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Cyrtanthus McKenii. — This pretty bulbous plant was discovered at Port 

 Natal by Mr. Mark J. McKen, and was sent by him to Dr. Hooker, who has named 

 it. It is described as a semi-aquatic, and seems to be extremely free-flowerino-; 

 nearly all the bulbs received in the spring of 1868, though very small, havino- 

 flowered in the autumn. The stronger plants produce from seven to eight flow- 

 ers on a scape. The plant requires to be cultivated like imantophyllum ; and 

 blooming late in autumn, and being very sweet-scented like hyacinth, it may be 

 recommended to florists. — Haage fir» Schmidt, Erfurt. 



CVRTANIHUS MACKENII. 



[A neat and interesting, though not a showy plant, evidently growing and 

 flowering freely. The flowers are white, and are represented of the natural 

 size in the detached figure shown in the margin. — Eds.'] — Gardener'' s Chron. 



Golden Champion Grape. — Those who have taken an interest in this new 

 grape, and have planted it, will be pleased to hear, that at the June exhibition at 

 Edinburgh, wliere fruit formed a feature of the exhibition, this grape was assigned 

 the position of honor amongst white grapes of any kind, beating superb bunches 

 of the Buckland Sweetwater. Two bunches exhibited in Mr. William Thom- 

 son's collection of six varieties of fruit, which took the first prize, formed the 

 most striking object in the collection. Judging by the examples exhibited by Mr. 

 Thomson, this new grape may be regarded as a valuable acquisition ; and we shall 

 no doubt have abundant testimony in its favor as the season advances.— F/'//j-,//« 

 Gardener s Chronicle. 



Elephant Ploughs are now manufactured in England for use in Hindustan, 

 and sent to the East by was of the Isthmus of Suez. 



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