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tlio tiianRle ather 18 inchte^ As we pretumo that the riilge aiid 

 rafters to it are complete, if you have ciot the raoauH readily 

 of making thoae holes iiitloe wall, you haii bettor iiavo opeiiiui;s 

 — say five nt the riilf;e of the roof, 2 feeJL hy 1 foot, and these 

 (Opouings at each eml, anil ticea on very hot days you oouUl open 

 'the door wholly m- partially- Perhaps thie easiest phm would 

 ,1)6 to raise the' wall plate at iack from U to ',) inches, and have 

 that space for ventilation by wooden shutters, as you like. It 

 openings were iiade in the rsof, at the apei:, tliey also eould be 

 pivot-hunt;, the lower two parts resting on the bars, and ther£- 

 ■fore above the general level, aiid the other third narrower, so as 

 to fall down between the bars or rafters when a string was ap- 

 plied. The only objection to this simple mode is that the two 

 parts of the ventilator stand up above the roof when fully open, 

 •which does not ausvrer well in a windy day. The front and back 

 wall is best, and if the top is high above the ventilators, an 

 opening at the ridge sit each end. 



10th. The Muscat Hamburgh will do in general seasons, hut 

 on the whole we would recommend for a cool house Royal Mus- 

 cadine iiui Biickland Sweetwater, and Black Hamburgh and 

 Esperioae. Of course it would make all the difierence if you 

 proposed Inating. J 



THE CHRYSANTHEMUMS AT MR. SALTER'S, 

 HAMMERSMITH. 



Mil. S.VLTERis not a grower of specimen plants for exliibition, 

 and the would-be visitor to the Versailles Nursery must not 

 expect to find there the huge bushes which are to be met with 

 at the shows ; but he has a collection which, for the number 

 and perfection of the varieties of which it is composed, is un- 

 rivalled in this country. It contjiins, in fact, every good known 

 variety, besides multitudes of seedUugs, which are annually 

 raised', and out of which not a year passes without some strik- 

 ing novelty or further advance on existing kinds being selected. 

 Although iiot arrived at their full perfection when we saw them 

 the uther day, the show-house or winter garden was filled with 

 hundreds of Chrysanthemums of every shaiie and size, from 

 the little button of the tiniest Pompon to the large, full, and 

 beautifully incurved Prince Alfred, with blooms 4| inches across, 

 and 3 inches deep, and so perfect that in their natural state 

 they almost look as if they had been dressed. Add to this 

 that the blooms offer an infinity of shades of white, yellow, 

 orange, red, and combinations of each of these with the others, 

 that the whole of the plants are arranged with excellent taste. 

 and that other plants are judiciously introduced to give variety 

 and tone down the colours, and it will readily be conceived 

 how charming is the scene. 



The arrangement of the house does not differ materially from 

 that adojited last year ; fruiting Orange trees in pots are grouped 

 here and there, and the oval beds in the serpentine central 

 walk are filled with Ceutaurea candidissima, Maiden-hair and 

 other Ferns, a Wigamha occupying the central bed ; and ele- 

 vated at various points opposite these beds are standard plants 

 of Oentaurea gymnocarpa on stems about "2 feet high. Wood- 

 wardia radicans, grown in cinders and loam drenched with 

 water, is suspended in a basket from the roof, and on the right, 

 near the entrance, is a small group of Cannas, the almost-hardy 

 Chusan Palm, Pteris argj-rrea, a Polypodium aureum, itc, and 

 on the shelf on the same side Mr. Fortune's pretty and useful 

 variegated Bamboo. On the left, opposite the entrance, is a 

 small piece of rockwork, or moimd, on which Saxif raga hypuoides 

 minor forms a pretty dense green carpet along with Sedum 

 glaucum, diversified with patches of the yellow variegated 

 Arabis procumbens, Sedum Sieboldi, and Echeveria secuuda, 

 which was used with such good effect by Mr. Gibson at Batter- 

 sea Park. 



Having noticed these minor matters, we now come to the 

 Chrysantliemums ; and it may here be observed that the season 

 has been extremely unfavourable, at least round London, to 

 their blooming in perfection. The hot weather and drought 

 stopped growth, and hardened the shoots ; these, with many 

 growers, have lost their leaves, and the blooms are not up to 

 the average degree of merit. Mr. Salter, however, by dint of 

 much labour and perseverance has succeeded in jireserving his 

 plants with good foliage, and the show is fully ecpial to that of 

 last year, and when at its perfection will, probably, he superior. 



