II IK ILLUSTRATION IIORTICOLE. 



GERMINATION OF LILIES. 



on the I Fourthly, L. Szovitzianum, Fisch. and Lai! 

 ilbs of examinated in the second growth. The radicular 



ict green leaves 

 scales during 



portion had 



disappeared and the plant drew its nourishment through 

 adventitions rootlets. There was only one green leaf. It 

 differs in all Its characters from L. auratum, and approaches 

 the two preceding species. 



Fifthly, L. carnosum, Zucc. , comes near L. cordifolium. 

 The radicular portion remains during the second season and 

 the axis develops the bulb being built up by the alternate 

 formation of scales and leaves. 



Sixthly, L. tenui 'folium , Fisch., forms its bulb without 

 the aid of nourishing scales , from the cotyledonary sheath. 



Seventhly, L. Thunbergianum, Koem. & Schult., produces 

 normal leaves at an early stage and no primary scales, its 

 bulb being formed as in the last named species. 



It will thus be seen that the different species (still very 

 restricted in number) examined by Mr. Duchartre, exhibit 

 various modes of growth and development. It is the intention 

 oft this gentleman to follow up his studies in this direction, 

 and for this purpose he appeals to amateurs of Lilies for 

 their assistance in the way of germinating seeds, or plantlets 

 in an early stage of development. 



THE KITCHEN GARDEN AND ORCHARD. 



THE DAICON OR JAPANESE RADISH, 



.ant, of L 3 



3 tinged 

 and the 

 >ur best 



sets in it will furnish an abundant crop of green fodder. Its 

 roots are not only useful in the kitchen , but they may also 

 be grown on a large scale as food for cattle. 



Mr. L. Sisley, who obtained seeds of the Da'icon from 

 D r Henon, states in an article in the Cultivateur Lijonnais, 

 that another esteemed variety, the Satsuma Radish, has 

 not yet been introduced but deserves to be. In Japan they 

 are prepared for the table in various ways : baked, sliced 

 very thin in salads , or preserved in salt. In the latter form 

 it is used to season boiled rice. 



Mr. Lille is sending out his plant under the name of 

 Raphanus acan th if' trmis. 



LIGNO-METALLIC FRUIT-STANDS. 



tnngs is always a long I circulates freely through them, and the cleansing of the 

 ni.^Liml they may be apparatus, if not altogether superfluous, is so exceedingly 

 wit i tie greatest ease easy that it is no longer a labour of necessity. Finally, in 

 <' l,r »> 1 >™»h'1i to which ^ this stand, as in the fruit-stage, each bunch or each fruit 

 i urn jefore the eyes, may be examined and turned without moving or rubbing 

 ■ulties ni cleaning | the others. Every housekeeper who is mindful of the ap- 

 pearance of her fruit-room and attaches some value to the 

 preservation of the -products of the garden, will adopt this 

 ligno-metallic fruit-stand, which is as useful in its way as a 



»t-iis that it ;■ 



nposition ave conveyed 

 I. Another objection to 

 ij absorb moisture. The 

 to the light; the air 



bottle-rack in 



Mes>i 



well-ordered cellar. 



Andre and Fleury are the inventors of this ap- 



Neuilly, Seine. 



i very moderate price at 9, 



