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i some Kinds ©: t paya, may yet only Objectionable in | Philip Scolding. [Thi hae? tention orbits i ; 
oe proven es the fibre o e Ho leus may pr by ducing a metallic eyelet into the hole pees which Tocieties. 
difie a by tr aiment, "ah eed down b. is pas sed the wire that suspends the lead | lab al. A 
admixture W ith cotton as tu produce various k p Hor he following notice has been 
paper, having more or les A yee oats at pleasure Grafting Wae.—Some years ago I made mall | issued oh “thie pak part of the oral Committee :—The otdi- 
«The Holcus fibre, cleanse nap figs ac oe quantity of this, ‘according the a natin Sra of | nary Meetings of bi Committee during the ensuin 
glossy silk-like 7 ge age aE nd as it bears a close rela: | sealing-wa: ms t, wax, and honey, but found great t diffi. | Season, for the examination of Seedlings and other 
a easy in stre rength, the e idea suggests itself t aT Me a ing the 3 The 1 
b sult however was fai satisfactory t da Rooms, at 
may pro res han & ay, as 2 P.M. wing days :— 
"How far this supposition, fonnded on the mi was lighter, took ap hae 2 roo} all trees, was ay o * | April tg May 10th, eri pine Jue sie June yore 
w ned d, 
fabrics. pa 3 m on wall ‘tr 
strengt ray liable erac ape, mei crafts under it seen ore 
I have no theans of testing, but to those who me toe one aly aR | ST belicve the antan tember 13th, ‘Septem 
trial may, prove to be interestin i: fem gp as h i. ted to make a large quan- 8th, December i 
I àm, honourable sirs, y G Tips tity of it this spring. but fo po the sealing-wax h AFO 1I 
S.G. Exr., Laboratory, Inland Revenue, “Feb. i prr z obs S ately bis spring ii mit Ka i Sto at ne se hey and Flowers for the opinion of i ‘Cottentbtee, mo- 
a howing no lirga with the balling. fat above. I hoped y First Class Certitic numenda a 
and s tir ming be iskly til it | are a. these eae M Patria according to the disere- 
ti jority 
‘ome Corres a eine by clea H A, a by 
— Vineries.— he ill effects of the wet cold tel $ tn Big amps. ah a i ys your. Ponders throw. OL the subjects exl hibited as aiy be thoù ind t desery ving 
winter and early part of spring on the early Vineries | a y, light oe the proper mode of manufacture, there f 
in the  eignbourtood of Brighton, a locality sat Lo oe and other works ? Sea ling- a ch hi 
famous fòr the production of fine early Grapes, are un- made of lac and rosin. It s eeni that the lac js | exhibitors :— The subjects fór the ontdek aidh of the 
Almost everywhere failures have Seater the. intractable part, for on makin more, and | Committee are to be elivered free at the place of 
Vinery after Vinery may be found in which the crop ing rosin instead o E sealing a, B: pai mixture | meeting, not later than 1 P.M. on the respective meet~ 
js entirel , or the production of bunches very |was easily itaune. The ohjert ia fo his latter is that. ing days; and all neceséary particulars respecting them 
‘mited; and, considering that the past summer was} it sticks to the fingers, bu y a mechanical | e to be fort oh eae unicated, in wri 
favourable for ripening’ the wood, these failu ae abi difficulty, it is probable that the addition of some dry Se ecretary. Note.— iame and post address of the’ 
i egat attributable to the unfavou able weath owder would ob think that if grafting wax |(exhit ditor; the name e oi the flower if a seedling; and 
ot recently bi nvexperi rienc cing. In the first p could be easily obtained, few amateurs would use that of the native country if an _ importation, will be 
inent buds onl z | considered essential patticdtt ars, 
o communicate such further details of the origin, 
i i iarities of thei 
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heei at e print time ; hedi in som Sue t 
ripe Grapes, bunches in bloom, an nd buds < ape breaking Nettle le Tops bo Sok th te if T oo "tad bist f 1a ntroduction, or pec 
ti aig in the same house, e Vi ine, general destruction throw A x A japi en the flowers, as they may think sistavestiihiy for publication. 
