THE FLORAL MAGAZINE. 



produced by Messrs. James Veitcli and Sons included 

 Mrs. Charles Scorer, dark crimson ; aud Mrs. Arthur 

 Potts, dark blood red, both dwarf-growing varieties of 

 great interest. In addition to the variety named 

 above, there came from the Gardens of the Society 

 such good new seedlings as the Hon. Miss Bruce, 

 rose with white centre ; and Lady Alfred Churchill, 

 soft fleshy rose. 



From Messrs. Kelway and Son, Nurserymen, Lang- 

 port, came some of their fine new Gladioli, and First-class 

 Certificates of merit were awarded to the following : 

 Telamon, bright pink with purple stripes on the edges 

 of the segments fine form and substance ; Gorgonius, 

 pinkish-red, striped and spotted with dark crimson and 

 purple, a remarkably fine and striking variety ; and 

 Herois, pinkish scarlet with creamy white throat, of 

 very fine quality. 



Botanical Commendations were awarded to Toreina 

 Bailloni, from Messrs. Veitch and Sons ; and to Den- 

 drobium D. Albertisi, a small-flowered species, from 

 Mr. B. S. Williams. 



Other desirable novelties were Odontoglossum Lin- 

 deni, a yellow flowered form, which wo hope to figure 

 shortly ; from H. J. Buchan, Esq., Cranbury Terrace, 

 Southampton ; and a dwarf Pyrethrum Golden Feather 

 from Mr. R. Dean's Seed Grounds at Bedfont, which, 

 when the character is fixed, promises to make a most 

 useful plant for carpet bedding. 



BOOK RECEIVED. 



Midtum in Parvo Gardening. By Samuel Wood. 

 London : Crosby, Lockwood, and Co. 

 This book is intended to show how an acre of land, 

 without glass, may be made to produce, by the cul- 

 tivation of fruits and vegetables, six hundred and 

 twenty pounds per annum, clear profit ; also how to 

 grow flowers in three glass-houses so as to realize one 

 hundred and seventy-six pounds, per annum, clear 

 profit. To which is added some account of the insect- 

 pests in the garden and greenhouse, with remarks on 

 their destruction and prevention. We have looked 

 through the book, and have been struck with the 

 thorough earnestness of purpose that characterises it. 

 All the calculations are made on the assumption that 

 everything would conspire to favour the cultivator. If 

 the author's conclusions be correct, his book might be 

 regarded as a call on the public to turn market growers, 

 and realise a fortune in a few years. The test 

 of practical experience, however, might show a 



different result. The author states he has proved the 

 truth of his conclusions in his own case, hence the 

 earnestness and sincerity with which he enforces his 

 teaching. The book is attractive reading, and its 

 pages abound with hints and suggestions for lovers of 

 gardening ; and it will probably do much good in 

 calling the attention of persons to something of the 

 pleasures of gardening, and induce them to follow the 

 practice in their leisure hours. The chapter on garden- 

 insect pests is particularly deserving of attention. 



EXHIBITING FUCHSIAS. 

 Only recently a writer in the Gardeners' Chronicle was 

 found deploring that exhibitors of Fuchsias depend so 

 much on old plants, and so little on young ones grown 

 on into exhibition size. The great objection to be 

 urged against old plants is, that, when put in the ex- 

 hibition tent, they are so poorly clothed with foliage 

 and carry so few flowers. To have Fuchsias of large 

 size, the grower must commence with the frame- 

 work of a cut back plant, but when these are properly 

 grown — as they are in some parts of Wiltshire for 

 show purposes — they are really magnificent, objects. 

 At the annual exhibition of the Trowbridge Horticul- 

 tural Society, held on August 21st, some plants of 

 Fuchsias were staged six to seven feet in height, and 

 so clothed with foliage that not a branch could be seen, 

 and over- lying the foliage was a dense covering of 

 flowers. These plants were in some instances four 

 and five years old, but they were grown as Fuchsias 

 should be and deserved to be cultivated. The exhi- 

 bitor was Mr. James Lye, gardener to the Hon. 

 Mrs. Hay, Clyffe Hall, Market Lavington, Wilts. 



CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 

 From Sutton and Sons, Reading; Bulb Catalogue, 

 1878. A very complete catalogue of choice bulbs 

 illustrated with excellent woodcuts. The tasteful ex- 

 terior, with group of coloured flowers, renders it not un- 

 worthy of a place on the drawing-room table. Its 

 distinguishing feature, however, is the concise but 

 clear directions it gives for the culture of the various 

 kinds of bulbous plants. 



From W. Cutbdsh and Son, Highgate and Barnet. 

 Descriptive Catalogue of Hyacinths, Tulips, and other 

 Bulbous roots. Also a very complete and choice list 

 from a Firm long distinguished for its successful 

 cultivation of these plauts. 



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