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JOCRXAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
[ Apiil 12, 18f«. 
being well ripened, a most important point in the cultivation of 
Amaryllises. In few gardens can houses be specially devoted to these 
plants, but they are not essential, as similar treatment can be afforded 
in other structures, and some are very successful with them in vineries. 
All the varieties raised at Chelsea have distinctive merits, and any of 
those that have been named in the past four or five years are worth a 
place in the best collections, but the following novelties, nearly all 
flowering for the first time this year, are remarkable additions to the 
finest yet obtained, and will find many admirers. 
Conqueroi'. —A superb variety with handsomely formed flowers, 
broad rounded petals, dark scarlet, with well defined star, the central 
white bars extending half w.ay up the petals. One of the best. 
Hodikn /.—Flower of good size and excellent shape, the [jetals nearly 
all of equal size, rounded scarlet, broad white central bar, and few veins. 
A very pretty variety. 
Finette. —Medium size neat flower, even spreading petals, white, the 
three upper ones with a few scarlet veins in the centre and near the 
base, the lower central petal pure white. 
Acquhition. —A grand variety, handsomely formed flowers, outer 
petals inches across, flowers 8 inches in diameter ; petals rounded, 
bright scarlet, with pure white central bars running to the apex in the 
outer ones and half way in the inner petals. 
Ariel. —Very strong, large flowers, two spikes of four flowers each ; 
light salmon scarlet, with darker veins and white central bar. 
CJieralier. —An immense flower ; petals inches across, bright 
scarlet, pure colour. Very effective, Ijold variety. 
Sim-t IteeveK. —Medium size flower of remarkable colour, extremely 
rich dark crimson and dark veins, narrow white central bar ; two spikes, 
one with four flowers expanded. 
Vivian Grey. —Flower very large, 8 J inches in diameter, broad fiat 
petals, light clear scarlet. Handsome variety. 
Iladedon. —An extremely distinct colour, quite a maroon purplish 
crimson, slight whitisli tip ; flower of medium size, neat form. A capital 
novelty. 
Fixed via. —Very large flower, broad round petals, white ground 
freely veined with scarlet, white central bars. 
Chieftain. —A magnificent variety, flowers 8| inches across, open, 
bold, broad petals, excellent shape, rich reddish scarlet. 
Franldin. —A grand flower in the style of Vivian Grey, but darker 
scarlet. 
Terentian .— T.arge flower, dark scarlet shaded, greenish centre and 
bars, dark veins. 
Catiline. —A delicately coloured fine flower, large, salmon red, a 
clear white central bar in each petal, well defined, and scarlet. 
3Ftnos .—A handsome variety, large well-formed flower.®, broad 
rounded petals, light scarlet veins and edge, pure white bars and centre. 
A charming novelty. 
Fan-d.—Xn exceedingly beautiful variety, very large flower, well 
expanded, petals nearly equal in size, bright scarlet crimson, veined 
towards the centre of the petals, in each of which there is a pure white 
well defined white bar, most distinct and bold. 
-Flower well proportioned, reticulated scarlet on a white 
ground, white central bar in outer petals. 
Kinyicnod. —Flower of medium size, neat in shape, scarlet with 
darker veins near white central bars. 
Quite a novelty, white or blush tinted, speckled with 
pur])le from the base. This will probably originate a new race. 
Prineexs Irene. —A well formed flower with broad petals, scarlet with 
white central bar. 
Zeqdiyr. —A distinct novelty ; flowers open, broad petals, good .shape, 
whifi with crimson veins, and light central bars. Two spikes of four 
flowers each. 
Albertv.^. —Bright scarlet, white central bars, neat form. 
Ciincilla. —Dark scarlet, recurving petals, white centre. Showy. 
Land.^eer. —Flowers of great size, rich scarlet to the centre. Very 
hindsome. 
Amongst the other vai'ieties that have been described in previous 
years the following deserve prominent notice for their excellent quali¬ 
ties :—Empress of India, Her Majesty, C.ato, Ptolemy, Sir Garnet Wolseley, 
Southey, Star of India, Bellona, Crown Princess of Germany, Hygiene, 
I.aily ^Musgrave, and Othello—a very good selection to startwith. 
CUCUMBERS AXD TOMATOES IN THE SAME HOUSE. 
To those not thoroughly acquainted with them Cucumbers and 
Tomatoes show much of the same character in habit of growth. 
Cucumbers are often trained up wires in pits like Tomatoes, and it 
no doubt leads many to suppose that they may be grown in the same 
house, but this cannot be done satisfactorily, especially in the spring 
months. Cucumbers throughout March, April, and May delight in a 
good heat, 6.")° or 70° at least, a close atmosphere, and plenty of mois¬ 
ture. Tomatoes also like a similar temperature, but not a humid atmo¬ 
sphere or syringing. The deformity of many fruits may be traced to 
water having been placed on the flowers when open. Water at the 
roots they will take in abundance, but the less applied to the foliage and 
flowers the better. Cucumbers will succeed with very little ventilation, 
but Tomatoes can hardly have too much, and they are .always most 
prolific where the air is freely admitted. We find early Tomatoes 
succeed admirably on the back shelves of vineries and Pine houses 
w'here the lights are opened, but in low close Cucumter pits they make 
very long-jointed wood and form few fruits. 1 w'ould undertake to 
obtain more fruits from two plants in pots on the back shelf of a vinery 
than from half a dozen plants in a Cucumber pit. If a pit is too large 
for Cucumljers run up a temporapv division, grow the Cucumbers in the 
warmer and closer end and the Tomatoes in the other. I know the 
idea is tempting in span-roofed houses to have Cucumbers on one side 
and Tomatoes on the other, but the one or the other must suffer, and the 
division plan is the one to adopt. During the warm summer months, 
when Cucuml)ers will grow in any pits, the Tomatoes may be their 
companions, and they will succeed, but it must tie June, or July, 
before the same conditions will be found to suit them both.—J. M. 
UTRICULARIA RHYTROPHYLLA. 
The Bladderworts are represented by a few species of really 
horticultural value, and amongst the most notable mu.st be ranked the 
Fig. 39.—Utricularia rliytropli.vlla. 
recently introduced Utricularia rhytrophylla (fig. 39). The somewhat 
peculiar specific name is apparently derived from a Greek word leferring 
to the long, narrow, strap-like le.aves, but the chief character of the 
plant rests in the flowers. These are large, of a fine purplish hue, with 
an orange-coloured projection at the base of the broad rounded, lip-like 
portion, and are borne in slender graceful racemes from the base of the 
plant. It thrives well in small baskets of peat and si>hagnuin sus¬ 
pended from the roof of an intermediate Orchid house. 
PACKING PEACHES. 
Having tried nearly every method of packing Peaches for transit 
which we have seen advised we cling to an old system as the best, and 
frequently the parcels have been subjected to very rough treatment. 
Probably sending fruits bv jiarcel post is the most severe test to which 
they can be submitted. Except 8trawl)erries, force*! and from the open 
