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grown about 8 or 10 inches, cut the sour shoot back to within three 

 inches of the bud, always taking care to prevent any of the sour orange 

 shoots from growing, otherwise they will soon become so vigorous 

 that they will take all the sap from the sweet orange buds and leave 

 them to starve. When the bud has grown a foot, cut the sour shoot 

 back close to the top of the bud, so that no buds are left on the sour 

 shoot, above the sweet orange bud. 



If the sour tree after being cut back, should not send out shoots 

 near the top, the stump should be cut back to where it is shooting, 

 before the shoots grow too long, or it will be very diflB.cult to tie the 

 buds. Six shoots may be budded on each stump, all shoots not bud- 

 ded must be rubbed o£P or they will take all the sap and starve the 

 sweet orange buds. 



A proper budding knife similar to the one illustrated, is almost in- 

 dispensable ; an ordinary knife may be used, but in any case the blade 

 of the knife should be thin and exceedingly sharp. Use the budding 

 knife for no other purpose, not even to cut off thorns with. 



ADDITIONS AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE 

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Library. 



Europe. 



British Isles. 



Annals of Botany, Sept. [Purchased.] 



Botanical Magazine, Sept. [Purchasei.] 



British Trade Journal, Sept. [Editor.] 



Chemist and Druggist, Aug. 25, Sept. 1, 8, 15. [Editor.] 



Foreign Office Reports, April, May, June, July. [Col. Sec] 



Garden, Aug. 25. Sept 1, 8, 15. [Purchased.] 



Gardeoers' Chronicle, Aug. 26, Sept. 1, 8, 15. [Purchased.] 



Hooker's Icones Plantarum, Aug, [Benthara Trustees.] 



International Sugar Journal, Sept. [Editor.] 



Nature, Aug 23, 30, Sept. 6, 13. [Purchased.] 



Pharmaceutical Journal, Aug 25, Sept 1, 8, 15. [Editor.] 



The School World, Sept. [Publishers,] 



West Indian and Commercial Advertiser, Sapt. [Editor.] 



France. 



Sucrerie indigene et coloniale. Aug. 28, Sept. 4, 11, 18. [Editor.] 

 Geimany. 



Bericht iiber den Botanischen Garten und daa Botanische Museum zu Ber- 

 lin. [Prof. Dr. Engler.] 

 Notizblatt, Berlin, Sept. [Director.] 

 Tropenflanzer, Sept. [Editor.] 



8wit%erland, 



M^moires de I'Herbier Boissier, No. 18. [Conservateur.] 

 Species Hepaticarum, Vol. I., Anagrogynse. By Frans Stephani, [Con- 

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