304 THE GARDENER. [July 



there were upwards of 2000 Vines in pots in this nursery, independent 

 of a great number growing from eyes in smaller pots. The shelves 

 and one of tlic side stages were filled with the tenderer kinds of bed- 

 ding-stuff, being encouraged to make growth. On the south side 

 was a row of twenty-one varieties of frame Cucumbers, trained to 

 the roof, and grown simply for trial. Nearly all were in bearing, and 

 doing remarkably well. Some were especially good — as, for instance, 

 JS'ewton Hero, a fine white- spined variety, with a short heel ; Coleshill 

 Black Spine, very good ; and Carter's Champion, a nearly smooth va- 

 riety, having a slight black spine. Arranged between the Cucumbers 

 were pot-roots of Dahlias and Vines from eyes. 



A similar house was devoted entirely to beddmg- stuff, but parted 

 into three divisions, one being a propagating house, having the left 

 hand devoted to striking cuttings, on the right hand being quite an 

 array of all the new Coleuses, for which a great demand is expected. 

 The next division of the house was almost entirely filled with Coleuses : 

 on one side Avere specimen plants of each kind, two of a sort, the most 

 striking being Her Majesty, Prince of Wales, and Batemanni ; while 

 there were an additional six specimens in extra large pots of the new 

 golden-leaved kinds, Her Majesty being very fine. The other division 

 was mainly filled with Coleuses. Another house contained bedding- 

 plants in 60-sized pots. Coleuses were here also, and a great number 

 of Petunias ; also the variegated Perilla Nankinensis, having the dark 

 leaves varied w^ith scarlet, and blotched with claret and white ; also 

 Lantanas, Cannas in great numbers. Lobelias, Heliotropes, Tropseo- 

 lums, &c. In another house were Alternantheras in such numbers as 

 to lead one to suppose they must be in great demand for bedding 

 purposes, though occasionally condemned. A. paronychioides and 

 A. spathulata are the most useful, and in the largest demand. A. 

 (Teilanthera) amoena is also much used, though not so hardy as the 

 foregoing. It was computed there were 12,000 Alternantheras in this 

 and other houses. Here were also Coleuses again — a great lot in 

 thumb-pots. 



If the numbers in which any particular plant w^as being propagated 

 may be taken as evidencing its value for bedding purposes, then 

 Fuchsia Cloth-of-Gold, one of the golden-leaved kinds, must be in large 

 demand. There were about 6000 plants of this about the nursery. 

 Mrs Treadwell Tropa3olum, also, is being largely propagated, and ranks 

 high as a bedding-plant. It has a sub-trailing habit, dark bronzy foli- 

 age, and superb crimson flowers. In different parts of the establish- 

 ment were 20,000 Mrs Pollock, this well-known variegated zonal 

 J^elargonium being naturally enough in large demand, as it is as yet 

 unsurpassed for bedding purposes in its section. Then of the ordi- 



