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added one of leaf mould, and a peck and half of silver sand. — Gardener's Chro- 

 nicle. 



On Portulacca Thellusonii. — Treated as a half-hardy annual, the seeds of 

 PortulaccaThellusonii may be sown in the beginning of March, on a gentle hot- 

 bed, protected by common mats or thick canvass thrown over a temporary wooden 

 framing; or they can be sown in pots, and these plunged in fermented material 

 in any hot bed that happens to be in use. When the young plants appear, they 

 should be potted in small pots, and kept for a time in a warm frame or green- 

 house, and afterwards transferred to an open frame, which should be covered at 

 nights in cold weather, till they are required for transplanting. About the 

 middle of May they should be transferred to the open ground ; but a dry shel- 

 tered border or rockery must be prepared for them, and the soil should not be of 

 a wet or retentive nature. They will thus flower during sunshine (for the flowers 

 do not expand except under the direct rays of the sun) for a lengthened time, 

 and seldom cease before the arrival of frost. — Paxtori's Mag. 



Fi-okicdlturai. Society of London, Jui.v 20th. — Mr. Fairbaim in the chair. 

 Mr. Small was elected. Mr. Wildman, the secretary, brought two seedling 

 Dahlias for the opinion of the Society, which was as follows : — Rose colour ; 

 petals generally good and of considerable depth; medium size ; pleasing colour; 

 rather sunk in the eye, but deserving cultivation. Crimson ; rich in colour ; 

 petals decidedly good ; too much sunk in the eye ; rather small, but a very pro- 

 mising flower. 



July 22d. Show of Carnations and Pieotees. — The first exhibition of this 

 society has been looked forward to with interest, and the support it received from 

 the lovers of Floriculture has amply fulfilled the expectations of those interested 

 in its success. There was an admirable display both by amateurs and nursery- 

 men; and although the season has been unfavourable for developing in perfec- 

 tion the beauties of the Carnation, the stands bore no evidence of this, fur flowers 

 in better condition or finer in colour we never saw. The room was well attended 

 during the whole of the day, and the visitors appeared much gratified. The 

 encomiums the flowers called forth were but a just tribute to the skill and 

 attention requited to produce them in such perfect condition. In addition to 

 the stands for competition, collections were contributed by Messrs. Willmer, 

 Norman, and Orson. The 1st and 2d prizes for seedling Pieotees were awarded 

 to T. Barnard, Esq. No. 1, named Mrs. Barnard, was a light-edged Rose : this 

 very beautiful seedling is a full-sized flower, composed of very broad, round, 

 smooth-edged petals, of pure white and good texture ; the petals are of a cupped 

 form, edged by a bright delicate rose colour, which is confined to the margin, 

 leaving the white free from specks. The petals are eighteen in number, and 

 gradually diminish towards the centre of the flower ; three or four small ones 

 in the centre forming the crown. It is a very elegant and remarkable variety, 

 differing much in appearance from those commonly seen, the petals being so 

 very large. It is a decided acquisition, and will no doubt be the parent of a 

 fine race of flowers of the same character. Mr. Wildman exhibited specimens 

 of his seedling Carnation, named Marshal Soult. Mr. Willmer brought a pan 

 of superb Pieotees, which must have taken the first prize had they not beea 

 disqualified; their names were VVillmer's Charon, Diadem, Queen, Miss Des- 

 borough, Mrs. Eunal, Diana. Teazel, Dickson's Trip to Cambridge, Waine's 

 Victoria. Wood's Margaretta, Sharpe's Duke of Wellington. The following is 

 an official list of the prizes : — Carnations, in stands of twelve dissimilar blooms. 

 Amateurs : 1st to Mr. Dowler, for Telemachus, Bunpland, Wilson's Harriet) 

 Rainbow, Amato, Puxley's Prince Albeit. Duke of York, Iris, Strong's King, 

 and three seedlings ; -d, to Mr. Burrup for Dalton's Lancashire Lass, Wood's 

 William IV., Strong's King, Martin's President, Yates' Supreme, Amato, Wil- 

 liam Caxton, Willuu'i's Conquering Hero, Duke of Devonshire, Duke Of Rox- 

 burgh, Duke of Manchester, and Middlesex Hero. Nurssrtmbn: 1st, to Mr. 

 Willmer, lor Wood's William IV., Strong's Duke of York, Kly's Duke of 

 Devonshire, Hale's Prince Albert, Wilhuer's Solander, Wallace's Beauty of 



