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these might be added, Cyclamen Persi- 

 cum album, a superb, snow-whitevariety, 

 shown with others in great perfection 

 by Messrs. E. G. Henderson and Son, of 

 St. John's Wood, at several of the great 

 shows in the spring of the present year. 

 During mild weather, a change might 

 be made by introducing white ca- 

 mellias, azaleas, and cinerarias, small 

 forced plants of white lilac, double 

 flowering plum, Weigelia rosea alba, 

 and Deutzia gracilis, would be invalu- 

 able, though the lilacs, plums, and 

 Weigelias might too often be larger than 

 would he convenient. The finer kinds 

 of deciduous Viburnum can be flowered 

 in a small state, and if carefully pre- 

 pared for placing out of doors, would 

 not suffer, unless exposed to severe frost. 

 Amonsj camellias, the best for the pur- 

 pose would be Montironi and the old 

 double white ; among azaleas, Gled- 

 stanesi, Barilayana, and Iveryana. In 

 April, Deutzia gracilis and Deutzia 

 scabra would be invaluable. With these 

 could be used Andromeda floribunda, 

 white Alyssum, Lily of the Valley, and 

 early Tulips. The best tulips for the 

 purpose would be White Pottebakker, 

 Jagt van Delfdt, and Queen Victoria. 

 A pretty group of small pot plants could 

 be obtained for this season by growing 

 Scilla campanulata alba in a pit ; Scilla 

 bifolia alba would be equally useful. 

 For May, Iberis Garrexiana ; neat 

 plants in pots should now be a mass of 

 snow-white flowers. Once more, Lilies 

 of the Valley, from plants in pots 

 plunged in the open ground, would come 

 in usefully. Andromeda phillyriajfolia 

 would be useful, and some plsnts of A. 

 floribunda might be found to succeed 

 those already used. Small plants of 

 Olea fragrans could be obtained from 

 the greenhouse, and would he very 

 effective. Cytisus onosperma, Daphne 

 Indica alba, would bear the open air in 

 this month, and might be had in flower 

 for the purpose with a little manage- 

 ment. Late-flowering azaleas would also 

 be useful. In the month of June, many 

 greenhouse plants could be turned to 

 account, such as Eriostemon buxifolia, 

 Pelargonium Blanehefleur, Madame 

 Vaucher, White Perfection, Madame M. 

 Vincent, and Galanthiflora, Hydrangea 

 Japonica alba, Diosma ericoides. The 

 plunge-bed in the open ground would 

 furnish small potted rhododendrons, of 

 which there are several good whites. 

 In July, the best of all plants for the 

 purpose would be Campanula rotundi- 

 folia alba, a most delicate gem, and well 



adapted for growing in pots for the 

 purpose. Even Prunella alba might be 

 useful for a change : we have it at the 

 time of writing this, forming beautiful 

 sheets of snow-white on a rookery. 

 Groups could be occasionally made of 

 silvery-leaved plants in pots, such as 

 Centaurea ragusina, Artemisia argentea, 

 Cerastium Biebersteini, Cineraria mari- 

 tima, Gnaphalium lanatum ; with, now 

 and then, a plant of variegated Hy- 

 drangea, or variegated Gardenia florida, 

 to give character to less striking sub- 

 jects. Verbenas Mrs. Holford and Snow- 

 flake would be useful, as would also the 

 pretty Lobelia speciosa compacta alba. 

 Perhaps a clump of common white lily 

 in a pot might serve as a noble centre- 

 piece to a group of some of these 

 smaller subjects. August should be a 

 continuation of the flowers of July. 

 The white-flowered zonale pelargoniums 

 would, of themselves, keep up a charm- 

 ing series of embellishments. To these 

 may be added, for the sake of change, 

 Gladiolus Bertha Rabourdin, Liliuni 

 speciosum album, and the pretty varie- 

 gated Alyssum, which makes an elegant 

 pot plant, and continues for a long 

 si ason to produce its white flowers. 

 September would furnish pot plants of 

 Bouquet Dahlias, of which the best for 

 the purpose would be Snowrose and 

 Gaiety. With careful cultivation, very 

 presentable plants might be pi-oduced of 

 Dahlias Alba floribunda nana, which 

 is a very fine white, and less lumpy in 

 outline than the majority of the tribe. 

 During October, dahlias would again 

 be useful. The white variety of Colchi- 

 cum autumnale would make a change, 

 but it is a rather poor subject for group- 

 ing. Chinese Primulas, both single and 

 double, could be had in bloom, if started 

 early in spring for the purpose. So also 

 could cinerarias, if sown early and 

 planted out in a border facing north, 

 about the end of May or early in June. 

 The whitest could be selected, aud potted 

 up for the purpose. During November, 

 pompone chrysanthemums would an- 

 swer admirably. The best for the pur- 

 pose are White Cedo Nulli, Boule de 

 Neige, and Mrs. Turner. December 

 would be the most difficult month of all. 

 Probably, a few pompoues would still be 

 in bloom, and, in fact, a few ought to be 

 kept back for the purpose. Probably, 

 also, Laurestinus would be in bloom ; 

 and white Primulas might be compelled 

 to ri>k the weather, and when destroyed 

 by it, some of the subjects named for 

 January might take their place. 



