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be exposed to rains. Keep a sharp look out for mildew and green-fly, and dust 

 with sulphur for the former, and fumigate for the latter. 



Forcing. — Pints swelling their fruit require plenty of moisture, and a close warm 

 corner ; but those just ripening require a light open position, with plenty of air to 

 develop the flavour. There will be some difficulty in complying with the require- 

 ments of both in the same bouse ; but much may be done by judicious arrange- 

 ment. Grapes that are to hang for any length of time must be kept dry and cool, 

 therefore all plants underneath must be removed, and a little fire-heat used in damp 

 weather. The house must not, however, be overheated, or the berries will shrivel. 

 Open the ventilators as wide as possible, in peach and orchard-houses, at all times, 

 unless they are used for protecting bedding and other plants ; in that case take 

 advantage of every favourable opportunity for air-giving. See to inside borders, 

 and water if necessary. Of course the soil must not be kept so wet as when the 

 trees are in full growth ; but if allowed to get dust- dry, the buds will drop off 

 wholesale directly the trees begin to start into growth in the spring. Strawberries 

 intended for forcing must be protected from the heavy rains. A cold frame, or 

 orchard-house is the best place for them after the end of the month. Laying the 

 pots on their sides, one above the other, so as to form a ridge, is also a capital plan 

 for dealing with them when house or frame room is scarce. 



HORTICULTURAL AFFAIRS. 



Murder of Miss Tinne, in Africa. — We regret to announce the death of this 

 heroic lady, who, in conjunction with two of her attendants, fell a victim to the 

 treachery of some camel-drivers, in the midst of her useful labours. Her mother fell 

 a victim to fever on the banks of the Nile a few years back. These ladies will long 

 be held in remembrance by the beautiful work " Planta; Tinneanre," which contains 

 illustrations and descriptions of the plants collected by Madame Tinne and her 

 party. 



The Hamburgh International Horticultural Exhibition. — This has proved 

 a decided success in a financial point of view, there being no less than 60,000 visitors 

 on the Sunday after its opening. Better specimens of nearly all the plants shown 

 have been exhibited in this country. Nevertheless it was one of the most beautiful 

 and varied exhibitions ever seen. The collections of conifers were good, and added 

 much to the beauty of the show, as also were roses and palms. Messrs. F. and A. 

 Smith, Dulwich ; Messrs. Carter and Co., High Holborn ; and Messrs. Downie, Laird, 

 and Laing, Forest Hill, sent splendid collections of bronze, silver, and gold zonale 

 pelargoniums. Messrs. Veitch and Son, Chelsea, sent a fine collection of new plants, 

 which were much and justly admired. Messrs. Linden, Verschaffelt, and Laurentius 

 contributed largely. The grand prize of 500 thalers for 50 flowering and foliage 

 plants fell to the lot of M. Kramer, Flotbeck Park, Holstein, who had a splendid 

 Disa grandiflora in the collection. The cup offered by Her Majesty the Queen for 

 grapes fell to that champion of grape-growers, Mr. Meridith, Garston, Liverpool. 

 Mr. Thomson, Dalkeith, also received a gold medal for three superb bunches of 

 grapes. The cup was offered for the three best bunches of grapes, but at the last 

 moment the conditions were altered to the best collection, thus practically putting 

 the English exhibitors out of the field, excepting Mr. Meridith. He fortunately had 

 sufficient fruit with him to enter in several classes, and when the alteration was 

 made known, put the whole in one collection, and thus prevented an inferior 

 German collection, for which it was evidently intended, obtaining it. The last- 

 mentioned collection, however, succeeded in carrying off the Duke of Mecklen- 

 burgh's cup, though obviously inferior to the fruit from Mr. Thomson. Mr. 

 Meridith had three bunches each of Black Hamburgh, Lady Downes, Trentham 

 Black, Muscat Hamburgh, Muscat of Alexandria, and Mrs. Pince's Muscat. The 

 show of mowing machines and other implements was extensive and good ; but here, 

 as in the other department, some of the adjudications of the prizes were far froni 

 satisfactory to the exhibitors or creditable to the jurists. 



Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society, Sept. 8th and 9th. — The inter- 

 national exhibition of fruit held at Edinburgh far exceeded that of 1865 in every- 

 way, and was one of the most magnificent displays ever held. The quantity of fruit 



