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makes its appearance; but it will be a sure preventive if flowers of 

 sulphur are kept thickly sprinkled on the slates and tiles during the 

 months of June and July. It is not only for vines that these strictly 

 called ridge-and-furrow vineries are adapted — pears on the quince stock, 

 and peaches and nectarines, all cultivated as closely pruned pyramids, 

 may be grown in them ; the latter would require to be lifted annually in 

 November, to keep down excessive vigour. A seven-feet length, closed at 

 one end, should be appropriated to one tree, the open end towards the root.' 



NOTES OF THE MONTH. 



Norwood Chrysanthemum Society, Nov. 15. — The exhibition took place 

 in the Working Men's Institute, Lower Norwood, and was largely patronized 

 by the gentry of the neighbourhood. Among the successful exhibitors 

 were Mr. S. Miles, gardener to Miss Pering, Lower Norwood, who showed a 

 good Aurora and Cedo Nulli ; Mr. Sears, of Camberwell ; Mr. J. Hayes, 

 gardener to O. J. Jones, Esq., Tulse Hill; Mr. Parker, Lower Norwood ; 

 Mr. W. Parker, gardener to F. Doulton, Esq., of Dulwich ; Mr. Webb, gar- 

 dener to H. Walmsley, Esq., Clapham Park ; Mr. Harper, gardener to F. 

 Bennett, Esq., Tulse Hill ; Mr. Fletcher, of Fennington ; Mr. Lewis, Mr. 

 Taylor, and Mr. Knight. Mr. Webb gained the first prize for blooms of 

 Queen of England, Astrolabe, Vesta, and Plutus. In the centre of the hall 

 was a large gourd, grown by Mr. Wood, gardener to W. Gilpin, Esq., of 

 East Sheen, and exhibited by Mr. Dore. It weighed 260 lbs. 



Towee Hamlets Chrysanthemum. — At this excellent exhibition the 

 principal exhibitors were Messrs. Vile, How, Fisher, Courcha, Forsyth, 

 Stonestreet, and Farmer. Mr. Courcha exhibited a half-standard Zebra, with 

 300 blooms, and good foliage down to the pot. without stick or tie. Madame 

 lioussillon was shown very tastefully trained. Mr. Broome, to whom was 

 entrusted the arrangement of the room; took a van-load of plants for deco- 

 ration. Mr. Morgan sent three pyramidal plants, all handsome. More than 

 1700 visitors were present, and the show was in eveiy way satisfactory. 



South Essex Chrysanthemum. — The advantage of this show coming 

 after the rest was, that the flowers were in much finer bloom, and the exhibitors 

 were enabled to allow them to open without using fire heat, which was much 

 resorted to in preparing for the earlier shows, and, of course, to the injury of 

 the flowers, which are apt to come untrue in colour, if assisted in any way, 

 except by mere protection from wind and frost. The best pompones came 

 from Messrs. Whitbread, Lucas, Scarlett, Harbott, Brown, Clarke, Browne, 

 Salomon, and Bunney. Messrs. Shipman, Anderson, Duncombe, Johnson, 

 and South also exhibited creditable specimens. There was a novelty in the 

 shape of a design for a garden in moss and cut blooms of pompones, by Mr. 

 Bunn ; and Mr. Wilkinson, of Bow, exhibited a collection of the newest 

 varieties, not for competition. 



North Western Chrysanthemum. — This exhibition took place in a 

 room under one of the railway arches of the North London Railway, and was 

 in no way remarkable for excellence. The place was unsuitable, and the 

 ilowers had to be viewed by gas-light. Local societies should depend on the 

 growers of the locality, or what interest is there in their exhibitions ? At this 

 show the best contributions were from the growers of Stoke Newington and 

 East London ; and the plants, excellent as plants, were those we had already 

 seen elsewhere. Such exhibitions must be beneficial, as providing a source 

 of agreeable recreation and useful instruction, even of rechauffes of previous 

 gatherings ; but they will not bear criticism, or call forth words of praise, in 



