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dotted with a reddish tint, with a tuft of yellow hairs at the base, and 

 three bright yellow ridges in the centre ; the apex was white and pink, with a 

 crisped margin. Four to six flowers were borne in a spike. 



Cyclamen persicum, vars. Lilian Cox and Charming Bride (Edmonds). — These 

 were two good white varieties, very similar in appearance, but differing slightly 

 in the breadth of the petals, which in both were of good width and substance. 

 The habit was compact and the flowers numerous. 



Amaryllis John Heal (Veitch). — Flowers of excellent form; division broad, 

 white at the tip with a band down the centre, deep scarlet at the sides, green- 

 ish in the centre. Certainly one of the finest formed Amaryllises that have 

 been obtained ; the broad and rounded petals and good general outline render- 

 ing it unsurpassed in that respect. 



Amaryllis Royal Standard (Veitch). — Flowers neat in form and size, similar 

 to the last in colour, but richer and with less green in the centre. 



Amaryllis Miss Alice Gair (Veitch). — Large flower ; broad divisions of a very 

 rich vermilion colour. An excellent variety, and scarcely equalled in brilliancy 

 of tint. 



Asplenium Baptistii (Williams). — A very distinct species with bipinnate 

 fronds 1 foot to 18 inches long ; the pinnaB narrow, serrated, dark green, half 

 an inch broad, and 3 to 5 inches long. The plant is a native of the South 

 Sea Islands, and was introduced about two years ago. It was certificated by 

 the Royal Botanic Society last year. 



Imantophyllum miniatum Martha Reimers (Williams), — A noble variety of 

 Imantophyllum obtained by Mr Williams from the Continent. The plant 

 shown had fine rich green leaves 2 feet or more in length ; two umbels of 

 flowers, one on a peduncle 2 feet in height, and comprising nearly thirty large 

 blooms. The corollas are 3 to 4 inches long, brilliant orange-scarlet, with a 

 lighter centre. We give the name as rendered by Mr Williams, but we presume 

 the variety is the same as that figured in the ' Flore des Serres ' last year as 

 Marie Reimers, and which was one of several in Van Houtte's nursery raised 

 by M. Theodore Reimers, gardener to Madame Donner, near Hamburg. — Jowr- 

 nal of Horticulture. 



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FORCING DEPAETMENT. 



Pines. — Plants that were shifted I noon to run the heat up to 85° for a 

 four or five weeks since into their | short time — at the same time dew- 

 fruiting-pots, will, if treated as directed iug the plants slightly overhead, and 



last month, have begun to lay hold 

 of the fresh soil, and to show signs of 

 growing freely. Care must be taken 

 to prevent a too rapid pace of growth 



damping vacant surfaces and walls, so 

 as to have a moist atmosphere while 

 the heat is high. Do not let the night 

 temperature exceed 65° as long as the 



for the present, while a good deal of j nights are cold, calling for consider- 



fi re-heat is necessary to keep up the 

 temperature. The bottom-heat should 

 not be allowed to range higher than 

 from 85° to 90°, the former being 

 quite high enough for young growing 

 stock. When the days are light, avoid 

 having much heat in the pipes, and 

 shut up sufficiently early in the after- 



able firing. High night-temperatures 

 tell injuriously on Pines very quickly, 

 and should always be avoided. Let 

 the ventilation be regulated according 

 to the state of the weather, and let it 

 be attended to in the morning as soon 

 as the heat gets to about 57°, in- 

 creasing the amount of air gradually 



