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Iris Germanica, 3 feet, pale blue. 
„ sambucina, 2 feet, light blue. 
„ versicolor, 1 foot, various. 
„ graminea, 1 foot, lilac. 
„ fulva, 2 feet, orange and brown. 
Inula glandulosa, 2 feet, orange. 
Lychnis Clialcedonica, 3 feet, scarlet. 
„ flore-pleno-albo, 2 feet, white. 
„ „ rubro, 2 feet, red. 
coronata, 1 foot, orange. 
Sieboldi, 1 foot, white, 
fulgens, 1 foot, scarlet, 
flos-cuculi-pleno, 2 feet, pink. 
Lilium martagon, 3 feet, white. 
scarlet, 
purple, 
yellow. 
Lathyrus tuberosus, 3 feet, pink. 
Lysimachia numraularia, 3 inches, trailing, yellow. 
Lactuca sonchifolia, 1 foot, lavender. 
Lygeum Spartum, 2 feet, white. 
Myosotis Azorica, 2 feet, sky blue. 
Orobus lathyroides, 2 feet, lilac. 
Ornithogalum latifolium, 2 feet, white. 
,, pyramidale, 2 feet, white. 
CEnothera taraxacifolia, 1 foot, white. 
„ pumila, 6 inches, yellow. 
„ acaulis, 1 foot, white. 
„ triloba, 6 inches, yellow. 
Pyrethrum albo-pleno, 1 foot, white. 
Polemonium gracile, 1 foot, blue. 
Plumbago cserulea, 9 inches, blue. 
Phyteuma orbicularis, 1 foot, blue. 
Potentilla in variety, 1 foot, various. 
Ranunculus acris flore-pleno, 3 feet, yellow. 
„ gramineus, 1 foot, yellow. 
„ amplexicaulis, 1 foot, white. 
Saponaria officinalis, 2 feet, pink. 
Scilla Peruviana, 6 inches, blue and white. 
Silene viscaria pleno, 1 foot, red. 
„ dioica pleno, 2 feet, red. 
Spirsea lobata, 4 feet, pink. 
Japonica, l foot, white, 
ulmaria, 2 feet, white, 
variegata, 2 feet, white, 
filipendula albo-pleno, 1 foot, white, 
aruncus, 3 feet, straw. 
Sisyrinchium striatum, 2 feet, yellow. 
Stipa pennata, 2 feet, white. 
Thalictrum aquilegifolium, 4 feet, white and purple. 
Tradescantia violacea, 2 feet, violet. 
„ Virginica, 1 foot, blue. 
„ alba, 1 foot, white. 
Valeriana, 3 feet, red and white. 
Veronica maritima, 2 feet, blue, 
spicata, 2 feet, blue, 
teucrium, 2 feet, light blue. 
Viola calcarata, G inches, blue.—W. Upright, Hill Nurseries, 
Southampton. 
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VARIOUS LIQUID MANURES. 
Liquid manure, when properly prepared and applied to 
the various plants which the garden and garden edifices 
contain, is undoubtedly the most eligible, as well as the most 
profitable, form in which food can be given to those organised 
vegetable forms, the perfect development of which is the 
study and ambition of the cottage gardener and amateur; 
but, like the higher orders of animated nature, their lives 
may be injured or totally destroyed by the injudicious admi¬ 
nistration of that which would, if used otherwise, assist them 
in their growth, and the perfecting of every part of their 
being. 
A new aliment, therefore, cannot be given confidently 
and with certainty of success but by those individuals who 
have a thorough knowledge of the properties which the 
ingredients possess that form the aliment, and the physical 
constitution of the plant to which it is to be given; and 
these are branches of knowledge that are but little under¬ 
stood by those individuals for whose benefit I write, but who, 
nevertheless, feel deeply interested in the cultivation of the 
soil and the production of superior vegetables, fruits, and 
flowers, both for dishing and the exhibition table; and con¬ 
sequently, for their advantage in horticultural pursuits, I 
will state the manner in which I have prepared and applied 
a few of the different liquid manures that I have used, and 
some of the effects which I have witnessed them produce 
upon certain plants to which they have been given. 
