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minerals. old, silver, copper, а and lead, are found аз dn wipe It is pretty гапа useful, but not so hand- 
some Е е paren 
there. d тааран б CM island are only prc oa P Unius no doubt originatel wibh tho fate of 
repe río bu tle commercial progre epr resent At proprietors of the Tooting гын but whether 
sport it is impossible to say. ver Tw 
Whai 
t Sappan wood, which is e [^r origin no doubt Da was one of its parents, and 
E : 
n ma 
анама оше the fine 
om the close identity if not positive sameness of the foliage 
largely export: ted from Manila to Europe. and habit of the plan: £5 s рју suspect it to be а sport from 
Pana; of the islands longest under 5 that variety, and my impressions are intensified by the fact 
and consequently more advanced in civilisation that it is exceedingly dificult if not impossib get 
rule, The island is divided into provinces Davyanum to set seed; indeed I tried my utmost some 
and іта cap BERET В А) "| years back but failed. he wny foliage, the style of 
viz. Antigué, Capis, and Iloilo. Spa sh officials are | truss e much larger than that of Davyanum), 
hed to each province, and every facility is affor f the Sower and straggling habit, ай point 
1 e parents, с bred 
e 
ce. of à 
Е rhaps P. concolor, which Sweet describes as a strong 
sugar а e sent direct from Panay to Australia. Toba grower, suitable for training to trelis work, was the 
jsalso v 1 for the Government cigar | other parent. The truss of P. concolor is more like Unique 
manufactory of sie rn any апе of the ою des iums, not excepting Mee 
"puit ‚ Wellsianum, Broughtonianum, and ignescens, which is, 
Cebu, Ne gro s, Leyte, and Л ISRYT S. aps, the parent of the whole of this section. Roilisson's 
remaining islands where an extensive нн saneti On. | Unique is also a very shy seedi oris , but a strong pot- 
C b ffee, Cotton, Hemp, Indigo, R'ce, Sugar, чоокыр ка duco: vei рош, uwal may ampan B 
s induced to pro шша бы or two. is, however, ifficu 
Toba and Wheat fi gun is products of e matter, and I nev: ed but once, and then only to the 
islan The communication is kept up amongst the | extent of three ih aai These produced plants iden: Mx 
se rts means of a very numerous fleet of илана to е parent апа to each other; the flowers 
sting vessels varying in size from a small canoe to identical in co T but the truss being inferior, the pisrita 
сог £ 200 ton wrden СЕЕ destroyed. I have frequently regretted, for had 
schooners 0 " hey been tried A reo em rs and тоса fruitful, they might 
These islands pr а great variety of fi Бие produced a useful гасе of plants. The ground, however, 
however js wt only a very few, the He is worth opening up again, and боле vin 
me, an ве: 
6 bound PONE ma; nother season make the experiment, 
of which e ngo, ange, Lime, Pumm melo, сгозвїп, mcn they rA with some of the Oak-leaved species or 
Guava, Pomegranate, Pin pptes, ntains, and varieties ; jen it will be useless to attempt to cross with either 
Chico. The latter isa small fruit about the size of an | the show or fancy kind s. 
Inl ће i e two varietie on’s Unique 
T 
one а stronger grower and much sup ind to the other. 
famous Mangosteen There are alao two нет of the рео Vitdque, one an m: 
r The 
ist. The natives consume the fruit of great numbers 
exist. err d Oak-leaved kind c; y pec efiance, and the «ов, thoug mom 
rees, scarcely ап; which are approved | stronger grower, I s —— ct to be : sport from Rol son's, 
Em - sss ppr for i e üng flowers of both varieties the identity 0: 
E in the sporti 
А cloth or siradtis. of peculiarly fine text mes made зе n Permis ditti 
fib: 
THE Leu raid CHRONICLE AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE, 
certain, is of 
ciently established anı be fit to pot off, prepare the. 
