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^ EOYAL BOTANICAL GARDEN, GLASNEVIN, DUBLIN, 



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By the Curator's Report of this Garden, we learn that steps have P 

 been taken to cultivate the Victoria Regia there. A brick and cement 

 tank, fifteen feet square, has been built at the end of one of the 

 houses. The sugar beet, so interesting as an economical crop to the 

 Irish proprietor, has been experimented upon in twelve different ways : 

 prepared manures were applied, as well as turf mould — the former 

 experiments were intended as a test for the analysis of the roots, the 

 result will be reported Flowers and plants have been furnished from 

 the Garden to the Dublin School of Design. An economical museum 

 is wanted, as there is at Kew. 



\T~~ Now Spring is upon you, gardeners, farmers, truckers, and all 

 others interested in the soil and weather. As a friend, we would ad- 

 vise you to be active, energetic, decided, and yet careful; those not 

 familiar with our climate must just gain experience as others have 

 done — by paying for it. Take heed, as Poor Richard says, that you 

 do not pay dearly for it. Our spring is irhort, very short ; to-day, our 

 plants languish for sun and light and air — to-morrow, they wilt and 

 become parched by rapid and unusual evaporation. Watch plants 

 in pots, accustom them gradually to these sudden transitions of heat, 

 light, drought; and cold, shade and over moisture — the delicate leaves 

 cooked by the artificial heat, must be gradually restored to vigor and 

 health. Vegetables must be got in at once ; all small seeds, flowers 

 and others, must be sown as soon as possible. By our next appear- 

 ance we shall, 1 hope, have to congratulate the craft, on their release 

 from a spring, late and ungenial, to a pleasant summer — sursum 

 cor da. 



We have received many encouraging letters from friends, exiciting 

 us to carry out our project, which we are determined to do at all haz- 

 ards, without however involving any risk. We have relinquished the 

 spade for the pen, but are well disposed to resume the former at any 

 time; indeed we shall alw r ays fraternize with our old friend. "I 

 never murmur at the lot which dooms me as the rich man's slave." 

 Our especial thanks are due to those contributors who went to work 

 for this number, and although a few were late, they will be early 

 next time. 



Communications received from W. Sanders, Baltimore, John Mur- 

 ray, Meadville, Pa.; F. Norton, New York ; F. W. Connor, Glasnevin, 

 Dublin; A. Campbell, do; Thos. Kirkpatrick, Esq. M. D., Dublin. 

 We shall give a few extracts in our next from these communications. 



0~r~ A testimonial is preparing for C. Mcintosh, author of the Prac- 

 tical Gardener and Book of the Garden, gardener to the Duke ofc 

 ^ Buccleuch, Dalkeith Palace, Edinburgh, Scotland. ^J 



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