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lence. The varieties were Henry Jacoby, Lizzie Brookes, Belle of Surrey, S. 

 Holden, Dr Denny, D. Thomson, M. Panton, The Shah, Mrs Leavers, Mr 

 Pollett, Kienzi, Circulator, Kleon, Bemus, Mr Chandler, A. Henderson, 

 Titania, Louisa, Miss Gladstone, Mrs Whiteley, Col. Seeley, Lady Sheffield, 

 and Mr Palmer, — all represented by grand trusses, and producing a rich effect. 

 A'stand containing twenty-four trusses of "White Vesuvius was charming, and 

 almost equally so was Salmon Vesuvius ; the striped variety was also well 

 exhibited. It is noteworthy that one pip of White Vesuvius had two bright 

 scarlet petals, the other three being pure white. This was the finest collection 

 of its kind that has ever been seen in December ; in fact it would have done 

 credit to any man at any season. A vote of thanks was worthily awarded. 



Mr George sent a seedling Abutilon Bose Queen, but it was passed by the 

 Committee. Mr Thomson, Crystal Palace, sent fruiting sprays of Eucalyptus 

 globulus. Mr Noble exhibited Thujopsis borealis aureo-variegata ; and an 

 ornamental tin plant-suspender was exhibited by Mr Peter Selby, 15| Nuttall 

 Hill, Birmingham. 



The thanks of the Committees were tendered to the chairmen and the Sec- 

 retary, and the last of a successful series of gatherings during 1878 closed 

 with a mutual interchange of courtesies. Many of the meetings have been 

 rendered additionally instructive by elucidatory remarks by Mr Jennings, the 

 Assistant Secretary, and other gentlemen ; and Mr Barron and his assistants 

 have exercised their usual assiduity in having the arrangements as complete as 

 possible, and convenient to all. — Journal of Horticulture. 



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KITCHEN-GARDEN. 



Frosty weather in January, clear and 

 dry, is what is most desired both for 

 the benefit of field and garden, and all 

 who have their vacant soil thrown up 

 in ridges will in most cases have 

 reason to be thankful for the cul- 

 tural advantage of the pulverising 

 frost. But it is often experienced 

 in damp localities that soil of a tena- 

 cious character is better adapted for 

 seed sowing and planting when turn- 

 ed up as it is wanted. These circum- 

 stances are peculiar, and can only be 

 ascertained by personal observation. 

 Trenching should be done to some 

 extent every year. In very heavy 

 wet land it may be done as often 

 as circumstances will allow. A well- 

 trenched garden seldom suffers either 

 from wet or drought. Drainage is, 

 however, always an important matter, 

 and in extra severe winters the well- 

 drained land will show many advan- 

 tages over that which retains the 

 moisture. If snow should be lying on 



the ground it would be well not to 

 dig or trench it down, except the soil 

 should be very shallow, gravelly, and 

 poor : in such cases we never saw snow 

 do any harm. When land is wet and 

 thawing, it should not be trodden. 

 Manure may be wheeled to all spaces 

 which require enriching ; but that 

 work should not be done at random, 

 but some arrangement made for guid- 

 ing the operations of the coming 

 season, giving manure in proportion to 

 the poverty and shallowness of the 

 grouud, and according to the require- 

 ments of the crop to be grown on 

 the space. Decide on the extent of 

 ground required for each kind of 

 vegetable. Experience of the demand, 

 however, is the real guide : we would 

 say, have abundance of everything ; 

 crop closely and in quick succession, 

 and never have ground lying idle 

 when it can be under crop. Small 

 gardens in proportion to the demand 

 of a family require extra care in 



