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THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE. 



influence of ii»?ht tho^c leaves upon the small spurs, fro u 

 ^•hich you expect to obtain fruit-buds next season. The exist- 

 ence of a mass of breastwood indicates that the plant com- 

 mands more nourishment such as it is, than the circumstance* 

 in which it is placed will enable it to appropriate to fruitful 

 purposes. In checking this luxuriance, would it not be a pre- 

 ferable method to limit at once the pump handle action of the 

 shoots upon the root-suckers, by pinching: out their points when 

 from four to six inches In length ? It will require to be repeated 

 during the season, but there will be no danger of the lower 

 buds breaking, no sudden check will be given to the system, no 

 unnecessary shade afforded to those parts which ought to be 

 fully exposed, and if persevered in, and the tree is otherwise 

 favourably situated, there will be little occasion for resorting 

 to the modern panacea for most fruit tree ills— root pruning. 

 It must be adopted with caution in the case of weak trees and 

 those new sorts which bear freely, and chiefly on the two or 

 three years old wood. 



Cucumbers— Vegetable Mart mc— Prepare for getting these 

 planted out, forming beds of short Grass, refuse from Sea- 

 kale beds, &c, or any other littery rubbish. Routine.— The 

 same as formerly. I almost envy those who write about flood- 

 ing the ground before planting, as water is water here. Cauli- 

 flowers, &c, are thriving, however, with the protection of 

 short Grass. — R. F. 



VI.— ARBORICULTURE. 

 Old Woods.- Proceed as speedily as possible with the felling, 

 peeling, drying, and housing, or stacking of Bark, while 

 weather is favourable j and clear away ail branches, timber, 

 &c, as soon as possible. 



Coppice — The foregoing observations apply to Coppice woods, 

 when felling and peeling is going forward. Attend to the 

 directions given last week. 



Young Plantations.— The directions given in last Number 

 should be attended to, and followed up regularly. It is of the 

 greatest advantage to proprietors of plantations to see that 

 these things are done properly. 



Nursery Work.— As the weather continues dry and sunny, 

 constant attention to young seedlings in beds, or transplanted 

 ones in rows, is necessary, and to thinly planted trees of all 

 kinds; weed, water, shade, and fasten them firmly from wind 

 waving, &c. j and put in practice the directions given last week 

 regarding the training of young plants in nurseries. — W. D. 



Suu of the Weather near I 



.don for the week en 



din* May 10. 1344 



,M 



observed at the Horticultural Qardsfl, Chiswick. 



t 





| Mar ,. 



Moon's 1 lUnoMicrBR Tiirrmomktkr. 



Wind- 



Kain. 



Aire, j 



.Max 

 29.942 



M in. Max. 



Min. 



Mean. 

 53.0 



m » * * • »*^ 



Frid. 10 



23 1 



29-910 



an 



38 



W. 



•07 



Sat. 1 1 



21 33.000 



29.931 



0$ 



52 



58 



N.E. 





Sun. ia 



95 



I *6i 



30.1H3 



7-' 



41 



5«.5 



NE. 





Mod. 13 



26 



35 



30.309 



78 



89 j 



58.5 



N.E. 





Tuei. 14 



27 



. 



30 27* 



70 



38 



54.0 



N.E. 





Wed. 15 



28 



30.255 



30.285 



00 



41 



60 5 



N.E. 





Thurs. 16 



29 



30.242 



29.001 



" 



40 



62 5 



N.E. 





Average 



80 218 



30.121 



mill 4\:r 



547 



1 .07 



M*y 10 O rerettt) partially clouded, and £ne ; clear at night m 



11 Very fine throughout; densely o?eacast at night 



12 Overcast; very fin*?; clear 



13 Very fine; dry and sultry; clear at night 



14 Very fine throughout ; uniformly overcast at at night 



15 Fine, with light clouds ; brisk N.E. wind ; clear and cool j 

 10 Light clouds; very dark air; overcast at night 



Mean temperature of. the week, 2 deg. above the average. 



State of the Weather at Chiswick during the last 18 years, for the ensuing 

 Week ending May 25, 1844. 



Aver. I Aver. 



May | Highest! Lowest 

 Temp. Temp. 



Sun. 19 

 Won. SO 

 Tues- 21 

 Wed. 22 



Thur.23 

 Fri. 24 



Sat. 25 



No. of 

 Mean Years in 

 Temp! which it 



Rained. 



