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dreds of flowers : the azalea is, indeed, the only flower that 

 will vie with the camellia, in the green-house, during winter, 

 and as a parlor plant it ranks even higher, as it always blooms 

 freely. The Wistaria and roses on the roof have attained an 

 immense size, with stems ihree inches through ; the former was 

 not yet in flower, and the latter had just begun to open its 

 clusters of buds. Mr. Haggerston has raised some fine seed- 

 ling cinerarias, and we saw one, a pure white, exceedingly 

 pretty ; the English amateurs are giving much attention to 

 this flower, and we trust our cultivators will try their skill 

 in producing new varieties. Some finely grown schizanthu- 

 ses were just coming into bloom. Siphocampylos bicolor 

 was gay with its scarlet and yellow flowers ; but it is rather 

 coarse in its foliage, and not quite so desirable as lantangefolius, 

 Nem6phi!a insignis, with its deep blue flowers, and depend- 

 ing stems, is always doubly beautiful in winter. 



The stove was one blaze of brilliant flowers, ♦S'alvia splen- 

 dens, Euphorhia Jacquin^^ora, Poinsettia pulcherrima, and 

 Combretum purpureum, all combining their scarlet hues, to 

 dazzle the eye. In beautiful contrast the Bletia Tanker- 

 villffi reared its white and purplish panicles of blossoms, 

 and, on the back wall, rambling in almost unchecked luxuri- 

 ance, Passiflora quadrangularis, and Ipomae^a Horsfallcc were 

 displaying their flowers. That old. but yet most desirable 

 shrub, Solandra grandiflora, was expanding a dozen of its im- 

 mense trumpet-shaped blossoms. Numerous other well 

 known plants contributed to make up the display. We really 

 wish there were more of such structures for plants in our vi- 

 cinity : a green-house will keep plants until the advancing 

 warmth of the season brings them into bloom; but in mid- 

 winter, it is to the stove that we must look for a fine display, 

 when thoir scarcity renders them doubly attractive. 



The vines in the stove are not producing good crops; this 

 Mr. Haggerston cannot account for. It appears that it must 

 be attributed to the season, the imperfect ripening of the wood, 

 or some other cause. The vineries are coming on well, and 

 breaking with great regularity. 



Oakley Place, Mrs. Praties. — A new house has just been 

 completed here under the direction of Mr. McLennan, the 

 gardener. It is a well constructed building, about sixty^ight 



