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ment, the selection of a suitable paper for the herbarium becomes a matter of con- 

 siderable importance. 



A New Peiargonii'M is announced in the French gardening journals. It is be- 

 lieved to be a cross between P. hederafuHum and P. zonale, and it freely bears seed. 

 Our friend, Mr. Jean Sisley, describes it as resembling P. hederafulium in its pros- 

 trate habit of gron-th, with leaves like those of P. zonale. The flowers are bright 

 red, and produced in good trusses. It was found in a gar^'en at Nice, in a bed 

 planted n iih several varieties of the zonal section, and a lilac-white variety of P. 

 hederccfolium. Mr. Sisley considers it a great acquisition on account of its fertility 

 — a quality not possessed in a remarkable degree by Wilni, Wilsii rosea, Emperor, 

 and Dolly Yarden. He thinks it may probably give birth to a distinct new strain, 

 in the hands of a clever hybridiser. It will be sent out this spring by Messrs. 

 Huber, of Nice. 



Primula pcrCHEREiMA, introduced by Messrs. Backhouse and Son, York, is a 

 lovely fpecies, taller than P. denticidata, and has deep lavender-purple flowers with 

 yellow centres, and borne in large trusses. Messrs. Backhouse say that it is " quite 

 distinct from the plant usually known as P. purpurea, though, judging by the 

 colour, it has far more right to the name. A grand plant both for rockwork and 

 weU-drained borders, in stiff loamy soil, blooming in spring, and perfectly hardy 

 which tbe true P. denticidata is not with us." It is a charming plant for tlie 

 Alpine house and cold frame, as it may be cultivated most successfully in 

 pots. 



A Lakoe Specimen' of ArcrBA Japonica, standing in a sheltered corner in 

 the Gardens of the Eoyal Botanic Society, Regent's Paik, annunUy presents a most 

 attractive appearance in tbe early part of the year. It is about fifty feit in circum- 

 ference and eight feet high, and the fertilization of its flowers is secured by placing 

 a small male plant in a pot in the centre of the bush. This season it was exceed- 

 ingly well furnisbed with its large brilliantly-coloured berries, and demonstrated in 

 the most forcible rranner possible that a crop of berries may be reared with but 

 little difficulty. We noticed last autumn, in the nurseries of Mr. C. Turner, at 

 Slough, that the Aucubas in tbe open quarters were bearing berries freely, not- 

 withstanding tbe fact that the male plants were a considerable distance from 

 them. 



The LorDOx Clvb, intended as a common centre for horticulturi-ts, has secured 

 a club-house in a suitable locality, within three minutes' walk ot Charing Cross. 

 The club offers its subscribers the conveniencesof a West End club at very moderate 

 rates, there being handsome reading, dining, and drawing-rooms, as well as billiard- 

 rooms and smoking-rooms ; bedrooms for the accommod;ition of country members 

 are also provided. The subscription at present is two guineas per annum, with an 

 entrance foe of two guineas. 



The Yellow Pelargonium, P. ohlongatum, has lately flowered in Mr. 

 Cannell's nursery at Woolwich. Tbe petals are long and narrow, and of unequal 

 size, the colour pale primrose-yellow, the top petals very lightly marked with purple 

 lines. 



The Eeal Maidenhair Fern, Adianfum capilliis-veneris, is reported by Mr. 

 H. C. Hart to be abundantin rocky ravines and fissures in the Arran Isles, Galway 

 Bay. 



A Great Rose Show is announced to be held at the Alexandra Palace, Muswell 

 Hill, on Thursday and Friday, June 24 and 25. 



The Cologne International Horticultural Exhibition which opens on 

 the 25th of August, and closes on the 26lh of September, comprises Horticultural 

 productions and appliances of every description. Flowers and fruits will be ex- 

 hibited in two series : the first series from August 25 to September 10, and the 

 second seiics from the 11th till tbe 26th of the last-mentioned month. It is under 

 the most distinguished patronage, and a very large number of most liberal prizes 

 are offered for competition. 



