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going early in the morning, taking with him a native and an 

 axe, and chopping the tree down, at the same time conveying 

 away the large Lslia. I recollect helping to unpack it at Chis- 

 wick on its arrival, and it just filled one large wooden case, and 

 arrived in excellent health. " Plantae Hartwegise," by Mr. G. 

 Bentham, will commemorate his name, as well as the simple- 

 looking little plant (Orchid) called Hartwegia purpurea, also 

 Aristolochia gigas. Ot the plants of a hardy nature introduced 

 by him many have found their way here, and are growing 

 and flourishing, especially his varieties of coniferous plants. — 

 William Swale, Avonside Botanic Garden, Canterbury, New 

 Zealand, 



SIBERIAN AND SCARLET CRABS ON THE 

 PARADISE STOCK. 



In walking through the grounds at Sawbridgeworth with Mr. 

 Eivera I was so much struck with the above that I cannot 

 resist giving you a word or two as to their beauty. The trees 

 were two years old, pyramids about 3 feet in height, eminently 

 beautiful, being covered with their bright fruit; they would 

 indeed form ornaments to any garden. 



The Paradise stock seems here to be an article of the most 

 extensive culture ; for, to my surprise, Mr. Rivers pointed out 

 to me a " quarter " — one piece — of 40,000, planted with the 

 Nonesuch and Broad-leaved Paradise, all in the most exuberant 

 health, and in another part of the grounds wag a square of 

 bush Apple trees on these stocks, 4 feet apart, every tree a 

 picture of fertility, and such grand fruit I never before saw. 

 Mr. Rivers said that many other stocks of this race (of which 

 he has from sixteen to eighteen varieties in one bed, including 

 Mr. Scott's " Pommier du Paradis"), all give the same, or 

 nearly the same, fertility. The latter seemed a good variety of 

 the Douein, and quite distinct from the dwarf French Paradise 

 (of which there are two sorts here), near which it was growing. 

 Mr. Rivers pronounced it be a good stock. 



Bash Apple trees planted 4 feet apart, the ground not dug, 

 but kept clean with the hoe, should be in every garden. Mr. 

 Robinson's cordons, both on the French and English Paradise, 

 are very healthy, and are now some six or eight years old ; they 

 have failed to give any quantity of fruit, they have failed the 

 last three seasons, still they are very pretty. At present, in my 

 opinion, Apple bushes on the Paradise stock are much to be 

 preferred to cordons ; they bear more fruit, and are but little 

 trouble. — Amatetjb. 



DISA GRANDIFLORA GROWING and FLOWERING 

 IN THE OPEN AIR. 



When some few years since the " Pride of Table Mountain," 

 Disa grandifiora, long the opprobrium of the British Orchid- 

 grower, yielding to the thoughtful and judicious treatment of 

 Mr. Leech, was successfully flowered by that gentleman, great 

 was the interest generally manifested by the Orchid-growing 

 community. Since then far greater success than Mr. Leech's 

 has been obtained by many growers of our acquaintance, and 

 to meet this Cape diamond well grown and splendidly flowered 

 in collections is not very rare. 



We ventured to express an opinion as to the feasibility of 

 the Disa being grown and flowered in the open air in a favoured 

 spot in Ireland, it planted in the grassy verge near the edge of 

 the water, so as to have its toes (roots) in it. The experiment 

 has been tried nearer home this season, and, we are happy to 

 say, with very satisfactory results. . To Dr. Moore, of Glasnevin, 

 attaches the credit of practically demonstrating that this gem 

 of the South African Orchidaecas may not only be grown and 

 flowered successfully in the open air, but that the brilliant 

 colouring of its flowers becomes vastly intensified when so 

 grown, as compared with those of plants flowered under glass. 



In the most interesting spot of the Glasnevin Gardens — the 

 miniature artificial bog — we recently had the pleasure of seeing 

 the Disa growing and flowering admirably, and, as remarked 

 above, the colour of the labellum and of the divisions of the 

 perianth was far more brilliant than we ever before saw it, or 

 as was apparent in the splendidly-grown specimens to be seen 

 in-doors in the same establishment. The plant, it appears, 

 had been started in the usual way, and turned out in the open 

 early in the present season, with what results has been just 

 told. 



We have little doubt from this and other experience of the 

 Disa that in suitable and properly-selected spots it may be 

 turned out and allowed to take care of itself in winter as well 



as in summer — in a word, treated as a hardy plant. We hope 

 Dr. Moore will extend his experiments by letting his plant 

 take its chance in the coming winter, and thus demonstrate 

 the hardihood or otherwise of this most striking and interest- 

 ing of the terrestrial section of the Orchidacese. — (Irish Farmer's 

 Gazette.) 



A FEW SUPERIOR MELONS. 



