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ception of T. Fueillei and T. Bridgesei — the latter new and as yet untried 

 - — ^tliere is no other species in the country, so far as the writer is at pre- 

 sent 'aware. The best after Fueillei are T. salicifolia, a large-growing 

 sort, with bright red flowers, from Valparaiso ; T. blanda, with pink 

 flowers, from Chili, and about 3 feet high; and T. purpurea, about 18 

 inches or 2 feet high, from Valparaiso, with purple flowers. 



W. S. 



HORTICULTURAL COISTGRESS. 



We are authorised to state that the Horticultural Congress, proposed some time 

 since in our columns, will be held under the auspices of the Royal Horticultural 

 Society, and under the management of a small select committee. Mr Thomas 

 Moore will act as secretary. The Congress will hold its first meeting at Manches- 

 ter, in July next ; and should this prove to be successful, as it must do if garden- 

 ers and horticulturists will but give it their support and goodwill, then the Hor- 

 ticultural Congress, with its beneficial influences on gardeners and gardening, will 

 become an annual institution. We shall in due time announce the arrangements 

 which may be determined on. — Gardeners^ Chronicle. 



[We think such a meeting as is here proposed may lead to important results, 

 especially if the subjects discussed are of a thoroughly practical character, and 

 the papers or speeches, as the case may be, confined to a length that will not 

 occupy more than fifteen minutes. Pure botany should be avoided, as should such 

 subjects as are purely philosophical ; for it must be remembered that nine-tenths 

 of the audience is likely to be composed of practical men, who are not over- 

 tolerant of subjects that don't directly interest them. — Ed.] 



[We deeply regret being again obliged to postpone many valuable communica- 

 tions. — Ed.] 



Constant Reader, Bute. — The hot dry weather checked the growth of your 

 Carrots, and they got, as it were, set. When rain came in August, the earth was 

 warm, and they made a second growth and split as you described. We have seen 

 this happen in England under similar circumstances to those of last year. We fear 

 the Jefferson Plum will not bear as a standard in Lanarkshire ; the other two may. 



Preceptor. — The following Annuals will suit you :— Clarkia elegans, C. pul- 

 chella grandiflora, Collinsia bicolor. Coreopsis tinctoria, C. Drummondii, Dianthus 

 Heddewigii, Erysimum Peroffrfkianum, Hibiscus Africanus, Lupinus nanus, L. 

 mutabilis, Schizanthus pinnatus, and Venus's Looking-glass. Sow them on good 

 soil late in May, thin out the plants well, and they will bloom when you want them. 



Jas. W. W.— The following Fuchsias will suit you : — Blue Boy, Mrs Marshall, 

 Lustre, Empress, Grand Cross, Roderick Dhu, Brilliantissima, Regalia, Neptune, 

 Warrior, Starlight, and Blauchett. The following Pelargoniums: — Archbishop 

 (Foster's), Charles Turner (Hoyle's), Empress (Foster's), Emperor (Foster's), Ex- 

 ample (Hoyle's), Hermit (Foster's), King of Trumps (Foster's), Needle -Gun 

 (Hoyle's), Rob Roy (Foster's), Soeur de Charite (Foster's), Sunbeam (Hoyle's), 

 Victor (Hoyle's). And the following " Fancies" : — Beatrice, Edgar, Ellen, Madame 

 Vilda, Mrs Paxton Jervis, Mirella, Silver Mantle, Silvia, Tormentor, Undine, 

 Virundiere, and Victor Hugo, all raised by Turner. These can all be had under 

 the price you name. Of greenhouse plants there are but few that flower in August 

 and September. Keeping off those you refer to, get Statice profusa, S. Holfordii, 



