502 General Notices. 



M. Van Houtte states that " this remarkable plant is des- 

 tined to be one of the greatest ornaments of our gardens, de- 

 veloping its flowers in the earliest days of spring, at the same 

 period as Chimonanthus fragrans, Calycanthns floridus, 

 Pyriis japonica, &c., among which its golden yellow flowers 

 contrast very nrettily, or in the middle of a cluster of orna- 

 mental trees and shrubs, either deciduous or evergreen." It 

 is easily multiplied by cuttings or layers. {Flore des Sen-es, 

 Aug.) 



43. Gloxinias. Hybrid varieties. 



1. Prince Cainille tie Rohan. 2 Teichleri. 3. Comtesse I.eopoliline Thun. 4. Comtesse Inza 

 Thuii. 5. Comtesse Carnline Thun. Flore des serres, 1847, pi. 2(j8. 



These are all exquisite hybrids of the gloxinia, surpassing, 

 with the exception of G. Cartoni, any that have yet been 

 raised. G. Teichleri we have already described, (p. 403.) 

 No. I, is similar to Cartoni; 3, white, with a claret centre; 

 4, white, with a blue centre, and 5, white, with crimson cen- 

 tre. M. Van Houtte has become the proprietor of these, which 

 were raised by Mr. Joscht, gardener to the Comte Thun, of 

 Bohemia, and they will soon find their Avay into collections. 



MISCELLANEOUS INTELLIGENCE. 



Art. I. General Notices. 



Spring Bulbs. — Having made a selection from the bulbs advertised in a 

 good catalogue, according to nis tastes and pecuniary means, the amateur 

 should immediately decide what to do with them. In their arrangement, 

 reference should be constantly made to the season when they bloom, that 

 the position in the garden may be chosen which is best adapted to their 

 display. Many of them come in flower at a time when the whole garden is 

 not readily accessible, especially if there is much grass, lo place flowers 

 in situations seldom visited, or which cannot be reached without getting 

 damp in the feet, or without treading over gravel walks which recent frosts 

 may have disturbed, would be a useless expenditure of time and money. 

 The eye, therefore, should glance round the premises, and the bulbs be 

 apporiiiined to those parts nearest the dwelling-house, which frosts and 

 rams are least likely to make unapproachable. 



By detailing his own practice, the writer conceives he may best promote 

 tlie interests of his readers, and he will therefore tell what he means to do 



