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NEW PLANTS. 



RTESEA GIGANTEA, Gigantic Vriesea {rillust Bort, t. 516).— 

 Bromeliacea. A Brazilian plant of fine character, the leaves are radical, 

 the inflorescence a huge raceme of greenish white flowers, the stem and 

 hracts pale rose. 



Camellia. Angelo Cocchi {Vlllust. Eort., t. 518). — A large, 

 rather flat, rather rough flower, white, marbled, and patched with pinky red. 



Drab A Violacea, Violet-fioioered Whitlow grass {Bot. Mag., t. 56 0). — Cru- 

 ciferjE. An extremely pretty species from the Andes ; it is of shrubby hahit, with 

 neat elliptic leaves, and fine showy heads of violet crimson flowers. 



Ipom^ea Gerrahdi, Gerrard's Ipomcea {Bot. Mag., t. 5651). — A fine species 

 from Natal, where it is known as the " wild cotton." The stems proceed from a stout 

 woody root stock, leaves rounded-cordate, flowers large, salver-shaped, white, 

 clothed with brown wool. 



RuDGEA Macrophylla, Zarge-leaved Undgea {Bot. Mag., t. 5653). — A mag- 

 nificent stove shrub from South America, The leaves are one to two feet long, 

 obovate-oblong, coriaceous, a fine dark-green colour, the flowers in globose heads, 

 creamy white, the corollas fui)nel-sliaj>ed, thick in texture. 



Epidendrum Cooperiaxum, Mr Cooper' s Epidendrum {Bot, Mag., t. 5654). — 

 This is a good species, of extremely neat habit, the flowers are produced in a diffu- 

 sive raceme, sepals and petals yellowish brown, lip rose red. 



Gloxinia Htpoctrtiflora, Hypocirta-flowered Gloxinia {Bot. Mag., t. 

 5655). — A pretty and rather curious species from the Quitenian Andes. The 

 leaves are vivid grass-green, with hold white veins ; the flowers small, globose, 

 oranc;c red. 



GARDEN GUIDE FOR AUGUST. 



Kitchen Garden. — The most important work this month is the sowing of seeds 

 for crops to stand the winter, such as turnip, spinach, cabbage, cauliflower, and 

 endive. The best date for sowing must depend on the district. It is not advisable 

 to be too early, as in the event of a severe winter large fat plants suffer more than 

 small lean ones. But if sown too late, there will be no plant at all, for the growing 

 season is fast passing away. Generally speaking, the first week in August is the 

 proper time to sow all these things, but in the South of England it may be done a 

 month later. As a definite date is always useful to cultivators Avho have not had 

 much experience, we recommend all seeds intended to stand the winter to he sown 

 hetween the 7th and 20th. 



Flower Garden. — Very few people know anything of the beauty of annuals, 

 because very i&^ people practise autumn sowing. Now is the time to sow hardy 

 annuals of all kinds to stand the winter, for an early and vigorous bloom next 

 season. All the Californian annuals are suitable ; in fact, there is nothing among 

 hardy annuals worth sowing but will stand the winter, if sown the first v/eek in 

 August, on hard ground. 



Fruit Garden. — Nail in at once the new growth of wall-trees, to promote its 

 hardening. Grafting, or rather inserting buds with a heel of wood attached, is a 

 good deal practised on the continent at this time of year. Fruit spurs, skilfully 

 grafted now, will fruit next season as well as if they had been left on their 

 parent trees. 



Greenhouse and Stove. — Make ready for housing tender subjects, and keep a 

 sharp look-out for a supply of winter flowers. A great many seeds may be sown 

 now, where thera is convenience for keeping the little plants safely through the 

 winter. 



*** Past issues of the Floral World contain copious calendars of operations, 

 and the Garden Oracle has a complete and concise calendar adapted for reference. 

 For these reasons the " Garden Guide "will be on a contracted scale this year. 



