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upon the place. This is one of the things that “ puts heart ” 
into a man, and proud will that privileged gardener be when 
he points to the marvellous effects of the “ patent enlivener,” 
and boasts of the liberality and consideration of his employer, 
by means of which his labours have been crowned with success. 
The present time is a good one for the application of arti¬ 
ficial manure to garden crops. Sown broadcast over beds of 
Lettuces, Cabbages, Cauliflowers, Onions, and similar crops, it is 
soon worked into the surface by the frequent hoeing which is 
now indispensable to keep down weeds, and its beneficial effect 
is soon apparent, not only in accelerated sturdy growth, but 
also in the deepening hue of the foliage. Fruit and flowers, 
too, all thrive upon it, and to all beds and borders if applied as 
surface dressings very little time is required for the work, 
and good results are inevitable. Due care must, however, be 
taken not to overdo it. I have known plants stripped of 
foliage, and the growth of Ctrape Vines crippled, by an over¬ 
dose of guano. This is both foolish and wasteful, and easily 
avoided by the exercise of caution at first. Watchfulness and 
care soon show one the way, and while it is good to seek 
advice, it is still better to try and prove all things.— Edward 
Luckhurst. 
STRIKING YOUNG GROWTHS OF VINES. 
THE CORRECTOR-GENERAL OF GARDENERS. 
After my statement of a fact on page 402 as to the above 
method of propagating Vines which I saw practised in a nursery, 
I was not surprised to find myself again honoured with attention 
in another medium ; but I confess I was not a little astonished 
that a writer who has constituted himself the corrector-general of 
gardeners should proclaim his want of knowledge of the pro¬ 
cess alluded to. As a fact per sc needs no defence, and as 1 not 
only know that this mode of propagation has been practised in at 
least two nurseries, but have struck young growths myself, I did 
not intend making any reference to my critic, notwithstanding 
the receipt of one or two letters suggesting I should do so ; but 
one now to hand is rather too good for the waste-paper basket, 
and I am tempted to request its publication in the hope that it 
will supply the official with a theme for another “ note.” The letter 
is as follows :— 
“ I think you ought to be grateful to the ‘ corrector ’ for adver¬ 
tising the Journal— h is way, presumably, of announcing that he cannot 
find anything worth noticing in the other papers, though you will 
scarcely concur in the soundness of his judgment on that matter. 
On the question of Vine propagation, a seedling Vine was raised by 
a lady in a southern county; her husband grew and fruited it, and 
the fruit was pronounced very good. A north countryman (not a 
Scotchman), not unknown in the Grape-growing world, made a 
special journey to see this Grape. ‘ Oh,’ says he, ‘ you had better let 
me have a cane of this to plant out and grow it properly; I am 
better up to it than you, and my Grapes will sell your Vines.’ The 
very next season the northerner had 600 plants of this variety for 
sale, and a march was stolen on the honest southerner. Now, as the 
‘corrector’ ‘has seen and examined many new young Vines sent 
out by the trade and by raisers, but never yet came on one not 
raised from a hardwooded eye,’ here is another nice little piece of 
arithmetic for him to work out—viz., How long was the cane which 
travelled northwards ? ” 
If this does not please my gentle critic I am at a loss to know 
what will ; and if he cannot “ do the sum ” I fear he will have to 
take a lower place in the class, even if he does not run the risk of 
some ardent reformer voting him “ unfit for the high office ” he 
has appropriated—a vote that would certainly not be seconded by 
—J. Wright. 
NEW AURICULAS. 
The following is a descriptive list of varieties raised by my 
esteemed friend, the late Mr. Thomas Woodhead. These named only 
form a tithe of what he raised from seed. Owing to Miss Woodhead 
having to remove the plants late in the season, the potting was 
not completed until October. Still, although so late in potting, 
many of the seedlings produced good flowers—indeed, much 
better results than I expected. It being very probable that 
in the coming season the plants will be better situated for 
having the attention paid to them that they require than was 
the case last year, I expect to see a remarkably fine display next 
spring. 
When Mr. Woodhead commenced crossing he made it his 
rule to only use first-class varieties for parents, more particularly 
[ June 14, 1883. 
for seed-bearing—flowers having golden tubes, solid pastes, body 
colours not given to sporting, with smooth edges. The result thus 
far has justified the course he adopted, and has produced the 
following varieties :— 
Macbctli. —Green edge, very large. Tube rich deep yellow. 
