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also did one of those trained on fhe ground. I cut three of them, 
placing them in a vinery, where they turned rather yellow. They 
were very sweet, and higher flavoured than any other melon I have 
ever tasted, though rather watery. Each fruit weighed three and a- 
half pound. All the plants arc very healthy, and perfectly free from 
insects of any kinds. If G. I. T. would -have the goodness to give 
me any information, and point out mv error, I should feel much 
obliged, being convinced that I have not tasted the fruit in perfec¬ 
tion. M. D- 
How shall I destroy Moss on Lawns ? 1 shall esteem it a 
favour, if you will inform me, what is best to be done to kill moss on 
Lawns or Pleasure Grounds, as well as on gravel walks? I have tried 
salting, liming, and turning over for the walks; these things will do 
for a time, but in the course of a few weeks the state of things is as 
had as ever. The moss, or, as some call it, the fog, has entirely de¬ 
stroyed the grass. I sometimes think of digging it all down, and 
sowing it again. Unless you can inform me of something that will ex¬ 
tirpate it, I shall be obliged to have recourse to the digging. I do 
not know whether it is owing to the mowing machine having done 
away with the scythes. G. E. J. 
P. S. What is the best sort of Rhubarb for general use P Ans. 
Wilmots and the Gigantic, particularly the first. 
Are decaying Gooseberry Cuttings injurious to young 
hollies ? I planted a holly hedge about three years ago, which 
was entirely destroyed by the hares and rabbits; this was for a fence 
round a wood. About a year and a quarter since, I replanted it, 
and strewed lightly over the plants some gooseberry cuttings, for the 
purpose of protecting them, which I have hitherto found very ser¬ 
viceable. But I am informed by many persons, that there is some¬ 
thing in the Cuttings of a poisonous nature, which will destroy the 
hollies or any other plants near them. Having my doubts on the 
subject from actual observation, it occurred to me that you would fa_ 
vour me through the Register, with an opinion on the subject_Some 
of the cuttings have now begun to decay, and it has been a matter of 
consideration whether they are injurious when beginning to decay. 
If so, should the decayed branches be removed, and be supplied bv 
new cuttings, or the old ones he allowed to remain, and merely 
supply the defects ? T. Butler. 
A large Silver Medal offered to any person who pos¬ 
sesses the best Siceus. —The Warwickshire Floral and Horti¬ 
cultural Society will award its large Silver Medal, of the value of two 
sovereigns, to the most complete Hortus Siceus, to be exhibited at the 
