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carry the road in at the end of the lot to a door in the side of the house 
whence it may continue to the stable yard. Place for a lawn is thus 
reserved in front, and the line of gravel will be least conspicuous from 
the principal windows. But it is better, when there is no stable, to 
sacrifice comfort a little in the interests of beauty—to leave the carriage 
in the street and let but a narrow pathway approach the house. The 
sacrifice will be a small one, and the gain in the aspect of the place as 
a whole may easily be great. 
The suggestions have not been made with the idea of making ‘‘ every 
man his own landscape gardener.” On the contrary, they have been 
written to show how many things must be considered in the building of 
the simplest country house, or the designing of the smallest place ; and 
how desirable it is, therefore, that the aid of an artist should be called 
in at the outset .—(The American “ Garden, and Forest.'") 
Now that the Rose catalogues are mostly sent out it may be inter¬ 
esting to have indicated some of their promises for the future. Mr. 
George Paul announces Dowager Duchess of Marlborough for May, 1890, 
his prize seedling of 1888, old Auguste Mie, but perfected. The globu¬ 
lar shape of that old friend was very admirable, and might be revived 
with advantage. There are also three of German raising brought for¬ 
ward, all apparently descended from the Gloire de Dijon, of which 
Progress seems the most remarkable, with Gloire de Dijon leaves, bright 
carmine. 
The others, Kaiser and Kaiserin Frederick, are more yellow with a 
reddish tinge. His J. D. Pawle of 1889 has already made its mark. 
Rich velvety crimson with maroon shading is its description. Mr. Ben¬ 
nett’s Cleopatra had a first-class certificate in 1887. Somewhat after 
the style of Elise Vardon is perhaps as high commendation as a Tea 
could have. It would appear a worthy addition to Princess of Wales, 
Her Majesty, Lady M. Fitzwilliam, and others of his, which stepped at 
once into the very front rank of exhibiting Roses. Mr. Bennett offers 
Maid of the Mist, a sport from Lady M. Fitzwilliam. Mr. G. Paul has 
already given us a similar sport— i.e., Lady Alice. 
White Roses appear in the ascendancy, and we can hardly have too 
many of such high class varieties. We have also Mr. Prince’s new white 
Souvenir de S. A. Prince, and White Perle, offered by Messrs. Curtis and 
Sanford, an American sport from that admirable yellow Tea Perle des 
Jardins. Messrs. Mack & Son are able to tell of the triumphs of their 
Sir Rowland Hill, the darkest Rose in existence. They also recommend 
Earl of Dufferin, to my mind one of the very best and largest of our 
new Roses ; rich velvety crimson, shaded with dark maroon. Strange 
to say it would have been in former years, but nowadays in French 
Roses there is nothing that comes very prominently forward. The 
various Rose catalogues are admirably compiled, and present interesting 
and instructive reading, besides many temptations, but of all I must 
confess ito a leaning towards one from the West, perhaps because of the 
charming Rose portraits with which it is embellished.—A. C. 
THOMAS’S PHOSPHATE. 
Will some kind hoiticulturist inform me whether he has ever 
used Thomas’s phosphate in the cultivation of Roses especially, in what 
quantity he applied it, and at what time, autumn or spring, and how ; 
whether as a top-dressing or dug in, and with what result?— 
Rcsticus. 
NAMING FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. 
Now that nomenclature is attracting attention the following report 
may possess some interest. 
The Association of American Agricultural Colleges and Experiment 
Stations at its Rnoxville meeting in January, 1889, appointed a Com¬ 
mittee to devise methods for co-operative work in horticulture, and 
especially in testing new varieties of fruits and vegetables. This Com¬ 
mittee called a meeting of station horticulturists at Columbus, Ohio, in 
June, 1889, for consultation. At this meeting a committee on the 
nomenclature of vegetables was appointed. The report and rules for 
nomenclature formulated are as follows :— 
Report.— The Committee believe that all interests will be subserved 
and that dignity will be secured by simplicity and good taste in the 
nomenclature of kitchen-garden vegetables. To this end they have 
formulated a series of rules on the naming of vegetables by authority 
from the Convention of Horticulturists of the Experiment Stations held 
in Columbus, Ohio, on the 13th and 14th of June last. 
Reform in this department of horticultural nomenclature should be 
prosecuted as vigorously and successfully as it has been in the nomen¬ 
clature of fruits at the hands of the American Pomological Society. 
The Committee are confident that brevity, accuracy, and good taste in 
the naming of vegetables are perfectly compatible with the purposes of 
trade, and therefore solicit co-operation in this work not only from al 1 
writers upon horticultural topics, but also from all dealers in garden, 
seeds and supplies. 
A name is bestowed upon any plant solely for the purpose of de¬ 
signating it. It is not the province of a name to describe the plant,. 
