DecemBer 21, 1896.] 
THE GARDENERS’ 
Datch Horseradish has ruined the trade to a 
с willzuot use Horseradish 
I sort a 
D ve itn use other than Eaglish roots. 
The reason the greengrocer Peer to sell the Datch 
is very plain; he can buy it at a very low price, and 
even this is more than it is worth. I often tell my 
Ero. 1 7 
 €ustomers in the — “You may as well buy 
oo and scrape them, as use this — Apta 
stuff.” J. M. Mews. Market Gardener, East 
wich, S E. 
.. BAMBUSA METAKE.—Cons idering the ДИ 
number of jen that thrive well in London & 
@ imagine it to be less hardy than it is. 
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In June, 1894, I planted some in a very exposed 
position; atter the ee severe weatber of 
February last, I fully expected to see them killed, 
but was a >т surprised to find them uninjared— 
wher eee mon Laurels a few yards away were 
bieter. dam f them killed. B. 
Metake i i 
I 
to plant, which should 
ell-manured soil, afterwards giving liberal 
itio of water, W, B, G 
.—A NEW VARIETY OF ONION, RAISED BY MB, W. POPE, HIGHCLERE GARDENS, матах. 
8 Р. 746.) 
MORELLO CHERRY CULTURE.—In these tim 
for reasons of econo labour there 
is one department of work tha ins pretty nearly 
impregnable to all 1 ani that is the Раи 
Glancing at wh 
Н ilin 
predecesso "t ж line, abd 
comparing it with that of the present, my impression 
than poche i and the 
' Ch 
B. CT i 
Mo rello Cherries in Scone Palace ens, is a 
notable example of the truth of my contention, I 
cannot say in what condition those trees may now be, 
but I have a vivid fign wien: of what they were 
fifty years ago, and few d of those who had the 
privilege wh be ailing eisa p ees can igi "E 
the appearance of the nish 
is fairly strong, as those who had to trench any of it 
will remember, and in, dr ry weather it was hard stuff 
to pulverise. G. Smith, Vice Regal Gardens, Dublin, 
RHODODENDRON CUNNINGHAMI —In a garden 
іп a sheltered part of this village is a joer of this 
beautiful plant now in fall bloo — It h 
this — зен all this month, r йш that 
on ка occasions during the int fortnight the ther- 
mome down es below 
— point. The plant is 5 feet high and 6 feet 
rough, an а truss of e flowers upon 
nearly every branch. It forms a conspicuous object 
amongst other shrubs, none which are in bloom 
excepting two species of Chimonanthus. The only 
bits of colcur near scarlet hips of Rosa 
rugosa. The air is highly scented with Aponogeton 
i neighbourin „ o in of which & 
strong clump of Bambusa palmata is 3 its 
apple-green broad leaves. V. T., Bishopsteignton 
8, Devon, December 14. 
AME- COVERT — —My experience with 
Tr tie ponti peser teaches 
me that this г rabbit pro fe rem overdone. 
I have seen it planted thickly for the 5 
of winged game, but in the course of a few years it 
y 
brid Rhododendrons 
I have no experience of for that p RÀ ecd 
should say these e 
h 
move about freely, and make their — — 
I should d that these are alluded to by 
Mr. Harrison Weir on p. 684 ere suitable soil 
is n hd a more useful and ornamental 
y be ап acquisition. 
= —.— HG. 
d give the names of a few plants which he has 
ound чар b ——— and pe the latter 
will ms н to do 
I am 
ing, ntion a plant which I 
have va found: „rabbit - proof, ^ that i ir, the 
common Box; 
Easter, Nostell Priory Gardens. 
ма DRUPACEA.— Refe erring to the 
ion of this e еа. shrub at 
р mm т should dd be glad to know at a what age 
t bears seed, There are iin planta in 
this 2 some of which have been growing in 
ea? present sites seventeen d but as yet show |. 
bearing fruit. I note this plant, like 
