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THE FLORAL WORLD AND GARDEN GUIDE. 



which no roots care to enter ; and yet this 

 tree has never failed to produce a plentiful 

 crop of grapes, and has entirely escaped 

 the mildew. Now, it appears to me that, 

 with a glass covering and liberal feeding, 



this tree would produce first-class grapes 

 in abundance. The wood, though small, 

 is remarkably hard and short-jointed, and 

 that is just what we want." — M'Eweri's 

 Culture of the Peach and Nectarine, 



VALLOTA PTJBPUKEA. 



Oblige me with the name of the enclosed 

 lily. It grows on a tall stem with fine 

 blooms. I see many of them in the 

 windows of the cottages of a village on 

 Dartmoor, and they do not know the 

 name. A. R. S. 



Torquay. 

 [It is Yallota purpurea, .v/n. Amaryllis 

 purpurea, one of the handsomest of the 

 amarjllids, and withal one of the easiest 

 to manage. They are not particular as to 

 soil, though they flourish best in sandy 

 loam and peat ; two-thirds of the former 



and one of the latter, with about one-sixth 

 of silver-sand. Thorough drainage is of 

 the first importance to all plants of this 

 tribe. The plant in question will answer 

 well under window treatment ; but the 

 very best place of all is on a shelf in the 

 greenhouse, near the glass. The foliage 

 being persistent, it does not require a sea- 

 sou of rest like those which lose their 

 foliage, but requires to be attended to 

 with water all the year round. It is one 

 of the noblest of Cape bulbs, and also one 

 of the cheapest.] 



CULTURE OF THE POMPONE CHRYSANTHEMUM FOE 

 POT SPECIMENS. 



I propose to lay down a few simple rules 

 for the culture of this autumnal flower, 

 which has so deservedly become popular 

 with the amateur, the gentleman's gar- 

 dener, the cottager, the owner of the man- 

 sion, and every true lover of flowers. It 

 adorns the small spare window-room, 

 and the spacious architectural conserva- 

 tory, and is everywhere acceptable for its 

 cheerfulness at a season when flowers are 

 scarce. The preparation of the pompone 

 for bloom, either in a three-inch pot, or 

 an eight-inch pot, is the same, and the dif- 

 ference m the size of the plant depends 

 upon the time of starting, viz., in Novem- 

 ber for specimens, or In May or June for 

 small plants. The same care is required 

 to preserve the foliage, and to secure a 

 well-developed headof bloom in both cases ; 

 and upon this care, though it may appeal- 

 simple, depends success, which cannot be 

 too strongly impressed upon the inex- 

 perienced. I have selected those which 

 are best adapted for pot-culture as spe- 

 cimens : — 



Alexander Pele, salmon bronze, fine 

 bloom ; Aurora borealis, dark-shaded 

 orange, fine ; Berrol, golden-yellow, free 

 and fine; Bijou de 1' Horticulture, sulphur 

 white, free and fine ; Bob, dark brown, 



well-grown, dark crimson, fine flower ; 

 Cedo Nulli, white, brown points, a fine, 

 free-flowering variety, the crown-bud pro- 

 ducing an anemone flower ; Duruflet, rose 

 carmine, fine flower, long-jointed habit ; 

 Figaro, red and yellow, free and pleasing 

 colour ; General Canrobert, yellow, extra 

 free-flowering, and lasting ; Helene, rosy- 

 violet, free-flowering, and fast-growing ; 

 Pluie d'Or, golden-orange, very free and 

 fine, the crown-bud producing an anemone 

 flower, as in Cedo Nulli ; Mustapha, 

 brownish-crimson, large and free ; Riqui- 

 qui, violet-plum, free, and fine-formed 

 Mower; Sainte Thais, chestnut-orange, the 

 best of its colour, and fine flower ; Trophee, 

 rose-mottled, very free and good flower. 

 These include all the best that have been 

 shown as specimens for the last four or 

 five years ; notwithstanding, there are 

 many others fit for pot-culture, too nu- 

 merous to mention here. There are, how- 

 ever, four which I should strongly re- 

 commend for trial as specimens, viz. : — 

 Mrs. Dix, violet and white, a noble 

 flower; Madame Fould, creamy-white, 

 one of the best-formed flowers; Salomon, 

 a beautiful violet-plum, very free ; Miss 

 Julien (or Juliea), chestnut-orange, laced 

 gold, fine form, and a perfect gem. These 