DOPEN uantity o E pois’ of tno requisite ноб, and drain them 
reperly, placing over rainage a little rou 
ied vida halfdecayed leaf-mould, AM if to x Жы, he 
ch: w-dun; Iam no advoca т bone.d: over the. 
rainage rt нео љу some, as in dul m Seasons, and in 
varieti ies predisposed to “© spot, ” all strong stimulating manures 
have a tendency to increase the evil. 
The Tee t вой for soft-wooded plants not requiriag p 
with ret пото пиар, a — 
Бе ch а 
taking саге mar side 
ma i 
t 
ышы mu à Pe ET 
they need be grow prepai а compost o 
ре kind run it «тош а ur Cun aeri taking се) to make 
whole pass throu gh; per an extra handful of sand fe 
mmence operations. 
е: ti 
and the 
the root as the shoots begin to elon; We have now brought 
d Lco rios чу а вш — issu Tn another fortnight the 
ung plants will be fit to pot, und then we will return to the 
esr db. А.У: 
GRAPES AND OTHER FRUIT 
FRUIT 
(LATELY EXAMINED BY THE 
ver 
of a species of Ananassa. 16 i ome Continental origin, having come to this c атн ither from Р тт ig x sem 
condire he south Es ad but m а Егапсе ог Бень, It асна constitutioned, Y si - EE 
made by the women of the southern isla d ore Belgiu А 
: the йаа: €. Раз xdi loose growing kind, but does not make such an 'effective speci Е‹ White Malvasia and JBurchardt?$. Amber - 
ieularly on the islan сес dote s СГе8868, | men as the best variety ec жыш enia Unique, which is "really, Clus ape.— These proved to be. synonymous. 
scarfs, handkerchiefs, &е., are made qm Pina,” | in а decorative point of vi ost excellent plant, во good | When the latter fruited in tl дей Зу "tlie pair 
and realise very high pri ты uA Tow ts man ———— to imd boi be: ry /hite Malvasia "iu ndn "fhe 
imber trees of the Philippines are peculiarly | 9^ P206. | > 5 Ё 
i-es аһа fine. Some kinds duh ari found irae O MANAGE THEM | collection, and as it could not be identified, it was sup- 
welladapted for ship building. Vessels of considerable cceed thoroughly in striking the m ра деа leen trig e PM 
sie аге &mnually being ted. One has only to ees E Pie "9а xicleaved, DUM as Un 3 12 2d Victory | | this season Жы n Бе по doubt that the t 
iercifolium an um, or eve: А E 
enter the forests to timber suitable for y pur- yet they are not more ‚йош t strike tan thé ordinary | 16 fe gud identical. “There i е appearance that t Early, 
pose. The trees are generally of а great height, and Varieties so long as Work is set about at the righ on, nzheim will also prove synonymous with Early 
Témarkable for their straightness. Gr at care, how- and the wood is in a thoroughly ripened state. that con- Wi e vas Я 
ty ting t rees for building pur dition every ee m d "шапу fowering s shoots will makea | Smiths Swectwater.—This is not exactly а Sweet- 
plant, x tu ngs at any season is 
wood of. а great soft, and of co Té. ои Д X e E WIE T nor is it Wim Е to take 
lue. The g aare rapidit "of img is | cuttings from р! ап ; in the open border, unless the soil is very 
Basti itle ke of Жы gr raid di 5 рф Я and the S better ripened than a erf she case. 
nw re, he Oak- leved «анана strike freely fr s; 
perhaps I had better say root-cuttings, if төрен КЫА 
i s 
islands, oid being struck with their natural make plants. 
