122 THE FLORIST. 



4 ft. by 3 ft. It is a fast-growing stove-creeper. There were also 

 Ixora coccinea 4ft. by 3 ft., and Ixora javanica 3 ft. by 3 ft., both in 

 fine health. Allamandas, Dipladenias , Medinillas, and other things 

 that make good exhibition plants, are grown here extensively. A 

 small house is devoted to Orchids, among which we noticed an enor- 

 mous specimen of Dendrobium nobile, and fine plants of Dendrobium 

 Paxtoni, and D. densiflorum, Aerides virens, A. afline, Saccolabiums 

 and others, the most interesting of this tribe of plants. 



The forcing-houses are in five compartments, two of which are 

 devoted to Hamburgh Grapes, two for Muscat Grapes, and one for 

 Peaches. In the earliest house of Hamburghs, the bunches are very 

 fine, and will soon begin to colour. One of the houses is retarded to 

 the latest possible period, and by this arrangement a prolonged suc- 

 cession of fruit is obtained. 



Cucumbers are grown here in small houses heated with hot water, 

 thereby avoiding the litter and trouble caused by manure. Aspara- 

 gus is grown in beds, similar to the method described in our account 

 of the Eoyal Gardens at Frogmore, but heated with manure instead 

 of hot water. 



We observed a Peach wall 200 ft. long, which has been covered 

 with glass. This has been effected with common upright lights, so 

 arranged that air can be admitted both at top and bottom ; the front 

 plates on which the lights rest is about 4 ft. 6 in. from the waU, 

 leaning towards the top. This glass covering was erected about a 

 year since, and the trees promise a fine crop of fruit. 



In the pleasure-grounds, the numerous Evergreens, choice Ameri- 

 can plants, Conifers, and other ornamental trees, have entirely escaped 

 injury from the late frost, which proved so destructive in many places. 

 Picea Nordmaniana, nearly six feet high, appears to be one of |the 

 handsomest of this tribe of plants, and is perfectly hardy. We also 

 observed a handsome young plant of Pinus Montezumae quite un- 

 injured. 



BOTANICAL AND HORTICULTUKAL NOMENCLATUEE. 



Like your correspondent " Treverbyn," I am a great admirer of the 

 Rhododendron and Azalea, and do not care how much space you allot 

 to them, nor how often you give us such beautiful illustrations as 

 Rhododendron Cunninghami, or the two new varieties of Azalea raised 

 by Messrs. Ivery. For these accept my thanks ; and give us more 

 handsome novelties in this way as soon as you conveniently can. 



I also agree vnth " Treverbyn" that the name of neither Smith 

 nor Brown convey any idea of shape or colour, and that such dread- 

 ful dog-Latin as Marriageanum is by all means to be avoided; but 

 neither do the more elegant appellations of Coral Queen or Glow- 

 worm describe in any effective way the characteristics of a species or 

 variety. It is indeed almost impossible to do this in a single word or 



