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wg of orange-scarlet. The — а Kew аге 
grown іп а cool, moist house, such as suits Masde- 
vallias, л pre have been in er since the 
spring. est stems аге 9 inches long, but 
y es or less, with а few 
which spring the flowers in clusters of from two to 
віх. еу аге А а rich pia pty at colour, with a 
argin of crim о far nown, this is the 
only species of * that can be cultivated 
in a cool-house, all the others, of which there are 
about fifty known, being tropical. It is a auitable 
companion for Sarmienta repens, the pretty little 
Chilian representative of the order, but it is prefer- 
able to that plant—‘rom a cultivator’s point of view, 
des Tomato Re Umberto, known in Naples under the 
me of Fiascone, and in France as Merveille d'Italie, 
Mule the largest quantity of preserve, which, 
made of 
The variety же вв the name 
2 corresponding to the Span 
irulla, is “distinguished by its кое deep 
than the — 
tiv. nstan 
increasing, to the detriment of the other kind, 
These arethe varieties of Tomatos grown largely ander 
irrigation, There is, however, another kind, very 
1 grown without watering— 
valuable, because it can be 
i Fio, 60,— MICROSTYLIS MACR'CHILA, 
— 
at any rate—it being much more easily kept in 
health. The plant was m^ ed in the Botanical 
Magazine, t. 7365. W. Wat 
1 PAE. 
ToxaTos. — — in As 
year Tomatos 
province of * iens rather late, 
unfavourable weather, and at the end of ng Mk, s 
was but а scan ty supply of the variety called Sicily, 
known in England under the name of Early 
Tomato, or Powell's Early, a variety which holds 
the first place for its precocity. por- 
tant Neapolitan varieties 
эг, 
т 
Ф 
for instance, іп {һе Veauvian sandy grounds, where no 
other herbaceous kind could be grown during summer, 
It is the so-called Ciento а achiocca," which is a 
sub-variety of the pyriform — known in Eng- 
ped To 
land under the name Pear- mato. It 
is cultiv extensively іп ciam. el.Greco, T 
plant i 
point when 4 inches high, it 
ost which 
s HoRricuLTURAL Snow Іх МЖАРІЕЗ, 
In Biren with an exhibition bv birds, there 
was the other day a plant and flower-ahow in Naples. 
wing to the short notice, tog sie: exhibited were 
rather few in nu 3 
ore numerous. 
some specialties which to 
English readers се 2 of interest, Dr, G, Motta- 
reale, Portici, August, 1895. 
(To be oontinued.) 
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MICROSTYLIS MACROCHILA, 
s із 
ficient beauty, both of — * 
e collection ot 
ted г 4 Mens F. San 
Mme of 
pale-green and 
rown. The flowers of M. macrochila are dark 
on, water should be withheld 
or very sparingly afforded. 
re season, and th of watering plants all 
the y round, wh as probably caused the 
scarcity of Microstylis in collections, 
FLORISTS’ FLOWERS. 
THE SHRUBBY PHLOXES. 
Мк›знз PauL & Sons grow a fine collection of 
Paloxes in vingt m hardy plant nursery at 
Broxbourne, Her Allthe best named varieties 
are — uch as — (Lemoine, salmon-scarlet, 
dark eye; Konica f with a purplish tint 
kgs ; Carillion, мела. fine ; Eclair- 
ish-crimson, with light eye; Emmanuel 
Herve, clear lilac, large, fine form ; and many others 
l of the newer varieties is 
much reduced, v" the now 
Cheshunt are sturdy — averaging 1 
high. Very few of these seedlings can be selected 
which are not as good as the named varieties; and 
the great variety of colour amongst them isa note- 
worthy feature. Some with pure white flowers of 
exquisite form 
е A*. fine; others exhibited 
acarlet tinte—and all of 
beat 
direct orist, and in a 
season like this it is not difficult to obtain seed ; but 
sin seedli ing 
in order to а * like pric ess 
the uld be 
hand, and к саге ј xercised іп 
blending of the colours, I found that if 
are not cross-f , an i nse 
number of plants may be grown, and the varieties 
will be good, but they will vary in colour but little 
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