The Sun.
London, England, 1833-02-02 00:00:00

THE MAGAZINES.

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THE BRITISH FARMER'S MA G.A,u-if'fi
We .liave received the February 1110berty
the above, but as it is our intention to notice 0
two piincipal articles, those on the Po'
and Corn Laws, somewhat more at length
is possible in a cursory review of this kit-1(1),;
shall forbear saying any thing respecting 11
present.
I'
EDWARDS'S BOTANICAL REGI—
R
ort, ORNAMENTAL FLOWER GARDEN AND SHRUBSSI';
Continued by PROFESSOR LINDLEY, No. XII, COgqj
ing the Fifth Volume of the New Serie&
This number is in nowise inferior in beauet'l
any of its predecessors, which we have I°6
time to time noticed, and, as a volume, fore
one of the most splendid presents that can
be offered. The judicious remarks on the '
nagement and cultivation of plants by the 3li
,
editor, render the work pre-eminent of its clay
The extensive and choice collection of the
.h!

of Carnarvon, at Highclue, contributes anon"'fine variety of the beautiful family of A.461e
the intensity of whose colour is scarcely te'io
surpassed. It is an abundant flowerer ; its:o
sours are produced in large clusters ; an
variation of tint caused by each corolla beer
diversified with bright yellow, rose of dlffe.rt
shades, and white, gives the bush an air of ric
ness that is hardly to be exceeded.

THE HORTICULTURAL REGIS 011.1
This publication was started about 3 ieol
and a half back, and we must confess til3titio
though we heartily wished it success, we si
some misgivings upon the subject. S"
el
happy to see that our fears have been 051 6,
and that the Register is flourishing as .cc
serves, a useful repository of horticultural P
veries. There is not, of necessil,
quotable matter of interest to the general re 3
of a newspaper in a work of this kind, but if,
following abridgment of a paper of Dr. gsrd,
son in the transactions of the Society for r,
Encouragement of Arts, &c., is both useful 3
entertaining :

" The Chinese, instead of raising fruit trees fromlgia
or from grafts, as is the custom in Europe, have atio
the following method of increasing them : wish
" They select a tree of that species which they ojur
propagate, and fix upon suck a branch as will least t
or disfigure the tree by its removal. Round the hrit,yie
and as near as they can conveniently to its juncll'a
the trunk, they wind a rope, made of straw, besn'od
with cow dung, until a ball is firmed, five or ai‘
the diameter of the branch. This is intended as soei
into which :he young roots may shoot. Having Per,f°: tlO
this part of the operation, they immediately tin",e-we
ball divide the balk down to the wood, for nearly ouP
thirds of the circumference of the branch. A eoc°B.l3oll
shell or small pot is then hung over the ball, with aiv
in its bottom, so small that water put in it will all'air
in drops ; by this the rope is continually kept moist' fell'
ing three succeeding weeks nothing further is req,,oift'
except to supply the vessel with water. At the eto
-
tion of that period one-third of the remaining bark I vet
off, and the former incision is carried considerably
soil
into the wood, as by this time it is expected that oif
roots have struck into the rope, and are giving their ad t 1
ance in support of the branch. After a similar Peri°_
operation is repeated, and in about two months frolvoiti
commencement of the process, the roots may genet,a,,
seen intersecting each other on the surfice of t"'
add
which is a sign that they are sufficiently advanced to,,abi, 0
of the separation of the branch from the tree. I
best done by sawing it eff at the incision; care 03attost
taken that the rope, which by this time is nearly!o theo
is not shaken off by the motion. The branch it
planted as a young tree. It appears probable, that tooli
ceed with this operation in Europe a longer period:rdi
be necessary, vegetation being much slower in Pupt•
than in India, where I made mist of my experitatoil
I am, however, of opinion, from some trials which 1 fitl
lately made on cherry-trees, that an additional tp:ote
would be adequate to make up for the difference of c',l-110" The advantages to be derived from this metha"
.04
that a further growth of three or four years is suaslet'heo
when the branches are of a considerable size, to brill htd
to their full bearing state, whereas even in India 04, :1
ten years are necessary with most kinds of fruit trees,
raised from the seed. _

