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the following day they should be well syringed. When thefluwers are beginning 

 1o expand, a thin shading of canvass should be put on the outside of the house. 

 taking care that the plants never flag for want of water. The blooming season 

 over, the plants should be placed id an open situation for a fortnight, until the 

 wood is hard ; they may then be headed down, and when the yonirg shoots have 

 grown about an inch, nearly all the soil should be shaken froth the ri ots. In 

 repotting them, the size of the pots must be regulated by that of the plants, aad 

 must be as small as they can conveniently be put into. The « inter treatmeut 

 must be as before directed. Mr. Shearer was of opinion that currents of air 

 materially conduced to the health of the Pelargonium; probably by causing 

 motion in the leaves, which accelerated the flow of sap, and also had a tendency 

 to harden the tissue, as is seen in trees in exposed situations ; and he thought 

 also that the admission of fresh air as often as possible would prevent a loilg- 

 ment of moisture on the leaves, which is so particularly injurious to these plants 

 during the cloudy days of winter. Mr. Caie said that Mr. Parker had noticed 

 two important facts connected with the growth of the Pelargonium; first, the 

 confinement of the roots whilst flowering ; secondly, that currents of air have a 

 capacity for moisture at a season of the year when the sun's rays are compara- 

 tively powerless; and he thought that, without a knowledge of these facts, 

 neither such flowers nor fruit could be procured frorii plants not indigenous to 

 our island as might be obtained if these facts were fully understood. Hence the 

 necessity of draining and planting near the surface in certain situations, and 

 likewise the admission of cold air into greenhouses, which, upon entering the 

 house, became heated, and, its capacity for moisture increasing, it natural!} - ex- 

 tracted that from the leaves of the plants. 



LONDON HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY'S SHOW. 



The first exhibition for the present season took place at the Chiswick Gardens 

 on Saturday May 14th, and for the beauty and number of specimens shown far 

 exceeded any previous spring show. The day was exceedingly fine, and the 

 gardens in high order ; one of the most splendid of out-door trees, the Glycine 

 (Wistaria) Chiuensis 'being in full bloom, and covering about 150 feet of wall 

 with its clusters of lilac flowers. At an early hour her Majesty and Prince 

 Albeit, accompanied by the Duke of Devonshire, president of the Society, en- 

 tered the grounds, and inspected various tents of fruit and flowers, with which 

 they appeared highly gratified, and then retired to his Grace's villa adjoining 

 the gardens. The number of visitors during the day was 5500. The quantity 

 of specimens exhibited were so numerous, that we could only take particulars of 

 the must rare, interesting, or of superior growth. 



Pelargoniums. Twelve (not for competition). Mr. Cock, of Chiswick, ex- 

 hibited the most superior; they were magnificent specimens, of admirable form 

 and large size, also in profuse bloom, exhibiting the climax of culture with this 

 I ively tribe of plants. The sorts w-cre Garth's Victory, Eliza superba, Brides- 

 maid. Rienzi, Garth's Queen of the Beauties, Florence, Clarissa, Jewess, Vulcan, 

 Coronation, Annette, Orange Boven. 



Mr. Catltugh. Nurseryman's Glass. 1st Twelve. A very judicious selection 

 of colours, well grown both in size and form, being of lowish growth, spread out 

 so as to make the greatest flat surface of profuse bloom, which gave them a fine 

 advantage for inspection. The sorts were — Coronation, Comtj de Paris, Lady 

 Mayoress's Orange Boven, Magna Charta, Sylph, Erectum, Una, Garth's Vic- 

 tory, CI max. Eliza superba, aird Ovid. Prize, Gold Banksian Medal, 



Sir. Cullies, 2nd Twelve. They were very fine grown specimens, some of the 

 ( f extraordinary growth, but perhaps as a matter of necessity, not having 

 another specimen advanced enough to exhibit, one of the kinds was not con- 

 sidered on ; l 1 1 equality of merit with the others he exhibited ; namely, Diademe- 

 tum rubescens. The suits were Grand Duke, Raffaelle, Grace Darling, Em- 

 itiax, Matilda, Mabel, Diademetum rubescens, Alicia, Juba, Eliza 



Slipurba, seedling. Prize, large Silver Medal. 



Mi. Beck, blewoitll. Amateur's Class, 1st Twelve. The plants were a tew 

 days short of perfection in bloom, but they were well-grown specimens, und the 



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