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REVIEW. 
than it the work were confined to farming alone. We are the more 
anxious it should succeed, for the sa'ke of the country in which it is 
published. 
Mr. Murphy, by way of apology, stales, that from some peculiar 
hinderances, the first number is not a fair specimen. On this point, 
however, we beg leave to differ from him, for after looking over the 
subsequent numbers, we think that an excellent paper by Mr. Murphy, 
and several by some other contributors, render the first number equal 
to either of the two succeeding ones. The first five pages are occu¬ 
pied with an introductory address. Then follow some articles on 
Horticulture and Floriculture, from which we have made the follow¬ 
ing extracts: 
On Raising Native Hyacinths. —The plants which have flow¬ 
ered in glasses or pots, produce better offsets than those raised in 
beds; these, together with the mother and now reduced bulb, plant 
at the usual season.’ The old bulb affords considerable nourishment 
to the young plants, which rise with great strength the following 
spring. W r hen the leaves assume a yellow hue, the plants are to be 
taken up, and replanted the same day in prepared beds; the stronger 
by themselves. The strongest plants will shew blossoms the follow¬ 
ing spring, some of them having from twelve to twenty bells or pips; 
these should be reduced to three or four, which should be left on the 
extremity to draw up the sap. W ere the whole suffered to remain, 
the plant would be much exhausted in flowering; and if wholly taken 
off, it receives a great check. The bulbs are again to be taken up in 
October, and replanted as before, not permitting them to remain anv 
time out of the ground. Moisture seems essential to the perfection 
of the Hyacinth ; and I find that those which remain in the ground, 
and of course subject to its influence, are'not at anytime affected 
with the ring disease, by which many of those which are placed in 
the store are lost every season. 
The Compost best suited for them is, one barrowful of loam 
from rocky places; one ditto well rotted cow-dung. This should, if 
possible, be three years old; one-third of a barrow of mould, produ¬ 
ced from rotted tree leaves, and about a fifth of a barrow from an old 
cucumber bed. With this, the bed is to be made two and a half feet 
deep, and the surface covered with turf mould, to preserve the bulbs 
from frost. 
To preserve Vines and Peach-Trees from Mildew, Green 
Fly and Scale. —Slake two pounds of roach lime with about six 
gallons of water; after it has stood sixteen or eighteen hours, I pour 
off the pure water, and mix it with four gallons of soap suds. I 
