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spare grass land. ^ Hving given time to ascertain its effects, use it in 

 due proportion. This will answer your purpose. — Conductor.] 



Making Rose-trees in Six Weeks. — In tiie Cottage Gardener, 

 Mr. Beaton gives the following particulars relative to this subject : "A 

 gentleman, who had recently been in Scotland, had seen the successful 

 results of accomplishing the above, and which was done as follows: 

 ' Any time, or soon after midsummer, fix on a strong shoot of last year's 

 growth, and when you find it getting hard near the bottom, put in the 

 knife just under a bud, and slit it up just as you would a carnation for 

 layering, put in a wedge to keep the slit open, and tie a ball of green 

 moss around it, and the work ii done. The tongue immediately pushes 

 roots into the moss, and in six weeks it is fit to be cut off below the 

 moss, and be potted, &c.' " 



Show Pelargoniums. — Mr. Beck, a very successful exhibitor at 

 the Great JNIetropolitan Shows, states, that the following varieties were 

 shown in his successful collections, viz. : Blanche 3 times, Rosa- 

 mond 3, Gustavus 2, Mont Blanc 7, Rosalind 4, Gulielma 4, Cuyp 6, 

 Painter 5,. Star 5, Emily 4, Delicatissima 2, Emelia 2, Governor 4, 

 Centurion 3, Sarah 3, and Cavalier often. 



Flowers in Covent Garden Market.— At nearly the close of 

 November, we find a vast profusion of cut flowers made up into bouquets, 

 &.C., and comprising the following kinds, viz.: Bignonia venusta, Ste- 

 piianotus floribundus, Euphorbia splendens. Cactus truncatus, Cactus 

 truncatus purpureus, Chinese Primroses (double white, double red, and 

 the single ones), numerous varieties of Camellias, Cinerarias, Luculia 

 gratissima. Daphne odora. Begonia manicata, Epacris grandiflora, 

 Heliotropes, Yellow Roses, Pimeleas, Corrseas, Alonsoas, Lotus jaco- 

 baeus, Coronilla glauca, numerous Chrysanthemums, Salvias, Gera- 

 niums, Gardenias, Jasminum (white and yellow), Ericas, Indian 

 Azaleas of sorts, &c. [We give this list that our readers may know 

 what kinds of flowers they might have at this period of the year. Be- 

 sides what we enumerate, there were abundance of the Sweet Violets, 

 and other connnon out-door flowers.] 



Class Showing in Florists' Flow ers.— We fancy that no greater 

 benefit can be devised or practised in connexion with floricultural pur- 

 suits than class showing, and we respectfully submit to our amateur 

 patrons the urgent necessity that exists for extending their influence in 

 support of the same. AVherever respectable florists meet, and honour- 

 able men congregate, there, we would suggest, let class sliowing be the 

 first consideration. To the real lovers of good flowers it affbi ds the most 

 intense p]ea^ure ; it is the only test of relative perfection, and the true 

 guide to judicious selection as regards varieties for future cultivation. 

 It is by no means a case of unfrequent occurrence in stand showino- of 

 Carnations and Picotees, to witness, out of twenty-six blooms that liave 

 obtained a first prize, several flowers that in class showing could never 

 have been placed at all. We admit that among the others they looked 

 showy, and even preity, jet intrinsically valueless. We do not wish 

 for a moment to deteriorate the extreme propriety of stand showino- at 

 all large exiiibitioiis, where, from the very magnitude of the arraiige- 

 ments so requisite in such extensive aflairs, class showin'>- would be 



