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of Rural Botany in the Jardin des Plantes (which, 
it is said, will not be filled up), and among the 
20 foreign members of the Horticultural Society 
of London.—J. L. (in the Gardeners’ Chronicle.) 
Roses for Winter-Blooming.—A. selection for 
this purpose should be made from the Tea and 
Bourbon families, on their own roots or budded 
very low. Presuming the plants brought from the 
nursery are in the small pots they are generally 
grown in for sale, they should at once be placed 
into those a size larger, carefully and freely watered 
during this and next month, cutting off all the 
flower-buds that may show before September. 
About the middle of the latter month, shorten the 
strongest shoots, and thin out the slender ones, 
turn the plants out of the pots, depriving them of 
some of the soil, and repot in those a good size 
larger, using a compost of turfy loam, sand, and 
manure, in about equal proportions ; they also like 
a little leafmould ; put several pieces of broken 
crock in the bottom of the pot, then a portion of 
soil ; place the plant so that its surface roots shall 
just be covered ; and then, fillimg with the soil, put 
them in a situation partially shaded—water 
sparingly, till they begin to grow—then expose 
them fully to the sun, and water freely every day. 
There they may remain till the middle or end of 
October, when they should be removed to a pit to 
prepare them for flowering. Previous to their re- 
moval, the pots should be washed, and the plants 
neatly tied up. Where charcoal can be had, it 
will be found of great utility in the pot culture 
of roses, broken to the size of nuts, and about one- 
fifth mixed with the soil; the roots delight to 
ramble through it, and the foliage becomes of a 
richer and darker green; the surface of the soil 
must have frequent stirrings. The plants must 
be carefully examined, and whenever infested by 
green-fly, the latter should be destroyed by tobacco 
smoke. Roses in pots are wonderfully benefited 
by a watering of manure-water now and then. 
This water is very easily prepared. Let droppings 
from the stable or cow-house be put into a large 
tub or barrel, with water kept over them for a week 
or two, occasionally stirring it up; the water may 
then be poured or drawn off for use. Guano water 
also makes a good manure. <A quarter of a pound 
of guano in three gallons of water, frequently 
stirred before using will be found very nourishing ; 
indeed, one pound to sixteen gallons of water will 
be strong enough to use by the inexperienced, for 
if used much stronger than I have stated it would 
injure plants in pots. In the open ground, any of 
these liquids may be used stronger and rather 
more frequently. —J. H. 

The Chloroforming of Bees.—The quantity of 
chloroform required for an ordinary hive, is the 
sixth part of an ounce ; a very large hive may take 
nearly a quarter of an ounce. My mode of opera- 
tion is as follows :—I set down a table opposite to, 
and about four feet distant from the hive; on the 
table I spread a thick linen cloth; in the centre 
of the table I place a small, shallow breakfast plate, 
which I cover with a piece of wire gauze, to prevent 
_ the bees coming in immediate contact with the chlo- 
roform ; and into this plate I pour the chloroform. 
I now quickly and cautiously lift the hive from the 
board on which it is standing, set it down on the 


top of the table, keeping the plate in the centre ; 
cover the hive closely up with cloths, and in twenty 
minutes or so, the bees are not only sound asleep, 
but, contrary to what I have seen when they are 
suffocated with sulphur, not one is left among the 
combs; the whole of them are lying helpless on the 
table. You now remove what honey you think fit, 
replacing the hive in its old place ; and the bees, as 
they recover, will return to their domicile. A bright, 
calm, sunny day is the best; and you should com- 
mence your operations in the morning before many 
of them are abroad.—D. Surru (in the Edinburgh 
Evening Courant). 

On Hatching the Eggs of Spanish and Cochin 
China Fowls.—I have never found any difference 
in the hatching of my Spanish and Cochin China 
eggs, beyond, perhaps, an hour ortwo. I consider 
it a bad plan to mix different shelled eges together. 
The Spanish is remarkably thin, and the Cochin 
very thick. The young of the latter are longer 
making way through the shell than the former; 
and when chickens are hatching, unless those that 
appear first are removed immediately, the hen be- 
comes uneasy, and sits hollow. If out of thirteen 
eggs three or four chickens appear first, I always 
remove them and put them in flannel in a basket, 
till all are out. If this be long, Iremove the eges 
that are addled, to pacify the hen; and put all the 
ibs tie together under her.—Joun Batty, Mount 
treet. 

The New Hackney Carriage Act.—The act for 
the better regulation of metropolitan stage and 
hackney carriages, and for prohibiting the use of ad- 
vertising vehicles, which received the Royal assent 
on the 28th June, consisting of twenty-two clauses, 
came into operation on Monday, the 11th ult., ex- 
cept as therein specially provided. It provides that 
every driver of a hackney carriage (including cabs) 
within the limits of the metropolitan and city 
police district, is required, on each occasion when 
such carriage is hired, to deliver to the hirer a card, 
on which must be printed “‘ Hackney Carriage,” 
and the number of the Stamp Office plate, &c. 
When required, a driver is to produce a book of 
fares. After the 1st of October, persons desirous of 
obtaining a license to keep a hackney carriage, &c., 
must make application to the Commissioner of 
Police, who, if the carriage be found fit, shall grant 
a certificate ; no license to be granted by the Board 
of Inland Revenue without such certificate. The 
Commissioners of Police may cause carriages, &c., 
to be inspected ; and, if not in a fit condition, may 
suspend licenses, and recall the Stamp-Office plate ; 
notice of suspension to be given to the Inland 
Revenue. A penalty of £3 per day is imposed for 
the using and hiring of carriages not certified to be 
in a fit condition. The fares are to be 6d. per mile, 
or part of a mile, or 2s, per hour, or part of an 
hour, for carriages drawn by one horse ; and for 
carriages drawn by two horses one third more than 
the above rates. No back fare allowed; but the 
driver to be entitled to 6d. for every fifteen minutes 
that he shall be required to stop. When more than 
two persons shall be carried inside any hackney 
carriage, one sum of 6d. is to be paid for the whole 
hiring, in addition to the above fares. Two children 
under ten years of age are to be counted as one 
adult person. Lamps are to be provided for omni- 

