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orange-coloured blossoms. Some beds consisting of 
Skimmia japonica, golden Laurustinus, and Irish 
H-ath, edged with Euonymus radicans, are quite 
remarka 
ble. 
Hollies were remarked as growing luxuriantly, 
speci 
osporasdo not seem to take kindly 
to the gravelly sub-soil here, and some of the fine 
Sweet Bays were much cut during the past severe 
winter. Cedrus Deodara finds a congenial home 
here, as do the Oaks, Elme, and Piceas. On the lower 
side of the grounds, — on to Coombe Lane, a 
long line of closely-t gives an air of 
order and neatness 3 of the whole place. 
A lake bordered — suitable trees is a very pretty 
an и Ed featur 
e bold mixed бы of Abutilons, Coleus, Zea 
polite: Ricinus, Carnations, &c., in proximity to 
Apples and Pears, — as — — 
good crops, the root g to which the 
were subjected two years — . — а ont a 
effect, 
Veitch's Extra-early Forcing Cauliflower is ex- 
tremely early, and very dwarf. Sown the middle of 
ebruary, cutting has been going on since May 28. 
Pea Veitch's Early Selected was ready for picking 
on June 3. A fine breadth of some 500 
that old but good Cabbage, Ca 
he winter во well; 
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much 
d variety, 
of excellent quality, Schoolm 
Peas are grown in 100- Kei rows, as a large family 
to be supplied, the principal varieties grown 
being the old but finely-flavoured Ne Plus Ultra, 
Veitch’s Perfection, William I., Main Crop, Crite- 
rion, and Duchess of Albany 
A con pews note may be found in recording the 
fact that the whole place is well-managed by the 
gardener, Mr. 888 J. 
Fig 7, 4 COMPOSITE PEACH: 
mansion will constitute attractive features 
a little later. The culture of the useful and beau- 
2 herbaceous Ken, is being taken up. In the 
attached to the residence the usual 
foliage and flowering plants for decorative purposes 
in anch strnot H T Rd з 2:5: 
In a range of houses 100 feet Nun. in three com- 
partments, P Nectarine was carrying a good 
crop. on а back wall of “this Tome do well 
in spring, исар ын top-light being obtain 
Black Hamburgh and Muscat of Alexandria 
are the favourite Grapes grown, und the crops аг 
all that can be desired, 
Two span roofed houses, 130 feet in length, con- 
tain some well-fruited trees of Dr, Hogg, Royal 
George, and Early Louise Peacher, 
e best forcing Strawberry is found in Auguste 
Tomatos, Ham Green, 
Frogmore Selected, and Perfection. 
In the kitchen garden, a fruit-wall some 300 yards 
reaching to the top of the 9 feet wall, the principal 
varieties grown being May Dake, small, bat carrying 
a good crop; Bigarreaa Napoleon, Elton, Morello, 
Е Bi , Black Eagle, Old Bigarreau, 
and Euly May, fruits of the latter 
grown, Pears are, however, a scarce crop this year, 
PART PEACH, PART NECTARINE. 
EARLY PEAS. 
Canxror, fair, and comparative trials year after 
year have convinced me that 
varieties 
ed I would grow 
Eclipse. As regards the first early dwarf Peas, all of 
which, by the way, have wrinkled seed, and are con- 
sequently of superior quality, William Hurst, Chelsea 
Gem, American Wonder in almost 
together, The two former, — aa longer 
and quite as well-filled pods, are preferable to 
American Wonder. The real pridi am between 
William Hurst and Chelsea Gem is that whereas the 
seed of the former is blue when dry, the latter is 
white, When growi ng there is no appreciable dif- 
ference, and both are first-rate Peas 
suitable for early borders or frames. The early Pea 
LEM ROMA Мм о AM «расе 
Exonian, and for the reason that it is remarkab!y 
early, coming in with the earliest section, is а 
cropper, the pods being tightly packed, 
eight, nine, and ten Peas being а common number 
of seeds in а pod. The Peas are of а dark 
earliness, 
flavour, stamps it, in my opinion, one of 
Comíng to second early Peas, two varieties stand 
out prominently, Gradus and Daisy, the former 
of the Dake of any Vi, — is 
of fine flavour, Daisy (14 to 2 feet) is one of the 
coming jen А wonderful bearer, the poda comi 
in pairs, and they are large and well filled ; it ie, 
moreover, e compact habit and comes among the 
firat of the second-early section. Dr. Hogg is a good 
old second-early Pea, and holds its place pretty well. 
William I. is so a 
inclined to drop its cultivation, 
to have this fault, but I do not think that it deserves 
ame. A stock of it sent out this se 
in packets was as full of rogues as it well could — 
but I have seen трн stock which was alm 
free of them. ars, Dickson, of Cheater, — а 
the deep colour of that variety, пог is it so early 
by one week, Notwithstanding its pale colour, it 
is a good Pea, 
In a trial of Peas, c must, to arrive at accurate 
resulte, be all sown on the same day, on the same 
plot, and, from the "end be treated alike, 
at all. 
is worse than useless, for often it is — 
4. H. 
VARIATION. 
Тн 18 . subject receives a curious illus- 
cimen 
was received with incredolity. An ill 
of - is shown in the Kew collection of oo. 
where is preserved a coloured drawing, accompanied 
by a * formally by а number of 
botanical and hortieatara к. Since that 
дт & similar occurr — been 
ced, not only in Peek Er Apples and 
other fruit. Darwin, in his Animals en аўыр under 
Domestication (1868), vol, i., p. 341, ons several 
cases of the kind called from horticultural li literature, 
T appears, is on — 
by Peter Collinson, whose lite forms the еа 
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n Peach, partly Nectarine, in character. пабе 
ions аге met with in Oranges. We 
ste ama seen a fruit half Orange, half Lemon ; nd 
also Darwin, loc, cit., p. 336. 
PLANTS IN FLUWBA 
IN THE ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, 
EDINBURGH, 
MICHELIA FuscaTa, perhaps better known under 
the ¢ generic name of Magnolia, і is now flowering ve very 
of ts ash тирага ns oaths te th ee 
— This should recommend it to a. 
place in every greenhouse, The nt is about 
8 feet high, o of : shrub-like habit, with plenty of 
dark evergreen foliage. The axiliary flowers are 
of & light purple colour, the feshy corolla soon 
dropping, but they are 
time. TE iaa mativo ee as long ben а 
; it ily propagated, and grows inrich 
loamy | soil. Young plante flower freely, 
di , Malaya, 
and some other tropical countries. Its fowers are 
very attractive, at the present time the most con- 
spicuous V 
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