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was white ; the other, grandiflora rubra, was red, tipped with white. 

 A Certificate of Merit was awarded for the white one. From Mr. 

 Hamp, gardener to J. Thorn, Esq., of Mawbey House, South Lambeth, 

 came a large plant of the Tankerville Phajus, and a handsome Camellia 

 tree (C. tricolor) some seven feet high, loaded with flowers and flower- 

 buds. A Certificate of Merit was awarded for the Camellia. Blooms 

 of two Rhododendrons, and the Corsican Hellebore, were furnished by 

 the Hon. Fox Strangways, from Abbotsbury, in Dorsetshire. Mr. 

 Tye, of Birmingham, exhibited six Hyacinth bottles of various colours, 

 and furnished with convenient wire supports for the flowers. These 

 are handsome clever contrivances, and if cheap enough cannot fail to 

 be universally approved of. From the Garden of ,the Society came 

 three species of Acacia, eight varieties of Epacris, Styphelia tubiflora 

 (a useful winter and early spring flowering shrub), the two-coloured 

 Corraea, a Cape Heath, the useful winter plant Selago distans, the 

 sweet-scented Pittosporum undulatuin, and Galantlius plicatus. The 

 latter only requires to be known to be generally cultivated, for it is a 

 great improvement on the common Snowdrop in point of size. The 

 same establishment also furnished the following vegetables : — Navet 

 jaune de Finlande. — Seeds of this were received from M. Vilmoiin, of 

 Paris. It appears to be a variety of the Malta Turnip. Variegated 

 Plumage Kale. — This is used for garnishing ; but it is also much 

 esteemed by some, when it is cooked like a winter Green. Corn 

 Salad. — This is the common Corn Salad, which is now more u-ed than 

 it has been in this conntry ; but it is likely to be superseded by the 

 Italian Corn Salad, Mache d'ltalie, seeds of which are now amongst 

 those that are distributed to the Fellows of the Society. 



Culture of T. Pentaphyllum.— This plant 1 find to grow freely 

 if allowed a large degree of pot room, and to be kept in a very airy 

 place in the greenhouse. I find it to do still better, to turn it out, if 

 the plant be moderately strong, into the open border in a warm 

 situation. I have a plant at the front of a greenhouse that is trained 

 to three stakes, and densely covers them to the height of nine feet, 

 having many thousands of its charming green, velvet, and red flowers. 



The soil is a good rich loam and peat, half a yard deep, upon a 

 gravelly substratum ; I have supplied it freely with water during dry 

 seasons. 



At the end of November the top generally dies, I cut it off near to 

 the ground, and cover the same with some dry straw chart'; this is laid 

 six inches deep ; over this I place a large miik panshion, which shoots 

 off all wet, keeps the root dry, as well as contributes to keep it from 

 injury by frost. At the return of spring the tuber pushes freely ; and 

 during the months from July to November the plant is a perfect 

 picture of beauty and interest. 



I have not had occasion to renew the soil of the border where the 

 plant has grown four seasons, but when it is indicated necessary by the 

 condition of the plant. I shall take away the old soil in Spring, nearly 

 to the tuber, replace it by fresh loam and peat, but not to disturb the 

 tuber at all. — A Country Curate. 



