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s.)nu» littlo intiMVst with tlio Uvcr^ of llosos. nwhnur wltnu 1 ihiss 

 mysoir, uiul I aiu ivally an old mid iaitliCul lover oi' our (juocu ,»!' 



tloWlMS. 



'TllOS. Ill V Kits. 



OUVlllANDIlA FKNKSTUALIS;. 



Tins vory curious tKjuutio juni'atj;iiuuTous phmt, was iliscovoriHl l»v tv 

 gentlouuin tnivt>llinjj; sonio yours ii<jo iu Mudajjiuscar. hut it not Uc\i\\r 

 ooiivoniout at tlio tinu* for liiui to intnxhiro liviui; plauts, he lorwardcd 

 drioil «j)ociuions, whicli ol" courso wcro lakon vory groat otu*© of uuU 

 vory MUioli pri/.od. Not until witliiu tho last tow uuMitlis elid wo ovor 

 |»osso8s a living plant, wliioli was introiluood iVoni tlio saino oountrv by 

 tho ilov. Mr. Kllis, to whom thi' lloyal Motanio (Jardons at Kow aro 

 indohtoil tor tlit» tirst oxainpK* »»!' it ovor introduood into Kiigland. 



Tho loavos aro oiitir(>, ohlong, and tho voins, oxoopt ahout tlvo or 

 six which run longitutlinally, aro iu parallel linos ucro8« the loaves 

 hotwotMi whii-li aro httU* scpuiro holes or cavities, which give to it pre- 

 cisely tho lorni of lattice work, or a ropo ladder ; hence, it receives its 

 conunou nanu^ the Lattice IMant. This atiuatic seoins to hu rather ousy 

 of cultivation, as it thrives well at present in a ct)nipost of rather stiff 

 loam and leaf mould, and suhmersed to within a (piarlor or half an 

 inch from the surlace of water, which must he kept at 7r/^ or 77*^'. and 

 continually in motion. 



It is at prosiMit, at Kew, protoctod in a small private house, on 

 at'couiit of \U being so small when hrst ohtainod ; hut uiuUm the careful 

 superintendence of Mr. Ihown, it is making i;;roat progress, ami |trol>al)ly 

 may, in tho courso of a few yi'ars, he distrihutod among many of the 

 chief gardens in Knglaiul, where it truly doBcrves a place, if merely for 

 curiosity's sake. 



Kew. (j. (i. 



TIIK (IRANI) DAIIIJA AND llOid-VIIOCK (^OMPKTITION. 



KDINIRJIUJII. 



*SV/;/. iS. — This mo««ting, lu'ld in connection with tho autmnn exhihition 

 ol the Caledonian Horticultural Society, drew togotln'r a largo numhor 

 of growers of these two popular llowers. Tho class that oxcitoti the 

 greatest amount of inttM'ost was that for '24 hlooms. for wdiich nursery- 

 men only were allowo(l to compete. The first prize was awarded to 

 Messrs. |)ovvnie and LainI, their stand consisting of Pro eminent, .lolm 

 Keynes, Hachel Uawlings, Immortel, Mr. Seldon, Duke of Wi'llington, 

 Fanny Koyni'S, riantagemt, Mi'auty of Slouch, Hoh, Miss Caroline, 

 Sir V. IJatliurst, Ivhnund Kostt^r, Mrs. Forgusson, lluhy (^uoon, Mal- 

 vina. Admiral Dundas, Lady Folkestone, Annie, The Nigger, Fnipross, 

 Frederick .lerome. and Tort Koyal ; *Jnd, Messrs. .1. and H. Thyiio, 

 lilusgow, with Kobert IJrucu, King, Lady Folkestone, Fduumd lAtster, 



