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Golds worth Nursery, near Woking, (Mr. Donald’s,) there are thirty or 
forty kinds which have stood in the open air many years without pro¬ 
tection. It does not appear, however, that the Camellia will bear the 
open air far north of London, or that it has ever attained a greater height 
in England than twelve feet; but in Italy, near Naples, a plant grew to 
the height of twenty feet in seven years ; and in ten years it was upwards 
of thirty feet. 
When Camellias are grown in pots, care should be taken to give them 
plenty of drainage, both of crocks and cinders. The soil should be peat, 
or very sandy loam mixed with vegetable mould; and they should be 
watered every day, freely, but without ever allowing the water to stand in 
the saucer. The leaves should be frequently syringed, but never when 
the sun is shining upon them, as it would make them become blotched, 
and indeed they should never, if possible, be exposed to the direct rays of 
the sun. On this account an east or west wall suits them better than one 
full south; and they will grow well in a vinery, where the shade of the 
vine-leaves would be injurious to most other plants. 
The number of Camellias raised every year both in England and on 
the Continent almost exceeds belief ; and in America they are so highly 
prized as ornaments for the hair, &c., that a dollar is the common price 
for a single flower. 
ON THE BIRDS COMMON IN GARDENS. 
BY MR. MAIN. 
Many persons who possess gardens feel a desire to know something of 
the birds usually found in them, and particularly as to which are injurious 
to the trees. Several of our most beautiful birds are unjustly accused on 
this score, and it may, therefore, be interesting to the readers of the 
Ladies’ Magazine of Gardening to know something about them. 
Among the birds which feed on insects, and therefore do good instead 
of harm to gardens, are those belonging to the genus Parus (the Titmouse). 
These are pretty little birds, six species of which are natives of this 
country. They all live on the larva of insects, or on,worms, and are not 
averse to any kind of carrion that falls in their way ; consequently, they 
are frequenters of butchers’ shambles and slaughter-houses, and even in 
public markets some of them may be seen feasting on the largest joints. 
P. major , the Greater Titmouse.—This species lives mostly in woods, 
and nestles and roosts in holes of trees. Sometimes they nestle in holes 
of walls or buildings, ruins, and deserted cottages. They make their nest 
