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says that other Roses besides Teas succeed well if grown from 
cuttings. Would he send a list of the Hybrid Perpetuals which 
succeed best grown in this manner, and oblige 1 — An Old 
Correspondent. 
ALONSOA INCISIFOLIA. 
The woodcut (fig. 4' represents a spray of an old but useful 
plant, that when well grown produces a most effective display in 
a greenhouse. Its long slender racemes of bright orange-scarlet- 
tinted, peculiarly formed flowers are produced very freely, and a 
Pig. 4.—Alonsoa incisifolia. 
few good specimens can be most advantageously employed for 
arranging with other plants bearing lighter or quieter-coloured 
blooms. It succeeds well in pots, moderately light soil being 
required, and a few stakes may be employed to keep it in shape, 
as it is of somewhat straggling habit when left unattended in 
that respect. 
The species which has been known under the names of Hemi- 
meris and Celsia urticifolia is a native of Chili, whence it was in¬ 
troduced at the close of the last century. The upper leaves only 
are shown in the figure, but the lower are broader and more deeply 
cut, from which circumstance the specific name is derived. The 
black spot in the centre of the flower also distinguishes the plant 
from some other forms. 
MAIDSTONE ROSE SHOW. 
On a very hot and ruinous day for Roses this very excellent little 
Exhibition was held on Monday last at the Concert-room, and 
although small in number yet the Roses were of first-rate quality ; 
indeed, very few flowers of indifferent quality were shown, and 
the Teas were exceptionally good, and for a small Show large in 
number. Mr. John Hollingworth, probably the oldest Rose exhi¬ 
bitor in England, was in full force, and showed some excellent Roses ; 
indeed, it would be invidious to particularise, although the Judges had 
to do so, and select the best box in the Show irrespective of numbers, 
an honour which fell to the Rev. H. B. Biron, of which more pre¬ 
sently. The first prize for eighteen was awarded to Mr. J.^Holling- 
worth, Turkey Court, Maidstone, for a box containing Etienne Dupuy, 
Gabriel Tournier, Annie Wood, Sir Garnet Wolseley, Avocat Duvivier, 
Marie Rady, Thomas Mills, Baronne de Rothschild, Madame Victor 
Verdier, Pauline Talabot, Paul Verdier, Comtesse d’Oxford, Dupuy 
Jamain, Xavier Olibo, Pierre Notting, Le Havre, and Thomas Mills. 
Mr. F. Warde was second with a box of nearly equal merit. The 
prize for the best twelve was awarded to the Rev. H. B. Biron for a 
box containing Roses of his usual excellent quality ; in fact, it gained 
the National Rose Society’s silver medal as the best box in the Show. 
It contained a grand bloom of Marie Baumann, La France, Marie 
Rady, Capitaine Christy, Marguerite de St. Amand, Star of Wal¬ 
tham, Eugbnie Verdier, Souvenir de Paul Neyron, a splendid flower ; 
Eugene Furst, very fine ; Franqois Michelon, Reynolds Hole, and 
Lord Macaulay. Mr. H. W. Wakeley was second with a good 
box, consisting of Paul Verdier, Baronne de Rothschild, Capitaine 
Christy, Alfred Colomb, Pierre Notting, MaiAchal Niel, Duchesse de 
Vallombrosa, Xavier Olibo, Camille Bernardin, John S. Mill, Etienne 
Levet, and Duke of Connaught. The cup for twenty-four, given by 
the Mayor of Maidstone, was won also by Mr. Hollingworth with a 
fine box containing Paul Neyron (a not overgrown bloom, and full), 
La Rosiere, Napoleon III., Caroline Kuster, Baronne de Rothschild, 
Gloire de Santenay, Etienne Levet, Capitaine Christy, and Camille 
Bernardin. 
In the class for six Mr. P. Burnside was first with a very nice box 
containing Duke of Edinburgh, a fine bloom, which gained him the 
bronze medal of the National Rose Society for the best Rose in the 
Show ; Baronne de Rothschild, Charles Lefebvre, Devoniensis, La 
France, and Catherine Mermet were also fine. Mr. Wakeley was 
second, and Mr. G. Mount and Rev. J. M. Fuller equal third. In the 
class for twelve Teas, for which several boxes were staged, Captain 
Knight of Bobburg was first with good blooms. Mr. John Holling¬ 
worth was second. In the class for six Teas Austin J. Killick, Esq., 
was first with excellent blooms. In the class for twelve blooms, six 
Hybrid Perpetuals and six Teas, the Rev. H. B. Biron was again first. 
The ladies’ challenge cup for the best stand arranged with Roses 
and foliage was won and finally retained by Mrs. H. B. Biron, whose 
arrangement was simple and excellent. There were several good 
buttonhole bouquets, although the usual fault was committed in 
many instances of putting too much into them. 
The arrangements were all quietly and effectually carried out by 
the Secretary of the Society, Mr. Hubert Bensted, who may well be 
congratulated on the success that has attended his disinterested 
labours, for he is not now an exhibitor, but can rejoice to see others 
win the laurels he at one time carried off.—D., Deal. 
CALOCHORTI. 
Of late years we have had, by the zeal of collectors, a large 
number of bulbs introduced to our gardens from California— 
Calochorti, Cyclobothra, Brodisea, and others, some of which are 
easy enough of cultivation, while others are difficult, not to grow, 
but to flower. Amongst the most quaint and beautiful of these 
arc the Calochorti, or, as they are fancifully called by some, the 
Butterfly Tulips of California. Some years ago, captivated by 
flowers I had seen, I obtained a few of the bulbs and grew them 
in pots. These flowered beautifully, and were certainly a very 
great enjoyment from the peculiarity of their colouring and general 
elegance ; but since then I have not been so successful. They 
grow well enough, make good foliage, but before they show bloom 
there are symptoms of failing, and they die off before flowering. 
I have asked many growers of such plants how they succeeded 
with them, and have been generally answered by a declaration 
that they experienced the same want of success. I have been, 
indeed, informed that they grow very well in a cold frame planted 
out; but I have not cared to try this, for we do not get much 
benefit from their beauty unless the flowers are cut. There must 
be, one would think, some way of managing them, and if any of 
the readers of the Journal have succeeded with them I shall be 
very thankful to be told how. The plants have this year bloomed 
somewhat better, but still they are not satisfactory, and a pot or 
two of seedlings from which I had been expecting much have 
again disappointed me by not flowering. 
After saving this it may seem useless to direct attention to these 
bulbs, but all may not be so unsuccessful in growing them as I 
have been. Moreover, someone may hit upon a plan for their 
culture which may obviate the difficulties, just as the late Air. 
Charles Leach found out twenty years ago the plan for growing 
Disa grandiflora, as I believe there is much to be learned as to 
the culture of many species of Lilies concerning which we get no 
satisfactory results. 
Taking, then, the Calochorti, the following are the most beau¬ 
tiful. C" caeruleus.—A very curious dwarf-growing species. I do 
not see it in Mr. Ware’s list under this name ; but as he describes 
