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F.H.S., for a most beautiful Gladiolus, named Brenchley- 

 ensis. It was stated to be a hybrid between Psittacinus and 

 Floribundus ; but exhibited a striking improvement on both 

 parents, the flowers being- large and of a brilliant scarlet. 

 To Mr. Turner, of Chalvey, for fine boxes of Carnations 

 and Piccotees. To Messrs. Veitch and Son, for an erect- 

 growing Leschenaultia, named Splendens. To Mr. Cat- 

 leugh, of Chelsea, for a very large Erica ampullacea, at least 

 5 feet high and 4 feet through, and covered with bloom. 

 To Mr. Northcote, gardener to Miss Wigram, of Wan- 

 stead, Essex, for six plants of Lisianthus Russellianus, 

 skilfully grown and well flowered. To Mr. Fleming, gar- 

 dener to his Grace the Duke of Sutherland, at Trent ham, 

 for two Melons, hybrids, the result of a cross between the 

 Hoosainee and Ispahan, and also a sweet Ispahan Melon. 

 To Mr. Ingram, gardener to the Marquess of Salisbury, 

 F.H.S., for a Melon weighing 21£ lbs. Mr. Ingram stated 

 that the variety generally exceeded 20 lbs. ; that it had been 

 originally brought by the Marquess from France, and had 

 been cultivated for several years at Hatfield. " On its first 

 introduction," he added, " its flavour was found to be supe- 

 rior, but it appears to have degenerated under the cloudy 

 skies of this country, for late examples have not been found 

 particularly excellent." On being cut it proved to be a 

 tender green-fleshed kind, but wanting in saccharine matter. 

 To Mr. Brewin, gardener to R. Gunter, Esq., F.H.S., for 

 an Enville Pine Apple weighing 6 lbs. 11 oz. To Mr. 

 Hewitt, gardener to J. Purdey, Esq., of Bayswater, for a 

 Providence Pine Apple grown in a pot, and only 15 months 

 old, weighing 7 lbs. 6 oz. Also to the same, for a dish of 

 Black Hamburgh Grapes, fair well -coloured bunches, being 

 part of a second crop, from vines only two years old, and 

 of which the following is some account : — The vines, 

 though planted but little more than two years, give to the 

 house all the appearance of a well-established vinery, and 

 have borne in both years heavy crops. In the first year in 

 which they were planted they grew 37 feet in length, the 

 wood very strong and short-jointed, and as autumn ap- 

 proached became well ripened. In the winter pruning, 

 which is on Roberts's plan, except that the intermediate 

 buds are allowed to push before they are rubbed off, the 

 rods were cut back to the tops of the rafters, which are 

 about 20 feet in length, and thus the house not only became 

 completely furnished the first season, but ripened off a good 

 crop. The border, which is 49 feet long and 22 feet wide, 

 is heated by hot water and covered with glass, a circum- 



