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by putting four ounces of Guano to every gallon of water. Of 
this mixture he put a pint to every gallon of water, and applied 
it to his plants once a week. His Fuchsias, Pelargoniums, 
Myrtles, in fact, every plant to which he has applied it, has 
flowered most exuberantly. At one of the Cornwall Royal 
Horticultural Society’s exhibitions, Mr. W. E. Rendle, of 
Plymouth, stated that, in his nursery, he had for some time used 
Guano, but he had fallen into the common error of using it 
too freely, and he found that it destroyed the plants; but 
experience had taught him that 'when used in a liquid state, 
half an ounce to a gallon of water, it formed a very valuable 
liquid manure. 
We have before us many statements from practical men, on 
the application of Guano, to almost every description of pro- 
duce, both of the farm and garden ; and in all instances, where 
it had been used discreetly, it has proved the most valuable 
ingredient that has hitherto been tried, as manure. From our 
own experience, and that of numerous agriculturists and horti- 
culturists, with whom we have corresponded, we infer that the 
practice of the Peruvians, in the use of Guano, has been duly 
founded on experience, and is that which proves the most 
beneficial; we mean the application of it to the plant when in a 
growing state, in preference to its mixture with the earth before, 
or at the time of, sowing the seed. Again, the Peruvians 
are correct in applying water immediately after its application, 
without which it cannot enter the earth, and be taken up by the 
roots of the plant. Hence, the advantage of applying it in a 
liquid state, when convenient, or in showery weather. Mixing 
it with other manures seems to be unnecessary ; but, for the 
convenience of equal distribution, it may require mixing with 
some pulverized ingredient, for which purpose dry light earth 
of any sort will suffice. 
In consequence of our account of Guano having been written 
and published at monthly intervals, it has assumed a some- 
what desultoi y form ; these intervals have, however, supplied 
much additional information, but which it would be useless to 
state here in detail ; sufiice it to say, we have seen, or been 
informed of, its application to almost every species of farm 
and garden crop, and when properly applied, has, in no 
instance, failed to produce the most beneficial results. 
