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to Mr. Goddard, gardener to II. Little, Esq., Cambridge Park, Twickenliarp, who 
presented a group of large and exceedingly fresh and well-flowered specimens of 
single red, white, and carmine varieties. Mr. Farrow, gardener to G. Batters, 
Esq., Brigadier Hill House, Enfleld, was second ; Mr. James, gardener to W. F. 
Watson, Esq., Eedlees, Isleworth ; and Messrs. Dobson and Son, Isleworth, also 
exhibited fine collections, but the plants were not so fully in bloom as those from 
other exhibitors. Mr. W. Paul, Waltham Cross, Mr. B. S. Williams, and Mr. 
Kingsbury, Beauvois Valley Nursery, Southampton, also exhibited collections 
which included striped and other varieties. Cyclamens were exhibited by Mr. 
Goddard and Mr. James, the collections consisting of magnificent specimens bearing 
flowers large in size and of the finest form and colour. Camellias were also well 
represented by Mr. B. S. Williams, Mr. W. Paul, and Mr. Green of Congleton. 
Messrs. J. Veitch and Sons, W. M. Bull, and Mr. Williams exhibited very large 
and splendid collections of Orchids, Ferns, Palms, and other ornamental plants. 
Amongst the Orchids were large groups of Lycaste Skinneri, Odontoglossum 
gloriosum, and 0. crispum, and fine specimens of the brilliantly-coloured Ada 
aurantiaca and Saccolabium Catbearti, Lycaste cruenta, and other well-known 
species. Messr.s. J. Veitch and Sons also prerented a group of Primulas, and 
several plants of a dwarf-growing and free-flowering Rhododendron under the 
name of Early Gem. The flowers are of medium size and of a deep rosy lilac. 
It appears to bloom naturally very early in the season, for the buds of plants 
recently lifted from the open ground were just on the point of bursting. Prizes 
were offered for Dessert Pears and Apples, but the only exhibitor of Pears was Mr. 
Miles, gardener, Wycombe Abbey', who sent admirable examples of Beurre Ranee, 
Knight’s Monarch, and Prince Albert. On the other hand, the competition in the 
class for Apples was rather spirited. The first prize went to Mr. Rutland, 
gardener to the Duke of Richmond, Goodwood, who had examples of Cockle 
Pippin, Ribston Pippin, and Nonpareil Russet. The second prize was awarded to 
Mr. Gardiner, Lower Eatington Park, Stratford-on-Avon, who had excellent dishes 
of fruit. M. Dominio Piccirillo, 43, Wigmore Street, exhibitrd Chesnuts, Garlic, 
Giant Rocca Onions, from Naples, and flowers of the Violet and petals of the Rose 
and Orange covered with sugar for dessert. 
The Oravge in Sicily. — At a recent meeting of the Berlin Geographical 
Society, Herr Langenbach read a paper “On the Culture of the Orange in 
Sicily.” The Agrume is first met with in latitude 44°, while the Sweet Orange 
does not grow plentifully above 41°. The lecturer stated that there are seven 
different species of Sicilian Oranges, which are subdivided into no less than thirty- 
two different kinds. It is probable that the Arabs first introduced this fruit from 
Southern Asia ; moreover, the Citrus medica, which appears to be the maternal 
fruit, is still to be found wild in parts of India. Sicily is peculiarly suited to 
the growth of the Orange, abounding, as it does, in clay and chalky soils, which 
are the most favourable to the tree. It has, nevertheless, much need of arti- 
ficial irrigation to enable it to mature properly. Although Sicily' was once the 
granary of Italy, it now' produces only one-ninth of the cereal produce derived 
from the entire kingdom. But with regard to the Agrume, Sicily' is extremely 
rich, deriving, as it does from that source, a gross produce of 200,000,000f. 
The main misfortune of the country consists in the crowded state of its towns, 
and the sparseness of its rural population. 
Thr New White Hybrid Perpetual Rose, Madame Lacharme. — Mr. 
Bennett, of the Manor Farm Nursery, Stapleford, Wilton, Wilts, writes, in reference 
to this rose: — “I wish to draw' particular attention to Mons. Lacliarme’s white 
rose, Madame Lacharme, which I saw exhibited at the Universal Exhibition at 
Lyons, on July 6, 1872 (as shown pure w'hite), where it was deservedly awarded a 
first prize. I also saw a large number of plants in full bloom in equally good form 
at Mons. Lacharme’s ; it appears even a stronger grower than its parent, has very 
large handsome Jules Margottin foliage and wood ; the blooms when fully expanded 
are about four inches and a-half in diameter. It is certain to be of a good consti- 
tution, as it withstood the severe frost of last winter triumphantly. Should the 
English climate suit it, it cannot fail to have a career second to no rose yet in- 
troduced.” 
