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THE FLORAL WORLD AND GARDEN GUIDE. 



Plants newly received from abroad, place in 

 damp mois in a warm place until they be- 

 gin to grow, then pot or block them, and 

 give very liitle water until tbey have taken 

 to tbeir stations. These should always 

 Lave the warmest part of tlie house and 

 plenty of atmospheric moisture. Plants 

 in flower to be kept cool, and in a. dry 

 atmosphere. To prepare them for removal 

 to dwelling-room, where they are al- 

 ways welcome, remove them first to the 

 cool end of the stove, and let them };o 

 nearly dry, having only enough water to 

 keep the ro 'ts moderately moist. Water 

 should never be thrown upon the blooms 

 of orcliids, and as far as possible bees and 

 other insects should not be allowed access 

 to them, as in case of the blossoms being 

 fertilized they soon wither. Temperature 

 of Indian house 65" to 70'' by night, 75' to 

 85' by day. During sunny days the tem- 

 perature may be allowed to rise to l'0\ tf 

 the air is saturated with moisture, without 

 harm. We must repeat the advice given 

 last month, to use shading, which may now 

 be kept up for the season. 



Orchids that may be in bloom in May. 



— Aerides Fieldingii, odoratum comutum, 



virens, virens grandiflora, virens super- 

 bum ; Arphophyllum giganteum ; Brassia 

 maculator major, verrucosa, Wrayse ; Bur- 

 lingtonia fragrans ; Calanthe veratrifoiia ; 

 Cattleya amethystoglossa, Mossise, citrina, 

 Editbiana, intermedia violacea, lobata, 

 quadricolor, Skinneri ; Chysis bractescens, 

 Limminghii ; Coryanthes macranthus spe- 

 ciosa ; Cypripedium caudatum, caudatum 

 roseum, hirsutissimum, villosum ; Den- 

 drobium crepidatum, Dalhousianum, den- 

 siflorum, densiflorum album, Devonianum, 

 Falconerii, Farrnerii, fimbriatum, longi- 

 cornum mnjus, transparens, tortile; Epiden- 

 druin aurautiacum, bicornutum, cinna- 

 barinum, crassifolium, Hanburyanum, ma- 

 crochilum, macrochilum roseum ; Lalia 

 grandis, purpurata, purpurata var. Wil- 

 liamsii, Schilleriaiia,superbiens, xanthina ; 

 Leptotes serrulata ; Odontoglossum amplia- 

 tum majus, bifolium, phymatochilum, ses- 

 sile, sphacelatum majus ; Phajus Wallichii; 

 Saccolabium ampuUaceum, curvilblium, 

 guttatum, prsemorsum, retusum ; Schom- 

 burgkia tibicina ; Trichopilia coccinea, 

 crispa ; Vanda cristata, Lowii. 



TO CORRESPONDENTS. 



Exhibitions during May. —Messrs. E. G. 

 Henderson, of Wellington Road, St. 

 John's Wood, invite the public to inspect 

 a grand show of early tulips, now in full 

 bloom. We have seen the beds, and can 

 assure our readers it will repay not only 

 Londoners to pay a visit, but thcise who 

 invest the cost of railway fare for a visit 

 will have no reason to regret it, for it is 

 probably the best exhibition of the kind 

 in the country, and comprises all the best 

 varieties known both of single and 

 double tulips, and of the most valuable 

 of true species, such as persicura, etc. 

 On the 5tli there will be an exhibition of 

 sculpture at the Eoyal Horticultural 

 Gardens, South Kensington ; 21st, Royal 

 Oxfordshire ; 23rd, Crystal Palace, 

 flowers and fruit ; 27th, Royal Horti- 

 cultural, first great show ; 27th, Lin- 

 coln ; 30th, Northern Counties Tulip 

 Society, and exhibition of Pansies, 

 Mechanics' Institute, Manchester. 

 Catalogues Received. — " Toole and Co., 

 Westmoreland Street, Westmoreland 

 Buildings, and 1 and 2, College Stn et, 

 Dublin, Spring Catalogue and Ama- 

 teur's Guide." This book contains an 

 almanack, interleaved with plain paper 

 for memoranda, which will make it 

 useful. — " Peter Lawson and Son, Edin- 

 burgh and London ; London house, 28, 



King Street, Cheapside, List of Agri- 

 cultural Seeds." Contains everj'thing 

 likely to be required by the farmer. — 

 " John Dobson and Sons, Woodlands 

 Nursery, Isleworth, and London Road, 

 Hounslow, Descriptive List of New Pelar- 

 goniums, Cinerarias, Verbenas, Fuchsias, 

 etc." A good list, with a number of 

 tine new varieties, which would prove a 

 desirable addition to the garden and 

 greenhouse. — " George Rawlins, 21, 

 Globe Road, Bethnal Green, Descriptive 

 Catalogue of Dahlias." On this sheet 

 there are 181 varieties, which will prove 

 sufficient for everj'body. — " William 

 Holmes, Nursery, Well Street, Hackney, 

 N.E., Descriptive Catalogue of Chrys- 

 anthemums, Dahlias, Fuchsias, Verbe- 

 nas, Geraniums, etc." Besides containing 

 unexceptionable lists of the above plants, 

 there are excellent directions for growing 

 the chrysanthemum for exhibition. — 

 " B. J. Edwards, 222, Strand, near Tem- 

 ple Bar, London, Spring Catalogue of 

 Choice Flower and Vegetable Seeds." 

 A substantial list of requisites for the 

 Kitchen and Flower Garden. — " Timothy 

 Brigden, F.R.H.S., 52, King William 

 Street, City, Catalogue of Garden Seeds." 

 Amateurs may be here spared the trouble 

 of making their own selections, by choosing 

 from a number of various-priced col- 



