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THE FLORIST AND POMOLOGIST. 
On light soils I have found it beneficial. In general no tree should be planted 
deeper than it formerly grew. When planted the tree should appear just as 
deep as before, but standing, if the soil is heavy and retentive, on a little 
mound 2 or 3 inches higher than the surrounding ground; and if the soil is 
light and naturally well drained the tree should be in a little hollow 2 or 3 inches 
deeper than the surrounding ground level. By leaving a hollow in light soil, 
the rains in summer, instead of running off, get to # the roots. If watering be 
necessary, it is also done best if the ground is hollow. 
7th. Mulching. —This is an excellent practice with transplanted trees, and 
more especially for those that are removed late in the spring. Very many 
trees in a dry season fail at midsummer, after having made a fine start, from 
the parched condition of the earth at the roots. Watering frequently does 
little good to such trees, but mulching when they are planted obviates the 
necessity of watering in dry seasons, and promotes growth under all circum¬ 
stances. 
When the foregoing points have all been properly attended to, there need 
be no doubt as to fruit trees succeeding well. 
Stourton. M. Saul. 
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES. 
In the report of the Meeting of the Floral Committee of the Royal Horti¬ 
cultural Society held on the 16th of October, I observed that a seedling Zonale 
Pelargonium was exhibited by Mr, William Paul, under the name of Ossian. 
Now, we have already one very excellent variety under the same name, and it 
is fast becoming popular in this part for its good bedding qualities. It is some- 
what of a Nosegay in character, has good zoned foliage, and is a very free bloomer. 
The colour of the flowers is deep scarlet, and the bottom petals have a consider¬ 
able shade of violet. It is, in fact, a near approach to Glowworm. With so 
good a variety as this already out, I think it would be undesirable to issue 
another of a similar character under the same name. 
Referring also to the report of the same Committee of September 4th, I find 
that a first-class certificate was awarded to Mr. George, of Stamford Hill, for 
a Tropoeolum named King of Scarlets. Now r , I have had a variety under the 
same name for the last eighteen months, and a most beautiful bedding plant it 
is ; the colour is deep orange scarlet, the growth moderate, and the kind is 
altogether the most effective I have seen for decorative purposes. The flowers 
are thrown well above the foliage, and in this respect it is much superior to 
many of the Tom Thumb varieties. One of the most pleasing combinations I 
have had this season was a large tub filled with equal quantities df the King of 
Scarlets and Convolvulus mauritanicus. 
A word now about Potatoes. Like Mr. Radclyffe I have always allowed the 
tubers I intend for seed to lie upon the ground till they are quite green, and 
until the present year I had experienced no unpleasant results from doing so. 
When I took up my crops this season a diseased tuber was a rare exception. My 
garden being in a warm, dry, and sheltered situation, the bulk of the Potatoes 
ripened early, and although the haulm was very much blighted, yet the tubers 
were apparently free from disease. The store Potatoes were housed dry, and 
scarcely one has proved bad, while the seed Potatoes were thrown out upon the 
ground, and there they remained until the end of September, when they were 
gathered up and placed upon shelves in sheds and outhouses, where they could 
get both air and protection. By that time one-fourth had become diseased, and 
many more have since rotted. Of some sorts I have lost quite three-fourths of 
