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need be wasted ; all the over-ripe ones and tliose slightly damaged by birds or 

 otherwise are useful for tarts, producing smiles from the cook, when she expected 

 that the small summer fruits were over for the season. 



This Easpberry thrives well in a strong rich loamy soil, well manured in the 

 winter, and requires no coddling as to situation. Under these circumstances the 

 roots revel at their will, and the canes have the whole summer in which to prepare 

 for their crop. As this kind bears fruit on the shoots of the current season, the 

 plants must be cut down close to the ground in Februarj', when, if needful, they 

 may be divided for increase, or the old stools may be reduced and replanted. 

 They will amply repay for the labour bestowed upon them. — J. W. Laubence, 

 Farnham Castle. 



NOTABLE NEW PLANTS AND FLOWERS. 



[f.c.c. = First-class Certificate; s.c.c. =^ Second-class Certificate.] 

 \GAVE CoEDEEOYi [f.c.c.]. — One of many recent fine additions to these 

 handsome greenhouse succulents. This has stiff narrow leaves about an 

 inch wide, and a foot long, with small, distinct, marginal spines, and a strong 

 terminal one of a dark brown colour. — Mr. J. T. Peacock: R.II.S.., Dec. 4. 

 Aphelandea nitens [f.c.c.]. — The flowers of this showy stove plant 

 are of a bright vermilion hue, and the dark shining leaves ai-e deeply tinged with 

 claret on the under sides ; it flowers very freely while small. — Messrs. Veitcli ^• 

 Sons: B.H.S., Dec. 4.. 



Beet : Olaek's Variegated [f.c.c.]. — Altogether unique in character, being 

 handsomely variegated with rose-red and creamy white, with dashes of orange. 

 This strain originated in 1867 among some ordinary Garden Beet, growing in the 

 open ground, and through the succeeding generations from seed has maintained 

 the variegated character. It is likely to prove a valuable decorative agent for 

 greenhouse and conservatory work during winter, and probably also for the open 

 air in summer. — Mr. J. Clark: R.H.S., Jan. 15. 



Chrysanthemum (Japanese) Elaine [f.c.c.]. — A magnificent variety, the 

 flowers in their build showing a near approach to some of the finest incurved sorts 

 of the large-flowered type ; colour white, the reverse of the petals tinted with car- 

 mine ; florets broad ; the blooms large and of full substance. This fine variety 

 was distributed by Mr. Forsyth, Stoke Newington, in the spring of 1872. — i/r. 

 E. Rowe : R.H.S., Nov. 6. 



Chrysanthemum Hero of Stoke Newington. — A deep lilac-tinted incurved 

 flower, white towards the centre ; it is of good substance, and very promising. — 

 Mr. A. Forsyth : R.H.S., Dec. 4. 



Chrysanthemum Mrs. Forsyth. — A pure white seedling variety from the 

 old peach-coloured Christine ; and while retaining the freedom of bloom that 

 makes that old flower so popular, has blossoms of a much fuller substance, and 

 almost globular form. — Mr. A. Forsyth : R.H.S., Dec. 4. 



CcELioPSis hyacinthosma [s.c.c.]. — This somewhat singular plant was intro- 

 duced from Panama, and has the habit of throwing up short stalks from the 

 pseudobulbs, on which are produced clustei's of wasy-white hyacinth-scented 

 flowers. — Mr. Wilson Saunders : R.H.S., Dec. 4. 



Ceoton majesticum [f.c.c.]. — A handsome variety, of free growth, with 

 brilliantly coloured leaves, an inch wide and a foot long, of a linear-lanceolate 



