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were disposed of at the Manley Hall sale in 1872, and com- 

 pared the difference — the care and attention they received, and 

 here in the wild bush, without any care, and scarcely an ad- 

 mirer to preserve these and many other Ferns for future 

 generations. They are, like the Aborigines, fast disappearing 

 from all the settled districts. For instance, I have heard of 

 persons cutting down the Dicksomas and bracing them to- 

 gether to form a hut to live in; others cut them down and split 

 them open to feed the pigs upon the pithy substance in the 

 centre. In some places the Ferns are not found growing, while 

 in distant gullies they are very plentiful, but as soon as the 

 scrub and timber is taken away and they are exposed to the 

 dry atmosphere they turn sickly, and never flourish afterwards. 



It is a great pity that in Tasmania, with all its natural ad- 

 vantages, gardening is not carried on with greater spirit than 

 at present. Gentlemen do not enter into it with the enthu- 

 siasm that is needful for success. There is a horticultural 

 society in Launceston, which holds three and sometimes four 

 shows in the year, while one or two other towns in the north 

 have a society — i.e., Longford, Evandale, and Deloraine. The 

 plants, &e., are not allowed to be removed from the show 

 till the following day, as it is generally found to be very profit- 

 able to the society to have it open during the evening. 



In conclusion I would say to any young men intending 

 to emigrate to the Australian colonies, Throw away before 

 starting all high and lofty ideas about gardening, and become 

 willing to adapt yourselves to circumstances, as the duties of 

 a gardener are very different here to what they are at home, 

 and until a man gets used to the change he feels very dis- 

 contented, and regrets leaving England. Still, to young men 

 of steady industrious habits there are openings of promise in 

 the continental part of Australia. — F. W., Launceston, Tas- 

 mania. 



EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS. 

 In March, 1875, 1 bought a small tree in a pot, which I kept in 

 my unheated orchard house, and planted this tree in the centre of 

 my walled garden in September. It was then about 4 feet high, 

 and as thick as a fair-sized finger. I put some spent seaweed 

 round the stem, but the frost at the end of November killed it. 

 At the same time (March, 1875J I sowed a packet of seed in a 

 pan, and raised some twenty-five plants. I transplanted these 

 into three or four large pots, seven or eight in a pot, and early 

 in October I planted ten strong plants out near a 6-fcot wall 

 facing the east. These were from 18 inches to 2 feet high. I 

 put some manure round the stems for protection. They all did 

 well, and are now from 4 to 9 feet high. I moved two of these 

 about 4 feet high in September last, and I think they will die. 

 I do not think they move well, for their roots are small and 

 do not extend, and they have an abundance of foliage. I sent 

 plants to a gentleman at Penzance, and when I heard last they 

 were thriving. — Wm. K, Arundel. 



I found an Eucalyptus about 18 inches high planted-out on 

 the lawn when I came here (May, 1874). It grew very rapidly. 

 The leaves browned and withered in the winter, but it revived 

 in spring. In the September gales of 1875 it lost its leader 

 when it had attained fully 14 or 15 feet. Last winter it 

 suffered as before, looking if possible more hopeless than 

 ever, but spring restored its beauty, and it is now a handsome 

 bush, untouched as yet by the frost. It has never had any 

 protection. — Bournemouth. 



I have grown this for three years, raised originally in a 

 hotbed, and kept one winter in a greenhouse, then growing too 

 large it was planted amongst shrubs — grew 7-6 high. In the 

 winter of last year, although bound round with straw, it was 

 cut off and killed by frost. The same year in the same garden 

 smaller trees stood the winter, and are now doing well, but 

 have not run up. I intend to let them alone, and my impres- 

 sion is if we have hard froBt they will die. I do not think they 

 will stand English winters, and I am told that at Nice they 

 suffer much (although large trees) from frost. I will report 

 results in the spring.— F. C. Hassaed, Sheerness. 



in July of the present year. It has apparently an extensive 

 range, from the forks of the Platte river, in lat. 42° N., where 

 it was discovered by Dr. James in 1820, to Mexico, where it 

 was found near Zacatecas, in lat. 23°, by Coulter, and sub- 

 sequently in New Mexico by Wright and Fendler." — (Bot. Mag., 

 t. 6266.) 



TuKEiEA obtusipolia. Nat ord., Meliaceas. Linn., Mon- 

 adelphia Decandria. — " A shrub, native of woods and bushy 

 places in the eastern districts of South Africa, extending from 

 Albany to Natal, apparently most common in the eastward ; 

 it also occurs as far north as Lake Ngamo in latitude 21° 

 south, where it was gathered by McCabe, and in Sechualis 

 country, the specimens from whence have narrower leaves. 

