. The Gardeners' Chronicle and Agricultural Gazette. s manner of heatingHorticultural Buildings, Churches, Chapels, Public Buildings,Entrance Halls, isc, has received the greatest approbationfrom the Nobility and Gentry by whom he has been engaged. SA TURD A Y, A UG UST 3, 1850. MEETINGS FOR THE ENSUING WEEK. TmtBDAT. Aa^. 6—Hotticaltural 3 CouNTBT Shows.—Tuesday. Aug. 6: Handsworth and Lnzells Floral andHorticolmral.—Wtdneflday Aug. /.andXliurBday, Aug. 8: Thirsk Floral andHorticultural- The repeal of the brick duty wiU doubtless leadto the extensive employment in gardens of
. The Gardeners' Chronicle and Agricultural Gazette. s manner of heatingHorticultural Buildings, Churches, Chapels, Public Buildings,Entrance Halls, isc, has received the greatest approbationfrom the Nobility and Gentry by whom he has been engaged. SA TURD A Y, A UG UST 3, 1850. MEETINGS FOR THE ENSUING WEEK. TmtBDAT. Aa^. 6—Hotticaltural 3 CouNTBT Shows.—Tuesday. Aug. 6: Handsworth and Lnzells Floral andHorticolmral.—Wtdneflday Aug. /.andXliurBday, Aug. 8: Thirsk Floral andHorticultural- The repeal of the brick duty wiU doubtless leadto the extensive employment in gardens of thosehalf vitrified masses of clay found upon openingkilns, and near London called burrs. Such frag-ments occur of various sizes and forms, and are thebeifeof all materials for constructing what is com-monly called rockwork, but which had better benamed burr-work, and which, if properly managed,produces one of the most useful as well as beautifulfeatures in garden scenery. We have already men-tioned this on former occasions; to-day we desire. In addition to all other advantages, the bed pos-sessed the following; it was thoroughly drained, inconsequence of the whole mass of materials beingabove the ground-level, and the joints between theburrs being open. But although thoroughly drainedit was perfectly damp ; because the burrs wouldnot allow evaporation to take place except to amoderate extent. It was warm and dry on thesurface, in consequence of the heat absorbed by solarge a mass of brickwork. Its dryness guarded itfrom slugs, abounding in the neighbourhood ; forthey would have nothing to say to the warm dryburrs up which they would have had to crawl inorder to reach the fruit. The fruit itself, in hugeclusters, was kept quite clean, for it rested on theburrs, having a natural tendency to fall outwards. We think a plan like this far preferable to tiles, or to any contrivance for growingStrawberries on the level ground. In the first placeit is cheap, instead
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