558 THE 
GARDENERS’ 
CHRONICLE. 
[Octoser IE 1874. 
the Rev. W. A. LEIGHTON kgr an address 
growth, and mode of 
wn her 
of B British lichens 
ZE brought a large 
ection of slides vih. ‘spo ores of fungi and other 
owed 
meetings of t 
Field Club has dove well b establish. 
+. REIDIA GLAUCESCENS, a very graceful an = 
poset ty stove shrub, is cultivated in the Roy: 
Garden ew, from whenc ce it has been distributed 
for several years 5 itis is nevertheless not common, ra 
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favour. The stems are rect, producing horizon tal 
with a regular: eere 
y in its propagation from cuttings. 
native of gm The ey is smg to Phyllanthus 
(Euphorbiaceæ), and contai a dozen = 
of which the present is the only me introduce 
—— One of the last PLANTS dreamed of as suit- 
yet in such an arentl n; pot as Little 
Moorfields there might recently have n seen some 
lemon-coloured variety growing in pots 
m these ese plan ants ; and it is satisfactory 
; c sae C 
ary character, is 
fieran ; mad nowhere w i thaskedly as in 
side streets, darksome alleys, and narrow courts. 
a The terrific gale, which raged o 
part of Scotland on the morning 
—_—— 
— From _ = time fresh cures for ‘all the ills 
find a 
that flesh is heir place in and furnish a 
oon ge anton for the dal or weekly press. urango 
for some time ied a prominent thi 
te Say — h jol d 
Tss 3 T gramme or th he tie tincture ereis 
the circul and produces s; , 
emaan 
—— The p! 
! Reve Bor teal aie are Jamesia americana, a 
_ shrub, native of New Mexico, with opposite stalked 
the present instance Boldoa ip oat is intended. 
This gonna ee ng to most authors, to the small 
order "op , from which Dr. HOOKER says i it 
‘differs w 
and ores hes es: 
Euphorbiaceæ or Ricinez. oldoa agrees wit 
ae ze in possessing a tonic and stimulating oil 
ng been to 
” Other systematists class it with 
uses : sugary succulen a 
is pei ey in tanning, and the wood is much esteemed 
when prepared as charcoal. 
are requested by M. A. LAVALLEE, the 
ja the Horticultural Society of France, to 
Secreta 
request nurseryme o o forward copies of 
their new GRE es to him Penthièvre, 
Paris, ave also to hat ies a similar request from 
S. Vor KENSTEIN, Secretary, Imperial Horti- 
cultural Society of Russia, St. Petersburg. 
The ee panei ve 13) 
shows a — growth in a dwarf v: y of the 
common Spruce, sketched during the none fungus 
aa 
beeketng at Had i in the garden of the Rev. JAMES 
Fic,’ 
wh ism SPRUCE FIR, 
Davies, of Moor Court, near Kington, ag ici 
fordshire, by Mr. WORTHI oes Owing 
a slight fasciation two lead 
—— The best of the latest-lowering Asters at 
Kew a are A, PENDULUS, the stems of which terminate 
a lax panicle, with beacon thickly set 
ction It is s known 
a genus from S is quite distinct, 
aed from fo oa gti which it is more nearly 
related. eaves are narrow and light green. 
lants figured in the last number of the 
a half- 
ee 
ovoid, downy, serrated leaves, and terminal Panicles 
o white owers. The plant is figured from om the nar. 
—— Messrs. SUTTON & Sons, Reading, offer for 
competition at various meetings of the Royal Horti. 
cultural s next year, sixteen se a er, and 
bronz als, and valuable money p for colle. 
tions of vegetables (including Poiatos)y pis- and A 
fruits. The dates of estos meetings se are Juez $ 
pi mbers) ; July > (P 
S r(A sters) ; ser November 10 (Oni 
Potatos, uid Cauliflowers). Further partial wil 
be found i in our advertising columns, : 
— In the garden of H. SMITHERS, Esq., 
Lodra, Lawrie Park, Sydenham, the ’beauti os 
rare Odontoglossum "distans is coming into flower, 
The flower-spike is 5 feet 7 inches long, and Mr. $ 
gardener, believes this is the first timeit : 
col 
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jk 
a 
Perrinii, Oncidium 
which is R feet long, and Warrea bidentata, are 
n flower 
ong the various forms of the ALTERNAN- 
in cultivation 7: ages ust be given to 
ifolia, or, 
ining i ar 
It does well for edgings, small beds, and more 
rate and tasteful designs on a sm 
bottom, and blazin 
Alternantheras just named will 
ee Ro and s any 
same hues of >. ee 
eanbwoiders Said sees in the mat 
ga ais at Heckfield eg Alone are el 
edit ih apted to show off great de 
to to the best advantage. 
want has long been felt of a cr 
centre for all who are interested in horticulture, : 
various tice ions have from time to time been 
on the subject. be gi, a to find that at last 
thing is likely to EW C 
l most eie e og called 
a. plated. It will be located in so 
en wishing to give 
sae honi 
HADDINGTON’S gardens at Ty 
Lothian, 
— A correspondent writes :— 
