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iHi (,'iin/,'i of ilalc J71I1 M.iy has llio lollowiiiiL,' iiole 

 under above title :—Tlie modern rose enthusiHst must 

 possess a jjood stock ol' patienee, for lie may see a 

 strand novelty exhibited, but lie will of iieoessily have 

 to wait periiaps one or two years before he can possess 

 ii. Last autumn Messrs. S'. Mctireily iV Son exhibited 

 a rose which 1 venture lo predict will be in every 

 ijarden within a year or two alter it is distributed. 

 This variety was Airs. Muir .Mackean. In my opinion 

 there is nothing like it amonij all our numerous Hy- 

 brid Teas. There is a combination, as it were, of the 

 exquisite shades of Farbenkonijii'in and George C W'aud ; 

 and even though we may know these two roses this can 

 give no adequate idea o( the marvellous coloiuing of 

 Mrs. .Muir .Mackean. I am certain it will take a high 

 position among our show roses. It is one of those roses 

 that arrest attention, even though surrounded by ever 

 so many beauties, the more so as it carries its blooms on 

 good stout stems, and as they are borne mostly singly, 

 no disbudding is needed. It is such roses as this that 

 we want nowadays. There are far too many introduced 

 that have a close resemblance to some variety ahead)' 

 in commerce, and even though such roses may be a 

 slight improvement upon the older rose, this latter is 

 not readily ousted frc>m popular favour. In Mrs. Muir 

 .Mackean we have a rose so wonderfulh' distinct that 

 its popularity is assured. 



-Another beauty from the same raisers is Mrs. Amy 

 Hammond. I am delighted to learn of its distribution 

 in June next. Those who love that charming variety, 

 Lady Roberts (and who does not ?) will want this 

 novelty, which received the gold medal last season at 

 Salisbury. To obtain such a grandly built flower of 

 this lovely amber and apricot colouring is surely a 

 triumph for a firm that has in such a short time 

 obtained most remarkable successes. To win eight 

 gold medals in three years out of the fifteen awarded 

 speaks volumes for the strain of seedlings at Porta- 

 down, and I shall watch with liveh' interest the further 

 introductions of Messrs. .S. McGredy & Son, for their 

 novelties possess not only a splendour of bloom, but 

 the vigorous growth is so remarkable. 



I Till I).\HI,IA. — .Amongst tlon^is ilowers none main- 

 I tain their popularity more perhaps than llie dahlia, 

 j and it is certainly worth the higli e.steem in which it 

 I is iield. The dahlia is a native of .Mexico, and was 

 I brought to Kngland in Sepiember, 1789, by llio Mar- 

 1 chioness of Bute, who brouglit it from Spain. When 

 it was introduced from its native habitation it is ililliciili 

 lo say. Se>me credit the Cleiman named Dalil, a botanisl. 

 The dahlia delights in rich and abundant feeding, 

 coupled with a bed of deep, rather light soil, properlx 

 I dr.iined. Rotten turf is llie best of soils for the dahli.i, 

 adding, of course, a suHiciency o( manure to make it rich. 

 The ground should be now finally rakeil over, after ap 

 plying to the surface a light covering of well-rotten cow 

 manure. The last week in this month, or first in Juiu 

 planting out may be done, the plants being placed aboiii 

 five feet apart, care being taken to preserve the balK 

 entire in planting. .After planting give each plant ;t 

 good watering, which should be repeated twice a week. 

 .Afterwards, should dry weather succeed the planting, 

 syringe overhead in the evening after hot days. Sup- 

 port each leader by an upright stake, and tie as tin- 

 shoot advances, and subsequently, when side branches 

 are produced, select four of the strongest that are al 

 convenient distances from each other to form a 

 uniform plant. Put a stout stake to each of these, 

 and cut the remaining shoots away. When superior 

 flowers are the object, pinch out all the lateral 

 shoots which appear on the permanent growths, ami 

 then the flower buds less or more according to 

 the habit of the variety. Some are more rampant 

 than others in their growth, and more prolific in 

 flowering, and they should be thinned accordingly. 

 As soon as summer heat sets in, all the beds should be 

 covered to the depth of three oi- four inches w^ith rich 

 cow manure, which can be raked into the soil, and as 

 the flowers advance in size and formation let the plants 

 have plenty of moderately strong liquid manure once a 

 week. — Fruit, Floii'er and Vegetable Trades' Journal. 



Has any reader ever tried Campanula pyramidalis 

 in tubs or vases? If not, and such decorations are 

 desired, we advise a trial of this handsome plant. The 

 soil used should be rich, and when planting the soil 

 should be made firm. In planting it should be so 

 arranged that when fully grown the foliage of the 

 plant should hide the top of the vessel. 



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