66 1 



670 

 65.0 

 678 

 68-5 



<w. 1 



44.8 

 45.3 

 44.4 



44.0 

 47-4 

 45.7 

 45.6 



55.5 

 55 9 

 55 6 

 .5 

 S7.6 

 57.1 



7 



8 



6 



9 



6 



8 



6 



Prevailing Winds. 

 Greatest - •; — 

 quantity . K 

 of Rain, K\£ 



0.60 in. 



1.14 



0.36 

 0.10 

 0.21 

 0.3d 

 0.64 



I 

 4 



; 



2 



r 



4 



a 



3 



1 



3 

 8 



aa 





5 

 5 



7 

 3 

 3 

 5 



1 



8 



1 



8 



4 



1 



1 

 8 

 3 

 2 



1 



3 

 1 





4 2 

 3 



1 



a, 2 



2 1 



3 1 



4 3 



1 

 1 



3 



I 



The highest temperature during the above period occurre, 

 1033— therm, a** ; and the lowest on the 25th, 183y_ therm. 29\ 



don the 25th, 



I 



Noti cat to Correspondents* 

 Appmc Pi rs.—F.— These should be treated in the same way ns 

 the Gooseberry seeds mentioned below : probably the reason 

 why the seed failed is, by keeping it dry during winter in 

 paper. The seed should either be preserved in the fruit or in 

 dry sand during: the winter, otherwise it becomes mouldy 

 and soon perishes.^ 



Books.— M. G.— The division of " Mackintosh's Practical 



Gardener," relating to Conservatories. 

 Box-Edgivo*.— A Subscriber.— You had better lift your Box- 

 edffmr that is 1 ft. high, and replant it with fresh box, which 

 will form a better edging than if the old Box was cut down. J 

 Dxsbasks.— A. B.— The cause of white variegation in leaves is 

 unknown. It is often unaccompanied by ill health. Probably 

 the appearance in your Rhododendron vrill be removed by a 

 good dressing of cowdung, and being fully exposed to light 

 in a warm greenhouse. Treat Azalea Smithii in the same 

 5 ay -" Vttis and J - T.-The production on Vine leaves is a 

 diseased state of the cells of the under surface, immediately 

 bene «th the cuticle, which become much elongated and multi- 

 plied, with a vertical arrangement, the cuticle being some- 

 times wholly, sometimes only partially obliterated. Wc do not 

 observe any trace of an acarus, as is the case in a similar pro- 

 duction on the leaves of the Pear and mountain Ash. The 

 leaf is evidently discoloured and withered in consequence of 

 the absorption of the neighbouring chlorophyll by the dis- 

 eased and multiplied cells. It is very difficult, if not impos- 

 sible, in the present btate of our knowledge of the diseases of 

 plants, to say what is the cause, and consequently to assign a 

 remedy. The whole leaf, whether sound or diseased, abounds 

 in raphides, perhaps more than is usually the case ; at least, 

 more than in a leaf plucked for comparison. Though so 

 strongly resembling one of theepiphyllous fungi outwardly, it 

 Is of an entirely different nature.— M. J. B. 

 Flowkr- Drawing. —A Subscriber.— If your daughter knows 

 how to draw other things, she may acquire the art of drawing 

 plants, provided she will study attentively their exact struc- 

 ture, and attend to the minutiae of the matter. But it can- 

 not be done well except by those well acquainted with Vege- 

 table organisation. We have some thoughts of giving a 

 series of articles on the subject. Almost all flower-drawings 

 ?^7U? erab,e th,n S*. Lindley's "Introduction to Botany/' or 

 ins Elements of Botany," will teach as much as books can 



Sawhi W reDOtWritten Wlth a s P ecial view to flower. 



G S2Jf?fwI S^bs.-F.-Sow these as soon as possible, in 

 £?S.Hnn t? a h Z ht s™*y loam, and place them in a shkdy 

 w!h k he P™per time to have sown the seed would 



5~* J en about the end of February: it will probably not 

 vegetate now before next spring. The seeds should be pre- 

 served in sand during winter, otherwise they become dry, 

 sowin f C vegetate for twelve months after 



Heating.— G. C— The very circumstance you name of brick 



tanks, lined with cement, losing 24 gallons of water a day is 



a proof of their excellence for bottom-heating. Flues may be 



built brick on edge, and covered with a flat tile. Cover your 



back roof with either glass or calico. The nearer the ground 



you can get your flue the better. It cannot be too low to be 



above ground. A common foot flue will do perfectly well 



There is no reason that we see why the ascending flue should 



not be in the back wall ; you may put a damper in it in any 



convenient place. You cannot cement an iron boiler to a ' 



wooden tank, but must employ a union joint. Let your 

 tank be 3 feet wide, and 6 inches deep ; or 9 inches if it suits 

 you ; for the larger the body of water the better for the 

 purpose of propagation. 



