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THE

F ]. 0 R A L

M A (j1 A Z I N E.

NEW SERIES.

THE

FLOEAL MAGAZINE.

FIGURES AND DESCRIPTIONS

OF THE

CHOICEST NEW FLOWERS

FOR THE

(SarbeiT, St0fae, 0r ®0nserbat0riL

BY THE

EEV. H. HONYWOOD DOMBKAIN, A.B.

HON. SEC. OF THE METROPOLITAN FLORAL SOCIETY.

THE DRAWINGS BY WORTHINGTON G. SMITH, F.L.S.

NEW SERIES.

LONDON :

L. REEVE & CO., 5, HENRIETTA STREET, COVENT GARDEN, W.C.

1873.

C O N T E N T S.

PLATE

49. Silver Tricolor Pelargonium — Mrs. Laing.

50. Picotees — Mrs. Hornby and Edith Horn-

brain.

51. Cypripedium Pardinum.

52. Cineraria maritima aurea marginata.

53. Maranta Makoyana.

54. Pentstemons — Egerton Hubbard and W. H.

Halben

55. Dahlia — Arbitrator.

50. Pelargoniums — Countess and Duchess.

57. Campanula — IMedium Calycanthema.

58. Narcissi — Tazetta-luna, Tazetta-intermedius

and Juncifolius.

59. Primula Japonica^ vars. carminata and alba.

00. Weltia regia.

01. Hibiscus {Rosa sinensis) t'ulgidus.

02. Bedding Violas and Pansies.

03. Gladiolus — Phoebus.

04. Cattleya Trianm Dodgsonii.

05. Apbelandra nitens.

00. Vanda Catbcartii.

07. Varieties of Primrose.

08. Poinsettia pulcherrima rosea carminata.

09. Hybrid Perpetual Rose. — ^lons. Claude

Levet.

70. Lrelia Harpophylla.

71. Camellia — Princess Mary.

PLATE

72. Tricolor Pelargonium — Magdala.

73. Odontoglossum vexillarium.

74. Draca3iia splendens.

75. Auricula — Ciiarles Perry.

70. Lilium Humboldtii.

77. Amaryllis — Beauty of Reigate.

78. Abutilon — Boule do Neige.

79. Masdevallia Denisoni.

SO. New Double-flowered Blue Lobelia.

81. Pelargoniums — Scottish Chieftain and Ruth.

82. Lewisia rediviva.

83. Utricularia montana.

84. Silene pendula compacta.

85. Hibiscus {Rosa sinensis) puniceus.

80. Aristolochia floribunda.

87. Carnations— Mars and Guardsman.

88. Aquilegia chrysantha.

89. Tacsonia insignis.

90. Odontosrlossum Roezlii.

91. Varieties of Babiana.

92. Auricula — Charles E. Brown.

93. Pescatoria cerina.

94. Camellia — Eugene de iMassina.

95. Erythrina Parcelsii.

90. Dwarf Narcissi.

Description of Plates.

INDEX TO PLANTS FIGURED.

PLATE

Abutiloii — Boule de Neige 78

Amaryllis — Beauty of Reigate . ^ . ... 77

Aphelandra niteiis 05

Aquilegia chrysantlia 88

Aristolochia floribunda 86

Auricula — Charles Perry 75

Auricula — Charles E. Brown 92

Babiana — varieties of 91

Camellia — Eugene de Massina 94

Camellia — Princess Mary 71

Campanula medium Calycantliema . . . 57

Carnations — Mars and Guardsman ... 87

Cattleya — Triana3 Dodgsonii 64

Cineraria maritima aurea marginata . . . 52

Cypripedium Pardinum 51

Dahlia — Arbitrator 55

Dracaena splendens 74

Erythrima Parcelsii 95

Gladiolus — Phoebus 63

Hibiscus [Rosa nine nsis) fulgidus . . . . 61

Hibiscus {Rosa sinensis) puniceus .... 85

Laelia Harpophylla 70

Lewisia Rediviva 82

Lilium Humboldtii 76

Lobelia — New double-flowered blue . . . 80

Maranta Makoyana 53

Masdevallia Denisoni 79

PLATE

Narcissi, Dwarf — Minima and Minor . . 90

Narcissi — Tazetta-luna, Tazetta-intermedius

and Juncifolius 58

Odontoglossum Roezlii 90

Odontoglossum vexillarium 73

Pelargoniums — Scottish Chieftain and Ruth 81
Pelargoniums, show — Countess and Duchess 56
Pelargonium, Silver Tricolor — Mrs. Laing 49
Pelargonium, Tricolor — Magdala . . . . 72

Pentstemons — Egerton Hubbard and W. H.

Dalben 54

Pescatoria cerina ... ...... 93

Picotees — Mrs. Hornby and Edith Dom-

brain 50

Poinsettia pulcherrima rosea carminata . . 68

Primrose — varieties of 07

Primula Japonica, vars. carminata and alba. 59

Rose, hybrid perpetual — Alons. Claude

Levet 69

Silene pendula compacta 84

Tacsonia insign is 89

Utricularia montana 83

Vanda Cathcartii 00

Violas and Pansies, bedding (52

Welfia regia 00

THE ELOEAL MAGAZINE

NEW SERIES.]

EXHIBITIONS.

ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.

Ueckmber, 4.

To hold a Flower Show in December seems somewhat a
Quixotic attempt ; but a visit to the Council-room on
the above day would have convinced the most sceptical
that such a thing is not only possible^ but that a display
may be got together which would not discredit even a
more favourable time. Groups of plants were contri-
buted by some of our most successful caterers for novel-
ties. Messrs. Veitch and Bull’s collections of cut blooms
of Chrysanthemums, collections of Cyclamens, of her-
baceous plants suitable for out-door winter decoration,
hardy Conifers, and Hollies; of vegetables and salading;
TreeCarnationsand Roman Hyacinths — all tended tomakc
up a very pretty show. Amongst the subjects submitted to
the Floral Committee were Aphelandra nitens, with hand-
some deep green, glossy foliage, and rich orange-crimson
flowers, exhibited by Messrs. Veitch and Sons, to which a
first-class certificate was awarded. The same award was
given to Poinsettia pulcherrima major from the same
firm, in which the rich-coloured bracts were more nu-
merous than in the old form. First-class certificates
were also awarded to Mr. W. Bull, for Croton spirale, the
leaves of which, yellow and crimson and purple, were sin-
gularly twisted ; Croton majesticum, a very handsome
species, with leaves fifteen inches long, mottled and veined
with crimson and yellow ; and Zygopetalum cerinum, a
very handsome Orchid, with sepals and petals greenish-
white, the lip yellow, and the throat barred with crimson.
Mr. Croucher, gardener to J. Peacock, Esq, Sudbury
House, Hammersmith, also obtained a first-class certifi-
cate for Agave Corderoyii, with light-green leaves and
purple spines ; and Air. Green, gardener to Air. TMlson
Saunders, Hlel field, Reigate, received a second-class cer-
tificate for Coeleopsis hyacinthosma, with waxy white
flowers. Amongst the Chrysanthemums exhibited were
Dr. Alasters^ Grandiflora, Alagnum Bonum, and Comet,
John Salter, Princess of Teck, Lad)" Slade, Rev. J.
Dix, Pink Perfection, and Empress. Mr. Turner’s col-
lection of Tree Carnations was very beautiful, and com-
prised Avalanche, Blanche, Purity, Rosy Alorn, Alice,
Princess Christian, King of the Belgians, Attila, Alinerva,
Valiant, and Vestal. On the whole, the exhibition was
a most successful one. We are glad to state that an

[No. 13.

admirable portrait of the late Rev. Joshua Dix, for
many years Chairman of the Floral Committee, has been
hung up in the Council-room, it having been subscribed
for by some friends, and permission obtained from the
Council for its being placed in the Council-room.

ALPINE PLANTS.

No one who has ever seen some of the beautiful gems of
the Alpine Flora in their native habitats, but must have
felt how utterly inadequate a representation of them can
be given in any rockery, however extensive it may be;
but at the same time, there has been no doubt the im-
pulse to carry home some of them, and attempt their
growth. It was with such feelings that we, in the month
of June last saw, for the first time intermingled Silene
acaulis and Gentiana alpina on the very summit of the
Col du Baume ; and as we thought of our home garden,
wondered whether it would be possible to transport some
of them. We essayed it ; but alas ! the grass in the
turf is all that remains— the Gentianas and Silene are
gone. However, the plants are obtainable at home, and
the grass will probably be as good a reminder of one of
the most pleasurable days we have ever spent. But it
has suggested to us the thought that in these days of
sensational gardening, it is well to remind our readers
that there is a! source of great enjoyment open to them
in the cultivation of these beautiful gems, and that it
may be attempted even in places of limited extent.

In forming a rockery there are often many mistakes
made ; some seem to imagine that any out-of-the-way
shady place will suit them, whereas in truth no plants
rejoice more in bright sunshine than they do. Others
build up an elaborately formed piece of rockwork, and
think that this is an imitation of nature, and then put
their plants in, in any way, not considering their peculiar
habits or the soil that they delight in, whereas no plants
are more chary of displaying their charms unless their
wants are properly attended to. Alany of them, although
never rising above a few inches in height, yet strike
their roots deep down in the soil. Others make their
rockery, and then allow all sorts of coarse and rampant
weeds to grow over it, thus choking and destroying
many of these slender-growing gems. We ourselves
have formed one on the border of a shrubbery fully
exposed to the sun, but slightly overshadowed with

JANUARY, 1873.

THE FLORAL MAGAZINE.

trees ; nothing would grow, and so M e obtained a good
supply of tolerably good loam, raised a slight bank, and
placed carelessly on it a quantity of stones — unfortunately
the only stones procurable here are tlints, and they are
not the most suitable ; m’c then obtained a quantity of
various kinds of soil — peat, loam, sand, and leaf mould,
and having obtained also some plants, we then prepared
nooks and spots in M’hich to place them. Messrs.
Backhouse and Son, of York, and IMr. Y are, of Hale
Farm, Tottenham, publish catalogues in which the best
varieties are given and the character of soil suitable for
them is indicated; uhile in Mr. Robinson’s “Alpine
Plants” fuller descriptions and directions for culture are
given, so that there need be no difliculty in planting
them ; afterwards they will require care to prevent the
M-eeds from overpoM-ering them, and watering in dry
weather ; and then, especially in the earlier parts of the
year, there M’ill be no lack of beauties to reward the care
bestoM’ed on them. It would be out of place to name all
the species suitable, but in Silenc, Gentiana, Dianthus,
Androsace, and others, umuld be found plants of groat
beauty; indeed, we M’ould advise any one desirous of
forming an Alpine garden to place himself in the hands
of either of the persons we have named, and he will
not fail to be satisfied.

yELLO^Y ROSES.

A CORRESPONDENT asks, which is the best yellow rose?
■\Ye unhesitatingly say. Cloth of Gold ; but then it M'ill
not do everywdrere. In our parish there is one house
literally covered M’ith it, and we are not without hopes
it wfiir bloom well M'ith ourselves. IMarechal Nicl is a
grand rose ; it has one fault — that the footstalks are not
stout enough to support the head, so that it always
hangs down and hides its beauties, but as a cut rose
nothing can exceed it. Gloire de Dijon is hardly
yellow, so many shades are to be found in it, otherwise
it is the rose for all soils and situations. Reve d’Or is a
beautiful rose, and its habit is admirable. M'e think
these are the four best yellow or yellownsh roses in
cultivation.

REVIEW.

The Xatiiral lUsiorj/ of Plants. By Prof. II. Baileon,
President of the Linnean Society of Paris. Trans-
lated, with additional Notes and References, by
IMarcus M. Hartog, B. Sc. Vols. I. and II.
London ; L. Reeve & Co.

In these two handsome volumes we have an important
instalment of the most advanced work on the subject of
which it treats. Englishmen are here presented in plain
English, and with as little technicality as the nature of
the subject permits, with a survey of the entire "SYge-
table Kingdom from original observation. Under each

Family the structural poculiarities which distinguish it
are first very fully and minutely described ; then the
differences on wdneh are based its subdivision into Orders
and Genera ; next follow particulars of the geographical
distribution of the plants; then the properties which
render them either serviceable or obnoxious to man ;
finally, a syllabic list of Genera. Professor Baillon diffei’s
from English botanists in his views of classification, but
this does not detract from the accuracy of his descriptions
or the value of his observations. In the notes full re-
ferences to authorities are given, and many matters of
technical detail of less interest to the general student
are discussed. The work is profusely illustrated by a
series of wmodcuts — over 800 in these two volumes — un-
surpassed, if not unequalled for beauty and accuracy. In
these we have full portraits of plants, showing their
general form and habit, and numerous sections of flower,
fruit, and seed, exhibiting the minutest details of their
structure. This W'ork will be indispensable to every
student of botany, and a welcome companion to every
lover of plants. In the present volumes are included the
Families Ranunculacece, Dilleniaceae, IMagnoliaceae,
Anonacese, Monimiaceae, Rosaceaj, Connaracem, Legumi-
nosae-hlimoseae, Leguminosse-Cmsalpinieae, Leguminosse-
Papilionaceac, Proteaceae, Lauraceie, Elaeagnaceae, and
Myristicaceae. — F.L.S.

CATALOGUES RECEIVED.

R. Dean’s Catalogue of Potatoes. — Although we may
perhaps dispute’the author’s statement, that this is “ the
literary feat of the season,” we can yet accord it the
praise of being an exceedingly carefully wnutten cata-
logue, giving directions for cultivation, and a selection
of sorts, which, from the author’s knowdedge of the sub-
ject, M’e may reasonably conclude to be a reliable one.

Vick’s Illustrated Floral Guide. — Unquestionably our
Transatlantic brethren are ahead of us in the matter of
catalogues. The one before us is a quarterly issue, and
contains 130 pages, admirably got up, and most pro-
fusely illustrated. Some of the M'ood engravings we
recognise as old friends, but many are quite newq and a
great deal of valuable information for American horti-
culturists will be found in the introduction.

now TO EXTIRPATE PLANTAIN FROM
FARMS.

Various methods have been recommended for effecting:
this object, but many of them are utterly useless. We
have, however, lately tried oil of vitriol, which requires
to be carefully used, as recommended in the Journal of
llorticnlture. A pointed stick, dipped in the bottle, will
hold a drop of it, which should then bo applied to the
centre of the plant. It immediately burns it up, and
destroys its vitality ; and although it renders the lawn
unsightly for a time, yet if it be sown M’ith grass seeds,
it M ill soon recover, and all traces of the weeds wdll have
disappeared.

Plate 49.

SILVER TRICOLOR PELARGONIUM— MRS. LAING.

Although it is probable that the “ furore” for tricolor-leaved pelargoniums has reached
its climax, and that we shall never again see such prices given for them as have been given
during the past few years, yet are there sometimes novelties of such sterling character that
they at once claim our attention and assert for themselves a prominent position. 'We have
seen this season some golden tricolors, which are exceedingly brilliant and promising, and
in the variety now figured in the silver tricolor class we have one far in advance of any of
its predecessors.

Mrs. Labiff is a free-growing compactly-habited plant of vigorous constitution and
highly-coloured foliage ; the leaves are of fair average size and good substance, standing
tlie sun well, round and flat, with a well-defined silver margin, a rich deep-green centre
encircled with a well-defined zone of a fine dark colour, widely bordered with rich carmine,
and is decidedly the highest coloured variety yet seen in this class. It obtained the first
prize at the Birmingham Show of the Boyal Horticultural Society, as the best silver tricolor
pelargonium, and the first prize in the same class at the Special Pelargonium Show of the
Bo}'al Horticultural Society in August last, held at South Kensington, and has been awarded
first-class certificates by the Iloyal Horticultural and Royal Botanic Societies.

There is not much likelihood of such varieties as Mrs. Lainc/ being used for bedding
purposes, but as a conservatory or greenhouse plant it will be very valuable. There is no
doubt, that however well these plants stand exposure, yet they succeed vastly better where
a moderate amount of heat can be given to them during the winter months.

Plate 50.

PICOTEES— AIRS. HORNBY AND EDITH DOAIBRAIN.

Those who persistently deny that any improvement has taken place in the Picotee of
late years, must have had their minds disabused in looking at the beautiful stands exhibited
in the past season both at the Crystal Palace and South Kensington by our champion grower.
Air. Charles Turner of Slough, and it may be adduced, as a proof of their excellence, that
eight first-class certificates were awarded to them. These were all, with one exception,
exhibited by Air. Turner, and raised by him or the Rev. C. Pellowes of Shottishani
Rectory, Norfolk, to whom we are indebted for many very valuable flowers.

Edith Domhrain (fig. 1) is a very distinct flower, the heavy pinkish-rose edging being
quite unlike an}" other variety that we possess ; the colour does not break ofl’ into bars, but is
entirely confined to the edge. Mrs. llornhi/ (fig. 2) is one of the light red-edged flowers, and
although similar in colour to many which have preceded it, is very large and pure in colour.
The other flowers which have received first-class certificates are : Ethel, Mrs. Allcrqft,
Jahana, J. B. Bryant, Korfolh Beauty, "Princess of IVaJes, and ISIrs. TAttle, exhibited by
Air. Hooper of Bath.

The remarkable season that we have had has affected the growth of Picotees as well as
other things ; it has been found very difficult to strike them, and one of our largest growers
informs us, that he could not get his layers to strike, and has been obliged to put them
under glass, so as to induce them to emit roots, the continual autumnal rains and the low
temperature being very much against them.

Plate 51.

CYPPJPEDIUM PARDINUxU

Altliougli this fiimily of Orchids does not contain plants of such gorg-eous colouring or sucli
delicate perfume as many others, yet the singularity of their forms, and the ease with which
they are cultivated, have made them as widely and generally grown as any of this very numerous
race; in all, whether it he our native species, or the singularly tailed exotics, some of which
we liave figured in former numbers of the Magazine, the distinctive feature for which the
name of Ladies' Slipper has been given, viz. the curiouslj-formed labellum, is preserved.

We are indebted to Mr. William Bull for the opportunity of figuring this recent addition
to the genus, it having been imported b}’’ him from the East Indies, and exhibited at the
Royal Horticultural Society of London ; it will be seen that the foliage is spotted, thus
giving us in Cppiepediicm what we already have in Lhalcenojjsis — variegated leaves ; the
flowers are singularly marked, the sepals being tijoped with mauve, and spotted with small
round spots of brownish cidmson, the tip is light green with darker veins, the edges being
mauve of the same shade as on the sepals, and the upper portion towards the throat yellowish
orange ; the footstalks are of a lighter shade of mauve. It will thus be seen that there is a
remarkable combination of colour in it, and although not very brilliant, the whole ajipearance
of the flower is singularly attractive.

As it is a native of the East Indies, it will require the temperature of a warm stove.

Plate 52.

CINERARIA MARITIMA— AUREA MARGINATA.

Cineraria maritima has for a long time been considered, by all who have to manage gardens
in which bedding-out is carried on, as a most valuable plant, its beautifully silvery-white
appearance and graceful foliage contrasting admirably with some of the deep-coloured leaves
which are so abundantly used ; for instance, what a beautiful contrast it forms with Iresine
Lindenii, or Coleus Verchaffeltii, while in the mixed border clumps of it kept within bounds
form a pleasant feature. In arranging flowers for a dinner-table we have found some of the
smaller leaves very useful.

The plant which we now figure. Cineraria maritima aurea marpinata, has been obtained
by Mr. Drummond, foreman to Mr. Sampson, nurseryman, Y^eovil, and has been fixed by him.
We have elsewhere seen the plant sporting out into diversities like the present, but when
they were grown on they gradually lost their character, and returned either to its normal
condition or became quite green. One of this character we saw lately in a nursery near
London ; but with Mr. SanijDSon the marking has become permanently fixed, and we can
readily believe what he states, when he says it has excited the admiration of all who have
seen it.

Mr. Sampson’s establishment is well knoAvn throughout the West of England for the
excellence of its bedding plants, and we are sure that this very beautiful plant, which he
purposes distributing next May, wull be regarded as a valuable addition to our list of bedding
plants.

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[No. 14.

NEW SERIES.]

EXHIBITIONS.

ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.
January 15.

This, the opening meeting of the year, was an exceed-
ingly interesting one, and doubtless to many possessed
more charms than the more e.xtensive exhibitions held in
the summer, as dowers at this season of the year are
specially valuable. A magnificent lot of Orchids was
shown by Mr. Denning, gardener to Lord Londesborough,
while Messrs. Veitch and Sons, Mr. Williams, Mr. Bull,
and Messrs. Standish and Co. of Ascot, contributed
large collections of plants of various kinds which tended
to make a very fine display. It would be impossible in
our limited space to enumerate all the various objects of
interest, and we shall therefore confine ourselves to those
which were awarded certificates. Messrs. Veitch and
Sons received first-class certificates for Odontoglossum
Halli, a fine species with white and yellow flowers barred
with brown ; Phaius Bernaysi, very similar in character
to Phaius grandidorus, but with the sepals and petals
white, with pale yellow lip ; Vanda Cathcarti, a very dis-
tinct species with reddish dowers ; and a very elegant
Gymnogramma, Mr. Haage, of Erfurt, was awarded one
for Pilosorus Dautwitzi, a very interesting succulent
covered with white down. Mr. Clarke, of Twickenham,
obtained the same for Cyclamen persicum giganteum
superbum, a very splendid light-dowered variety of very
great size and beautiful shape. Mr. Green, gardener to
Mr. Wilson Saunders, obtained a first-class certidcate for
Stennorrhynchus Ortgusi, a pretty succulent with spotted
leaves and reddish dowers; as did also Mr. T. Carey,
North Lodge, Ipswich, for a double-dowered Primula
with lilac-coloured dowers. A new Beet, called Clarke’s
Variegated Beet, was exhibited by Air. Clarke, gardener
to W. S. AI. Innes, Esq., Parsons Green, Edinburgh,
and was awarded a first-class certidcate, as it was con-
sidered a very desirable plant for winter decoration. The
foliage varies from light carmine to rich orange, and the
group exhibited on this occasion presented a most beauti-
ful appearance. There were several other promising
dowers, but they were not considered deserving of cer-
tidcates, amongst them some bright dowering Primulas
exhibited by Air. R. Dean, of Ealing, and one called
Lady Aladeline Taylor, by Air. H, Caunel, of Woolwich,

NEW WHITE HYBRID PERPETUAL ROSE.