" t To edit, however, at the beginning, if you want a'stock of 
riches. i ditate is doubtless somewhat tryi PE to ее plants тосите one or two old specimens of each 
J variety, and place them for a summer month or two in 
t] lanuary 
irenheit. From А zil to June the toat 2 | sun at the same time lually decreasing the suppl 
l Ка де р until the p ts are er де state of res аР. 
kn premi August form the rainy "€ and ast EE ceased (o malto active gr This 
growth. m 
epe ugust lants and cut them Чек ‚ leaving just sufficient 
со LE be avóided > visiting | buds at the base to form a few Уйдо" Put the di stool aside, 
aa isla aes pours down for days amd days, and water it cautio y until it begins to make fresh shoots. 
incessantly, and лед ev ad im Акый CIS HEN аен атца Й 
Pr у, уне; road ппраѕза point of each divide them into cuttings, retaining а leaf 
ovided e$ ел te узт рога олуу and leaf if possible to each, from 2 to 3 де of wood | 
u 
to nes а very con- 
, how 
iré from Roya жанай grown along vins b E d 
as erre rich. in flavour, whi le thé la 
Conr tive 
PARE ee. is a true Sweetwater, with a 
Stil 
good-sized cylindrical, E веб чача. with pra $ 
linned berri: This compared with. 
transparent-ski 
Mun Vi i Pes во lik "M 
а ; the 1: ON Aud 
in the flesh than Stillwa y 
inferior to ıt Hos MS 
F, 5 
Seedling is a fine 
showy bunch, well set with rather 
berries, M is quite distinct in 
—— 
character from 
"wi the the Sweetwater. Asan le 
ve pese peri aggere! т [qued thia Ro oya E 
siderable distance js the | int ec vpn ost all the | movethe stipules, especially from pen cuttings: B a vi 
islands withont ihe Sightes fear of Taini ita TELAS oA: gro wore wii VESTE Lagu A pv аре: д F. a: Royal Muscadine, and is of 
No wild a which at all dangerous. may be put in potsin turfy fodit, leaf-mould, and rough san: pr "ub ity. 
Indeed, Pe wild аи and monkey may almost vt. careful to make them firm, and to use water with gres A 1 a Vine presented by Mr. 
: to th 4 Simkes cau especially until the cuttings show of growth. | Whit: e D и lene, , and named 
the only animals met with. S fp opagation is comme enced in A the time, the|to be very different fi that variety, io MNA 
= e plentiful and dangerous. Some of them are. va oon хоя cutting pots may be placed i ња бше раш the north: bit ie y т F rom tl yuriey, „апа ha vA 
Toe кела sseeeding gly. afraid of later їп the season a south, aspect will be tho bost, for tho appearance ofthe White Lisbon imported 
ber. uds vid quick in seeing th vantage of drying the” cuttings should the weather be dull — duriog the winter months. The fruit is large - 
The inhabitai = : MI lt e PEU Us Ifthe weather is bright, syringe lightly every | and white, with a emori skin, showing the texture 
> inha tants are invariably afterni and shut down vr s before leaving the garden | o£ the flesh hb elow. The flesh-is firm and 
and with encouragement willing to work for you. for the o might t tilt the lights a few inches back and front, so as crackling, 
Ти aborigines (Gf the megro ras, with sort wool rore о гаа аата тоз wi an yena A mall sound Hack Grape, and 
: É + , the es may ос onally wn van. orisca pr. 2- —A small roun ас 
=й, have been gradually driven into the interior AC ay be left e next morning until the euttings | small bun а T t, but th Mb ane Ve 
alays and have ad : e of t > re free from superflu ure. Now you must not expect „үер: 
have ever been civi e Spaniards. They live | the Oak-leaved varieties trike in a few days like some of | 85868 nO ре 
in^ НД шотыш but seldom come in | ће lets (I have known Tom Thumb produce thin kon St. Ваен nt aud Muscat Ottonel are two 
contact with the other inhabitants. Although un- | e ee у established to pot i form s sal -bunched ; and small- berried. Muscat Grapes. 
