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apple, the oak, the hawthorn, but particularly on the lime tree. Your best mode 
of proceeding would be to procure berries as soon as possible, and rub the 
seeds contained in them on to the under side of a large branch of any of 
the trees mentioned; they will adhere without trouble, by means of the 
viscid juice of the berries. You can do no more, nor can we insure you 
success. 
We did not receive your communication until too late for insertion last 
month. 
A Reader. — Plant your Gladiolus at once, in a light rich soil. You 
wu'll find full directions for their culture at Vol. III. p. 177. 
A Gardener. — Root-pruning will probably remedy the evil. 
K. T. — We cannot undertake to give a monthly calendar of kitchen¬ 
gardening, but will answer any question proposed. The papers of the 
Regent’s Park Gardeners’ Society will supply first-rate information on the 
subject, in the form of separate treatises. 
F. C. — For the southern side of the wall you describe, we recommend 
the following Roses : — Noisettes: Aimee Vibert, pure white ; Jaune Desprez, 
buff; Smith’s double yellow; Euphrosine, fawn colour; Luxembourg, bright 
purplish rose colour. Bourbon: Great Western, large red. — On the north 
side: — Boursault: Amadis, deep purplish crimson. Bourbon: Phoenix, red¬ 
dish purple; Splendens, crimson. Multijiora: Grevillii or Seven Sisters, deep 
red, very free flowerer. Ayrshire : Queen of the Belgians, pure white. Ever¬ 
green: Felicite Perpetuelle or Belle Euphrasia, cream colour. All the above 
are fragrant, more or less; some of them extremely sweet. 
A Subscriber from the First Number. — Brachyeome iberidifolia, al¬ 
though usually treated as a half-hardy annual, will succeed, and frequently 
better, when sown in the open border; only observe to defer the sowing 
until the end of March or the first week in April, that the plants may be 
secured from late frosts. 
T. Frazer. — There are several causes for the falling of Camellia buds, 
the most active of which are, too much heat, and a superabundance or defi¬ 
ciency of moisture. From the time the flower-buds are fairly set, Camellias 
require a steady uniform treatment, and any change then is injurious. 
For the purpose of obtaining a succession of flowers, the plants should 
be gently forced immediately after blooming, the object being an early 
growth, and the consequent early developement of the buds. 
A Subscriber, Durham. — Gesneraceous plants delight in a soil com¬ 
posed of half leaf-mould, and the remainder loam, peat, and silver sand, in 
equal quantities ; these should be well mixed, and used rather rough. Shallow 
wide-mouthed pots are preferable for this tribe; some of them, the genus Achi- 
menes, for instance, grow and flower infinitely better when planted in pans 
about three inches deep ; in all cases they require a very efficient drainage. 
No time should be lost in potting and starting the whole of them. A shelf 
in the stove, or the back of a hotbed, will be the best place for them. 
R. S. — The following Fuchsias will be found pretty and distinct: — ' 
Miller’s Constellation, Formosa elegans. Venus Victrix, Ivery’s Gem, 
Smith’s Gigantea, Stanwelliana, Chandlerii, Tricolor, Fulgens multiflora, 
Smith’s Queen Victoria, Defiance, and Laneii. 
