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platycentra and miniata ; Brngmansia Waymanii, Cassia corymbosa, Ane- 

 mone japonica and vitifolia, Lilium lancifolium album, Staiice arborea, and 

 Torenia asiatica. M. Michel had a prize for a small collection of Heaths, 

 which were very good for the season ; among them were Lamberlia versi- 

 color, cupressina, speciosa, linea, varia, mammosa, rosea, verlicillata, coc- 

 cinea, echiiflora purpurea, Swainsonia, arbuscula, soufra, gracilis, erecta, 

 blanda, Bowieana, glutiiiosa, and ventricosa. M. Cels exhibited a fine 

 specimen plant of Cattleya-crispa, with thr^e or four spikes, covered with 

 flowers. There were also two good plants of ^schraea longifolia fulgens 

 and Dichorizandra ovata, but as no names were attached, I am ignorant as 

 to whom they belonged ; the same will also apply to some good grown 

 plants in another part of the room, viz., Nepenthes distillatoria, Cereus 

 gladiatus, nearly three feet high, Echinopsis valida, and Mammillaria alvi- 

 dens. M. Bertrand was awarded a prize for a fine specimen plant of Ane- 

 mone japonica, with nearly 100 flowers ; he had also a fine specimen of 

 Cuphea platycentra. M. Malingre was awarded a prize for China Asters, 

 in pots, comprising some very fine flowers, in the different sections known 

 here as German, English, and Russian. Messrs Jamin and Durand gained 

 the 1st prize, or Grand Medal of the Princess Adelaide, for Fruit, consist- 

 ing of nearly 150 varieties of Pears, and 15 or 20 varieties of Apples. 

 The season has not been favorable ; nevertheless, there were some very 

 large specimens, especially among the Pears, such as Duchesse d'Angou- 

 leme, Calebasse, Catillac, Bon Chretien d'Espagne, Colmar d'Arembourg, 

 Yan Mons, Triomphe de Jodoigne, Doyenn^ dore, Belle de Berry, Fon- 

 dante de Joffart, Beurr6 Spence, Fondante des Bois, Incomparable, Capiau- 

 mont, Noirchaire, d'Arembourg, Bosc, Passe Colmar, and Williams. M. 

 Dupuy Jamain was also awarded a prize for a large collection, but very 

 little if at all inferior ; in it were fine specimens of most of the above- 

 named ; together with some kinds not yet let out, viz., Beurr6 Bretonneau, 

 Bergamotte soldat, and Princesse Charlotte ; also the new Plums, Drap 

 d'Or d'Esperon, large golden fruit, and Reine Claude Monstreuse, with 

 Mirabelle d'Octobre, Prune des Delices, Perdrigon violet, and Fellembourg. 

 M. Goulette exhibited some enormous Melons, cultivated in the open air ; 

 M. Vilmorin, some seedhng Potatoes, among which I noticed one marked 

 A., middle size, rose color, and very handsome. M. de Villeneuve exhib- 

 ited a very good collection of Oranges and Lemons, the most remarkable 

 being Lumie du Commandeur and Doux, Perette de Florence, Limonier 

 Pomme d'Adam, Pouzin, Incomparable and Ferrari, Bigaradier d'Espagne 

 and Bizarrerie, Liraettier des Orfevres, C6dratier de Rome et des Juifs. 

 M. Houebre gained a prize for a collection of Potatoes. Among the Veg- 

 etables was nothing worthy of notice, excepting three or four enormous 

 Potirons and some Palates. — {lb. p. 654.) 



Burnt Earth for Roses, and the Mode of Preparation. — Earth may be 

 burnt at any season of the year. It has been the custom here, for some 

 years, on the decline of spring, when the operations of pruning, grafting, 

 &c. are ended, instead of suflTering the rough branches to lie about, pre- 

 senting an untidy appearance, to collect them in a heap. A wall of turf. 



