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trees of Brown Turkey and Bourja- 

 sotte figs, Mank's Codling, Cellini, 

 and Early May apples, May Duke 

 cherry, Victoria and Roblet plume, 

 the last-named is a small preserving 

 plum, not much known. The tree is 

 a beautiful object when in bloom, and 

 perhaps still more beautiful when in 

 fruit. This example was loaded with 

 fruit, which literally studded the tree 

 throughout. In the centre of the 

 group was a fine pot vine, with twenty 

 bunches on it, the variety of Bid well's 

 Seedling. There were several nice 

 collections of fruits and vegetables. 

 Mr. Yockins sent Trentham Hybrid 

 and Scarlet Gem melons ; Mr. Young, 

 of Havant, Royal George peaches and 

 Elruge nectarines, Queen and Provi- 

 dence pines; Mr. Lewis, horticultural 

 builder of Stamford Hill, two fine 

 baskets of Black Hamburgh grapes ; 

 Mr. Tillery, gardener to the Duke of 

 Portland at Welbeck, sent a collec- 

 tion, comprising fine British Queen, 

 Frogmore Late Pine, Sir Charles 



Napier, and Empress Eugenie straw- 

 berries, Royal George peaches, etc. 

 Mr. Mortimore, gardener to Alfred 

 Smee, Esq., F.R.S., sent a collection 

 comprising Golden Perfection and 

 Scarlet Flesh melons, white and red 

 Dutch currants, a Queen pine, etc. 

 Mr. John Newton, gardener to J. G. 

 Graham, Esq., Enfield, sent a collec- 

 tion of gooseberries, including Roar- 

 ing Lion, Whitesmith, Warrington, 

 Crown Bob, White Rose, ete.; also 

 Morello cherries, Black Naples and 

 other currants. There were several 

 seedling cucumbers shown. Mr. Fry, 

 of Manor Nursery, Lee, Kent, sent 

 Standard of Perfection, evidently a 

 useful kind, the fruit being of medium 

 size, handsome, and abundantly pro- 

 duced. Mr. Vockins sent a cucumber 

 called Eclipse, which is of huge 

 growth, but too coarse for exhibition 

 purposes. Mr. Porter sent one called 

 Essex Rival, a nearly smooth, sym- 

 metrical, handsome fruit. 



PLANTING A PANEL GARDEN. 



G. W. M. V. sends a sketch of her 

 geometric garden, in order to consult 

 the Editor upon the planting for next 

 season, this being the time for pro- 

 pagating by cuttings whatever may 

 be needed for next summer. The 

 plan sent shows the present planting, 

 with which she is not satisfied. . The 

 bedding-out was done by her gardener 

 when she was in London, and she 

 thinks a great improvement can be 

 made. The colour of the gravel is 

 very peculiar, and gives the place the 

 name of Hedhills ; it forms an admi- 

 rable neutral ground. Perhaps the 

 Editor would be good enough to sug- 

 gest combinations of colours for the 

 large bed3 and neutral tints. G. W. 

 M. V. has a good stock of the fol- 

 lowing geraniums: — Stella, Cybister, 

 Tom Thumb, Little David, Mrs. 

 Pollock, Sunset, Golden Chain, 

 Golden Fleece, Cloth of Gold, Alma, 

 Countess of Warwick, Flower of 

 Spring, Bijou, Flower of the Day, 

 Christine, Helen Lindsay, Emperor 

 of the French, Spitfire, Crystal 



Palace Scarlet, Jean Valjean, Admi- 

 ral Protet. G. W. M. V. encloses a 

 stamp for reply, or some communi- 

 cation in the September number of 

 the Floral World. 



Betherbed, Ireland. 



It has never been the rule of the 

 Floeal World to arrange for its 

 readers the planting of geometric gar- 

 dens, for the good reason, that indi- 

 vidual tastes differ, and the colouring 

 proposed might not please those who 

 adopted it. To describe plants, to 

 discuss modes of cultivation, and 

 generally to treat of the laws of 

 colour are within the province of the 

 work, but to arrange any one par- 

 ticular garden is not. There is no 

 horticultural journal which under- 

 takes to do so, in plain truth the 

 thing is impossible. Equally impos- 

 sible is it to arrange the colours for a 

 geometric garden, a matter demanding 

 time and thought, and then send it 

 quietly away to the subscriber under 

 cover of a penny stamp. Journalism 

 could not last a single day on such 



