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and secret themselves after their evening depredations. He then 
goes round in the morning, takes off the cap, shakes them out in 
great quantities, and thus destroys them. A. 
Essex , Oct. 22, 1833. 
Culture of Thunbergia alata.— Plants raised from seeds are 
preferable, when seed can be obtained, for they grow stronger and 
survive the winter better than those raised from cuttings. But in 
case the plants do not produce seed, cuttings should be struck from 
the earliest shoots in the spring, and they should be sparingly wa¬ 
tered in the winter and spring months, until they begin to push vi¬ 
gorously. The soil should be light and rich ; and the plants regu¬ 
larly syringed over the leaves, to check the red spider, to which they 
are very subject. Water heated to about 120 degrees Fahr. will kill 
them with greater certainty than when cold. They succeed best in 
the stove, but will thrive in a warm greenhouse. 
Culture of Kennedia rubicunda. —This plant should be pot¬ 
ted in a mixture of sandy loam and peat. It requires moderate wa¬ 
tering, that is, it should never be allowed to become very dry, and if 
on the other hand too much water be given, the plant will be sickly 
and the soil be covered with moss, which ought never to he allowed 
to grow. It is a creeper of the easiest culture, and will grow in al¬ 
most any situation in an airy greenhouse ; but New Holland plants 
will not thrive in heat. A healthy plant would derive benefit from 
being set in a shady situation out of doors, during the summer 
months, but a sickly one would not. 
Treatment of Vines. —As the treatment of Vines has lately 
formed a prominent topic in your valuable publication, permit me, 
for the information of your readers, to state the plan I have adopted 
for obtaining early grapes, of a large size and fine flavour. 
About six years ago, I planted a black Hambro’ vine against a 
wall with a south-east aspect, and in about four years it not only 
covered the wall, but also the tiled roof of my next door neighbour’s 
out-house, notwithstanding it was very closely pruned every year. 
Two years ago, I built a small green house in front of this vine 
twelve feet long, four feet wide, and eight feet high. I bring from 
the roof of the out-house, each year, as much new wood as will fill 
the same, at one foot distance from each branch, with about three buds 
on each. I heat the same by laying half a load of fresh dung on the 
floor twice each season, from which I obtain not only heat but mois¬ 
ture. For the nourishment of the roots, I occasionally stop up a 
drain in front of the green house, especially in hot weather. The 
result of my experiment for the last two years is about 60 lbs. of 
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