If we ai’e rightly informed a grand addition has been
made to one of our most limited classes — White Hybrid
Perpetual Roses — in the new rose, Aladame Lacharme,
raised by Lacharme, of Lyons, and distributed by Alessrs,
George Schwartz, the successors of Alessrs, Guillot, Ph'e.
AVhen a raiser calls a dower after his wife we may he
sure that he has formed a veiy high estimate of it, and
when the raiser is so experienced as Lacharme, who has
given us one of the very best roses in cultivation, Charles
Lefebvre, we are the more inclined to believe that we have
gained a gem of the drst water. It is said to be a seed-
ling from Jules Alargottin, and to possess the dne habit
and constitution of its parent, and to have dowers four
inches and a half in diameter. Should it fuldl these con-
ditions there is no doubt that it will be a great acquisi-
tion. We are informed by a friend at Lyons, that of the
roses sent out last season two of the greatest favourites
in France are Aladame George Schwartz and Andre Du-
nand. The former was dgured by us in our last volume.
AYe then expressed the same opinion with regard to this
country.

SPRING CATALOGUES.

These are now being brought out in considerable num-
bers, and exhibit their usual tempting lists of novelties
in vegetables, and llower-seeds, and plants. Indeed the
amount of novelties is most perplexing, and it is impos-
sible even to enumerate them.

Alessrs. James Veitch and Sons’ Catalogue is illus-
trated with a large colour-printed plate, and contains
amongst other novelties Veitch’s Autumn Great Cauli-
dower, Sutton’s Perfection Broccoli, Alajor Clarke’s
Solid Red Celery ; and in dower-seeds, Celossi Huttoni,
Amaranthus Salicifolia, Solanum Capsicum Yellow
Gem, &c.

Alessrs. Sutton and Sons’ (of Reading) Amateur
Guide is as usual replete with information, containing
some very beautiful woodcuts of vegetables and dowers;
also a coloured plate of their Red Skin Flower Ball, and
New Hundredfold Fluke Potato, and good woodcuts of
new Peas, amongst them Emerald Gem, which we be-
lieve to be a valuable early pea.

Alessrs. Dick Radelylfe and Co.’s excellent and neat
Catalogue contains a complete list of vegetables and
dower-seeds, and especially garden requisites and deco-
rations, for which this drm is noted.

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THE FLORAL MAG.LZINE.

]\Ir. B. AVilliaras’ is a copious and well arranged Cata-
logue, comprising also many novelties for the vegetable
and flower-garden.

^Messrs. Carter and Co.^s Vade Mocum is very full of
information, giving a valuable calendar of operations
and other matters of interest. There is a vast number
of novelties of really valuable character. The amateur
may here learn what to get, and then how to grow it.
It is largely illustrated with coloured plates and wood-
cuts.

j\Iessrs. Barr and Sugden^s “ Descriptive Spring Ca-
talogue of Choice Seeds for Flower and Kitchen Garden’'’
is as complete as usual. From it we extract the follow-
ing remarks on Beet, which, though not within our
special province, cannot fail to be useful, interested as we
all are or ought to be in this wholesome and agreeable
root : —

“ In the process of cooking. Beet is frequently made hard and un-
edible, and the seedsman or gardener made to bear the consequences
of the cook’s shortcomings. Following up our experimental trials,
we have looked into the cook’s department, and oiler to our readers
the following conclusions : —

“ 1. In preparing Beet for cooking, the greatest care must be taken
not to bruise the skin, or in any ■way wound the root ; and if by
accident any injury has been done to the root, bake and uot boil.

“ 2. If a deep crimson hue is the colour prefei’red in the Beet,
or a firm flesh, this is best attained by baking the roots.

“ 3. If a light, clear bright colour is desired, or a soft, juicy flesh,
then boiling will secure this.

“4. If a rich, agreeable flavour is sought for, then select the Beet
which, before cooking, has the most purple in it, and the flavour may
be discovered by masticating a small portion of the uncooked root.
If up to the mark it will leave a rich agreeable flavour on the palate
without any sensation of astringency in the throat.

“ 5. Crimson-fleshed Beets are all very rich is flavour ; but when
masticated uncooked, an astringency will be discovered as above
described ; this class of Beets, however, has its advantages, inas-
much as it can be sown earlier.

“ 6. Scarlet-fleshed Beets possess least of the saccharine flavour.”

FORTHCOMING HORTICULTURAL
EXHIBITIONS.

!Many are announced in various parts of the kingdom,
and there is much of promise in connexion with those
about the metropolis, althougli we think some serious
mistakes are made. One of the prominent features of
the Royal Horticultural Society’s Shows is that of the
special prizes offered by either nurserymen or amateurs.
Foremost amongst these we must notice that jMessrs. J.
Veitch and Sons offer prizes of lOOL for the finest fruit
grown by the gardeners of Great Britain — viz., 25/.,
15/., and 10/., as first, second, and third prizes for the
best collections ; 10/. for the best collection of black
grapes, 10/. for the best collection of white grapes, 10/.
lor the best three ])ine apple.s, 51. for the best dish
of peaches, 5/. for the best dish of nectarines. ]\Ir.
Bull, of Chelsea, offers 300/. in silver cups for new
plants, for the next three years, 100/. in each j’ear, on
the following conditions : — The value of 50/. at the prin-
cipal Show to be held at Kensington in June, and the
value of 50/. at the Society’s Provincial Show, which
takes place this year at Bath, on June 24th to 28th, the
50/. to be divided thus : — For private growers, first

prize, 12/.; second, 8/.; and third, 5/.; and to nursery-
men the same; the competition to take place with twelve
plants of Mr. Bull’s introduction, and sent out since the
commencement of 1870, this date being altered in sub-
sequent years to 1871 and 1872 respectively, as an-
nounced in his annual catalogues. Besides this, Messrs.
Carter and Co. offer their Challenge Cup and the same
number of prizes for vegetables as last season. Mr. Pear-
son, of Chilwell, offers 5/. for twelve Zonal Pelargoniums
sent out by him, and Dr. Denny the same. In fact,
there is no saying whereunto this will grow : it affords
great encouragement to growers, and at the same time
gives facilities for comparing the value of the produc-
tions of different caterers for the public taste.

REVIEW.

Journal of the Hoyal Horticultural Society of London.

Vol. III. Parts 11 and 12.

The fitful manner in which this journal comes out
detracts somewhat from its value ; the present part
contains some very interesting scientific papers, and also
some reports on some flowers and vegetables grown at
Chiswick ; that on the Pelargoniums is especially
valuable. The report on Peas contains what we cannot
but consider some serious mistakes, especially in refe-
rence to Sutton’s First-of-All, or Emerald Gem, which is
said there to be the same as Danecroft’ s Rival, w'hereas,
according to Messrs. Sutton, it is ten days earlier, has
larger pods, and a better constitution. Amongst the
most valuable papers is one by Dr. Masters, on the
influence of various manures on different species of
plants; it is a continuation of a report made in 1870,
and enters most minutely into the subject, with that
patient attention to all scientific minutise wdiich
characterizes everything which that accomplished bo-
tanist undertakes.

GARDEN ECONOMICS.

MEED ERADICATOR.

This simple but most effective instrument, of which a
drawing is here given, has been forwarded to us by
Messrs. Dick Radclyffe and Co., of Holborn.

Having unfortunately a lawn in which plantain is ram-
pant we immediately set to work with it, and can testify
to its efficacy. The leverage is so good that it lifts the
plants completely out, without disturbing the roots of the
grass. To a lady who works in her own garden it will
be inestimable, as the weeding can be done without the
necessity of stooping.

Plate 53.

MARANTA MAKOYANA.

Among wliat are ordinarily called stove-foliaged plants there is no class more generally
grown than the Marantas, and of late years many remarkably fine varieties have been
introduced, through the exertions of collectors sent out by Mr. Linden and others. Amongst
the most beautiful we must notice Rosea picta, illmtris, and Veitchii ; while as a proof that
there are yet many more to be added to our list, we may state that during the past year no
less than nine species have been either figured or introduced,

Mara7ita Malcoyana has also been exhibited under the name of M. Olivaris ; hut as the
former name was that under which it was first described by Professor Edouard Morren, and
named by him after M. Makoy of Liege, it has, according to the laws of etiquette which
regulate botanical nomenclature, retained the former name. It is of a very elegant dwarf
habit, something in the way of M. Veitchii, but much smaller ; the leaves are on slender erect
stalks, oblong, blunt, \mequal sided, ornamented from the midrib to nearly the margin with
oblong patches of dark-green on a greyish-creamy striated ground. It is a native of South
America, from whence we believe all the species as yet known have come.

It requires the ordinary treatment of stove-plants, and will prove, we believe, like its
congeners, a plant of easy cultivation ; while its dwarf character will give it an additional
charm in the eyes of many lovers of stove-plants.

Plate 54.

PENTSTEMONS— EGERTON HUBBARD AND W. H. DALBEN.

A reference to our former plates of this fine herbaceous plant will show at once how
great a difference there is between those and the varieties we now figure, not so much in the
colours of the flowers as in the habit of the plants; for whereas formerly the habit was long
and the flowers were pendulous, we are now getting plants with a more branching character
of growth and with flowers more erect. We cannot but consider this a great improvement,
and it v/ill make the flowers much more useful for cutting. This improvement is due to the
firm of Downie, Laird and Laing. of Stanstead Park Nursery, and Edinburgh, who have
for so many j^ears carried on its cultivation, and who in their more extended nursery grounds
at the former place are enabled to give greater space to the culture of those florists’ flowers
for which they have been long famous.

The culture of the Pentstemon is very simple ; it does not always stand over the winter,
and therefore it is better to keep up the stock of good varieties by striking cuttings in the
autumn, keeping them in a cold frame during the winter, and then turning them out in
the spring. Many, however, having once obtained a good strain, will be satisfied with
raising seedlings every year, as they seed freely, and the young plants grow most vigorously.

The varieties now figured are selected from a number which Messrs. Downie, Laird
and Laing intend to send out this spring. Rgerton Hubbard is deep reddish purple with a
clear white throat, and TV. II. Dalben is bright magenta with dark centre. The flowers in
both instances are of good size, while their erect character gives them a much neater and
compact appearance than when the flowers are pendulous.

Plate 55.

DAHLIA ARBITPATOR.

The popularity of the Dahlia, which was for a time in much jeopardy owing to tlie
introduction of so many horticultural novelties in other directions, has most sensibly
revived during the past two or three years, — and if we may take the number of certificates
that have been awarded to new kinds during the past season as any test of merit, we cannot
but conclude that the charge that no advance has been made was utterly unfounded, for
although the number of certificates has not been quite equal to those awarded to Pelargoniums,
yet upwards of twenty have received them. That all these are first-rate flowers we can hardly
believe, and we are not sorry to find that attention has been drawn to the very lavish hand
with which they have been given, for we feel convinced it must occasion disappointment here-
after to the purchaser.

Messrs. Keynes, Turner, and Echford, have been the principal growers to whom
certificates have been awarded ; and we have selected one of Mr. Turner’s flowers for our
illustration. Arhih'ator is a flower of large size and of good build, indeed, the great depth
of many of these new flowers is remarkable, and nothing struck us more at the Metropolitan
Society’s Show at the Crystal Palace in August last, than the very superior form of most of
the flowers in the winning stands. The colour of Arbitrator is fawn, suffused or shot with
purple, with yellow at the base of each petal ; it will give a pleasing contrast on a stand
owing to the softness of its colouring. Amongst the other remarkable flowers to be sent
out this spring is Laura Ilaslam, which has received no less than seven certificates.

Plate 56.

SHOW PELARGONIUMS— COUNTESS AND DUCHESS.

If we may judge from the number of certificates which have been awarded to varieties
of the Show Pelargonium during the past season, it must have been an exceptionally good
one, for we find that no fewer than thirty were so honoured ; and although the name of
Mr. Hoyle no longer appears as a raiser, it is evident that the improvement which has
taken place in Mr. Foster’s strain will quite compensate for the loss sustained through
Mr. Hoyle’s death, for all the varieties which have been awarded certificates came from
Clewer Manor.

Of those now figured. Countess (fig. 1), is somewhat distinct in colour ; the pale pink of
the lower petals being unusual ; the top is maroon, shaded off to deep orange rose, the edge
pale lilac, and with a clear white eye, the whole appearance of the flower is remarkably bold.
Duchess (fig. 2), affords a good contrast to the preceding, being a rich dark flower, lower
petals crimson veined with a darker shade, the top petals intense deep maroon, almost
black, with a narrow edge of bright crimson and clear white eye. Both have been awarded
first-class certificates.

Mr. Turner of Slough has as usual the distribution of the Clewer seedlings ; and besides
those figured there are. Brilliant, Blue Bell, Chieftain, Conquest, Druid, Emperor William,
Flora, Great Mogul, Hero, Highland Lassie, Jubilee, King Charles, Lord Byron, Mabel, Monarch,
Othello, Purple Gem, Prince of Wales, Prince Arthur, Buth, Bobin Hood, Superb, Syren, Scottish
Chieftain, Victory, Charles Dickens, and Prince Bismarck, and certainly never in any one
season has so promising a set been offered to the cultivator.

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EXHIBITIONS.

ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY,
February 12.

Thanks to some of our enterprising nurserymen about
London — such as Messrs. Veitcb, Bull, Williams, &c. —
a very excellent Show was held at the Council-room on
the day named, although there was not much of novelty
in the subjects exhibited. First-class certificates were
awarded to Mr. William Bull, for Encephalartus villosus
var. ampliatus, an exceedingly handsome plant ; to Mr.
Denning, gardener to Lord Londesborough, for a fine
variety of La3lia autumnalis; to Mr. Goddard, gardener
to H. Little, Esq., Twickenham, for Cyclamen persicum
\Yhite Perfection, a large well-formed flower of the
purest white; and to Messrs. Jackman and SonSjM'oking,
for Thuja occidentalis aurea, a beautiful golden variety
of great interest and beauty. Many cultural commenda-
tions were given, some deservedly, and others in which
it was very questionable ; especially is that the case with
cut blooms, for it can never be told whether the culture
of the plant from which they have been taken is good or
had.

THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.

A CRISIS has at last come in the affairs of this unfortunate
Society; we say unfortunate, because some of the evils I'rom
which it is suffering are clearly to he traced to external
causes, although others are the result of its own misma-
nagement. \Vhen the Society was reorganized previous
to the Exhibition of 1862, the ground on which it now
exists was leased to the Society by the Commissioners
of 1851, and the present buildings were erected; it was
even then seen that in the minds of the Commissioners
the one idea was that, while it might in a secondary
point of view benefit the Society, it was really to he re-
garded as part of the plan by which the chief interest in
all matters of science was to be centred around the South
Kensington Museum. The placing at that Museum the
collection of modern paintings, the building of the Royal
Albert Hall, the proposal to receive the Natural History
collection from the British Museum, the attempt to get
the Herbarium from Kew there also, — all showed very
unmistakeahly that the Commissioners of 1851 only in-
tended that the Royal Horticultural Society should he

their very humble servant. They have quietly con-
trived that the Society should become their debtors
to such an extent that it existed simply on sufferance, as
the mortgage, so to speak, could he foreclosed at any
time ; moreover, by always having a sufficient number
of their own body on the Council of the Society,
they were able to manage its affairs in accordance with
their ideas. But ivithout the consent of either of these
bodies a state of things has grown up which has upset
all their calculations. A large number of persons who
live in the neighbourhood, but who have no taste for
botany or horticulture, have found the gardens a conve-
nient and quiet place to send their nurses and children
to saunter in of a morning, or for themselves of an
afternoon. They have felt a good deal put out about
the influx of visitors from the International Exhibi-
tions, and consider it rather an abuse of their privi-
leires. The Commissioners of 1851, not satisfied with
the present management, have just issued a document in
which they propose great alterations, making the Society
still more their servants, and throwing the gardens
open to alt visitors to the Exhibition. This has aroused
the ire of two parties — the horticultural section of the
Fellows, who have hitherto received but little favour from
the Council, but who see in this attempt an endeavour to
swamp that body by the Commissioners, and to make it
by that means of still less use to horticulture; while the
Fellows who live in the neighbourhood are up in arms,
and the consequence has been that the annual meeting
on the 11th, and the adjourned meeting on the 18th, have
been scenes of violent reerimination, which reflect no
credit upon many who took part in them. What the
result may ultimately be it is impossible to foresee, but
as the Commissioners of 1851 have the might on their
side, it is not easy to see how the Horticultural Society
can do aught but acquiesce in these plans. It may be
safely said that never had a Society such a chance of
success as the Royal Horticultural Society had, and never
have advantages been so thrown away.

SPRING FLOIVERS AT THE CRYSTAL
PALACE.

The Exhibition of Spring Flowers at tbe Crystal
Palace will, says a contemporary, be opened some time
next month ; and we hear that Messrs. Downie, Laird,
and Laing will also at the same time have a Spring

THE FLORAL MAGAZINE.

Sliow at their own Crystal Palace at Edinburgh. We
may mention, in connexion with this firm, that their
employes recently invited Messrs. Downie and Laird (the
members of the firm resident in Edinburgh), as a mark
of their appreciation of the kindness and liberality of the
treatment they receive, to a supper at Newhaven (a
marine village near Edinburgh), where they enjoyed a
most agreeable evening. It is eminently satisfactory, in
these striking times, to know that mutual good feeling
between masters and men has not become quite extinct.

REVIEW.

The ILandij-Booh of Fruit Culture under Glass. By
David Thomson. Blackwood & Sons.

The name of David Thomson is so well known to Ilor-
ticidturists, his “ Ilandy-Book of the Flower Garden,^’
and other works, have so convinced the horticultural
public of his thorough knowledge and practical skill,
that it does not require us to say that his book is sure to
be welcomed by a large circle of readers. His object, as
detailed in his preface, is to supply a handy-book of
moderate size, which shall enter into the forcing and
general culture of those fruits which are usually so culti-
vated ; and he has very wisely " kept in view the
requii’ements of inexperienced amateurs who wish to
superintend their own fruit-houses, and of young gar-
deners entering on the study of their profession.”

The fruits he describes the culture of are — the Pine
Apple, the Grape Vine, Peach and Nectarine, Melon,
Strawberry and Cucumber. Let us take one of these, the
Strawberry, and see how he treats it. He enters upon
the question which are the best runners, how to prepare
them for the fruiting-pots, the kind of soil and how the i
potting is to be done; then a description of the straw-
berry-house, and bow they are to be forced, the setting j
and thinning of the fruit, the insects to which they are '
subject ; how to grow strawberries in a greenhouse or pit, '
the tying-up of the fruit-stalks, how to pack ripe straw-
berries for carrying, to prepare them for exhibition, and
the best varieties for forcing : it will thus be seen that ,
no one point of interest has been omitted, and in order i
to show the clear manner in which his information is
given we extract the following : — I

“I will suppose the 1st of January to have arrived, |
the time when the earliest are, in the majority of cases,
placed in heat. Let the required number of the best i
plants in 5-inch pots be selected, all the brown and I
much spotted leaves picked off them, their pots washed j
clean, and if the roots appear rather bare, freely top-
dress them with a little fine loam and well-rotted cow-
manure in equal parts. If, as has already been recom-

mended, a light pit with a bed of warm leaves is at
command, plunge the pots in it, so that they may get
a slight degree of bottom-heat. Keep the night tem-
perature ranging from 50° to 55°, according as the
weather is cold or mild; with sun heat 8° or 10° more
may be allowed. A close stagnant atmosphere is most
antagonistic to the strawberry, consequently give more
or less air every day, leaving a very little on all night
when mild. Being plunged in moist leaves watering
will not often be required, but it must be attended to
before the plants get too dry, so as just to keep the soil
moist without being wet. As soon as ever the blooms
can be discerned in the centres of the crowns increase the
heat a few degrees, but do not exceed 60° in mild
weather. "When the trusses are distinctly perfected
remove the plants to a shelf near the glass, in any situa-
tion where the night temperature ranges 60°, with 10°
more by day. Avoid putting them where they will be
subject to currents of cold air, or where on the other
hand the atmosphere is close and very moist, such as a
plant-house.”

In a letter from Professor Owen, who is now the
guest of the Khedive in Egypt, we learn so much of the
beauty of the gardens of that country in winter, that we
almost wish we could exchange places with the swallows,
who are enabled so easily to escape from disagreeable
regions in winter to enjoy a better climate. The Pro-
fessor describes the garden which surrounds his resi-
dence as being full of Mignonette, Zinnias, Marigolds,
Beans, Roses, bedding plants, and many other of our
summer favourites, all in full sweet bloom. — The Garden.

There is a plant of Dendrobium Hillii now blossoming
in the cool Orchid-house of the Royal Gardens, Kew,
which has 20 flower-spikes, each measuring from 18 to
21 inches long. The number of individual flowers at
pr^ent on the plant is over 2500. — Gardeners’ Chronicle.

CATALOGUES RECEIVED.

Messrs. Hooper and Co., Covent Garden. — As usual,
a comprehensive and well illustrated catalogue, and re-
plete with information.

P. G. Henderson and Co., Catalogue of Flower,
Vegetable and A.gricultural Seeds. — One of the most
extensive catalogues published, and containing many
novelties of their own introduction, besides those of other
growers.

SnsiDcrs to Corresponlitnts.

Capt. H. — See advertisement of “The Gladiolus” in the present
number.

V. A. — We have given our opinion on the appearance of the Roses
on seedling briers ; we hope by-and-by to say what they are prac-
tically.

T. — The Lachenalias are pretty spring flowers, and very easily cul-
tivated ; any nurseryman can supply bulbs.

Plate 57.

CAMPANULA MEDIUM CALYCANTHEMA.

Among hardy biennials, the Canterbury-bell, as the Campanula is called, has for a long
time been a favourite, and the variety which we now figure, cultivated by Messrs. Waite,
Burnell and Co., of Southwark Street, is likely to increase still further its popularity.