1. Soda Ash I consider one of the most valuable agents, 
when dissolved and diluted, that can be used in the nourish¬ 
ment of plants. Four pounds and a half of ashes, with 
three pints of quicklime, placed in three gallons of hot 
water, stirred occasionally, and allowed to remain for three 
or four days, will make, when diluted with rain water, 192 
gallons of manure, that may be applied with the greatest 
confidence to kitchen-garden crops and soft-wooded flowering 
plants in the pleasure garden. It is suitable for light, sandy 
soils, and its effects are steady, certain, and lasting; but in 
using it for vegetables it will be advisable not to apply it to 
seed, nor until the seedling plants have expanded their 
second leaf. Then it may be given to them in the evening, 
after the sun is hid behind the hills, or when he is over¬ 
cast, and the day is likely to continue so throughout, or 
when rain is falling from the clouds; then the watering-pot 
may be taken, and the ground drenched with the liquid, so 
as to be likely to reach every fibre. This I practise two, and, 
in some cases, three times a week. It is, perhaps, one of 
the most suitable liquids that can be given to Cauliflower, 
Endive, and Celery plants, as it does not, like those of a more 
stimulating nature, induce prematurely the elongation of the 
flower-stem; at the same time it leads the plants to the full 
development of their character, except in cases where the 
seed has not been of the right kind. 
Here I will stop and relate an experiment which was 
tried, on the 12th of last July, upon the green fly, which 
had literally covered the plants of Endive that formed a 
row across one of the beds in the kitchen garden. The 
plants were in a healthy condition but a few days pre¬ 
viously to the fly being discovered upon them, but on the day 
mentioned above they looked sickly and dirty. Destimction 
to the whole of the plants appeared certain unless they 
could be divested of the destructive Liliputian army which 
was feeding upon their blood. Having proved the effects 
of soda ashes as an insect destroyer in one particular 
instance, I determined to try their qualities upon the fly, 
and, if possible, settle them with it, even should it be at 
the expense of the plants. I therefore took eight gallons of 
soft water, and added soda ashes sufficient to make it six 
times stronger than that which is stated above, and in the 
evening took the watering-pot without the rose, and poured 
the whole of the liquid all over the tops of the plants; and, 
to my gratification, the following morning the plants were 
alive, and not a living fly upon them. They were syringed 
with clean water, and from that time until they were removed 
from the ground they received no check in their growth. 
There is no plant that I know that would appreciate the use 
of liquid manure during the rest period. It has been given 
for experiment’s sake to Justicias, Veronicas, &c., under pot 
culture, and to Apple trees and Gooseberry bushes in the 
open ground while in a dormant state; but in no case has 
the result been in favour of its use. The most suitable time, 
therefore, to commence applying it to established plants ex¬ 
perience has taught me is after they have started into growth, 
and the winter covering of the buds has given way to 
the new unfolding foliage of the season; and to cuttings 
and seedlings under pot culture not until eight or ten days 
after they have been potted the second time. I have applied 
it to Eranthemum pulchellum, Ruellia maculata, oblongifolia , 
and formosa; Thrysacanthus rutilans; Hexacentris Mysorensis ; 
Justicia carnea, bracteolata, and formosa; Caladiumodoratum; 
Columnea Kennedyana; Habrotliamnus eleyans ; Passijiora 
caerulea, incarnata, &c.; Kennedya monophylla, longirace- 
mosa , and nigricans ; Veronica Hendersonii and Lindleyana ; 
Fuchsias, Geraniums, and the like with pleasing results. 
Now, probably it will not be practicable, under all circum¬ 
stances and at all times, to have the quantity above stated 
diluted and ready for use at one time. I will, therefore, take 
this opportunity to say that if it remains in the vessel in 
which it was dissolved it will take no harm until it is re- 
