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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
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for getting abont on. We will now imagine the bog in readiness 
to receive the plants, of which I will name some of the most 
suitable, the height varying from 1 or 2 inches to 2 feet. Among 
very dwarf plants are Campanula liederacea, Gentiana bavarica 
and G. verna, G. pneumonanthe, G. Andrewsi, Anagallis tenella, 
Spigelia mar . landica, Swertia perennis, any of the Soldanellas, 
these are choice gems, and will require select spots in the drier 
portions; Parnassias in variety for the moister parts, Pingui- 
cults ditto; all the Calthas or Marsh Marigolds, Rhexia vir- 
ginica, Dentarias, Gypripedium spectabile and C. acaule, Saxi- 
fraga granulata plena and S. Hirculus on the margins, and 
S. peltata for the moister portion. All the Primulas above 
named and also P. sikkimensis. This latter will do well in the 
wetter portions of the bog Then we have Trillium grandiflorum 
and its forms prsecox and maximum, than which we have no more 
delightful plants in spring. Sundews and Sarracenia purpurea 
for the wettest spots; the last named must be abundantly sup¬ 
plied with water to succeed with it. Erpetion reniforme is a 
good plant for shade and moisture, while Linnsea borealis and 
Ourisia coccinea are very pleasing in the drier parts. The 
Ourisia should be planted so that its rhizomes can overhang the 
side of a stone, and plant it in equal parts of peat and loam it 
will do well. My experience of this plant grown in pots is that 
it seldom flowers at the centre, whereas the rhizomes overhang¬ 
ing the sides of the pot flower remarkably free. I prefer a rather 
shady spot for it. Then among Ferns we have Lastrea thelypteris, 
Onoclea sensibilis, Struthiopteris, and others. These will be 
found a good selection of the dwarfer bog plants. With regard 
to taller plants we have Spirsea venusta, Astilbe rivularis, 
Orchis foliosa, Habenaria ciliaris, the last two may be included 
in the first set, as though they attain a height of 3 feet they 
have to be very strong examples. Osmunda regalis, Gunnera 
scabra, Bambusa Metake, Thamnocalmus Falconeri which will 
attain 12 feet; Cyperus longus, Lysimachia clethroides, Poly¬ 
gonum Sieboldi and P. japonicum, Spirsea Aruncus, S. Ulmaria 
a id varieties, Iris ochroleuca and I. Ksempferi in variety, Lobelia 
cardinalis and L syphilitica with their varieties, and Chryso 
bactron Hookeri Phormium tenax may also be used in places 
where it is considered sufficiently hardy, Lythrums and others. 
It may be well to observe probably that many of these included 
in the above list grow to a considerable height, such for instance 
as the Gunnera, and iu which case an isolated position would be 
best suited to its requirements; these taller plants for the most 
part while delighting in abundant moisture do not require to be 
constantly satui’ated. In both sets will be found a good variety 
of the best bog and marsh plants best adapted for making a 
permanent and pleasing feature in any garden.— Gentiana. 
We are informed that Her Majesty’s Commissioners of Works have 
accepted the tender of Mr. B. S. Williams, Victoria and Paradise 
Nurstr es, Upper Holloway, N., for supplying Hyacinths, Tulips, 
Crocus, Daffodils, &c., for the following London Parks, See. :—Hyde Park, 
Regent’s Park, Victoria Park, Bethnal Green Museum, Battersea Park, 
Kennington Park, and Hampton Court Palace Gardens. 
- “ W. B., Leek,” sends the following on The late Alex. 
Meiklejohn’s Collection of Auriculas “ In your issue of the 14th 
ult., ‘ D., Deal,' refers to his collection as being in the hands of Mr. J. B. 
Young, Bridge of Allan. I may say in March last the whole of the col- 
le t on, containing about 500 plants, was purchased by a few Auricula 
growers in Leek from Mr. Young. This in some measure accounted for 
our Auricula Show in the Town Hall on the 1st of May last, of which a 
report appeared in the Journal. We have amongst us over 1000 plants 
containing all the choicest named varieties in commerce, and our Show 
promises well to become one of our institutions, as within one week of 
the i--ue of admission tickets over 200 was sold, and the Committee, after 
paying all expanses, hauded over a balance of £3 15s. for the benefit 
of our cottage hospital.” 
- Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons’ new Rhododendron Balsams- 
flokum Rajah is one of the most distinct of the greenhouse hybrids yet 
obtained. It is also especially interesting owing to the fact that it was 
obtained from the pod of seed which yielded the beautiful pink and white 
varieties that have already been certificated ; and of about seventeen 
varieties obtained from the same pod, all those that have flowered have 
proved to be distinct and worthy of preservation. The variety Rajah has 
a novel appearance owing to the outer petals or lobes being much larger 
than the others, round and flat, while the inner ones are small and 
clustered. The colour is bright orange tipped with red, the central 
petals being the darkest. 
-“X.” writes, “ The Double Mayweed, Matricaria inodora 
GRANDIFLORA plena, shown by Mr. T. S. Ware, Tottenham, at 
South Kensington last week, will probably become a useful plant. The 
old double form is well known, but the improved variety has much larger 
flowers, nearly twice the size, pure white, and without the greenish yellow 
centre that mars the other. It is free and strong in growth, and will be 
a capital plant for cutting.” 
- Certificated Peas.— It appears that the list of Peas, page 87 
sent to us from Chiswick, was incomplete, and we are requested to add 
that a “ Seedling ” unnamed (Sharpe & Co.), a dwarf, wrinkled blue 
Marrow, was also awarded a first-class certificate. 
- A Dundee correspondent states that the Fruit Crop in 
Scotland “ will this year be a complete failure. The early part of the 
season was favourable for the fruit trees, and there was abundance of 
blossom ; but more trying months than May and June have not been 
experienced by fruit-growers for a generation. The almost continuous 
frosts of these months have ruined the crop of Apples and Pears. This 
will prove serious to growers in such districts as the Carse of Gowrie, 
where there are large orchards. The bush fruit will be an average yield, 
but prices are very low, and thus those farmers who looked to this crop 
as an aid in paying their rents will be disappointed.” 
- Souvenir de la Malmaison Carnations at Rangemore.— 
An object of great beauty, which has excited the interest and admiration 
of the many visitors to these well-known gardens during the past few 
weeks, is the grand batch of Carnations (Souvenir de la Malmaison) now 
in bloom there. The plants, comprising some five hundred in number, are 
staged in a large span-roofed house, several of the two-year-old plants 
carrying upwards of sixty blooms each, the flowers measuring from 4 to 
nearly 6 inches across, the colours ranging from very pale salmon to deep 
rosy pink. Though the plants are now past their full beauty the effect i3 
still very fine, while their vigorous and healthy appearance reflects great 
credit on the cultivators. 
- We are requested to state that Messrs. Merryweather & Sons, 
the originators of the “autimonial” garden hose, which has gained a 
character for strength and long usage during the past nine years, have 
made for Baron Rothschild a new lawn and garden apparatus after the 
Paris system, with various improvements. 
- We have received the following notification from Mr, Richard 
Bremridge, Registrar of the Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain re¬ 
lative to the sale of Cyanide of Potassium “ The public danger 
arising from the sale of insect-killing bottles containing cyanide of 
potassium by naturalists and other persons not registered as chemists and 
druggists, and without compliance with other provisions of the Pharmacy 
Act, 1868, has recently been brought under the notice of the Council of 
this Society, and I bave been instructed to call the immediate attention of 
such persons to the fact that the sa'e of these insect-killing bottles by 
them is contrary to the provisions of the above-mentioned Act of Parlia¬ 
ment, and that the penalty to which they render themselves liable is £5 
for every sale.” 
-National Co-operative Flower Show. — The various 
co-operative societies in the north and south of England have decided 
to hold their first annual National Exhibition of plants, flowers, and 
vegetables on August the 24th, in the conservatory of the Royal Horti¬ 
cultural Society, South Kensington. The various exhibits are to be the 
l/ona fide productions of working men co-operators, and the cost of 
packing and transmission of the plants, &c., to South Kensington will 
be entirely defrayed by the societies to which the exhibitors belong. 
The Royal Horticultural Society not only grant the use of the building, 
but arrange the exhibits, and find two ot the judges free of charge, and 
also offer one or more medals to be competed for. Liberal prizes are also 
offered by the Agricultural and Horticultural Association, the managing 
director of which, Mr. Ed. Owen Greening, is the chief promoter. Under 
