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he finds any tliat are in any way lacking in vigor of 

 growth, to plant such out in the open ground in 

 Spring, and they will gain in health and vigor bet- 

 ter than in a pot, and be in condition to take up 

 the following Autumn to pot for forcing. If 

 Gen. Jaqueniinot is grown into strong, well 

 ripened wood, there will be no trouble about its 

 blooming. 



I would here call the attention of Rose grow- 

 ers and rose lovers (who does not love a rose?) 

 to a rose in the above list which seems to be lit- 

 tle noticed in many catalogues — Roi D'Espagne. 

 This is certainly the richest colored rose in ex- 

 istence. Its most permanent shade being a dark, 

 rich crimson, some flowers so shaded with dai'k 

 maroon that if they were not on the same plant 

 they would be taken for different varieties. The 

 flower is very full to the centre, and nearly five 

 inches in diameter under good culture in open 

 ground. It is also a grand rose for pot culture, 

 blooming even more abundantly than Mad. Chas. 

 Wood, and propagates easily, and rapidly, by 

 cuttings of green wood treated in the usual way. 



I have been a good many years among the 

 roses, and am not likelj^ to go into ecstacies 

 over anything new or of doubtful merit, and I 

 unhesitatingly say that this is the finest rose I 

 have ever seen so far. 



EDITORIAL NOTES. 



Gloxinias. — The article by Mr. Fyfe, in 

 another column, reminds us* of the great im- 

 provement in these bfeautiful flowers since 

 Mr. Fyfe introduced the well-known G. Fyfiana. 

 Up to that time only the ones with horizontal 

 and somewhat flattened corfillas were known. 

 He raised them with tubular erect corallas, a 

 race which has continued popular to this day, 

 and comprises some of the most beautiful of all 

 in the class. 



Flowers at English Weddings. — Flowers 

 enter largely into all English festivals, and a 

 great deal of taste is employed in making the 

 most judicious selections. At the recent wed- 

 ding of the Duke of Norfolk we are told decora- 

 tions surpassed anything hitherto attempted. 

 On entering the church, large Camellia trees 

 were seen in the distance, right and left of the 

 altar, literally covered by hundreds of pearl)'-- 

 white blossoms. The trees, which were twelve 

 feet high and ten feet through, filled the centre 

 places in groups of fine foliaged plants, graceful 

 Ferns and choice Orchids. A little lower down 



within the sanctuary the eye rested upon some 

 groups of plants, the centres of which were com- 

 posed of marvellous specimens of Pitcher plants 

 (Nepenthes), some of which were nearly ten 

 feet high, and one of them (N. Rafflesiana) had 

 over sixty finely developed pitchers on it ; minia- 

 ture Ferns and graceful Palms, amongst whioh 

 were assorted the lovely spikes of the Odonto- 

 glossum Alexandra}, with numerous little white 

 Hyacinths peeping out amidst green moss and 

 Maiden-hair Ferns, rendered the floral display on 

 the occasion complete. Mr. Wills, to whom 

 these decorations were entrusted, informs us that 

 nearly 3000 white Camellia blooms were used in 

 them. — Gardener\<i Chronicle. 



Flowers on Toilettes.— The Ladies^ Ga- 

 zette of Fasliion says : 



"A perfect wealth of flowers has been 

 expended on the past Spring toilettes; in- 

 deed it would almost seem the gentle god- 

 dess had showered on them all her radiant 

 treasures. Not merely the garniture, but the 

 waistcoat, apron, or pocket Itself is a mass 

 of varied blossoms, and a sweet little inno- 

 i vafion for a bridal robe is to suspend a lace 

 satchel by strings of orange blossoms, secured 

 with a hook of pearls. The tiniest of these 

 flowers also dot the bouillonnes of tulle, Indian 

 muslin, or gauze, which make most lovely trim- 

 mings on ordinary evening dress, replacing the 

 wedding blossoms by eglantines, daisies, cow- 

 slips, buttercups, crowfoot, may roses, lilies of 

 the valley, or any small field flowers. Quite an 

 art indeed becomes the arrangement of dress 

 blossoms ; even paniers and robings are beds of 

 posies and soft leaves, so beautifully harmoniz- 

 ing with the bloom of a youthful wearer. As a 

 great contrast to the forget-me-nots, primroses, 

 etc., we have also bunches of the largest flowers, 

 to wit, a dress of Louis XVI brocade with the 

 front of old gold satin veiled by puflings of maize 

 tulle; here immense tulips were carelessly 

 thrown over one side of the train, adorned in 

 other cases by guelder roses and clusters of 

 double chestnut. The tulip's fiery petals agree 

 well with all the multi-colored textures, yet 

 fashion has never before smiled on the gaudy 

 stranger, probably on account of its peculiar 

 stiffness. Now it is worn in compliment to the 

 new queen of Holland, and no doubt for this 

 reason the Chapeau Emma will have a long 

 vogue. Of the finest Leghorn, it is enhanced 

 by Dutch tulips, the various shades of which are 

 minutely reproduced on the streaked ribbon. 



