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and transplanted at the moment of being shipped; they ought on 
the contrary either to he sown in the pots or boxes which are to he 
sent home, or moved into them some months previous to shipping, 
and allowed to make roots before they are sent on hoard. Having 
had occasion to send to the West Indies some plants, I have follow¬ 
ed this practice with invariable success ; and I strongly recommend 
it to general attention, more particularly to those who send plants 
from other countries to this. The best method I have yet hit upon 
is a common flower Barrel with the top out, in the bottom of which 
the pots are firmly fixed by a bar across the top of the pots. A few 
bars of wood are put across the upper end of the Barrel, and a piece 
of tarpaulin is nailed to the side of the Barrel, like a flap to cover the 
top in very hard weather. I have also made a few holes with a large 
auger in the sides, to prevent the possibility of the plants being en¬ 
tirely secluded from air. 
Mulberry.— You mention an anecdote (page 709) of the viva¬ 
city of the mulberry tree, I will give you another. Many years ago, 
a large branch, as big as a man’s thigh, was blown off a very fa\our- 
ite old mulberry tree, when the tree was in full leaf; it was planted 
immediately, leaves, branches, and all, and it is now a fine thriving 
plant, making strong healthy wood every year. The greater part of 
the old wood is dead, but some portion still remains alive, while the 
new wood and bark are constantly forming round the old ; and in the 
course of a very few years, the tree will consist of a coat of new wood 
embracing a core of old, of four or five inches diameter. The old 
mulberry tree was afterwards blown down, and continued to make 
buds and shoots as it lay on the ground with other timber for several 
years. 
Mr. Sherborne’s Oranges. — I am very glad to read your 
article on the cultivation of the Orange tribe, and beg to inform you, 
that Mr. Sherborne, the acting Partner in the plate glass manufacto¬ 
ry, St. Helen’s, near Liverpool, has greatly distinguished himself in 
this act. His conservatory is a perfect grove, and his mode of ma¬ 
nagement, I believe, quite peculiar, as it certainly is beyond all 
others, successful. I wish he would let his gardener send you an 
article. 
Deciduous Cypress. —Perceiving that mention is made of the 
Cypress as a useful tree, I beg to call your attention to that most 
beautiful of all trees, the Deciduous Cypress. There is a very fine 
one near a pond at High-gate. There are two very good ones just 
beyond Uxbridge, on a little island in the river, below the mill.— 
There are two capital plants, at Ambresbury, in Wiltshire, close by 
