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PROCKEDINOS OF THE 



Hack's New I.arf^e I ictorii Pea is Ji dwarf sort, with thick 

 jmds, chimiK'lK'd uU)iit^ the under suture, from the direction of 

 which tlie aj)ex is shglitly elevated j ])eas large, somewhat four- 

 Bided. 



Myall's " I'.liza " Slrau hernj is middle sized, ovate, and tolc- 

 rahh j;t)od. ripcnint:; about the same time as Keen's Seedling. 



Ml/alt's " Jhitisli Qucrti" Strau berrij is very large, of a round- 

 ish irregular form and very good. Probably through ^^'ilmot's 

 Suj)erb, or others, it has had a little of the (^hili nature imparted ; 

 but it is superior in si/e, flavour, aiul bearing to any of the Chili 

 breeds jjreviously know n. Later than the preceeding. 



Swainslone Sccdiiug Strawberry has a very broad foliage, in 

 this respect much resembling Keen's Seedling; but plants of the 

 former may easily be distinguished by their very scabrous petioles. 

 The fruit is large, roundish or ovate, containing a little more 

 acidity than Keen's Seedling does, and therefore not so ai)t to 

 become flat. It bears most abundantly, and in succession, as it 

 has been reported to do. 



Of the varieties of Strawberries here mentioned, Myatt's 

 " Eliza," is not deserving of cultivation, but Myatt's " British 

 Queeji," and the Swainslone Seedling, can be recommended. 



A Black Hamburgh Vine potted in chopped vine-shoots and 

 leaves^ with ot)ly a little poor soil to hold it, has continued to 

 thrive. Patches of the different varieties of Strawberries, which 

 have had no dung for many years, have borne well, considering 

 the dry weather j and this appears to be attributable to their own 

 decayed foliage, and such decayed leaves from the apple-trees as 

 had got entangled amongst the Strawberry leaves. Their own 

 foliage, or that of trees is doubtless an excellent manure for 

 Strawberries. 



Hothouse Department. — For some time past experiments have 

 been in progress to ascertain what effect coloured glass produces 

 upon the germination of seeds, or upon the propagation of plants 

 from cuttings, and to [)rove or refute the statements which have 

 been made concerning its utility in a horticultural point of view. 

 The details of these experiments, and the result is now pro- 

 duced. 



In the first instance, some seeds of Nemophila insignis were 

 sou n in a bed on the open ground, and part of them were covered 

 with a blue hand-glass, and part with a hand-glass of the com- 

 mon kind. Those under the blue glass germinated about a day 

 sooner than the others, but in a short time the plants became long 

 jointed and weak, and evidently sulGfered much from the want of 

 light, while the others retained a strong and healthy appearance. 

 Evaporation evidently went on much faster under the common 

 glass than under the blue one, for, while the soil in the former 



