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the plates of 4 i hes, and connected by a z or written on a piece of 
É paper, fabout <1; i inch square, 
The Trough was fil led with moist soil and Tur sad rag ‘ginny and a eee into the tube. The 
Bathik kly aoe y 1 the surfac ce and pressed into fb Tia dia is then corked and capi wi dn resin, preity, fie 
, thick paint, or other ¢ ent. A piece very 
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from l4th February to the 5th April, during |t 
Dhien period the workmen’ s wages and the general 
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aie tlie in ral s Results: Th eds | sl 
ic ought to = efund, nder galyan i Sezi relied and s Wien i many b kien it ma he wooden ic 
a ae; fuel, &c. ; caused, bebe by the general pars before foc others, Ae pen ce as sins | y o Wope a — s S: pana ox metal 
erity E = country, iia t mainly by the Perea and by the time they were all well up t the galvanic | will prob ably be most generally used, as the label can 
and for such a combination of circumstances | ones had the adv antage of 24 hours, I should tell | be introduced or changed it pleasure, But No. 2, in 
would cio an A savaniont in the price of nye aioe you that they were “placed in a temperature er which the tube is closed hermetically, will, on account 
am most willing to admit that in some des: cription s of | more than 60°, and were all well up in three days ;] of its neatness and perfection, be preferred by many. 
lass the of ceed has not | een d the thi erefore 24 ho is a most extraordinary advance, | When used, the names of the plants must be sent to the 
; it is not, however, the correct d Ex sarment: I lined a common flower-pot, | glass-blower to be inserted before sealing the 
tl p keti i t itl ticall sL 
adit tion to the foregoing, which were absolute losses 
In addition by the manufacturers rs, an nd whic ch I contend 
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paor ‘the = Sa g6 zine and copper, as in the last experiment, the “pla tes | [This is a very neat and excellent label ; it was, we 
tances, Gina T in pre say 5 per cent., this pains being, of course, deeper ; ; I then sowed three Cucumber- believe, originally employed in Italy, and is mentioned 
nd depende ent of the ri mei of the duty, the whole of | seeds in it, and three in another pot, without ee in one of the volumes of Loudon’s “ Gardeners Maga- 
a has been given up to the public. If the present ae placed both in the same pie ica ure, as the last | zine.” Anot her Layee 5 or 9 rca s long, is stuck into 
of labour continues, another advance in the experiment. Results: In the e of t oa ys, the | the g plar No ri ubt the glass- 
z K glass is inevitable ; yet, surely, you would not | galvanic seeds appeared 11 h th in | blowers will soo: Tin jks into pona 
tbat case say we were pocketing another portion of | three days both were} well up, a Pica caviar Truffies.—I herewith send y 
the duty ; it would be as rational to argue that the iron- greatly the e advantage in strength and colour, and going | I PER to be the true English Tull in in oe to 
anufacturers had agreed to taney the glass-duties, | a-head ra ny eae a lapse of a fortnight, the gal- oat that the Truffle , not, as e imagine, a para: 
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rice of iron. You eed not fear our getting exe cessiv e | days’ grows uch darker in colour, o about pa far to oal establish x lag opinion, Since my 
twice as strong, ee , and vigorous. I also tried an communication a sppiaten, in ue lege I have re- 
trade keeps co mpetition, and ‘ample | experiment with eieaa as, which had been nquiries on the subject. Some of them 
] Resction is nid afforded ‘the public. were just cutting the ground. | I have answered, and I trust a the satisfaction of those 
uch in api defence, I Ain quite Bt see and i A zine plate, l foot Square was placed at the end oy bore? are really i in earnest. To o the ers I would briefly 
andidly to admit that you ftl and bur ried to an ine h below y, Ll y 
j dge, and vas buried pa As I before stated, my — reason for sending the 
E. founded, the red are glass i ther end to see same depth, and connected by a | inclosed specimen is to set at rest the following ques- 
at 4} id, per foot, See e about r oz. to ‘the foot; E wire. Ane oe er was showery, and the | tion :—Is the Truffle a parasito o x not? to which I 
y rapid n the course of 30 hours, erit abe not. This Truffle was dug about eight 
6 d arker appearance, ng ae a will reach you as fresh 
hing ike ov oe Moe at present the an scarcity o of | care were more sae up, rae bas bipr pias = and de- |as if PREE R h you will e asily re ecognise by the 
bour preve eńts such a desideratum from vai - | cidedly i in advane ce; an nd i 2 the of a fortnig ght peenis and agreea nae ey ti it emits. You will 
; were than the others, as as to b perceive there is a small portion of the root of a Beecke 
Britain ( seen at a ‘considerable dpe e; and were line tree apparently fastened on the side of the Truffle, and 
n wor! ing a at re e more expensive ome is ee shi geth er much 1 to all appearance resembling the glutinous root of a 
ne Seems acid oe asters and men, | experiment with some Potatoes, ik they are ‘not up| parasitical fungus ; but if you separate it from the 
mploy a a — kman at a rate of yet. These ‘Eager have been so satisfactory to me, Truffle, you will find there is not the least appearance 
rages Swhich: sect be necessary that I intend to hi prine ciple upon an acre of of stubborn resistance, but a clean separation takes 
j oduced into the Markee Toe e idea | Barley, and am pr aA ing the wires for that prrpos place, leaving a little knob, or warty sweliing on the 
the state of the trade, and the d ER we iabot and, when finished, w ill send you the results. —. root, and a flat mark only on the Truffle. ‘This sents. 
