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Black Haniburghs, and a few other kinds for the sake of having a variety, such, 

 as Black Prince, Trentham Black, Buckland Sweetwater, "Chaptal, White 

 Frontignan, and one or two Muscats of Alexandria at the hottest end of the 

 house. This house should have eight rows of four-inch pipes in it, taking 

 care to have half with troughs as recommended above. 



The third vinery I would transplant with the different sorts of Muscats, 

 such as Charlesworth Tokay, Bowood Muscat, Barnes' Muscat, and Muscat of 

 Alexandria; and although there is no apparent difference in the appearance of 

 the fruit, my opinion is, there is a difference in the constitution of the plants. 

 I would also advise that one or two Canon Hall Muscats should be planted. 

 This house should have the same quantity of pipes and troughs in it as recom- 

 mended for the early vinery. 



The fourth vinery to have eight rows of four-inch pipes, and trough-pipes 

 as recommended above, and to be planted with the true variety of Black 

 Alicante (see the report in the Gardeners' Chronicle and Journal of Horticul- 

 ture of the Fruit Committee of Oct. 4th), Lady Downes', West's St. Peter's, 

 Barbarossa, Old White Tokay, and Trebbiano. 



The Vineyard, Garston, near Liverpool. J. Meredith. 



(To he continued.) 



A FEW THINGS RELATING TO ROSES. 



[After we received the following communication from our esteemed corre- 

 spondent, he informed us that he had also sent it to one of our contemporaries. 

 This, then, will account for it appearing simultaneously in two periodicals.] 



1. Moss. — On full consideration I think that showing Roses on moss is the 

 best way. It is difficult in this life to make things quite equal. Those who 

 can get tree moss have a great advantage over those who can only get ground 

 moss. The quality of this differs according to the richness or poorness of the 

 ground. Here the soil is mainly poor, and I, for one, can only procure some- 

 thing that bears the name of moss, of a yellowish -green colour. Sometimes it 

 is as brown as a door-mat. 



2. The Show Box. — This should be 6 inches high at the back, and 4 inches 

 m front. The width should be 18 inches including the wood. The proper 

 length is 3 feet ; but if notice is given of the length of the box, the length is 

 not material. The stems of the cups need be only 4 inches. To meet the 

 upraised tendency of the back and centre, strips of wood should be nailed or 

 screwed to the bottom of the box; this will make the cups level. Supposing 

 the box to be for twenty-four Roses in three lines of eight Roses, the base of the 

 cups may be fixed with tin tacks in their places. Being fixed, havbands or 

 chips will suffice to stuff up the box ; and then the surface may be covered 

 with moss. Where moss, as here, is scarce, this will be found economical. 

 The cover of the show box should not be painted, as paint draws the heat, A 

 wet cloth in very hot weather should be over the box. The heat and shaking 

 of a train do great mischief. 



3. The Bud Rule.— Kudo, diversity of opinion on this subject prevails, 

 even among those perfectly able to give an opinion. Those who have large 

 stocks of Roses and good land are generally for enforcing the bud rule, a rule 

 which is never enforced, and, therefore, a very unwise rule. Were the rule 

 enforced there would scarcely be a box without the word " disqualification ! " 

 The Judges at the National have no time to examine bud-removals ; they have 

 barely time to count the good Roses. The bud rule is rather hard upon those 

 who have small stocks of Roses and inferior ground. Were they allowed to 



