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before tlie petals open, have the form and 

 appearance of a shield, and I am convinced 

 that they contain substances such as bees love 

 to abstract from flowers, as I noticed that a 

 bee that found its way into the conservatory, 

 preferred the open cup of this begonia to the 

 blooms of other plants that abounded, it being 

 the first bee of the season too. 



The ladies were so much delighted with this 

 handsome plant that they had it removed and 

 placed among other pet flowers in their win- 

 dow gardens. It did not seem to be the least 

 displeased for its removal from one situation to 

 another ; and I find that it possesses peculiar 

 qualities of its own in not being so tender and 

 less sensitive to rude treatment than other 

 specimens of the same family. Scarcely had 

 the petals on the first peduncle shown signs ot 

 decay, than another of a more prepossessing 

 and vigorous appearance had emanated at joint 

 second from top, and was making rapid pro- 

 gress to succeed the decaying blossoms of the 

 first. B. Glaucophylla scandens is not en- 

 tirely new, but it is less known than it should 

 be ; some of my horticultural friends assure 

 me that it is the finest begonia in cultivation, 

 and deserves a place in every plant collection. 



Jle.s<'inhri/(iiifIt(Hi iini Coi'difoliiini 

 V<i)ie<jatnin, Soiriiifj. — The seed should 

 be sown in light, sandy soil, which should be 

 watered before sowing, allowed to stand for a 

 few hours and again watered, and when set- 

 tled, sow the seed, covering it very lightly 

 with fine soil or silver sand. Place in a cu- 

 cumber frame or hot-bed, and near the glass, 

 and when the seedlings ajipear, remove at 

 once to a light and airy position in the warm 

 greenhouse. Do not water overhead but 

 through the spout of the watering-pot, pouring 

 the water on a piece of crock or slate that 

 may be placed in the pot amongst the seed- 

 lings. A^ery little water is recpiired whilst 

 they are young, or, indeed, at any state ; all 

 they require is to be kept from becoming linqi. 

 Pot off singly when they are large enough to 

 handle. — Journal, of Horticultnre. 



Lygodiiini flexuosum This has been 



very generally introduced in this city the past 

 winter, and rapidly became a favorite with the 



ladies for their window gardens. Most of the 

 first plants came from the greenhouses of 01m 

 Bros., who seem to have had splendid success 

 in growing this as well as other rare and deli- 

 cate plants. 



The leaves are palmated, perhaps two to 

 three inches long and less than half an inch 

 wide ; delicately cut edges, apparently em- 

 broidered. It grows six to ten feet in one 

 season, and, once carried to the window and 

 trained up the white lace curtains, makes a 

 splendid contrast. Trained around a picture 

 frame or hanging gracefully over an easel, the 

 long, swaying stems and branches make it well 

 adapted for parlor gardening. It must be 

 watered regularly and plentifully. It will 

 keep green all winter, after which cut oft' the 

 old growth, put away until wanted, when 

 start new again. 



Sale of Orchids — At a recent sale of 

 new and rare orchids at J. C. Stevens', in 

 London, Oitcidiuni Zebrinvm sold for $7 ; 

 Odonfoglossum Hallii for $17.50 ; Oncidhnn 

 cBviulum and superhieiis, each $17.50 ; Odon- 

 toglosstim coronarium $10. Of the tree 

 ferns, the highest price was $18, for a Cya- 

 ihia dealhata, having a trunk two feet nine 

 inches high. At a later sale, Mr. Stevens 

 realized, from 500 lots of orchids, $3,500. 

 Dendrobium J asnerianum sold at from $4 to 

 $10 per lot ; Caelogyne (Pleione) Reichenha- 

 chiana from $6 to $11 ; Saccolabium Blumei 

 majits, a strong plant, $10.50 ; two of Odonto- 

 glossum Roezlii $25, and Saccolabium prae- 

 7/1 or sum for $13. 



Marshal Nitl Moses. — There is a green- 

 house near Jamaica, L. I., 50 by 250 feet, 

 entirely devoted to the culture of this single 

 variety of roses. Its rafters and lights are 

 loaded and hung with the abundant blossoms, 

 making a sight unequalled in atti'action, and, 

 perhaps, may be classed the finest single rose 

 house in the United States. 



Greeiihott.se Climbers — " I grow, for 

 the sake of their foliage, Cissiis discolor, Vilis 

 gongyloides and Batafis patiicvlafa. The 

 vitis has a novel, tropical appearance and sends 

 out slender, aerial roots, from five to eight feet 

 long, which <lnKip gracefully amongst the other 



