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THE nANGIXG-GAKDEXS AND CROCUS-MEADO'W'S OF NOTTINGHAM. 
leares, and dead or rotting pseudo-bulbs. Next place a layer of the compost upon the diainage ; put 
the long roots in the pot, holding the plant up a little above the level of the edge of the pot ; -n-ork in, 
vrith the other hand, the compost amongst the roots, opening and spreading them evenlj- tlu'ough the 
mass ; finish by leaving the plant in the centi-e, raised up a little above the rim of the pot. Give a 
gentle shake by stiiking the pot upon the bench, to settle the soil, and the operation — a veiy impor- 
tant one — is finished. Remove the plant into the house or stove, set it on the floor, and give a gentle 
-(vatering, letting it remain in that position till the water di-ains away, when it may be replaced on the 
stage or platform. Proceed in the same manner till all the plants requii-ing potting are finished. 
The after ti-eatment is to give plenty of "water until the pseudo-bulbs of the year are fully formed, 
when moisture must be gradually reduced ; and also the temperatui-e of the house. This is to induce 
a state of rest, and to preserve the roots alive through the winter. ^ATien that dreaiy season passes 
awav, a little more heat and moistui'e may be applied : when, if the plants have grown well, made 
strong pseudo-bulbs, and kept their roots alive, they will certainly produce flower-stems, and reward 
the cultivator for his trouble. 
These plants are increased by cutting off with a shai-p knife one or two of the older pseudo-bulbs, 
putting them in small pots di-ained well, and giving no water till the latent buds break out into growth. 
Then give a little water round the edge of the pot, increasing it as the shoots advance in growth, and 
beiin to push forth new roots. They are aftei'wards managed in a similar maimer to the old-estab- 
Uslied plants. It will take three years before they wUl have acquii-ed a blooming size under the best 
management. 
It was stated that this genus was a small one. The species now figui-ed is one of the handsomest 
of the group. Below is a list of those which are at present cultivated in this countiy : — 
Warrea hideiifata. Two-toothed "Wan-ea. Native of Caraccas. The flowers ai-e pm-ple and white. 
Warrea cyanea. Deep blue lipped AVai-rea. Native of Columbia. The whole of the flower is of the 
purest white, excepting the lip, which is of the most beautiful deep azm-e blue ; a rather delicate 
species. 
Warrea tricolor. Three-coloured WaiTea. Native of the Brazils. This is a very robust showy 
species, lasting a long time in bloom ; the sepals and petals are of a delicate white, the Kp is striped 
with brown and pui-ple. 
Warrea Lincleniana. Linden's "Warrea. Native of Venezuela. This is the subject of the plate, 
and has occasioned our remarks on the cultm'e of the whole genus. 
[In the French gardens is a Warrea Candida (Lindley in Paxfoii's Floicer 6arde?i, {., 32), a native 
of Bahia, described as being a handsome species, i^dth flowers pure white, the centre of the lip pui'ple, 
towards the edge blue-violet, at the base white streaked with red. The plant is dwarf, and the 
flowers grow tlu-ee together, in the same manner as in the Huntleyas.] 
THE HANGING-GARDENS AND CROCUS-MEADOWS OF NOTTINGHAM. 
KHHERE seems to be an innate love of Natm-e in eveiy human breast ; which, though it may lie 
JX dormant during the toi-pid winter months, breaks forth, and becomes almost irresistible as spring 
approaches. But it is, perhaps, necessaiy to be cooped up within the naiTow walls of the city, and 
be subject to the dingy atmosphere and dii'ty sti'eets of the meh'opoKs, fully to realize the delight, 
the charm of a peep at the coimtry. when " the winter is past, the rain is over and gone, the flowers 
appear on the earth, and the time of the singing of bii-ds is come." At such a time, in days gone by, and 
imder such circumstances, it was our lot — (we use the privileged " plm-al," with yom- permission, JIi-. 
Editor) — to visit the town of Nottingham, which stands " as a city set upon a liill," with wide and fertile 
meadows at its base, cut, as it were, into twain, by the waters of the brightly-beaming Trent; and 1 1 
here it was that might be seen, to us, one of the finest sights in the world ; for these meadows are | ! 
covered, in spring time with that beautiful httle bulb, the Ci'ocus — the golden colour, of course, pre- 
vailing, but exhibiting, also, the blue, the white, the stiiped, and eveiy other variety pertaining to the 
species. The meadows belonging, in a considerable degree, to the town — Nottingham possessing no 
less than 1200 acres of what may be termed commonable ground — the people tui-n out, a large part of 
the population, to enjoy and appropriate their own ; hundreds upon hnndi'eds, like a numerous flock 
of sheep newly tm-ned into a fi-esh and verdant field, gi-aduaUy extending over the whole expanse ; 
the childi'en, playful as lambs, picking the flowers, putting them into their laps, and caiTying them 
home to deck their dwellings ! Can any sight than this be more pleasing ? Alas ! that it is so rare ; 
