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base. The young leaves are of a bright cinna- 

 mon brown, and the contrast between this warm 

 color and the deep green of the matured leaves 

 renders the plants exceedinglj- beautiful at the 

 time they are in course of development. It is a 

 native of Java. — William Bull. 



Centaurea RUTiEFOLiA. — This new and distinct 

 species will probably find a home in our flower 

 gardens. It is a native of the Balkan region, and 

 is said to form a hand.some silvery pyramid when 

 in flower. It will probably prove har.ly in dry 

 soils in Winter. It has, I -believe, been sent out 

 by Messrs. Froeble, of Zurich. — J. G., in Garden. 



New Double Ivy-leaved Pelargonium— /^Ting' 

 Albert. — This originated as a chance seedling in 

 the garden of Herr Oscar Liebmann, of Dresden. 

 It has the semi-succulent glossy foliage peculiar 

 to the single flowering forms of this class, but the 

 clusters of flowers are much larger, and the indi- 

 vidual flowers being very large and double, re- 

 main perfect a long time. The color is purplish 

 lilac, striped and feathered with crimson. 



Akthurium Crystallinum. — This beautiful 

 species is certainly one of the finest introduc- 

 tions of late years. It produces large, cordate, 

 acute leaves, of a leathery consistence. The 

 emerald green refulgent leaves are spotted all 

 over with a brighter shade, and bordered by a 

 broad silvery or rather crystal band, which 

 surrounds the intramarginal and four secondarj' 

 nerves. These dazzling white zones are so dis- 

 tinct and regular that they resemble a border of 

 incrusted silver around the sections of the blade 



of the leaf. The eflfect of this highly ornamental 

 plant is most striking. The young leaves are of 

 a violet purple, forming a marked contrast with 

 the older, deep green leaves, dividetl into squares 

 by silvery bands as we have just described. — 

 John Saul. 



SCRAPS AND QUERIES. 



TABERN.flSMONTANAS. — " One interested " writes : 

 — " What is meant in Mr. Saul's description of 

 Tabern£emont:uia cama.s.sa by 'small plants in 

 60 pots will produce flowers freely ?' Is si.\ty a 

 lucky number? Also, would Mr. Said or some 

 other practical man, describe the difference be- 

 tween T. camassa and T. coronaria flore plena; 

 as the description of the former variety depicts 

 exactly a plant I had under the latter name, 

 planted in mj- front yard last Summer, which 

 had iipon it, in various stages of development, 

 upwards of 1,000 buds and flowers, but owing to 

 some cfluse, not more than twenty-five flowers 

 opened perfectl}^ — the balance dropi^ed prema- 

 turely. The hot and dry weather, no doubt, had 

 something to do with it, but the plant showed 

 no other signs of distress, as it made a good 

 growth, and wore a healthy appearance, gene- 

 rally. A few hints on the successful culture of 

 Tabernsemontanas in general, would, I think, 

 interest others. My plant is about two feet high, 

 and eighteen inches through." 



,RUIT AND IeGETABLE GARDENING. 



SEASONABLE HINTS. 



August is the commencement of the real 

 American fruit season. The "small" fruits, 

 from strawberries to currants, have kept us going 

 pretty well, but we are now to enter on apples, 

 pears, plums, peaches, grapes, and others all in 

 good earnest. 



Still, we must not forget our old friends in the 

 small fruit line. S(rawberriesmustbe kept clear 

 of weeds, and useless runners cut away ; goose- 



berries must have the soil kept cool about the 

 roots by mulches of one kind or another; black- 

 berries should have their useless suckers kept 

 down, and as soon as the raspberry crop is over, 

 the shoots that bore the fruit shoidd at once be 

 cut out, and all the suckers not wanted for fruit 

 the next season thinned out and taken away. 

 These two points are very important in rasp- 

 berry culture. When rightly managed in this 

 respect, very few crops are more reliable or more 

 satisfactory to the grower than this. Though 

 useless shoots should be cut out, the ground 



