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aa soon as it is over, if it is after the time named above ; keep 

 them well stopped, and harden them ofi a fortnight before 

 planting out. 



Amaranthus and PeriUa also do very well in this way, and 

 so will Coleus I believe, although I have not tried it. The 

 plan described saves much of the watering that would other- 

 wise be necessary, and is the easiest I have fallen in with. 



I confess I laughed outright when Mr. Wills told us not to 

 water a plant after potting until the roots had reached the 

 sides of the pots ; but then I am— An Essex Cvlf. 



Primroses, Hepatica, and Polyanthus. All bulbous plants, 

 long kept back, are now (February 11th), vigorously pushing 

 through the ground. — John Febmk. 



HAEDY FLOWERS IN JANUARY and FEBRUARY. 



BiTTON, NEAR BnisTOL. — I Bend my list of hardy plants in 

 flower during the months of January and February, arranged 

 according to your suggestion ; and I hope to he able to forward 

 you a similar list every month. — H. N. E. 



1. Wallflowers. 

 Gorse 



Cyilonift jnponica 

 Viburnum tinu9 

 Erica herbacea 

 Arabia pnecoi 

 Eranthis hyemalis 

 Hepatica, white 

 Violets, Russian 

 7. Aubrietia dcltoidea 

 Ompbaloded verna 



25. Leucojum vernum 

 Cyclamen ibericum 

 ibericnm album 

 Crocus Imperati 



27. Galanthus nivalis 

 Crocus ma?siacuii 



29. Cyclamen coum 

 Crocns veraus 



Feb. 



"Feb. 

 Feb. 



Teb. 



7. Scilla sibirica 

 Hazel 

 10. Helleborus orientalis 

 H. tJciUa biflora 



Anemone pavonina 

 GalautliUb plicatus 

 Hepatic:!, red, single and 



double 

 Hepatica, blue, single and 



double 

 Crocus Sieberi 

 Hyacintbus romanus 

 17. Ranuuealus gramineus 

 Ficaria rauunculoides 



plena 

 Ficaria ranimculoidea 



alba 

 Helleborus purpurascens 

 Erica conioides 

 Crocus vemu3 

 Bulphureue 

 lagenoefloruB 



Feb. 20. Double Snowdrop 

 „ Crocus striatua 



„ concinnus 



„ obesus 



„ Berberis Bealil 



Feb. 2S. Forsythia suspensa 

 „ BnxuB sempervireus 



„ Arabia albidix 



„ Narcissus maximus 



„ pseudo-Narcifibus 



„ Primula dcnticulata 



,, Sisyrinciiium graudiflo- 



rum " 

 „ Sasifraca oppositifolia 



„ Polyg.ila chamabuius 



„ Petasites alba 



„ Daphne mezereum 



„ Kanunculus dcaria 



Ftb. 25. Hyacintbus orientalis 

 „ Forsythia Tiridissim.a 



„ Saxifraga cUiaria 



Feb. 



1. Dandelion 



2. Daisy 



2. Primroses 

 8. Hepatica 



13. Celandine 



14. Wallflower 



16. Pyrus japouica 



Feb. 20. Caltba paluslris 

 20. Coltsfoot 



20. Ground Ivy 



21. Lungwort 



24. Larce Periwinkle 

 27. Daffodil 



— S. B. C. V. 



MiDDLESitoRouGH-ON-TiSES.^I Send you the names of a few 

 flowers that blnomed here during the past month. 



The effects of the late winter are more apparent than they 

 were a month ago. I find two epecimeuy of Cedrus deodara of 

 about ten years' growth very much injured, and a Cedar of 

 Lebanon of about the same age quite browned. A WelUngtonia 

 of the same age does not appear to have suffered in the least. 

 Evergreen Oaks have suffered much ; I am afraid we shall 

 have to take some of them down. Photinia serrulata and 

 Clethra alnifolia have succumbed. Plants in flower : — 



Feb. 1. Snowdrops 

 ^ Single and double Violets 



„ Mezoreon 



M Pansies 



Feb. 7. Hepaticae 

 „ Spring Bulbocodinm 



. ft Mediterranean Heath 



■ -„ Ompholodes 



' fi Buttercups 



Feb. 12. Siberian Rhododendron 



„ Crocos 



Feb. 20. Australian Wallflower 



„ White Arabia 



„ Bearsfoot 



Feb. 22. Scilla sibirica 



„ Berberia 



t, . Yew 



Haddikgton. — Plants in flower — 



M. H.» Acklam Hall, 

 Wiater Aconite, Snowdrope, 



ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Maiujb 6th. 



