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beautiful collections of orchids, palms, ferns, and miscellaneous conservatory plants 

 -whicli Mr. Williams has brought together, and which, as the result of many years of 

 assiduous devotion to the highest departments of horticulture, and representing 

 nearly all the climates of the world, will certainly well repay any of our readers 

 who will make a visit. 



A Testimonial to the Rev. S. R. Hole, of Caunton Manor, Newark, is in pre- 

 paratitin, the object being to pay to Jlr. Hole an elegant and well-deserved com- 

 pliment in recognition of his sei vices to floriculture, as the founder of the National 

 Ro.-^e Show. To say that such a movement has our heaity concurrence and support is 

 scarcely necessary. Readers of the Floral World have al vays been kept in mind 

 of the fact, that to Mr. Hole we are indebted for the delights and benefits that 

 accompany and follow the great exhibitions of rosea which have now become esta- 

 blished among the institutions connected with floriculture. Those who wish to 

 subscribe to this testimonial must do so quickly. Subscriptions may be sent to Mr. 

 Charles Turner, Slough, or the Rev. H. Dombrain, Deal. 



Messrs. Cutbush and Sons, of Highgate Nurseries, will hold their usual exhi- 

 bition of hyacinths from Tuesday the 20th to Saturday the 31st of March, both days 

 inclusive, but exclusive of Sundays. 



Catalogues Received. — B. S. WiUiams, Victoria Nurseri/, Holloivay, y. 

 The seed catalogue for 1866 contains a very complete selection for kitchen garden, 

 flower garden, greenhouse, etc. Sir. Williams offers seed of Wetherill's celebrated 

 strain of cinerarias, and his own matchless fringed primula, now so noted for their 

 splendid colours and stately habit of growth, — Barr and Siiffden, 12, King Street, 

 Covent Garden, W. C. A copious list of every requisite of the season, including 

 the picotees, carnations, etc., from " Our Sardinian correspondent," and an announce- 

 ment of " Staiiden's Gardener's Friend," which we can recommend as a most valu- 

 able artificial manure. — TF. Cidbiish and Son, Highqate, N. A siiort list, containing 

 an excellent selection of the most useful seeds for kitchen and flower garden, and 

 announcing the sale for the first time of the new " Princess Alice '' Raspberry, and 

 Varney's "Prince of Wales" Black Currant. — W. Wood and Son, Maresfield, 

 near UcJcfield, Sussex. Catalogue of Seeds, Catalogue of Fruit-trees, and Cata- 

 logue of Roses. Three excellent lists. — iZoo^er aH(^ Co., Covent Garden, W. C. 

 The spring catalogue of this firm is peculiarly interesting, as it takes in a number 

 of subjects of great interest to amateur cultivators, which are usually difficult to 

 obtain, — Sutton and Sons, Reading. The "Amateur's Guide" for 1 866 is as full 

 of interest as any of its predecessors, and thei-e are added to the useful lists of seeds 

 a carefully prepared calendar of ojjerations in the kitchen garden, and various notes 

 on the cultivation of vegetables, annual flowers, etc. The list of zonale geraniums is 

 rather behind the time. — John Fraser, Lea Bridge Road, Essex, N.JE. The gene- 

 ral plant catalogue for 1866 comprises every class of subjects in cultivation, from 

 the favourites of the stove to the cheapest border shrubs and flowers. The collection 

 is particularly rich in roses, geraniums, fruit-trees, and ornamental trees and shrubs. 

 — W. Knight, Hailsham-, Sussex. The general plant list shows a good assortment 

 of roses, fruit-trees, and ornamental shrubs. — W. Thompsoti, Tavern Street, 

 Ipswich. The catalogue of seeds sent out by this enterprising collector is parti- 

 cularly interesting to lovers of first-class herbaceous plants. In the present issue 

 ■will be found the usual list of established subjects, and special notices of such gems 

 as Aquilegia canadense, Palafoxia Hookeriana, Pentstemon trrandiflorns, and others 

 tliat are too good to be made known to any but the choicest horticultural spirits. 



TO COEEESPONDENTS. 



Gooseberry Catekpillak; Vine Borders. — A. ,B.— Removal of the earth 

 three inches deep, and as far from the stems as the branches extend, and the burial 

 of that earth in a trench, will be as eff'ectual a way of getting rid of this pest as any 

 you could devise. The grubs are now in the soil, in a helpless state of hybernation, 

 and if deposited at the bottom of a trench a foot or eighteen inches deep will never 

 see the light again. Any vine border would be benefited by being covered at this 