na nt. phd Y varieti An ga ders Sie ti eae thie pies asc ‘The merits of the subjects bing shall not be dis- 
ines rae Poki ii and show d fu ill irre ed Sood PTE i cussed Or decided on in the presence of the owners, or 
bunches; but perp be coming they et ai ae eped valable substitute, os fe er eB co a he a interested exhibitors thereof. Suficient € examples of 
be bit able the Committee to 
erowing, urned yellow, and dropped = sickly ki the his “shit ng Cookery Boo ik,” y e Thi pe extraord ai | form subject Het wa wae sti, Poe Hoe me apc 
iig pro wait I ic ing 
Vines to produce foliage st “be and that ly kind, 
ie hos Bh on Piba i re warts, E fin Gained i 
similar ar on Vines in A warm g to thes O ai | rëquired. 
moist apa m aa eee “tance the evil stim e of yi ar win Greens a no be she in co on. ; 
however seenis to arise om tite plih de sorb valuable äs @ purifier of the ‘blood; the alt is, | he passed over. Newly itnported or other new species 
a oe ciate into tee S) stem d nd they Ea vd he had sor pin aai t pity That chil- | of plants, not florists’ varieties, will have to be sub- 
vaa odát makh HE pastas on ADS Heth ak see in | mitted to the botanical advisers of the Committee, that 
sunlight it has ean unable to re-adjust itself in some oh x towns” ; Wash ied “ a tn, pit th t they may be correctly named. Exhibitors of this class 
ineries years t a have =- “het shod: cae h ji Akii an oa il tha in 0| of plants will greatly facilitate the operations of the 
shanty, Tor DNG have been substituted leaving | plenty of of boiling g water wit EA = sid o! HEN or | Committee by forwarding materials for this purpose, 
pr Air sr ‘ormed Br sa and bighly dvelaged n woaedn Shalini er x — it med put them on | whenever practicable, previous to the days of meeting, 
tery foliage. early Vineries a onl ag ie ae “tes ittia walt da bit g otani¢al Advisers z ie Floral 
a rpaliag vile small any es shia Geres super- ah t em in Kittle fat md = ne 4 ira roast y = à d Committee.” If not so done, provision must be made 
E added to the disasters just related. Let me ibe ‘er f | chats got heh etre poe ier ttl ial on for this 3 object ct at the time of meeting. “all packages 
| other localities pert fared i better than this or repor t fal of ace with or witho Erri plants mt 
failures will be ni I send a specimen | for rine {8 te enspoon ul at "9 5 Fou ©” oh without kba. subjects, whether plants or cut 
spection. Our bor hers e from | poached eggs.” | Tn amibers’s Journal” for 1854; it | will be delivered “up at the close of the paai i o the 
andarefor the most sia off A yond dEr eA drainage. J.M. | | is ele & that this or may be had during five months | pw Smeta ot 
iw i This most beau ag of all e year; for eve ti when the plant grows rank the | receive them. If left, it will be a the. entire of 
ndrobes i gover growing species. It has tops are still tender, ‘The young iaie aki Hig i mii The Committee w ill hold the git ig pes 
1 su ex 
e% Wurzel dressed like Nettles are extremely goo 
tn nh growth ople make so little use of natur Pr an ee ilij ining wit th all necessary minuteness +e 
ping find a meal ‘hedge, ‘The ed for ite opinion inpia 
n Vanda teres, | ; : A will. fa 
Like Hoik Giht Dendfobinrts it Kkes the hottest end | Burmese soldier is never at a Tos singe he can always | of the Committee by the production o 
of the house durin ug its gro oi season, and the coolest” p| gather leaves from the trees to boil into soup. Nothing lections of known PE Eai to serv: 
when at rest; it is very daikon Be of much gcd at but prejudice can prevent nt Nettle tops korn becoming | for comparison with new flowers. “Cop ies of of the 7 stone 
the root. The only plants I have ever seen to succeed a vrais pi ih obia be hy ar „| lations may be had on application to “ The Secretary to 
: well have been suspended from the roof on blocks of tt fo ntin 1 Committee a4 the Horticultural Society, > 8, 
wood, or what is miia common drainpip, |f months ago that T Potatoes Soa he very dear thie St. Martin’s Place, Trafalgar Square, London, wW. 
