8 JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. [ January 4> ms 
where there is plenty of root-room, for liberal cultivation always 
gives the best results. —J. MacDonald. 
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||The temperature in London during the last week of the old 
and the opening days of the new year was unusually high. On 
Wednesday the 27th ult. the mean temperature was 53.9°, exceed¬ 
ing the average by 14.9°. The lowest night temperature was 29.8° 
on Sunday. On Tuesday in this week at noon 54® were registered, 
and a correspondent remarks that on the 12th of June last the 
temperature was 52°, and on the 13th of the same month 51°. 
Z - Visitors to the principal JLosdon flower shows have no 
need to be told of the immense improvements that have been 
made so rapidly amongst Tuberous Begonias. The large size, 
substance, brilliancy, and chasteness of the flowers are admitted 
by all who have seen the newer varieties ; but as all our readers 
have not seen them, Messrs. John Laing & Co. of Forest Hill, who 
are raisers and cultivators of high repute, have provided coloured 
plates of the leading varieties, which well represent the flowers, 
and which can scarcely fail to command attention. These plates 
measure 23 by 17 inches, one including twenty double varieties 
and the other fifteen single [forms, most of which are reproduced 
with great fidelity,*and[the_effect of the groups is gorgeous. 
- Pr’will he in the recollection of our readers that the late 
Mr. William [Hinds, whose death we announced last week, pub¬ 
lished two years ago a small work, entitled “ Strawberries All 
the'Year Bound.” A few copies of this manual remain unsold, 
and with the object’ of disposing of them for the benefit of Mrs. 
Hinds we will readily supply copies to those of our readers who 
may desire them for §d. each, post free ; the manual was origi¬ 
nally published at Is. 6d. Mr. Hinds was an expert in Strawberry 
culture, hence the instructions he has given are sound. We are 
sorry to learn that his widow and child have been left quite un¬ 
provided for. Several friends having expressed their willingness 
to assist, Mr. Wynne will be glad to receive any contributions 
that may be sent to him at the Gardener's Chronicle office, 41, 
Wellington Street, Strand, W.C. 
- Relative to Fuchsias in winter, “F. J. C.” will 
“ be obliged if any of our readers can inform him if there is any 
Fuchsia which would bloom freely during the winter months if 
planted in a border against the back wall of a greenhouse, or 
whether an intermediate house would be necessary for attaining 
the object in view.” We shall be glad if any of our readers who 
may have Fuchsias in winter will name the varieties and state 
the conditions under which the plants are grown. So far as we 
know the distinct variety Dominiana is one of the best for winter, 
and flowers well in a suitable position in a warm greenhouse, but 
there may be others equally good. 
- A correspondent sends the following “ Though a 
comparative novelty among Maidenhair Ferns, Adiantuh mun- 
DULUM is certain to become popular, more especially where 
button-hole bouquets are constantly in request. It somewhat 
resembles A. cuneatum, but the fronds are much smaller and the 
pinnae comparatively larger and of a rich green colour—altogether 
proving just the size and form for button-hole bouquets. It is as 
easily cultivated as A. cuneatum, and is said to be well adapted 
for greenhouse culture. Ours are in heat.” 
- Concerning the hardiness of Cordyline indivisa, 
“ G. L.” writes :—“ Bravely has a fine specimen of Cordyline full 
8 feet high borne the first brief spell of winter weather ; 14* oi: 
frost on one night and 12° on another have not hurt it. Its graceful 
leaves still retain a bright green hue, but some of them are no 
longer graceful, for the snow has crippled them. Fain would I 
erect some shelter to prevent this, but the plant is in a conspi¬ 
cuous position near the house, and it must be left to take its 
chance. What is the greatest degree of cold it has been known 
to bear with impunity ? I know there are some very large plants 
at Torquay which must have been left undisturbed in the open 
air for several years, and hope to see others established in favour¬ 
able situations along the south coast.” 
■- The same correspondent also sends the following note 
on Diplopappus chrysophyllus “ Not for its flowers or 
summer guise do I value this dwarf shrub, but for the bright rich 
golden hue of its leaves and branches now. Its leaves are very 
small, its branches slender, and its general effect may not inaptly 
be termed Heath-like, and yet it is decidedly more elegant than 
any Heath. Its singularly beautiful appearance in winter will 
render it a favourite for the front of shrubbery borders.” 
- The following are the dates of the Meetings of the Royal 
Horticultural Society's Fruit and Floral Committees, Ex¬ 
hibitions, and Promenade Shows for 1883 :—Fruit and Floral 
Committees : Tuesdays, January 9th, February 13th, March 13th 
and 27th, April 10th and 24th, May 8th and 22nd, June 12th and 
26th, July 10th and 24th, August 14th and 28th, September 11th, 
October 9th, November 13th, December 11th. Promenade Shows : 
Tuesdays, March 27th, April 10th, May 8th, June 12th, and 
July 10th. National Auricula Society’s Show, Tuesday, April 24th. 
Great Summer Show, Tuesday, May 22nd, and Wednesday, May 
23rd. Implement Exhibition, Tuesday, May 22nd, to Thursday, 
June 21st. Pelargonium Society’s Show, Tuesday, June 26th. 
National Rose Society’s Show, Tuesday, July 3rd. National Car¬ 
nation and Picotee Society's Show, Tuesday, July 24th. 
- We may also remind our readers that the privileges OF 
Fellows and Members of the above Society for the year 1883 
are as follows :—A Fellow paying four guineas a year is entitled, 
1, To two tickets, both of which are transferable, and will admit 
the Fellow or the bearer without payment to the gardens and to 
the Great International Fisheries Exhibition to be held therein, 
and to all shows in connection therewith. Each ticket will also 
entitle the bearer to a season ticket-holder’s place at the opening 
ceremony of the Fisheries Exhibition, to be held in the Royal 
Albeit Hall, for the reduced payment of 5s. 2, To admit daily 
(Sundays excepted) eight friends by written order to the Garden 
at Chiswick. 3, To visit the shows at twelve o’clock, being an 
hour earlier than the general public. 4, To receive forty orders 
giving free admission on all occasions until the 15th of April, 
from which date till the 1st of May the Gardens will be closed, 
except to Fellows. These orders will be available on the payment 
of 6d. during the Fisheries Exhibition on all shilling days. 5, To 
a share of such seeds, plants, and cuttings of Vines and fruit trees 
as the Society may have in sufficient numbers for distribution by 
ballot or otherwise. 6, To purchase the flowers, fruit, and vege¬ 
tables grown at Chiswick which may not be required for scientific 
purposes by the Scientific, Fruit, and Floral Committees. 7, To 
receive a copy of the publications of the Society. 8, To the right 
of voting at all meetings. 9, To be relieved (on giving previous 
notice in writing) from the payment of subscriptions while resi¬ 
dent abroad. 10, To free admission to the reading-room and 
Lindley library. A Fellow paying two guineas a year is entitled 
to—11, One ticket, giving the same privileges of admission as in 
No. 1. 12, Half the privileges mentioned in Nos. 2, 4, and 5. 
13, The same as Nos. 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10. Present guinea mem¬ 
bers are entitled to one ticket, not transferable, giving the owner 
admission on all ordinary occasions, and to all shows at Chiswick 
