Apri 14, 1860. | THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE AND AGRICULTURAT, GAZETTE. 337 
seem a very trivial distinction, 
: : . . ry p AE B O AIEEE TE O eae ee 
At frst sight may but it | the plant in its kes in t stage, putting them, for brevity good remy with flowers of sulphur ; 3, and, before 
is found to kine with pogua, — on y register. replaci ng it, stop the tom of the 
hich are evidently most sles related to each other.| December. ect the strongest cuttings from fi rom whi ch ‘the pot has been removed, with slate or tile, 
The divisions comprise—1. ose ak white oor. ri plante, Gist variety is true; extract all 1 platita rooting thro oti The bas ab 
2, Pink or salmon-coloured. a Ferruginous, including „eyes to „the hei ig of about 3 inches. Put each to “hinder tho tat ral sh m rooting is t 
aes brown, or pe ks tinted with red or yellow. 4. in compost, which should co r dod, past Pith tha ch aH 
Dark purple. 5. Black. The niches to these divi- -|s sat of. rich loam and ‘silver sand. , Then plunge the Pa | of the 
aid of les September.—Since this i is the month of fastest growth, 
beneath ars = ri is | fi winds, Water spar ringly. . ” tent in a tho en arly y d ly K pegging and 
ted ith ellow or ink, the tint i is so siele January- ne plants will just be starting. eep | training t form. Keep the shoots 
seit tn oi fe em in the same state, gradually hardening them by | down as as possible. Give jer xe liquid 
bea Re +t) 
the affinities are so certa 
diately seen to belong to one of eds in whieh: ‘th A 
ma day 
ruary. —Repot into 48’s. Add to the compost |an night; pcb ionally washing thói mit a little 
old oo" dung ; and broken oyster-shells. Place the plants | tobacco water, which will at this season kee p away the 
i ildew. 
Now A. fascicularis is comprehended by Fries in 
section with dark purple spores, and if the common ig Maar abundance. of air, keepi ing them modera tely _Oetober—When the buds have made their a appear- 
Aga 
fi 8 be athered i in erfection, the ae damp. the plants wr 2 taken up, their póts cleaned, 
sg roe a of | March.—Continue the same course. Toward the end | all the dirt and grit syringed off the leaves, and sticks, 
as mentioned by Greville, which by rac diating e centre, fixed 
T to the se jes with dark purp two circles of 
spores. It however happens that an ire the o si tó 
Agaric so similar ppearane these, as the plants cannot y 
hat it cannot very readily be dis rt their own branches; ani 
i o 
examining the ‘mater fally our sus- 
t the 4. fas- 
der 
picions are excited that Shb up early, with a little sun if 
cul f 
ges fred work is a 
conissans. This must however be and, es have been pro. 
ture investigati dee Pak perly ar to, instead of 700 
s correct it is the s of r plants, scr: and scarcely 
aggy 
kidali par nis ists to "hoe that Werth looking at, we have seen g 
they have rightly interpreted Hud- 
n’s species, 
“Tn moist weather, „nothing can be 
nthe plant before 
us “soon old stumps, gate posts, 
or squared wood in damp places, as 
on eee of wells, or even scat- 
tered over the ground without any 
Me ry evident connection with sub- 
‘ows in den nse masse 
I cannot better second this short 
paper than by mentio _ few of 
pte Salter’s new varieti ties of Chry= 
hich, I 
tis towards these wn in ola 
toler a margin “thon ug old well coabliched favourites, ` 
ly thick in the umbonate fe extremely beautiful collec. 
centre, is is slightly tinged with ete tion. I paid his nursery a 
and ha a disagreeable e mely and was by a sight whieh. 
`- would delight ot Site of ‘these. 
