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THE GARDENERS 
CHRONICLE. 
[Mar 14, 1887. 
was found to contain, one dead and one live mite. 
No. 2 contained neither live T dead mites. Query: 
before being submitted 
have expected, contained a plentiful stock of living 
o. 4 also was well stocked with samples 
A No. 5 contained one lying dead, and 
d and one 
scanned, hoping that the unb recommended utis T 
sensible and attractivel 
filled entirely with 
engine minute organ- 
els а 
an the vett cle the 
rganisms presented ; the tissues undulate 
all the glistening effect. w vhich a fine threaded ‘silver 
light. 
These st range organisms did not extend far into the 
meshes of the bulb. But oia tle further in we found 
id quantity of living mit 
whole subje ct of ihe Y mi nites, and, indee 
h be very 
an find time I hope to pur atter 
further. It is my opinion that the treatment hitherto 
opted is unavailing. I have no wish to disparage 
my friend’s intelligent efforts to cure his large and 
uable stock of Eucharis balls! be it i 
oer магу other method more certain mus 
e sooner i is done ks ی ا‎ baa of E 
зм for those who love flowers 
; ud re ы S. Hall, JR. CS, President tof t the 
ў iety, 3, Crescent, Carlisle. 
[the m чау їп in ары on was described а figured by 
Michael at p. 440, April 4, 1885. Ep.]. 
PANSIES. 
Tue proper time to sow the ws according to Mr. 
mer, of Quedlinburg, a well-known 
from the end of June to 
t ereafter covering the prie 
nel 
germination will be very poor, and may fail com- 
ple 
Until the isi ga "сы, A ш will be from 
eighteen to t oil 
risen &c., and in this case they may be planted 
4—5 inches apart. 
It is only by planting i in this way that a long-con- 
tinued iod . 
ut in an open spot, at the distance apart above 
mentioned. The plants need no protection during 
the winter. 
NARCISSUS REFLEXUS. 
AKER has included N. calathinus under the 
8 
many b 
and fie to England by Mr. Tait, Mr. Maw, and 
Mr. Corder, so that it is now becoming better known. 
It is found that there is great variety in the size and 
the shape of the flowers, and we shall no doubt have 
several of these varieties named, when the. forms 
post. 
faded. 
On arriving at Brockhurst the flowers had 
The bulbs were allowed to ripen 
triandrus and cala 
of a creamy-white colour. W. Brockbank, Brockhurst, 
Didsbury. 
Since writing the above Mr. Baker has given his 
this name in Nyman’s Conspectus. 
nect, he remarks, “the Brittany calathinus with the 
Spanish triandrus, so that he now looks upon 
triandrus reflexus and calathinus as mere forms or 
varieties of a single species. W. В. 
[In or order to show the diversity in form and size 
we give, in addition to the illustration furnished by 
Mr. Brockbank, a series of woodcuts representing 
Fic, 120.—NARCISSUS TRIANDRUS VAR. REFLEXUS : FLOWERS CREAMY-WHITE, 
N. calathinus differs 
rus — in the size of the corona, 
In Redouté's 
become known as constant. 
m N. triandru 
which is much larger 
illustration the i 
longer in N. calathinus, and it will be seen on com- 
paring our illustration (fig. 120) with the woodcut at 
be considered as examples of T true pd сай їп 
of Redouté. In this variety, М. ана 
there аге many differences in the size "1 grow of 
the chalice or corona. There are, however, many 
which are ae ای‎ € or ы н -shaped—one 
very beautifi 1 
апа 
of of N. aime 
Ae bulbs from which these flowers were produced 
collected by Miss Stanley in Northern Portugal 
im the spring of lant ra and forwarded to me by 
nearly allied forms. Many forms have been exhi- 
bited this season пе lend gore f o the n 
that N. calathinus, N. triandrus, N. or m а ^ 
reflexus, N. Баат are all derivatives from 
stoc otero, however, describes the leaves of his 
ес as keeled, while those of calathinus, Linn., 
flat. Brotero also notes the six-lobed cup of 
reflexus, but this is very variable. Ер.]. 
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MYRSIPHYLLUM. 
Tue cultivation on of “Smilax” is exceedingly simple. 
It is not good condition, 
«аа there has 
scription of Smilax codd be read :—'' М 
ion asparagoides, a suitable plant for hangt 
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