FOREIGN NOTES. 



Many Women Gardeners near London seem to be 

 very successful. 



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The Chrysanthemum Mrs. Alpheus Hardy is now 

 gaining in favor in France. — I.' Ilhisiration Horlicole. 



A Monument to the memory of Benedict Roezl, the 

 celebrated botanist, is to be erected in the botanical 

 gardens at Prague. 



Australian Forests. — The timber in western Aus- 

 tralia has been valued at $500,000,000 by Prof. Brown, 

 the well-known authority on Australian forests. 



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Perfume Farming in Australia. — A Royal Com- 

 mission has been at work in Victoria for some time, and 

 their report shows that the soil and climate of the colony 

 are adapted to the successful culture of plants yielding 

 fragrant essential oils. — Gardeners'' Magazine. 



Tuberous Begonias, — If tuberous begonias are plant- 

 ed in a soil composed of two parts manure composted 

 with turf, and one part well-rotted leaf-mould, an enor- 

 mous quantity of very large flowers will be produced. 

 The tubers produced will also be much larger than those 

 grown in the ordinary way. — Revue de I' Horticulture 

 Beige. 



Agriculture and Forestry are to receive special 

 attention in the Durham College of Science, Newcastle- 

 on-Tyne. The college has acquired 15 acres of land at 

 Gosforth for the purpose of an experiment station, and 

 it is hoped that smaller stations will be established 

 throughout the district. — TVie Gardeners' Magazine. 



Agricultural Schools. — Several agricultural schools 

 are to be established in the northern part of France. 

 They are to be under the direction of M. Duplessis, 

 who will conduct them on the same plan as those exist- 

 ing in the southern part of the republic. The propaga- 

 tion of plants and the culture of the grape will be leading 

 features in the schools, — Revue Horticole. 



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Cucumber, Lockie's Perfection, — This variety was 

 grown under the same conditions as the old Telegraph, 

 and was the first to produce fruit fit to cut. The plants 

 were equally vigorous and prolific as those of the Tele- 

 graph, and the fruits were much handsomer. They are 

 of medium length, perfectly formed, and of a rich green 

 color, — The Garden. 



Fruits IN South Australia, — The order of import- 

 ance of south Australian fruits varies slightly in periods 

 of years. Until the last few years, I considered the 

 apple our most important fruit, but the number pro- 

 duced has gradually decreased, on account of that ter- 

 rible pest, the fusicladium. The other fruits we grow 

 are grapes, apricots, pears, peaches, oranges, lemons, 



quinces, plums, cherries, loquats, raspberries, goose- 

 berries, strawberries, currants, almonds, figs, walnuts, 

 chestnuts, limes, nectarines, mulberries, pomegranates, 

 olives, guavas and hazel nuts. These are mostly pro- 

 duced in large quantities, and generally equal the fruits 

 of the same kinds and varieties grown in any part of the 

 world. — John F. Pascoe, in Keiv Bulletin. 



Chinese Primroses, — A cross has been made between 

 Primula ikinensis, V2X .fimbriata filicifolia and P. chinen- 

 sis, var. cristata. The leaves of the new form are very 

 regular in form, and have short, stout petioles. The 

 flowers are large, firm, finely fringed, and so wavy that 

 they appear very much like fringed petunia blossoms. 

 The habit of the plant is compact and robust, — Garten- 

 flora. 



New Rose, "Mrs, Paul" (Bourbon), — This new rose, 

 raised by Messrs. Paul & Son, bids fair to become a 

 favorite. All the points which characterize a good rose 

 seem to be embodied in it. It is deliciously scented (an 

 exception in the class), though its perfume is not so 

 powerful as in some older kinds. In color it is a delicate 

 satiny pink, the blossom being above the average size, 

 full, and of fine substance. The outer petals reflex, 

 whilst the center remains close and compact. The 

 growth of the plant is robust, and the foliage a deep 

 green, — The Garden. 



Fruit from Western Australia, — What is under- 

 stood to be the first consignment of fruit and vegetables 

 received in England from western Australia has just 

 been exhibited in London, It was sent over from Perth 

 by Mr, Bond, of the Midland Railway Co, of that colony, 

 as a proof that the country is capable of being made one 

 of the great means of supplying the market here with 

 such articles. In this object he is, to a large extent, 

 successful. Among the specimens are apples, pears, 

 pomegranates, onions and potatoes, besides red and 

 white maize ; and all of them are sufficiently remarkable 

 for size and quality, to show that the climate and soil of 

 west Australia are favorable to their cultivation. — The 

 Garden. 



Chinese Cabbages. — These are probably all varieties 

 of Brassica sinensis, which has been reduced under B. 

 campestris by Forbes and Hernsley in their Index Florte 

 sinensis. The cabbage is very popular in China, and 

 the natives consume more of it than of all other vege- 

 tables put together. Vilmorin-Andrieux & Co., of Paris, 

 say that Europeans also find the Chinese cabbage good, 

 and of easier digestion than the cabbage of the west. The 

 form known as Pe-tsai resembles a cos lettuce when in 

 perfection, and forms a close head, or sometimes merely 

 a cluster of semi-erect leaves of a light green color, and 

 which taper to the base. Being an annual it soon comes 

 to perfection, and might be grown to advantage in this 

 country. — The Gardening World. 



