When a lawn, from age, becomes filled with moss, its surface should be loosened several times in Autumn with an iron rake, in order to tear it up. Notwithstanding the grass will appear to be much disturbed, it will not suffer from the operation. Should there be any vacant or exposed places, let them be sown with grass seed, covering them with a thin sprinkling of vegetable earth. Small lawns should be improved with a slight resowing every year, in order to keep them thick and fresh.

Several communications were received too late for the present number.

J. H. A. (Almont, Mich.) The outline of your Pear represents the Seckle, for which you received it Your description, however, seems rather to belong to the Citron des Cannes which we take it to be.

The Evergeen is Janiperns Virginian*, or Bed Cedar.

H. Davis, ( Waterville.) Your leather sharings might be very serviceable, by being first rendered with Charcoal either as a dressing for fruit trees, or as a fertilizer to land generally. As a mulching for raspberries, etc., they are valuable ; buried in the ground they decay slowly, but surely add to the productiveness of soils.

W. S. - Your specimen leaf is Quercus Macrocarpa, the Over-Cup Oak.

Brownsville, Pa.

Mr. Editor: - The Fuchsia can be cultivated like an ordinary herbaceous plant with very little trouble. I have mentioned this to several amateurs and commercial florists, and as they had never before heard of the fact I presume it is not generally known. Having myself derived much useful information from the Horticulturist, I am induced to offer my mite for the benefit of others.

In the spring, after all danger of frost is past, I take the plants (when in bloom) from the green house, and after removing the pots plant them in a suitable border (one rather shaded is preferable) in the flower garden, where I leave them permanently. After front commences in Autumn I cover them about their roots with spent tan to the depth of eight or ten inches, which I remove upon the return of nice weather in the Spring. The tops will then be dead, but they will throw up numerous sprouts from their roots which will bloom in great beauty and profusion all summer, viz: from the first week in July until checked by the frost in October or November. I have now several varieties in full bloom, which have been bedded out since April, 1852. The soil in which I grow them is but a good common garden soil. They should of course be watered in dry weather, bat require during the summer no greater care than any common border flower.

It may be as well to add, that I tried the experiment of covering with stable litter, bat without success, my plants all perished. Yours, etc., Nelson B. Bowman.

Lawns #1

A Lady, (New-London, Conn.) Plant your lawn with a mixture of the following grass seeds, at the rate of three bushels to the acre, viz.- one and a quarter bnshels red-top, one and a quarter bushels blue grass, four quarts of white clover. This will make a thick lawn in 10 or 12 weeks.

Lawns #2

It is of no use to anticipate the enjoyment of a good lawn, unless the soil is made deep and put in the best order. Trench it over two feet in depth, if a small plot: if it extends to acres, put in a subsoil or trenching plough, and let the work be done thoroughly. Nothing less will suffice. There are no half way compromises in this matter.

Lawns #3

When the soil is retentive and wet, the grasses are apt to be thrown out by the winter frost. A top dressing of surface soil, raked and rolled to an even surface, will impart fresh vigor to the roots. A great feature in keeping lawns is, to have them early and regularly cut. Especially should they be kept closely mown in the early part of the season, that the individual plants may spread, and form a thick surface, able to resist a dry season. There is no reason why we should not have good lawns, if properly laid down at first, and attended to afterwards.

Lawns #4

Constant attention must be given to mowing, sweeping, and rolling. There axe machines which perform the three operations at one time, which might be very profitably introduced into extensive pleasure grounds.

Lawns #5

Where it is not objectionable, on the score of neatness, lawns will be much benefited by a covering of manure. Lawns that have been imperfectly laid down in the first instance, and abound in slight inequalities of surface and coarse, turfy grass, will be greatly improved by a top dressing of soil spread thickly over, and rolled down to a smooth surface.

Lawns #6

Nothing but cutting frequently will make the lawn, which is the most important feature of your grounds, what it ought to be. You may shirk the mowing, plant expensively, trim industriously, make flower beds, and bed them out at great expense, but if you neglect your grass, the place will always have as ill an appearance as a looking glass without a frame. Frequent mowing induces root growth, and the grass is less likely to burn in hot, dry weather, than when left to itself.