VARIETIES. 



Window Gardening. — It is only in Paris we cixn soo window-garJcninp; properly car 

 rieJ out. In tlio first place, the houses are remarkable for their streiif^tli and solidity, 

 and thoy all take a slojiinj; direction towards the top. In tlie next place, in no other 

 lar<;e town, or capital, wiiieh I have visited, are the balconies so numerous ; and what 

 particularly deserves notice is that here the balconies are always the largest at and near 

 the top of the house, where they may bo generally seen rising above one another like so 

 many terraces, loaded with plants and flowers, even to the sixth and seventh story. 



GcERXSEV has long been foraous for its Lilies; it now promises to become equally 

 celebrated f.r its Ixias. We have l^efore us a handful of the most charming flowers of 

 that kind which it is possible to imagine, for which we are indebted to Mr. Carre, a 

 genthman fond of gardening resident on the island. They are mules between conica, 

 longijlora, we believe scillaris, and others, and look as if they had been gathered an hour 

 ago at Cape Town, such is their vigour, such their perfect health. Some are white with 

 a crimson eye, some wholly crimson ; others are white and rose-coloured, golden yellow 

 with crimson backs, pure yellow, or cream-coloured with a chocolate eye. Their fra- 

 rance is that of Roses. All are from the open ground, no shelter beingrequired in Guern- 

 sey. Can we have them here ? — Cottage Gardener. 



Ferns have long been popular plants — nor is there popularity confined to one class 

 of society — and for this reason — whilst all Ferns are beautiful, some of them are so 

 cheap as to be within the purchasing power of all, and others are so scarce and costly as 

 to be worthy companions of all that is rich and rare among the gems of the Stove and 

 Conservatory. 



The popularity of Ferns, however, does not rest only upon their beauty and their price, 

 fur they have, as an additional cause for their ready access to the good graces of the cul- 

 tivator, that there is scarcely any place in which Ferns of some genera refuse to grow. 

 Most of them thrive best in the shade ; others prefer the brightest light; a third group 

 will live only on dry walls and chalky rocks ; a fourth succeed nowhere, except in abun- 

 dant moisture ; a fifth revel in the freest air of the mountain top ; and a sixth flourish 

 verdantly for months, and even years, within the close confinement of a Wardian case. 



Thus all purses and all situations — if neither the one nor the other are absolutely 

 barren — can command a supply of Ferns. — lb. 



The Goosberry Caterpillar. — Some idea of the extent to which this pest has spread 

 may be gathered from the fact, that Mr. Morris, the extensive market gardener of Isle- 

 worth, has at the present moment, upwards of one hundred women daily employed in 

 picking these caterpillars from the Gooseberry bushes. — lb. 



Sale of Orchids. — There was a large collection of Orchids ofi'ered for sale by auction, 

 at Mr. Stevens's Sale Rooms, King street, Cavent Garden, on the 4th inst. There were 

 two parcels, one consisting of East Indian, and the other Brazilian. Among the latter 

 there was a fine specimen of Cattlejja Leopoldii sold for £1 10s., and other £2 10s. A 

 large mass of Cattleya amethi/stina, £l 10s., and another of the same fetched £1 13s. A 

 a new species of Cattleya, £2. Lcelia purpurata, £1. Of the East Indian, Aerides, Fox- 

 brush species, a fine plant, brought £2 I7s, 6d., another of the same, £2 8s., and a third 

 £3. Saccolabium rubrum, £2 17s 6d., £2 Ss., and £2 4s. Dendrobium agyregatvm 

 £1 6s., and £1 23. Vanda, neio species, with yellow flowers, £2 15s., £1 

 •/s., and £1 10s.— 76. 