Some species of the Campanula present forms of duplication, but entirely different to
that which we now figure. In them the bell-shaped form is almost destroyed by the con-
fused mass of petals which fill up the flower ; but, as a reference to our plate will show, in
this case the corolla is much larger, and the calyx in addition is enlarged to nearly four
inches in diameter, presenting the form of a saucer, and changed from its ordinary green
colour into the same hue as that of the corolla.

It will be at once seen that, while this adds to the size of the flower, it also adds to its
attractiveness, presenting a greater mass of colour of that delicate blue which makes the
Canterbury-bell so great a favourite.

The treatment of hardy biennials is very simple. They are easily grown from seed,
any ordinary garden soil suits them, nor is the Campanula unpleasing as a pot plant. We
have seen many very handsome-looking specimens in cottage windows in our neighbourhood,
and it makes in a large conservatory a variety, and that in a colour not very frequent amongst
flowers.

Messrs. Waite and Co. have a white variety of the same character.

Plate 58.

NARCISSUS TAZETTA-LUNA— TAZETTA-INTERMEDIUS—

AND JUNCIFOLIUS.

Amongst the oldest and most fiivourite of our spring flowers the Daffodil has always
held a place, and although of late years it, like many other things, has had to give way to
the modern system of gardening, we hope better days are in store for it. In order to give a
little impetus to its growth, we have given an illustration of three varieties, and hope to
add others at some future time.

Mr. Barr, of the firm of Barr and Sugden, has given for years a thoughtful consideration
to this family, and during last year exhibited at the Fortnightly Meeting of the Eoyal Horti-
cultural Society, for nearly three months, groups of the various Narcissi as they came into
bloom. Surprise at their beauty and variety was freely expressed, and we may add that they
are amongst the earliest and latest of spring flowers, commencing with the Trumpet varieties
in February, and terminating with the double Poeticus in June. From Mr. Barr’s valuable
catalogue may be obtained much excellent information, both as to the scientific grouping of
the bulbs, and also the mode of cultivation. Suffice it to say, he has adopted Mr. Baker’s
(of Kew) classification, dividing them into three groups, with subdivisions.

Of those now figured, two — Tazetta-luna and Tazetta-intermedius — -belong to the parvi-
coronata section ; and one — Juncifolius, a native of Como — to the medio-coronata section ;
and as a rule we may add, that they flourish best where they are slightly shaded from the
midday sun. In all other respects they will submit to any ordinary garden treatment.

Plate 59.

PRIMULA JAPONICA, vars. CARMINATA AND ALBA.

This queen of primroses has received, as most good things do, a vast amount of praise,
while, as is always the case, it has not been without its detractors. Some have said that it
does not produce its whorls so much in bloom together as has been asserted ; but we have
ourselves seen it in the greatest perfection, while we have met with those who have assured
us that they have had it with four whorls in bloom at the same time.

Not the least pleasing thing about it, is the number of varieties that it contains, and
that these varieties are produced true from seed. We have already figured that which is
regarded as the nominal colour of the flower — a bright magenta, and also the variety called
lilacina, which as its name implies is of a delicate lilac shade : we now figure two others
which Mr. Bull has had the kindness to send us, and we believe they will be appreciated as
a welcome addition to those already figured.

Primula Jajwnica carmiaata is of a very bright rosy carmine shade, and is of the same
habit as those already figured, although there may be detected, perhaps, some slight
difference in the foliage. P. Jajmnica alba, is a pure white, and for that reason will be much
valued. As the original variety is so widely distributed, w^e need say nothing more in its
favour, and we are confident the varieties of it we now figure will be quite as popular as
their predecessors.

Plate 60.

WELFIA REGIA.

Palms are beginning to assert their claims to that position amongst horticulturists in
England, that they have long held amongst our neighbours on the Continent, where their
veiy graceful and varied forms, and their fresh colour, have long made them favourites
amongst all who rely on elegance of structure for decorative purposes. Whether in the
stove or the greenhouse, there are many forms of surpassing beauty which, especially in the
3’oung state, are extremely attractive.

Mr. W. Bull, of King’s Eoad, Chelsea, with that appreciation of the wants of the day
which characterizes him, has introduced from the Continent several very handsome sjjecies,
and amongst them that which we now figure, JFelfa regia. It is a very distinct and beautiful
Stove Palm, recently named by Mr. Wendland, and is thus described by Mr. Bull in his
catalogue : — The stipes are smooth and slender, supporting a handsome bilobed leaf, which is
parted almost down to the base into a pair of oblong acuminate lobes. The fresh leaves are
(h‘ a pleasing bronzy hue, which adds much to the beauty of the plant in a young state.
Sometimes these leaves are much more red than at others, becoming more and more bronzy
as they advance in age. It has been exhibited at several meetings of the Eoyal Horticultural
Society, and has received a first-class certificate from the Floral Committee of that Society.

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EXHIBITIONS.

ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.

March 5.

In the midst of the turmoil and confusion that prevail
in the affairs of this Society, it is satisfactory to find that
those who are interested in its welfare as the rallying-
point for Horticulture feel in no way Inclined to desert
their place, for a better show, for the season of the year,
has not been held at South Kensington. The collection
of Cyclamens alone was worth a long journey to see ;
while the splendid Orchids of Lord Londesborough, and
the collections of Messrs. Veitch, Williams, Bull,
Standish, and others, contributed to make a grand
display. We are thoroughly convinced that such a collec-
tion of Cyclamens as that exhibited by Mr. Little, of
Twickenham, was never brought together before; and he
must now certainly be placed as our very foremost
cultivator.

The novelties which received certificates were, Odonto-
glossum nebulosum pardinum, having the sepals and
petals densely covered with large brown spots, and a
great improvement on the normal flower ; this was ex-
hibited by Messrs. Veitch and Son. Another Odon-
toglossum, exhibited by Mr. C. May, gardener to J. S.
Brockett, Esq., Muswell Hill, with large pale yellow and
brown flowers, but not yet named. Laelia sp. 'very
closely resembling L. cinnabarina, but distinct from it
in some respects, also exhibited by Messrs. Veitch. A
very pretty Primula, called Violet Gem, shown by
Mr. Richard Dean, Ealing, and another Primula, vulgaris
auriculseflora, dark maroon in colour (these are likely to be
very useful for winter flowering, and we hope to figure
them before long). Agave Kerchovii, Agave Baxterii,
and Agave pulehella, exhibited by Mr. Croucher, gardener
to J. Peacock, Esq., Sudbury House, Hammersmith ;
the latter was also exhibited, in better condition, by
]\Ir. Green, gardener to W. Wilson Saunders, Esq.,
Reigate. It will be thus seen that in the various
departments of stove, greeidrouse, and hardy plants
there are novelties still forthcoming.

March 19.

This, which was the first of the Spring Shows, was
held in the South Arcade, adjoining the conservatory ;
and in spite of the bitterly cold weather, there was an
excellent display of flowers and plants, more especially of

[No. 16.

Hyacinths, of which there was a grand display ; and a
large number of visitors showed their appreciation, if
not of the flowers, at any rate of the excellence of the
band, and the beauty of the conservatory, which looked
its best.

Amongst nurserymen the most successful exhibitors
were Messrs. Veitch and Son of Chelsea, who exhibited,
especially in their collection of eighteen varieties, as good
spikes as we have ever seen exhibited ; amongst them
were fine blooms of Vuurbaak, Koh-i-noor, Macaulay,
La Grandesse, Florence Nightingale, Garibaldi, General
Havelock, Grand Lilas, &c. Messrs. William Cutbush and
Son also sent some fine collections — gaining second prize.
Among amateurs the first prizes were taken by Mr.
Whittal, Addison Road, who had the finest Vuurbaak we
have ever seen, and the Rev. H. H. Dombrain, who had
fine spikes of Macaulay, Alba Maxima, Grand Lilas, and
Tubiflora. There were several new Hyacinths shown by
Mr. Douglas, gardener to Francis Whitburne, Esq., of
Loxford Hall, Ilford, who obtained a first-class certificate
for Prince of Wales, very dark blue. Messrs. Veitch and
Son also exhibited a set of six, amongst which Mazzini, a
pale lavender-blue, with enormous bells, was also awarded
a first-class certificate. The same award was made to Mr.
Maurice Young, of Milford Nursery, Godaiming, for
a very fine green Aucuba, full of large, brilliant-coloured
berries ; and to Messrs. Waterer for a curious variety of
the common heath, the foliage of which becomes bril-
liantly red in October, and so continues during the
winter months, making it a very desirable plant for the
winter garden. A magnificent box of blooms of Marshal
Niel rose was sent by Mr. Cranston, as fine as could be
had at any time of the year, and which were cut from a
two-year-old plant on the Manette. Tricolour pelargo-
niums were also exhibited, but it was too early for them,
and the exceedingly dull weather had materially prevented
their acquiring the brilliant colouring which is their chief
merit. The first prize was won by Mr. H. Little of
Twickenham. Miscellaneous collections were contributed
by Lord Londesborough (of Orchids), IMessrs. Standish
and Co. of Lilies of the Valley (admirably done) ;
Azaleas, Roses, &c., Messrs. Veitch and Son, Mr. W.
Bull, Mr. B. S. Williams, and others. So there was
much of interest, although there were fewer novelties
exhibited than on any occasion that we remember.

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THE FLORAL MAGAZINE.

ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.

The imbroglio that has taken place in the affairs of this
Society seems to present some curious difficulties. The
■jjersons who moved in the matter hardly know what use
to make of their victory ; while horticulturists pure
and simple, begin to see what we have all along felt,
that neither from the Commissioners of 1851, nor from ]
the party who led the onslaught, need they expect any |
great deference to their wishes, the simple fact being j
that things would have gone on as before had not those \
Fellows who live in the neighbourhood, and who care |
nothing for horticulture, seen in the proposed liberal ^
arrangements for the frequenters of the Exhibition of
1873 an infringement of what they considered their
right of having the gardens as a nice private pro-
menade for themselves and their children. The Society
is too deeply involved with the Commissioners of 1851
to be able to make any very independent stand. It
cannot possibly exist without them, unless they agree
to some liberal terms, by which the Society might be
freed from its embarrassments, the Gardens handed
over to the Commissioners, and a subsidy paid for the
expense of the fortnightly meetings and the Shows gene-
rally. The Council feeling that the vote of the last
meeting was one of want of confidence, resigned in
a body. It was then found that they had no power to !
do so, and some alterations in the bye-laws, to meet the i
emergency, are proposed. Although we have long felt !
the want of a real appreciation of the true interests of i
horticulture, yet we are thoroughly alive to the diffi- •
culties with which they have to contend ; and we trust j
that at this period of difficulty conciliatory feelings will ;
prevail, so that the Society may emerge from the crisis
established on a better basis, and that it will become
more truly what it ought to be — the central body of
practical and scientific horticulture in the world.

MANLEY HALL.

No lover of plants can have noticed the advertisements
which have during the autumn and winter months ap-
peared in the horticultural papers, announcing the dis-
persion of this most valuable collection, without a deep
feeling of regret, similar to that with which we see the
scattering of some world-famed collection of pictures or
books. Mr. Mendel has been for so long a time known
as one of the most munificent patrons of horticulture,
and his unrivalled collection has been so liberally thrown
open to the public, that no subject has been amongst
horticulturists more deeply lamented than the sale which
is to take place next month. It was only last year that we

ourselves were made acquainted with its treasuures, but
being at Manchester on the occasion of the great Whit-
suntide Exhibition, we took the opportunity, by the kind
permission of the owner, to go through the vast range
of houses in company with the able and intelligent gar-
dener, Mr. Fetch, under whose care it was. As we went
through house after house, through marvellous collections
of Orchids, stove and greenhouse plants, through hardy
and exotic ferneries, where nature had been most closely
imitated, and then through ranges of fruit-houses, &c.,
we were fain to acknowledge that what a very eminent
horticulturist had said to us before going there was
true — “ Take the three largest places you have ever seen,
and you can put them into Manley Hall.” And it was not
merely size that marked it, but everything was well
done : the plants were clean and healthy, and many of
them of such dimensions as are not often seen. We
shall w'atch with interest the account of the sale, of
whose magnitude some notion may be formed from the
fact that it will require a fortnight for its completion,
and which will doubtless draw to it the most eminent
cultivators both of the United Kingdom and the Conti-
nent of Europe.

REVIEW.

T/ie Gladiolus: its History, Cultivation, and Exhibition ,
By the Rev. II. H. Dombuain, B.A. L. Reeve & Co.

This little brochure — the first, we believe, of a series —
from an experienced and jH’actical hand, will be a most
acceptable boon to the growers and lovers of flowers,
containing as it does in a small compass and at a small
price just that precise information which we often long
for but do not know where to find. Frequently might
the failure and disappointment which too often follow
the efforts of the grower, especially the amateur, be con-
verted into success and gratification by a little know-
ledge at the right time. This is just what is supplied as
regards the Gladiolus in the manual before us. The first
chapter gives a brief history of the plant as a cultivated
flower, w'hich, as such, is comparatively modern. The
second treats of culture, and contains minute and valu-
able directions as to soil, planting, treatment, culture of
offsets, raising seedlings, and harvesting the corms. The
third gives useful hints for exhibiting. The fourth treats
of disease, its causes and remedies. The fifth describes
the character of a good Gladiolus; and the sixth fur-
nishes hints for the choice of sorts, and concludes with
three full lists; the first enumerating those suitable for
exhibition ; the second, choice sorts for cultivation ; the
third, cheap showy flowers for the border. — F. L. S.

Plate 61.

HIBISCUS (ROSA-SINENSIS) FULGIDUS.

We have already figured some remarkable varieties of these handsome stove shrubs,
which have lately been introduced by Mr. William Bull, of King’s Road, Chelsea, and we
now add another, which is worthy of a place alongside of those previously given.

Mr. Bull thus describes this handsome Hibiscus ; — “ This magnificent variety, which
was obtained from the South Sea Islands, is remarkable alike for the size, colour, and
marking of its brilliant flowers. The leaves are broadly ovate, with coarsely serrated mar-
gins. The flowers are of a very large size (five inches in diameter), composed of fine broad
rounded and beautifully undulated petals of an intense crimson scarlet, paler and somewhat
rose-tinted towards the base, where on each petal is an oblong blotch of deep crimson,
forming a blunt-rayed star in the centre of the flower. It is one of the finest varieties yet
introduced.” Besides this fine variety, Mr. Bull has two other species which are being
sent out this spring along with Hibiscus fulgidus — one, Hibiscus r. s. cruentus, is described as
having flowers close and double, of a remarkably rich crimson red, and the contour of the
individual flowers finely modelled ; the other. Hibiscus r. s. puniceus, is described as having
double flowers remarkably neat and compact, of a remarkably bright dense crimson colour
and about three inches across, and the wavy petalline bodies which form the close centi’e
are about two inches in depth, and have a very elegantly crisped appearance.

By those who have space at their disposal these elegant and brilliant stove plants will
be highly prized, both for the freshness of their foliage and the brilliancy of their flowers.

Plate 62.

BEDDING VIOLAS AND PANSIES.

We gave in our last volume a group of the bedding Violas and Pansies raised by
Messrs. Hickson and Co., of Waterloo Place, Edinburgh ; and we now complete our series
by the addition of another group, of which the raisers say, for several years these have been
tested in the open ground, and from April to October they have continued to bloom with
the greatest profusion, unaffected either by the severe frosts and cutting winds of spring, or
the scorching weather in summer. They have continued to grow and bloom freely when
V. cornuta and Pansies were killed close beside them by the drought. From their dwarf
dense branching habit, their hardy constitution, and their invaluable property of con-
tinuous flowering from Spring to Autumn, they are sure to take a prominent place amongst
bedding-out plants, whilst the delicate softness and variety of their colours will form a
pleasing contrast to some of their more gaudy companions.

Of the six now figured, three are bedding Pansies and three Violas. Regina (Fig. 1),
is a white bedding Pansy, of good substance, with orange eye, and dark purple blotch. Claret
(Fig. 3), ground colour distinctly shaded with claret, small orange eye, and flowers of great
substance. Scotia (Fig. 6), is of a clear azure blue, with distinct yellow eye. The bedding
Violas are — Torg (Fig. 2), deep plum with dark blotch, flowers of great substance, distinct
colour, and good grower. Snowjlake (Fig. 4), clear waxy white, slightly pencilled, the
flowers are very thick and leathery, and the plant is a j)rofuse bloomer ; and Favourite
(Fig. 5), bluish purple, of good substance, golden eye, surrounded by a dark disk, of dwarf
and compact habit. They are all evidently sturdy in growth, and will, we are convinced,
become general favourites with those who cultivate these flowers.

Plate 63.

GLADIOLUS— PHCEBUS.

As probably no colour is more appreciated in this lovely tribe of plants than scarlet,
although no colour is so difficult to reproduce in a drawing, we have selected this, which we
regard as the finest variety of last season, for our illustration. It is another of M. Souchet’s
seedlings, and when shown to us at Fontainebleau, in the autumn of 1871, was regarded by
him as the finest flower he had yet raised.

One great point to be sought after in a good florists’ flower is substance, one great advan-
tage being the length of time which a stout flower remains in bloom, in consequence of its
being able to resist the influence of wind and sun, and this Phoebus possesses in a remarkable
degree, while its intensely dazzling colour will be sure to commend it to all Gladiolus
growers.

To those who are exhibitors Phoebus has one disadvantage, at least at present it appears
to have it — viz., its very late blowing ; but we are not at all sure that this will continue
to be its character, for in some other instances we have found that flowers alter in this
respect ; for example, Meyerbeer has been generally considered one of the very latest bloomers,
but we have had it during the last season in flower for our earliest Shows in August, as well as
for the later Exhibitions in September, and possibly this may be the case with Phoebus ; but
we are sure of this, that under any circumstances those who admire brilliancy of colour
cannot fail to be pleased with it, while we may add, that as far as our experience goes, its
habit is very robust, and it more rapidly increases than many other varieties.

Plate 64.

C ATTLE YA— TRI AN ^-DODGSONII.

Cattleyce Trianre, like OdontogJossum crispum, is of a very protean character, but amongst
the great number of forms which, says Mr. Williams of Holloway, “ have bloomed in our collec-
tion, the present one is without doubt the very finest that has come under our notice.” It
bloomed in the month of January last in the rich collection of E. B. Hodgson, Esq.,
Beardwood, Blackburn, who is one of the most enthusiastic lovers of plants in general, and
of Orchids in particular, the north of England can boast of, and therefore it has been
dedicated to him.

xVlthough many of the varieties of Cattleya Triance fall far short of the variety now
figured, yet they have a peculiar charm which renders them deserving of the attention of
lovers of this fine tribe of plants ; especially as they thrive well in a cool house, and produce
their flowers during the dull and dreary days of winter when flowers are so acceptable. As it
is a native of New Grenada it should be grown in a comparatively cool house ; and although
it will succeed well on a block, it will thrive far better under pot culture ; the drainage must
be perfect, and the soil should be good fibrous peat, sphagnum moss, and a little silver sand.
During the flowering season they enjoy copious supplies of water to their roots, but we have
not found its application to the foliage advantageous, because it is apt to lie in the sheaths
of the young growths and cause decay. After the growth is complete water may be entirely
withheld, saving a little occasionally, just to prevent any of the leaves or pseudo-buds from
shrivelling, for when this takes place it is proof that the drying off or resting has been
carried to extremes.

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EXH8B1TIONS.

ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.

April 2.

This Exhibition, although by no means equal to the
previous one, when the Hyacinths made so gorgeous a
display, was yet very interesting; although, as it often
happens at these minor Shows, the miscellaneous collec-
tions were of greater interest than tliose for which prizes
were offered. Amongst the objects of interest exhibited
before the Floral Committee were several of the new
Roses, some of which obtained first-class certificates. The
new white Rose which has been so highly spoken of as a
white Jules Margottin was exhibited by Mr. H. Bennett,
of Stapleford, near Cambridge, and Mr. William Paul,
of Cheshunt, but was passed over by the Committee —
for as exhibited Madame Lacharme was certainly not
white, nor did it seem as if it would be perpetual, being
rather too much in foliage like Miss Ingram. Mr.
Bennett also obtained first-class certificates for Richard
Wallace, a large globular flower, bright carmine rose ;
Madame Jules Margottin (Tea), a very bright and pretty
canary-coloured flower, but not large ; President Thiers,
large deep red, but not good in form ; and Lyonnai.s,
very full light Rose, but too washy I'or general taste.
This was also exhibited by Paul and Son, who had also
Etienne Levet, in our judgment deserving of recognition,
although passed b}'. The most novel Rose in the Exhi-
bition was, however, Cheshunt Hybrid, exhibited by
Messrs. Paul and Son, a cross between Tea Rose Madame
Tartas, hybridized with Prince Camille de Rohan. It
promises to be especially valuable as a pot Rose. Certi-
ficates were also awarded to Mr. J. Brown, gardener to
A. J. Waterton, Esq., Reigate, for Hippeastrum Beauty of
Reigate, rich in colour, although deficient in form ; to
G. F. Wilson, Esq., for Primula purpurea, the exact
status of which was, however, doubtful.

April 10.

.Although this was called an Auricula Show, the Auri-
culas formed but a very small portion of it, the season
having been a very unfavourable one for them, especially
as to their period of blooming. We have grown the
Auricula now for thirty-five years, and we do not think
that we ever saw it so late as it has been this season.
Last year at this time our collection was in full bloom.

[No. 17.

while on the present occasion, out of a collection of three
hundred plants, we had not six in bloom ; and that this
was general may be inferred from the fiict that there
were only three exhibitors. But the miscellaneous col-
lection as usual helped to fill the arcade where the show
was held, and for the other objects for which prizes were
offered some fine collections were staged. Amongst
other matters plants for table decoration were exhibited,
and we were glad to see that preference was given Iry
the Judges to foliage above flowers. Amongst the sub-
jects submitted to the Floral Committee were some
sjilendid plants of Mr. Jackman’s new Clematises ; and
certificates wore awarded to the following: — Queen,
lilac ; Vesta, pure white ; Stella, lilac with a purple band ;
and Fair Rosamond, white with red anthers. Messrs.
E. S. Henderson and Son had a first-class certificate for
Camellia Princess Alexandra, blush, broadly flaked and
blotched with carmine rose. A new Hybrid perpetual
Rose, Alons. Claude Levet, was exhibited by IMessrs.
Paul and Son and by Mr. Wm. Paul, and obtained a first-
class certificate. It is a finely-shaped purplish crimson
flower. Certificates were also awarded to Messrs. Veitch
and Son for Tricophilia lepida ; and to Mr. MYn. Paul
for a new /lea Rose, Madame Camille Bernard, cream
with a coppery tinge. Mr. Charles Turner had certifi-
cates for Cineraria, Mrs. Lascelles and Prineess Christian ;
the first has a ]mrplish crimson ring round a white centre
and dark disk, the second somewhat similar, but smaller.

