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THE FLORAL WORLD AND GARDEN GUIDE. 



pedunculnris ; Leptotes bicolor ; Lycaste 

 Deppeii, Skiuneri, Skinneii alba; Miltonia 

 Karwinski ; Odontorrlossum maculatum, 

 membranaceiim ; Oncidium Barkerii, bi- 

 callosum, Cavendisliii, iucurvum ; ungui- 



culatura ; Pliajus grandifolius ; Scbom- 

 burgkia crispa ; Sopbronites cernua, gran- 

 diflora, violacea ; Zygopetalum brachype- 

 talum, Mackayii. 



TO COEEESPONDENTS. 



Catalogdi-s PiECEiVED. — " George Smith, 

 Tollington Nursery, Ilornsey Road, Lon- 

 don, N. Catalogue of Pelargoniums, 

 Fuclisias, I'etunias, Dahlias, etc." Mr. 

 Smith has acquired a deserved celebrity 

 by the numerous superb fuchsias he 

 has introduced to the horticultural world, 

 and the list will be found particularly 

 rich in that department, although it is 

 excellent in all other respects, tlie plants 

 being faithfully described. — "Eugene 

 Verdier, 6, Pate des Trcis Ormes, Boule- 

 vard de la Gare d'lvry, xiii" Arrondisse- 

 ment, Paris. Catalogue of Gladiolus 

 and New Roses.'' M. Verdier's name is 

 sufficient guarantee that the varieties he 

 recommends are worthy the considera- 

 tion of the lovers of these charming 

 flowers. — "Supplement au Catalogue 

 General des Phintes." This list contains 

 . a large number of new roses and gla- 

 diolus. — " Pridham and Sanders, Col- 

 lege Grounds, North End, and Sion 

 Nursery, White Horse Koad, Croydon. 

 Descriptive Catalogue of Ornamental and 

 Flowering Trees. Evergreens, Flowering 

 Shrubs, etc." Evidently prepared with 

 great care to suit the requirements of 

 those amateurs who occupy villa gardens. 

 The selections of Roses are first-rate, and 

 the same may be said of the cllmbeis. — 

 "Holland and Baylcy, Bradshaw Gar- 

 dens, Chadderton, near Manchester, 

 Descriptive Catalogue of Carnations, 

 Picotees, Pansics, Pinks, Auriculas, etc." 

 A first-rate list of florists' flowers, all of 

 them divided into sections and classes, 

 according to the manner in which 

 they are exhibited. *' Adam Forsyth, 

 Rectory Road, Stoke Newington, N. 

 Descriptive Catalogue of Chrysanthe- 

 mums for 1864." A very complete and 

 neatly got up list, containing all the 

 best sorts now in cultivation. 



Chaumontel Peak Failing. — I have two 

 fine trees of the Chaumontel pear against 

 a wall with a western aspect, which have 

 lieretofore borne a great quantity of fine 



' healthy fruit; but for the last three or 

 four years the fruit begins to have black 

 spots on the greater part about a mouth 

 before it is fit to gather. The soil is of 

 a rich clay, loamy character. It is well 



drained. Will you kindly give me your 

 best advice what had better be done to 

 correct it ?—A. P. [We are afraid the 

 roots of these trees have lately found 

 their way into some cold ungenial soil, 

 and they are probably too large to lilt 

 and replant on platforms. Probably 

 root-pruning will be the only efl'ectual 

 remedy. But we should be inclined to 

 remove all the surface soil from their 

 roots, lay the top roots bare without 

 injuring the fibres, and then fill in with 

 fresh soil, consisting chiefly of turfy 

 loam, with about a fourth f)art of rotten 

 dung added. This will cause a plentiful 

 growth of surface fibres, and, if the trees 

 are simply poor, will quite restore therij 

 and, if getting diseased through pushing 

 their roots into a bad soil, will do some- 

 thing to recover them.] 

 Cassia Cortmeosa. — Captain Boardman 

 hns been a constant subscriber to the 

 Floral World for many years, which 

 induces him to troiible the Editor with 

 the request that he will kindly tell hinr 

 the name of the inclosed shrub, which 

 has been three years in the open ground 

 against an east wall. It is now in full 

 bloom, and spreads a space of many feet. 

 Any information as to the culture, soil, 

 etc., etc., most desirable for this beau- 

 tiful plant will greatly oblige. [The 

 plant is Cassia corymbosa, a valuable 

 subject for late summer and autumn 

 decoration, either for pots or the open 

 ground, as it continues to produce its 

 large axillary trusses of rich orange 

 blossoms far into the winter. Cuttings 

 tiiken very early in January or February, 

 insetted in silver sand, and placed in a 

 gentle warmth under a bell-glass, will 

 root in two or three weeks, and with 

 liberal treatment will make fine plants 

 for the decoration of the conservatory 

 throughout the autumn or for beds in 

 the open ground. It usually requires 

 the protection of the greenhouse through 

 the winter months. We have not heard 

 before of its remaining out of doors all 

 the winter. Does it do so without pro- 

 tection ? Cassia corymbosa has been 

 much used this season as a bedder in, 

 Paris and with very great success.] 



