Plates 3G3, 304<. 

 GL.\J)IOLI-AI>OLriIE ]mONGNIAHT, NEWTON. 



In ovdcv to give a better scope to the al)ilities of Mr. An- 

 drews in portraying this bcantifnl autumn flower, we have, in 

 a donble Plate, given a representation of two very beantii'ul 

 varieti(\>?, whicli liave been sent ont by M. Sonchet, of Fon- 

 taineblcau, of world-wide fame as the chief raiser of this 

 lovely tribe. 



We have had an opportiinity, dnring the present month, of 

 visiting the extensive collection of M. vSouchct, at Fontainebleau, 

 and of hearing from himself the method of cultivation which 

 he pursues, — a method whicli it would be .somewhat difHcnlt 

 for many to follow, inasmuch as he allows the ground to be 

 entirely fallow for a year before jdanting his bulbs, and never 

 returns to the same ground for tluee years. lie appears to 

 know nothing of the disease which has proved so fatal to the 

 expectation of many growers, — our own amongst the number ; 

 nor, Avhen we showed him some of our diseased bidbs, could he 

 accomit for it. 



Adolplie Brongniart (Fig. 1) is the finest Gladiolus that lias 

 hitherto been raised ; the size of the flowers, the excellence of 

 its form, the variety of its colouring, all give it the claim to be 

 unrivalled ; but even it will be eclipsed by a variety we saw 

 the other day at Fontainebleau, "■ Semiramis." 



Newton (Fig. 2) is a variety of the preceding year, remarkable 

 for its very deep colouring, and also of good form. 



The best of the flowers of 186()-G7 are, we think, Adolphe 

 Ihwu/niart, Princesse Marie de Camhmhje, and Lady Franklin, 

 while of those of the present year, rrinccsa Alice, lilac, lightly 

 linti'd with rose, Norma, white, sometimes very lightly tinted 



