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tivation, patience rather than skill is required, the main object 

 being to obtain as large specimens as possible, for the racemes 

 of flowers will be large in proportion. — (Bot. Hag., t. 5035.) 



CoUDTLiNE AnsTRALis (Now Zealand Ti-tree). — Nat. ord., Li- 

 liaceae. Linn., Hexandria Monogynia. It is almost hardy in 

 the west of England, and quite so in the Scilly Islands. Slen- 

 der tree, 12 to '20 feet high ; flowers -white.— (Ibid., t. 5G36.) 



TiNNEA jiTHiopiCA (Violetsceuted Tinnea). — Nat. ord., La- 

 biato!. Linn., Didynamia Gymnospermia. Native of Central 

 Africa. Flowers dark carmine, richly scented. — {Ibid., «. 5637.) 



DiCTYOPSis TnuNBEROii (Thunberg's Dictyopsis). — Nat. ord., 

 SmilaceiB. Linn., Hexandria Monogynia. Native of eastern 

 districts of South Africa. Graceful climber ; flowers insig- 

 nificant.— (76i(J., t. 5638.) 



DoMBETA Mastersii (Dr. Masters's Dombeya). — Nat. ord., 

 Sterculiacens. Linn., Monadelphia Pentandria. Native of tro- 

 pical Africa. Flowers white and fragrant. — {[bid., t. 5639.) 



Iresine Heebstii aukeo-eeticulata. — The pale markings on 

 the leaves would be better described as silvery than golden. It 

 is very pretty, but more suitable for table decoration than 

 bedding.— (F/orai Mag., pi. 333.) 



Pelasgoniums. — Milton, upper petals black, with narrow 

 crimson border ; lower petals rose, with darker pencillings. 

 Net/res':, all the petals very deep rich carmine, throat white. 

 Raised by Mr. Foster.— (Z6id.. j>l. 334.) 



L.ELIA ALBIDA, Par. ROSEA. — White, with petals and lip pink- 

 tipped. Messrs. Backhouse & Son, York, have this Orchid. — 

 {Ibid., pi. 335.) 



Tapeinotes Carolin-^. — See page 163. — {Ibid., pi. 336.) 



Cattleta Warscewiczii. — " If we cannot as yet exactly speak 

 of Orchids for the million, we may certainly entertain the 

 notion of Orchids for the many, since it has been discovered 

 that a goodly number of the most charming amongst them — 

 Oattleyas, Lyeastes, and Odontoglossums in particular — will 

 grow, aye, and thrive, imder what is called ' cool ' treatment. 

 Prominent among these Cattleyas is a varied group, which 

 bears the name of the lamented Warscewicz, and which is well 

 represented by the plant selected as our illustration, for which 

 we are indebted to W. Marshall, Esq., of Enfield. 



" This Cattleya Warscewiczii is, as we have said, a most 

 variable plant, the imported examples differing in the size, 

 form, and colouring of their flowers, just as a batch of seedling 

 Pelargoniums raised in our greenhouses might vary in these 

 respects. They pass from pure white through every blushing 

 shade to deeply tinted rose, but are all marked by the presence 

 of an orange-coloured blotch on the lip. The blending of colours 

 in some of them is remarkably beautiful. To different forms 

 difierent names have been given — as Triantei, rose colour, 

 Wageueri, white, and quadricolor, parti-coloured, but they are 

 all specifically identical, and possibly not even themselves dis- 

 tinct from the better-known Cattleyas, labiata and Mossise." — 

 (Florist and Pomologiat, vi. 69.) 



WORK FOR THE WEEK. 



KITCHEN GARDEN. 



Keep the Dutch hoe in motion during this fine weather, to 

 destroy weeds, and prevent the ground becoming dry and 

 cracked by rapid evaporation. Stir the soil amongst all ad- 

 vancing crops. Cabbages, earth up. Caulijlomers, water. 

 Kidneij Beans, sow a few of the Early Negro or Fulmer's 

 Forcing on a warm border, also a number of pots to be placed 

 on a shght hotbed ; the plants to be gradually hardened off, 

 and turned out when all danger from frost is over. Peas and 

 Beans, earth up forward crops, stake if necessary, and make 

 successional sowings of Windsor Beans and of the Marrows and 

 other large Peas. The Victoria Marrow is an excellent Pea, 

 considerably earlier, but not so good a bearer as Enight's Tall 

 and Dwarf Marrows. Turnips and liadislies, sow on a warm 

 border. If sown in alternate rows, the Badishes will be pulled 

 out of the way of the Turnips. To have the latter juicy and 

 sweet, sow every fortnight till August. The Snowball is an ex- 

 cellent early variety. Follow with the White Datch, which is 

 the most general favourite in the kitchen. The frames and 

 glasses used for forwarding Cauliflowers, &c., will now be use- 

 ful for Kidney Beans, Tomatoes, Capsicums, and Cucumbers. 

