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flowers blue and white, very compact 

 and good. No. 7, Centre of Cybister, 

 band all round of Trentham Rose, 

 edging Cloth of Gold. These are all 

 perfect except the last, and that is so 

 far perfect that no one can detect a 

 flaw in it without careful inspection, 

 when it will be found that Trentham 

 Rose has grown up above Cybister, 

 and smothered it, and at a little dis- 

 tance we see Trentham Rose only, 

 with its golden edging. 



The Araucaria beds on the second 

 terrace are planted iu the usual man- 

 ner with Lobelia speciosa and Lobelia 

 Blue King. The pedestals have circles 

 of Trentham Rose and Crystal Pa- 

 lace. On the other side of the semi- 

 circular walk on which the Arau- 

 carias are situated, are some oblong 

 beds, which are most beautifully 

 planted. They constitute a group of 

 seven beds, all angular, and the mea- 

 surement (by guess-work) six feet 

 wide by thirteen feet long. These 

 beds are all edged alike with Lobelia 

 Paxtoniana. No. 1 (next the main 

 cross walk) is Sparkler Calceolaria, 

 one row Golden Chain. No. 2 is a 

 mosaic, consisting of five rows of 

 Cloth of Gold and five rows of Blue 

 King alternately. No. 3, Smith's 

 Excellent, a fine light scarlet gera- 



nium. No. 4, Lord Palmerston. No. 

 5, Geranium Patannizzi, one of the 

 Blackheath Beauty class, but better. 

 No. 6, fire rows of Alma, with five 

 rows of dark blue Lobelia alternating. 

 No. 7, Tropteolum elegans. 



In the chain patterns at either end 

 of the second terrace, the principal 

 colourings are Crystal Palace, Chris- 

 tine, Yeilow Calceolaria and varie- 

 gated Alyssumforedging andlinks. In 

 the two great panels at each extreme 

 ends of the second terrace the corner 

 blocks are Cottage Maid, Christine, 

 Gaines's Yellow, and Piower of the 

 Day. 



Some small circular beds on the 

 principal cross walk merit the atten- 

 tion of all connoisseurs in bedding 

 effects. Amongst them the best are 

 Madame Vaucher for centre, two rows 

 of Amaranthus melancholicus, edging 

 Cloth of Gold. Centre of Amaran- 

 thus, broad band of Centaurea ragu- 

 sina, margin of blue Lobelia. Cen- 

 tre of Geranium Diana, three rows of 

 Amaranthus, edging Cloth of Gold. 



Prom these few examples it will 

 be understood that Mr. Gordon keeps 

 pace with the times, and will not allow 

 any other candidate for public appro- 

 bation to outdo the Crystal Palace in 

 the splendour of its bedding effects. 



BULBS BOB THE BOEDBES. 



Essays on Crocuses, Tulips, and Hya- 

 cinths have appeared in these pages 

 so often that no attempt will be made 

 to give prominence to rules for their 

 cultivation this season. Not that 

 they will be passed over as non- 

 existent, because lists of the best are 

 given in the present number, but re- 

 petition will be avoided, and the 

 space gained thereby will just serve 

 for something more seasonable. Pirst, 

 then, I shall respectfully inform you 

 that, among the many lovely spring 

 flowers that erery year gladden my 

 eyes and make it peculiarly pleasant 

 to stroll down the garden on sunny 

 days in the months of March and 

 April, are some that are produced 

 by bulbous plants of species and va- 



rieties not very much known, yet not 

 difficult to procure, not expensive 

 when procured, and fitted to thrive 

 in the commonest soil in any part of 

 the three kingdoms. The following 

 are particularly worthy the attention 

 of persons who wish to make beds 

 and borders gay next spring : — 



Narcissus maximus, large flowers 

 of the purest gold yellow, superb. 



Narcissus bulbocodium, the pretty 

 " hooped petticoat," a lovely little 

 gem for the front of a bed or border. 



Narcissus poeticus, well known 

 for its exquisite beauty. 



Narcissus odorus, a fine yellow, 

 delightfully fragrant. 



Tulipa Gesneriana, the original of 

 our show tulips, and a very distinct 



