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would be suitable for clothing the bases of arches, 

 arbours, &c. 



The Single White Himalayan Briar Rose, Bru- 

 noniana, with yellow stamens ; the Camellia Rose 

 of Japan, single white, with large yellow stamens ; 

 Paul's Single White and Single Red ; and the 

 Waltham Climbers, 1, 2, and 3, all strong- growing- 

 red seedlings from Gloire de Dijon ; and the Com- 

 mon, Scarlet, Double, White, and Celestial Sweet- 

 briar, should also be used for drapery as well as for 

 fragrance. True, their flowers do not last long, but 

 while on arch or bower none are more brilliant or 

 beautiful, and the fragrance of Sweet-briar is indeed a 

 joy for ever. 



GREEN-HOUSE PLANTS. 



Br William Hugh Gower. 



Pultensea. — A showy family of Australian Pea- 

 flowered shrubs, which may be treated in the same 

 manner as previously recommended for Charozema. 



P. ericoides. — Branches slightly tomentose ; leaves 

 linear ; flowers in dense terminal heads, red and 

 yellow. Spring and early summer. 



P. rosea. — A dwarf, compact, and handsome jjlant, 

 with closely-set tomentose leaves, and dense heads of 

 soft rosy-purple flowers. Spring and early summer. 



P. villosa, a stronger-growing plant than either of 

 the preceding ; branches hairy ; leaves linear-oblong ; 

 flowers yellow. Spring months. 



Rhododendron. — A family of plants now so 

 familiar to every one that a lengthy description 

 is quite unnecessary. They belong to the order 

 Ericace(e, although at first sight there seems a wide 

 difference. 



The numerous fine species from Northern India, 

 which wei-e for the most part discovered and intro- 

 duced to cultivation by Sir Joseph Hooker, Director 

 of the Royal Gardens, Kew, took all the plant- 

 growing public by surprise, and they were eagerly 

 sought after and highly prized. The majority of 

 these species are handsome strong- growing plants, 

 whilst some of them are dwarf, free-growing, and 

 profuse bloomers ; these have been the originators of 

 a numerous class of small-growing hybrids, which 

 are rapidly and deservedly becoming favourites with 

 the horticultui-al world, for independent of their 

 floriferous character and the great beauty of their 

 flowers, many of them are deliciously fragrant. A 

 few of the best and most desirable are here sub- 

 joined. 



Rhododendrons should be potted in good sandy 

 peat, and are all very easily cultivated. 



R. argenteum. — :Leaves large, flowers white, beauti- 

 fully spotted with black. North India. 



R. Aucklandii. — Flowers some five inches in dia- 

 meter, white, suffused with rosy-pink. North India. 



R. Boothii. — A fine variety; flowers soft buff- 

 coloui'. North India. 



R. ciliatiwi. — A dwarf-growing species, which has 

 been the parent of many fine hybrid forms now so 

 much admired ; leaves small, obovate, bright green 

 on the upper side, glaucous beneath, hairy on tl.e 

 edges ; flowers white or pale rose. North India. 



R. Countess of Racldington. — A robust grower; 

 flowers large and extremely handsome, bluish- white ; 

 hybrid. 



R. Dalhoiisice. — A noble plant, with gigantic 

 flowers, produced in dense heads, white, suffused 

 with rosy-pink, very fragrant. North India. 



R. Denisoni. — Ylowexs, white, stained and spotted 

 with pale yellow ; hybrid. 



R. Puchess of Edinburgh. — Flowers brilliant 

 scarlet, shading to crimson ; hybrid. 



R. Puchess of Teck. — Tube creamy, ground pale 

 yellow, shaded with orange- scarlet ; hybrid. 



R. Edgworthil. — Leaves bright green above and 

 densely woolly beneath; flowers large, white, tinged 

 with pink, very fragrant. North India. 



R. fragrantissima. — Flowers white, shaded with 

 bluish, deliciously sweet ; hybrid. 



R. Gihsonii. — Compact grower; leaves small; 

 flowers white, tinged with bluish. North India. 



R. jasmi»iJlorum. — Umbels large; flowers tubular, 

 with a spreading Hmb, pui-e white with pink eye, 

 very fragrant. Mountains of Malacca. 



R. javanicum. — Rich bright orange flowers. 3Ioim- 

 tains of Java. 



R. NuttaU'd. — Leaves large ; flowers pm-e white. 

 North India. 



P\.. Prince of Wales. — A fine, compact-habited plant ; 

 flowers with long tubes, lich orange ; hybrid. 



R. Princess Alexandra. — A superb variety ; flowers 

 pure white, with long tubes; hybrid. 



R. Prince Leopold. — Fawn-colour, tinged with rose ; 

 fine variety ; hybrid. 



R. Princess Alice. — Flowers bell-shaped, very fra- 

 grant, 



R. Princess Helena. — Tubes long; flowers soft 

 pink, with darker shading ; hybrid. 



R. Princess Mary. — Flowers white, tinted with 

 rosy-pink ; hybrid. 



R. Princess Royal. — Flowers funnel-shaped, rich 

 rose-colour. 



R. tubifloram. — Flowers tubular, much contracted 

 in the mouth, dark reddish-purple, tinged with 

 bronze. Mountains of Java. 



R.retusum. — Very dwarf; flowers reddish-orange. 



R. Sesterianum. — Flowers large, pure white, spotted 

 with yellow on the upper petals, and very fragrant ; 

 hybrid. 



