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play of blooms will be made next fall. The demand' for plants 

 has been much greater than it was last season, and of scmie of the 

 finer kinds it has been difficult to supply what was wanted. 



J\Ir. T. Hogg^s. — As usual we here found a fine display of 

 geraniums, although the number was much smaller th&n at Mr. 

 Thorburii's, from the very reduced state of the collection after 

 the selling season. INIr. Hogg showed us some extremely beau-- 

 tiful seedlings, which he has not yet named, and some of which 

 will rank among our best kinds. The specimens were not in a 

 good state to give an accurate description of them, and unless we 

 could do so, we prefer to say nothing about them until we have 

 seen them again. That beautiful geranium, Dennis's Perfection, 

 we never saw blooming in so fine a state. It is truly a superb 

 variety, and will long continue to be one of the most admired of 

 all that are now cultivated in our collections. Many of the same 

 kinds in bloom we have already described as flowering at Mr. 

 Thorburn's. We were glad to learn that the demand for gera- 

 niums is on the increase, and that Mr. Hogg's very extensive 

 stock had been picked over, until scarcely enough was left for 

 propagation. 



The plants were mostly removed from the green-houses, with the 

 exception of the camellias, of which Mr. Hogg has a good col- 

 lection, and very well grown. C. japonica var. Doncklaeri flow- 

 ered with Mr. Hogg last winter. We noticed some pots of 

 seedling cactuses, which were just breaking the soil. 



We have already noticed Mr. Hogg's new seedling verbenas. 

 We did not see any very extra specimens, but sufficiently so to 

 pronounce them fine kinds. V. Drummondi was just coming up 

 from seeds. Another variety, still difierent from the V. Arran- 

 idna, so called, appears to promise better than the latter. The 

 whole number now grown by Mr. Hogg is eight, viz: 



V. Aubletm 



— sp. new scarlet, 



— sp. not named; of a deep 

 purplish tint, in habit 

 like V. Tweediedna. 



V. chamredrifolia 



— Tweediedjia 



— mullifida 



— Arran/dna 



— Drummondi 



These, with the V. incisa in Mr. Thorburn's collection, 

 make nine very desirable species, already in our gardens. All 

 but the V. incisa we found growing here in one bed; but the 

 plants had been turned out only a short time, and had but just be- 

 gun to show a few clusters of flowers. They are all beautiful 

 and valuable additions. 



In the garden the herbaceous and other plants were looking well, 

 and flowering abundantly. The roses were past their prime, and of- 

 fered but few good specimens. But the display must have been tru- 

 ly elegant here, a few days previous. Mr. Hogg has quite a num- 



