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Among the collections of stove and greenhouse plants some handsome spe- 

 cimens were shown by Mr. Coutts, Mr. Attlee, Mr. Gard, Mr. Pattison, Mr. 

 Knight, of Camberwell, Mr. Jackson, and Messrs. Fairbairn ; Ericas, in a great 

 many tine varieties, by Mr. Jackson, Mr. Fairbairn, and Mr. Curtis, gardener to 

 J. Allnutt, Esq. ; Calceolarias, Mr. Welsh, Mr. Edmonds, Mr. Johnson, and 

 Mr. Gaines, whose collection consisted of Horace, Celestial, Dusty Miller, Louis, 

 Bride, Juba, New Purple, Balloon, Alba perfecta, Golden Sovereign, and Seed- 

 lings Nos. 53 and 5G ; and Mr. Catleugh, who had Sulphurea spleudens, 

 Minerva, Corhme, Splendidum, Lady of the Lake, Violacea superba, Model of 

 Perfection, Delicata, Barnes's Pilot, and Alba maculata. 



Of Pelargoniums there were many good collections, more numerous than at 

 Chiswick, some of them the same that were at the Horticultural Show on 

 Saturday, together with several others ; among which were a collection from 

 Mr. Chapman, of Vauxhall, consisting of the following varieties : — Dido, Clitus, 

 Victory. Climax, Lady Murray, Jewess, Beauty of Ware, Garth's Perfection, 

 Alicia, Joan of Arc, Fandango, and Perfection. Mr. Edmonds had a very fine 

 collection of six. Mr. Catleugh's were — Lady Mayoress, Stella, Una, Corona- 

 tion, Garth's Victory, Cupid, Joan of Arc, Orange Boven, Lord Mayor, Touch- 

 stone, Comte de Paris, and Priory Queen. Mr. Gaines's were — Lady Elizabeth 

 Bulteel, Gaines's Lord Auckland, Alicia, Beatrice, Magnifica, Lady Bridport, 

 Garth's Perfection, Lady Dillon, Gaines's Exquisite, Gaines's Lady Palmer, 

 Gaines's Grand Duke, and a Seedling — the whole of them well-grown plants ; 

 and for Mr. Burrup's extra prize, Mr. Catleugh exhibited the following: — 

 Eliza superba, Coronation, Nonsuch, Foster's Multiflora, Clarissa, Queen Dow- 

 ager, Portia, Rienzi, Nun, Lord Mayor, Una, Orange Boven, Erectum, Comte 

 de Paris, Bijou, Vulcan, Foster's Prince Albert, Lady Elizabeth Bulteel, Fire- 

 brand, Alicia superba, Paragon, Gauntlet, Ruby, Foster's Life-Guardsman, and 

 Sida. 



Several good seedling Pelargoniums were shown by Mr. Pamplin and Mr. 

 Rendle, of Plymouth, and others. Among those of Mr. Rendle were the follow- 

 ing varieties : — Lyne's Circassian, Wood's Ivanhoe, Magnificent, Consort, and 

 two or three others. 



Roses, though less abundant than at the exhibition on Saturday, were shown 

 in great number and beauty ; Messrs. Wood and Son, of Maresfield, and Messrs. 

 Paul and Son, of Cheshunt, produced fresh collections for this occasion. Mr. 

 Dennis, of the King's-road, Chelsea, sent several large boxes full of beautiful 

 specimens, covering nearly half the table. Mr. Willmer, of Sunbury, Mr. 

 Hooker, of Brenchley, Mr. Burrup, of Camberwell, Mr. Coe, and Mr. Seldon 

 also exhibited fine collections. 



QUERY. 



Sir, — I should be obliged by your informing me through the medium of your 

 Cabinet, what kind of soil is bent suited to the Dahlia, and if it ought to have 

 much water or not : your answer to this in your next would oblige, 



Peckham, 7th June, 1841. H. D. 



[A strong loam well enriched with rotten dung. As soon as the plants begin 

 growing, give plenty of water ; increase the quantity proportionate to the growth 

 of the plants. — Conductor.] 



On Lime Water, Clianthus Puniceus, &c. — Having lately become a sub- 

 scriber to your very useful Cabinet, I should feel particularly obliged if you or 

 any one of your numerous correspondents would be kind enough to tell me of 

 what strength and in what manner to make the lime-water I so often see recom- 

 mended in your pages for watering flower-borders, &c, in order to destroy the 

 numerous small insects which are so destructive to flowers. 



It would also oblige me to be informed what treatment is necessary for the 

 Clianthus puniceus to ensure its flowering well; will it, as I have been informed, 

 bear the winter uninjured if trained against a wall, and the roots protected with 

 m. mure before the frosts begin, will a western aspected wall answer the purpose, 

 and is any particular soil requisite ? By answering these queries at an early 

 convenience, it will greatly oblige, A Beuinner. 