Horskpond. — Tom Muddy.— Use the charcoal in small pieces, 

 such as are unfit for fuel ; it does not matter whether dust or 

 small fragments. No doubt a good deal will be necessary to 

 produce an effect ; but it will be valuable manure afterwards. 

 If, however, you can get the offensive water on idle land, it 

 will benefit that land, and soon cease to smell. The detestable 

 odour is its most useful part, if you can but get it absorbed by 

 earth, or other substances. Cinder-siftings, small coal, peat, 

 all act something like charcoal. It is very difficult for us to 

 give the best advice concerning these matters, without actual 

 inspection, which is impossible. 



Inskcts. — We wish we could impress upon correspondents 

 the utility of securing specimens from the pressure of the 

 Post-bag, by inclosing small objects in quills, well stopped 

 with cork, and larger ones in flat boxes. It is often very de- 

 sirable to breed the insects transmitted. It is a mere waste 

 of money and time to send Ruricoia leaves dried up, and 

 beetles and flies reduced to powder. As our great objects 

 are to communicate information beneficial to the cultivator, 

 and to obtain data for the advancement of science, we 

 must beg as a favour that this request may be attended 



to. A Constant Reader. — The greatest benefit has been 



derived from dusting the Gooseberry-trees with hellebore- 

 powder -, but if hand picking be resorted to in good time, and 

 be persevered in, it is a certain remedy. R. A Lady Sub- 

 scriber. — The animal is a snake-millipede, called Julus terres- 



tris(?) It is believed to injure the roots of plants. R. Devo- 



niensis. — I do not remember to have seen Rose-buds affected 

 as yours are ; but the specimen was so much crushed, that it 

 is impossible to form any opinion concerning the disease. 

 Soap-suds and Tobacco-water make an excellent wash for the 

 aphis, but fumigation is better where it can be applied. R. 



W. P. is referred to the advice already given to 



"A Constant Reader."/?. G.S. Winkle is correct in at- 

 tributing the destruction of his Raspberries to the weevils 

 transmitted. They are named Curculio picipes; he will find 

 their economy given in the 1st Volume of this Journal, p. 292. 

 The best mode of destroying them is to shake the bushes over 

 sieves by night, when they are feeding, by which means vast 



j numbers have been collected. R. Iquotus.— Your Pear- 



[ leaves seem to be diseased by some fungus, but the brown 



' spots are caused by a Caterpillar, whose history was given in 

 the 1st Volume of this Journal, p. 26l ; it will produce a 

 beautiful little Moth, called Argyiomiges Clerckella. The 

 most effectual means of stopping its ravages, is to pick off all 

 the spottecfleaves and burn them ; at the same time the earth 

 at the base of the trees, or of the walls against which they 



| stand, should be stirredja few inches deep, and lime-water or 



liquid manure poured down to destroy the pupae.il. X. Y. 



—If you will transmit us, in a box well protected, specimens 

 of the caterpillars or grubs infesting your Gooseberries and 

 Apple-trees, we will with pleasure answer your queries ; but 

 without such materials it is out of our power to do so. R. 



Lime-water.— Z.— One pound of lime will dissolve in about 

 100 gallons of water. But it is nonsense to apply exact che- 

 •Jmical proportions to rough operations with the cheapest of 

 all materials. 



Manures.— A. B. — Camellias like a rich loam, abundantly 

 manured. Guano and cow urine have been found to work 

 wonders, especially if one-eighth of fine charcoal-dust be 

 added to the soil. Potter's guano seems to suit everything. 

 — Z.— Horse-droppings are of little value. There "are no 

 proportions worth mentioning for such mixtures as liquid 

 manure. Everybody exercises his own judgment. The 

 stronger the fluid, of course the less is used and vice verscL. 

 Instead of applying to druggists for superphosphate and such 

 articles, you should inquire of the advertisers in our columns. 

 Martyxia pragrans. — Andover. — If Balsams are well 

 managed, the same treatment that suits them will also suit 

 this ; but it is one of those plants with which nothing can be 

 done except the house is damp as well as warm. It requires 

 a rich soil and frequent potting; it should also be well 

 attended to with water.* 

 Morphology.— G. J. T.— You are perfectly right. If you ferti- 

 lise the pistil of a double flower with the pollen of a single 

 one, the seeds will be more likely to produce double flowers 

 than seeds raided from single ones. 



Names ok Plants.— J. C. L.— Maxillarias cannot be deter- 

 mined by single flowers ; the leaves are requisite. This seems 



to be M. platypetula. The Oncidium is bifolium. W. T.— 



Asplenium Adiantum nigrum.: W. D. T.— Isatis tinctoria ; 



probably Ribes petrseum. It is worthless as a currant.J 



A Subscriber. — Doronicum Pardalianches. Flora.— Lunaria 



biennis. Eliza.— Kennedya rubicunda, Erica togata. 



J- D. — 1, Pteris longifolia; 2, Aspidiumpectinatum ; 3, Pteris 



hastata; 4, Serissa foetida.§ M. A. G. — 1, Indigofera aus- 



tralis, var. gracilis ; 2, Saxifrag;a granulata plena; 3, Erysi- 

 mum Perowskianum ; 4, Gnidia juniperifolia; 5, Pimelea 

 decussata.§ — A. B.—l, Indigofera australis ; 2, Goodia 

 pubescens; 3, Leptospermum juniperinum ; 4, Cytisus albus i 



5, Acacia verticiliata; 6, A.tristis.$ H. A.— l, Sbepherdia 



canadensis; 2, S. argentea; 3, Lonicera villosa; 4, Cyno- 



glossum; 5, Hamamelis virginica; 6, Acer tataricum.§ 



Cupio Discere.— 1, Amelanchier ovalis; 2, Amygdaluspumila ; 

 3, Andromeda calyculata; 4, Amelanchier vulgaris; 5, Salix 

 cordata (?) ; 6, 7, 8 are so small specimens, that no one can tell 



what they are.$ w. R. M.— Coronilla Emerus.§ IF.— 



1, Epidendrum selligerum ; 2, Bletia hyacinthina; 3, Bletia 

 sp. ; 4 and 5, Oncidiim Carthaginense; 6, Pentstemon, too 

 much dried up for any one to know what species ; 7, Carex 



ovalis; 8, C. sylvatica; 9, C. prsecox.$ J. G.—l, too small 



a specimen for any one to know it; 2, Nemophila insignis 



var., inferior to the common sort; 3, Spirwa laevigata. $ 



Ann*ndale.-A. Smi\*x t very like S. glabra. Este.—Ros* 



rubella apparently. P. C.-Reticularia atra, Fr„ a species 



which has hitherto been very rarely noticed in Great Britain. 

 Jt is the Lycoperdon fuliginosum of Sowerby, who found it on 

 floating deals in the Thames, near Battersea. It is very well 

 figured by Albertini and Schweinitz. M. J. B. 



Oak GALLs : -J< W r«/CA.-You have inclosed nothing. Gall nuts 

 are mentioned at p. ];o of Lindley's "Natural System." 

 Kermes are insects, and have nothing to do with Bot/ny. 



Orrh?d\ C ^ S r ThG W °° dS ar ^^dBahia abound in 



OrchidaceaeLntlejs known of them; but Epidendrum cin- 



nabannum, Catasetum Hookeri, Cattleya Loddigesii, and 



Oncidium ramosum are rare and fine species to be met with 



*^!S!!S!r£: 2: ?^£ perfect bl00m of a Pan ^y should be 

 circular in form, the petals individually large, with even 



^£>?:^i°/>, COnSldera , bl \ substance 5 the 8ide P eta l» should 

 meet above the eye, and the eye be distinctlv marked ; the 



uSmTlso 11 * Umf ° rm ' and the marl »ngor belting should be 



Pelargoniums.-/ iV. J. -The following 12 varieties will much 



improve your collection :-Matilda, Coronation, Annette, 



S r v!°I K ^*: H " d ? es Commodore, Queen of the Fairies, 

 Rhoda, Nestor •.Gaines's Rising Sun, Grand Monarque, Made- 

 leine, and Garth's Witch.* H ' 



