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the strain. I placed it as a curiosity in the Orchid- 

 house, where it remained quite dead" to all appear- 

 ance for two years, when, to my surprise, 

 the plant again showed signs of life by pushing 

 several crowns at the top of the plant this time, 



A RESUSCITATION.— During a terrific wind storm 

 which occurred a few years since, when many noble 

 trees came to grief, it will be remembered that 

 mention was made of the downfall of some fine 

 Limes forming part of a noble avenue of those trees 



Fig. 19. — homeria coi.lina: flowers ORASGE-saxmon coloured, (seb p. 161.) 



instead of, as before, at the roots ; but they were not 

 so large. They continued to grow and send out two 

 and three or more leaves to each crown, so I took 

 them all off but one in the centre to form the crown 

 again, which has continued to grow and forms the 

 present beautiful specimen. J. Nicholson, Northal- 

 ierton. 



in the grounds of llighfield, near Heckfield. The 

 gardener, Mr. Davidson, thought that, although those 

 trees had been thrown flat to the ground, and had, in 

 bringing up huge masses of soil with them, torn 

 asunder almost every root, yet they could be rein- 

 stated. Being on the Duke of Wellington's estate, 

 the assistance o!' Mr. Bell, gardener at Strathlield- 



eaye, with a body of helpers, and a stout winch or 

 two, were obtained, the trees lopped to 30 feet— just 

 one-third their original height— and were again stood 

 erect in their former positions. The story of their 

 replacement has been told before ; but it may now be 

 added, that each one has made vigorous growth, fine 

 heads are being formed, and the only cause for regret 

 is that 10 feet more of top had not "been left on each 

 tree. A. D. 



CYTISUS RACEMOSUS.— In my note on Cytisus 

 racemosus at p. 03 the following "correction should 

 be made :— " Maund., Botanic Garden, vol. v., t. 235," 

 should read "Maund., T/ir Botanist, ike." The mis- 

 take arose through the volume of the Kew copy of 

 the latter work being bound up with the titlepage 

 of the former. I did not detect the error until Mr. 

 Burbidge wrote to point out something had gone 

 wrong, when 1 discovered what it was. H. A. R. 



Societies. 



SOUTHAMPTON. 



August 4 and 6.— The Royal Horticultural So- 

 ciety of Southampton may be congratulated upon a 

 very successful show. The competition was exceed- 

 ingly keen, while the quality of the exhibits was 

 good. Vegetables, as always is the case at South- 

 ampton, were especially a strong feature. Fruit 

 showed somewhat the effects of the late bad weather 

 by a greenness in most of the white Grapes, while 

 most of the black Grapes were of good quality, as 

 also were most other fruits, the quantity not being 

 quite so great as on some previous occasions. 

 Plants were an advance in point of number, while the 

 general good quality was evident throughout. 



Plants. — The principal class was that for twelve 

 stove and greenhouse specimens, distinct, £18. 

 £15, and £12, being offered as prizes. Mr. J. 

 Cypher, nurseryman, Cheltenham, succeeded in 

 carrying off 1st honours, with a collection particu- 

 larly strong in flowering plants, while the foliage, if 

 not of extra large proportions, was good in quality, 

 the best being an exceedingly healthy Latania bor- 

 bonica, Cordyline indivisa, Cycas revoluta, Erica 

 Parmentieri, very full and fresh ; Phamocoma pro- 

 lifera Barnesii, and Allamanda nobilis. Mr. G. 

 Lock, gr. to W. B. Cleave, Esq., Newcombe House, 

 Crediton, was 2nd. his foliage plants being superior 

 to those of the 1st prize group, but the flowering 

 plants were not so strong a feature. Magnificent 

 were the specimen Crotons Warreni and Will iamsi. 

 Mr. E. Wills, gr. to Mrs. Pearce, The Firs, Bassett. 

 Southampton.was a good 3rd. For the same number 

 of plants, confined to gardeners only, Mr. J. Amys 

 was 1st, staging extra fine Allamanda Hendersoni, 

 Trachelospermum jasminoides, and a very healthv 

 Cycas revoluta ; Mr. N. Blandford, gr. to Mrs. Hasel- 

 foot, Moorhill, Bitterne, Southampton, was a good 

 2nd, staging a fresh good plant of Lasiandra 

 macrantha floribunda among many other good 

 specimens. 



For six stove or greenhouse specimens in bloom 

 Mr. Wills was 1st, the 2nd place being accorded to 

 Mr. H. James, Castle Nursery, Norwood. 



For nine miscellaneous specimens, not less than 

 three to be in bloom, Mr. E. Molvneux, gr. to W. II. 

 Myers, Esq., Swanmore Park, Bishop's Waltham, 

 was an easy 1st, staging Croton Queen Victoria, 

 good, and a good specimen of Trachelium cu'ruleum ; 

 2nd, Mr. W. Thompson, gr. to Captain Bolland. 

 Blighmount, Millbrook. 



For the best miscellaneous group, arranged for 

 effect in 120 square feet, Mr. Wills was an easy 1st, 

 with a bright light tastefully arranged lot; the 

 2nd prize show from Mr. James being short of 

 flowering plants, though otherwise well disposed. 



For a collection of Orchids there was only one 

 exhibitor — Mr. T. Osborne, gr. to H. J. Buchan, 

 Esq., Wilton House, Southampton, who, however, 

 made a good show, the most noteworthy plants 

 being Oncidium Jonesianum, Cattleya Schofieldiana, 

 Epidendrum nemorale, Cattleya Dowiana. Oncidium 

 Lanceanum, and the new Cypripedium bellatulum. 

 The same exhibitor took 1st prize for one specimen 

 Orchid (not a made up one) with Dendrobium 

 Dearei, carrying three spikes. With Calanthe vera- 

 trifolia Mr. Wills was 2nd. 



For six Coleus. four Pelargoniums, four Fuchsias. 

 and four double Begonias, Mr. G. Busby, gr. to F. 

 Willan, Esq., Thornhill Park, Bitterne, was a good 

 1st. The best six stove or greenhouse Ferns — a 

 healthy lot— were from Mr. Wills, who was closelv 



