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three wires fastened to the " under extremity" 
of the boxes. This covering is pierced with 
holes at its upper part, to admit air to the 
shoots of the asparagus, which, treated by 
this method, comes up stronger, more tender, 
acquires a greater quantity of edible sub- 
stance, and forms one of the most savoury 
dishes that can be placed on the dinner-table. 
The covers are taken off during the sunshine, 
or mild weather, and replaced towards the 
evening. This method reminds us of another 
that we have seen successfully employed in 
the department of La Meuse [in France] ; one 
which is adopted, from curiosity, with a great 
number of fruits, and which consists in en- 
closing [inserting] a young fruit of an apple, 
pear, or melon, in a glass globe [which is at 
the same time attached to the branch close to 
the peduncle of the fruit], where the fruit 
gradually swells and ripens, and, if the size 
of the glass has been suited to the kind of 
fruit, ultimately fills it entirely. [This is 
very common in Scotland with large kinds of 
wall fruit.] For asparagus, it is sufficient to 
have some bottles with the neck broken off ; 
they may be placed over the shoots that have 
already come up, and fastened to the ground 
by twigs, similar to those used for pegging 
down verbenas, and other flowers in the 
parterre, but stronger : the asparagus soon 
reaches the summit, bends, and twists about 
till it entirely fills the bottle. When it is 
perceived that they have ceased growing, the 
shoots are cut at the base, and the bottles 
broken. Two asparagus shoots [treated in 
this way] will be found sufficient for a dish : 
they are very tender, delicate, and of an ex- 
quisite taste. "When served with green peas 
they constitute a very delicious vegetable. — 
Ghent Annates. [The bottles are said to be 
broken after use ; but if the shoulder and 
neck were ground off, the asparagus could be 
taken out without the necessity of sacrificing 
the bottles.] 
New Roses. — The following notes on the 
characters of certain new roses, extracted 
from the Gardener's Chronicle, were made at 
the principal rose nurseries during the last 
blooming season : — Provence: Adrienne de 
Cardoville, rosy crimson, large, full, and of 
good form. Moss : Princess Royale (Por- 
temer), flesh-colour, of medium size, full, and 
of fine form ; Lanei, rosy purple, large and 
full. French: Perle des Panaches, white, 
with clear red stripes, very pretty ; (Eillet 
Flamand, white, with broader rose and lilac 
stripes, and more striking, but less double 
than the preceding ; Je me Maintiendrai, 
rose, large and double, distinct and good ; 
Ohl, crimson, very large and full, fine. 
Hybrid Provence : Hebe, flesh-colour, large 
and full ; Comtesse de Segur, flesh-colour, 
clear, and of fine form, but not so full as the 
former. Hybrid China: Juno, pub; ro-e, 
very large, a little coarse ; LAttrayante, 
flesh-colour, large and full, good ; Anna de 
Rivoli, clear pink, of beautiful effect on the 
tree, but not very double ; Fritz Dukerr, 
deep crimson, in the way of Fnlgenfl ; Cn oe- 
ral Lamoriciere, lilac, of good form, distinct ; 
General Jacqueminot, purplish crimson, large 
and full, very good. Hybrid Bowbon : Paul 
Ricaut, vivid crimson, striking and fine. 
Theseareall summer Roses. Among autumnal.s 
— Damash Perpetual: Julie de Krudner, 
pink, a free bloomer, and good ; Poarpre 
Royale, a fine rose, but of an objectionable 
colour ; Duchesse de Praslit), pink, pale 
edges, possessing the characteristics of the 
Alba Rose. Hybrid Perpetual: Louise Bour- 
dillion, pink, distinct and pretty ; Reine des 
Fleurs, rosy pink, rather dull, but said to be 
fine in the autumn ; Cymedor, brilliant red, 
striking, but not too double ; Madame Pepin, 
pale rose, large and full, and of good form ; 
Gloire d' Angers, lively rose, rather small ; 
Comte de Montalivet, violet, very large and 
showy, but not very double ; Geant des 
Batailles, brilliant crimson, a real gem ; Du- 
chesse de Galliera, pale rose, full, very good ; 
General Negrier, similar to the last in colour, 
but larger ; Pius IX., crimson, large, and of 
good form ; Soleil dAusteiditz, which proves 
to be quite as good a Rose, though not so 
brilliant in colour, as Geant des Batailles ; 
Standard of Marengo, raised by the person 
who raised Geant des Batailles, and which he 
stated would surpass it, a brilliant crimson 
Rose of the most perfect cupped shape, but 
not quite so full of petals as the Geant ; 
Madame Guillot, deep pink, very double, and 
beautifully shaped j Dr. Arnal, a good rose, 
like Madame Laffay in colour; Chateaubriand, 
of a bright glossy pink, scarcely double 
enough, still a very pretty rose ; Gen. Moran- 
giez, a most profuse bloomer, deep rose, 
tinted with lilac ; LTnflexible, very full, 
cupped and finely shaped, colour, peach blos- 
som ; Madame Trudeaux, light brilliant crim- 
son, a beautiful variety ; Henry IV., bright 
pink, a very vigorous grower ; Commandant 
Fournier, very brilliant, like Cymedor in not 
being very double, a bright light crimson ; 
Bouton de Flore, blush, blooming in very 
large clusters ; La Gigantesque, very large 
semi-double, a brilliant crimson ; Jeanne 
dArc, a pale blush, and pretty variety ; 
Pauline Bonaparte, white. Bourbon : Char- 
lemagne, silvery blush, large and full ; Menoux 
and Marquis de Moyria, brilliant crimson 
roses ; Leveson Gower, a new rose-coloured 
variety, with flowers as large as Souvenir de 
la Malmaison, does not appear to open freely, 
at least in the summer months. Noisette : 
