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terials ; indeed, nothing is more charming than 

 wild flowers if well arranged. Just at present, 

 too, these are in their full beauty, so those living 

 in the country who have not hitherto employed 

 them will do well to give them a trial. — A. Has- 

 iard, in Gardener's Record. 



NEW PLANTS. 



New Ampelopsis — A. incisa — Vitis incisa of Nut- 

 iaU.—We received this from Mr. Thomas Meehan, 

 by whom it was introduced quite recently, and 

 who describes it as follows : " This beautiful 

 climbing vine was first discovered, described and 

 named by the distinguished botanist, Nuttall, 

 but only now, for the first time it is believed, 

 introduced to cultivators. The leaves are trifo- 

 liately cut and divided, and have a thick texture 

 similar to that of the well known Hoya carnosa, 

 or Wax Plant, with a glossy surface, and so 

 peculiar in appearance as to attract even the 

 commonest attention. Like all the Ampelopsis 

 family it is a rapid grower, extending many feet 

 in a season — climbing by tendrils as in Ampelop- 

 sis bipinnata. The flowers, as in most of the 

 general family of Vitis, are not striking, but the 

 small black berries are an attraction. It is a 

 native of the Indian Territory and southwards. 

 How hardy it may be is not yet known, but it 

 has been known to endure a temperature of 

 zero, without injury." 



It is also a very desirable plant for florists and 

 others, as it can be used to great advantage in 

 hanging-baskets, vases, flower stands, &c. — Ell- 

 wanger & Barry. 



Croton Weismanni. — A remarkably distinct, 

 ornamental-foliaged plant, in habit somewhat 

 resembling a Dracasna, with long, narrow leaves, 

 striped and mottled with gold of the brightest 



possible hue. It is of very graceful habit and of 

 free growth, the leaves attaining ten to twelve 

 inches in length, and about three quarters of an 

 inch wide, very acute at the apex, the upper sur- 

 face, dark shining green, with gold blotches, the 

 mid-rib and margins golden yellow ; under sur- 

 face similar, but paler green.— Vietch. 



QUERIES. 



Keeping Large Lantanas.— W. H. L., Brock- 

 port, N. Y., asks : " Permit me to ask you or 

 some of your readers, through the Monthly, how 

 I may keep Lantanas through the winter without 

 the aid of a greenhouse or conservatory. I have 

 kept small ones in the sitting-room, but I have 

 some fine large ones which I wish to keep over 

 the winter for bedding out next spring," 



[Though easily touched by frost, the Lantana 

 can be kept well in a low temperature, and no 

 doubt if the leaves are cut ofi", the plants could 

 be kept in an ordinary cellar, as Pomegranates, 

 Crape Myrtles, and other things are.— Ed. G. M.j 



Browallia elata.— M. This is one of the pret- 

 tiest of all blue-flowered plants for " cutting " 

 through winter. It is an annual, and flowers 

 soon after sowing. It does not like high tem- 

 perature ; one about 50° to 60° suits it best. It 

 likes a rather damp soil, but yet one in which 

 the water passes rapidly away. 



Mignonette.— M. This does not want much 

 heat to bring forward. It grows when the ther- 

 mometer is well down towards the freezing point. 

 Indeed cold frames are better than greenhouses 

 for it. It is late to sow in October, but still we 

 have no doubt that plants " sown in a window " 

 would flower in spring. 



RUiT AND Vegetable Gardening. 



SEASONABLE HINTS. 



The past season in most parts of the country 

 has been one of very abundant bearing, and 

 unless the food has been kept up by a liberal 

 supply of manure, there will be many weak and 

 exhausted trees, and short crops next season. 

 We prefer to manure in such cases as these in 

 jnidsummer. The cells of trees are like honey 



combs, and store up matter for use the next 

 season. They have of course to do this while 

 growing. Whenever this has not been done, 

 matter for a surface dressing should be got 

 ready during autumn and winter. Much injury 

 has been done to fruit culture by the ex})ressed 

 dread some cultivators have of a "too rank 

 growth," and a consequent advice not to 

 manure. A fruit tree never sufiers from too 