411!:::tlikiiN4r110t.1),:luktriocb8wTeerCsU:
Ntt ' appeared
Wa) ti ,that the
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atot, It deserves
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Nti atupiditie:
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TEE GARDENER'S MAGAZINS' 01 0,1,,11 fall sh
This number by no means falls below nild 4l')lltli'g3 are, n
its predecessors in the variety, usefulness, h3O 114) t}:trary sleet,
extent of the information it contains. We 1;:$, inti\erefore, i
read the greater part of the articles with P
re, \.‘l tf4lone cant
sure, albeit, some years of almost constant jo bh‘ three (
sidence in town has blunted our interes .
, ,11 )()Itt'Vkl4hY You to '
?e
overrate
rural matters. Among other articles whico
h'e
ti :\i;
be found entertaining to the general reader °oil ti .e t 4 Illowmen
cares at all about fields, woods, streams, nnejthi tit,4ittn'a'l Price of
that thereunto appertain, are the notices o' -d, The the
is
mansions of the Scottish nobility and gentrYilFior, INI,Ik ( preset
by Mr. Loudon in the course of a gardening tc)",, 4' t 4 Bacchus
the accounts of the prospects of gardening
eierl, ti!4l'4ved, am'
grants to the United States, and the cotntrin"-cb, Cotta Nat char
tion respecting the growth of Indian corn in / 0,111),11N4,erY faithfu
country. As the latter subject attracted Coe w itli, tl„
„ "'a speat
siderable attention some years ago, in conseqtle:iiii wit'hitih°wever—a
of the publication of Mr. Cobbett's aniu"oi 4 1S
book respecting it, the insertion of the 1011°Wil oktt,l44ll:,ktol, nor
i, form, as
account of the experiments of Mr. RothwelHl,l4lllta
farmer and nurseryman, near Bury, in Lallc di,lll`44l;te'r but su
shire, requires no apology from us:— ioch,),‘tp.„ °, Bud
" I always say that Mr. Cobbett was preastijreTVit,Ay. NV I,
writing his book on the cultivation of his corn. of 'ipt,," nn.
C ,(,-
first year (1828) he cultivated it at Barn Ems WO 11.°9/N.lt)R "`"2a1-1c
season; and I have not the lea.t doubt hut it would 1.1,11404 v a vault fr,
then well and early: but, if he had 'ted to") 1 ''-- 4tk'''ll.lll

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,- us
" I have observed that the roots from a brave
the process of abscission were uniformly much !Ogee,
shooting into the rope, when the tree was in lOt'ol
the contrary ; hence the spring season seems most P.
for performing this operation."
This work has not so great pretensions
some of its contemporaries, but, then, it is
cheapest of the class.

wan
longer, and had taken into consideration the soil 351:1F#84‘41 _lst be a t
0
tuatien, he would not, I am sure, have said tluriioool,i,,ltte t10 We
1h(
much n its favour as he has done. After the trials
matte of it, I am of opinion it will never answer',lo%,L-ektl,, the -} ."(
general crop, upon a farm in the greater part of fnh'spi'z'llik` vol an
and Scotland. Except it can be made more hardy tvioe.or e Pawn
yet is, by naturalization, it will never ripen in every 3,eilel tie tea Iv-
tion and in every season in which wheat will. In 3°-001/}iri ale ,1144th
ergs the southern counties of England, and, indeed, •',lle `ll.l
of the best parts of Scotland, I have little doubt "}iiiiii`" eerta
would answer; and might be made a profitable Wl', 010. epaj %."Ytholo,
a farm, as I consider it a valuable grain for feeding f„
D-'
horses, pigs, and Mr. Hunt • .4
W° o'4l -
poultry. says it I 0 th Is ;,,.
less for this purpose. 1 happen to have some ra`-fetrk,:', Chi)} }7llll
mice (and I shall believe them before him), which inforilirn the ghntol-1'
to either oats, beans, or pease : I Lave not tr.ed be t
4) ihd '
wheat and thaley ; but, if he were to say that 1(1t. ,•141-It4l t d
are worthless, we should know what to think of 013:0174 4 Due ;
situations where the Indian corn will answer, it,..wr
found an excellent fallow crop, as no one will °P.,' "itht) 11511.
such close tillage as it; neither do I consider it ° p:4 Ohtea
hausting as potatoes, Swedish turnips, b: et Itisr.onjCt thttlie 401 in(
cabbage. It is very delicate when in the seed let"driir"ut ey of thl
in my opinion, should nev, r be sown or planted ;,-010e,orit It hmte glen
than the tuidcl:e of May, for if a few chilly nigh" (kit fur
when in this state, its growth will be much rear, }c,,ltr”( 'll4 the -r tll
not destroye I. Last year, the produce from e'll4
lle Beril
out of the same ear, and sown in the middle of 31,3},Y; lre ,45 agri;
ripe before that sown in the middle of April. I",;dic'--1 f,4101 Suet
manner of cultivating it is in rows, 30 in. or 3 ft. 31:; roltd'lroprp'-'4 'et.
I.ty ear
and the plants from 6 in. to 12 in. asunder in that gha
The seed ought to be sown as thick in the ' at ,
beans ; and when the plants are about 3 in. high'