THE LADIES’ MAGAZINE OF GARDENING. 23l 
way: Cut the branch to be removed immediately below the vessel, fig. 64, 
and observe, this vessel containing the earth must not be removed from 
the branch till it is safely placed in the flower-pot, well filled with earth ; 
the tin vessel may then be removed, but with such care as shall not 
disturb the earth attached to the roots. You will of course continue to 
water the plant as is usual; if the operation goes on well (as I have no 
doubt it will under your care), the fruit will ripen and the branch, rather 
tree, will continue to grow. The proper time to begin the operation is 
to place the vessels on the tree in the 
latter end of harvest, and remove the 
branch when the fruit is nearly ripe 
the following year. It has, however, 
been tried with success placing the 
vessels early in spring and removing 
when the fruit is nearly ripe in the 
same year. 
Fig. 67 shows the appearance of 
the tree with the vessels appended 
to it. 
R. H. 
THE EDITOR’S TOUR. 
On the 22nd of June I quitted London, with my husband and my 
little daughter, intending to pass through the north of England to 
Scotland. Our first resting-place was Derby, where we were most 
kindly received by Mr. Strutt; and the first visit we made from his 
hospitable mansion was to the Arboretum. I had not seen it since the 
day it was opened to the public, and I was quite astonished at the im¬ 
provement which twelve months had made. The plants appeared all in 
a most thriving state ; and some of the more rapidly growing species 
were already become trees. The hills and valleys were covered with fine 
smooth turf, and the roses and honeysuckles were in full luxuriance. 
One of the roses, the dark crimson moss, called Rouge de Luxembourg, 
was covered with its large splendid flowers, and I think I never saw any 
of a richer colour. While we were there a slight shower came on, and 
we took shelter in the cottage at the farther extremity of the garden. 
When we entered the porch we were struck with the sound of singing, 
many voices joining in chorus; and this we found proceeded from a large 
