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tender, and not adapted for carrying to market. It is a variety that soon 

 becomes exhausted, and the early planted trees of this sort have been headed 

 years ago, and worked with other varieties. It was raised in the neighbourhood 

 of Middleton, Manchester, from the Keswick Codling, l)ut is inferior to that old 

 favourite in every point except that of size. 



Potts' Seedlixg is a first-class kitchen apple, worth a place in the most select 

 collection. It is handsome, fi-ee-bearing, of good size, keeps well until January 

 or February, is a good cooker, and in quality is not easily surpassed. This was 

 raised in the Ashton district. 



Grenadier is also a fine kitchen apple, and will keep longer than the last- 

 named. It makes a fine standard, grows to a good size, and is also of good 

 quality. This was raised in the same locality. 



Burgess, or Einger, is another sort raised at Ashton-under-Lyne. It is a free 

 bearer, of good size and good quality, and will keep till January or February. 



Lord Geosyen'oe is held in high repute about Manchester. It is a very 

 fine handsome kitchen variety, and is not mentioned in the lists. I am not 

 certain where this originated. It is preferable in appearance to the others, but 

 I have not tasted it, and can say nothing as to its keeping, though friends speak 

 highly of its qualities. 



Wellington is a first-class kitchen apple, of fine flavour, nearly equal to a 

 Eibstone pippin. It is considered preferable to Blenheim Orange by many 

 persons, and will keep until March. It used to be much grown in Nottingham- 

 shire, and was always considered a first-class apple in the market ; it is of 

 medium size. 



" Last, but not least," is one raised in Ireland, named Ecklinville Seedling, 

 far superior to Lord Suffield, and one of the finest apples grown. Its quality is 

 first-rate, and take it all in all, I consider it one of the finest kitchen apples we 

 have, and should advise any one who may be planting to secure it, if he possibly 

 can. — John "Walker, Tower Hill Gardens, Worsley, Manchester. 



MAEANTA (CALATHEA) MAKOYANA. 



WITH AN ILLUSTRATION. 



NJwF the many beautiful Marantas or Calatheas which are now to be found in 

 ^\^) cultivation, this is certainly one of the most lovely. To the well-marked 

 ^j) and picturesque colouring, which is the charm of such noble species as M. 

 ^ Veitchii and M. Lindenii, the subject of these notes adds a peculiar neat- 

 ness of habit as well as refinement of character which is all its own. The mark- 

 ings, moreover, which are highly ornamental, are quite dissimilar from those of 

 any of its allies, while the well-contrasted colouring is most effective, and 

 secures it a place in the first rank of ornamental plants. 



This plant, which was first introduced to this country last autumn, is a native 

 of the Brazilian province of Minas Geraes, whence it was sent by M. Emile 

 Wittig to the collection of MM. Jacob-Makoy et Cie., of Liege, and it has been 



