throughout Seotland. | The employmen! rustic character” 
“Entomologist th e the caterpi illara of this | those of a highly archi the practice of P 
a | species descend i sss ard in the autumn, burying | deserving of censure than tl Paes of T 
i the stem of the te fr of classic, ay = rudely kept 
h — TI individually ; 
on which they oy tenet ated, where Fond Nason 
remain till the following spring, $ gard 