ler, I nh mention that I wo ald ladly pay any $3.— iy yei nas variety deimenstentee, hy me s Saat it is not a parasite, for was it 
Half-h ffectivel part of or rind, of the root would come 
by nd many re ds at aves may be for n it. | awa: ie with it ve hen ee separation toek place. My cona 
In this s way I have > flowered Hyatt Lilies, Naren, clusion is that the ‘Truffle is hot a parasite, but on 
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day, for 3 N which must b mitted is ample; 
d I could well ane eon i ra once send Seton Imperials, double rA angle Violet. Pas ne nature, will e t an excrementitious matter, and 
made into th Manket at 3d. per mba ay - | Carnations. The woodcut represents the past we adhere to the roots of Beech, or other trees, and. be- 
pana at Ad., ; but till there is an am me fixed to it like pS parasite I have no doubt that 
I erms ; AFE 5 occurrences like this have given rise to the opinion of. 
hes mentioned, it is idiot to attack Ee anu- man r Vv. 
rs Er keeping up oe dai of glass, or or failing 
Daly th e one with ery article in Pipu ; they 
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at it is 
I wish it to be clearly understood that I consider ita 
breach of decorum for ‘any one to loiter in the tents, to - 
| the obstruction of the visitors < we 5e ionlara exhibi- 
tions ; and now that ground is word to a ia 
low of the Horti cultural Society. Sr ‘Hiekets of admissio} 
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ving.—I have just completed a small stove, fitted and, ” generally speaking, these ae valloctions. ar 
Burbidge and Hea aly’s gutters for bottom-he: at, e day that the shows of the 
a fre be male o but T stro’ Ros recommend that the 
some hoe sid than they gene- ” 
tobacco, sulphur, &e. have been endured w 
ni otik of Oak slab Sia ghee Ts. phies has been nec para try to destroy insects that worl inj ire 
Ad etilea, supports the plunging material. What a beanty of the f fags planti op 3 hong at last, the 
d you rec i ae x 
I The stove will be chichy used ie Ree early hour in the morning the gardener is busy with 
its. Lam gl it wi $ eparation, packing his plants, &c., and, in ve 
ing VUAN pinea ogee! tof 8a. quality, gato afte eating a hasty meal, a a. wate a aoe 
E y per eat discou. ahihi aed om sass sleep, he is to be seen on the road, whilst t “F. H.S 
r foot 5 = the vast concourse of visitors are b 
this glass dace: eee te abe According ghee Cha repose. Arrived at the gardens he turn ie a 
r an 5ġd. ; see 
E] Th will be 36 inches by 6 inches place to unload. Then comes the removal of all the 
, of course, the wholesale price. I hi K iow: various appliances which have preserved 
y be imported frome Belek eve from injury in their transit ; there he 
than this. “The price there of her. cal ng t in the most judicious manner, here a 
“green glass, for hotho of a e little alteration, there another. Then s the pro- 
Os. ôd, per 100 feet. The box of 100 feet may, per- curing tickets to attach to them, then the obtaining his 
4ewt., which, at 1d. per lb., would b ticket dmission, by time he 
oad you h add, Ta eight an all ch s. per a pore as hel BERT T the ETE zi the 
cost of 26s. per 100 spe ora : 
5 janis E ey; Eo see ot for panes of any si poe "g he pe, Midh tree m of "T bulko Ikot t fis eae me 
never could fi nd e to aii one rent contri- 
displays. ‘Obliged, aee to 
defer doing 50, Snil after the general admission, we 
ay our Siegen the duty would not be 
re than 8s.; with all ox xpenses about 23d. per foot. | 
a acturers in this baggies are able, how wever; to 
glass much cheaper than the ey now offer to sell 
o a no 
and there is n a why the glass I now bu of lingering too long before ig ow nla of Stag interest, 
à might not be sold profitably a ii. which Seine and I believe it : a very rare ‘or gardeners — 
Per cent. more th e a i- so offending not to acknowledge gus imme 
rie A plant of many Hyacinths which I have grown in balls | moving when spoken to he ed manner, 
gency applied to Horticulture—I have | of Moss here this eee ded } re : superiority ov 
i ing several experiments, the Seog of which | wire from the roof of the house. In the lower part of | the eames, es. rom a varie y of causes, | 
on of he he "penega ‘ory character, My appli B the head d ds, | had hitherto to geek beige elf after his retirement 
ak z: e rabile Sten gh th fee E tiful red leaves of which curling up round the | from the garden wi nd cheese, harp iry ht rr 
rol v whieh and as it is generated it et totally under | ball, a a very novel and rete effect. i ae use onion: Only last year rome mdi fore it be aie 
ly the i is ot tie case if Lge collected (as is | Moss as a covering for Mus! m beds ; to its use I} 1 taken lection, and the A e g y 
3 m the atmosphere which is always | attribute much of m £ 
io the uncertain fluctuations known to exist hn pein —H. Bowers, creas ey was with difficulty I obtained it f “a them, after re- 
Pie ey aig electricity, experiments| Labels made of Gi sper, st f label for | questing the i bea in S spears eat rice see 
PE sa om matured, but yı hat, T pirang has not yet | that the nie 
of eke to yo Fea ntl yi Been sols dy The fe erg : a or iron s on beco! a had an a 'opportuniy “of ‘being acquainted = a erat 
: galvanic trough d lined half |i EE lof ¢ an maintain, 
gth of one side with zi S gana Bho one-hi he removal ‘he ny | that as a body, their conduct at these exhibitions is ad. 
ete zine, and the opposite side | attention to a subject. No. 1 is a tube si glass, ha aezk — ARA ae. 1 will concheas pep 
ne, 
they being t|inch internal diameter, about 2 inches long from | 
maz deep, leaving a dist tan e D | oiler to bottom ; arg name of the plant is printed | anecdote, better known on a gun-deck than at Chiswick. 
