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out of the old soil, repotted in the same pots, and placed in a 

 temperature similar to that in which they were raised from 

 seed. As they make growth they should receive one or two 

 shifts into larger pots, and be brought into fl iwer in a house 

 kept at a temperature of 65° or 70°. All these kinds, the flowers 

 of which show that the plants are worth keeping, may now be 

 considered to be established plants. As the flowers decay the 

 plants should still be constantly watered, so as to make the decay 

 of the foliage a very gradual process. By the time they are 

 stored away in their winter quarters young growth will be just 

 visible on the crown of each, and this is precisely the state in 

 which I like to have them throughout the winter, during which 

 they occupy a shelf at the back of a cool house from which 

 frost is excluded. Care is taken not to saturate the soil in 

 winter, but it is always kept in such a moist state that the few 

 small leaves remain fresh and green ; and as each successive 

 batch is potted in fresh soil in spring, strong vigorous growth 

 quickly follows. 



Gloxinias are also increased by cuttings of the shoots and 

 leaves. Shoots taken off the plants early in sprirjg will form 

 plants and produce a few flowers the same season. The best 

 way to propagate by leaves is to insert each leaf upright and 

 firmly in rich sandy soil in a 3-iuch pot ; placed in a vinery 

 under the shade of the Vines and kept well watered, they pro- 

 duce fine tubers, which make good succession plants for the 

 following season. 



It has frequently been stated that the influence of a high 

 temperature is necessary to enable Gloxinias to start into 

 growth strongly and well, and so their culture would appear of 

 necessity to be confined to those persons having such means at 

 their disposal. A fair trial of the cooler method of culture, 

 which I will now explain, will show this advice to be somewhat 

 fallacious. If the owner of one of those pretty little conser- 

 vatories now so frequently to be seen attached to villa resi- 

 dences be desirous of growing a few plants of this charmiDg 

 family, some strongyoung plants just coming into flower should 

 be obtained, and kept while in bloom under the shade of some 

 of the creepers which will probably be trained to the conser- 

 vatory roof. As they go out of bloom they should be treated 

 in precisely the way I have described, storing them closely on 

 any back shelf where they can have light and are safe from 

 drip and frost. So they should pass through winter, and as 

 spring advances, and the young growth exhibits signs of anima- 

 tion, they are taken down, shaken carefully out of the old soil, 

 and repotted in the same pots in soil composed of two parts 

 loam and one part each of old decayed duDg, sand, and broken 

 charcoal. A position on the stage near the front of the house, 

 where they can enjoy the morning sun, but are shaded at mid- 

 day, will suit them admirably. Avoid exposing them to draughts, 

 and syringe the foliage with clear soft water twice a-day, taking 

 care to water the roots thoroughly when necessary. So treated 

 they will grow steadily ; and when the roots touch the sides of 

 the pots, if large plants are required, they Ehould receive a 

 liberal shift, but otherwise a little guano water given occasion- 

 ally will much assist the development of the foliage and flowers, 

 which will be in full beauty early in August, and will continue 

 so to nearly the end of September. 



Gloxinias may be grown after this simple fashion to the 

 greatest perfection, the plants being quite equal in vigour and 

 beauty to those grown in a stove. Moreover, by this method a 

 splendid lot of succession plants may be had, which will serve 

 to prolong the flowering season, and thus prove in the highest 

 degree serviceable to the gardener.— Edward Luckhuest, Eger- 

 ton House Gardens, Kent. 



POMOLOGICAL GLEANINGS. 



The following new Strawberries are this year introduced 

 by M. Gloede, of Beauvais : — 



Baron Brisse (Gloede). — Large and rich, of quite a novel 

 yellowish colour, rather late, and very productive. 



Belle de Nantes (Boisselot)— Extremely large, and handsome 

 shape, flavour first-rate ; a noble dessert fruit. Plant exceed- 

 ingly robust, and coming in very late. 



Constantin Tretiakoff (Gloede). — Large and very handsome ; 

 colour deep brilliant scarlet, flesh solid and rich. A strong 

 grower, very prolific, and remains long in bearing. 



Favourite (Madame Clements). — Large, even conical shape, 

 bright orange, of exquisite flavour. An improvement on Caro- 

 lina superba, and a good forcer. 



Selena Gloede (Gloede). — Very large and of delicious flavour. 

 A noble fruit, ripening very late; will be valuable as a highly 



improved Frogmore Late Pine, which it resembles as regards 

 size and flavour, but to which it is far superior in growth, 

 hardiness, and lateness. 



