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The short grass, leaves, and other refuse of the Flower garden, 

 if collected into a heap, sprinkled with Ammoniacal liquor, and 

 afterwards covered over with common soil, become, at the end 

 of three or four months, a manure of great excellence. It 

 should however at that time be turned and well mixed. A very- 

 small quantity of Ammoniacal liquor diluted with four parts of 

 water is required, and no more is used than is just sufficient to 

 damp the substance. In preparing this kind of manure, care 

 must be taken not to make the heap either broad or high ; for 

 if that is done it heats violently and becomes of little value. 



George Gordon, Superintendent. 



Orchard and Kitchen Garden Department. — The Sahibee Grape 

 from the Deccan, received from Col. Sykes has fruited. It is of 

 medium size both as regards the bunches and berries ; the latter 

 are oval, yellowish, with tender flesh, which is sugary but not 

 particularly high- flavoured. It however deserves further trial, 

 especially as the vine appears to have an early habit of vegetation, 

 the buds expanding before any other under the same circum- 

 stances ^ and it may therefore prove to be adapted for early 

 forcing. 



Guano applied to Turnips, in the early part of the season, 

 although used at the rate of 10 lb. to 84 sq. yds. produced no 

 evident effect, owing, doubtless, to the dryness of the weather. 

 The same remark applies to DanielVs manure. 



Nitrate of Soda at the rate of 8 lbs. to 50 sq. yds. for Cauli- 

 flowers, has produced a good growth j as is also the case with 

 Brocoli, and Brussels sprouts on an East border, manured with 

 it at the rate of 40 lbs. to 300 sq. yds. 3 the soil being a yellow 

 loam. 



Woolwich Humus applied at the rate of 8 barrow loads to 33 

 sq. yds. for Brocoli and Savoys, has produced a better growth 

 than where no manure was employed. 



Some of the Pear trees obtained from M. Jamin of Paris have 

 fruited. Of these the Beurre de Flandres is the Beurre Ratice ; 

 Poirb Melon de Kops, and Beurre Incomparable prove to be the 

 same as Beurre Diel ; Doyenne d'Hiver Nouveau appears to be 

 identical with the Easter Beurr^ ; the Beurre Spence, so much 

 sought after, is nothing but the Bezi de Montigny an old and 

 inferior sort ; so that the true kind, so highly spoken of by Van 

 Mons, still remains a desideratum. 



The Suffolk Thorn, which possesses the flavour of Gansell's 

 Bergamot, is likely to be an excellent standard pear ; it appears 

 to be hardy and a good bearer. 



Among the new or little knowm Pears that have fruited tin's 

 season, the best is the Rondelet, originally received by the Society 