Transparent Calico.-J. R. L.-U you can prevent your 

 birds from picking and tearing this material, you may em 

 ploy it for an aviary; but we should think it very unsuitable 

 Remember that you cannot sec through it. If, however your 

 object is to give them some protection from cold, it mieht he 

 ^ used on the outside of the wires. ' K 



Frees.— A Constant Reader.— Had you not better look about 

 you, and see what common trees and shrubs succeed 

 best in your neighbourhood ? To give you a complete list 

 would be to print a catalogue. Besides, you give neitiier 



soil nor climate. Of course 



ww. ..«,. imuiimii vi wU'uise, lews ~~~- — -~ 



ployed in connexion with the style of an nnV na,t be 5 m. 

 sion. Indeed, for such a place, the common wild 2£ ,h " an - 

 be employed in preference to exotics, if thevnri J i! e ? sii0 ^ 

 ing with the architecture. y are t0 b e in keep. 



Verbenas.— B-g.— The only yellow Verbena ^;.u . 



are acquainted, is an old variety named Sw„\ Which We 



Wooden RooFS.-Hibernicus.-U boards I" /, 



wooden roof, all the pitching in the world win « . Dpon » 

 their splitting by the action of the sun. Wooden H?% prev * nt 

 be made with loose boards, placed crosswise nor K? " L hoal<1 

 and secured by fixed rebates, which house in nT hwi *«' 

 Your best way would now be to cover it with r J°"»ta. 

 Asphalte felt, which is excellent for such a purnose ° Won '» 



Miscellaneous.— X.Y.Z.— We never give prices i 

 water, its value varies from place to place We m v° Su " 

 you to previous Numbers for the manner of usin£ V efer 

 Nhoi.— Water that has been standing over tar 'not — ' 

 is notlikely to be injurious to plantsj but we shoui/n^' 



ticipate any advantage from its use. j jj K l an * 



Botanic Gardens at Kew are open to the public s.ati, Z ht 



day after one o'clock.* .l/arm.-You ma cut tL * FT 



Grass on your lawn when it is about 6 inches hieh + n 

 —Much obliged; but the Numbers would be usele« *' 

 S. M. A. will find a list of plants suitable for rockworv «!~ 



at p. 152 of this year. J *Wftr.-You must excule ° us * T 



cannot undertake to teach Latin, or to discuss the eondn.« ?£ 

 such as botanists employ. With them it is, in some rSSrt? 

 a conventional language, and necessarily so. There Un 

 inaccuracy in the instances you mention, and we cannS 

 understand your meaning. Jussieu's " Genera Plantarnm" 



is written in good Latin. Sambucus.— Your varietv of th. 



Elder is a most beautiful variegation. We never saw onr» « 

 handsome. From what you say, we should expect the varietv 

 to be permanent. Let the wood ripen before you take cutting 

 from it, unless you prefer the halfripe wood of midsumm« 



A Beginner.— Your Pelargoniums that are in too small" 



pots may be shifted now. If you find book-muslio too 



weak, you may use calico for your purpose. t w. D T — 



Ribes aureum and sanguineum produce fruit in the neighbour 



hood of London; but it is not esteemed4 A Subscriber — 



A scythe should last one season, at least. t E. C. may 



remove Laurustinus about the beginning of Noveuiberlt - 



M.— Cinerarias are occasionally sweetscented.* 



SEEDLING FLORISTS' FLOWERS. 



Calceolarias— J. W.— Nos. 1 and 2 are not at all uncommon- 

 3, light buff ground, covered with maroon blotches, is a good' 

 variety; 4 is pretty, but no novelty. In packing them for 

 post, damp blotting-paper should be placed over the flowers 



before you apply the cotton-wool. * G. S.— Nos. l and 2 



are not novel ; sorts similar, but stronger in the marking, 

 have already been sent out. So many of these flowers are 

 annually raised, that it requires some decided novelty in 

 colour or marking to make them worthy attention; we like 

 the Selfs best in your collection, being bright and clear 



colours. * H. G. W.— Nos. 1 and 5 are worthless; 4, pretty, 



but not good in form ; 2 wants more of the yellow seen ; 3 ia 



the bestflower, but similar sorts are now not uncommon. * 



W. P. — Delicata is your best seedling, but they are none of 

 them equal to the present race of flowers; Cardinal WoUey is 



large, but the blotch is too blurred and undecided. * Z.Z.Z. 



