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New Fruit-Bearing Shrub. — Ugenia Ugni, — This new and valua- 

 able fruit-bearing slirub, is of the Myrtle family, and belongs to a 

 genus of plants named " Eugenia" in honor of Prince Eugene of 

 Savoy. This variety has been recently introduced by Mr. Veitch, 

 of the Exotic Nursery, Chelsea, and was obtained through Mr. 

 Lobb, from Patagonia. 



The fruit is said to be much used by the natives for food, and 

 eaten in Chili as dessert, which statement no one would doubt if 

 once having ate of the fruit. It is of the most exquisite flavor, 

 and difficult to describe. The pulp is soft and white, very sweet, 

 and has a Strawberry flavor, combined with sweet spices, and ex- 

 tremely aromatic. The fruit is round, of a brownish red color, 

 flat eye, and small reflexed segments. The stalk is like that of a 

 Gooseberry, and hangs on the tree in a similar manner. 



Tlic plants are increased by cuttings or from seed, and will 

 grow freely in rich loam, and if kept in a greenhouse it will blos- 

 som in the spring, and ripen its fruit early in autumn. Small 

 plants in pots bear well, and form very pleasing objects with 

 their dark green polished leaves, studded with ruddy fruit. 



Doubtless we have something yet to learn in regard to the cul- 

 tivation of this new shrub. It is not improbable that it would 

 thrive and produce an abundance of fruit if trained on a south 

 wall, and occupy a place in the garden among other fruit-bearing 

 trees. It fully merits a trial, and I hope at some future time to 

 return to the subject. — Florist. 



On the Cultivation of the Fuchsia. — Having been a successful 

 cultivator of this graceful flower, and having been awarded near- 

 ly all the first prizes, for some years, at the Nottingham shows, 1 

 have thought it might be interesting as well as useful to the am- 

 ateur and young gardener, to give a detail of some of the princi- 

 pal features of my mode of cultivation — particularly as regards 

 economy, simplicity, and certainty of success. 



I take my last year's plants, and repot them, giving them a 

 good soaking in water, and then place them in the warmest part 

 of the greenhouse. This should be done in December, or early in 

 January, as soon as they have made shoots about two or three 

 inches long ; I select those cuttings which are of strong growth, 

 and have no appearance of blooming (early bloomers never make 



