Reviews and Extracts. — Horticulture, Sfc. 
1.— Flora and Pomoxa. By C. Mc.ixTO.sii, &c. 8vo. 
colourod, Is.Sd. 
Part 21, for October, contains. 
Potentilla spleiidens, Splendid Cinquefoil.—A yellow flowering- species, ^ native 
of the mountains of Nepal, and was introduced in 1822. Combretumpurpureuw, 
Purple Comhretuin.—This is an elegant specimen of this beautiful plant; the 
execution of it docs honour to the artist, and credit to the editor. This plant 
is generally considered diflicult to propagate. Mr. Me. Intosh has been informed 
by Mr. Reith, cultivator at Messrs. Colville’s, that it strikes with greater cer¬ 
tainty by cuttings of half-ripened wood, and that in six or eight mouths after¬ 
wards, it invariably comes into flower. New Cereus. — Mr. Rolles, of the 
King’s Road, has imported a new species of Cactus j its flowers resemble the 
Cdctns depreasa, and it has about 17 angles, a greater number than any other 
species hitherto introduced. 
On the Arrangement of GreerAioifee Plants during Summer. —The method 
recommended, is to place them on the side of a steep, sloping bank, cut into step.? 
like the stage of a g-reenhouse. The advantages to be derived from this system, 
are three-fold. 1st,—the plants stand upon a bottom not liable to be ati’ectod 
by excess of eitlier drought or moisture. 2nd,—they are better exposed to the 
light, air, and sun, while their roots are partially shaddd by each other. 3rd,—- 
an artificial shrubbery may be formed corresponding with the surrounding sce¬ 
nery. Next to this method, the editor recommends arranging them in groupis, 
according to their constitution and natural habits. 
Part 25, for NovksIber, contains 
The fVhUe or Common Muscadine Grape. —(By no means, we think, happily ex¬ 
ecuted.) This is not tlie Royal Muscadine, of Miller, which appears to have been 
identical with the Old White Muscadine, of Parkinson, a much larger growing 
Grape. This is often cultivated by the name of iSnusslas de Fontainhleau, from 
which, however, it materially difters in its foliage, alihougli the fruits have a 
great resemblance. Tiie foliage of the Fontainblcau is downy on the under side, 
and the present subject is quite smooth. It is supposed to have been introduced 
in 1660, by Sir William Temple, and is well known in this country as one that 
will ripen in the open air. 
Moorpark Apricot. —The synonyms of this excellent fruit are Anson’s, Temple’s, 
Dunmore’s Breda, and often the Peach Apricot,—it is decidedly the best Apricot 
in cultivation. 
On the Cultivation of Apricots. —.Apricots are in general increased or propaga¬ 
ted by budding on Plum stocks of diflerent sorts. Th^ Breda and Brussels being 
best calculated for standards, are usually budded on stocks of the 8t. Julian Plum, 
by which means clean and strong stems are obtained. The diseases of tlie Apricot 
aro generally to be tiaced to carele.ss or accidental injuries, the elfecls of which 
produce gum, canker, &c. 1st,—leaving the wounds ragged, on amputating large 
branches; and 2nd,—tearing off the young shoots in summer, so as to injure the 
bark, and leave holes in the branches. Both these necessarily admit the wet into 
the wood, aud canker is the consequence; to prevent which, the arithor recom¬ 
mends u.sing a sharp thin-bladed knife, to cut the sitperfluous siioots close to t'.e 
bark, and shorten the others to lialf-an-inch, to induce them to form matural spurs 
for blossom at the base. 
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