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some of my customers tliouRht they could not be Aurea flori- 

 bunda because they were so strong, and I have heard no com- 

 plaint since. 



In conclusion, I would say to your readers, In order to obtain 

 a good stock of dwarf Calceolarias, plant out some good plants 

 in a part of the kitchen garden where the flowers are not 

 wanted, cut off all the flowers as they come, strike the cuttings 

 in pots in a cold frame after Michaelmas, winter them where 

 they will be free from frost and have the advantage of light 

 and air. Pot them off in the spring, still keeping them under 

 glass till established, then turn them out (still in the pots), 

 where they will be cool, but free from frost, till planting-out 

 time. The result, I think, will be abundance of bloom during 

 summer and autumn. — Ivo. 



SELECT LIST OF ROSES. 



Would Mr. Eadclyft'e oblige me by recommending from thirty 

 to fifty good Eoses, chiefly Hybrid Perpetuals, without respect 

 to age?— E. 



[The querist does not say what sort of land he has. or 

 whether he wishes them on Briars or Manetti. I must, there- 

 fore, take a " leap in the dark." I will, however, give a list of 

 excellent Eoses which I believe will do well on any stock. Tliey 

 are hardy, good, and constant bloomers, and also free bloomers. 

 They are all here on Slanetti, and a few of them on Briars. 



Ense-cnlniired H.P.'.t. — Anna Alexieff, Cnmte de Nanteuil, 

 La Ville de St. Denis, *John Hopper, »W. Griffiths, Victor 

 Verdier, Duchesse de IMorny, *Gloire de Vitry, splendid on its 

 own roots; 'Charles llouillard, first-rate, extra; *Comtesse 

 Cecile Chabrillant, extra, but not so hardy as the above. 



Crimson. — 'Charles Lefebvre, •Senateur Vaisse, •Duchesse 

 de Caylus, *Lord Macaulay, »Lady Suflield, new, first-rate ; Dr. 

 Andry, Franijois Lacharrae, Biironne Adolphe de Eothschild, 

 'Jules Margottiu, George Prince, Dr. Spitzer, Duke of Welling- 

 ton, John Keynes, new, large, and fine ; *Madanie Victor Verdier, 

 Madame Boutin, Madame Crapelet. Madame C. Wocid, Madame 

 Clemence Joigneaux, Madame Moreau, and Madame Julie 

 Daran. 



Dark Crimson, SForoon, Plnm Purple, or Sharles thereof. — 

 Vicomte Vigier ; 'Pierre Notting, extra ; 'Prince Camille de 

 Eohan, extra; 'Black Prince, new, very fine ; 'Due de Gazes; 

 Triomphe de Paris ; Souvenir Dr. Jamain, new, beautiful ; 

 Duchesse de Medina Cosli. 



Blush. — 'Caroline de Sansal ; 'Marguerite de St. Amand, 

 new, extra. 



While. — Madame Rivers and M.adnme Vidot are the best ; 

 but unless I know the quality of the land, I cannot recommend 

 them; 'Madame Freeman, and Baronne de Maynard. If 

 simply abundance of flowers is wanted, Madame Alfred de 

 Eougemont and Madame Gustave Bonnet, much alike, are 

 good for the purpose. The two first named are the best for 

 show. 



Yellow Poses (beautiful, good, and excellent on their own 

 roots, Briars, or Manetti). — Gloire de Dijon, Celine Forestier, 

 and Triomphe de Kennes. 



Bourbons (admirable). — Baron Gonella, dove pink, extra, first- 

 rate ; Marguerite Bonuet, fleshy-white, fine habit and foliage ; 

 and Louise Margottin, salmon pink, distinct, well formed, and 

 very pretty. 



i^'or a South IVall. — Souvenir de la Malmaison. It is not 

 tender, but sometimes refuses to open unless under a south 

 wall. It is extra fine, but best when so grown. 



Qualitas vocis, or " a fine name," is a poor substitute for 

 qualitas rei, or stiff petals with smooth edges and symmetrical 

 arrangement and correct outline. 1 have marked thus * the 

 very best in each colour. They are all admirable Eoses. — 

 W. F. Eabcltffe.] 



LAYERING A VINE STEM. 



Will you inform me if Vines will thrive with a walk 4 feet 

 wide between the border and the vinery ? and what kind of 

 protection, if any, will be required by that part of the stem 

 which passes under the walk ? Also say if one of Eiddell's 

 patent slow combustion boilers would answer for a lean-to 

 vinery 40 feet by 10 feet. — H. Cooke. 



[Vines always do best when the roots proceed from one point, 

 and not from a layered stem. If you must plant your Vines 

 4 feet from the house, and take the stems under a 5-feet walk 



before entering the house, we would prefer that the stems 

 should be enclosed in a pipe or box below the gravel. Would 

 it not be better to plant close to the front of the house, by 

 having 1 or 2 feet of a border, the walk in front of the border, 

 but the border also underneath a shallow walk? an arrange- 

 ment that would do well with unforced Grapes. There is no 

 doubt that if you bury your Vine stems below the walk they 

 will root freely enough, but we question if that is any advantage : 

 quite the reverse. The Eiddell's patent boiler would be quite 

 sufficient to help on the Grapes in such a house, and keep the 

 frost out, but it would not do to force the Vines much.] 