I HAVE this season tried the following varieties of Melons 

 under precisely the same circumstances — viz., Golden Queen, 

 Golden Perfection, Queen Emma, Trentham Hybrid, Colston 

 Bassett Seedling, Dr. Hogg, Heokfield Hybrid, and Strathfield- 

 saye. All these are good varieties, and many of them well 

 known to most of your readers. 



Colston Bassett Seedling, Dr. Hogg, and Heckfield Hybrid 

 are rather new varieties, at least they have not long appeared 

 in the nurserymen's catalogues. To those who do not know 

 them and wish to grow a number of varieties, I recommend 

 them as being worthy of a place in any collection, and especi- 

 ally Colston Bassett Seedling. It has a strong constitution, is 

 very prolific, and of excellent flavour. Golden Perfection, al- 

 though an old variety, still holds its ground and merits a place 

 among the best varieties. Golden Queen I consider a great 

 acquisition, much superior to any other variety that I have 

 grown or seen. It has a robust constitution and sets freely. 

 The fruit swells well (from 4 to 5 lbs., three fruit on a plant), 

 and in flavour it is everything that a first-rate Melon ought to 

 be, while for its handsome appearance it stands without a 

 rival. This Melon, I feel sure, needs only to be known to be 

 extensively cultivated. — Owen Thomas, Dratjton Manor. 



PORTRAITS OF PLANTS, FLOWERS, AND 

 FRUITS. 



Peimula japonica (Japanese Primrose). Nat. ord., Primu- 

 laceae. it7in.,Pentandria Monogynia. — "Mr. Fortune, writing 

 to Dr. Hooker, says, ' It was met with by me, in full flower, in 

 gardens near Yedo, in May, 1861. I saved its seeds at the 

 time, and sent them home to England, but they failed to vege- 

 tate. Plants also were lost on the voyage. Since that time I 

 have made many efforts to introduce it into England, but only 

 last year succeeded in getting seeds to vegetate. For these 

 seeds I am indebted to W. Keswick, Esq., of Hong Kong, and 

 Messrs. Walsh, Hall, & Co., of Yokohama, which gentlemen 

 have thus the honour of introducing a very lovely plant into 

 English gardens. It is perfectly hardy in England, and is now, 

 April 2Gth, in full bloom in Mr. Bull's establishment at Chel- 

 sea ; there are several varieties, all beautiful, and no doubt we 

 soon shall have many more.' " Its flowers are crimson, and in 

 whorls, forming a pyramid. — (Bot. Mag., t. .5916.) 



Abdiilon Darwinii (Darwin's Abutilon). Nat. ord , Mal- 

 vaoe«. Linn , Monadelphia Polyandria. — Native of South 

 Brazil. Flowers orange red, striped with crimson. — (IHd., 

 t. .5917.) 



Dendrobium EAiiEATULUM (Small-beardcd Dendrobe). Nat, 

 ord., Orchidaceffi. Linn., Gynandria Monandria. — Native of 

 Western India. Flowers white. — (Ibid., t. 5918.) 



Gkevillea intbicata (Inwrapping Grevillea). Nat. ord,, 

 Proteacffe. Linn., Tetrandria Monogynia. — Native of Western 

 Australia. Flowers white, partly pale lemon. — (Ibid., t. 5919.) 



Daelingtonia califobnica (Californian Darlingtonia). Nat. 

 ord., Sarraceniaceffi. Linn., Polyandria Monogynia. — Native of 

 California. See Jouenal of Hoeticultdee, vol. xx., p. 460. — 

 (Ibid., «.5920) 



Eranthemum cinnabakinum var. ocellatum (Eyed Scarlet 

 Eranthemum). Nat. ord,, AcanthaceiE. Linn., Diandria Mo- 

 nogynia. — Native of Moulmein. Flowers crimson. The name 

 "eyed " is applicable to the pink and yellow-encircled blotches 

 on the leaves. — (Ibid., t. 5921.) 



Ctpeipedium niveum (Snow-coloured-flowered Lady's Slipper). 

 Nat. ord., Orehidaceae. Linn., Gynandria Monandria. — Native 

 of Malayan Archipelago. Flowers white, dotted with reddish 

 purple. See Jodenal of Hoeticultuee, vol. xx., p. 339. — 

 (Hid., t. 5922.) 



Uteicclaria MONTANA (Mountain Bladderwort). Nat. ord., 

 Lentibulariaees. Linn, Diandria Monogynia. — Native of the 

 West Indies, White-flowered. If; differs from other species 

 by being terrestrial. — (Ibid., t. 5923.) 



Sedum glanddlosum (Glanded Stocecrop). Nat. ord., Cras- 

 sulacea3. Linn., Decandria Pentagynia — Native of Sardinia, 

 Flowers lilac— (jT&jd., t. 6924.) 