All description is properly a part of the text. This description should 
present a characterisation of the variety rather than a mere list of 
adjectives intended to catch the eye. The Committee desires to suggest 
that a variety never be described under a name which is accepted as a. 
synonym. If the synonym is used as a leader, it should stand only for 
the purpose of making a reference to the proper name ; as, Ivory Balk. 
See White Apple. 
Rules. —1, The name of a variety should consist of a single word,, 
or at most of two words. A phrase, descriptive or otherwise, is never 
allowable, as Pride of Italy, King of Mammoths, Earliest of All. 
2. The name should not be superlative or bombastic. In particular 
all such epithets as New, Large, Giant, Fine, Selected, Improved, and 
the like should be omitted. If the grower or dealer has a superior- 
stock of a variety, the fact should be stated in the description imme¬ 
diately after the name rather than as a part of the name itself ; as,. 
“ Trophy, selected stock.” 
3. If a grower or dealer has procured a new select strain of a well- 
known variety it shall be legitimate for him to use his own name ia 
connection with the established name of the variety ; as, Smith’s 
Winningstadt, Jones’s Cardinal. 
4. When personal names are given to varieties titles should be: 
omitted ; as, Major, General, Queen. 
5. The term hybrid should be used except in those rare instances in. 
which the variety is known to be of hybrid origin. 
[A hybrid is the product of true species. There are few, if any, 
instances of true hybrids among common garden vegetables. The union, 
of varieties gives rise to a cross.] 
6. The originator has the prior right to name the variety, but the 
oldest name which conforms to these rules should be adopted. 
7. This Committee reserve the right in their own publications to 
revise objectionable names in conformity with these rules. 
CULTURE OF ERYTHRINA CRISTA-GALLI. 
This, “ the Coral Plant,” introduced over a century back, is now but 
seldom seen, except in the large gardens of places of some note. Few 
plants are more accommodating. It may be flowered either as an early 
stove or late greenhouse plant on a conservatory wall, or even in a warm 
open border with a little care. It may be had in bloom early in spring- 
by placing a plant in the stove not later than Christmas, and a succes¬ 
sion may be kept up by starting at intervals. In the greenhouse, if 
kept rather close when beginning to grow, the plants will bloom freely 
about midsummer, while if started in a common hotbed in March, and 
then gradually hardened off, they will bloom in May and June. 
It is best to commence with young p'ants, and give liberal treatment, 
to encourage luxuriant growth, for the stronger the growth and the finer 
the foliage the stronger wiil be the crown of the plant, and consequently 
the more vigorous the supply of shoots. In the following season the. 
plants should have large shifts, and a free supply of liquid manure, 
with plenty of drainage. The most suitable compost I have always 
found to consist of three parts fibrous peat, two of fibrous loam, and. 
one part a mixture in equal quantities of leaf mould, well-decayed sheep 
dung, and silver sand. 
A gentle bottom heat is very useful in obtaining a good supply of. 
roots. The temperature of the house need not be more than about 60 a . 
When the plants have made some progress let air be given to prevent 
the shoots being drawn up, and give them a good syringing every even¬ 
ing. Erythrina is one of the finest plants I have ever grown against a- 
conservatory wall, where it flowers beautifully. If grown in the flower 
garden, the best plan is to take the plants up at the end of autumn, 
keeping them out of the reach of frost, and nearly dry till spring.— G_ 
THE CANNON STREET DINNER. 
Being an old Oddfellow, and anxious to get as many as I could to 
our annual dinner in June last, I had to promise in one case that L 
would in return go to the United Horticultural Benefit Society’s annual' 
dinner. Now not being a gardener I did not look forward to the 23rd 
of October with any great amount of interest, and it took some, 
little coaxing for me to make a start on that afternoon. But to my 
delight on reaching Cannon Street Hotel I found that the large 
hall devoted to the gardeners’ feast could seat comfortably 150. 
persons, the tables all decorated with vases, epergnes, and the choicest 
of table plants, some thousands of plants being used in its adornment,, 
with about 100 dishes of splendid fruits, groups of specimen plants in 
the corners, making the whole room look like a veritable fairyland. 
At the appointed time, half-past five, the jolly gardeners and friend's 
began to arrive, and then you could see by the friendly greetings and 
handshakings the true meaning of their motto, “ Union is strength. 
At six o’clock the dinner was servtd in splendid style, and followed by 
a grand programme of songs and toasts and plenty of fruit. The tima 
seemed to slip along too quickly, and brought one of the most enjoy¬ 
able evenings to a close anyone could possibly wish for. I should sayr 
proud is the man who belongs to such a Society, thus making a provision 
for times of sickness and distress, and having the pleasure once a year, 
(members living within fifty miles of London), of coming up in rare form.. 
