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cumstances : vines in pots, as early crops, are deserving of extensive 
cultivation. “F. T. O's” mode of heating conservations is not an in¬ 
direct advertisement, see p. 667. Mr. Muscroft’s list of gooseberries, 
page 204, notwithstanding the 7 chiefly relate to size, are nevertheless 
equal, if not superior, to some of the best old sorts ; the selection we 
have made in the present number, are those of superior flavour. 
To “ Q. P. R” p. 571. Grafting and budding will shortly he treated 
on and illustrated, no perfect double flowers can he propogated by 
seed, as the stamens instead of performing the duty allotted by nature 
are converted into petals, the double primrose is readily increased by 
divisions of the roots. To Sage, p. 620. The best sorts of strawber¬ 
ries for forcing are the Grove End Scarlet, and Roseberry for the 
first crops, and Keene’s Seedling to succeed them. To Mr. J. Mills, 
p. 621. We cannot speak either to the utility or inutility of the 
sterile hautboy strawberry, we have never yet found them of suffici¬ 
ent importance to prove the necessity of their presence, nor have we 
noticed them to be of sufficient injury to warrant destruction. If 
hautboys be planted on good strong soil where the roots can absorb 
a quantity of moisture, they will never fail to bear well, if on light 
soil they generally soon become barren. The ensuing year however 
we will pay more attention to the subject, and report the results. We 
should be ready to conclude the vines in the grapery are planted on 
a wet bottom, and experience has taught us when this is the case, ex¬ 
cept the season proves very dry, and the powerful absorbtion coun¬ 
tervailed bypowerful evaporation the fruit can never ripen kindly; al¬ 
lowing the vines to ripen too abundant crops has a similar effect. 
Perhaps the apple, “H. M. M.” names may be a Cornish Aromatic 
or Cornish July Flower, both may be obtained at Mr. Ronald’s, of 
Brentford, or any other nursery round London, where most probably 
specimens of the fruit may be viewed, which would be the safest way 
of deciding ; for to select a particular apple out of a list of 1400, with¬ 
out either figure or description, is at best but conjecture and uncer¬ 
tainty. Mr. Howden remarks in a letter now lying before us, that it 
“ would be better to apply for grafts to some friend in Truro.” B. 
C. p. 760, will shortly be supplied with an article on the Pine Ap¬ 
ple, with every necessary information. “ To G. A.L.”p. 766, Sugar- 
Baker’s scum is an excellent manure, to promote the growth of au¬ 
riculas and many other plants; a sixth or eighth part should be 
mixed with good loam, and be allowed to remain exposed to the wea¬ 
ther for, at least, twelve months, previous to using, and be occasion¬ 
ally turned. To “P. p. 668.” The deficiency in the descriptions of 
fruits lias been long observed, but has hitherto be n remediless, there 
