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THE GARDENERS’ 
ВсгворнүІлум Мероѕ, 
Two plants of this extraordinary species are now 
2 3 in the Orchid- house at Kew, each bearing 
of the drum-stick-like inflorescences h 
ol are about 6 inches СЕ. and the elobore heads 
of flowers, which are 2 inches in diameter, are com- 
M whitish bracts, fina small 
llo sepals tipped with ч 
soft hair-like appe — which hang down t 
length of 3 inches, and are cream-white, with a ем 
small dull-red spots. lant is а native of Sin- 
gapore and ren. and although it has been 
in cultivation over fifty years, 16 is rare in collec- 
tions. Its other name is Cirrho lum. At Ke 
with Ph 
al representative 6^ isti 
and I believe it is s de bought cheaply. V. 
CanvoPTERIS MASTACANTHUS, 
Not only is this а rare and interesting shrub, but 
it is also one possessing much beauty. It was one 
of Fortune's Sosa from China, but it after- 
wards nearly or quite disappeared from cultivation. 
It was, «азала Pl in Japan both by Oidham 
and Maries, & atter was re-introduce j^ d 
English хай лам ала fifteen years ago. It 
member of the Verbena family, and grows to a height 
of 3 or 4 feet; the opposite leaves are oblong-lan- 
pre. tomentose, and, as а rule, very coarsely 
thed. The amall Eon are As a ин гин 
closely packed in - globul 2 
which spring from the leaf. tile at the изм, par 
of the stem, The bottom lobe (or lip) of the — — 
is slightly fringed, а character which suggested the 
now obsolete generic name of Barbula, A specimen 
of this shrub ia planted at the foot of the wall of 
m 
Museu .1 at Kew, and is now very finely i 
flower, Except in the south-western counties of 
England and similarly-favoured localities, this shrub 
will probably require at least an equal amount of pro- 
tection. It was o greenhouse 
—— ын shrub that its value is 
most apparent, for tore as it does, in August 
and Roped ber it is especially welcome, W. J. В. 
FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE, 
CATTLEYA CANDIDA (Kth.) Lehm, 
(Synu. Crmprpium cayprpum, Н.В K.; CarrLEYA 
CHOCOENSIS, HORT.) 
N accordance to the laws of priority in naming 
| descri plants, I consider it эы time that 
this plant should be referred to i original name 
as given by Kunth. Cattleya бый is one of the 
two firat described sg анч of this genus, and although 
it was placed with Cymbidium, Kunth expressed his 
ume er it it could 3 belong to that се оп 
as this 
in threes—on a spike, and borne alot pes of 
he atrain of the species, the omes 
-With the lip pearl-shell-rose 
7 at the base, and crimson 
are а 
um plants in which the 
of the n amn * alike 
— ce аи 
e 
deepest crimson to tbe most tender rose, but always 
leaving & white margin, Of conspi 
the sepals and petals are deep rose and the 
glowing crimson-purple. This latter variety is the 
rarest ! 
Cattleya sadi 5 distributed over the valley of 
the Cauca from Tulrá down to the neighbourhood of 
Teen and Concordia i in Antioquia, and restricted 
ae sea-level. It t grows on trees high up on their 
branches in dense woods. The climate of the region 
is very damp for some six months of the dne and 
ch the 
plant flowers, The temperature of the yeiai ranges 
bet etween 22° and 25° Centigrade, F. C, Lehma 
A Tour IN LOMBARDY, 
The public garden at Milan is one of the prettiest 
dens in Lombardy. А келг stream flowin 
raed in various places 
rustic чету в, beneath a rich 
and varied vane forms one o 
features of 58 garden. 
trees 1 rem 
losus, tiens is very common in "Lo ombardy, several 
5 А 
The flower 
foliage. In an 
dwarf variety of Tatai. free- pee and pure 
white in colour, 
Extending all round the town is a very fine 
avenue of Horse-Chestnut trees, which, before the 
1873, formed one of the feature 
The Syrian Mallow 
8 вутіаспв) is used largely for hedges, and at 
the time of my visit presented quite a feature in 
itself, so varied are the colours of the flowers. 
