348 THE FLORAL WORLD AND GARDEN GUIDE. 
of two or three feet from the stem, according to the age of the tree, and after going 
deep enough to reach all the horizontal roots, work the spade underneath the ball to 
sever the tap-roots, which materially assist the production of gross badly-matured 
wood. 
GREENHOUSE AND CONSERVATORY. 
To guard against a damp stagnant atmosphere in these structures, water the 
plants carefully, and without throwing much water upon the floor, When the 
atmosphere appears damp and stagnant, light a fire in the morning of a fine day, 
and open the ventilators at the same time, to enable the impure air to escape, and 
admit a fresh supply to take its place. Remove all decayed leaves, and train into 
shape Azaleas and other plants that need that attention. Keep Ericas, Epacris, 
and other plants of a like nature, at the coolest end of the house, and such things as 
Chinese Primulas and Cyclamens at the warmest end. The conservatory should 
now be gay with Chrysanthemums, and to erable the flowers to retain their fresh- 
ness as long as possible, maintain a dry atmosphere, and remove every leaf imme- 
diately it exhibits the least trace of decay. Gold and Silver Zonal and Show and 
Fancy Pelargoniums must be kept in a temperature of about forty or forty-five 
degrees near the glass, and sheltered from cold currents of air. 
STOVE, 
It is not desirable to excite the plants at this season of the year, therefore reduce 
the temperature of this structure to an average of sixty degrees, with fire-heat 
alone, and a rise of five degrees with the aid of sun-heat. Keep the atmosphere 
much drier than hitherto, and water early in the morning, to enable the dampness 
therefrom to dry up before evening, Ferns must be carefully handled just now, @ 
thorough rest is nearly as essential to their well-being as it is to flowering plants ; 
but whilst guarding against giving them too much water, carefutiy avoid their 
suffering from drought. Orchids with fleshy pseudo-bulbs, like the Cattleyas, re- 
quire just sufficient to keep them fresh and plump, but the Vaudas, and others of 
like habit, will require rather more. Encourage winter-flowering plants by placing 
them in the warmest corner of the house. 
HORTICULTURAL AFFAIRS. 
4 OYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.—Notwithstanding the difficul- 
| ties with which this Society is surrounded, the meeting of the Fruit and 
Floral Committees on October 4th, was for the season remarkably suc- 
cessful. There was a very excellent display of fruit, cut flowers, and 
flowering plants, and the Council Room has not for many years 
past presented a more attractive appearance at the October meeting, than on the 
occasion here referred to. Chief amongst the plants staged was the collection of 
orchids exhibited by Messrs. J, Veitch and Sons, which made a most attractive dis- 
play, and the Committee were unanimous in recommending the award of a Davis 
medal. Amongst other kinds represented in the group were Cattleya Dominiana, 
and C, exoniensis, two splendid autumn flowering hybrids, C. Brabantiw, and C. 
superba ; Oncidium crispum, 0. Forbesi, O. macranthemum, and O. tigrinum; 
Odontoglossum Roezli, and O. Rossi; Phalsenopsis rosea, and Lelia prestans. Next 
in importance was the splendid group of tree carnations, bouvardias, and the fine 
stands of dahlias from Mr. Charles Turner, of Slough, to whom a vote of thanks 
was passed by the Floral Committee. The most beautiful of the Bouvardias 
exhibited were B. Hogarth, the most valuable of the scarlet forms, for it is dwarf 
in growth, and produces its flowers freely and continuously throughout the year; B, 
Vreelandi, a dwarf-growing kind with white flowers, which closely resembles the 
first-mentioned in all but the colour of the flowers; B. longiflora flammea, a 
coloured form of the well-known B. longiflora, which is grown so largely for 
market purposes ; and B, umbellata alba. Conspicuous amongst the Tree Carna- 
tions were Miss Jolliffe, a beautiful variety, dwarf in habit, and producing a profu- 
sion of flesh-coloured flowers; Coronation, crimson-scarlet, rich and attractive 5 
Vestal, pure white ; Rose Perfection, rose-pink, an exceedingly attractive flower ; 