dnate, ded, and at length more bre a ae r Aaea are the best kinds 
or less tinged with green, though with which I am acquainted :— Pom- 
at first yellow, and inclined t be pones: Miss pure white > 
come deliquescent, Adonis, rich pink; Mra Di Dix, light 
The flavour is so bad no one pink; Bob, dark brown ; Ceres, 
would ever think of dressing this | purplish pink 3 General Cani : 
vei mmon species, and our o; ly t yellow; Helène, rosy violet’; 
object in introducing it to notice AG GARICUS FASCICULARI ulli, pure hite (Anemone~ 
is the enabling persons Tia Cock x arin ; La Vi r yellow, ; 
in uel matters to give a ze. ( ‘opied by permissio: on from Greville’s Mont Cryptogamic Flora.) creain: 
name to a very pretty and fiir inhabitant of our a8 the month the ealier plants will be far enough | ti ed brown; Holt a gud white ; “ee Thais ches- 
gardens and plantations. M, J. a eie thei first stop. ž Jü ide Salaman, carmine ; ; Medes e Rossalon, ti me, $ 
5 il.—The nts are now growing rapid] , and Duruflet, Tos: e; Dr. Bois Duval, 3 i 
CULTURE OF THE POMPONE CHRYSAN- ae shifting = into 32-sized fits. Giv q é the a pleat ty | of Batuek, Foy rosy lues Baron d’Adsward, lilac sat 
i THE. of drainage, na use as rich a ‘sith peat as you can. | white; Bernard de Rennes, yellow and buff. 
aot RAVE been induced to pen the s following from the | I oe ai sa of rich fibrous loam, cow and ore common varieties, worth ing: At 
bk anit; f that beantifiy i ver sand, and little soot. Water Presset, Alexander Peel, Argentine, Aureole, autum- 
ks rs vinie at beautiful autumn flower the Pom mpone continually yes weak liqnid manure, and keep them | num, Beryl, Brilliant, Bijou de YHorticulture, Colum- 
ent t emum. In these short works I have noticed | exposed as much as possible. Success much depends | bine, Cresus, Drin-drin, Fenella, Fleurette, Justin 
emar le missions o S cularly important pon the care taken in April to rende the plants | Tissier, Ma libert, Madame Fould, Madame 
ponia “ ind it is to suppl e omissions that I have | thoroughly inured to any change. Your plants have | Miellez, Riquiqui, Aurore Boreale (Anemone-centred ” 
J plain directio the benefit of | now ma d growth. Remove the bottom leaves | Pompone, in which there is great sem A baer Cedo 
your plana si S e erein reco and eyes to the height of 3 i ches; take out the crown | Nulli, Astrea 
goo 
men m- | an the heigh n rea, a Shirley He: sas Oe 
ed is one which I have pursued with the success eye, and allow the plant t k to 10 break ill a “Lane 
alludes 2 Ja the Gardeners’ Chronicle be 1858 and ira <— Kem. with the same pie i Ai The e p Me, Gur, Reine a 
“Midland Flori Ee ak ie 
1859, in rist,” a nd in 
any other hoota sp w at least 4 inches Careful], - 
panez aa in ti cents hem po with a en w e e 
ix first prizes in two yems sufficientie attest the rir made m meio Bey 
be Fi nit aa and ren ete ess | Plunge the 
i its praise. I have omitted | sout! aspect. Give the ‘ao 
sere dha w eed have kept nothi g secret, but}  June.—Leav pla s till 
truth. Great ann p bole truth and nothing but the|end of the month, when be 
a he ie x is the perfection hich th poi Mapes ad ifted y 
for ai ta tpt akitfal “pen w she a s before, with an additional quan ity carmi Į 
much in Tya ze of the experience, n ei oyster s shell s. Bury the TORY ; 
flower. lant as in Solio eek of "the une pra, ping oy full heat of the sun, Beriete | er crimson; raan ne Smee 
nothing desire | at mione, lig 
we hay better thari what we have obtained, seeing that Tid mba a Far x keep them pegged, b but no! t | Prince Albert, orange crimson. Miss Augusta (Holland 
stem il Oe planta in Se Pots, and on a single | too near rie ground lest th ST ee root. in the | is a great advance on all preceding -varieties in its way. 
to 1200 f than 4} feet across, and bearing from 1000 shoots, so as to preserve a circle, and an up all Il the above I have ‘myself Ù ogc ly i — 
&clusiy iro c't Îf we direct our attention too | vacancies. ti’ k: is month, re plants are very liable to | and selected, and can reco d to any person desirong 
Si ef og ohed om we are apt to lose sight of break ; care m st be taken in this respect. of growing amp rori Sower, a mo ee 
T r quality we m August.—T: p 
there eet a voles] obar, at hti @ teeni far more all the e pegs, carefully lifting the plant, cleaning off all | not to say that they ` will be highly ary with the 
I shall commen Eces i in th od pai dead leaves, and searching thorou, hly for mildew. | result. J. Wiggins, gardener to Mr. Beck, n Turner. 
my remarks with the treatment of ' Should this have made its s rite give the plant a | & Spencer's Florist for Februa ies 
