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cerning whicli there seems to he some confusion amongst growers of these 
plants—viz., A. vitifolia. Mr. Ware in a catalogue gives Honorine Jobert 
as a synonym, while Messrs. Backhouse credit it with being the same as 
A. japonica rosea. Mr. 11 ibinson, on the other hand, in “ Hardy Flowers,” 
page 58, describes a totally different plant less than a foot high, white, and 
summer-flowering. When doctors differ who shall decide .>* It is certain 
that Buchanan described a white-flowered species under this title which he 
found in Nepal about 1830. I have been informed that the true plant is 
now growing in the Cambridge Botanic Garden under the care of Jlr. 
Lynch, who might possibly favour the readers of the Journal with some 
information respecting it. 
TnALICTROIDES SECTION. 
This includes a most singular and distinct little plant and its double 
form, which is found in profusion in many parts of North America, chiefly 
in moist woods. 
A. thaliotraides. L.(syn. Thalictrum anemonoides, Mx ?).—A very elegant 
little plant wiih leaves on long stalks, bi or triternate ; the leaflets blunt, 
slightly trilobate. The^floral leaves usually three, wedge-shaped, petiolate. 
The flowers, which are freely produced in April and May, are pure white, 
from half an inch to 1 inch across, with yellowish stamens ; and although 
the flswers are decidedly those of an Anemone, yet the general appearance 
of the plant is more suggestive of an Isopyrum. 
A. thalictroides —At present this is rather rare in cultivation, but 
is well worthy of attention, the full double white flowers resembling 
those of the Fair Maid of France (Ranunculus aconitifolius fl.-ph). Both 
of these should be grown in a soil consisting of sandy loam or peat in a 
half-shady position, where they can be kept moist, but at the same time 
welt drained. It may be as well to mention that established plants bloom 
much more freely and bear larger flowers than those recently planted. 
The section Hepatica has already been made the subject of a separate 
paper this spring, so need not be farther dealt with here.— G. Guthrie. 
STRIKING CUTTINGS. 
At this time, though the practice is not general, cuttings of many 
hardy plants may be taken and struck more advantageously than at any 
other season. I am writing from the northern part of Great Britain, and 
this remark may require to be modified to suit the southern districts, but 
allowing a little for latitude the practice of propagating in summer rather 
than during the autumn months I consider to be one worthy of more 
attention than it receives. We can point to cuttings of a better quality 
being procurable now, to the emission of roots being more rapid and certain, 
and to the plants being much stronger and more floriferous the ensuing 
season, as the direct results of summer propagation. The plants that come 
more directly under this head are Dahlias, Phloxes of the finest type, 
Pentstemons, Pansies, Hollyhocks, Verbenas, Pinks, Mule Pinks, and any 
hardy plants best kept going from young plants, such as the old double 
Wallflowers, Rockets, &c. Roses strike well from cuttings just at this 
time. 
As to the mode of managing cuttings now, the very easiest and at the 
same time the most certain way of securing good strikes is to set an ordi¬ 
nary wooden frame on a hard bottom. Cover that bottom with 2 or 
3 inches in depth of light sandy soil, give a watering it the soil is inclined 
to dryness, and then in the course of a few hours dibble-in the cuttings. 
Short-growing points make much the best cuttings in most cases, but if at 
this time in addition to the qualification of shortness the cutting can be had 
with just a little of the old stem attached the result will be all the better. 
Pansies can generally be had with a piece of root showing. Phloxes and 
Pinks must be struck without the heel, and Hollyhocks are best cut into 
eyes, each with a leaf attached. Cuttings are much better inserted in the 
frame towards evening. With care as to shading and moisture there is no 
fear of the cuttings flagging, as they are almost certain to do so if put in 
earlier in the day. 
The after management consists m either potting the plants as in the 
case of Dahlias, Hollyhocks, Verbenas, and Pentstemons, or in transplant¬ 
ing them into beds of prepared soil, from which they can be readily lifted 
when strong enough, and planted where they are to flower.—B. 
At a general meeting of the Royal Horticultural Society held 
on Tuesday, Dr. Hogg in the chair, the following candidates were 
unanimously elected Fellows—viz., C. H. M. A. Alderson, P. Burrows, 
G. Gardner, and William Rippin. 
- A BEAUTIFUL ROSE SHOW was held at the Mansion House, 
London, on Thursday the 17th inst., the funds derived from the admission 
fees and the sale of Roses being devoted to the Royal Hospital for 
Women and Children, Waterloo Road. A great number of blooms were 
shown by the principal nurserymen who make a speciality of Roses, and 
seme of the leading amateur growers also contributed collections, a few 
classes being provided for them. The exhibits were tastefully arranged, 
and produced a charming effect. 