FORTHCOMING EXHIBITIONS.

We do not think that the lovers of horticulture can com-
plain that no patronage is afforded to their favourites.
The schedule for the Provincial Show of the Royal Hor-
ticultural Soeiely, to be held at Bath, is issued, and
upwards of 1900/. is offered in prizes; the Alexandra
Park is to be opened on her Majesty’s birthday.
May 24th, with a grand Show, at which 1800/. is offered ;
then a grand International Fruit and Flower Show is to
be held at Manchester in September, at which upwards
of 1200/. is to be offered for fruit, vegetables, and
flowers. We believe that the Metropolitan Floral So-
eiety’s Show is likely to be held at the Alexandra Park.

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THE TOM THUMB YELLOW WALLFLOWER.

Amid the multiplicity of names with which this pretty
wallflower has been associatedj I can find none that so
fittingly expresses its true character as does the designa-
tion of ''Tom Thumb/"’ as it is so dwarf and compact,
provided that one has the right strain. W e have heard
of it as the Belvoir Castle Yellow, Paul’s M altham
Y'ellow, Carter’s Tom Thumb Yellow, and goodness
knows how maiiv more aliases, but it would be difficult
to declare to whom the credit of its raising or introduc-
tion was due, although, 1 believe, attention was first
drawn to its merits by the large use made of it by Mr.
Ingram at Belvoir. In human life the more aliases a
man has the bigger rogue he may be assumed to be. In
horticulture, however, we find that if anything, be it
flower or vegetable, has a number of different designa-
tions, it may be accepted as a rule that it is a really good
thing, and this is undoubtedly the case with the Tom
Thumb Wallflower. !My plants of it, from eight inches
to nine inches in height, were bursting into flower of a
rich golden hue at the end of February, and for a long
time past have been a blaze of golden yellow. The rules
of management are of the simplest. Sown in the open
ground thinly early in April, the plants are put into
their permanent quarters in the autumn thickly to make
a mass, holding some in reserve to fill up vacancies if
needed. — D. B. : Gardener’’ s Magazine.

REVIEWS.

Stove and Greenhouse Flowering Plants. By B. S.
Williams, F.R.H.S., &c. &c. Second Edition, en-
larged, illustrated, and revised.

M' E are not at all surprised that this treatise should
have already passed into a second edition ; it is so plain,
practical, and at the same time so thoroughly sound,
that it must form the standard manual for all who desire |
to have accurate information as to description and culture |
of stove plants. It contains descriptions of upwards of
eleven hundred species and varieties, and of its popularity !
we are assured by the fact of this second edition. Mr. I
Williams modestly says in his Preface : “ The frequent |
assurances which I have received from amateurs and [
gardeners of the benefits they have derived from a |
perusal of its pages, combined with the continued
demand, have induced me to publish this second edition,
and in doing so I have taken the opportunity to enume-
rate several species which were unfortunately overlooked, I
and also to add various kinds of sterling merit which
have been introduced to this country and brought into
commerce since the publication of the former edition.

whilst to render it more complete and interesting to
amateurs (especially to those who have recently become
converts to this delightful pursuit) a few illustrations of
new and beautiful flowering plants have been added.”
The high position that j\Ir. Williams has taken as a
j nurseryman and exhibitor is a sufficient guarantee that

I the information afforded is just what is wanted, and we

I hope soon to see that a second edition of the " Foliage
Plants” is also called for.

Handbook of Ilardg Trees, Shrubs, and Herbaceous Plants.

From the French Work of Decaisne and Naudin. By

"W. B. Hemsley. Longmans & Co.

This is a book for gardeners and amateurs who wish to
know something about the plants they cultivate and
admire. It is designed, according to the preface, "to
furnish something between a mere dictionary of names
and a scientific treatise containing nothing beyond
technical descriptions of plants.” It gives descriptions,
sufficient for the persons for whom it is designed, of the
principal trees, shrubs, and plants cultivated for orna-
mental purposes in this country, arranged in their
natural orders, with occasional remarks on their geo-
graphy and history. This part is illustrated by a series
of 261 well-executed wood-engravings, which give a
good idea of the habit or general appearance of the
plants figured, but contain no structural details. The
second part of the work treats of Practical Gardening,
and contains much that will be useful to the beginner
or amateur. While the first part is not complete enough
for the botanist, and the practical gardener will
not find much in the second which he does not already
know, both parts contain much valuable information in
a form more accessible and convenient for beginners and
amateurs than larger and more technical treatises, and
to them we can cordially recommend the volume, feeling
a.ssured that those who master its contents will both
desire and be prepared for higher knowledge.

F. L. S.

The Gardener’s Chronicle says \ "We have to record
the flowering of Greyia Sutherlaudi in the Chelsea
Botanic Garden. It is a fine Cape shrub, with broad,
lobulate leaves, and dense terminal racemes of deep
crimson flowers. Some botanical interest attaches to
the plant, as the founders of the genus. Doctors Hooker
and Harvey, were not agreed as to its natural affinities.
The latter referred it to Saxifragaeae, and described
the ovary as I-celled ; but an examination of the fresh
flowers shows it to be 3-celled, and otherwise confirms
Dr. Hooker’s view of its close affinity with Melianthus.
A figure of it will probably appear in an early number
of the Botanical Magazine.”

Plate 65.

APHELANDRA NITENS.

Tliose who are happy in the possession of stoves, can secure during the drearier months
of the year many a bright and fragrant flower, which is far moi’e valuable then than at other
times of the year — we do not mean what are called forced flowers, but those which
bloom naturally at that season. Orchids furnish an abundant suppl}^, and amongst the
Acanthacete, we And a good many briglit and free-flowering plants which are of great value.
Tlie genus Aphelandra especially has many flue plants, one of whicli we figured in our
former series, and now add another from the collection of Messrs. Veitch and Sons, of
Chelsea.

Aphelandra nilens is of recent introduction, and was imported from Guayaquil. It grows
between two and three feet high, and is distinguished by the bright, glossy character
of its dark green leaves, which are about six inches long and ovate, while the erect terminal
flower spikes are four angled, and the individual flowers are very large and of a very bright
scarlet colour. There are several others of nearly equal beauty to these, such as A. aurantiaca,
A. cristata, A. Liboniana ; while A. Boezli will be perhaps considered by many the most
beautiful of the whole tribe. They require to be grown in a mixture of two parts light loam,
one part peat, one part sand, and to be placed in a temperature of from G5° to 75°. They
also require to be well drained, and to be abundantly watered until the flower-buds appear,
while especial care should be taken to keep them clear of insects, which sadly disfigure
both leaves and flowers.

Plate 66.

VANDA CATHCARTII.

Among the various families of Orchids there is notone which comprises nobler-looking
plants than that of Vanda j and however beautiful other species of the family may be, most
persons would give the palm to the very beautiful one which we now figure ; and although
not a new plant, having been discovered by Dr. Hooker in 1848, and figured in the
Botanical Mapazhie of 1870, its rarity and beauty both entitle it to the place we have
given it in a record of new and beautiful flowers.

It is stated by its discoverer to be a native of hot, damp, shady valleys in the Eastern
Himalaya, delighting in the neighbourhood of waterfalls, where it is exposed to constant
humidity ; and hence in their treatment it is necessary to give them constant care as regards
moisture : they require frequent watering during the growing season. They should never
be allowed to become dry, not even during their season of rest. “ They should,” says Mr.
Williams, in his ‘ Orchid Grower’s Manual,’ in speaking of Aerides, which requires the same
treatment, “ be kept perfectly free from insects, especially the dilferent kinds of scale.
There is a small kind in particular which is apt to infest them, and v/hich if allowed to
increase will speedily make the plants look yellow and unhealthy ; it may be kept under by
washing with warm water and soft soap, applied with a sponge and left on the leaves for
some twenty-four hours, when all remains of the soap should be removed with clean
water.”

The specimen from whence our figure was taken was flowered and exhibited by Messrs.
Veitch and Son, of King’s Eoad, Chelsea; it has also flowered in the collection of Mr.
Stead, of Baildon, near Leeds, and in those of other growers of Orchids, the difiicultiesVf
culture having been overcome by the skill and perseverance of our horticulturists.

Plate 67.

VARIETIES OF PRIMROSE.

Early spring flowers are now deservedly attracting a good deal of attention, and efforts
are being made in various directions to improve their quality, for they become thus more
valuable for decorative purposes. Amongst those which have been thus treated, our old
garden favourite the Primula has come in for its share of attention. Mr. Richard Dean, of
Ealing, has been very successful ; three of the varieties figured in our plate have been raised
by him, and we are also indebted to him for the following notes : — “ The three figured are
seedlings from Primula vulgaris auriculcejlora, fertilized by other flowers of mauve hues,
with a view to producing violet, purple, and scarlet flowers ; they are all true Primroses,
and when in flower form dense tufts of blossoms. I am not only endeavouring to improve
the colours of the Primrose, but also to augment the quality of the flowers ; and in selecting
the seed parents, I am endeavouring to get the thrum eye as perfectly developed as possible,
to have the pips stout and round and of a thick substance, and the colours well defined.
I think the beauty and usefulness of the common Primrose as a decorative plant in our
gardens during the early spring months are not appreciated as they deserve to be, and
as I believe they will be at no distant date.”

AVe have only to add that Violet Gem was exhibited this spring at one of the
meetings of the Floral Committee of the Royal Horticultural Society, and was awarded a
first-class certificate.

Plate 68.

POINSETTIA PULCHERRIMA ROSEA CARMINATA.

Among the plants which have of late years come so extensively into use for winter
decoration, not one has been found more useful than the Poinsettia. Its brilliant bracts
of bright crimson are so vivid that it is sure to attract attention, while the ease with
which it is now propagated, places it within the reach of all who care to use flowers in the
decoration of their houses ; for even with those who have ample space at their disposal, it is
now the custom to treat it as an annual, and not to keep the plants from year to year. It is
very difficult to grow in anything like regular form, and dwarf plants about a foot or
eighteen inches high are therefore j^referable.

The best plan is to take cuttings and strike them early in heat ; when struck they
should be potted off singly and kept in a hotbed or stove near the glass, using a compost of
two parts fibrous loam, one part each of sandy peat and leaf soil, with a free admixture of
silver sand, and affording good drainage. If dwarf plants are wanted they should be
stopped until July, but not afterwards, and the plants from the cuttings then put in will be
very dwarf Shift in July into the flowering pots, which for cuttings put in in the spring
need not be more than seven inches in diameter ; they should be kept near the glass,
moderately watered, and with plenty of air.

The variety now figured was exhibited by Mr. W. Bull, King’s Road, Chelsea, and is
remarkable not merely for the novelty of its colour, but also for the larger number of
leaves in the bracts, exhibiting a tendency to duplication.

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EXHIBITIONS.

ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.

May 7.

There can be little doubt that, whatever may be the
future proceedings of the Council of this Society, no
more unwise thing could he done than to diminish the
attractions of these fortnightly meetings, for they inva-
riably bring together a large number of the very choicest
productions, and give the opportunity to all lovers of
horticulture of meeting together. The last two Shows,
especially that of May 7th, were remarkably good; and
although no more miserable place than the Arcades
could possibly be devised for exhibiting plants in, yet
even this did not prevent a large company from ad-
miring the wonders of cultivation placed before them.
As it would be impossible to give anything like a de-
tailed account of the exhibits, we shall as usual confine our-
selves to notieing those which, as novelties, reeeived cer-
tificates. Fii’st and foremost, we must place tlie splendid
Odontoglossum vexillarium, exhibited by iMessrs. Veitch
and Sons. Anything more exquisitely lovely than this
orchid, which we hope to figure in our next Number,
cannot possibly be imagined ; and no doubt, by-and-by,
when it has received higher cultivation, it will, as many
more have, be still more beautiful. To the same firm
certificates were also awarded for Phoenix riipicola,
a handsome bright greenhouse palm ; for Phitytoma
brachypterum and Platytoma bellum ; for Sempervivurn
triste, and for a free-flowering Azalea, Triomphe de
Wandleghem, a semi-double variety, salmon colour, more
remarkable for its free flowering habit than for any
qualities as a florist’s flower. Mr. Bull received first-
class certificates for a very bright Begonia of the Chel-
soni and Sedeni type, named Sunrise, of a peculiarly
pleasing shade of colour; also for Colax Jugosus, a pretty
orchid from the Brazils; the sepals cream colour, petals
white, marked with purple, and the tip spotted and
striped with the same colour. That curious and beauti-
ful tribe of Orchids, iVIasdevallia, received also a valuable
addition in Masdevallia Deuisoni, exhibited by Mr.
Denning, gardener to Lord Londesborough, and to which
a first-class certificate was awarded. Auriculas were
shown in large numbers, and a large nnmber of certifi-
cates were awarded, especially in Alpines — we almost
think with too lavish a hand, for beautiful as many of
them were, they were very similar to many previously

certificated. First-class certificates were awarded to
Charles J. Perry, called after our lamented friend, a
beautiful bright purplish-blue flower of good habit,
having perhaps the fault of a rather angular paste, but
still a fine flower : this was exhibited by Mr. Charles
Turner, the raiser. A first-class certificate was also
awarded to the Rev. H. H. Dombrain for a fine grey-
edged seedling raised by Mr. Ileadly, of Stapleford, near
Cambridge, called Charles E. Brown ; it had been distri-
buted by the late Mr. George Lightbody, but has never
before been exhibited near London. Cantab, another
seedling of Mr. Ileadly’s, and exhibited by Mr. Charles
Turner, also obtained a first-class certificate as a dark
maroon self, as did also the Rev. A. Matthews, and
the following Alpines: — Napoleon III., Sir Bartle Erere,
Diamond, Apollo, Lady Elvey, Susie Matthews, and
Queen Victoria. The same award was given to a white-
flowered zonal Pelargonium, called White Clipper, exhi-
bited by Mr. Must. The following new Roses also
received first-class certificates : — Claude Level, a large,
bold, bright-coloured carmine red flower, of which we
have already spoken; Maxime de la Rochette, shaded
red, pale on the edges, with a vigorous habit ; Souvenir de
Monplaisir (Tea), delicate yellow, deeper in the centre,
very fine blooming. Etienne Level, Cheshunt Hybrid, and
Lyonnais, which have already been noticed, were also
in fine condition ; so that there is evidently no lack of
novelties in the various departments of horticulture re-
presented at these Exhibitions.

GARDEN ECONOMICS.

THE ARCHIMEDEAN LAWN-MOWER.

We have lately had the opportunity of judging on our
own lawn of the valuable properties of this American
invention. We had heard a great deal pro and con.
and as it introduced a new principle, it was not unlikely
that a good deal would be said against it : that principle
■was to leave the mowings on the lawn. This was repre-
sented as untidy, &c. ; and in order to meet this pre-
judice it has been somewhat modified, a grass-box being
now sent out with it. It possesses a great many
advantages, one being that grass can be cut witli it
when it is both long and wet, whereas with the ordinary
lawn-mowers one has always to wait for dry weather,
and in a dripping season may be unable to get on the

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lawn for days together. It is also very easily worked ;
a boy of twelve or thirteen can use a 14-inch mower
with great ease; moreover, it cuts closer than any
machine we have used previously, and does not leave
any strands of grass, which are always very unsightly.
Provided with one of these, and one of Follows and
Bates^ small Climax movers for edgings, no one need
ever make the excuse that it is difficult to keep a lawn
in order; and when we recollect the old days, when the
scythe was the only implement that could he used, and
how few men could properly wield it, we feel that we
are fallen on good days when work can be so easily got
through with the many new inventions from time to
time introduced by home and foreign inventors.

REVIEWS.

A General System of Botany, Descriptive and Analytical.

By Emm. Le Maout and J. Decaisne. Translated by

Mrs. Hooker, and edited, with additions, by Dr.

Hooker. Longmans and Co.

The English student will be grateful to the translator
and editor for presenting him with this valuable work
in a truly English dress. Though confessedly a trans-
lation, it is to a considerable extent a new and original
work. In the first place, the matter is rearranged in
accordance with the plan adopted in English schools.
Secondly, twenty-four orders omitted in the original, and
a conspectus of orders arranged in groups, are added.
Thirdly, a terse and concise English style of expression
replaces the diffuse and wordy style of the French, which,
though it may not be without its use in the lecture-i’oora
in permitting the mind to dwell longer upon and thus
grasp more firmly the ideas to be conveyed, is tedious in
a book, where conciseness and precision are most favour-
able to clearness of conception. The work is divided into
two parts — the first treating of the Organography, Ana-
tomy, and Physiology of Plants ; the second giving De-
scriptions and Illustrations of the Orders. To these are
added an Appendix by the Editor, comprising a brief
History of the Natural Method of Classification and a
Synopsis of the Classes, Subclasses, Cohorts, and Orders.
Three good Indexes — one of technical terms, another of
names, &c., and the third of plants mentioned for their
uses — conclude the volume. The woodcuts, 5500 in
number, and constituting one-third of the volume, are
good, and in some cases beautiful, but as a whole do not
equal in artistic beauty and finish the series illustrat-
ing M. Baillon’s “ Natural History of Plants,” now in
course of publication. — F. L. S.

Select Ferns and Ly copods, British, and Exotic ; com-
prising descriptions of one hundred and fifty choice
species and varieties, Syc. Sfc. By Benjamin Samuee
Williams, F.R.II.S. London : Published and sold
by the Author.

Tins handsome and compendious treatise, the work of
Mr. Williams, of the Victoria and Paradise Nursery, is
now, in this its second edition, made even more accep-
table than the former one, to which fern-growers have
for some time been in the habit of looking as their
authority in all matters connected with their culture.
We have to congratulate Mr. Williams on his success as
an author, at wbich we are not indeed surprised, for he
manages to combine both theory and practice. In his
preface he modestly says, “ That the rapid circulation of
the former large issue of the work fully proves that it
has met the wants of amateurs, and the continued
demand necessitates the publication of a second edition.
In this my readers will find added such of the newly
introduced species and varieties of these charming plants
as have proved to be worthy of a place in every choice
collection.”

In the arrangement of his book Mr. Williams gives
us instructions as to the making of a fernery, how
to grow them in baskets, in pots, or the open air ; he
also enters on the subject of ferns suitable for the deco-
ration of the dinner-table ; how to grow them in cases ;
lists suitable for Wardian cases ; while copious indices,
both of the foreign and British ferns, are also given.
A number of illustrations add to the value and beauty
of the book, and altogether it is one well worthy of a
place in the library of every lover of plants.

MR. CHARLES J. PERRY.

We cannot permit the death of this ardent florist to
pass without a word of notice. His productions have
so frequently enriched the pages of our Magazine — for
his Verbenas stood unrivalled — and we have known
him for so many years, that it is only due to his memory
to say that a more enthusiastic florist never lived. As
a raiser of Verbenas and Dahlias his name will be long
remembered, while as an exhibitor, he took in Leeds,
Birmingham, London, &c., a very distinguished place.
We regret to say that his latter days were very sad, as
he sudered from a complication of disorders. He will
be greatly missed, not only by his family, but by a
numerous circle of friends.

The splendid collection of hardy Rhododendrons belong-
ing to Messrs. J. Waterer and Sons, Bagshot, Surrey,
which for the last twenty-three years has proved so attrac-
tive at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Regent^s Park, will
this year be exhibited at the Alexandra Park, Muswell
Hill, where a large space is being covered for the pui’-
pose. From the appearance of the plants the show
promises to be one of the best ever seen. We under-
stand that Messrs. Lane, of Berkhampstead, will furnish
the show at the RegenPs Park this summer. — Journal
of Horticulture.

Plate 69.

HYBRID PERPETUAL ROSE— MONS. CLAUDE LEVEL

The new roses which have been sent over to us from France, as the productions of last
season, ai’e beginning to be brought before the public bj those enterprising nurserymen who,
regardless of the risk, undeterred by the many failures of past years, and perfectly aware
that many highly lauded novelties will prove worthless, yet venture upon giving the eighty
or ninety new varieties a trial. It is doubtless a most annoying thing to have propagated at
considerable trouble and expense a rose which ultimately has to be thrown away ; but this is
the fortune of war and the disapjDointment has to be borne.

Amongst those which have already been exhibited, that which we now figure. Mom.
Claude Level, will, we think, take the very foremost place. Mr. George Paul, by whom it
was exhibited and to whose courtesy we owe the opportunity of figuring it, considers it the
very best rose of the season, and we know of no one whose judgment we would prefer to his.
It was raised by Levet of Lyons, who has already given us some fine roses ; the habit is
very good, and promises to place it amongst those varieties which are not only beautiful but
easily propagated ; the colour is a very rich purplish red, and the back of the petals crimson;
the form is good, sufficiently full, but likely to open well.

The rose about which so much has been said, ]\fadame Lacharme, has not hitherto been
shown so as to deserve the high encomiums which have been bestowed upon it. It is not
white, as it was said to be, and it does not seem as if it merited the character of Hybrid
Perpetual.

We should add that Mom. Claude Levet has obtained a first class certificate from the
Floral Committee of the Royal Horticultural Society.

Plate 70.

L^LIA HARPOPHYLLA.

Very distinct and beautiful is the Orchid which has been so long known as Cinnaharina,
a native of Brazil, compact in growth, with reddish-orange flowers, which are produced in
upright spikes ; and as it blooms in March, April, and May, and as, moreover, the flowers
are very durable, lasting for many weeks in beauty, it is especially valuable for winter
blooming.

In the month of April Messrs. Veitch and Sons of Chelsea exhibited an Orchid under
the above name of Cinnabarina, but which in some points seemed to be distinct from it ; and
it has since been proved to be another species. As it promises to be a useful variety we
have given a figure of it.