Floral Committee. — This meetinf*. ftltlioni^h not equal to the laat, 

 was a very interesting one. The supply of Orchids, considering th# 

 inclement weather, was excellent ; and many other interesting plants 

 were exhibited. Among the plants brought before the Committee were 

 some extraordinarily hue specimens of the Large-tiowering Mignonette, 

 exhibited^by the Kev. G. Cheere, Papworth Hall, St. Ives. Six speci- 

 mens were sent ; a single plant in each 48-pot, actually a mass of 

 bloom. Tho cultivation of this simple plant was the admiration not 

 only of the ladies, who were delighted with its perfnme, but we might 

 almost say the envy of the nurserymen. Tho seeds, we under- 

 stand, were sown last August, and no liquid manure was used, merely 

 a little bone dust in the soil at the time of potting. The seeds were 

 sown in pans, and the seedlings potted in thumb pots, and then 

 transferred to the five-inch pots. A special certificate was awarded 

 to Mr. Cheere, also the same award for some fine specimens of Anne 

 Boleyn Pink. Messrs. Veitch & Sous, with their usual Uberality, 

 contributed largely to tho exhibition. A first-class certificate was 

 awarded to Lieha Pilcheri, one of Mr. Dominy's hybrids, an Orchid 

 of much beauty, the dark rosy purple lip being very conspicuona. 

 Special certificates were awarded for Cymbidium ebumeum, Coelogyno 

 cristata, and for the general collection, in which were some very choice 

 Orchids; also Achyranthes Verschaffelti aureo-retimlata. a new form 

 of Iresine ; Camellia Storyi, Trichopiha suavis, S:c. Mr. Hodgea, 

 gardener to E. Wright, Esq., exhibited cut specimens cf a new 

 Lycai:te, with singular dark brown side petals. Mr. Parks, gardener to 

 G. Cooper, Ksq., Old Kent Road, brought three beautiful specimens 

 of Phaifienopsis Schilleriana, distinct varieties, well grown, with tm- 

 usually large fiowers. A special certificate was awarded them, and 

 the Committee recommended them to tho C'Ouneil for the Lindley 

 medal, which recommendation was eatorwd on the minutes of the day. 

 Nothing but an ardent love of horticulture oould have induced the 

 owner of these plants to have exhibited them in such a eold day ; we 

 much fear the plauts will suffer from tho change of temperature. Mr. 

 Bull also largely contributed to the exhibition from hia select collec- 

 tion of plants. Among them a novelty in the stove ]ilants, Oalechampia 

 Koezliana rosea, attracted much attention. The small clusters of 

 almost insignificant fiowers are placed between two bright rosy bracts, 

 which remain bright in colour for six weeks, and when the fiowers 

 have died away the bracts still give a cheerful ajipearanco to the plant. 

 At first sight it was a perfect puzzle to imagine what family it belonged 

 to, and much surprise was expressed by the uniuitiated to find it 

 among the Euphorbiacere : a first-class certificate was awarded it. 

 Among other specimens Mr. Bull sent a new fine-foliaged plant, Samyda 

 nobilis ; also some small specimens of Odontoglossum gloriosnm and 

 O. Alexandra : a special certificate was awarded the collection. Messrs. 

 E. G. Henderson sent small collections of their admii'able Cyclamens 

 and Primula sinensis ; some of the double vai-ieties of the latter were 

 very pretty. A curious specimen of Cyclamen, producing red and 

 white tlowers from the same plant, excited some sensation. A special 

 certificate was awarded the collections. Mr. G. WaiTcn, gardener to 

 T. J. Levett, Esq., sent a cut specimen of an old favourite, Epiden- 

 dron macrochilum. A collection of superb cut Orchids was sent by 

 J. Bateman, Esq., which received a special certificate. A cut speci- 

 men of a most superb plant, Brownea grandiceps, was sent by Sir 

 Hugh Williams, Bodelwyddan, Flintshire. This was perhaps the 

 most striking specimen exhibited, as the plant has seldom been seen 

 in fiower. A special certilicate was awarded. A collection of Orchids 

 was sent from the Society's gardens, also cut specimens of Camellia 

 reticulata. We much missed specimens of Camellias, and cannot 

 understand why the cultivators of this beautiful and popular winter 

 fiower do not exhibit them. 



EiitriT CoMsnTTEE. — Prizes were offered on this occasion respec- 

 tively for the best three dishes of Dessert and of lutchen Apples, and 

 were awarded to Mr. Whiting, The Deepdene, Dorking. His Dessert 

 Apples were Adams's Pearmain, Mickleham Pearmain, and a kind un- 

 named, hut which had some resemblance to Federal Pearmain ; the 

 Kitchen varieties were Alfriston, Devonshire Bucldand, and a late 

 kitchen Apple unnamed, but believed to be London Pipjiin. The whole 

 of Mr. Whiting's fruit were well grown, and in excellent preserva- 

 tion. Mr. S. Ford, gardener to W. E. Hubbard, Esq., St. Leonard's 

 Lodge, Horsham, sent three seedling Apples, which, however, were 

 not considered of snfEcieut merit to deserve a certificate ; and from 

 Mr. George Lee, Clevedon, Bristol, came si^ecimens of Apjiles pro- 

 duced on the same tree, but very different in appearance, one being a 

 Knsset, whilst the others ^Orange Pearmain), had a smooth bright 

 crimson skin. Bespecting tliis singular fact some remarks were made 

 by Mr. Berkeley at the meeting in tho afternoon. Mr. Stanton, 

 gardener to J. Bateman, Esq., Biddulph Grange, sent a dish of home- 

 grown Oranges, also Lemons, one of which was very large ; and Mr. 

 Sherratt, gardener to the same gentleman, at Knyjiersley, bunches of 

 Ahbee Grape, referred to in our report of the fortnightly meeting. 



