The journal of the Horticultural Society of London . her great qualification. Theycan be supplied in any quantity at 6d. per 100, or about\\d. each, each tile being one foot in length. I would also call the attention of the Society to the mode bywhich they are secured in tlieir position, althoinii tliey allow \ NEW KIND OF GARDEN EDGING. 229 the borders to be cultivated close to them, and any extent of thesoil disturbed or removed. The shoe which passes under thewalk being covered with four inches of gravel, when that be-comes bound the tiles are literally immoveable, and no wheel-barrow
The journal of the Horticultural Society of London . her great qualification. Theycan be supplied in any quantity at 6d. per 100, or about\\d. each, each tile being one foot in length. I would also call the attention of the Society to the mode bywhich they are secured in tlieir position, althoinii tliey allow \ NEW KIND OF GARDEN EDGING. 229 the borders to be cultivated close to them, and any extent of thesoil disturbed or removed. The shoe which passes under thewalk being covered with four inches of gravel, when that be-comes bound the tiles are literally immoveable, and no wheel-barrow or roller can displace them. They also afford ampledrainage for the walks, and under no pretence whatever do theyever harbour slugs. I have had experience of them for nearlytwelve months, and I have found them answer all the purposesan edging is intended to supply, and that too at more than one-half less than dwarf box, and nine-tenths less than many otheredgings. I call them Hoggs Edging Tiles for Garden Walks, &c. 13, Gelston Road, Note hy the Vice-Secretary.—This kind of edging appears topossess much merit. It is hard, good-looking, a good colour,cheap, and enables the walks to be relieved easily of accompanying figure represents one of the main tiles seenin perspective. It is 4|^ inches broad, 6|- inches deep, and12i inches long. Informing curves very short lengths of thesame kind are employed. 230 KFFECTS OF PKACH STOCK ON TREES WOKKED UPON IT. XXIII.— On the Effects of the Peach Stock on Trees workedupon it. By Robert Thompson. It was mentioned that the trees of (he Shanghae Peach wereworked on the Peach stock. As the buds take readily on this,the proceeding was advisable in the first instance in order tosecure the sort. Eut it must be removed to the Almond orPlum stocks; for in this climate no Peach will thrive longbudded on the Peach stock ; the ground, it is presumed, is toocold for it. At all events, the leaves after several years acquirepart
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