Paste solid and dense. Body colour black and smooth, not given 
to spread. Edge a fine green and perfectly smooth. 
Shakespeare. —Green edge, very fine. Colour pale pea green. 
Tube circular, and deep rich yellow. Body colour dense and 
black. A very superior flower, to which the paleness of the green 
gives a peculiar charm. 
Robin Adair.— Green edge; a deep glossy flower. Tube rich 
deep yellow. Paste very fine and smooth. Body colour intensely 
black and solid. 
Adam Bede. —Green edge, raised from grey parents. Tube a 
deep yellow, with the anthers gathered together. Paste solid and 
good. Body colour black, the edge smooth and very fine. 
John Wilson. —Green edge. Tube like Col. Taylor. Paste 
dense and circular. Body colour black, shading off to a blue- 
purple. Solid and firmly cut. Edge pale pea green and perfectly 
smooth. 
Thomas Woodhead. —Green edge, a seedling from Prince of 
Wales and Prince of Greens. Tube rich deep yellow, closed at 
the top. Paste very fine. Body colour an Indian black, dense 
and solid. Edge smooth, and the green very fine. A flower 
which lasts a long time. 
Mary Ann. —Green edge. Tube rich deep yellow. Paste solid 
and fine. Body colour black, solid, and clean. Edge smooth, 
extra line. 
Thomas Boner. —Grey edge. Rich golden tube. Paste solid and 
smooth. Body colour black. Edge circular, a dense grey. 
George Rudd. —Grey edge. Tube rich golden yellow. Paste 
smooth and fine. Body colour black, the edge perfectly smooth. 
An immense flower, with a fine trusr. 
Mrs. Dodnell. —White edge ; first-class certificate at National 
Show at South Kensington, 1882. This variety still maintains its 
promise of being one of the best white edges in cultivation. Tube 
golden yellow. Paste solid and fine. Body colour black and 
solid, and continues a long time in flower. One of the best white 
edges I have ever seen. 
Mrs. Boner. —White edge. Tube a deep yellow. Paste solid 
and smooth. Body colour black. Edge good and smooth. Avery 
desirable flower. 
Rachel. —White edge ; extra fine. Tube deep rich yellow. 
Paste dense and solid. Body colour black. Edge smooth and 
good, like a white George Lightbody, from which it is raised. A 
grand large flower. 
Miss Woodhead. —White edge ; an improved edition of Summer- 
scales’ Catherina, being larger and finer. Tube deep yellow. Paste 
white and dense. Body colour black. One of the finest pro¬ 
portioned flowers I have seen; always constant and good. 
Neat and Clean. —Self. Rich yellow tube. Paste wide and 
solid. Body colour rich maroon. A large flower, with all good 
properties. 
Miss Black. —Self. Tube deep yellow. Paste solid. Body 
colour maroon. Edge perfectly smooth. 
Fairy Queen. —Self. Tube pale yellow. Paste solid. Body 
colour crimson-maroon. A fine variety. 
Bonnie Jane. —Self. Tube rich yellow. Paste dense and large. 
Body colour deep rich purple. Very fine. 
Col. Ackroyd. —Self. Tube golden yellow. Paste solid and large. 
Body colour deep rich crimson. Edge perfectly smooth. A great 
advance on either Duke of Argyle or Marquis of Lome. 
Alice Grey. —Self. Deep rich purple, nearly black. Tube 
golden yellow. Paste dense, large, and circular. A splendid 
flower. 
Mrs. Rarcson. —Self. Tube deep yellow. Paste large and fine. 
Body colour deep purple, rich and glossy. Pips very large, and 
plenty of them. Altogether an extra tine flower.— Geo. Rudd. 
DESTROYING GRUBS. 
With summer suns the flies come, and after the flies follow 
caterpillars and grubs on boughs and at the roots. In some dis¬ 
tricts a friend of the bluebottle provides for its voracious progeny 
by laying its eggs at the roots of the Cabbage tribe. Delicate in 
its taste it is, for it very much prefers the delicate Cauliflowers, 
and thus they are frequently destroyed. Happily its organ of 
smell is also delicate, and a weak manuring of cow urine not only 
starts the plants, but sends the blue-tailed fly searching elsewhere. 
Applied stronger round the stems, but not in quantities sufficient 
to reach the roots—it would when strong kill them—it also kills 
the grubs. Sal ammoniac applied in water first, followed after 