- We are desired to notify that the annual simultaneous eollec- 
tion in aid of the Pension Augmentation Fund of the Gardeners’ 
Royal Benevolent Institution will take place on Monday the 28th 
inst. Mr. Cutler states that “collecting cards have been issued to every 
gardener whose name is in the horticultural directories, and if any 
gardener who may be disposed to assist the Committee, and who has 
not received a card, will apply to me, I will send him one by return 
of post. It has been determined by the Committee that the collection 
shall cease on the 30th November next. An appeal from the Committee 
to all the nursery, seedsmen, &c., throughout the United Kingdom has 
also been made. The Committee earnestly hope that the gardeners of 
Eugland will cheerfully respond to their endeavours to raise the pensions 
of the Society.” 
- Butterflies as Botanists. —Fritz Miiller, Blumenau, Santa 
Catharina, Brazil, writing in Natzire, observes, “ The caterpillars of 
Mechanitis, Dircenna, Ceratinia, and Ithonia feed on different species 
of Solanacese (Solanum, Cyphomandra, Bassovia, Cestrum), those of the 
allied genus Thyridia on Brunfelsia. Now this latter genus of plants 
had been placed unanimously among the Scrophularinem, till quite 
recently it was transferred by Bentham and Hooker to the Solanacem. 
Thus it appears that butterflies had recognised the true affinity of Brun¬ 
felsia long before botanists did so. There is yet another and more 
curious instance of our butterflies confirming the arrangement of plants 
in Bentham and Hooker’s ‘ Genera Plantarum.’ Ageronia and Didonis 
were formerly widely separated by lepidopterists, being even considered 
as constituting distinct families, but now they are to be found beside 
one another among the Nymphalinre, and the structure of their cater¬ 
pillars leaves no doubt about their close affinity. The caterpillars of 
Ageronia feed on Dalechampia, those of Didonis on Tragia. Now these 
two Euphorbiaceous genera were widely separated by Endlicher, who 
placed the former among the Euphorbiese, the latter among the Acaly- 
phem ; Bentham and Hooker, on the contrary, place them close together 
in the same sub-tribe of Plukenetieae, and thus their close affinity, which 
had been duly appreciated by butterflies, has finally been recognised by 
botanists also.” 
- We have received samples of a Pea called Perfect Marrow 
from Mr. House of Peterborough. It is said to have been produced by 
crossing Ne Plus Ultra with Champion of England. It is impossible for 
us to form an opinion as to its identification without seeing it growing ; 
but the pods have a strong resemblance to the true Ne Plus Ultra, than 
which there is no better second early Pea. When cooked we found it 
tender and sweet, and quite the character of Ne Plus Ultra. We have 
also had a similar, if not the identical. Pea sent by Mr. Richard Gilbert 
of Burghley under the name of his selected Gatehouse Rival Pea; 
and both are, we believe, identical with one sent us last year by Mr. 
Hutchinson. 
- The Essex Field Club will hold a Field Meeting at Col¬ 
chester and Mersea Island, on Monday, August 4th. This will be the 
first visit of the Club to the interesting town of Colchester, and members 
are specially requested to do all in their power, by attendance and other¬ 
wise, to insure the sueeess of the meeting. Members and friends from 
London will travel by the 9.3 A.M. train from Liverpool Street, arriving 
at Colchester at 10.42. The party will assemble in the Keep of Colches¬ 
ter Castle at about 11 o’clock, under the guidance of the Rev. C. L. 
Acland, M.A. (Hon. Curator, Essex Archaeological Society), and Mr. J. 
Horace Round. Luncheon will be taken at the “ Cups Hotel,” at twelve 
o’clock, and the party will then be driven by way of Abberton and 
Peldon, to the “ Stroud,” a raised causeway across the Pyefleet Creek, 
which separates Mersea from the mainland. The party will then move 
eastward along the coast to the “ Decoy ” for wild fowl, the working of 
which will be explained by Mr. Laver. Driving homeward about 4.30, 
the party will stop for a short time at Barrow Hill, where the Rev. C. L. 
Acland will call attention to the red-earth mounds so frequent in the 
marshes on the Essex and Suffolk coast. On returning to the town a 
visit will be made to St. Botolph’s Priory, under the guidance of the Rev, 
C. L. Acland, and to the Roman walls and gateway, with Mr. J. Horace 
Round as oicevonc. Tea will be taken at the “ Cups Hotel, about 7 p.m. 
After which ,a conversazione will be held in the large room of the Inn, 
when various objects of natural history, antiquities, &c., will be exhibited 