civilised, they mever inj whi! n, unless| Inthe mean time, an they are getting establish 
previously (Eas tt rior to potting singly let M hare : look at the old plant. It m lealy , and neither of them has any merit besides: 
The Malays, who t the present time to | nd neq wx ou Б : qs КЫ de gol earliness. They ripen before either i» Eo al Musea- 
form the principal popu iin o he P! тече аге мар | | the 3608 d and the latter Тао ed in Wo&utity ud to fit dine or the Sweetwater, and in the opinion of the Com 
'eedingly easy people to deal "oy The w. he plant to be placed in T ey small pot. If th Vent was P are PA thy of dv tivation, excep as objec ts 
. The smalles uch pot bound, some of the roots possibly may be 9 bg 3 en A of curiosity so early, mi ey not ripen out. 
nes edt sache pem А | long, and ranging in thickness from the size of a Cedar реп К | of doors against та КАП КЫ pe y as Blac ek с бон 
priest attached to 10, | to the fineness ofa hairat the point. Now kr thosa erm the Sweetw 
e somewhat aver: о hard work. |an t them into lengths of an inch to an inch and a half, К water? 
тиш n Phy is js dress, on which p end ар leaving the EA ofthe cuttings or сү X but * jh.—There was a very f de шь 
ping the tom, as kr r í 
Mm heir p iocus! |; | Prepare the cutting pots in the usua! wa; fault that has 
n suns om Monqemarg fo ais jt T e srt has to Y UB vibe zu placiog 6h D i: 
— money about an to 734, ng ich. а! 
a single e bird, a oae many battles is | mal бе ш, and neat; give 
ofteh sold for sums aint. to 40l КЫРГ and t tho v work is done. 
In travelling I have invariably fo d these people to | t rear роті т from 5» 4 танро dis | 7 rieh in fla and 
be p roud to MÀ aos white mana - aic ыды and the best of тара loss of their аю, з ut the former rue И о kun Set 
ever 25th. organise the sap and enable А to form buds and shoots ; there- ape w 
J 
fore ps wn rootlets from the most scorching sun, to рге, ^g his ero e Duke of th P. 
idee ee E mpm е flowing odo 
PEL TIT SON’ and eve í f few hours, but you may ex- omson : e Vine sent 1з а seedling rai 
SPORTING ОО NIUMS—ROLLISSON'S pose the be fe error э "for the ES DUAE | ry! ode - Muscat of Alexendri ioi ey = pr 
attention small callosities will begin to form in about a fort. | s Musqué in the year 1 >in March 
THE facts si at p. 925, теё to the sporting of Rollis- | night or three Werke, ku у үл БО time afterwards incipient peau was sown consequ ently t не Vine - only - 
son's Unique, ы re by no means exceptional I have had in | | buds and green leaves will be perceptible. Continue the same | apt. 
past ребус Similar examples, not only in sporting | treatmen 4 tad Корне 18 months old w ar the - 
| эч, ] sporting | guarding specially against a dry, p à 118 
um ches it: о es ben a КА h e truss, being part | and also with pm jealousy against an over ist one, which | y ine had all the perge of Кы а me ене. 
кету of ihe "Sonet Unique-a тын І т орос from Noli | Mein "i i to bn Va it. pride to and leaf this season, it was obvious 
ra h produc veral trusses, Which therò -were | | gath ves аз сарае еч А ince Ay are potted off, and be | e cross had not taken effect, and when the berries 
both всаг1‹ aid lilac f ve a. aur Prise vr afterw The rootlings will be much | were set І did not feel certain that it меч di — 
seti Ше ата чар. k. PM do pd. 6 а. Ivery, i dies шп if the surface of f the PDS ig oce ther ps |from the Muscat, and naid the banc e than 
s of а Si ing braneb | w^ y 1 Y 
obtained bs & gardener on Peckham Rye fora з otf > Tresuqing {Бе plate pene CAR uitings and roots are suffi- | t'ey ought to have been, wh ieh gives € hiiia neh bie 
