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clay lands is this is a necessity, as they are so liable 
н crack IE hot, dry weather. Ground intended 
i о be sown with grasses should be put in a forward 
ps 80 thet all the lumps may be pulverised by the 
4 action of the weather. айе will save а vast amount 
e of labour in rolling, rakin 
АД Roses if not already рде, ‘should be seen to as 
{ soon as possible. Let the ground be sit trenched 
V and amply manured with good cow or pig manure, 
Л A liberal addition of good sound s should be 
NY added if the soil be light and gravelly. If the soil 
xd be heavy, such as the bulk of Roses prefer, a liberal - 
quantity of charred rubbish or soil should be added, 
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h 
Trim all the roots neatly at their extremitities with 
a knife. As each plant is set in its place, a few spade- 
fuls of a nice sharp compost should be given over 
. the roots of each plant. In the case of standards and 
climbers, they should be staked and tied as the work 
proceeds, William Baillie, Luton Hoo Gardens, 
MR. TAUTZ’S ORCHIDS. 
Ir is a great advantage to horticultuye when some 
eonnoisseur brings together as many forms and 
one thing to study herbarium mummie 8 quite 
another thing to compare the ron vies Boing 
with colour and instinct with v Mr. Tau 
collection, at Goldhawk Road, ааг гагы 
ресі 
pind with purplish rays. С. Marshallianum, with 
pale r rose- "PIU: flowers mw besprinkled with 
С. *. vexillari um, t fl f which remind 
one of a soldier ky at attention with hi« arms 
by his side, the lateral petals being directed down- 
wards, C. Petersi (more correctly C. Petri), with 
the dorsal sepal white, traversed with green nerves 
and purplish pe petals. С. callosum, а mg ificent 
flower with very broad upper sepal, white with purple 
Mig Jateral petals spreading, yee de riim with а 
ufts of purplish hairs on the edges, as in C. 
"KAONVINHISSIOS KAaIdHdINHdX0—'GG ‘DI 
berba . pardinum, with green dorsal sepal чай 
darker tinted nerves of the same colour, oblong 
ish at the base, shading off into dull 
pink изба the tips, and with dark purplish spots, 
C. Boxalli var. atratum, & а remarkable flower, with 
hite edge. т spec 
flower were C. Williamsi, C. concolor, c. politum, C, 
Schlimii, C. Sellierianum 
C.Boissierianum, of which we give a figure taken 
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varieties of C. longifolium, from all of ian oen 
ever, it is distinct, as will be seen by reference 
edit t worthy of attention. 
THE LATE MR. JoHN F. McELROY.—We are 
to that Mr. M ELROY ber the 
Secretary of the Un эче —: Be and 
Provident Society for the space of fourteen years, 
and not for eight fay as stated in the notice 
ening his is death, 