— Great numbers are raised similar to Unique; Majestieais 

 large and delicate, and forms a pretty variety; but this is 



also similar to other varieties we have seen. * T. L. T.— 



No. 151, spotted varieties are now not uncommon, and they 

 require to be large and well formed; your specimen is much 

 too small; all the others have the same fault, and they are 

 no improvement upon seedlings raised years since. * 



Cinerarias. — Y.— Your seedling is rather narrowin thepetals, 



but good in size, and very beautiful in colour.* A Omstant 



Reader. — The seedling sent is pretty in colour, but the petals 



too narrow, and wanting substance.* G. 5. -Your white 



seedling with purple disk, is decidedly the best white we have 



seen.* A. S.— Your seedling, a rich and brilliant deep 



blue, with black disk, is a very beautiful variety.* — J. B.— 

 Carminata is a rich coloured variety, better than either of 

 the old varieties sent with it. Mertonia is a very pleasing 

 colour, large and good ; a single pip of each is not sufficient 



to form an opinion from. No. 3 we could not find.* J. H. 



Elmhur8t.— Neither of your crimson varieties have any qua- 

 lities to distinguish them from a great many other varieties 

 of similar colour. The white one tipped with delicate blue is 

 a pleasing variety.* 



Fuchsias.— S. 5. J.— Favourite is a very good flower; tube 

 and sepals stout, of a rich rosy scarlet; with stout corolla, of 



a crimson purple.* 

 Pansies.-Z. A.— No. 1, a fine large flower, of great substance; 

 eye large and fine, lip large, and side-petals meet well above 

 the eye, joining the belting, which is broad, of a deep purple, 

 upon a yellow ground. No. 2, same in form as No. l, three 

 degrees lighter in colour, the petals not of so great a sub- 

 stance, and where the belting joins the ground-colour it is 

 not so decided. No. 3, pretty, but not so good as the last. 



No. 1 is a very fine variety.* L. and D- General PollocK 



is a flower of good form, great substance and firmness, white 

 ground, eye deep blue, with darker lines; beling, deep blue 

 in the centre, gradually becoming lighter and brighter eaca 

 way; top petals blue purple; there is a slight degree oi 

 roughness on the edges of the lower petals in the specimen 



sent.* Y.-Helen is very pretty in colour; but we douDt 



the constancy of the flowers. Titian fails in the g rou °° _ 

 colour, and wants substance. Patroclus, very large, duu 

 wants form and compactness. Harry is a fine bright flower. 



of good substance, bright yellow ground, belting J unmg wea 

 above the eye, broad, and with top petals of a deep ricu 



velvety purple. Sulphureu supcrba—ot no use.* •/■ *?• **• 



—No. 1, a large and well-formed flower, of a deep muioerry 

 colour, having a small centre, occasioned by the breaatn oi 

 the belting. No. 2, a large flower, of good form, novel, omc 

 belting, rather too faint. No. 3, very large, petals meet «* 



peculiar brightness, wo. *, unc o^»i «««i« j — * a ~a little 

 upper petals and broad belting of the same; * ants *" 6 a 

 more substance. No. 5 was rather too much g: one - * '"' h ' a 

 flower novel in appearance, the eye being a lighter mue u 



usual, very little deeper than the margin ; large «»- 

 formed; rather defective where the side- petals should m« 

 above the eye. No. 7 wants the dark eye. No. 8, J™" the 

 eye, has a slight variation in the ground-colour between > i 

 lip and side petals. These are a fine set of ^f 6 "'*^? 

 with the petals in fine pr portion, the side-petals geuc 



meeting well above the eye.* rather 



PELAROONirjMS.-Jnon.-F/ora is a flower of good ■ foj»» " t0 



too veiny in the under petals, and requiring a W,,K JJ2_ S n/. 

 relieve the flower from a monotonous aPP eal ? n "' _ floW er; 

 -Beauty of Kilperton : a large, delicate, and showy no ^ 

 trusses large; the upper petals are rather crurapiea, * 



veiny.* . ,. „__ »he best; 



PETUNiAS.-r. W. X.-Your pencilled varieties are J n ^ 

 and of these No. 6 appsars to be the most decided , an« ■ 

 a rich purple of a peculiar tint, with dark throat, is w u ^ 



serving. Nos. 2 and 3 are common ; these i flowerj ifficult 

 much after being cut and pUced in water, thai n« 

 to decide upon their particular tint* ._„.. Br e rood 



Verbenas.- J. H., Klmhurst. -Both yonr specimens ^ * 



read " it is an evil." 