GLASS WALLS. 

 In answer to your correspondent, " B. L. B.," I beg to in- 

 form him, that tlie new system of growing fruit trees on glass 

 walls, cylinder vineries, glass cases, &c., is now being tested by 

 Mr. Eivers, of Sawbridgeworth. who will, no doubt, before 

 long publish his experience. Tliese structures in my neigh- 

 bourhood are objects of interest, and well they may be, for the 

 health, strength, and growth of the plants has far exceeded 

 the inventor's expectation. These structures are the subject of 

 a patent, and the bars are only made by one firm. After Mr. 

 Eivers has sent in his report they will be advertised. — 

 Observeb. 



ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



September 3rd. 



Floral CoManrTEE. — The seedlin;* Dalilias were the chief object.^ 

 of attraction at this meeting. Thei-e were some fine varieties among 

 them, but after all a repetition of what has boon seen before. Mr. 

 Turner received a first-class certificate for Dahlia Yellow Perfection, 

 and a second-class cex'tiiicate for Mrs. Doi-lint;. Mr. Kawlings, Rom- 

 foril, had a tirst-class certificate for Dahlia Hebe, rosy lilac, heavily 

 tipped. Mr. G. Wheeler. Warminster, received a second-class certifi- 

 eate for a white Dahlia. Flag of Truce, and a second-class certificate 

 for Chameleon, light buff tijiped with red. To Mr. Keynes, Salisbury, 

 was awarded a iirst-class certificate for Viceroy of Egypt, a Fancy 

 striped flower, very distinct ; and also a second-class certificate for 

 Wonderful, another Fancy, and a first-class certificate for Sir Greville 

 Smythe. a deep rieh crimson finely formed flower. Leopardess, a 

 Fancy, likewise received a first-class certificate, as well as Lady Derby, 

 lii:;ht ground shaded with purple. Mr. Keynes exhibited eicht other 

 seedliucs. Mr. Bragg exhiliited Honourable Mrs. Gerard Wellesley 

 and Commander. Mr. I'.ckford sent eight seedling Dahlias ; Mr. 

 Burgess, Chelsea, two seediiuL; Dahlias, named Mrs. Burgess and Mr- 

 Adams ; and Mr. Hopkins, Brentford, Dahlias Yellow Gem, Excellent, 

 and Master Robert. 



Mr. Eckford, Coleshill, sent sis coarse-flowered Verbenas ; a second- 

 class certificate was awarded for a pale salmon rose, named Bravo. 

 Mr. W. Paul sent an interesting plant of Enonymus flavescens, from 

 .Tapan. The Committee considered it likely to prove a very valuable 

 plant, and requested that it should be sent again. Mr. Willis, gar- 

 dener to J. H. Ross. Esq., sent a reddish purple seedling Verbena, 

 called Queen of the Bedders : it must be seen growing to ascertain its 

 habit and merits. 



Messrs. Veitch contributed two plants of Ai-'rides Huttoni, from 

 .Java, for which a first-class certificate was awarded. Mr. .Taekson an 

 Acrides. a variety of crisjuim, and Drosera dichotonia, ilio latter in 

 full blossom. Mr. Cannell. Fuchsia Nursei-y, Woolwich, bad a special 

 certificate for a collection of cut Verbenas. Mr. J. Stevens, gardener 

 to F. E. Williams, Esq., Malvern Hall, sent seedling Gladioli Mar- 

 garet Booth, Wigley Williams, and Annie Stevens, shades of scarlet, 

 but not of any merit. Mr. Brocklehurst. gardener to A. Turaer, Esq., 

 Leicester, roiitributed a single flower of Cattleya labiata — a first-class 

 varietv. Mr. Anderson, gardener to T. Dawson, Esq.. Meadow Bank, 

 near Glasgow, sent a beautiful collection of cut Orchids, including 

 Cattleya Aclandiie, Saceolabium Blumei Dayanum, Oncidinm leo- 

 pardinum (?). Odontoglossum grande, Oncidinm excavatum (?), Epi- 

 dendium sp. from Trinidad. 



Messrs. Holmes, Gibson, Eraser. Lidgard, Parsons, and Kinghom, 

 were requested to act as .Judges on the 17th inst. for the collections of 

 Tricolor Pelargoniums to be exhibited on that day. 



Fruit Committee. — There were but very few subjects bronght 

 under the notice of the Committee this day. Mr. William Paul, 

 AValtbam Cross, exhibited a collection of thirty-seven varieties of 

 Apples grown on the Douciu or French Paradise stock, on little plants 

 but two years old, showing what an excellent early stock this is for 

 working Apples upon. The varieties, of all of which there were 

 very handsome examples, were Golden Rehiette, Cornish Gilliflower, 

 Brickley Seedling. Kny.il Russet, Tower of Glammis, Stamford Pippin, 

 Stunner Pippin, Cellini Pippin, Ribston Pippin, Old English Codlin, 

 Large Yellow Bough, Foam's Pippin, Edinburgh Cluster, Dredge's 

 Fame, King of the Pippins, Norfolk Beefing, Dutch Mignonne, Drap 

 d'Or, Lord Derby, Alfriston, &c. 