The seedlings of the present year being of Inost interest we 

 shall take them first. A good many were only opening, and 

 had not as yet been named, and among these were several 

 which were very promising, especially Crimson Velvet, which 



Mr. Salter describes as the brightest crimson over raised, beins 

 half a dozen shades brighter than .Julie Lagravtire, and not 

 being very closely incurved, it shows tlie colour well. Gloria 

 .Muudi is of the same colour as Jardiii des Plantes, but much 

 more free, and will, therefore, be a great acquisition. Golden 

 Beverley is another lino flower ; it is a bright yellow sport of 

 Beverley, and, only differing from it in colour, will doubtless 

 take a high position as a show flower. Hereward is a fine lilae 

 crimson, witli the back of the ilorets rose, a close flower, and 

 jierfectly double ; and .John Salter, a finely incurved chestnut, 

 Mr. Salter considers one of the finest seedlings he has ever 

 raised. 



The new varieties of 1864, sent out this year, were mostly 

 noticed last November, and conspicuous among them this year 

 is Prince of Wales, a magnificent beautifully incurved show 

 flower, and being of branching habit, fine for specimens as well. 

 Pink Pearl is very pretty in colour, and makes a fine pot plant, 

 and Virgin Queen, is a beautiful jrare white. Golden Ball, which 

 received a first-class certificate from the FloralCommitteeonthe 

 7th inst., was noticed last year ; it is remarkably fine in shape, 

 and the back of the florets is of a beautiful golden amber colour, 

 but when it first comes out it is brown, wliich has led some 

 persons unacquainted with this peculiarity to suppose that 

 they had not received the true sort. GoWen Br. Brock, a 

 sport from Dr. Brock, is another finely incurved golden yellow 

 flower. Mr. Wynness, a rich mulberry, which we saw last 

 year, was not fully out, and so, too, was 'V'euus one of the most 

 beautiful flowers of last year. Others consisted of Eanunoulus, 

 lago, Blanche of Castillo in the way of White Queen of England 

 but more free ; Princess of Wales, most beautiful in colour, 

 pearly white, exquisitely tinted more or less with rosy lilac ; 

 Jlr. Brunlees, a striking variety, brown tipped with yellow; 

 and Prince of Anemones, large lilac blush, with a very high 

 centre. The last, however, which belongs to the anemone- 

 flowered section, should have been included among the varieties 

 of 18G.5. 



Of older varieties there was an endless succession, comprising 

 Alma, White Queen of England, Lord Clyde, Sir Stafford Carey, 

 Alfred Salter, Hermione, Vesta, St. Patrick, Florence Nightin- 

 gale, General Slade, Mr. Murrey, a very free-blooming conser- 

 vatory flower ; Little Pet, also free blooming ; Bernard Pa- 

 lissy. Little Harry, &c. Tasselled Yellow and Due de Coneg- 

 liano are showy kinds for conservatory decoration, especially 

 the latter, which is large, and of a rich red colour. 



AmOug Pompons were a seedling darker than either Bob or 

 Brilliant ; Lucien Cabouche, a new shade ef rosy lilac ; and 

 White Trevenua, a very free-flowering white sport from Rose 

 Trevenna. This last, however, has already been sent out. 



In the lean-to liouse at the back of Mr. Salter's house were 

 some new continental Zonale Geraniums. The best of those 

 in flower were Jules CCsar, Ught scarlet with a white eye, the 

 petals broad, and the habit dwarf ; Eblouisant, deep scarlet, 

 with a white eye ; and Madame Kendatler, rosy salmon, with 

 a lilac tinge, and very brilliant in colour. The truss was close 

 and round, and the individual flowers about li inch across, 

 with broad rounded petals. This variety was very strildng. 

 Another pretty variety was Madame Werlf', white, with a little 

 pink at the base, and running up the side of the petals. In 

 the same house was a new variety of Cineraria maritima, which 

 it is expected will be less laciniated and not so rambling as the 

 common form. There was also a variegated Hedera algeriensis, 

 a seedling of Mr. Salter's, viiib. the foUage of that large-leaved 

 Ivy variegated with white. 



Out of doors the Chrysanthemums had suffered Uttle from 

 frost, except a few of the whites, and the borders were gay 

 with both large-flowering and Pompon varieties ; there was 

 also a large batch of seedhugs in bloom from seed sown in 

 March of the present year. We noticed a little white Pompon 

 called Marabout which is beautiful for bouquets, being Uke a 

 fringed Pink, and w"hich is largely employed at Covent Garden 

 for that purpose. Laciniatum, one of Mr. Fortune's Japanese 

 varieties, Mr. Salter kindly pointed out as being of a similar 

 character, and even preferable to Marabout. 



OUT-DOOR FIGS RIPENING AUTUMN FRUIT. 

 Yon may remember a short iliscussion under the above 

 heading, commencing at page 91 (August 1st). I stated in a 

 succeeding Number, that we were getting fine, ripe, out-door 

 Figs here in plenty, in the last week in July. 1 think it now 

 worthy of remark, that the same trees are yielding a second 



