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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
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and the cuttings are then secured with what is commonly termed a 
“ heel.’’ They root much sooner when treated in this way than if 
cut. Insert each cutting in a small pot that has been filled with a 
mixture of leaf soil, sand, and a little loam. Place them in a 
bottom heat of 70° or 80°, and shade until Tooted. They will root 
in ten or twelve days, and they may then be placed on a shelf and 
away from draughts. 
They will soon increase in size, and when it is seen that they 
are making good headway they should have their first potting. If 
the cuttings were inserted in 2-inch or 3-inch pots they may be 
transferred to 5-inch and 6-inch pots. Drain these carefully, and in 
repotting do not disturb the roots, as they grow best if not shaken 
or broken in any way. The potting mixture at this time ought to 
be substantial. We prefer fibrous loam, and with it should 
be mixed a little horse droppings, leaf soil, and sand. Mix 
these well together, and in potting make the soil very firm. After 
potting they should again be placed in a temperature of 65° or 70°, 
and in a close moist atmosphere, and when once they have rooted 
into the new soil they may be placed in any unheated glass frame 
during July, August, and the greater part of September, as very 
dwarf healthy plants are produced in frames, and this will indicate 
that they are by no means difficult to manage in summer.—M. 
The Gardeners’ Orphan Fund. —The rules for the govern¬ 
ance of this Fund were revised at the meeting of the Provisional Com¬ 
mittee held last Tuesday, and advance copies ordered to be printed. It 
was announced that Baron Schroder had intimated through Mr. Veitch 
his intention to contribute to the fund, and that Mr. Veitch also 
intended to support it with the handsome grant of £100. 
- At a meeting of the Horticultural Club, Henrietta Street, 
Covent Garden, on Tuesday the 14th inst., a most interesting paper on 
the history and culture of the Tulip, contributed by Mr. Polman Mooy 
of Haarlem, was read by the Secretary, Rev. H. H. D’Ombrain. The 
paper dealt very fully with historical details relative to the introduction 
and early culture of the Tulip in Holland, and traced its progress 
through the period of the Tulip mania to the present time. The various 
groups of varieties and their distinguishing features were referred to at 
length, and many important facts were mentioned in regard to its history. 
At the conclusion a hearty vote of thanks was accorded for Mr. Polman 
Mooy’s contribution. 
- We are requested to state that owing to the pressure on the 
National Rose Society’s Medallist in consequence of the Jubilee) 
the medals cannot be delivered to affiliated societies until the end of 
next week, about the 24th .June. 
- We are desired to state that Carter’s Jubilee Mimulus 
was awarded a first*class certificate at the recent Crystal Palace Show> 
but owing to some oversight it was omitted from the official list. 
-We learn that Mr. Archibald McIntyre, who was long 
familiar to London horticulturists as the Superintendent of Victoria 
Park, died on the 4th inst. Mr. McIntyre was born at Netherby, near 
Carlisle, on October 19th, 1828, and after serving in several gardens with 
his father he spent some time in Messrs. Little & