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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



[ March 12, 1358. 



VixcA MAJOR ELEGANTissiMA. — Goli-vaHegated leaves; very fine 

 Cannot be too extensively planted in all situations where a close 

 growth is required, and succeeds under treea. Cuttings. 



ViNCA MINOR,— Flowers blue. There is a variety with white and 

 another with reddish flowers. Trailing. Does as well as the preceding 

 in shade. 



Yucca gloriosa. — Leaves long, deep green ; flowers in panicles, 

 white, bell-shaped, in July and later. 5 feet. Suckers. 



Yucca filamkntosa.— Leaves with white threads at the margins ; 

 flowers very numerous, on a long flower stem, white, iu September. 

 Should have a light deep soil. 



Yucca glaucescens. — Leaves often 2 feet in length, glaucous, lan- 

 ceolate, numerous ; in autumn or late in summer. Suckers. 



DECIDUOUS STTRUBS. 



Amelanchier botryapium (Snowy Mespilus). — Flowers white, 

 numerous, and highly ornamental, in April and May. Height 12 to 

 15 feet. Seeds and grafting. 



Amelaxchier vulgarih. — Flowers white, very namerous, highly 

 ornamental. April. Seeds and grafting. 10 to 15 feet. 



Amygdalu.s nana (Dwarf Almond). — Flowers rose, numerous, very 

 ornamental. March and April. tJ feet. Requires a warm situation. 

 Budding on the Plum. The double variety is very ornamental ; it 

 has rose-ooloared flowers. There is also a donble-floweiing variety 

 with white flowers, 



Amtgdalus orientalis. — Flowers rose ; leaves silvery. Requires 

 a sheltered situation and light soil. March and April. 10 feet. 



Ajiygdalus persica flore-pleno (Double- flowering Peach). — 

 Flowers rose, very numerous. Highly ornamental whether trained as 

 a pyramid or standard ; it should have a warm situation and dry soil. 

 10 feet. There are double-flowering varieties with carnation, white, 

 crimson, and rose-coloured flowers, all admirable for forcing and early 

 flowering. They are propagated by budding on the Plum or Almond. 

 They flower at the same time as Peach trees, in March and April. 



Amorpha fruticosa. — Flowers purple; in July and August. A 

 desii-able shrub with pinnated leaves. 10 feet. Layers and cuttings. 



Arall\ spinosa. — Flowers whitish, in panicles; leaves tri-pinnate, 

 large, and very handsome. It requires a light open soil, but likes 

 moisture. Flowers iu August or September. It should have protection 

 in winter as the stems are liable to injury by severe frosts, and a band 

 of sti'aw ought to be wrapped round the stem from the ground up- 

 wards. 6 to 10 feet. Seeds sown iu heat, suckers, and cuttings of the 

 shoots and roots in sandy soil and slight bottom heat. 



Berberis \tjlgaris. — Flowers yellow, succeeded by Wolet- coloured 

 berries in autumn. Does well in the shade, and fonns a close bush, 

 being ornamental in foliage. The fruit make a very good preserve. 

 Besides this (the common Barberrj-). there are varieties with white and 

 stoneless fruit, (i to 10 feet. Seeds, layers, and suckers. 



Calycanthtj.s floridus (American Allspice). — Flowers brown, very 

 highly scented. It flowers in June and July. feet. Layers and 

 suckers. 



Calycanthus macrophyxlus. — Flowers large, reddish brown, very 

 sweet, and admirably suited for a north wall or aspect, where it flowers 

 beautifully for the greater pai-t of the summer. Layers and cuttings. 



Calophaca volgarica. — Flowers yellow, produced in profusion in 

 May or June. 3 to 4 feet. Seeds. 



Caragana FRUTESCEN3. — Flowers yellow, iu May. If grafted 

 standard high on C. arborescens it forms a pendulous head. 8 to 

 10 feet. Seeds. 



Caragana pygm-'ea. — Flowers yellow, small. A low-growing spread- 

 ing shrub, which if grafted standard high on C. arborescens forms a 

 compact head, and is very ornamental in flower gardens. 3 feet. 



Caragana _CHAm.AGU. — Flowers yellow, large. May and June. 

 Plant spreading and effective when grafted standard high on C. ar- 

 borescens. 4 feet. Seeds. 



Chlmonanthus fragrans. — Flowers pale yellow, small, remarkably 

 fragrant, and numerous, produced from December to February. It 

 should be planted against a wall with a southern aspect, and have 

 protection from frost, except in warm situations. Luteus with flowers 

 of a deeper yellow, and grandiflorus with larger flowers, are not so 

 fragrant. G to 8 feet. Layers. 



Chionanthus^trginica. — Flowers white, in long racemes, numerous, 

 contrasting well with the bold lanceolate leaves. Requii-es a well- 

 drained, yet moist loamy soil. 10 to 12 feet. Seeds in gentle heat, 

 and layers. 



CoLUTEA ARBORESCENS. — Flowers ycllow, numerously produced 

 throughout the summer. Desirable on account of its rapid growth. 

 10 feet. Seeds ; also cuttings of the roots. 



CoRNUs SANGUINE A (Dogwood). — Flowcrs white, succeeded by a pro- 

 fusion of purple berries. The shoots are red, and the variety with 

 variegated leaves is very ornamental. Succeeds admirably in the 

 shade, and in strong moist soil. 12 feet. Seeds and layers. 



CoRNUS ALBA.— Flowers white, succeeded by white berries. Shoots 

 bright red, very handsome. 8 to 10 feet. Layers. 



CoRYLUS PURPUREA.— Ornamental on account of its deep purple 

 leaves. 



CoRYLus AYELLANA LACiNTATA. — Noticsable on account of its cut 

 leaves. Suckers and layers. 10 feet. 



Cydonia japonica.— Flowers red or scarlet, in March, April, and 

 May. A beautiful shrub, veiy suitable for a wall. 4 to 6 feet. Layers, 



suckers, and cuttings of the roots. The variety with white flowers is 

 not nearly so handsome, but that called princeps I think very fine. 

 Rosea is desirable on account of its paler flowers. 



Cytisus purpureu.s. — Flowers puri)le, very ornamental, and nnme- 

 rously produced from May to August. Of procumbent habit. C. elon- 

 gatus and supinus, both with yellow flowers, and C. ]mrpareus already 

 named, form very handsome pendulous heads when grafted on the 

 Laburnum. Seeds and layei'S. — G. Abbey. 

 (To be continued.) 



NOTES AND GLEANINGS. 



The subjects which the Fruit Committee of the Eoyal Hob- 

 TiciTLTDEAL SociETV intend to investigate this season at Chiswick 

 are Peas, Kidney Beans, Beets, Onions, Leeks, and Broccolis. 

 Seedsmen who possess novelties of any or all of these kinds of 

 vegetables are invited to send seeds of them as speedily as 

 possible. The Floral Committee intend directing their attention 

 to the varieties of Everlastings, annual and perennial, new 

 Annuals, Fuchsias, Violets, Pelargoniums, and Heliotropiums. 

 The Chiswick Board have decided on making a collection of all 

 the species and varieties of Lilium, and to secure for the garden 

 as complete an illustration of this beautiful genus as it is possible 

 to obtain, and the Society will be obliged to all who will aid in 

 this desirable object. All packages should be addressed to " The 

 Superintendent, Royal Horticultural Society's Garden, Chiswick, 

 London, W." 



A FEW amateur and professional gardeners, desirous to 



forward the cause of horticultural science, have resolved to bold 

 a conversazione on an extended scale at Darlington, com- 

 bining the reading of short papers, should time permit, and 

 a microscopic exhibition. Joseph Pease, Esq., Southend, 

 Darlington, has given his patronage, and also most liberally 

 provides two well-known lecturers — viz., Messrs. Wheeler, of 

 London, and Censtable, of Tynemouth, to conduct and ex- 

 plain that part of the proceedings belonging to the microscope 

 and lantern. The Committee will be obliged by specimen 

 Apples of the variety considered by the sender most suitable 

 for spring' use in bis county ; also, by small hand bouquets, 

 showing more particularly the flowers most valued by the 

 sender at this season of the year. The proceedings begin on 

 the '24th of the present month, at 5 p.m. Particulars may 

 be obtained from Mr. John Piichardson, Hon. Sec, Southend 

 Gardens, Darlington, Durham. 



It is our painful duty to announce the death of Mr. 



Chaeles William Crocker, which took place at Torquay, after 

 a long illness, on the li)th of February, in the thirty-fifth year 

 of his age. The deceased had acquired some distinction in bis 

 native city (Chichester), for his various acquirements ; and 

 among other pursuits he had attained a reputation as a literary 

 correspondent to various periodicals and newspapers. For 

 some years past he had contributed to the local newspapers. 

 The Cottage Gardeneb, &c. He took great interest iu the 

 Chichester Gardeners' Improvement Society, of which he was 

 for some years the President, and frequently lectured before 

 its members on botanical and horticultural subjects. He was 

 for many years a member of the Committees of the Horti- 

 cultural Society, of the Literary Society and Mechanics' 

 Institute, and of the Working Men's Club of the city, and 

 worked zealously for each. He was of late years one of the 

 officials of the cathedral, and his acquirements rendered him a 

 desirable cicerone to its numerous visitors, and with much tact 

 he used to direct their attention to the beauties of the build- 

 ing and its interesting monuments. He published in 181)6 a 

 very useful little work, entitled, " The Visitor's Handbook to 

 Chichester: a brief account of the history and antiquities of 

 the city, a complete description of the cathedral church, with a 

 notice of remarkable places in the vicinity." 



The deceased was constantly engaged in the conscientious 

 discharge of whatsoever his hand found to do. He was the son 

 of Charles Crocker, the poet. He was formerly a pupil at Oliver 

 Whitby's school, where he availed himself of the opportunity 

 of laying a solid foundation of knowledge, which helped him 

 much in his studies in after-life. When his time came to leave 

 this establishment, he engaged himself in the service of the 

 late Mr. Silverlock as gardener. During his hours of leisure 

 Mr. Crocker was a constant evening visitor to the Chichester 

 Museum, and studied most assiduously under the guidance of 

 Mr. Hills, the excellent curator, aud he amassed a large amount 

 of valuable knowledge in the sciences of mineralogy, geology, 

 &c. From Mr. Silverlock's he went to Leigh Park, and was 

 under Mr. Scott, who then superintended its beautiful gardens 



