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was of no use, he was " convinced against his will," and still firmly believes 

 the Yang-mae is usually grafted on the Pine. R. F. — Qard. Chron. 



Ageratums and Heliotropes for Winter Blooming. — The suita- 

 bility of these plants for greenhouse decoration during the flowerless and 

 .dreary months of winter, does not appear to be so generally known as it 

 should be. To grow them for this purpose, the cuttings should be rooted 

 the same time as Chrysanthemums, viz, the middle of July, and potted into, 

 three inch pots ; and, about three weeks later, shifted into the pots in which 

 they are intended to bloom. Loam of ordinary quality, with a little rotten 

 dung and coarse sand, will be found quite good enough to grow them in. 

 About a fortnight after their final shift, plunge the pots in a warm border, 

 where they can remain till the middle of October. By this time they will 

 have become fine bushy plants, well furnished with flowering shoots, and 

 should be taken up, the pots washed, and the plants tied into shape, and re- 

 moved to the conservatory or greenhouse, where they will continue in 

 flower the whole of the winter. As the pots will be full of roots when in 

 their winter [quarters, they must have a plentiful supply of water ; for if 

 neglected in this respect they lose their leaves, and though they still retain 

 their flowers, yet when denuded of their foliage they become unsightly.— 

 Gr&rd. Chron. 



WESTERN AGRICULTURAL EXCHANGES. 



Every one regretted the suspension of the most interesting of monthlies 

 the Western Horticultural Review. We hope soon to see it announced 

 that the health of Dr. Warder, its worthy editor, is sufficiently restored to 

 resume his labors. 



The Ohio Cultivator, published at Columbus, Q. on the first and fifteenth 

 of every month at §1 per annum, is full of useful practical matter. 



The Ohio Farmer — a weekly, edited by Mr. Thomas Brown, always comes 

 to us with something interesting and instructive especially in matters relating 

 to stock. 



The Farmer s Companion, edited by a corps of enthusiastic gentlemen 

 of Detroit, Michigan, is published at the remarkably low price of 50 cts. a 

 year. We recommend it to all engaged in agriculture, stock raising, &c. 



The Iowa Farmer. This is a new monthly, published at Burlington, 

 Iowa, edited by Messrs. Grimes and Tallant. It bids fair to become one of 

 the best papers in that section. 