 FRUIT garden. 



There is no period at which the vegetation of fruit trees 

 is so susceptible of iciury from the deprivation of buds or the 

 removal of branches and shoots as the present. No living 

 branch should, therefore, now be touched by the edge of the 



pruning knife, and disbudding should be commenced with the 

 greatest caution. Except in some particular cases, this opera- 

 tion is not at all advisable whilst the leaf-buds are in the act of 

 breaking. A few of the foreright shoots on the most vigorous 

 branches of Peaches and Nectarines on walls should be first 

 displaced. By frequently going over the trees, and only re- 

 moving a little at a time, the flow of sap will not be deranged, 

 as would be the case if all or nearly all superfluous shoots 

 were at once removed. Stir the soil at the bottom of the 

 walls, and completely clear away that next the bricks, replacing 

 it with fresh, for broods of insects harbour in such soils and 

 situations. In cold exposed situations plantations of Straw- 

 berries made now from plants pricked out last autumn in a 

 sheltered situation, will succeed better if transplanted with 

 balls than if the plantation had been made in the autumn. 

 The ground should previously be well trenched and manured, 

 as no spade ought in future to be inserted amongst them until 

 it is necessary to dig them down. A plantation will stand and 

 produce plentifully many years, if, after bearing every season, 

 the plants are thinned out, so that those left will have their 

 leaves fuUy exposed to sun and air. Unless for new kinda, 

 there is no method of making fresh plantations comparable to 

 that of turning out plants forced in pots. By this method the 

 Strawberry season can be prolonged until frosty nights set in, 

 and the same plants will produce plentifully in the following 

 June. 



flower garden. 



Newly-planted trees and shrubs require strict attention in 

 regard to water if they indicate the want of it. It is better to 

 give them a thorough soaking at once, than to afford them a 

 little water frequently, and, after the surface of the ground is 

 dry, fork or hoe it over, and then mulch with short grass to 

 prevent the evaporation of moisture. The same remarks apply 

 to newly-planted annuals, which must be shaded and weU 

 watered. In the case of turf which has been recently laid 

 down, after giving it a good soaking of water, dress it over with 

 old tan or leaf mould, and then shade it by covering the ground 

 with pea-sticks or any refuse branches that may be lying about. 

 Put in a successional crop of sweet Peas, and any other an- 

 nuals that were sown in February. Sow Ten-week Stocks for 

 transplanting. The finer kinds of Gladiolus which have been 

 brought forward in pots may now bo planted out in deep, rich, 

 and well-drained soil, but it will be as well to protect with an 

 inverted pot at night until all danger of frost is over. TuMp- 

 beds, ifcc, should be carefully forked ever, and borders that 

 were dug up in the autumn may be lightly forked over now, 

 and all clods broken ; it will be much more beneficial than 

 raking them. Plant out Stocks, Rockets, Pinks, &c., in 

 borders or beds. 



greenhouse and conservatory. 



Keep the greenhouse rather close until the plants have sent 

 forth fresh shoots in the new soil, and then expose them 

 gradually to more air. Plants which make their growth in a 

 comparatively low temperature will always endure more hard- 

 ship than such as are kept too confined and are not so liable to 

 sudden decay. In this, as well as other departments, be par- 

 ticular in watering, and observe that the old balls partake of 

 the moisture. It is best to let plants feel that they just 

 want water, and then to administer a good supply so that every 

 part may be moistened, for if water is given in small quantity 

 the top of the ball is kept too wet while the under roots are 

 suffering. To keep the conservatory now in perfect order you 

 must go over the plants daily, or at least every other day, and 

 take out such as are beginning to decay. Pick off all dying 

 flowers and leaves ; also all distorted flower-buds, or, indeed, 

 any small or ill-arranged flowers which do not look well. Every 

 plant at this season ought to be a gem of its kind, or it is not 

 tit to be brought into the conservatory. Some, however, may 

 be useful for cut flowers to fill glasses and for other purposes in 

 the drawing-room. Change the plants often in sitting-rooms, 

 if they are worth preserving afterwards. Roses and all scented 

 flowers that retain their sweetness after drying should be 

 gathered as they begin to fade, and carefully dried at this early 

 season. These, if placed here and there through the rooms, 

 will be better hked by many persons than fresh flowers. Orange 

 trees require particular -attention when they are making their 

 young wood. Stop luxuriant shoots at the fourth or fifth joint ; 

 no one part of the head should be allowed to grow stronger 

 than the rest. Young trees may require some of their stronger 

 branches to be tied down for a time, which will strengthen the 

 others. Climbers for this house should soon be planted, if ad- 

 ditions are to be made this season, and see that the young 



