184 THE FLORIST. 



Cutler, the Secretary, 97, Farringdon Street, London. The Institution 

 is under the especial patronage of Her INIajesty and His Royal High- 

 ness Prince Albert, who are liberal contributors to its funds ; and the 

 Earl of Carhsle, Charles Dickens, Esq., Sir Joseph Paxton, and many 

 other eminent men have honoured the Society by presiding over its 

 annual dinners. 



ON NUMBERING TALLIES. 



Having just seen " Indicator's " new plan of numbering Tallies, I beg 

 to offer you the following method, which I have employed for several 

 years for Polyanthuses, Carnations, and Picotees, and which seems to me 

 much more simple, more easily understood, and much less likely to lead 

 to errors, than " Indicator's " method. My plan is this : any number 

 under ten is cut on the flat surface with a knife in Roman numerals 

 thus, VII. for seven, IX. for nine, and so on ; ten is marked by a simple 

 notch on the side of the tally, 20 is marked by two notches, and so on 

 to the highest number. According to this simple method, a variety 

 standing in one's catalogue as No. 35, requires a tally with three 

 notches on the side, and V. in the front ; one catalogued No. 28, 

 requires a tally with two notches on the side, and VIII. in front, and 

 so on for any number. W. Harrison. 



[In our opinion there is no plan equal to that we adopt, — a plain 

 label with white-lead, and \vi'itten on with a pencil. — Ed.] 



DESIGN FOR FLOWER GARDEN.— No. II. 



The annexed design may either be carried out on a large or small 

 scale ; that is to say, the pattern may occupy either the whole of a 

 given compartment, or may be arranged in pairs, or fours, according 

 to the size of the ground. If more than one is laid do\Mi, they must 

 be de\dsed by walks of proportionate width to the design. The walks 

 dividing the beds in our present figure are eighteen inches wide, and 

 should be laid with bright coloured gravel. Supposing the design 

 adapted to a large piece of ground, these walks might be three or four 

 feet in width ; in which case it would form an excellent Rosery or 

 American garden, for either of which the lozenge shaped bed in the 

 centre might be changed, and an oval basin for water, or a fountain, 

 substituted. As a parterre for summer flowering plants, various 

 arrangements as respects the planting of it may be made, according to 

 the taste or fancy of the owner. If the space should appear too large 

 for flowers — supposing all the beds filled — the outside one may be 

 grass, surrounded by a gravel walk, or planted with Tamarisk-leaved 

 Savin, kept close to the ground ; the close habit of which, and its beau- 

 tiful dark green colour, will contrast well w^th the bright coloured 

 flowers within, and form a tasteful frame to the picture. 



