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prune a single twig off these Morellos, and I 
shall not — forget eg violent quarrel that arose 
with & urneyman from Dicksons, in Edin- 
urgh, бент дд his uci to go and train and nail 
one of these trees, went to another, and began to 
Mayduke or а Black or ite 
act = vandalism which was threatened with instant 
diam 
N rule about these trees was, that if more 
young wood was left than could be laid in without 
overcrowding, the surplus shoots were to be brought 
under the notice of the master or foreman before 
removal, Seldom were any but the most expe- 
rienced journeymen, or handy usine e in their 
last year, allowed to train r nail these Morello 
Жм trees; and ases, — е -— 
were only allowed to lay in the current year’s w 
r all the primary, secondary, tertiary, or ута 
ode branches had been displayed. I also recollect 
veral cases, after several days had been spent on 
те of these fine Morellos, some error of judgment 
n the equal dis See ab or straightness of the 
roig and осме ot Ь The 
foreman and master, 
алеу would ait in pi eem on the trinning 
If these were condemned, the 2 7 
tree, was as driven into chao 
ntire work Qi training and 
nailing begun afresh, Hence it was with fear a 
trembling, somewhat strengthened by a a 
pride, that most of us to ок part, for the first time, 
in training & part of those model Morellos on the 
north wall of the south kitchen tee 2 боо опе 
But the reward was sweet, when, a eck or 
ee was finished, and che dir 
journeymen, 8 and master pronounced it 
perfect, or like cautious Scotchmen, drawled out, 
“ Yes, that will do—George—David—Bob, but that 
S. 
all the way. No, you 
aboot it, mon, it'll do gie 
technical training for eye 
d and hand 
were these Scone Morello Cherry treer. Neither 
was ры sacrificed to form nor symmetry, From 
mit of those 18-feet bes (I had lately 
sic бадр, them as from 2 to 4 feet lower, but have 
no doubt of Mr, Ward being n as de; мш) they 
were studded with Cherries of u colour, p 
flavour. Others will probably habe something to 
I remembe 
London season. The corresponding wall in the 
Carrants, but the Morello Cherry border in the south 
garden had no bushes in my time; the site was due 
north, as near as may be. The soil was a strong loam 
8 on clay, and rather imperfectly drained, I 
was present en а considerable portion of the 
garden was trenched. The manure нія the er 
went to the farm, and not to the garden. The 
for the large den consisted 
t much 
practised in these —— unless in the vineries, where 
most of the inside roots had about a foot thick of 
fresh or two-year-old cow- dung annually; but I do 
not remember the grand old Moni trees having any 
of this atingo or other stimulan 
I think these trees partly owed their general im- 
munity from fly and all other insect to th 
heavier rainfall 
wood was 
Mont ne healthy clean 
the trees, Their 
reos e and D capacity were thus re- 
every year, Some will answer shortly, “ Yes, 
* was а Cherry-soil.“ No doubt it was, and is to 
me extent, But no other че trees that I сап 
ir^ dela of 
symmetry, fertility, or Кару, Did 
iiem Borawic GARDEN, EDINBURGH, 
Of plants in flower recently, mention may be 
made Ж Сабы Teuscheri, a tall-gr 
planted out in a bed in the P 
stronger growths measure in some instances 6 feet or 
nd bear large leaves of a dark 
green colour above, the under-surface suffused with 
& reddish colour. i 
the inflorescence 
than a dozen 
large pinkish lowers, The outer parts of the wings 
f 73a ovary are darker, while the AT itself is 
white, Every Pres examine male; the 
males, if any are produced, nod whilst 
having ar 
still unexpanded. B. Teuscheri is ipee of Mala xx 
po 
pop pian 
n i habit, it is 12 
worthy at & place in any collection of these plants, 
Achimenes lanata. — This pretty little rin 
e is perhaps better known under t 
& dwarf habit 
"rb 125 inches ied $ ; d foliage forms а dense mass, 
i t ith a w 
solitary axillary mauve-coloured 
