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grown by Mr. Kelland, of Jersey, I beg to say that it was grown and bloomed 

 by me, from whom Mr. Kelland procured it. The plants taken over to England 

 by him have been, I understand, so much injured in the carriage as to be quite 

 unfit fur exhibition ; and I propose, therefore, having still two plants in my pos- 

 session, to exhibit one at the May Show of the Horticultural Society. 1 have 

 been informed, since the insertion of the notice before mentioned, that the tubers 

 in Mr. Low's possession (having since shown bloom) turn out to le different 

 from mine, and an inferior variety. I obtained the tubers from Mr. Bridges as 

 stated, but they were found among the mountains near Curico, in Chiii. — Fred. 

 Coventry. [Tins is probably the plant alluded to by Mr. Bridges in the last 

 No. of the " London Journal of Botany."] " Among the species from the pro- 

 vince of Colcbagua, you will find a most beautiful Tropoeolum with yellow 

 flowers, which 1 consider new. Tubers of it arc among my bulbs and seeds. I 

 have called it T. edule, because the toots are eaten either roasted or boiled, in 

 times of scarcity, by the poor natives of the province of Colcbagua, who call it 

 * Papas Cudas.' I shall endeavour, next year, to transmit home tubers of 

 Tropaeolum azureum of Miers; a most charming plant, which few persons havj 

 ever seen. I once found it producing its lovely blue flowers on the summit of a 

 mountain called ' La Campaua de Quillota,' nearly 4000 feet above the level of 

 the sea, and nowhere, save ou this mountain, did I see it, during my rambles in 

 Chili." 



West London Gardenkrs' Association. — Mr. Parker read a paper on 

 Pelargoniums. He stated that where strong plants are required to flower the 

 following season, the cuttings should be taken off in March, and at a time when 

 the plants need thinning. The soil used for them should consist of equal 

 portions of turfy loam am! leaf mould, with a small quantity of saud ; inserting 

 the cuttings simply in small 60-sizcd pots, and placing them in a frame, with 

 a gentle heat. In about four weeks' tune, when the cuttings are rooted, they 

 may le removed into a cold frame, admitting plenty of air as the weather 

 permits, and as they grow, topping them at the fourth joint, to produce lateral 

 shoots. In the beginning of May they may be taken from the frame, ami 

 placed in an open situation on boards or slates, re-potting them into 48-s'zod 

 pots, and some of the stronger into 3'2's. Place an oyster-shell at the bottom of 

 each pot, and put some rough p ; eces of tin fy loam upon it ; thus the plant is 

 shifted more readilv with the hall of earth entire. The cmnpost, at this stage of 

 their growth, should be two barrowfuls of turfy loam, half ditto of peat earth, 

 half ditto two yeais' old cow-dung, and half a peck of silver saud, the whole 

 chopped up with the spade, and hy no means sifted. When the lateral shouts 

 have grown three or four joints, they should be again stopped, and while pliable 

 tied down, so as to form the plants. When these are expected to flower in May, 

 they should not be stopped later than the second week in November; the leaves 

 should then be thinned out, so that the air may circulate freely amongst the 

 shoots. Several soits, which do not require stopping, will not flower before 

 those which were stopped in November ; of this kind are Nymph, Sylph, Foster's 

 Matilda, and Alicia superba. When plants are required to flower in June or 

 July, they should be stopped in January, and repotted into a larger sized pot in 

 February, in the following compost : — three barrowfuls of well-enriched turfy 

 loam, half ditto of peat earth, half ditto of two years' old cow-dung, and one 

 peck of silver sand. The temperature of the house should be kept at 45°, so as 

 to induce them to root freely, for they will not flower well unless the pots are 

 well filled with roots. A fortnight after they have been repotted, the temperature 

 may be allowed to fall to 4'i^, and the flues should be damped two or three times 

 during the night, to keep a moist atmosphere, taking care that plenty of air be 

 admitted whenever the weather will permit. As the plants progress, it will 1 e 

 requisite to tie each shoot to a separate stake. In March they should again be 

 examined, and all weak lateral shoots taken off. In Apiil the fires may be dis- 

 continued, and the plants may be syringed overhead twice a-week during fine 

 weather, when the house is closed for the night. After ci mtinuing this treatment 

 for a month, if the green fly should make its appearance, it will he necessary to 

 fumigate them with tobacco; this should be done when the plants are dry, and 