Having made the tour en bicyclette, I cannot pass 
Turin vithout в remark on ite beantifal avenues, 
in any other Europesn town, for I noted no leas than 
nine species including the Elm, Piane, Hornbea am, 
Sycamore, Horse- Chestnut, Oak, Sophora japonica, 
Robinia pseudo- Acacia, and =o and each rivalling 
the other in beauty, 
After crossing the Maritime Alps, a vast plain is 
traversed through fields of Hemp and Maize, and a 
few fields of Rice near the rivers, but the crops are 
chiefiy the two а, I was most surprised to find 
tbat fruit is not this part, ав the soil and 
aspect - reis favourable for it. Leaving Milan 
en route 
Vine comi, тыге а good bottle of vin d'Asti i is 
a bic cliet who h 
miles before rotted Riv — n T 
FOOD CHET are OF THE 
CHRYSANTHEMUM, 
(Con'inu:d from p. 181.) 
Having written my article & 
lorg 
ob wi “I have got a complete analysis of 
the soil; but, on the 8 " if we have not got 
te analysis,” which the editor will find in 
my manuscript, and it is oe by what fol- 
lows. I have farmed the land from which the loam 
he last a pares or теч years o 
poor quality, it having 
very badiy farmed = my predecessor in the 
tenancy, but not lacking in potash; and this sub- 
. 
CHRONICLE. 
[Остовев 96, 1895. a 
— 3M 
stance, if used alone, or in conjunction | 
and phosphates, does not perceptibly ане 
yield of any crop, not even Strawberries the 
crops. I do not think a well-managed 
heap, consisting of weeds (always with soil adhering 
wood-ashes, а ), 
і 
of poor quality. h wo 
hat I have thirty years' practical experience jp 
Eagland, Belgium, France, ome, 3 
otting. F 
Bat to ned to the «ане manure q 
I suppose I am obliged quote the | 
mixtures and Wel are if anybody is in the leat 
to understand the ma 
i U 
Parts of Mixtures recommended by 
Constituents. 
Mr. Willis, Mr. Dyke. Cssd by me, 
= 
Kainite ... | 44 = 
Basic slag ds E ve | 5* | 3 
Superphosphate ése 3 | | ES 
Bone-mea „% s. 6* EE 
Nitrate of soda .. e 1 3 | ” 
pies ig potash EN es 5 | E 
H 2 | 1 
Ph dinde of potath eee Ee 
1} E 
eker т of 5 
a 
to * RET IE LS 
The above ingredients 
in the ориза 1 to 1:259 
soil of. pee 
ig" А 
Table showing percentage of сма 8 „ Ash and o abis ' 
E 
Constituents. | \сыу sinum " hos woe eet 
Potash .. . 16} 7i 
Soda a 10} 15 
Lime 26} 18} 
Magnesia den 10i 54 
Phosphoric acid 192 HB 7 i 
Sulphuric acid.., 4$ 38 age | 
гоп 5 + 13 ( ) 
Chlorine 3 2) Ba 
ilica t 53 м uM 
Nitrogen ^ 3t y 3 M 
. ̃ ͤ men 
These p" not аР во o өш different from each 
other or from the ash; in fact, good results arè 
generally obtained with artificial manure that is | | 
- accordance w with the com found int : 
soil being made — No, t = 1 Б 
non-success is quite different, but I wi | 
quantities 
to ute a al manures for plants in pots, yor 17 
&, Ia at is the largest quantity Es m 
manure used profitably by farmers | 
р y by d they are gro 
trying to make its composition 
what is known about the needs of the plante. to 
Now, the rate of application n is one of шап" 
four hundred of soil, which — out as ee 
ik ckoning depth ER 
like 2000 to 3000 Ib. per ac ind ane 1 
soil at 7 to З inches (rather e үк 
weight of 40 to 50 Ib. per cubic foot (this 
- * These ingredients to be mixed with aa "M 
ғ 
y In trech plant. 
