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THE FLORAL WORLD AND GARDEN GUIDE. 



time, when the room can be found ; but should 

 there be any immediate need, a working plan 

 could be prepared for a small sum, and Mr. 

 Howlett would be happy to do it if communi- 

 cated with through us. 

 Azaleas ax d Rhododendron's.— Subscriber from 

 the First.— All the Indian azaleas could be 

 grown and flowered in a tiffany-house, or cool 

 greenhouse. We shall, long before winter 

 gives signs of approaching again, have some- 

 thing to say about heating such structures 

 without the necessity of flue3. Any of the 

 nurserymen who advertise in the Floral 

 World would supply you with plants, and for 

 a beginner the best way is to order so many 

 at such a price, and take what comes. After 

 that, you can add at any time, from the de- 

 scriptions we gi~e, such as you consider suit- 

 able to your convenience and pocket. Th2 

 whole twenty-four varieties named in the 

 Floral World of January last, can be had for 

 £5 ; or, excluding four of the newest, for £2 10s. 

 These four newest are— Distinction, 10s. 6d. ; 

 Flower of the Day, 21s. ; Miltoni, 10s. 6d. ; 

 Variegata superba, 21s. Rhododendron Java- 

 nicum, Nilagiricum, and retusam are usually 

 grown in the stove ; but all the stove kinds will 

 prosper in a greenhouse if encouraged in their 

 seasonal growth with a little extra heat and 

 atmospheric moisture. Of course you must 

 have good peat for them — that is the iirst 

 essensial of success. 

 Emigration to Australia. — Emigrant. — Horti- 

 culture has taktm deep root in all the great 

 centres of prosperity in Australia ; and we be- 

 lieve there are opportunities in all the thriving 

 districts. Our colonial papers give reports of 

 horticultural exhibitions frequently, and Eng- 

 lish gardeners read them with surprise when 

 they learn therefrom that many favourite 

 flowers and fruits of the old country, which 

 at first were difficult of culture in Australia, 

 now flourish beyond precedent. At Hobart 

 Town, and Melbourne, and Sydney, there is 

 plenty of room for men of enterprise and 

 ability, and those already located are doing 

 well.' No one hears of gardeners coming back 

 disappointed. We do not approve of your plan 

 of going ; you ought to be able to land with 

 money in your pocket, so",that, in the event of not 

 obtaining a situation immediately, you will be 

 ablo to live and persevere. To one troubled 

 with asthma, Australia is a better climate than 

 the north of Britain. We would not wish to 

 discourage you, but we cannot help suggesting 

 that unless you have introductions, or a place 

 ready to receive you, there will be more diffi- 

 culties in the way than you can afford to en- 

 counter in your circumstances. 

 School at Bagshot. — We have received a pro- 

 spectus of the school conducted by our cor- 

 respondent, Mr. Waymouth, late of University 

 College, at Duke's Hill House, Bagshot. The 

 system adopted is such as to develop the 

 natural talents of the pupils, and to fit them 

 for professional and mercantile life. The re- 

 quirements of the University Middle-Class Ex- 

 aminers form the basis of the course of study, 

 and the number of pupils is limited to twenty. 

 seven. 

 Erianthus ravenn«. — This new and beautiful 

 ornamental grass resembles Gynerium argen- 

 teum, and will make splendid tufts for rockeries 

 and water scenes. The foliage is of a most 

 graceful character, and the plumes of flowers 

 silvery white, and very conspicuous among 

 autumn scenery. Best sown in a pan, and 

 when six inches high parted and planted out 

 in clumps in rich sandy soil. 

 Various. — J. R. — Countess of Ellesmere is ex- 

 cellent if in good soil, and with liberal treat- 

 ment ; but Holland's Queen will beat it. C. J. F, 



— Robert's stove appears to be a cheap and 

 convenient thing, but as we have no knowledge 

 of its action we cannot give an opinion of its 

 merits. It may give out poisonous fumes, and 

 it may give a very sweet heat : that can oaly be 

 decided by trying it. Hoare's hook on the 

 grape vine is a masterpiece for the culture 

 on walls. Rev. T. B. T. — Any of the London 

 nurserymen can supply you. Mr. Shaw's ad- 

 dress is Princess Street, Manchester. 

 Tallies for Plants. — R. R. — The neatest of all 

 tallies, for a collection arranged botanically, 

 are those made of white porcelain, the face 

 bent back to receive the inscription, so as to be' 

 read without stooping or looking sideways. 

 The best ink for them is ivory black and gold 

 size. Zinc tallies should be painted with white 

 p;dnt, and written on with a black-lead pencil 

 while wet; the muriate of platinum generally 

 used is most unsatisfactory, for though indeli- 

 ble it is almost illegible. For wood tallies, the 

 newly invented marking-ink pencil, manufac- 

 tured by Mr. Dunn, of 1, Durham Place, 

 Dalston Green, London, N. E., is an admi- 

 rable thing. It is made in the fashion of an 

 ever-pointed pencil, writes easily, and the in- 

 scription becomes jet black in a few hours, 

 and remains so. We have tried to wash it off, 

 or weaken it, but unsuccessfully. It is also 

 suited for marking linen, and will be invalu- 

 able to housewives. The price of the pencil is 

 Is. 6i. 

 Celery on Light Soils. — Subscriber. — We re- 

 gret we cannot make room now for a treatise 

 on the culture of celery. The grand thing is 

 to feed it abundantly. Plant in soil heavily 

 manured, and in trenches running north and 

 south. Use abundance of liquid manure all 

 the summer, and do not begin to earth up till 

 it is pretty well grown, as the moulding up 

 checks its increase of bulk. Very good celery 

 for mere cooking purposes may be grown in 

 beds. Sow now on a four-foot bed, in drills 

 nine inches apart. Thin the plants to six inches 

 apart in the rows, and use liquid manure when- 

 ever you can spare it. For soup, this is as 

 good as that grown in trenches, but is quite 

 unfit for table. 

 Brixton, Streatham, and Clapham Horti- 

 cultural Societt. — A public meeting in be- 

 half of this society will be held on the 2nd, 

 respecting which particulars may be obtained 

 of Mr Case, 7, Lutheran Place, Tulse Hill, 

 London, S. The rules are admirably con- 

 structed, and merit the earnest attention of 

 the gardeners and gentry of the neighbour- 

 hood. Mr. Hibberd and Mr. Broome will 

 attend the meeting. 

 Ornamental Grasses, etc. — R. R. R. Deptford. 

 — We have failed to find the letter to which you 

 refer, and conclude that it did not reach us. 

 The hardy bamboo is Bambusa arundinacea; it 

 should be planted out in May, in rich deep 

 loam, and then left to itself.' Dactylis glo- 

 merata is altogether a distinct grass, which 

 forms a fine spreading tuft three feet high, 

 and grows in any good soil. Of course it is 

 the variegated variety only that is worth grow- 

 ing in gardens. Dactylis caespitosa is also a 

 distinct grass, and less ornamental than the 

 foregoing. The only culture required is plenty 

 of water, to induce vigorous growth, and if the 

 plants are in a border they must be supported 

 by one or two invisible hoops of wire, fastened 

 to light stakes, to keep the tufts from being 

 blown out of shape. If on a bank, let them 

 open as they like without supports. Tell us 

 what you want to know about the other plants 

 you mention, and we will reply by post im- 

 mediately. Mark the letter " immediate," that 

 it may come on from our publishers without 

 delay. 



