JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
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specimens to show how blooms may be cut with attached stems 
without injury to the flower-producing qualities of the plants.” 
-- “ L. D. W.” in referring to the Ivy-leaf Pelargonium 
Gloire d’Orleans says—“The flowers are very double, and it 
is a great acquisition. Its flowers are bright and much deeper 
in colour than any other variety I am acquainted with. They 
are produced very freely while the plant is in a small state. This 
plant will be valuable for baskets and for decorative purposes in 
pots.” 
- “D., Deal," writes—“After several unsuccessful attempts 
I have at last succeeded in establishing that most lovely climber, 
Tropasolum speciosum. I have planted it at the north side of 
my greenhouse, and placed a piece of wire netting against the 
brick wall. It has run up and nearly covered this, and although 
planted only last autumn is now as full of bloom as ever I saw it 
in Scotland ; and as we look on the greenhouse from the sitting- 
room windows, it forms a very pleasing and conspicuous object. 
I had previously tried it in various aspects, but in none of them 
had it succeeded well, but here it is quite at home ; and although 
we have had so much dry weather this year, and the moist 
climate of Scotland was supposed to be the cause of its doing 
so well there, it could not be more satisfactory than it is, and 
hence we must conclude that it is aspect more than soil we have 
to consider down south. In Scotland I have seen it growing in all 
aspects and under various conditions.” 
-- Referring to the much-admired Orchid, Disa grAndi- 
flora, the same writer observes—“ This has been quite a success 
with me this year. I had a large pan of it which threw up five 
spikes of bloom, one with five flowers upon it. I have treated it 
as I described before in the Journal, as a bog plant, and have 
grown it quite close to the door of my greenhouse, where it has 
abundance of air. It is syringed several times a day, and is 
certainly a most lovely plant, while the length of time that the 
flowers remain in bloom is remarkable.” 
crop in West Cornwall. “ There is one of the best crops of 
fruit known for many years in this district, which has raised 
the spirits of the market gardeners. Apples are abundant, the 
principal sorts being Keswicks and Lord Suffields. A few of 
the American varieties, such as Newtown Pippin, &c., are on trial. 
Pears are very good, Medlars and Plums also good generally. 
Bush fruits are on an average abundant. Raspberries would have 
yielded an enormous crop, but that many canes were killed last 
winter : however, the crop was excellent.” 
-Whitewash for Glass.—I wish to shade a glass 
house with whitewash during the ensuing winter. Can any of 
your readers recommend something to mix in the whitewash 
to make it sufficiently adhesive to resist rain and frost until 
February, when it will need to be washed off for the following 
spring and summer ? I shall be glad to have a reply through 
the Journal.—S. E. 
- It is announced that a portion of the collection of 
Yuccas, Agaves, and Bonaparteas at the Chateau de 
VosselAere, near Ghent, will be sold on the 1st of September 
of the present year. Some of the principal species and varieties 
that will be offered are the following—Agave applanata, A. deal- 
bata, A. ferox, A. Ghiesbreghtii, A. heteracantha, A. Kerchovei, 
A. Millerii, A. mitriformis, A. Salmiana, A. univittata, and 
A. Verschaffeltii; Bonapartea glauca, B. gracilis, B. histrix, and 
B. stricta ; Yucca aloifolia fol. var., and Y. quadricolor. 
- “ C. C.” writes—“I was amused by the article in a recent 
issue of the Journal about the ‘vagaries of seeds.’ I can add 
an instance which seems to me quite as curious as those men¬ 
tioned. I have cultivated my present garden four summers, and 
have always grown a large number of Lobelias in the flower 
borders. At the approach of winter the Lobelias have been con¬ 
signed to the rubbish heap, and in the spring of 1880 the rubbish 
heap was ‘ dug in ’ in the vegetable garden. This year to my 
surprise an enormous quantity of Lobelias have appeared among 
Potatoes, Peas, &c. I think this proves that Lobelia seed at all 
events is hardly what can be called tender. While I am writing, 
please let me caution your readers against mulching their Straw¬ 
berry quarters in summer with lawn cuttings. I did it last year, 
and this year have had a splendid crop of fine lawn grass among 
my Strawberries ! ” 
- “An Old Subscriber” will be obliged if any of our 
readers can give two good receipts—one for making Coltsfoot 
wine, the other for making Horehound beer. 
- We are informed that Messrs. J. Weeks & Co.’s new in¬ 
vention—the hydro-caloric warming and ventilating coil, 
that was figured and described in our issue of March 21st of 
the present year—has obtained a first-class award at the Medical 
and Sanitary Exhibition at South Kensington. It is now fairly 
before the public ; and those interested in sanitary matters will 
have a good opportunity of judging of its merits, as it is being 
• fixed at some very extensive works, among others the New 
Medical Schools, Charing Cross Hospital, the Bishop’s Down 
Grove Sanitarium at Tunbridge Wells, and the Stockton Road 
Schools at Sunderland, and at numerous private mansions in the 
country. 
- The Directors of the Royal Botanic Institution 
of Glasgow having been enabled to reconstruct the “Kibble 
Palace ” within their garden as a temperate plant house or winter 
garden, and to commence the erection of a new range of plant 
houses to replace the existing ones, have resolved, in view of the 
furnishing of these houses, that the practice of selling plants and 
flowers and of supplying plants for decorative purposes from the 
garden shall, after 1st August, 1881, be discontinued. In taking 
■- “ W. B.” writes that “ the Corporation of the city of 
Liverpool have recently purchased from the Continent a number 
of fine pyramidal and standard Bays. They are placed in 
the front of St. George’s Hall and round the fountain recently 
erected. The plants are handsome specimens, some 7 or 8 feet 
high, and the heads of the standards some 3 to 4 feet through. 
The public will undoubtedly much appreciate this improvement 
to this imposing portion of the city, which all Liverpoolians are 
proud of. The Walker Art Gallery, which is in close proximity 
to the Hall, is neatly bedded with Ivy and Pelargoniums, with 
large specimen plants of the latter arranged round the front of 
the building. It is surprising how these few flowers add to the 
cheerfulness of the place. It is to be hoped the Council will 
carry out further improvements of this nature as was contem¬ 
plated some time ago. All townspeople enjoy and highly appre¬ 
ciate a few flowers, and it would be well if other large towns 
followed in this respect the example set them by Liverpool.” 
- We have previously referred to Messrs. J. Carter Sc Co.’s 
Crown Jewel strain of Tuberous Begonias, and a box of 
flowers now before us fully maintains the opinion then expressed. 
The blooms are of good size and neat form, the colours being con¬ 
siderably diversified ; from white, through pink to various shades 
of crimson there are many gradations of tint, all clear, and many 
extremely brilliant. 
•- We are requested to announce the following gardening 
appointment :—Mr. J. J. Lowry, late gardener to W. Gascoigne 
Roy, Esq., Byams, Marchwood, has been appointed gardener to 
James Macandrew, Esq, Belmont, Mill Hill, N.W. 
- Mr. W. Roberts sends the following note upon the fruit 