The genus is one which contains many glorious Orchids. What can be more delicately
lovely than the lilac flowers of Lcelia grandis, or the snowy whiteness of Lcelia pierpurata
with its dark crimson-purple lip, or the grand spike of Lalia superbens with its deep rosy
flowers ? while none are more useful than Lcelia autumnalis or chinabarina. They will vary as
to their method of culture, although as most of them come from either Mexico or Brazil they
require about the same temperature; some grow best on blocks of wood with moss, others
thrive w’ell in pots with peat and good drainage ; if grown on blocks they should be placed
in the Cattleya house, with which genus they have an affinity, and require to be treated
very much in the same manner. Those thus grown require more water than when grown
in pots.

Plate 71.

CAMELLIA— PRINCESS MARY.

In the year 18CG Mr. John Salter, who then held the Versailles Nursery at Hammer-
smith, sent to the Floral Committee of the Royal Horticultural Society a very fine Camellia,
for which he obtained a first-class certificate. When, owing to his nursery being required for
the Metropolitan Railway, he had to abandon his cultures, this fine Camellia passed into
the hands of Mr. William Bull, of King’s Road, Chelsea, by whom it has been propagated,
and will be distributed ; for, as is well known, the Camellia requires some length of time for
its propagation, and he has not been able to obtain a sufficient supply of it until now.

Prhicess Mary is, as will be seen from the plate, a flower of large size, the form some-
what open, unlike such flowers as Imbricata and Duchesse de Berri, but more compact than
Mathotiana, and others of that character. The foliage is large, and of a beautiful dark
green colour, and the bold character of both foliage and flowers is sure to make it a favourite.
We know of none in its colour and character to be compared with it.

We have so frequently alluded to the treatment of the Camellia, that it is unnecessary
to dwell u2:>on it now. We would merely say, that in our opinion over potting is injurious,
and that unless in very exceptional cases, where loam of a peculiar character is to be
obtained, it is much better to grow them in good peat, and that the best peat we have ever
used is that supplied by Mr. Epps of Lewisham. We can thoroughly recommend it after
repeated trials, and have found it to answer especially well for the few Camellias that we are
enabled to grow.

Plate 72.

TRICOLOR PELARGONIUM MAGDALA.

In our January Number we figured a very beautiful variety of the Silver Tricolor
section of Pelargonium, Mrs. Laivy, and all who have seen it, bear witness to the accu-
racy of our statement, that it is the best of that section. We now figure one equally
good in character belonging to the Golden Tricolor section, belonging to Mr. Bull, of
King’s Road, Chelsea, and which has also obtained a first-class certificate ; and we are
inclined to give it the same position in the section to which it belongs as we gave to
Mrs. Laivy in the Silver Tricolor class.

We have seen lately exhibited very attractive collections of Tricolor Pelargoniums, con-
sisting of small plants arranged in baskets, and there can be no question that this is the best
way of showing them. It is in their young state that they exhibit the highest development
of colouring, and when the plants become large it is difficult, from various causes, to secure
that brightness which they have when young. We have frequently seen large plants with
hardly any trace of the beauty that distinguished them in their youth ; and this arises from
their being kept in too cold a place. Whatever be the cause of the strange and beautiful
variegation that characterizes them, they require more warmth than the general varieties
from which they have sprung ; hence no wonder there is no place where they are more
at home than on the top shelf of an intermediate house. They colour brilliantly out of
doors, but the warmer the season the brighter they are ; and many of the newer varieties
will by-and-by displace Mrs. Pollock, and others which are now so much used, especially
if, as in the case of Maydala, they combine a robust constitution with high colour.

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EXHIBITIONS.

These come on in such rapid succession that it is quite
impossible that we can do more than refer very briefly
to them, and must notice only a few of the more salient
features. The Royal Horticultural Societ}^ has held, as
usual, its two Exhibitions during the month ; the Ro}"al
Botanic Society its first great Show ; the Crystal Palace
its great Show of the season, and the ill-fated Alex-
andra Palace its first and only Exhibition ; and all of
these have attracted not only large crowds of visitors,
but have brought together some rare productions of
horticultural shill.

ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.

May 21.

This Exhibition was held in those most unsuitable places
the Arcades, where there is but poor light to show off
the varied beauties which are brought together. It
was, however, a most excellent Sho.w, and we may safely
affirm that the most marvellous plants there — and we may
add, the most wonderful results of plant-growing that
we have ever seen — were those exhibited by Mr. Baines,
for the Davis prize. It had often been said that he was
enabled to hold the place he did because his plants were
older and more fully developed ; but the condition of the
Davis prize was, that the plants should be piu'chased at a
nursery, sealed by a person appointed by the Society,
and exhibited two years after. There could therefore
be no mistake on the subject ; and here were plants
which would have been considered an impossibility, had
it not been seen that the conditions had been faithfully
observed. Whatever doubt may have existed before,
there can be none now ; and although, unfortunately,
owing to some blunder of the Society, there was no
competition, yet these plants were such that no compe-
titor could have ventured near so formidable an anta-
gonist, and Mr. Baines must be placed as our foremost
cultivator of stove and greenhouse plants.

June 4, 5.

This (with the exception of the provincial Exhibition),
the great Show of the year, was held in the large tent,
and brought together a most excellent collection of
plants of all kinds ; and although it might have been
better filled, yet on the whole it was a very pleasant
Show, and a very large number of novelties were brought

forward, Mr. Bull and Messrs. Veitch, as usual, con-
tributing a large number, and the former gentleman
giving a still further stimulus to the growth of new
plants by the very handsome cups which he offered for
competition for new plants introduced by himself.
Amongst the more remarkable plants were Dracsena
Goldieana, with deep green leaves marked with trans-
verse bars of white ; Bertolonia superbissima, with
leaves elegantly spotted with pink ; Odontoglossum
Insleayi, var. Leopardinum, more conspicuously barred
than in the normal variety. These and many others
were exhibited by Mr. Bull. Messrs. Veitch had
Aralia elegantissima, Draciena Baptistii, Tillandsia
Zahnii, and others. A very remarkable small plant,
and one likely to be useful, was a double form of
Lobelia pumlla, a very pretty and dwarf plant, which
we hope to figure next month, and which will be a
very desirable acquisition. Mr. Pestridge exhibited a
new Tricolor Pelargonium, Marie Stuart, but we are
inclined to think that the day for these has passed by.
Mr. R. Dean also exhibited a very good Calceolaria,
which promises to be good for out-of-door work, being
very dwarf and free; and also a new Y'^iola, called
Lothair, deep purplish-blue; for both of which first-class
certificates were awarded.

Several new Pelargoniums, both show and zonal, were
exhibited by Mr. Foster, Mr. Wm. Paul, Mr. George
Smith, and others that we have not space to particu-
larize ; but it will bo seen that there is again no lack of
novelties, and that the Society still maintains its posi-
tion as an encourager of horticulture in this way — that
here the raisers of new things are most desirous of
bringing their productions.

CRYSTAL PALACE, May 17.

As usual on the occasion of the great May Show, a
large number of magnificent plants were exhibited, and
although the novelties were few, yet the splendid collec-
tions of Mr. Baines, Mr. Ward, and others — the grand
Roses of Mr. Charles Turner and Mr. George Paul; the
Azaleas with their sheets of bloom ; the fragrant and
curious Orchids — all contributed to make a display
which was appreciated by a larger number of visitors
than on any previous May Show, while the other attrac-
tions of the Palace make it one of the most enjoyable
exhibitions in the metropolis.

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ALEXANDRA PARK, May U.

A MELANCHOLY interest attaches to this Exhibition,
owing to the calamitous fire which a fortnight afterwards,
in the space of a couple of hours, reduced the whole of
the building to ruins, and destroyed the hopes of those
who were looking to this new place of amusement as a
boon to the north end of our huge metropolis. The Ex-
hibition was altogether one of the finest ever held in
London, and the indefatigable exertions of the able
Superintendent, Mr. Mackenzie, were rewarded by the
presence of most of our leading exhibitors, the prize list,
amounting to 1200^., being a very tempting one. The
plants were to a great extent those which had been ex-
hibited at the other great Shows; but in addition to the
usual classes, the schedule included a considerable number
of prizes for Dracaenas, Cycads, Palms, Cordylines, Tree
Ferns, and other ornamental plants, which by the fresh-
ness of their foliage tended to relieve the masses of
colour. Then Mr. Mackenzie had deviated from the
usual plan of arrangement, for instead of placing the
various groups in continuous order, they were arranged
for effect, and the whole was thus made to subserve the
grand purpose of making a brilliant display. This is the
plan adopted on the Continent, but there the judging
takes place on the previous day, and it involves an
immense amount of labour on the part of the judges to
ffet through their work before the great crowd of visitors
come. This was intended to have been the first of a
grand series of Exhibitions. Alas ! for the present all is
j)ut a stop to; and although the Directors, with true
English pluck, have determined on the rebuilding, yet
for the present year at least we shall miss the grand
Exhibitions they had intended to have held.

THE USE OF PALMS FOR TABLE
DECORATIONS.

A GREAT deal has been said of late on the desirableness
of using plants for table decorations, and of the value of
Palms for that purpose ; and in the exhibition for prizes
which have been offered for this end, they have been
largely shown. AUe question, however, whether this is a
step in the right direction. In the first place, the eye
soon wearies of looking at one object for a couple of
hours, whereas a tastefully arranged stand of cut flowers,
with its charming variety of form and colour-, does not
weary; and then, if plants are to be used, there is a
stiffness about these in their young growth which mili-
tates against their use. They are by no means so grace-
ful as ferns, and these are now so numerous, so varied in
form and character, that the choice of kinds suitable for
this purpose is very great. For the decoration of large
rooms, halls, entrances, &e., the palms are invaluable;

but we do not feel inclined to give them a place on the
dinner table.

LEE’S VICTORIA REGINA VIOLET.

This very fine violet, which was exhibited at one of the
meetings of the Royal Horticultural Society, promises
j to be a valuable addition to our large-flowered single
j violets of the Czar” type, of which it is a seedling.
The flowers measure sometimes I^ inch in diameter,
and it is very sweet scented. It may also be the pre-
cursor of other flowers of a similar character ; at any rate
it will be prized, we think, by all who delight in this
1 fragrant spring flower.

THE REAIOA' AL OF LARGE CYCADS.

The following notice, of interest to all who value these
ornamental plants, appears in the Gardener’s Chronicle :

“ The following note, received from Baron Ferd. von
Mueller, the Director of the Melbourne Botanic Garden,
as to the possibility of moving large Cycads, will be read
with great interest. The Baron’s success in removing
and forwarding huge Tree Ferns is now suppleinen^^ed by
his good fortune with C}cads. In these days, when
people’s palaces aT’gment, and the winter gardens of the
wealthy multiply, the introduction of these noble plants
becomes more and more imjiortant.

“ ‘ It may interest some of your readers to know that
I have proved the possibility of moving from distant
localities very aged Cycad trunks, deprived of their leaves,
and without any earth being left with their roots. Many
months ago I succeeded in getting, from North Queens-
land, a stem of Cycas angulata about forty years old, which
was sent as mere dead wood, like ordinary merchandize.
The stem was more than a month out of the ground be-
fore it arrived here; it was planted in the centre bed of
the Palm-house, and is now just pushing forth its foliage.
All the Cycadese are of very slow growth ; to obtain a
tall stately plant of any species would require many years’
cultivation. This tedious process is now rendered unne-
cessary (as in the case of Fern trees) by shipping from
native localities aged stems. For long sea voyoges the
trunks should be packed in cases, to prevent injury; thus
the Indian and Chinese species would be rendered easily
available in a fully developed state, although they do
not attain the great height of one of the North-East
Australian kinds. I have had large specimens of Natal
j Zamias dormant for four years, and yet after applying
bottom-heat they started into growth.

I “ ‘ Ferd. von Mueller.’ ”

Snsfficrs to (Eorresponhents.

T. N. — Yes, we are surprised that the herbaceous Calceolaria is not
more grown than it is; its treatment is not difficult, and its variety of
colouring is charming. No more effective display can be made than a
large number of these plants in flower in a greenhouse. There is no oc-
casion to try and preserve the plant ; but save seed, and sow every year.

i*'. S. — We have seen a pink-flowered Uloire de Dijon Rose, but we
do not think it will be verj’ valuable.

R. W. S. — There are no stands for the dinner-table that we prefer to
that which is called the March stand.

Plate 73.

ODONTOGLOSSUM VEXILLARIUM.

E-arely have we seen such real enthusiasm excited hy a new Orchid, as when Messrs.
Veitch exhibited the lovely one which is so faithfully represented by the beautiful figure of
Mr. Smith, and we cannot do better than add to it the glowing description of Professor
Reichenbach fils.

“ It is horticulture that may boast to-day. Tliat was a new red-letter day in our horti-
cultural calendar when Odontoglossum vexillarium developed the first time its full charms in
Europe — April 19. Some days before the flower-buds had taken a purplish tint, and finally
the apex of the convolute lip began to appear through the expanding sepals. At length all
these organs got free from one another, and that in a most curious manner backwards, to
ascend once more, and presenting a flat appearance perhaps quite unique. The sepals and
petals, and the enormous lip, three inches broad, are of a beautiful rosy lilac. The flowering
plant has none of the radiating streaks to be seen in several of the dried specimens. An
excellent quality of the plant is its growing very freely, and flowering extremely easy from
those plants imported this year. — These lines were written under the impression of pleasure
of the sight of this grand novelty at the nursery of Messrs. Veitch and Sons.”

Like many of the tribe, Odontoglossum vexillarium varies much in its natural state ; the
shape of the flower is diflerent in some specimens, and the colour also varies. We have only
to add, that it received a first-class certificate from the Floral Committee of the Royal
Horticultural Society, and that Messrs. Veitch and Sons were kind enough to permit the
drawing to be made for illustration in our Magazine.

Plate 74.

DRAC^.NA SPLENDENS.

The increased attention given to ornamental foliaged plants has induced us to figure
another of the beautiful family of Dracaena, with some of which we have already enriched
our pages ; and Mr. W. Bull, to whom we owe the opportunity of figuring it, has furnished
us with the following description : —

I)rac(B7ia splendens is a remarkably distinct ornamental stove plant, of dwarf and com-
pact, but free-growing habit, densely furnished with short oblong recurved leaves, about nine
inches long and four inches broad, arranged in a spiral manner, and having winged foot-
stalks. The colour is a deep bronzy green, breaking out in the young growths into bright
rosy carmine, the petiole and base of the leaves margined with the same colour. The
brighter colouring appears sometimes in stripes, and sometimes occupies the whole surface,
while the recurved character of the densely set foliage gives the plant a flat, almost table-like
head. It is another of the productions of the South Sea Islands, and has been awarded a
first-class certificate by the Floral Committee of the Royal Horticultural Society.

Special prizes have been offered at some of the Spring Shows this season, especially at
the Alexandra Palace, for plants of this description, and the result was that a larger number
of Cycads, Palms, Dracjenas, &c., Avas brought together than we ever remember to have seen
at any Show in the neighbourhood of London. In large places these plants are very likely
to become more and more popular ; but we think it is a mistake to regard them as
suitable for small places, and there is always a danger of people being carried away into
extremes in such matters.

Plate 75.

AURICULA— CHARLES PERRY.

We mentioned in our last, tliat we liad lost from amongst us one of our most dis-
tinguished florists, Mr. Charles Perry, of the Cedars, Castlebromwich, near Birmingham ;
his friend Mr. Charles Turner, of the Boyal Nursery, Slough, has taken the opportunity of
his having raised and exhibited a very fine new Auricula to endeavour to perpetuate his
memory amongst the lovers of that flower by naming it after him, and we have now the
pleasure of figuring it.

Auriculas were very late in their period of blooming this year, and at the usual time
when they are seen in j^erfection at the second April Show of the Eoyal Horticultural
Society, there were very few plants to be seen ; but at the May Show a very considerable
number was staged, and especially by Mr. Turner, who exhibited a large number both of
new varieties and Alpines, and amongst them Charles Ferry, to which a first-class certificate
was awarded.

It is somewhat curious that the self-coloured Auriculas are not nearly so delicate as the
edged varieties, and are much more readily increased, approaching in these respects to
the Alpines, a large number of which of his improved strain, Mr. Turner exhibited on the
same occasion. The rich and glowing colours of these seifs are very much admired by the
general public, but to the real connoisseur they do not present the same charms as the more
highly bred varieties, with their marvellous combination of colouring and their refined
character of appearance.

Plate 76.

LILIUM HUMBOLDTII.

It seems to be true in horticulture, as in other things, that demand creates supply. Of
late years, thanks to Mr. G. F. Wilson and others, the taste for the beautiful tribe of Lilies
has revived, and forthwith either new species and varieties, or old ones that had been lost
to horticulture in this country, have been introduced. Mr. Bull has been amongst the
foremost to meet this advancing tide, and has obtained a supply of many valuable kinds.

Mr. Wilson has from time to time exhibited his favourites at the meetings of the Eoj^al
Horticultural Society ; and has charmed all who take an interest in them with the fine
specimens which he has brought forward, and we may hope during the present season to see
many more such exhibits.

There is one peculiar excellence connected with these Lilies, that they are perfectly
hardy, many of them come from Japan, such as the numerous varieties of Thnnheryianum,
auraium, and lancifolium , and bear frost with impunity, and although somewhat sensitive
to wet, yet have endured the past wet season without loss. Others, such as that which
we now figure, come from California, and other parts of North America, and any one who
admires richness of colouring and beauty of form cannot but admire such sorts as Calif ornieum,
Canadense, and Ilmnboldtii.

Liliwm Iluwboldlii is a native of Humboldt County, California ; it attains the height
of about five feet, and produces large golden yellow flowers, richly spotted with deep purple.

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AUGUST, 1873.

EXHIBITIONS.

A.s usual at this season of the year, these come on so
rapidly and so are numerous, that in our limited space it
is quite impossible to give more tlian a very brief resume.
The most important has been that of the Royal Horti-
cultural Society at Bath, where we have to record
the usual results; — an enthusiastic attempt on the part
of the residents to get up a grand Show by offering a
most extensive schedule of prizes, amounting altogether
to 1900/. ; an earnest working out of the matter as far as
the Local Committee was concerned; a series of mistakes
and blundering on the part of the Horticultural Society, i
and an universal chorus of complaints after all is over. I
With an abundance of materials of the very best descrip- ^
tion, plants unequalled in the whole world, yet so badly
was the tent arranged that a great portion of its beauties
were placed in the background, and the grand effect
greatly marred. Then, although a new Council had
been elected from which great things were expected,
there was no better plan devised than before for bringing
horticulturists together and promoting that kindly inter-
course which, in so widely diffused a body as the
gardening folk of Great Britain, is most desirable ; and
had it not been for their own exerlions, that which ought
to be one of the primary objects of a meeting like this
would have been enlirelv frustrated. Amonerst the
remarkable events of the Show were the contest for the
premier prize of the exhibition for stove and greenhouse
plants, which was awarded to jMessrs. Cole and Sons, of
Manchester, who successfully obtained that position in
opposition to Mr. Baines, whose honours have been for
once plucked from him ; and the success of Mr. William
Bull, of Chelsea, in obtaining the first prize for new
and rare plants. The Rose Show on the Thursday was a
great success, for although the season is a backward one,
the West of England is so much more forward, that Mr.
Cranston amongst nurserymen, the Rev. J. B. Camm,

G. II. Baker, Esq., and the Rev. J. Handley, amongst
amateurs, came out in great force ; finer blooms than
those exhibited in the leading prize stands it would be
difficult to imagine.

Besides this, there have been exhibitions at South
Kensington on July 2nd, when the great National Rose
Show was held, and on July 16th and 17th, when a
• prize exhibition of Zonal Pelargoniums took place. The
long arcades were filled with an immense number of
varieties, the leading raisers and growers being repre-

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sented — Messrs. Geoi’ge, Pearson, G. Smith, Dr. Denny,
and others. Those who can look back on the time when
Tom Thumb was a novelty, must have wondered at the
change, for here were llowers as large as a crown piece,
and trusses that were as large as a peony ; and besides
scarlet, there were crimson, white, salmon, variegated,
and doubles of various shades ; tricolors, which were
unknown in the days to which we refer, were exhibited
in large quantities, but were dull, the fact being,
that for these plants, the exhibition was fixed two
months too late. We believe that the great value of
the tricolors will for the future be seen to be their
decorative qualities in the winter months, when, in an
I intermediate house, their beauty of foliage is cou-
I spicuously seen, but later in the season they begin to
dull ; and I'or the same reason, we think their place in
the flower garden will be taken by the bicolors, which
have attained to so great perfection, especially under
the care of Messrs. Downie, Laird, and Laing. We
think that in Zonals the palm is due to Mr. George,
who has already raised some very fine flowers, and
whose exhibits on this occasion were decidedly in
advance of others.

CRYSTAL PALACE ROSE SHOW.

Although not so extensive as wo have seen it on some
occasions, this, the most popular exhibition of the
season (if numbers are a test of popularity), was eminently
successful. Some magnificent stands of blooms were
brought together, and the contest for seventy-two>
blooms was very severe between the five nurserymen
who exhibited; while amongst amateurs, Mr. Baker was
conspicuous for the excellence of his flowers. New roses
were not exhibited very extensively, but as we have
alluded to them elsewhere, there is no need of further
reference to them. The arrangements carried out by
the new Superintendent of Flower Shows, Mr. Wilson,
were excellent, and a striking contrast to the deficiencies
in other places.

METROPOLITAN SOCIETFS AUTUMN
SHOW.

We have much pleasure in announcing that this show
wdll be held as usual in the last w'eek in August, but the-
scene wdll be changed. It has hitherto been held at the
Crystal Palace, but this year it will be at the Royal

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Surrey Zoological Gardens. Many years back, some
of the finest shows of fruits and flowers ever held in
London were held here, and although the taste for them
has somewhat declined, yet the very liberal schedule, in
which nearly 150^. are ofiered for cut blooms of Dahlias,
Hollyhocks, Gladiolus, Asters, Verbenas aud Roses, will
doubtless bring together a fine exhibition. Schedules
and all particulars may be obtained from the Hon. Sec.,
the Rev. H. Honywood Dombraln, Westwell Vicarage,
Ashford, Kent.

