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particularly require a cow, and not until I really wanted it did I make use of my 

 privilege. 



If a man has for his motto "Live and let live," and this coupled with a fair 

 share of well-directed energy, depend upon it, it matters little whether or not 

 that man be "disendowed," or even if "disestablished," he will right himself 

 again. I have no doubt there are many large gardens similarly circumstanced to 

 those of which I have now charge, where the short grass might be utilized some- 

 thing after the manner above described. 



Combe Abbey Gardens. Wm. Miller. 



NEW ROSE-COLOURED CANTERBURY BELL. 



fMUST beg a small space in the Florist and Pomologist to write a word 

 of praise in reference to this fine new biennial. It is a true pale rose- 

 1© coloured variety, with flowers as large as the ordinary blue and white 

 <ji varieties, but surpassing either in beauty. It was distributed by Messrs. 

 Vilmorin and Cie., of Paris, some two years ago. It has been very fine this season 

 at Ohiswick, Mr. Barron having grown many plants in pots for conservatory 

 decoration at South Kensington, for which purpose it is admirably adapted. 

 There are both double and single varieties of this colour. I got some seed from 

 Messrs. Vilmorin and Cie. in 1867, but not a single plant has produced rose- 

 coloured flowers. I inferred from this that the character of the flower had not 

 been fixed, and that it was uncertain if it would come of the new colour. Mr. 

 Barron informs me that not one of his plants has failed to produce rose-coloured 

 dowers [they were very beautiful], so I am driven to the inference that what I 

 received as seed of the rose-coloured was simply seed of the old white variety. 



Quo. 



DENDROBIUM JAMESIANUM. 



C|p HIS new Dendrobe belongs to the Nigro-hirsute section, and is closely 

 A§P related to D. infundibulum. It has stiff furrowed stems, oblong pointed 



f ) leaves split at the apex, and large showy flowers, which are white with 

 the basal convolute portion of the lip of a deep cinnabar red. The 

 cuneate-ovate petals are very large, much broader than the sepals, which are 

 lance-shaped, the two lateral ones being extended backwards into an extinguisher- 

 formed spur. The lip is wedge-shaped and trifid, the lateral lobes red, obtuse- 

 angled, and covered on the inner surface with little asperities, the presence of 

 which distinguishes this from the allied species ; the middle lobe white, 

 quadrate, refuse, wavy, and denticulated. The species is a native of Burmah, 

 whence it was sent to England by Colonel Benson, to the nursery of Messrs. 

 Veitch and Sons, where our sketch was made. 



The plant has been dedicated to Mr. James Veitch by Professor Eeichenbach 

 in the following words : — " It has been our misfortune to have to cancel the 