President Belacour (Horticultural Society's Trial Gardens at 

 Beauvais). — Large, globular shape, bright glossy red. A very 

 showy Strawberry, solid, rich, and buttery. Plant very hardy 

 and extremely prolific. Ripens at the medium season. 



Boseberry maxima. — This is a very fine, large, and useful 

 Strawberry, extensively grown in Russia, especially for early 

 forcing. Exceedingly hardy and prolific ; belongs to the Pine 

 class. Real origin unknown. 



Alpine Trouillet. — A much-improved variety of the Red Alpine 

 Strawberry ; fruit of large size for its race, and an immense 

 bearer till frost sets in. 



SELECT GARDEN ROSES. 



Not a few of the numerous Rose amateurs who regularly 

 read " our Journal," and whose first eager glance over the 

 headings of the various articles is to single out for immediate 

 perusal any that relate to their especial favourite, must have 

 experienced astonishment while scanning over a list of Roses, 

 set forth as a select one, which appeared in page 98 of last 

 week's issue. In the section of Hybrid Perpetuals (Bemon- 

 tants), there are sixty-one varieties named. Of these, Prince 

 de Portia, Jules Margottin, John Hopper, Beauty of Waltham, 

 Paul Verdier, Marguerite de St. Amand, Charles Lefebvre, Al- 

 fred Colomb, La Ville de St. Denis, Caroline de Sansal, Pierre 

 Notting, Marie Rady, Antoine Ducher, and Prince Camille de 

 Rohan are really first-class Roses, and should be in every 

 collection, large or small, but their number all told amounts 

 to only fourteen, or less than one-fourth of the whole selection ; 

 and one, Paul Verdier, is a very doubtful remontant, while 

 Miss Ingram, also in the list, is certainly not remontant. 



Of some merit, but by no means to be considered so good as 

 the preceding, are Madame Clemence Juigneaux, occasionally 

 fine, but too often coarse and dull in colour, not full, nor suffi- 

 ciently remontant ; Jean Goujon, large, but rough; Monsieur 

 de Montigny, good, but of weak constitution, an insuperable 

 bar to recommendation ; Madame Charles Wood and Madame 

 Moreau, remarkable for size, which renders them popular 

 among exhibitors, but deficient in several respects. Leopold 

 Hausburg has ceased to find favour from the inconstancy of its 

 bloom ; it occasionally produces a good flower ; it is also sur- 

 passed by others of similar colour. Madame Alfred de Rouge- 

 mont is praised by some rosarians on account of its pure 

 colour ; it is now superseded by Bonle de Niege, which " in- 

 quirers" should substitute when they make their purchases. 

 Madame Vidot is acknowledged to be a beautiful Rose, but few, 

 if any, can grow it satisfactorily. Madame Knorr may still re- 

 ceive partial favour for its unique colour and free-blooming 

 qualities. Madame Rivers, too, would be one of the most 

 beautiful, and therefore one of the most valuable, of light Roses 

 if it were but strong enough, but with regret we must place it 

 among the things that were. Thus ten more in the list may 

 receive a qualified recommendation, and this in some cases 

 rather faint. 



The remaining three dozen, or thereabouts, I would utterly 

 discard from the rosery, if there already, and, of course, rigor- 

 ously exclude their entrance for reasons which shall be stated. 

 Taking them seriatim, or in groups, it seems almost a waste 

 of time and space to discuss them ; but people might be mis- 

 led unless the fallacy of such a list offered for their assist- 

 ance be fully exposed :— Mdlle. Alice Leroy and Duchess of 

 Sutherland are Roses of the past, which nobody would speak 

 or even dream of now tba 1 ; we have the superb Baronne da 

 Rothschild, a truly magnificent addition to our light kinds. 

 Comtesse de Turenne, who has proved this ? at what great 

 show has it carried eff honours ? Duchess of Norfolk was once 

 thought a good Rose, but who would care for it now in com- 

 parison with Madame Victor Verdier, Horace Vernet. Marie 

 Baumann, Leopold Premier, Maurice Bernardin, Camille Ber- 

 nardin, Marechal Vaillant, and Senateur Vaisse, every one 

 of which should be chosen a long way in preference to the 

 trash we are now reluctantly compelled to discuss? They are 

 also among the best known and most familiar of all Roses. 

 Of Baronne Pievost, still in almost every gardeD, an eminent 

 rosarian, who contributes much valuable information to these 

 pages, on one occasion wrote to me, " Poor Baronne Pifivost, 

 her glory is departed," which is but too true. Sir Rowland 

 Hill. Does it exist? has it ever existed ? or is it what mathe- 

 maticians call " an imaginary quantity ?" or, is it one that 



