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almost entirely destroyed by the fungus. Nothing has been done 
specially to eradicate it, but of course now that Mr. Bishop has proved 
himself the master of this parasite no pains will be spared. The cause 
of his success he will explain in the Journal shortly.— Visitoe. 
THE AMATEUR’S BEESTON GREENHOUSE. 
A FOETNIGHT ago we directed attention to this greenhouse, and 
subsequently the annexed illustration and particulars arrived after a 
delay in transit. Messrs. Foster & Pearson say in respect to the struc¬ 
ture, “ Having received many inquiries whether glass sides and ends can 
be adopted to our well-known 10 feet and 12 feet frames, we beg to 
introduce the above new house, which will, we believe, prove a great 
step in advance of any previously offered to the public. The roof lights 
slide up and down, and are secured by a very simple arrangement, at 
intervals of 3 Inches, so that they cannot be lifted by the wind. The 
side lights are fast, as air blowing directly upon the plants is generally 
considered injurious, and side ventilation is here given by our registered 
iron ventilators placed under the sill, so that the air is warmed by passing 
over the pipes as it enters the house. One door is provided for each 
house unless otherwise ordered. The lights can be at once removed if 
necessary to expose the contents of the house. The iron rafters which 
span from sill to sill give the “ Bceston ” houses great strength, and 
there is no danger of sides or roof giving way after a few yeans’ wear. 
They threw up a few spikes through the summer ; in the autumn of 
188'J some had four and five spikes, mostly with five or six flowers each ; 
one had seven, which I had never seen before, as I think five is the 
general number, although I have several at the present time with six 
each, and six and seven spikes to an 8-inch pot, which I think is not so 
bad considering the condition they were in two years ago this spring. 
They have not been rested at all since I had them with the exception 
of withholding water from the roots for about two weeks at the end of 
November. They were kept in the same temperature as they had been 
growing in before, they were syringed every day with the rest of the 
plants in the stoves to prevent flagging. The soil that I found best for 
them is nearly three parts good loam, one part leaf mould, with plenty 
of river sand and a few lumps of charcoal to keep the soil sweet. Some 
use manure, but I do not ; I would much rather use a little soot, giving 
them liquid manure about twice a week when they are growing, also a. 
little guano water. It is essential in good culture to provide good 
drainage, firm potting, and careful watering ; to keep the soil sweet -with 
plenty of heat and a moist atmosphere, also shading from hot sunshine. 
Eucharises are not much troubled With insects. Thrips are their worst 
enemy, which can generally be kept down by syringing, although mealy 
bug is apt to be troublesome at times ; they can, however, be easily 
removed by sponging the leaves.—W. Jones, Dorset. 
[ Some excellent flowers of Eucharis grandifiora accompanied this- 
letter, well substantiating our correspondent’s remarks as to the success 
Fig. 8.— the AMATEUR’S 
The woodwork is constructed of the best red deal, well seasoned, and 
painted three coats ; 21 oz. sheet glass is sent packed in cratesf or 
glazing, and all parts are carefully numbered, so as to be readily fixed 
by any ordinary workman. The height from floor to top of roof is 
8 feet 1 inch, and the woodwork of sides is.2 feet 3 inches high in the 
houses 12 feet wide, and 2 feet high in those 10 feet wide. If required 
for plant houses they can be filled up with stages instead of beds as 
shown.” 
These elevated frames are made in various sizes, and a glance at the 
figure will suffice to show how well adapted they are to various cultural 
purposes. _ 
EUCHARIS GRANDIELORA. 
I HAVE been greatly interested in the notes that have appeared 
respecting Eucharises, so I thought I would Just say a vrord as to the 
treatment I have found to suit them. In the first place the plants that 
I started with did not look promising, as they were old bulbs given to 
me by a friend two years ago that he had condemned to the rubbish 
heap. I could not say whether they had the Eucharis mite or not, 
all I know is that the bulbs were decayed half way through, had not a 
root and scarcely a leaf. The first thing I did was to pull all the 
decayed portions from them. I then prepared some clean C-inch pots, and 
placed four or five of the largest bulbs in each, besides a few of the 
smaller ones. They were then plunged in a hotbed about 75°, besides 
top heat, which was kept from 75° to 85° in the day, from 65° to 75° at 
night ; they soon began to show signs of life. I did not water them 
the first week or two, but syringed them morning and afternoon, kept 
them shaded from hot sun, as I find they will not stand much sun heat 
even when established. I always shade them in the spring and summer 
from lO A. M. till about 3 P.M., syringing them well at closing time. 1 had 
a few spikes of flowers from them the first autumn, and in the spring of 
1889 I transferred the bulbs to 8-inch pots without disturbing them, as I 
think it a great mistake to separate the bulbs when in good condition. 
BEESTON GREENHOUSE. 
of his culture. Flowers also were enclosed of Kalanchoe carnea, fine 
heads and very fragrant. Mr. Jones says he has twenty plants in 
flower from seed sown last March.] 
REVIEW OF BOOK. 
English Vegetables and Floioers in India and Ceylon. By Donald- 
McDonald. London ; John Haddon & Co., 3, Bouverie Street,. 
Fleet Street, S.E. 1890. 
This is a neatly bound well printed manual of sixty pages, contain¬ 
ing a large amount of information likely to be useful to residents in 
British India. Inquiries are often made for a handy guide to the 
essentials of gardening in tropical countries, and more especially with 
regard to India, and the requirements of those seeking information will 
be exactly met by the book under notice. Chapters or sections are 
devoted to “ The Climate and Physical Features of India,” “ The Soils 
of India,” “Formation of a Garden.” An admirably suggestive calendar 
is given adapted for Northern, Central, and Southern India. An, 
elaborate table “ showing the proper months to sow and plant English 
vegetables in the plains,” also conveys a good deal of information in 
a small space. Then we have alphabetical arrangements of the best 
vegetables and flowers, with the quantities of seed to be sown, and the- 
general cultural treatment. Particulars of the hill stations and garden 
cultivation in Upper India, notes on Ceylon, lists of ornamental foliage 
plants, notes on lawns, Roses, bulbs, English fruits, and a variety of 
useful information that cannot fail to be appreciated. We cordially 
commend the book to any readers who are meditating a journey to our 
Empire in the East. 
A BULLFINCH ANTIDOTE. 
In reference to the request on page 27 the following are the propor¬ 
tions in which I use the dressing I find effectual ;—To 30 gallons of soft 