VALUE OF FRUITS AND FLOWERS.

Fruits and flowers have too often been considered only
as the luxuries of life ; but the more we use them, the
more we are associated with them, the nearer shall we
approach a refined and healthy temperament both of
body and of mind. It is therefore our duty to develop
these wonderful resources of nature, and to increase and
improve them to their utmost extent. No employment
is more consonant with the refinement and happiness of
a rational being, none better calculated to develop the
purest sentiments of our moral nature. “Theyare,^’
said Mr. Webster, “a constant field where all sexes and
ages, and every degree of taste and refinement, may find
opportunity for gratification.” — {Extract from a Lecture
hy the Hon. Marshall P. Wilder to the Massachusetts
Horticultural Society.)

THE NEW ROSES OF 1871.

Mr. John Keynes of Salisbury did good service to all
lovers of the Rose on July 16th, by bringing up to South
Kensington 3 boxes containing 72 blooms of the best
24; roses of 1871 ; it is manifestly impossible to judge
of new roses the first season, and hence the value of
such an exhibit as this. We give brief notes of
them : —

Etienne Levet, brilliant carmine rose.

Souvenir de Paul Neron, beautiful waxy white and
salmon tea rose.

Madame Geo. Schwartz, beautiful soft rose, large and
fine form.

iMadame Lefebvre Bernard, shelly petals, rosy pink
colour, fine flower.

Baron Bonstetten, deep rich dark crimson.

IMadame Louis Corbie, pretty, soft crimson.

Bessie Johnson, sport from Abel Grand, pale blush.
iMadame Bellon, pretty pink.

President Thiers, bright crimson, thin.

Pran5ois Michelon, large pink globular flower.

Andre Dunaud, soft pink.

Auguste Rigotard, cherry red, fine form.

Baronne Louise Uxhull, carmine rose, fine colour and
form.

Lyonnaise, light rose, dark centre.

Madame Sclpion Cochet, cherry red, not full enough.
Richard Wallace, fine bright rose.

Victor Verne, red, very effective.

Abbe Bramerel, bright crimson, shaded with velvet
brown, fine garden rose.

Out of these we think that five or six may be relied
upon as being quite first rate roses.

PLUCK THE FLOWERS.

All lovers of flowers must remember that one blossom
allowed to mature or go to seed injures the plant more
than a dozen buds. Cut your flowers then, all of them,
before they begin to fade. Adorn your room with them ;
put them on your tables ; send bouquets to your friends
who have no flowers, or exchange favours with those
who have. All roses, after they have ceased to bloom,
should be cut back, that the strength of the root may
go to forming new roots for next year. On bushes not
a seed should be allowed to mature.

As a caution to exhibitors, we give particulars of a
painful incident which occurred at the Royal Botanic
Society’s Show on Wednesday last. Prizes being
offered in the schedule for 12 tricolor and variegated
Pelargoniums, Mr. Turner, Slough, sent up the required
number of nicely-grown plants. They were put up in
the usual way by Mr. Turner’s man, who finally gave
them a watering overhead with, as he thought, pure
I water. It turned out, however, that instead of getting
I the W'ater at the usual place, he took it from a tub
! nearer at hand, which appeared all right, but which un-
I fortunately contained sulphuric acid, which had been
used the night before by some of the workmen preparing
j for the gas illuminations. The plants commenced to
flag almost immediately, and in the course of an hour
every leaf had become perfectly rotten, the whole pre-
senting a very pitiable condition. — Gardener's Chronicle..

Slnstucrs la GTovTcspontients.

E. H. — Yes, we have unhappily traces of the Gladiolus disease, and
have heard of its existence from others — it is a plague.

Plate 77.

AMARYLLIS— BEAUTY OF REIGATE.

While adhering as firmly as ever to the belief that well-formed flowers are ever more
beautiful than ragged and uneven ones, we readily admit that there are other qualities
which may sometimes lead us to disregard the one matter of form in their behalf ; amongst
these are brilliancy of colour and freedom of flowering. Thus, for instance, amongst Hoses that
fine rose Eugene Appert possesses no pretensions to form, but we should be very unwilling
to dismiss it from our garden, valuing as we do the exceeding brilliancy of its colouring ;
and so with a more recent one, Ahhe Branierd, though somewhat loose and ragged, we hold
that as a garden rose it deserves a place, and we believe will maintain it. So with the
variety of Amaryllis we now figure ; it cannot for a moment be compared in beauty of
form with others that we possess, but as exhibited, it seemed to be so very free in flowering,
and the colouring was so brilliant, that we do not wonder at the award which it received.

A. Beauty of B,eig ate, was raised by Mr. Brown, gardener to A. J. Waterlow, Esq., Great
Poods, Beigate, who is we believe a great admirer of this very ornamental flowering bulb, and
was exhibited by him at the Eoyal Horticnltural Society at South Kensington, when it
was awarded a first class certificate, especially for its free habit, the bulbs producing two or
more stems each. We wonder that the flower is not more grown amongst us than it is, as it
only requires an intermediate house and a good strong soil. Like many other bulbs, it is
somewhat impatient of having its roots disturbed, but presents no real difficulties of
cultivation.

Plate 78.

ABUTILON— BOULE BE NEIGE.

All who cultivate greenhouse flowers have grown and admired that fine old and easily
grown plant the Abutilon, and the efforts of hybridizers, especially in France, have been
devoted to its improvement. In this they have been successful ; thus in Due de Malakoff
we have a neat growing variety, very free in blooming, and a great improvement on the
old striatum, while insigne, a large growing variety, when space can be given to it is very
valuable ; the ground colour is white, but so completely covered over is it with veins of deep
rich crimson that but little white is to be seen, while in vexillariim we have a brilliant red
calyx with light yellow corolla. That which we now figure is entirely distinct from its
predecessors, being, as its name implies, pure white.

Abutilon Boule de Neige was exhibited by Mr. Standish of the Eoyal Nursery Ascot,
and was received by him from France ; he describes it as very free flowering, as indeed could
be seen from the small plants exhibited by him being full of flowers, and he also states that
it is very valuable as a subtropical plant, bearing exposure to the summer well, and interesting
by the contrast of its pure white flowers and bright green foliage.

The Abutilon s are very easily cultivated, requiring as soil turfy loam and peat, with
some coarse sand and a good supply of water in their growing season ; they do very well
planted out against a pillar in a conservatory, where they will produce a large number of
flowers suitable for cutting.

Plate 79.

MASDEVALLIA DENISONL

hen introducing the first of these curious and valuable Orchids to our readers, we
stated that they promised to become very valuable as cool-house Orchids, and that in all
probability many more varieties or species would be discovered. This has proved to be
correct, and in M, Harryana, Lindeni, iynea, and others, we have either natural varieties
or distinct species. That which we now figure was exhibited by that enthusiastic lover of
Orchids, Lord Londesborough, and is called after him.

We have frequently repeated our opinion that Orchids are often seen in even greater
perfection in cultivation than in their natural condition, and we were led to this conclusion
from the fact that dried specimens and descriptions of those who discovered the plants, give
us smaller dimensions than the same plants exhibit under cultivation, and that they produce
larger fiowers after they have been in cultivation some years. This is the case Avith the
MasdeA^allias. We saAV some blooms of Masdevallia llarryana that Mr. Anderson brought
to the Flower Show at the unfortunate Alexandra Palace, which Avere twice the size of any
that Ave had before seen ; and the same holds good of other varieties and species.

The love for Orchids seems to be by no means decreasing, for although many of our
older cultivators are from one cause or another giving them up, others supply their
places, and the prices given at sales bear Avitness to the ardour with which they are
cultiA'ated.

Plate 80.

^aEw double-flowered blue lobelia.

Ko plant is more extensLely used for bedding purposes than the Lobelia, and many
varieties have been from time to time brought forAvard as improvements on those which aa'C
already have. Some are recommended for their colour, and some for their habit, but in
very leAV instances are they improvements on those Ave already have, not\Authstanding the
high-sounding names Avith AA'hich they are heralded. But if we mistake not, an exception
must be made on behalf of that Avhich Ave noAV figure, so entirely distinct from all others,
and so A'aluable for bedding purposes.

We understand from Messrs. Lixon and Co., of Moorgate Street and Hackney, that this
(like a great many good things that Ave possess) aa^us a chance seedling, and Ave can testify
that Avhen it was exhibited at the Eoyal Horticultural Society at South Kensington, there
was but one opinion of its merit, and every one that Ave met Avith expressed their admiration
of it. It Avill be seen (and Mr. Smith’s drawing is no exaggerated picture) that it is a
variety of the old and valuable and partakes of its exceedingly dwarf character. Its

floAvers of deep blue are produced in great quantities, and nothing can exceed the beautiful
neatness of the entire plant. It is easil}^ propagated, and Ave believe that when more known,
it will entirely supersede marry of the single varieties noAV hr use. Its flowers, being double,
are more persisteirt, Avdiile the colour is equal hr inteirsity to any Ave have. It received a
first class certificate from the Floral Committee, arrd is now being distributed by Messrs.
Dixon.

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EXHIBITIONS.

ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY, Aug. 6.

There was on this occasion a very small display of
flowers and plants, so small indeed that it might have
been very well arranged in the Council-room. The prin-
cipal plants were Phloxes ; and any one who knows the
excellence of culture displayed by Messrs. Uownie, Laird,
and Laing in this beautiful tribe of plants, will not be
surprised to hear that they took the first place.
Amongst the varieties exhibited by them were Lothair,
salmon red; Madame Dombrain, white, crimson eye;
Philippa Penglase, fine lilac rose with carmine centre ;
IMons. Domage, Madame Domage, M. Malet, IMarguerite
de Turenne, lilac; John Laing and M. de Lamy. Mr.
AYare, of Hale Farm Nurseries, was second. Messrs. E.
G. Henderson and Co. exhibited good plants of Cannas,
for which prizes were offered. The collection included
Musafolia hybrida, bright green ; Premice de Nice,
yellow ; Schubertii, Rubra superhissima, with dark
bronze veins, and Rendatlerii, deep green. Air. Denning,
gardener to Lord Londeshorough, exhibited a group of
Orchids displaying his usual excellence of culture ; it in-
cluded Saccolobium Blumei, with seventeen spikes, a
splendid flower; Epidendrum vitellinum, with thirty-
eight flowers, Disa grandiflora, Oncidium macranthum,
very fine; Thunia alba, Saccolobium Blumei superbum,
&c- Air. Turner had some nice blooms of Carnations
and Picotees : amongst them was a fine large yellow self
called King of A'ellows, which obtained a first-class
certificate. He had also a fine stand of Verbenas, Perry’s
strain, amongst which, conspicuous for its fine colour,
was Prince of Wales, vivid scarlet. Although prizes
were offered for Petunias none were exhibited, nor did
any amateurs exhibit for the prize for Phloxes.

Aug. 20.

This was also a very small Exhibition, but it brought
together the finest collection of Gladioli ever yet shown;
indeed, we are every year surprised to find how great
are the strides which have been made ; and when we re-
collect not only the flowers exhibited, but the manner of
setting them up, we cannot but congratulate all lovers
of this beautiful but fickle flower on the success which
has attended its culture and exhibition. Foremost
amongst the exhibitors was of course Air. Kelway, of
Langport ; and as, in his stand of twenty-four, twenty

[No. 21.

were seedlings of his own, and four out of six that he
exhibited for a first-class certificate obtained that honour,
it will be seen that he has attained a position which it is
hopeless for any one to attemjit to rival him in. Lord
Hawke was the most successful exhibitor amongst ama-
teurs, Air. Douglas and the Rev. H. H. Dombrain
running him very close ; in fact the stands were all most
creditable. Amongst the finest flowers we noticed
Horace A^ernet, splendid amaranth ; Legouve, brilliant
scarlet ; Alarie Stuart, delicate soft pink ; Aladame Des-
portes, fine white; Eugene Scribe, light rose ; Jupiter,
red marked with dark crimson ; Aladame Furtado, very
fine rose ; Orphee, rose with dark carmine marking ;
Primatrice, fine rose, slightly tinted lilac ; Octavie, pale
rose, slightly flamed with red ; Didon, white, slightly
tinted lilac. AYe have not included in these Air.
Kel way’s seedlings, but he had Ball of Fire very bril-
liant, Lord Bridport, a beautiful colour, Scopax Pictum,
a very beautifully marked flower. One great feature in
these flowers is the number of blooms which come into
flower at the same time, imparting an air of great
grandeur to the spike. Lord Hawke and Air. Chater of
Saffron AA’^alden also exhibited some splendid spikes and
cut blooms of Hollyhocks, but of miscellaneous collections
there were not so many as usual.

TAUNTON, Aug. II.

This is one of those provincial Exhibitions which,
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so largely amongst us, at the same time shows how ex-
ceedingly well things can be managed in the provinces.
There were to be seen at this Exhibition as fine specimens
of culture as one need wish to see anywhere; while in
cut flowers the noble stands of Gladioli exhibited by
Alessrs. Kelway and Son were such as to excite universal
admiration ; and the arrangements were so admirable
that notwithstanding the great mass of visitors, and that
as usual there were disappointments by exhibitors not
coming forward who had promised to attend, all went
smoothly ; and the indefatigable exertions of the secre-
tary, Air. S. B. Saunders, and the committee were amply
rewarded by a most successful exhibition. As is gene-
rally the case in provincial Exhibitions, the day was re-
garded as the day of the year ; the whole town was eti
fete, and for miles around the people both gentle and
simple flocked in in large numbers. AA^e were also gra-
tified to find that Air. Alarshall of Belmont, whose de-
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the town, threw them open to the visitors, and that thus
they had an opportunity of seeing not only the fine pro-
ductions gathered together from all parts for the Exhi-
bition, but also one of the best kept gardens we know
anywhere, with its unequalled collection of birds in
aviaries which are the perfection of all that is elegant
and commodious, and the aquatic birds, wliich are hardly
less interesting; and it is to the credit of the people to
be able to add, that not a single thing is even injured,
although some three thousand persons visited the
grounds.

ORANGE FUNGUS ON ROSES.

This is one of the greatest pests of which the rosarian has
to complain, and we have ourselves had to mourn over
its ravages, especially during the last two years. It seems
to attack the trees when at their greatest luxuriance ;
the leaves become at first infested by a black spot, then
the orange spots appear underneath, the whole of the
foliage then becomes affected and then drops off. We
have at this moment bushes as completely stripped of
foliage as they would be in the middle of winter, and the
result must be the loss of the bushes ; for, as their source
of nourishment is stopped, the plant must suffer, and
does, for we lost last year a large number through this
disease. Whether it is caused by the large amount of
manure used, or, as we suspect, by the atmospheric
changes which have been so great the last two years, we
cannot say, but it seems when once it gets into a rosary
to be epidemic. We have tried various means to stay it,
but they have been quite ineffectual; but we lately
heard of a remedy which a friend has informed us he has
found very efficient — viz., Condy’s Fluid ; a wineglass of
this is to be put into four gallons of water and the plants
syringed with the mixture daily. The friend who re-
commended it to us, assures us that he completely
saved a plant of Marshal Niel under glass, which had
been badly affected, by its use. It is too late to try it
this year, but we shall certainly hope to give it a fair
trial next season.

ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.

We hear that considerable alterations are to be made in
the operations of the Society for the ensuing year; the
schedule is to be entirely remodelled, and instead of the
money being frittered away in a number of small shows, it
will be given on fewer occasions and better prizes will be
offered. The fortnightly meetings will be continued,
but they will be strictly meetings of the Floral and
Fruit Committees, at which any novelties may be brought
forward. We think this a decided improvement, for the
public not unnaturally feels that to pay half-a-crown for

the small shows, which are so frequently held, is a waste
of money, and exhibitors will be glad of the respite
afforded to them. An alteration in the mode of ap-
pointing the judges will also be made, and the wishes
and wants of exhibitors will be more consulted than they
have been hitherto. The dates of the Shows have been
fixed as follows; — Third Wednesday in March, third
Wednesday in April, second Wednesday in May, first
Wednesday in June, first and third Wednesdays in July,
first Wednesday in September, and second Wednesday
in November ; a Committee of Exhibitors has been ap-
pointed to confer with a Committee of the Council, and
to assist in the preparation of the General Schedule for
1874. This is as it should be, and we are hopeful that
the Society has a good prospect of success before it.

DELPHINIUMS.

Among hardy perennials there are few more gorgeously
beautiful than the perennial Delphiniums. We lately
saw some beds of these in Mr, ParkeCs nursery at
Tooting, and also at Messrs. Henderson’s, St. John’s
Wood, and their beauty was really dazzling. They
are for the most part hybrids from Delphinium elatum
grandiflorum, and D. formosum, and have been chieffy
raised in France. Among the finest that we noted were
D. Barlowi versicolor, with pale blue flowers shaded with
a darker tint and studded with yellow hairs ; D. formo-
sum, with large azure flowers shaded with indigo; M.le
Bihan, with globose double flowers, blue externally,
shading off into pinkish violet; Madame Jacotot, witu
large soft blue or amethyst coloured double flowers ;
Coronet, with dwarf habit and deep blue flowers ; Prince
of Wales, recommended for its robust constitution;
Agamemnon, with large pale blue flowers ; Amiable,
Gloire de Saint Mande, La Mastodonte, Ranunculiflomm,
a double-flowered variety, with pale violet flowers shading
off into pink. M. Thiers is also a good double. Many of
these cannot be reproduced from seed, or even if seed be
obtained it cannot be depended on to yield the desired
variety, hence the necessity of propagating them by
parting the roots. They are not particular as to soil and
ti’eatment, though some are more fastidious in these
' matters than others. Their flowering period may be
prolonged by cutting off the flower-spikes as they fade. —
Gardener’s Chronicle.

CATALOGUES RECEIVED.

Carter and Co., Holborn ; Sutton and Sons, of
Reading; B. Williams, Holloway; Messrs. Veitch and
Sons, Chelsea. — We hope to say something on these
next mouth.

Plate 81.

PELARGONIUMS— SCOTTISH CHIEFTAIN AND RUTH.

Among the objects of interest exhibited at the Provincial Exhibition of the Loyal Hor-
ticultural at Bath, none were more appreciated tlian the very beautiful collection of Pelargo-
niums exhibited by Mr. Charles Turner, of the Royal Nursery, Slough. Some of those
which have been shown as seedlings during the past two years, were exhibited as wonderful
specimens of cultivation, being in small pots, and covered with dense masses of flowers of the
most brilliant colouring and perfect form. Along with these were some baskets of seedlings
not as yet in commerce, which were certainly in advance of those we already possess, even
of those exhibited in the collection we have alluded to ; many of them, such as Grand
Monarque, and those we now flgure, were greatly admired, and received the highest
commendation.

Scottish Chieftain (flg. 1) is a flowerof great substance, carmine ground colour, and the upper
j)etals of deep maroon, with a narrow edge of crimson. We have several flowers already of
this type, but this is both in size and colour in advance of them. Muth (flg. 2) is a flower of
an entirely different character, the colour is a rich deep carmine with a small black blotch
in the upper petals, and when seen on the plant as grown by Mr. Turner, the efiect was
dazzling. We wish that the constant endeavour of this exhibitor to keep up the taste for
this lovely tribe of flowers may be rewarded by an increased interest in them, for at present
it is unfortunately confined to a few individuals ; the rage for tricolours is pretty well over,
and perhaps these more worthy objects may take their j)lace.

Plate 82.

LEWISIA REDIVIVA.

We had lately the pleasure of visiting the extensive nurseries of Messrs. Bachhouse and
Son, of York, and amidst the rarities which help to give so great a charm to their beautiful
Alpine garden, we could not fail to notice the most lovely and curious Alpine perennial
which we now figure, and of which Mr. Bachhouse says, “ It resembles a very fleshy-leaved
Thrift, forming rosettes of leaves, each two to three inches long, with a thick, woody,
branching root-stalk. After the leaves attain their full growth, in spring or early summer,
a profusion of the most lovely flowers are put forth from each crown or centre, which almost
eclipse the whole plant. Each blossom is three to four inches across, and consists of eight
to twelve shaded pink petals, the centre being nearly white and the tips rose colour ; the
whole having a satiny lustre, which is very pleasing. A remarkable feature of this plant is
its gi'eat tenacity of life. The first example, we believe, which reached this country, had
been dipped in boiling water, and then pressed for a Herbarium specimen for nearly two
years ; it still showed signs of life, and eventually grew and flowered ! Its thick root is
eaten by one or more Indian tribes, who so esteem it as a vegetable, that it bears among
them a name which signifies ‘ the gift of the Great Spirit.’

“ This interesting plant is a native of Oregon and the Rocky Mountains of North
America, from whence we received a limited supply of healthy roots last spring. It belongs
to the same natural order as the Portulaccas and Calandenias, but is a hardy perennial.”

We can fully endorse all that Mr. Bachhouse has said of its curious and beautiful
character, and are confident that it will he a favourite with all who value Alpine flowers.

Plate 83.

UTRICULARIA MONTANA.

No one has more eontributed to the increased taste for Orchids than Lord Londesborough,
nor has any one better shown of what they are capable than Mr. Denning, his Lordship’s able
and intelligent gardener. We have from time to time taken the oppoi’tunity of figuring many of
the newer forms exhibited from this collection, and we now add that of a very curious and
beautiful plant which was shown at one of the meetings at South Kensington during the
present summer. We are indebted to Mr. Denning for the following remarks : — “ Utricularia
montana is a dwarf-growing plant of an epiphytal nature, and is thus unlike our British
species which always grows in or under water. The plant in question requires an abundance
of water all the year round, and seems to grow well in an ordinarj'’ Orchid basket filled with
a very loose material, in our case of the fibre only of peat and sphagnum, and this is placed
in the basket as lightly as possible. In this loose stuff the little tubers grow almost as freely
as potatoes in ordinary soil, and the roots, if such they are, branch out in all directions in
the atmosphere as well as in the material ; but these roots have more the appearance of
runners than roots, as they throw out little plants at the joints or places where they are
continually branching off at right angles.”

ddie beautiful clear white of the flowers, and the freeness with which they are produced,
make the plant not only interesting, but beautiful, and justified the admiration bestowed
upon it when exhibited at the Royal Horticultural Society.

