370 Domestic Notices : — England. 



gindta Ker and W. rosea Ker. — These Cape bulbs I treat as follows : — I 

 plant them about 6 in. deep, early in January, in a soil composed of gravel : 

 sand one eighth, cow-dung three eighths, decayed leaves and turf four eighths, 

 under a south walL They all bloom most beautifully ; Gladiolus natalensis 

 in particular, both last year (1835), and in 1834, attaining the height of very 

 nearly 5 ft., and having twelve or thirteen noble flowers on each stem. They 

 bloom about August 7.; and I take the roots up early in September, laying 

 them to dry in the sun ; I then clear away all the soil, loose skins, and fibres 

 from the roots, and keep them in a drawer until January 7. ; when 1 replant 

 them as before. 



Alstrcemeria,, hirtella, and A.psittacina. — I have found, by the experience of the 

 last four years, are perfectly hardy even in this latitude. I plant them very 

 deep in purely vegetable soil, light and black, where they have grown for se- 

 veral years. Last year, some stems of A, hirtella twined up a pole nearly 

 8ft. high; and I gathered one specimen with twenty-eight blossoms. A. psit- 

 tacina does not grow above 4 ft. high, but flowers extremely well, though it 

 never produces more than ten flowers. I am this winter trying the same treat- 

 ment with A. aurea, A. haemantha, A. rosea ( Simsii), A. acutifolia, A. tricolor. A, 

 Pelegrina, A. Pelegrina flore albo; and, if you desire it, I shall feel proud to 

 supply you with the result of my experiments. — Henry Burt. Sheppy Hall, 

 near Atlierstone, Leicestershire, Feb, 7. 1836. [We shall be mo.st happy to 

 hear again from this correspondent — Cond.'\ 



Fuchsia, arborescens Sims {Bot. Mag., t. 2620.), a native of Mexico, has at- 

 tracted the observation of many scientific men here. It is 22 ft. high, with a 

 head 40 ft. in circumference ; the trunk, at the surface of the soil, 16 in. in cir- 

 cumference; 3 ft. from the ground, where it begins to branch off, 14 in. It had 

 fifty trusses of flowers on it last August; and continued flowering in succession 

 till the end of December. The trusses were 14 in. in diameter, and 1 ft. long. 

 I bought this plant from Mr. Veitch of Killerton Nursery, six years since ; and 

 I grow it in a mixture of loam and peat. — James Harbison. Bridehead House, 

 Somersetshire, Feb. 19. 1836. 



Plants in Flower on March 1 . in the Neighbourhood of Falmouth. — To see 

 the number of tender plants that are now growing remarkably well in the 

 open borders at Mr. Fox's, Grove Hill, is sui'prising. The gardeners about 

 London would scarcely believe it, except they were to see them. Here are 

 acacias in variety, grevilleas, polygalas, metrosideroses, ericas, oranges, pelargo- 

 niums, &c., looking as healthy and flourishing as any other garden shrubs. The 

 dahlias and asters are most splendid in this neighbourhood." (Extract from 

 a letter to Mr, Rutger, dated March 1, 1836.) — T. R. Portland-Place, 

 March 1. 1836. 



Plants in full Flower at Penzance, Cornwall, at Mr. John Fox's Nursery 

 Grounds, on Nov. 12. 1835. — i?icinus communis, western aspect; Ceanothus 

 azureus, western aspect, covered 30 square feet of wall, from 1 st of April to 

 12th of Nov.; Sollya heterophylla, in full flower, 12th of Nov.; Lopho- 

 spermum erubescens ; L. Rhodochiton (synon. Rhodochiton volubile), in full 

 flower, and had covered 20 ft. of wall, from 1st of April to 12th of Nov. ; Bou- 

 vardia coccinea; Fuchsia gracilis, 9 ft. high, and 15 ft. in circumference, three 

 years old ; Fuchsia Thompsoma?za ; Fuchsia globosa, and virgata, each 6 ft. 

 high, and 9 ft. in circumference, one year's growth; Jsclepias ralicifolia [?Gom- 

 phocarpus fruticosus] ; 7?6sa odorata ; Polygala, four species ; Z)61ichos 

 lignosus; pelargoniums, several varieties ; dahlias, many varieties; Chiron/a 

 /inifolia ; Bignonia grandiflora ; Genista canariensis ; grevilleas, several spe- 

 cies ; Plumbago capensis, and zeylanica; iyupinus mutabilis, and var. Cruik- 

 shanksia?zMS ; and many other kinds. 



When I left Penzance, on the 14th of February, we had in full flower in the 

 open ground ; Primula vulgaris ; several sorts of .A'arcissus ; Galanthus nivahs 

 duplici flore ; heartsease and bloody wallflowers ; and many other flowers, too 

 numerous to mention. — John Harvey. Loiidon, Feb. 18. 1836. 



