Avevst 31, 1895.) 
THE GARDENERS' 
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beauty. One is pleased to see that the powerfal 
‚ we ought to say, killing colours of 
ofthe arrangements we came across, a 
yellow 1 other par Neuen ns. How ple 
ing it is е here the old soft lemon- De Cal- 
ceolaria amplexicaulis i in some of the groups ! indeed, 
we have not one among the novelties to compare 
with it, It is a bit тит б-тун in cts certainly ; 
but resting in Centaurea ina, or some other 
ab еч thing єй к ав a frill, it is more чт capti- 
y ust not have too much of it. The 
Milius чала too, are moat striking, as they 
are floriferous, and how easy to get! a shilling 
under the presidency of Mr. B. Lapzaws, F. R. H. S., 
m €— on this o 
o Mr 
AM pim were given by Mr. Mires on the time 
gather fruits, e the most convenient methods of 
dos 80. & description of his especially- 
built fruit-room, in size 40 by 12 feet; and drew 
eei to the 2. of good "ads and the 
aintenance of а temperature of about 40°, Н 
— lightly on the colouring of — A lively 
discussion on packing fruit for transit followed 
the lecture; and at the close a hearty vote of thanks 
was accorded the lecturer. A good display of fruit 
and flowera was made by the members, 
Fre, 49. —POLYCYCNIS LEHMANNI, 
(From a photograph by Mr. Lawrence. For descri ion, see p. 192; general colour yellowish-white; 
spotted purple; 
packet of seed will furnish a good bed ; and now that 
е 
is not nearly so pronounced as in of the ме че 
gonium, Calceolaria Lobelia groups. There 
an еза of at pleases the эшнен, eye 
The Pentstemons, $00, are in evidence here, 
grass, but acting as foils to the formality of these 
Mss rome designs, which show off to advantage the 
ow-growing hero of beddera, These old-fashioned 
ri catch the eye, and even are useful because 
they can be knifed away for bouquet work without 
SHIRLEY AND SURROUNDING DISTRICTS GAR- 
DENERS’ AND AMATEURS’ MuTUAL IMPROVE- 
MENT TION —The monthly meeti 
A8SOCIATION ng was 
held at the Parish Room, Shirley, Sonthampton, 
ip, white fringed, ) 
HOME ÜORRESPONDENCE. 
SLUGS DESCENDING BY A LINE OF SLIME.— 
attention in th 
sluge have the power of letting themselves down from 
s piant or rafter by means of a a glutinous matter 
жиш ht i remember 
he ti 
mine 
slug on 
п 
3 I placed a piece of “ shag 
each side of the slug, 
= {го & few times, it lat iteclf of very slowly by the 
slime from its correspondent mentions 
k upon this question 
—— to make use of the slime from their body 
either as & means of escape or for the pe of 
— food. C. Woolford, The Priory 
DORYPHORA SASSAFRAS. —The interesting note 
on the above over the signature M." 
issue of July 13 invites an additional word or two. 
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t in a conserva 
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ar removed it to ile intermediate- 
hou Dorypbora sassafras is mentio 
Vegetable Kington (1847) аг follows: of 
called Saesatras in New (ewm is said 
to amell 1 Fennel. I must poin an error 
V eite h have falen d giving 
into whic езг. 
. My pe officinalis” as a synonym sassafras. 
safras ag of medicine ie ived from 
+ al offic sinale, N D Tees (Laurus Sassafras, Linn.), 
growing over i e United States. 
Baltimore is the chief mart for its distribution. 
R. Reynolds, Leeds. 
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freest bioomers of all my planta, freie nineteen 
heads year. pe al m shortly for 
мер first oe the poet nm hybrid 4 Triumph, said 
о be the bandsomest of them all; and also the 
> 2 — тә Pea gi y which bloomed with me 
last year in the secon I have also 
і і fference in the order of 
go on upwar 
top of the spike as Leichtlini 
up and downwards. 
GIANT saw 8 such very 
Paris Cos of wi 
they may desire. 
CYPRIPEDIUM X LORD DERBY.—Owing to 
or of mine, this pl as certificated (Е С.С.) 
August 13, 1895, by the Royal Н tural Society 's 
Orchid Committee as а superbum 
To-day (August 27) I was able to correct the error, 
and the plant was n as above, the 
it by its owner, T. Statter, Esq , being now restored 
It came about in this way, А cut spike of 
another De КК R. Lee 
14, 1594), was нея enit of Cyp. superbiens 
* C. mne (wh synonym 
Rothechi num) I once wro «ч Мг, 
Statter, — the on, — atating ue now 
the name е must be alter 
ed, for reverse 
Lived 
ne as the other. Mr. 
