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Olympia is in about the latitude of Quebec, 

 though its Winter climate is not more severe 

 than that of Memphis." We refer to this because 

 a correspondent of the far west sent us some 

 flowers for name in this way, and they came 

 in as good condition as if fresh gathered. As 

 we had not the material for full investigation 

 just at hand it was left for a week, when the 

 flowers were still found fresh and good. There 

 is just moisture enough and no more in a hol- 

 low potato to keep flowers well. 



The Richardia jEthiopica. — This is gen- 

 erally known with us as the Calla Lily, the plant 

 in former times being regarded as a true Calla. 

 The common name in English works is "Trum- 

 pet Lily." 



Grafting Chrysanthemums. — A correspond- 

 ent of the Garden says : — "At the Royal Nurser- 

 ies, Slough, I observed the other day what to me 

 seemed to be a novelty in Chrysanthemum 

 growing, viz. : over 200 fine plants worked as 

 standards on three-feet stems, several sorts which 

 bloom simultaneously being grafted into one 

 head. Only one plant was grown in this way 

 last year, but the effect which it produced was 

 so striking as to induce Mr. Turner to cultivate 

 Chrysanthemums largely in that manner." The 

 stems of the Chrj'santhemum dying after flower- 

 ing would seem to make this plan a great deal 

 of trouble for a short gratification, and then we 

 should think as good an eftect could be had by 

 growing several kinds in one pot. 



Rose Blooms. — Rose "buds," as our florists 

 call them, are advertised in the London papers 

 at $2 per one hundred. 



Lord's Greenhouses. — At several places, re- 

 cently, we have seen greenhouses by Mr. Lord 

 being erected, and they seem to give entire satis- 

 faction in quality and price to the owner who 

 pays for them, and in adaptation to plant and 

 fruit growing by the gardener who has to work 

 them. The peculiarity of ^iv. Lord's work is 

 that the parts are all made at his factory, and 

 the house is speedily put together by Mr, Lord's 

 own men. Many persons would have green- 

 houses but for the difficulty of getting local 

 builders to understand the wants of plant grow- 

 ing. This enterprise of Mr. Lord's, therefore, 

 we regard as a public benefit, deserving of all 

 the encouragement which those who wish well 

 to horticulture can give it. 



SCRAPS AND QUERIES. 



Disease on the Marechal Neil Rose. — S. S. P., 

 Philadelphia, writes : — I am a very constant 

 reader of the Monthly, and on the look-out for 

 any new diseases that affect plants, but thus far 

 do not notice that any of your correspondents 

 make complaints of any insect or disease that 

 attacks " Marechal Neii Rose." I have now 

 been fighting it ever since that glorious rose has 

 been out, but do not meet with the least success 

 in checking it, notwithstanding I have tried 

 turpentine, petroleum and linseed oil. It makes 

 its appearance in the shape of knotty excrescen- 

 ces, which extend below the bark, and in the 

 course of time kill the plant. It does not seem 

 to affect other varieties of roses, as I have tried 

 budding it, and the trouble continues, but 

 always on the Neil, the stock not being in any 

 way touched, and generally prefer old and well- 

 established plants. I have one plant now cover- 

 ing a space of fifty or sixty feet, that last Spring 

 bloomed four or five hundred roses, and it is 

 going like all others, without the least ability to 

 save it. I have heard lately that the trouble- 

 some customer is the same insect that attacks 

 the grape vine in France. Have you heard 

 anything of it ? 



[We have never heard of this before. Have 

 any of our readers had a similar experience?— 

 Ed. G. M.] 



Antipodal Hyacinths. — A correspondent 

 asks about the antipodal Hyacinth vases, in 

 which one Hyacinth is represented as growing 

 down into the water, and another above it 

 grows right up into the air. We have not seen 

 these, but the fact is vouched for by those whose 

 evidence we consider as good as our own. But 

 if any one can tell us something of his own 

 knowledge, we should be glad to know of it. 



Heating a Small Greenhouse. — G. W. H., 



Belvidere, N. J., writes:— As a subscriber to the 

 Monthhj, I take the liberty of asking you for ad- 

 vice in regard to the best plan for heating a 

 small greenhouse which I wish to build. I pro- 

 pose building it about fifteen feet long by ten 

 feet wide; location, dry gravelly soil, lean-to 

 only two feet above ground in front. Exposure 

 south or a little east of south. Object, to keep 

 plants in a lieal thy growing condition over Winter 

 and for propagating in Spring for bedding out. 

 How would a brick furnace and flue, with a 

 cylinder for a base-burning stove inserted in the 



