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THE FLORAL WORLD AND GARDEN GUIDE 



Evergreens for a Balcont. — Henry.— Six hardy 

 and good Laurus nobilis, Viburnum , tin us, 

 Cotoneaster mycrophylla, Buxus sempervirens, 

 Andromeda floribunda, Gaultheria shallon; to 

 these may be added Rhododendrons, Azaleas, 

 and Kalmias in pairs. Daphne odora and 

 cneorum, Ceanothus azureus, and Desfontania 

 spinosa, are lovely dwarf evergreens, that need 

 a little protection in winter, though, in the 

 climate of London, we have had them winter 

 out of doors safely along with old myrtles. 



P. F.— Leyland.— Can't do it at the price. — H. G. 

 — Bristol. — Yes, write, direct to Messrs. Groom- 

 bridge. — Gas Heating.— F. J. L. — Thanks. Our 

 readers shall profit by your kind communication. 

 — Setting Vines. —Amateur. — Your queries are 

 so vague, we find it impossible to answer them. 

 What heat can you command ? How were the 

 vines treated last year, and when do you break 

 them ? We cannot give particular answers to 

 general queries, though willing to oblige when- 

 ever we know, definitely, what is required of us. 



Waltohian Case. — This is a small frame 

 heated with an oil lamp and [boiler, and of 

 dimensions to suit any ordinary room or green- 

 house. It serves all the purposes of a hot-bed 

 for raising seeds, or striking cuttings, and is the 

 best contrivance for propagating an amateur 

 can use. It was figured and described 

 in "Rustic Adornments." We believe Mr. Hib- 

 berd's figures are the only accurate ones that have 

 been published of the invention as it is now used. 

 You may raise in such a case whatever seeds or 

 cuttings require a heat of from 60 to'90 degs. ; the 

 only precaution necessary is to keep the sand 

 always damp. Of course plants cannot be grown 

 on in such a contrivance, which is merely a pro- 

 pagating pit on a small scale, heated by a lamp, 

 instead of pipes or dung. 



Variegated Plants.— S. S. G. — We understand 

 that Mr. Lowe intends shortly to bring out a 

 work on the subject, with coloured figures. It will 

 be published by subscription, at a low figure. 



METEOROLOGICAL CALENDAR FOR FEBRUARY. 



AVERAGES FOR THE ENSUING MONTH. 

 The observations of sixteen years, show the following averages for the month of February : — Max, 

 temperature, 44° ; ruin., 33° ; mean, 384° ; so that, as deduced from these observations, the month of 

 February is J° far warmer lhan January. During the same period, the average fa'l of rain has been, 

 1.5 inches. The highest reading of the Thermometer in the month of February during thirty-one 

 years past, occurred on the 10th, 1831, 65 Q ; and the lowest on the 17th in 1855—2°. A partial eclipso 

 of the Moon will occur on the 27th, at 47m. past 7, evening, visible throughout Great Britain. 

 PHASES OF THE MOON FOR FEBRUARY, 1858. 



(C Last Quarter, 5th, 9h. 16m. p.m. • New Moon, 13th, lOh. 12m. p.m. 



J First Quarter, 20th, 12h. 58m. a.m. O Full Moon, 27th, 10h.5m. p.m. 



Hybrid Orchids. — Among the memoranda of the horticultural world 

 the certainty that mule orchids may he artificially produced is now definitely 

 determined. Under the care of Mr. Dominy, at Messrs. Veitchs' Exotic 

 Nursery, Chelsea, a hybrid Calanthe has been obtained by crossing C. 

 masuca with C'.furcata, and the result is a combination of the best qualities 

 of both, the mule having the lobed lip of furcata and the violet colour of 

 masuca. 



MEETINGS AND EXHIBITIONS, FEBRUARY, 1858. 



Tuesday 2nd, Horticultural, Regent-street. — Thursday 4th, Pomological, 



St. Martin's Hall. — Saturday 27th, National Floricultural. 



* Secretaries will oblige by forwarding Announcements, Schedules ,<£#., of forthcoming 



Exhibitions. 