without Moss or any other Sábiiaboo being rsa [spring are tmly v Permit us therefore to 
i retain moisture, and sotnerlos pee a day duri the cord our bots ng ‘to the most successfal and) Royat BOTAN: OE 4,—At a second spring. 
poe et per maipe of éu n the bes eeina which sock “pines S n this peeesien severest 2 
: required is to Keep it in the peer est part of the house | CTODS- whole tubers may planted to | teresting subjects were produced. From the Royal Nur- 
suspended as near the glass as pack, piit, it just | Secure the best results if when the si are up about | sery, Slough, Mr. Turrer ras Medeor, pet mg 
af sufficient water to Me Me it from shrivelling. Once a |3 or 4 inches high, say at the end of May, the weakest | ous among which were Darling and age Se areca Hole the 
week will suffice nter. I have never yet seen | Shoots are pulled up and the number reduced to only | last avcrimson purple Sind, wenenrkable for the brilliancy 
: it flower from rade em; the blossoms are borne | 0, two, or it most three; this may be pier arn a of its colour, ‘The same preg sent a large-- 
and jerking | flowered variety of Rhododendron ciliatum, which pro- 
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attributable to many piri i piji brought on by | treated when up as directed for the ae es whole ones, pe eet a Tite oe Teka 
irregular treatment, such sudden Sadie of a3 this ‘part of the Potato without t expedient | which one named Mr. Marnock, a well-formed vari 
ee watering with he vs the mean | always produces age: age mg nt a nuber a nee white, tipped with purple, an having a disc of 
of the house, &e. Gleaning. favor wee sequently a weak and sm wens Progen be a good and attractive. 
rh for Walks.—1 aon making à walk through | Te ğ part of the yodid w set s best kind. Bot Hoyle, of Reading, furn Sshed a PAY 
a —— = material is scarce, would clay | talves from the upper part, aud throng ‘he tail end nium named Res adi ing Volunteer, a eng -coloured one 
surface (and ar ry as at this pae of | otherwise into single eyes ; vill ny t| kind of Various Cinerarias were 
jes) do stead of rabbish below the campy of gra 1? | re re equire so much thinning, if ing > vibes n "growing. By shown by Mr. Holland at “Messrs. Smith, of Dulwich. 
ules, Ivery, Dorki came . : 
I be obliged by your telling me what is ee jadhering strictly to the: a’ nearly all the |F ‘Mesa 
le ep of gen that would be required. If clay | Produce will prove lange oe aces Loviathat a. I 
rould not aiiswer the purpose, what is the objection ? where the process Chiat 1e. is not resorted to. | 
There iK A mank fence about B fect from the walk , | 4. Hardy and Sons, Maldon. 
Fest maro kas terse y drain off any body of i 
this a" SEMAN ernie preferable pat 
H J.T, Warwick, t y ymsi M a in eas 
to. relates, Koa walk is a a cla; 
nae a or free yA Aaaa T. y ae oo pede 
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a aies that. th duli Midas Takt the Viel: 
rm ot em porma- | grown on in a mixture of sam = we was lso god dias 
causes Eo Tend abala i is | on tat om ‘se. pies aa ian, vite extra ing 4 ion Dako Wellington, ects ae 
the ey ae they § sa to ge ener’ in a at that stage mine are transferred ona | Bar Star, Traill’s Champion, and) Hexdléy’s 
‘Shem, In the specimen T send you will | a hot-water an Orehid-house. Ticonsidér it one Royal hho on “Messrs. E. G. Hen mierni cine @ 
I have sete aly this. Aegan hes ble importations of late years. J. W. L . leollection of Camellias, among which were Beali 