 The genus Turrasa consists of pretty white-flowered shrubs 

 and small trees of tropical Asia and Africa ; about sixteen 

 species are known. T. obtusifolia was raised from seeds sent 

 to the Eoyal Garden by H. Hutton, Esq., of Graafreinet, in 

 1872, which flowered in the present year." — (Ibid., t. 6267.) 



Masdevallia teiabistella. Nat. ord., Orchidaceaa. Linn., 

 Gynandria Monandria. Densely tufted dwarf flowers, yellow 

 and crimson.' — " Masdevallia triaristella was discovered in 

 Costa Eica by Endres, and flowered by Messrs. Veitch in 

 September last."— (Ibid., t. 6268.) 



Muscaei iESTivALE. Nat. ord., Liliaceaa. Linn., Hexan- 

 dria Monogynia. Flowers yellow, top ones pink. — " This is a 

 near neighbour of that old and well-known garden favourite, 

 the MuBk Hyacinth, MuBcari moschatum. Besides its bota- 

 nical characters, our present plant differs from moschatum by 

 its faint ecent and much later time of flowering. It came from 

 the rich bulb collection of H. J. Elwea, Esq., of Miserdine 

 House, Cirencester, and flowered in his garden at the middle 

 of June, 1875. He procured it from Messrs. Haage & Schmidt 

 of Erfurt, and does not know its exact country, but no doubt, 

 like its allies, it comes from some part of the rich Oriental 

 region."— (Ibid., t. 6269.) 



Monakdella maceantha. Nat. ord., Lamiaceaa. Linn., 

 Didynamia Gymnospermia. Flowers crimson. — " A very beau- 

 tiful, highly aromatic Californian plant, described by Asa Gray 

 very recently, and apparently local, as he gives but three 

 localities for it — namely, the Cuiamaca Mountains, near Julian 

 city, and north-east of San Diego. Our cultivated specimens 

 differ from Gray's description in the close heads of flowers, in 

 the corolla not reaching It inch in length, and in its brighter 

 colour, being more scarlet than orange-red. It was raised by 

 Messrs. Veitch from Californian seeds, and flowered in October 

 of the present year." — (Ibid., t. 6270.) 



Keeamanthcs Kiekii. Nat. ord., Passifloreaa. Linn., Dicecia 

 Pentandria. — " Keramanthus Kirkii is stated by Dr. Kirk to be 

 very common at Zanzibar, where it is planted, like the Jatropha 

 Curcas, to mark the site of graves. It flowers at Kew during 

 the greater part of the year ; our tallest plant is 2 feet high." — 

 (Ibid., t. 6271.) 



Plum — Frogmore Damson. — " Our old varieties of Damsons 

 are very few, the principal kinds grown being the Common, the 

 Shropshire, and the Yellow. We may, therefore, with pleasure 

 welcome a new and improved variety of this class of fruit, and 

 such is the subject of our plate, which represents a Damson 

 that is not only new, but distinct from those enumerated 

 above. It originated, as its name implies, in the Eoyal Gardens 

 at Frogmore, and although a few years have elapsed since it 

 was raiBed and distributed, it is not so well known as it 

 deserves to be. The habit of the tree is different from that of 

 the usual type, since it has broader leaves, is of spreading 

 growth, and has the shoots less thorny. It is an enormous 

 bearer. The fruit is a trifle larger than that of its claBS, of a 

 purplish-black colour, and inclining to obtuse-oval in shape. 

 The flesh is tender and richly flavoured. It is suitable for all 

 the purposes to which Damsons are applied. — J. Powell, 

 Frogmore." — (Flor. and Pom., 3 s., ix., 265.) 



POBTRAITS of PLANTS, FLOWERS, and FRUITS. 

 Mibabilis multifloea. Nat. ord., Nyctaginacesa. Linn., 

 Pentandria Monogynia. Flowers crimson. — " This strikingly 

 beautiful plant was raised from Californian seeds by Mr. 

 Thompson of IpBwich, who sent flowering specimens to Kew , 



NOTES AND GLEANINGS. 

 At a meeting of florists, held at South Kensington yesterday, 

 Mr. Thomas Moore in the chair, it was reported that Francis 

 Whitburn, Esq., had accepted the office of President of the 

 southern branch of the National Auricula Society, and had 

 offered a donation of £5 to the prize fund ; and that the 

 Crystal Palace Company had promised a donation of £10, and 

 named April 24th as a suitable day for the Show. Dr. Hogg, 

 Dr. Masters, Dr. Denny, G. F. Wilson, Esq., Mr. Cutbush, and 

 Mr. Lidgard ware added to the general Committee ; and Mr. 

 Turner, Mr. Dodwell, and Mr. Douglas were nominated a sub- 