Plate 84.

SILENE PENDULA COMPACTA.

All who are interested in spring gardening know how very useful for the formation of
masses of pink colouring is the old Silene peyidiiJa ; so easy of cultivation and so profuse in
blooming, but owing to its height it is generally inapplicable for small gardens, and we are
quite sure that the variety which we now figure, will at once be seen to be a valuable
addition to our list of spring flowering plants.

Si/eue pend/ila compact a is of the same colour as the type, but differs entirely from it
in its mode of growth, being very dwarf and compact, and entirely covered with its bright
pink flowers ; in fact it forms dense cushions from two to three inches in height, and from
nine to twelve inches in diameter. It will therefore be a most useful plant for the edging of
large beds, for ribbon borders, or for small beds.

As it reproduces itself true from seed, no difficulty will be found in keeping up a supply
large enough for any garden. Like .all spring flowers of this description, the seeds should
be sown in the previous July, and then transplanted into store beds, so as to give them a
nice close habit, and then planted out in the autumn after the summer flowering plants
have been removed. Many persons do not take the trouble of transplanting, but plant out
at once from the seed beds ; the extra trouble is, however, as in the case of all annuals, well
repaid.

We have only to add, that it has obtained a first-class certificate from the Royal Horti-
cultural Society, and that the entire stock of seed is in the possession of Mr. William Bull,
of King’s Road, Chelsea, by whom it is now being distributed.

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EXHIBITIONS.

At this period of the year we are obliged to look to the
provinces and not to the metropolis for lai’ge exhibitions.
The Royal Horticultural Society has only held one or
two of very insignificant character ; the Botanic Society
has ceased for the season ; the Crystal Palace Company
has only held an Autumn Exhibition of Fruit, with a few
Gladioli ; but at Manchester, at Brighton, and in other
large provineial cities, grand shows have been held. At
the former place the finest Autumn Exhibition that was
ever held took place on the 3rd of September and fol-
lowing days; it was under the auspices of the Man-
chester Botanical Society, and was ojiened at their
Gardens at Old Traffbrd, under the presidency of the
Earl of Derby; 1400b was offered in prizes, and such a
collection of fruit and vegetables has perhaps never been
brought together before. This portion of the show is
outside our province, but we cannot forbear alluding to
the bunch of black Hamburg Grapes weighing 13^ lbs.,
or to the Queen Pine-apple weighing 8^ lbs. The flowers
consisted of Dahlias, Hollyhocks, and Gladiolus; the
first were exhibited well, and the stands contained most
of the leading varieties, such as John Staudish, Toison
d’Or, Mrs. Saunders, Yellow Boy, &c., while Mr. Charles
Turner exhibited a very fine seedling, which deservedly
received a first-class certificate : it is called Ovid, and we
hope to figure it ere long in the IMagazine. The Gladioli
were magnificent, Mr. Kelway exhibiting a large bank
of several hundred blooms of his seedlings, and some
grand spikes on his -stands. He had some which seemed
to surpass anything we had as yet seen, such as Orange
Boven, which had sixteen expanded blooms on it at the
same time, but they were surpassed by some he had at
the Crystal Palace, such as Lord Hawke, Rev. II. H.
Dombrain (the finest Gladiolus ever raised), Harrison
AYeir, Mrs. Reynolds Hole, &c. ; he is leaving the French
varieties in the rear, and if only they retain a good habit,
this will supersede them. Lord Hawke, who has for
many years occupied the first position as an amateur in
exhibiting Hollyhocks, has taken, at a bound, the same
place as an exhibitor of Gladioli, and both in these and
in Hollyhocks he made a grand display, his twelve spikes
of the latter flower, all but two his own seedlings, were
marvels of fine cultivation and excellence.

At the Crystal Palace, on the 6th, there was opened
a large exhibition of Fruit, and a small one of Gladioli ;

here, as usual, Mr. Kelway was in great strength, and
his stand of six seedlings, not yet sent out, was exceed-
ingly fine : the flowers were Rev. II. II. Dombrain, light
red with white centre ; Rev. Reynolds Hole, pale lilac,
something in the style of Laeepede; Lord Derby, fine
white; Lord Hawke; Harrison Weir, salmon rose; and
Sirs. Reynolds Hole, white. jVIr. Douglas, gardener to
J. Whitbourne, Esq., Loxford Hall, exhibited some fine
flowers, several of them being his own seedlings; ami
the Rev. H. II. Dombrain and Mr. Harrison Weir were
also exhibitors.

The great Southern Exhibition took place at Brighton
on the loth, and there was here again a fine display of
fruit and autumn flowers. Gladioli were not so fully
represented as at Manchester and the Crystal Palace, the
prizes being small, and not sufficient to induce exhibitors
to come forward. Owing to the non-fulfilment of an
engagement made by the proprietor of the Surrey Gar-
dens, the Metropolitan Floral Society were unable to hold
their Annual Autumn Exhibition, so that we may say
the metropclis is the only place of any note whore such
a show has not been held; we trust that this will not
take place again, for it is a great loss to all lovers of
flowers.

THE AURICULA.

The growing interest in florists^ flowers is bringing once
more into more prominent notice this beautiful spring
flower, and we are glad to see that the North, as has alway s
been its wont, is coming out strongly in its favour. A
revival of the National Auricula Show took place this
year, mainly owing to the vigorous efforts of the Rev.
T. D. Horner, the son of one of the best knowmand most
successful florists of the olden time, and a good be-
ginning has been made for a repetition of the show in
the ensuing season. In the South we hear of several
gentlemen commencing its cultivation, and we doubt not,
that if people could get rid of the idea that it requires so
much extra care and attention, they would be more ready
to attempt its cultivation ; the quackery (for it w’as
nothing else) that was connected with it in former days,
gave people an exaggerated notion of its difficulty of
culture, and prevented them from attempting it; it is
now being found out that, like a great many other
plants, simple treatment succeeds with it best. The past
season was not a particularly good one for it, the flowers
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early shows they w'ere not shown very extensively; we
hope, however, that next year we shall see a much larger
number of exhibitors, and therefore more plants.

DOUBLE BEGONIAS.

Two Begonias were shown at a recent meeting of the
Floral Committee of the Royal Horticultural Society by^
Messrs. E. G. Henderson and Co., which were very
interesting. In both instances the male flowers w^ere
reduplicated by petals taking the place of stamens,
w'hile the female flowers were unaffected.

ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.

As we announced in our last issue, the number of shows
has been reduced, although the fortnightly meetings
will he continued as before. The dates fixed for the
Exhibitions are as follows : —

Mai’ch ISth, for Hyacinths and other spring flowers,
April 15th, for Auriculas, &c.
hlay 13th, for Roses in pots.

June 3rd, Great Summer Show.

July 1st, National Rose Show.

July 15th, for Zonal Pelargoniums.

Sept. 2nd, for Dahlias, Gladiolus, &c.

Nov. 11th, for Fruit and Chrysanthemums.

CLASSIFICATION OF ROSES.

The Lyons Congress of Rosarians, comprising such men
as Guillot fils, Liahaud, Jacquier, Jos. Schwartz, Leon
de St. Jean, Jean Sisley, and M. Lacharme, have
adopted the classification of garden Roses proposed by
hlr. Shirley Hibberd, and recorded a formal vote of
thanks to that gentleman for the service rendered by
his distinctions and definitions. Mr. Hibberd recog-
nises (in the paper of his published in the August
number of Le CuUivateur de la Region Lyonnaise) six
distinct forms of Roses as admissible to the exhibition
stand, and arranges them in the order of their relative
merits as follows ; — globular, cup-shaped, tazza-shaped,
imbricated, reflexed and quartered. In the final deci-
sion as to the merits of a particular variety in accordance
with this classification, there is of course plenty of room
for refining, but a definite code of “properties” is of
immense service to begin with. An additional honour
has been conferred oir the author of the code by M.
Levet, who has named a new and beautiful Tea Rose,
Shirley Hibberd. — Gardener’s Chronicle.

BULB CATALOGUES.

These are issuing forth in the usual autumnal stream,
and are characterized by great care and attention to
details. We have received those of —

Sutton and Sons, Reading : — capitally illustrated, and
with simple and clear directions for cultivators.

Downie, Laird, and Laing, Stanstead Park, Forest
Hill : — an excellently arranged catalogue.

Charles Turner,Royal Nursery, Slough ; — marked with
the usual care of this well known florist.

^Yilliam Cutbush and Sons. All who know the
success which has attended Mr. C.’s culture of the
Hyacinth will expect to find a good catalogue, nor will
they be disappointed.

Barr and Sugden: — a very extensive catalogue, con-
taining besides an ample list of Spring Flowers and
Plants suitable for window gardening ; the scientific
arrangement of the catalogue is worthy of all praise.

Carter and Co., High Holborn ; — very full and com-
plete, and exceedingly well illustrated.

Dick Radclyffe and Co., High Holborn : — very neat
and excellent in all its parts, especially in that pertain-
ing to decorative purposes.

Messrs. Veitch and Sons, Chelsea. The high posi-
tion of this firm is a guarantee for the excellence of the
catalogue.

Mr. William Bull, King’s Road, Chelsea : — very
copious, and containing many novelties.

^Messrs. Rollison and Son, Tooting : — a well arranged
catalogue.

Messrs. Anthony Roozen and Son, of Overveen, near
Haarlem, Holland : — an extensive and well arranged
catalogue of Dutch and Cape Bulbs.

Messrs. Hooper, of Covent Garden : — a catalogue of
Autumn Bulbs, with illustrations.

Mr. B. S. Williams, Upper Holloway : — a catalogue of
new and rare Plants.

Messrs. E. G, Henderson and Son, Wellington Road,
St. John’s Wood: — a catalogue of Stove and Con-
servatory Plants.

Mr. Vick, of Rochester, New Y’’ork, sends us his
Quarterly Floral Guide, well printed, tastefully illus-
trated, and containing, besides information relative to
his own business, observations on places visited in
Europe.

The sixth volume of Mr. Bentham’s Flora Austra-
LiENSis, comprising the Orders Thymelese to Dioscoridese,
is just published. One more volume, we understand, will
complete the work.

Plate 85.

HIBISCUS {Rosa sinensis) PUNICEUS.

We have already figured, several of the varieties of this showy tribe, which have been
lately introduced amongst us, and which are so admirably adapted for large stoves ; and the
present one will, we are confident, he equally a favourite with those who admire richness of
colouring and freshness of foliage.

Mr. Bull, to whom we are indebted for the opportunity of figuring it, thus describes it ; —
“ Hibiscus {r. s.) puniceus is a very attractive stove plant, of a remarkably dense and close
growing habit, as compared with others of the same well-known showy genus. The leaves
are shortly and broadly ovate, of a deep green colour, with an irregular toothed margin ; the
flowers are double, three inches across, and the wavy petaloid bodies which form their close
centre are almost two inches in depth, and have a very elegantly crisped appearance ; the
colour is a bright dense crimson, so that the blossoms are very attractive. It is one of the
many importations from the South Sea Islands.”

As we have already, when figuring the other species, alluded to the method of
cultivation, we have now hut little to add ; the whole family presents but little difficulty in
tins matter, and it makes an additional recommendation to those who desire to obtain a good
effect with little trouble.

Plate 86.

ARISTOLOCHIA FLORIBUNDA.

Amongst the many curious and beautiful stove climbers with which our gardens have
been enriched of late years, the genus Aristolochia has furnished many remarkable plants ;
some notable for their gigantic size, and others for their curious markings. One, which was
introduced a few years ago by Mons. Linden of Brussels, A. Ducltarteri, was most singularly
marked, looking almost like a piece of printed calico ; and it is to the same zealous
horticulturist that we are indebted for tbe plant now figured, or rather to his predecessor at
Ghent, M. Amhroise Verscbaffelt.

Aristolochia forihimda has two qualities to recommend it, it is of a smaller habit than
many of its congeners, and it flowers with a profusion that amply justifies the specific name
it has received. It will be seen that the flowers have a centre of a yellowish-white ground ;
the limb has a purplish-red ground, with yellowish mottled markings, and. the centre is of a
clear yellow. Doubtless it is one of the most beautiful of the genus. It was lately
exhibited by Mr. Muller at one of the meetings of the Eoyal Horticultural Society, and
received a first-class certificate.

The stove Aristolocliias are all strong growing and easily managed plants. Some of them,
indeed, for their great size, are only suitable for very large places, where their large
handsome heart-shaped leaves and fine flowers make a grand display. They require to he
grown in a mixture of loam and peat, and to be kept at a temperature of from 65° to 80° in
summer, and in winter from 55° to 60°. They are easily propagated by cuttings of the fine
wood placed in sand, in heat, under a bell-glass, and when rooted potted off* in the compost
already named as suitable for growing them in.

Plate 87.

CARNATIONS— MARS AND GUARDSMAN.

It is somewhat singular that while we have received every year many additions to our
lists of Picotees, Carnations have, comparatively si:>eaking, remained much as they were ; last
year indeed Mr. Turner introduced two or three of promising character, hut as a rule they
have not kept pace witli their congeners. It is not because they are not as much sought
after as the Picotees, for although not possessing their delicacy of colouring, they have so
much brilliancy that they are sure to excite admiration amongst all true lovers of flowers.

Floi’ists in the south are indebted to Mr. Charles Turner, of Slough, for the great inte-
rest he takes in this beautiful tribe of plants ; to him we owe such fine varieties as Anniliilator,
Graceless Tom, ^Eccentric Jack, and James Mcrryioeather, and others, possessing better habits
than some of the older varieties, for there are many amongst them which are very difiicult
to propagate, and are still scarce, although they have been in cultivation for a great many
years. New varieties, then, of strong constitution, are most desirable.

The varieties we now figure are Mars (fig, 1), a scarlet bizarre of great beauty, the
colours are very bright, and the stripes very regularly disposed ; it was raised from
Jackson’s CajAahi Staff, by J\Ir. Hextall, and it is one of the finest we have. Guardsman
(fig. 2) is a flower somewhat siniilar in colour, but much brighter, the scarlet is especially
fine ; in fact, we may say that they are valuable additions to the class, and being of good
habit, will be very generally appreciated.

Plate 88.

AQUILEGIA CHRYSANTHA.

{Aquilegia leqitocera var. lutea.)

Amongst herbaceous plants there are few which have been more generally admired
than the Columbines. They are sure to be found in most cottage gardens, while the number
that have been either introduced of late years, or else have been recovered after having been
well nigh lost to our gardens, form some of the most beautiful of our plants for herbaceous
borders or the rockery. Aquilegia ccerulea, which was introduced by Mr. Thompson, of
Ipswich, is a very lovely species, and was figured some years ago in the Floral Magazine,
since which time, the ease with which it is cultivated, its readiness to produce seed, and its
great beauty, have caused it to be widely distributed. We have now the pleasure of figuring
another of a different type, but which will, we think, be quite as great a favourite when it
comes to be more widely known.

Mr. Backhouse thus speaks of it : — “ This is unquestionably one of the finest perennials
we ever introduced. Its large golden-yellow long-spurred flowers are produced in great
abundance from densely tufted plants which maintain a long succession of blooms. This
species has not yet flowered with us, but magnificent dried specimens of the blossoms have
been forwarded to us from North America, These are not unlike very large examples of
A. ccerulea with long straight horns. So far as we can ascertain, this plant has nothing
whatever to do with A. aurea of Roezl, of which the flower is scarcely half the size, and of a
sulphur-yellow shaded with green.

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NEW SERIES.] NOVEMBER, 1873. [No. 23.

EXHIBITION.

ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.

October 1st.

This was essentially the Fungus Day, when all kinds of
edible and unedible species were submitted for the in-
spection of the curious and the delight of the favoured
few, who are no doubt acquainted with a very in-
teresting, but as far as the grower of flowers is con-
cerned, a very pestilential family, to avoid the attacks of
some of the species being his chief aim ; we therefore
pass them by to notice a few other objects more con-
genial, although there was not really much of a valuable
character. Some of tliose for which j^rizes were offered
found no competitors sufficiently interested in them to
exhibit, and the novelties were few ; we noticed, however
the following : Cattleya’speciosa Bassetii, exhibited by
Mr. T. Baines, gardener to H. Nicholls Esq., Southgate
House, with a deep purple lip, yellowish cream at the
base, the sepals and petals flushed with purplish pink.
This was awarded a first-class certificate, as was also
(although hardly distinct enough) Golden fleece Thyme,
similar to Thymus cotriadora aurea, but a little larger in
leaf. Mr. Williams had one also for Pourretia achupulla,
with gracefully arching leaves upwards of a yard long,
bright green, tipped with crimson. A curious sport of
Lady Middleton Geranium, with rose and scarlet coloured
flowers, came from Chiswick, and Mr. Bull had a fine
Castor-oil plant, Ricinus refulgens, with dark refulgent
leaves.

Dahlias were exhibited by Mr. G. S. Harris, of Orping-
ton, amongst them Mrs. Harris, which had already
received a first-class certificate ; and Mr. Rawlings of
Romford sent also a box of exceedingly good flowers of
Dahlias already in commerce.

Roses were exhibited in considerable numbers by
Messrs. Paul and Son, Cheshunt, and Mr. William Paul,
Waltham Cross ; the blooms were many of them re-
markably good for the season, and included those fine
well-known varieties, Alfred Colomb, Duke of Edin-
burgh, Charles Lefebvre, Dr. Andry, Souvenir d’Elise
Yardon, Edouard Morren, Senator Vaisse, Gloire de
Dijon, Dupuy Jamin. Besides these, Messrs. Paul and
Son had blooms of Cheshunt Hybrid, which we have
often noticed in terms of praise. Cyclamens were ex-
hibited in excellent condition by Mr. R. Clarke,
Twickenham, thus showing that for nine months in the
year this beautiful plant can be had in bloom.

GARDEN LABELS.

What a perplexing thing is labelling out-of-door
plants? how provoking to think that you managed to
label all your roses, for example, so nicely, and then to
find that either the wire has rotted, or the damp has
obliterated the writing, and so “ Lovers labour’s lost”
becomes the fittest title for your work. We therefore
hail with satisfaction the new Shakspeare label, in-
vented and brought out by Messrs. Bell and Thorpe, of
Stratford-on-Avon; they are of a hard metal galvanized,
and the letters are cast in such bold relief that they
would seem to deserve their title of imperishable ; they
are of various sizes, either round or oval, some are
adapted for hanging on trees and bushes, and others
for placing in the ground ; they are very cheap and
likely to be very generally used.

PENTSTEMON PALMERI.

In the Pentstemon Palmeri of Dr. Gray, a species allied
to P. Cobsea and P. Jamesii, a very distinct and novel
form of this interesting genus is added to our list of
garden plants. It grows four feet high or more (hence
Dr. Gray’s description, sesquipedalis, must have been
made from imperfect materials), the stem being termi-
nated by a noble paniculate inflorescence. The young
shoots from the base have opposite, long-stalked, fleshy,
glaucous leaves oblong-ovate in form, with coarse,
distinct, and remarkably prominent marginal teeth ;
while the leaves on the flowering stems are short and
broadly ovate, completely connate, with the edge turned
up so as to form a basin around the stalk. The flowers
are rather more than an inch long, the tube remarkably
inflated above, and contracted just at the base, where
they are set into the short inconspicuous calyx. The
colour is a pale rosy lilac with a purple stripe answering
to each of the lobes of the lower lip, which is remarkably
elongated and deflexed, while the upper lip is projected
forwards, and merely revolute at the edge. The bearded
sterile filament is very conspicuous at the mouth of the
tube. The plant is very ornamental in character, as
well as perfectly distinct, and will he welcomed in every
garden where hardy perennials are cared for — the
number of which, we are heartily glad to see, is day by
day increasing. We have to thank Mr. W. Thompson,
of Ipswich, for specimens of this novelty. — Gardener's
Chronicle.

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NEW ROSES.

When the “ Cercle Horticole’^ was established at Lyons,
one thing was anxiously expected by lovers of the Rose —
viz., that it would be the means of cheeking the vast
multitude of new Roses annually brought into com-
merce, and our hopes were increased by the knowledge of
the fact that a jury (amongst whom our friend, Mr.
George Paul, was one) was formed for the purpose of
deciding on the merits of the new varieties ; but from
what we learned during a recent visit to Paris, our hopes
are doomed to disappointment, for the number of new
Roses this year is as great, if not greater, than ever ;
and of the three that did obtain certificates, two are
kept back to be propagated another season before being
sent out. This is rather too bad ; the only way in
which it could be put a stop to, would be for buyers in
this country to combine, and determine not to purchase
any but those which have been recognised by some com-
petent tribunal ; for what can be more trying than for
a nurseryman to receive a number of Roses, to propagate
them at considerable expense, and then to find that they
are utterly worthless ; and yet this must inevitably be
the case while the present system holds good. Con-
siderable dissatisfaction was expressed, and no wonder.
Thus, one Paris grower, who one year sent out sixteen,
not one of which, we believe, is now retained in our
Catalogues, advertises no less than ten new seedlings ;
what percentage of these will prove valuable we have no
means of judging, but we should, from past experience,
very much fear that it will be very small. Amongst the
Lyons raisers of seedlings Mons. Levet, the raiser of
Etienne Levet, Claude Levet, &c., and Mr. George
Schwartz, the raiser of Madame George Schwartz,
deservedly hold a high place.

AUTUMN-BLOOMING AURICULAS.

As we figure a new Auricula in this Number, the
following from the pen of the Rev. F. D. Horner, wdiich
has lately appeared in the Journal of Horticulture, will be
found of interest.

“The question whether the autumn-blooming of the
Auricula is preventible would probably be answered by
all growei’s in one way. Roughly I eould reply in four
words, It cannot he helped. Yet I conclude from prac-
tice with my own plants, and from observation of other
collections, that the extent of autumn blooming may be
affected and reduced by adhering with all patience to
proper treatment in the summer, so that autumn trusses
shall arise alone from causes over which we can never
have control. First among such I would account the
fact that a tendency to autumn blooming ‘ runs in the
family.^ Instances of this are afforded us by those
Auriculas and Polyanthuses of low extraction in the

garden borders, and by the untutored pretty Primrose of
the woods and hedgerows. The florist may, therefore,
expect an interference with his plans by this charac-
teristic, just as another family feature, the dimorphous
arrangement of the stamens, now above and now below
the pistil, leaves it freely open to his seedlings to choose
the alternative of a ‘ pin-eye’ — one of the grossest insults
they can offer him.

