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transparens, tortile ; Dendrocliilum fi'i- 

 fonne, Epidendriim alatuia majtis, cinna- 

 bariiium, crassifolium, verrucosum, macu- 

 latum gi-audiflorum ; Galeandra Bauerii ; 

 Huntleya meleagris ; Lfelia Brysiana, 

 elejrans Dayii, elegans Warneri, flava, 

 grandis, purpurata, purpurata Williamsii ; 

 Odaiitoglossuui citrosinum, !iastilabium,n£e- 

 viiim ; Oiicidium ampliatura inajus, bifo- 

 lium, divaricatLTm, loiigipes, luriJum gut- 



tatum, pbymatochiluin, pulchellnm, pu'- 

 vinatuni, pulvinatum majus ; Peristeria 

 cerina ; Pbalwnopsis graudiflora, amii- 

 bilis ; Saccolabiutn ampullaceiim, cur- 

 vifolium, guttatum, giittatuni giganteum, 

 prfcmorsutn, retusum, Wigbtianuni ; Schom- 

 burgkia tibicinu; Sobralia macrantlia splen- 

 di-iis ; Tiichopilia coccluea, crispa ; Vanda 

 cristata, Roxburghii, terres ; Waritea 

 cyauea, tricolor. 



TO CORRESPONDENTS. 



Climate of Ahgyllshike. — In the May 

 number of tlie Floral World, under 

 the head '' Clianthus, in Scotland," a 

 correspondent notices that he has a plant 

 of it in bloom in open-air. I, too, have 

 a beautiful plant wlilcli has stood several 

 ■winters, and is now very full of bloum. 

 It may be interesting to your readers to 

 learn that many delicate plants thrive 

 well ill the lliglilands during winter, 

 amongst|whichI havegrowingagainst the 

 walls of my house — Escallonia rubra, in 

 bloom ; Clematis aznreagrandiilora, hun- 

 dreds of blooms just ready to burst; 

 Wisteria sinensis, showing for bloom; also 

 large plants of " Azalea indica alba," 

 full of bloom, ready to open, and other 

 choice varieties. The arbutus does well 

 here, and the myrtle blooms. I have 

 about two dozen varieties of ferns in an 

 unprotected fernery, some of tliem of a 

 tender character, and bare stood several 

 winters. [We should like to have the 

 names of them.] The past winter has 

 been unusually mild, in proof of which 

 I find many of the bedding-out-plants of 

 last year are in perfect condition, amongst 

 which are several varieties of salvias, 

 cinerarias, lobelias, ciipheas, scarlet 

 geraniums, fuchsias, etc. If you consi- 

 der the information worthy of notice in 

 the Flor.\l World, you are at liberty 

 to use it in any manner you may find 

 convenient.— I am, sir, yours very re- 

 spectfully, Sgor Blieiinn. [On refe- 

 rence to the map it will be seen that the 

 56th parallel of north latitude runs 

 through the centre of Argyllshiie, but 

 being on the western coast it derives 

 many climatal advantages from the gulf 

 stream to counteract the low tempera- 

 ture otherwise proper to a high latitude. 

 " Sgor Bbeann " sends us his real name 

 and address.] 



Clim..tk of Frome. — I should like to 

 know the effect the frost the last three 



days in April and early in May had on 

 the gardens in Dumbiirt"nshire, if Mr. 

 Flemyng will kindly inform us. From 

 Frome, in Somersetshire, a gardener 

 writes, dated 1st May, "Ihope you have 

 not suffered from last night's frost like 

 we have liere. We have lost every- 

 thing on STANDARD trees, pears, jilnms, 

 cherries, apples, gooseberries, currants, 

 and also blooms enough of strawberries 

 to produce sacks of fruit if they had 

 come to perfection. On the 4th of May 

 I found in my next neighbours garden a 

 bed of heliotrope a foot high, wliicii h:id 

 been out all the winter without protec- 

 tion except a little earth thrown 

 over the stools. My tropceolums arc 

 making fine shoots out of doors, having 

 been out the winter. This fine weather 

 has brought out hosts of grubs, etc., to 

 attack every kind of leaf — A. B. «S'." 

 [Your seedling auriculas aie tolerably 

 good for border use, but only one, and. 

 that the largest, worth keeping for pot 

 culture. That, tjiough remarkable large 

 and rather coarse, is nevertheless a good 

 self] 

 Azalea AMosNA, Plaxt Destkovees. — Can 

 you tell me how to make "Azalea 

 amocna" blow ? I have had one plant 

 in the open border for several years 

 which thrives well, but I never get more 

 than three or four flower heads of one or 

 two blooms upon it, and this year none 

 at all. I have raised several young ones 

 from layers, but in the greenhouse I suc- 

 ceed but very little better in getting it 

 to blossom. I am much troubled vvitli 

 a little insect which destroys seed- 

 ling plants by eating the outside of 

 the stem just upon tlie surface of the 

 mould. It is of a dark brown or black 

 colour, and nimble and active in its mo- 

 tions. It has destroyed pots of seedlings 

 of portulace.a, anemone, and tl;is yeiir a 

 box of mignonette after it had been 