flowers rise y just p the foliage, and change with 
age to purple; the lip of the corolla is streaked with 
purple, and yellow spots cover the tube, When 
well grown, it is a.plant that is always admired, and 
the 8 accorded it is that usually afforded 
Ac аа nes, It was introduced from Mexico some 
y 
88 luteola.— A good E of this pam 
frican species planted out in the e has for 
been ariasi notice к 
with flowers, which appear 
in terminal corymbs, e 
bearing flowers. The showiest feature of ben plant 
is the large white or yellowish-white bracts, the 
flowers are of a bright yellow colour, contrasting well 
with the bri right green foliage. Being a native of 
tropical Africa, it requires a brisk heat 4541 ores no 
shade, Cuttings strike Ы. — The plant when 
grown in a flower- pot is apt to become stunted and 
less —— of — unless accorded liberal 
treatment, 
Plumiera alba.—The beautifal tints of the fragrant 
flowers of Plumiera are very 
duncle, and bears from 
thirty чаны which expand in succession, the plant 
thus continuing to flower for some time, e 
are white, edet with yellow towards the centre of 
Ee e flower, we latter being ub 2 to 3 inches in 
i nhouse is the proper place 
cus pete has е Гас ng 
somewhat sparingly —— mrs ow signs of они 
геарреаг, апа Р аге two 
other species grown VE Rav. , the 
Peru, while the species ‘under notice comes from 
ndia, 
Jacquemontia violacea,— This is an easily cultivated, 
excellent stove climber, doing best when plant 
out and given & light оноп near the roof, where 
its чүт? twining stems s 
— 
of fr théee, owever, should be 
restric number. so as to prevent overcrowd- 
ing of the foliage, The th green foliage i 
cordate an poi i 
the leaves spring the 
profusion of s with light-blue, campanulate 
Ж ^ 
coro}las, 1 inch in diameter, t continues 
flower ве — months dari е summer and 
pote A native of tropical America; it has lon 
been kn cultivation, having ee € oe 
ly part 
figured in the / 
Convolvalus pentanthus. F. L 
[Остовив 19, 1895, 
COLONIAL NOTES, 
AUCKLAND, N.Z. 
We learn that Messrs. O'Leary Bros, feed 
and plant merchants, have lately established i 
iness in Queen Street, Auckland, 
many years expe. 
of their essay will fally justify them in making it, 
JAMAICA, 
We have received the Bulletin of the Boan 
art ment, Jamaica, for August, 1895, and m tha, 
the contents include such topics as :—R um, Juin 
yeast, Colocynth, tillage of the soil, its 
importance; importation of selections of seeds; Report 
on Sug eee e Disease; and assimilation of nitrogen 
by plan 
GRENADA, 
The Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information, Botanie 
Garden, Grenada, May, 1895, includes papers upon 
Liberian Coffee, —— Kola Nut, Lemon, 
Logwood, and other subjec 
British NORTH Borneo. 
The Official Gazette, from British North Borneo, 
for August 1, 1895, contains the following prodi. 
atio 
ye G85 CorrgcriNa.—No permit to travel for 
the collection of Pye sin Proves 1 and the 
District of K 0 til further 
there without a permit is liable to a penalty of 
500 dols., or to imprisonment under Proclamation 
ҮП. of 1890. Sandakan, July 9, 1895." 
A BOTANICAL STATION IN CENTRAL ÁFRIOA 
The Foreign Office Report, C. 7829—2, contains 
some interesting information on (on D 
agricultural resources and prosp 
highlands, 
is head of the scie ы dep 
at Zomba. T sults seem to show that 
eminently suited ба the experimental ca 
[d у, 
food-plants and other plants of econom 
English Potatos grown from seed turned out 
flavour to any English Potatos. Main 
show no sign of disease. В 
English seeds T" — 
from seed obtained from the missi "m 
anyika, ielded t the rate of nine bushels to 
dae With A series of Conifers, Cypre 
like plants, 
fact, most of the plants experimen 
uccessful, 
Mr. Whyte strongly advises extensive Lp 
of india-rubber and pergo oy E ke the 
The cheapness of land & 
ented with 
he Shiré - 
ter, E 1 ‘was who 
ment, gives an account | 
of his successful к to 2 botanical ai | 
һе | 
Pa e 
ee рЕ ЕР. 
