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other eight plants received nothing but water 
when they required it. Those that received 
ammonio-phosphate of magnesia were much 
darker in colour than the others, in which 
little change took place. Eventually it was 
found that those plants which received am- 
monio-phosphate of magnesia were decidedly 
the best, especially the plant which had 1 oz. 
Those that received oxide of iron and those in 
peat were much the same, and decidedly the 
worst. Those in a mixture of loam and cow- 
dung and those treated with phosphate of iron, 
phosphate of soda, sulphate of iron, and pure 
loam, were much alike, and quite intermediate 
between those that received ammonio-phos- 
phate of magnesia and oxide of iron. 
" Hydrangeas. — The plants under experi- 
ment were nine in number, all potted in one 
sort of soil, and all in the same sized pots (6 in.) 
To eight of those a small quantity of the fol- 
lowing substances was given : phosphate of 
iron, sulphate of iron, alum, caustic potash, 
phosphate of magnesia, and carbonate of pot- 
ash. The plant which received j oz. carbo- 
nate of potash died, also one which received 
\ oz. of phosphate of iron and 3 oz. of alum. 
The plant in pure soil produced large healthy 
leaves, and a stem 2 feet 6 inches in height, 
terminated with two large masses of flowers. 
That in \ oz. phosphate of iron was lo inches 
high, with leaves little more than half the 
usual size, petals considerably smaller but of 
the same colour, and flowers in great profu- 
sion. That in § oz. of phosphate of iron was 
not different from the last. The plant in | oz. 
of sulphate of iron was 11 inches high, its 
leaves green and healthy, its petals rather 
smaller than their usual size, heads dense, and 
lar£e in proportion to the size of the plant, but 
no change in their colours. The plant treated 
with h oz. of alum was 9 inches high, had 
leaves about half their usual size, petals in 
proportion, which were of a pale blue colour, 
and numerous branches, all terminated with 
dense masses of flowers. This plant stood in 
the conservatory seven weeks in bloom : },■ oz. 
caustic potash firmed a plant 2 feet high, very 
similar to those which received phosphate of 
iron ; J oz. phosphate of magnesia produced a 
plant 8 inches high, with leaves yellow all the 
season ; the flowers were small, and dropped 
off as soon as they expanded." 
Report on New Peas. Bv E. Thomp- 
son, in J 1 . H. S. — "Adamson's New Matchless 
Pea. — Obtained from Mr. Glendinning, Chis- 
wiek Nursery, Turnham-green. A sort of 
white Marrow, an abundant bearer, growing 
about 6 feet high. Pods lnrge, flat, approach- 
ing the shape of the Scimitar pea, generally a 
little rough outside. Seeds 6 or 7. Requires 
a distance of 4 feet between the rows. A 
variety of excellent quality. 
" New Indented Marrow Pea. — Also ob- 
tained from Mr. Glendinning. A sort of green 
Marrow, rather tall, but not so strongly grow- 
ing as Knight's. Pods flattish, with about 
6 large green seeds of sugary quality. Should 
be sown 3 or 4 feet between the rows. Un- 
questionably a good variety ; but further trial 
is necessary for comparison of its merits with 
those possessed by Knight's Marrow. 
" Pois a Cosse Jaime. — Obtained from 
M. Vilmorin, of Paris. A sort of sugar pea, 
the pods of which are used in the way of 
French beans. About 5 feet high. Calyx 
and pods yellow ; the latter rather large, flat, 
somewhat pointed but not hooked, generally 
much curved, one side being convex and the 
other concave, tender, without a tough lining. 
Seeds 5 to 7, and may be counted without 
opening the pod, in consequence of the latter 
collapsing closely round them, so that in 
swelling, corresponding projections are formed 
outside. The same mode of cultivation is 
required as is proper for other peas of a simi- 
lar height. Curious, on account of the yellow 
colour of the pods ; but, like other sugar peas, 
not likely to be thought very useful in this 
country. 
"Dancers Monastery Pea. — This was 
presented to the Society by Mr. Dancer, nur- 
seryman, Fulham, who states that he obtained 
it from a gentleman who procured it in Italy 
where it was cultivated at a monastery, and 
hence its name. It is a fine strong-growing 
variety, 6 or 7 feet high, bearing a succession 
of very large pods, rather flattened, somewhat 
resembling those of the white Marrow, con- 
■taining 7 or 8 large seeds. It is later than 
the Auvergne ; becomes fit for use about the 
same time as the Scimitar, sown the same day. 
As it grows strong and tall, it should not be 
sown at less than 4 feet between the rows ; nor 
should the peas be too thickly sown in the 
rows. It is an excellent variety as regards 
productiveness, size, and quality." 
Antirrhinums. — These flowers are now 
striking out into a variety of stripes and 
blotches, greatly superior to the ordinary 
purple kind, and forming pretty companions 
for A. pictum. Mr. Burton, of the Wands- 
worth Road, has been very successful, and 
some of these have been picked out to name, 
and sent out as distinct things. How far this 
can be esteemed as a florist's flower we know 
not ; the only question with us is, whether any 
subject which has not all its flowers of a dis- 
tinctive character can be safely reckoned upon 
as a florist's flower. The Antirrhinum, for 
instance, has a spike of flowers variously 
striped, — some will be with broad stripes of 
colour, leaving hardly any white. ; others with 
very narrow stripes of colour, and nearly all 
white, and all the intermediate quantities of 