“ Again, there is a propensity, amounting almost to a
property in some varieties of Auricula, to bloom in
autumn, and I rarely escape being thus favoured by
Lady Wilbraham, True Briton, Beeston’s Apollo, General
Niell, and a few seifs and others.

“ I have next to say that I have reasons to think that
an unclean and unhealthy state of the plant during
summer is calculated to excite this property of the
Auricula. I have noticed that plants suffered to fall out
of condition by being heated and baked in the sun, or
kept too dry, or allowed to be ravaged by pests, have in
a marked’ manner struggled into bloom in autumn ;
for one thing which a plant in danger of its life will do
is to try and preserve its species by hurriedly forming
seed, to which flowering is of course the prelude. I am
quite sure that what has no right whatever to be blamed
for autumn blooming is spring potting. I repot all my
Auriculas as they pass out of bloom, except such as are
to stand for seed, and every autumn I have only a very
healthy quiet set of plants — beautiful rosettes of mealy
leaves and green — busy with forming stout hearts down
among crisp short foliage, and getting such doubly-
established roothold now as I like to see.

“ I will not here say more for spring potting than
that I know what has been said against it, and by prac-
tice what I could say for it. I have at times been
obliged to pot late, yet would always choose early. But
I would wish it known that indeed early potting seems
no exciting cause of autumn blooming, but a check may
be. Have your Auriculas established early, set them in
a north aspect the summer through, keep them cool and
airy, take care to have them clean from every insect,
love to see them in full unbroken health, and then,
though a few precocious sorts and some young plants
will bloom in autumn, and seedlings, if you have them,
will drop in upon you at all possible times to amuse,
perplex, disappoint, reward, yet shall you hav^e as little
as may be of untimely blooming from your established
plants. But here let me confess that I never in my
heart affect to call a flower out of season whenever it
may bloom. I am in truth not sorry to see a few
Auriculas just now, though colours and properties have
largely to be excused, and though the beauties are as
little like their loveliness in spring as that ghost of a
thing a moonlight rainbow is to the bright living
reality created by the sun.”

Plate 89.

• TACSONIA INSIGNIS.

All who are acquainted with the singular heauty of Tacsonia Van Volxemi will think it
difficult to find a plant of the same family that can rival, much less surpass it. But some
persons who have seen that which we now figure consider it equally beautiful with the older
species. This opinion is shared by Dr. Masters, the able editor of the Gardener's Chronicle,
in which periodical a woodcut by our artist, Mr. W. Gr. Smith, appeared in the month of
August last. Dr. Masters says : — “ Our specimens were forwarded to us by Mr. Anderson,
the gardener at Soweby House, Hull, who informs us that the plant was raised by him from
seeds sent from South America (probably Peru, exact locality not known) by Mr. Yarborough
Grseme, some years since. Mr. Anderson says that it is very free-flowering, exceeding in
this respect even T. Van Volxemi.

“ It is clear then that we have here a novelty of unusual interest. We say a novelty,
because neither in books nor herbaria do we find any species to which it can be referred ;
and as we have had recently occasion to study the whole order of Passion Flowers, we can
hardly be mistaken in asserting it to be hitherto undescribed.”

A reference to our illustration will show that the plant has large flowers nearly
six inches across, of a violet-rose tint ; but the tints soon alter after the flower is gathered.
The mouth of the flower has a fringe of short filaments of blue mottled with white, the
leaves of the plant are large and handsome, and we can, in fact, speak of it in the very
highest terms. It was accorded a first-class certificate by the Eoyal Horticultural Society,
and has passed, we believe, into the hands of Messrs. Backhouse and Son, of York, by whom
it will be sent out next year.

Plate 90.

ODONTOGLOSSUM ROEZLII.

Orchid growers must be a discontented race if they are not satisfied now. Hardly had
the beauties of Odontoglossum vexillarium burst upon them, than they are called upon to
admire this new species, which was exhibited by Mr. Bull, of King’s Eoad, Chelsea, adding
another to the many grand plants of which he has been the introducer. We cannot do better
than give the words of Professor Eeichenbach fls : — “ A first-class beauty, standing very near
0. vexillarium, and yet apparently quite distinct ; the leaves are very different, very narrow,
and have nine deep green lines underneath on the chief nerves. The flower is much like
that of 0. vexillarium, but technically different in the keels at the base of the lip ; they are,
too, spread in an uneven manner, having no sepals rolled backwards ; the colour is admirable,
milk-white, the petals dark purplish at the base, and the back of the lip yellow, with some
brown streaks.”

“ I was happy enough to see this highly curious novelty a few days since in the col-
lection of Mr. Bull. Though not yet established fully, it proves itself a fine flower, showing
two spikes ; when established the plant may have them four- or six-flowered. Can it be a mule
between 0. vexillarium and 0. Phalcenopsis ?”

The illustration by our artist, taken by the kind permission of Mr. Bull from the plant
above alluded to, gives an admirable idea of its beauty.

Plate 91.

VARIETIES OF BABIANA.

AVe are gratified every year by the exhibition of some fine trusses of Ixias, Sparaxis,
Tritonias, and Babianas, by Messrs. Hooper of Covent Garden, and we often wonder why
they are not more generally cultivated. These collections, it is true, come from the Channel
Islands, where they can be grown with greater certainty than in our more capricious climate,
the damp of our winters seriously interfering with their well-being ; but the following state-
ment of Messrs. Barr and Sugden clearly show that they can be easily cultivated : — “ At our
experimental grounds we have grand displays of these charming flowers year after year,
sometimes by making up a temporary pit, and placing in it about a foot of good soil, and in
this plant the bulbs about two inches deep, and during wet and frosty weather protect simply
with shutters. The masses of bloom in ]\Iay we have had from these were surprising ; and
we could not help feeling at how trifling an amount of trouble so large a quantity of valuable
flowers to act for indoor decoration could be produced.”

AVe are indebted to our friend AV. E. Gumbleton, Esq., of Cork, for the fine blooms of the
four varieties kindly sent to our artist. In the soft balmy air of the south of Ireland they
succeed admirably j and he has given us glowing descriptions of their beauty. AVe have
here in England not the favourable conditions that he has, but by adopting some such plan
as that suggested by Messrs. Barr and Sugden, the difficulty of climate may be overcome ; in
fact, to the real lover of flowers no difficulty is too great to prevent him from cultivating his
favourites ; and hence we hope that this beautiful group of plants may become generally
cultivated.

Plate 92.

AURICULA— CHARLES E. BROAVN.

It is not given to every raiser of seedling flowers to be so fortunate as Air. Headly ; if as
a raiser of tulips he has suceeded in producing some flowers which mark his skill and dili-
gence, it is still more so with the Auricula. The finest variety in growth is George Lighlbodg,
raised by him. Alderman Wishg is another fine green-edge, while Charles Edward Brown, the
variety we now figure, has received, when exhibited by ourselves, the award of a first-class
certificate from the Boyal Horticultural Society, and has taken, we observe, a prominent place
on the winning stands at the Xorth of England exhibitions, where the Auricula is much more
cultivated than in the South.

AA^e Lave already some very fine flowers in the grey-edged section to which this flower
belongs, some of them possessing all the qualities required in a first-rate Auricula, and others,
such as CUapmayi s Maria and Sophia, having a brilliancy of colouring quite unequalled in any
other flower ; but we think that a very leading position will be obtained by this variety, for,
independently of its fine properties as a flower, the habit of the plant is excellent ; and if we
may judge from our own case, more free in throwing off offsets than many are. It is this
shyness in reproduction that tends to make the Auricula so scarce, and which keeps up the
prices of some of the sorts ; for while, in the case of other flowers, the prices fall rapidly, many
Auriculas are now quoted as high as they were a dozen years ago.

The stock of Mr. Headly ’s Auriculas passed some time ago into the hands of Air.
Charles Turner of the Eoyal Nursery, Slough, and with it the remaining plants of this variety,
which had, however, been distributed by the late Mr. George Lightbody, of Falkirk.

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EXHIBITION.

ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.
November 12th, 13tit.

The Council of the Society have listened to the
suggestions of common sense, and instead of holding
their meeting on the first Wednesday in November,
postponed it until the second. They would perhaps have
done better had they postponed it until the third
Wednesday. The season is a backward one. The Stoke
Newington Show was held on the same day — and indeed
the 20th of the month is generally about the time when
Chrysanthemums are at their best. However, the alteration
of date and the liberal prizes offered by the Duke of
Buccleuch, the late President of the Society, brought
together the best exhibition of Chrysanthemums ever
seen at South Kensington. The collection of Air. Row,
gardener to Viscountess Clifden, Dover House, Roe-
hampton, contained some magnificent plants ; while in
Pompons, those staged by Alessrs. Cutbush and Son
were admirably bloomed plants- — such varieties as
Mrs. George Bundle, Guernsey Nugget, Prince of
Wales, Alma, Beethoven, Jardin des Plantes, amongst
the large-flowered varieties ; and Bob, golden, bronze,
blue, and yellow Cedo Null! being conspicuous. We very
much question, however, whether the beauty of the
plant in the large-flowered varieties is not sacrificed to
the desire to have large blooms, and a shoot with
one huge bloom at the extremity, is not so pleasing an
object as one with several smaller blooms. Tire display
of cut flowers was not very large ; those of Alessrs.
Veitch, however, were very fine, and contained grand
flowers of Guernsey Nugget, Empress of India, Prince
of Wales, Jardin des Plantes, John Salter, Lord Derby,
Golden Beverley ; they also had a stand of the curious,
and, in our opinion, very attractive Japanese varieties,
including Erecta Superba, Elaine, Red Dragon, Chang,
and the Sultan ; Elaine is a remarkably fine variety with
broad and well arranged florets. There was also exhibited
by Air. E. C. Mhrlters, a very beautiful sport from
Airs. Rundle, of a pale straw colour, and as it retained
the beautiful form of that variety, it will be doubtless
a real acquisition ; it obtained a first-class certificate, as
did also a fine double white Chinese Primrose exhibited
by Air. Tomkins of Birmingbam, and called by him
Alagnifica ; a first-class certificate was also awarded to
a very curious Orchid, Batemaunia Burtii. Besides
the flowers, the Show contained a remarkable collection

[No. 24.

of Fruit and Potatoes. Air. Scott, of Alerriot, Crewkerne,
exhibited no less than 600 varieties of apples, and
Air. Betteridge, of Chipping Norton, 125 varieties
of potatoes. But there is no need of our referring
to these except to protest against the uselessness of
retaining so large a number of varieties of either fruit
or vegetables.

CRYSTAL PALACE.

We are enabled to state that the days fixed for the
very popular Flower Shows held at the Palace, for 1874,
are Alay 16th for the great Flower Show, and June
20th for the grand Rose Show ; while we believe it is
contemplated to hold on August 29th, 31st, and
September 1st, or else on September 6th, 8th, and 9th, a
grand Autumn Show of Fruit and Flowers in connexion
with the Aletropolitan Floral Society ; the date for the
latter is not absolutely fixed, but the others are. All
who have ever visited the Palace on these days know
how grand is the display, and that no place affords so
much comfort and convenience as does this popular
place of amusement, while the exertions of the able and
courteous Secretary, Air. Wilkinson, are ably seconded
by Air. Wilson, the Alanager of the Natural History
Department of the Palace.

THE CULTIVATION OF TEA-ROSES.

Considerable difference of opinion appears to exist as
to the proper treatment of this beautiful class of Roses ;
it has been generally considered that they require a warm
south border, but a writer in the Journal of Horticulture,
the Rev. E. Handley, says that he thinks this to be a
mistake, and that they do not like the dry withering
exposure of such a situation. Doubtless the difference
of climate has a good deal to say to it ; in the more
northern parts of our Island we imagine that such a
situation is absolutely necessary for them, but in the
south it is perhaps more questionable; in the north too
it becomes needful to take them up and cover them, while
in the south they merely require to be covered with fern
leaves. And yet, after all, we are not perhaps wrong in
saying that however well they may do out of doors,
they do better under some protection. Air. George Paul,
in his Catalogue, gives the plan of a protection of this
kind which, while inexpensive, answers all the purpose of
an effective protection to the Roses ; and the exceeding-
delicacy of their tints can hardly, we think, be attained

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without some contrivance of this sort. We add the names

of a few of the best: —
Adam.

Devoniensis.

^Madame Margottin.
Narclsse.

Souvenir d^Elise Vardon.
Belle Lyonnaise.
Madame Willermorz.

Bouton d^Or.

Catharine Mermet.
Souvenir d’un Ami.

Mad. Adrienne Christophle.
Corntesse Ouaroff.

Madame Jules Margottin.
Alba Rosea.

NEW GLADIOLI. |

We perceive that the successors of M. Souchet (who j
has definitely retired from the culture of this lovely
flower) have announced a goodly number of noveltie.s,
and as they are in truth those which our valued friend has |
himself nurtured, we have no doubt that some of them
at least will maintain the high character of his seedlings.
They are eighteen in number, and include some of a novel !
character. The more expensive, and therefore, as we may
reasonably conclude, the best, are — Pysche, light satin
rose, inferior divisions darker rose flamed bright carmine;

Le Vesuve, fiery red ; L’Unique. Violet, large dark lilac,
tinted violet and flamed dark carmine; Merveille, cherry
red, slightly tinted violet; and Murillo, cherry rose, all i
the divisions with pure white line, very large white spots i
on lower divisions. !

A DOUBLE POINSETTIA.

On my arrival in this country from the Royal Botanic
Gardens in Edinburgh, in 1828, I paid a visit to the
famed “ Bartram Botanic Garden,” and there saw two
cases of plants which had just arrived from Mexico. |
Among the contents were the stumps of a strange-look-
ing Euphorbia, which, after a few months’ growth, j
showed some very brillant crimson bracts. As soon as j
I located, I made a small investment in the plant, and j
grew the bracts to the enormous size of from 18 to 22 j
inches. I sent, in 1830 or 1831, some plants to my i
valued friend, the late Mr. M^Nab. At a breakfast i
party in Glasgow the amiable lady of the late Sir Wm. ;
Hooker gently chided me for imposing my Jonathanisms j
upon them so-soon, by describing a plant having a crown j
of terminal leaves as 20 inches in diameter, of brillant I
crimson. The tens of thousands sold in Covent Garden I
and this country every winter confirms all that I have i
repi'esented. !

I now call }mur attention to a double Poinsettia, for, j
from the dried specimen before me, I can give it no j
other name. It is a towering bunch of crescent-formed
bracts, at least 10 inches high and as many wide, which
will, no doubt, when in the hands of expert cultivators, be
grown to 18 inches high and as much in diameter. Such

crowns upon well-grown plants, will surpass everything
now known for table ornament, conservatory decoration,
or the manipulations of the bouquetist. On a recent
tour through the grounds of Mr. Isaac Buchanan, the
millionnaire florist of New York, he drew me towards
two plants of familiar outline, but, on inspection, I dis-
covered a plant entirely new to me. “ Is this the double
Poinsettia?” I asked. “It is; and I paid 1000 dols.
in cash for it,” was the reply. The saddle-like foliage
has a more graceful outline than the present Poinsettia,
the nerves of deeper purple, the petiole (footstalk) has
two erect stipules of about a quarter of an inch high,
surmounted by two glands. I have no doubt, in the
hands of a botanical professor, it will be made a new
species, and electrify the floral world. — R. Buisx, Phila-
delphia, U.S., October. {Gardners Chronicle)

CATALOGUES RECEIVED.

WiLLi.m Chater’s Collection of Superb Hollyhocks and
Roses. — In this Catalogue the veteran Hollyhock grower
announces nine new varieties — six of his own, and three
of Lord Hawke’s ; of these nine, four have obtained first-
class certificates — a tolerably sure guarantee of their
excellence.

NEW WORK ON ORCHIDS.

A NEW work on “ Orchids and How to Grow Them,” by
Mr. Jennings, F.R.H.S., Vice-president of the Agri-
Horticultural Society of India, is in preparation, and will
shortly be commenced in monthly parts. The publishers
are Messrs. L. Reeve & Co.

NEW WORK ON ENTOMOLOGY.

The same publishers are about to issue, in monthly parts,
a new work on Entomology, by Mr. Owen Wilson,
called “ Food Plants of the Larvae of the British
Lepidoptera.” The work will contain descriptions of the
Caterpillars, pupae, and perfect insects, with coloured
illustrations, and a calendar of the times at which each
may be found. The work promises to be a useful one to
the public generally, and to gardeners in particular.

FLORAL MAGAZINE.

The present number completes the second volume of the
New Series, for binding which handsome cases may
be had through any bookseller, or direct from the
Publishers on remitting 2s. 6d. in stamps. It cannot
be sent by post, as it exeeeds the width allowed.

BOTANICAL MAGAZINE.

A NEW Issue of the Third Series of the Botanical Maga-
zine in monthly volumes will be commenced next month.

Plate 93.

PESCATOREA CERINA.

We have iii the family of Orchids so many varied and beautiful forms, that all lovers ot
flowers must find in them a never-ceasing source of pleasure and interest, and even at a time
of the year when other fiowers are scarce, the Orchid house is sure to present some beautiful
objects; the Calanthes, especially Vestila and VeitcJiii ; the Sophronitis ; some of the
numerous species of Odontoglossums, &c. &c. — then display their beauties, and tend to make
the house gay at a season of the year when each fiower is valuable.

The Orchid which we now, through the kindness of Mr. Bull, are enabled to figure, is
one of a comparatively limited genus ; indeed, it has been only of late years formed, and
named in honour of one of the most eminent of French Orchid growers. It is a native of
Costa Eica, and has also been found in other parts of South America. It is a very easily
cultivated and free-growing Orchid, blooming well when grown in a warm house. The flowers
are very persistent, and lasting in perfection for a long time ; a quality in which many
Orchids excel ; while others, as the Stanhopeas, although almost fleshy in their consistence,
only remain in flower for a few days.

Although not possessing the brilliancy of some, or the sterling characters of many of the
family, we think that the facility with which it is grown, will entitle it to a place in the
collection of any lover of this very beautiful tribe.

Plate 94.

CAMELLIA EUGENE DE MASSINA.

Some time ago we were visiting the fine old residence of the Derings, at Surrenden, in
the County of Kent, and amongst other things were attracted by some new Camellias, which
had recently been brought from Italy, where this fine plant is largely grown, and from
whence many of our choicest seedlings (as their names show) have reached us ; amongst others
we remarked especially a very beautifully cupped flower of deep blush colour, and obtained
a flower of it for our artist.

Last season a nice collection of small plants was exhibited by Mr. William Paul, of
Waltham Cross, and amongst them we noticed the same flower, and we then determined to
illustrate it, as it is one of those attractive varieties which all lovers of the Camellia will
be sure to appreciate.

It has been noticed lately in the discussions which have taken place on the value or
otherwise of leaf mould, that the beautiful Camellias we receive annually from Ghent, are
grown principally in it, and that indeed it is used there for almost every kind of plant, and
hence when properly prepared, and of sufiicient age, it will be found to be a valuable medium
for growing them in ; the forgetfulness of this fact is, perhaps, one of the reasons why these
foreign Camellias so soon deteriorate in many hands. They are shaken out, potted fre-
quently in a compost entirely difierent to that in which they have been grown, and as fre-
quently over-potted ; and then complaints are made that the Camellia is difficult to grow.
We have, during the past year, seen it flourishing in many situations, and especially when
planted out in conservatories, and we are sure that with proper care it is a most easily grown
plant.

Plate 95.

ERYTHRINA PARCELSII.

The genus Erythrina has been well known for a long time as containing some very
valuable plants, with bold leaves and very handsome flowers, and many of the species, such
as E. crista^alli ; and garden varieties, such as Marie Bell anger, have been used largely for
summer gardening. We have seen in Paris large beds of them, giving, with their brilliant
coral-like flowers, a very grand aspect to the subtropical garden.

In the south of England and Ireland, many of the species will thrive admirably in the
open air, if the crowns of the plants are covered over with cocoa-nut fibre, ashes, or some
other protecting material. In the culture of it in the greenhouse, it should be kept dry
during winter, and when it shows signs of growing, should be shaken out of the pot and
repotted. The soil most suitable to them is a mixture of peat and loam, to whicli a little
sand has been added. When the flowers are near opening, they should be removed to a cool
greenhouse.

The species which we now figure is remarkable for its fine variegation, and the leaves
are large and strikingly handsome, while the flowers, which are of a bright crimson red
colour, are very showy. It has been introduced from the South Sea Islands, and is included
in the many valuable plants sent out by Mr. Bull.

Plate 96.

DWARF NARCISSI.

Since the renewed attention that has been given to the old favourites of the garden,
many of our hitherto neglected garden bulbs have been brought anew into cultivation,
although it is to be feared that many of them have been irrevocably lost ; amongst these the
Narcissi have claimed and justly obtained a place. The prizes oflered by Mrs. Wynne have
not, it is true, brought forward a large number of competitors, but they have at least shown
the zeal and intelligence with which some of our cultivators, especially j\Ir. Peter Barr,
have pursued the subject, and we have therefore, in order to encourage this revival of a
laudable taste, illustrated one little-known section of the very dwarf Narcissi.

The task of properly naming this genus seems to be wellnigh hopeless. Mr. Baker, of Kew,
has recently made a valuable effort in this direction, but we are naturally more concerned
Avith the popular than with the scientific view of the question ; and we desire especially to
commend to those who are interested in herbaceous borders, these beautiful miniature flowers.
Planted near the edge of a rockery, they expand their flowers when just peeping out of the
ground, and in very early spring ; and as other varieties succeed one another, a succession is
obtained until the double Narcissus Poeticus flowers in June ; there is hardly any genus of
spring-flowering bulbs which gives so long a succession of blooms as this, and this makes
them the more valuable. We may hope then, that with the encouragement given to them^
we may see a widesj)read interest in their cultivation, and we are sure that any one who had
seen the large number of varieties exhibited by Mr. Barr during the past season would be
impelled to attempt their cultivation.

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