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pink and pinkish white, but the second season every flower became 

 perfectly white. Mr. Salter having unfortunately neglected to enquire 

 the locality of this, though not singular, yet strange sport, it is not 

 known ; but certainly the west, which is generally considered entitled to 

 the honour, is not its birthplace.^ The recipient of this smile of fortune 

 found his brother florists equally as incredulous as he himself had been 

 as to the existence of this extraordinary novelty, and it was not until 

 the plants had bloomed the following season that he could convince 

 them of the fact. 



The stock remained in I\Ir. Salter's hands the second season, and 

 plants were charged a guinea for, when Mr. I\Iiller, of Durdham Down 

 Nurseries, near Clifton (now Messrs. Garaway, Mayes, and Co.), 

 became the purchasers of a large part of the stock, and finding that Mr. 

 Salter intended naming it the Bath White Moss, Mr. Miller preferred 

 sending it out as the Clifton White ]\Ioss, and thus arose an alias which 

 has puzzled many Rose growers to account for. 



Most amateurs are doubtless aware of the sporting inclination which 

 this variety still retains, particularly when grown strongly; it will 

 frequently come light pink, and one variety of the blush ]\Ioss was, we 

 believe, thus obtained. Sometimes it has rose coloured stripes on the 

 petals, and I once flowered it half white and half red ; however, when 

 growing in a situation congenial to its somewhat delicate habit, it must 

 be acknowledged, fi-om its retaining so much of the similitude of its 

 parents' beautiful calyx, that a bud of this Rose is one of the most 

 recherche bridal flowers in existence. 



Western Rose Nursery, Ealing. C. G. WILKINSON. 



MEMORANDA FROM KEW. 



The past winter must undoubtedly be recorded as ha\nng proved 

 exceedingly trying to vegetation generally, but more especially to hardy 

 or half-hardy things, as what is protected under glass, with ordinary 

 attention, is not affected so as to be injured. After having had to con- 

 tend with a very rigorous winter, which made great havoc here, the 

 severe frost which happened on the night of the 24th of April destroyed 

 all the young shoots of the out-door things, and in most instances either 

 killed or severely injured all that were in any degree advanced further 

 than the bud ; some that had escaped the severity of the winter that 

 far had their previous young growths quite killed, and must i)reak 

 again fi*om the old wood. A large Aralia spinosa ten feet high has 

 been killed to within two feet of the ground, while A. japonica growing 

 near it, has only had the present year's growth cut back, and is now 

 breaking again. IMagnolia purpurea in full bloom had both flowers and 

 young shoots completely killed, Weigela rosea, Forsythia viridissima, 

 with many other early flowering shrubs, were all nipped. Many of the 



* Perhaps some of the many " Friends," who are genuine lovers of flowers, will, 

 on perceiving this omission, kindly make enquiries, and endeavour to supply the 

 information to your readers. 



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