. La chronique des jardiniers et la Gazette agricole . , et avec itsstem pointant vers le haut. Je voudrais, par conséquent, comme une faveur. E. W. Andrews, rue Grenfell, Adélaïde, octobre 1. Poireaux.—J'ai pris la liberté de vous envoyer des fourspécimens de poireaux de Scotch. Ils ont été cultivés au château d'AytonCastle dans le Berwickshire, et sont connus en Écosse sous le nom de Ayton Castle Giant Leek. CH. Alexander, 30, West Register Street, Édimbourg. [Ces poireaux ont blanchi vers le haut de 12 pouces, et l'un d'eux a mesuré 7 pouces de circonférence. Les quatre togetherpesées 71 livres] Buissons de groseilles à maquereau, chauves-souris et lapins.— mon tél. ManFriday

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. The Gardeners' Chronicle and Agricultural Gazette . , and with itsstem pointing upwards. I should, therefore, like to as a favour. E. W. Andrews, Grenfell St., Adelaide, Oct. 1. Leeks.—I have taken the liberty of sending you fourspecimens of Scotch Leeks. They were grown at AytonCastle in Berwickshire, and are known in Scotland as Ayton Castle Giant Leek. Chas. Alexander, 30, West Register Street, Edinburgh. [These Leeks wereblanched upwards of 12 inches, and one of themmeasured 7 inches in circumference. The four togetherweighed 71 lbs.] Gooseberry Bushes, Bats, and Rabbits.— My manFriday tells me that it is better to stop rat-holes withpieces of sticks or chips chopped up into lengths of1 or 2 inches, saturated with coal tar and rammed intotheir holes, than to pour it into them. He covers upthe mouths of the holes after being stopped-with sandor earth as being more convenient than mortar. Mvcrabbed handwriting has led to one or two triflingerrors. In line 33 from top of third column it shouldbe treading on or in clay. Barbeblanche.. know if such growths are often seen. T. Bethell, theEarl of Ashburnham, Ashburnham Place, Suseex. [Thehistory of this monster was probably that when veryyoung two Mushrooms grew side by side, but incliningone to the other. Thus an adhesion was formed. Thenthe stronger of the two forced his weaker neighbour outof the ground and lifted him clean out of the soilbottom upwards.] S. Australian Statistics.—I was very much gratified byseeing in your columns of June 25 a leading article inwhich my agricultural* and horticultural tables werequoted and commented upon; but you will excuse mymentioning that you have fallen into a slight error incalling my periodical the Melbourne Farm andGarden, the fact being that it is published in Adelaide, the chief town of South Australia, though it has also aconsiderable circulation in the adjoining colony ofVictoria, of which Melbourne is the capital. I only callyour attention to this as some doubt mig

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