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[Decembeb 29, 1888. 



Ftimted and thin, indicating a starved state of the 

 plant. No. 2 shows worse conditions than No. 1. 

 The temperature of your house is right. Burn 

 off the varnish at once — but first taking all plants 

 out of the house, and repot the Camellia plants 

 now ; there would be no harm done under the 

 circumstances, and should the old balls of soil be 

 found to be dry, soak them for some hours in 

 water before repotting. Use sandy loam, burnt 

 earth, with a little leaf-mould 



Duchy of Luxembourg : T. J. There is no book 

 that we know of treating of the climate, soil, &c, 

 of the Duchy. The high land, consisting of a 

 part of the Ardennes, is composed of calcareous 

 soil, and grows nothing but timber, Eye, Oats, 

 and Potatos ; the lower lands are very fertile. A 

 poor wine is made on the banks of the Moselle 

 and Sure. Great numbers of horned cattle and 

 sheep are found in the lowlands. We should 

 think it well adapted for commercial fruit 

 growing. 



Names of Plants: 67. Maivtin. 1, Catasetum longi- 

 folium ; 2, probably a Lockhartia, but the lip (the 

 important feature) is withered ; 3, specimen in- 

 sufficient ; 4, Epidendrum inversum ; this is more 

 like what a specimen should be, if it were only 

 fresh ; 5, not recognisable ; 6, Masdevallia, pro- 

 bably nidifica ; but why send such a dried-up speci- 

 men ? 7, Oncidium sp. : 8, was hardly large enough 

 for us to see whether it was a flower or not. You 

 must really send better material in all cases. — 

 W. Tf. 1, Pinus Laricio; 2, Pinus Laricio var. ; 

 3, Pinus Pallasiana ; 4, Picea Morinda. 



Eomneta Coulteei: T.. G. C. See "Answers to 

 Correspondents," p. 680 of our issue for December 

 8 last. 



Tubnips : W. and J. Brown. The roots sent show 

 clear signs of hybridisation having taken place 

 between the Swedes and Turnips. The flesh of 

 the hybrids, which is firm and sweet, partakes in 

 colour of the Turnip, but the foliage is more like 

 that of the Swede, whilst the flavour is about 

 intermediate between the two. If the Turnip has 

 not imparted tenderness to the bulbs no great 

 harm would eeem to be done. 



CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 



Stansfieltj Bbothers, Southport — Alpine and Hardy 

 Perennials. 



Wm. Pell & Co., Hexham— Forest Trees, &c. 



Sutton & Sons, Reading — Amateur's Guide. 



H. and P. Shaepe, Wisbech — Seed Potatos. 



Jas. Dickson & Sons, 32, Hanover Street, Edin- 

 burgh, N.B. — Abridged List of Trees. 



Henderson & Sons, Den Nurseries, Brechin, N.B. — 

 General Nursery Stock. 



Putz & Ross, Erfurt, Prussia. — Trade List. 



W. Geatoheff, St. Petersburg — Novelties in Vege- 

 tables, and Wholesale Price List of Cabbages, 

 Melons, Radishes, Carrots, &c. 



Dicksons (Limited), Chester— Vegetable and Flower 

 Seeds. 



Feederick Roemer, Quedlinburg, Germany — Flower, 

 Vegetable, and Agricultural Seeds. 



Stuart & Mein, Kelso, N.B. — Amateurs' Guide and 

 Spring Catalogue. 



Coopee, Taber & Co., 90, Southwark Street, London, 

 E.C. — Wholesale Catalogue. 



C. Fidler, Royal Berkshire Seed Stores, Reading — 

 Vegetable Seeds and Seed Potatos. 



Samuel Fox Armitage, Victoria Street, Notting- 

 ham — Wholesale Seed List. 



Clde. Sahut, Avenue du Pont Royal, 10, Mont- 

 pellier, Herault, France — Fruit, Forest, and 

 Ornamental Trees, &c. 



James Veitch & Sons, Royal Exotic Nursery, King's 

 Road, Chelsea, London, S.W. — Seeds and Im- 

 plements. 



Communications Received.— J. H. Hart, Trinidad, photo- 

 graph (with many thanks).— Professor Henriquez, Coimbra, 



photograph (with many thanks).— J. D. D Sir T. L.— 



H. W. W.— W. S. (all communications were duly received). 

 — W. H.— A.Ward.— Jas. W.— P. McO.— D. M. deL. (Marchej. 

 — Max Leichtlin.— J. S. K.— W. E. G.— W. E. — H. J. E.— 

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 R. D.— G. P. E.— E. D.— G. P. E.— E. W. Adlam,— R. A. E. 

 M. L.— H. H.— J. J. W.— H.— H. H. W.— B.— F. E. 



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DIED, on the 23rd inst., William Alexander 

 Richards, of 59, Lupus Street, Pimlico, aged seventy- 

 six. 



Also, on Christmas Day, Mr. Charles Howe, 



Head Gardener to Sir R. F. Sutton, Bart., Benham 

 Park, Newbury, Berks. 



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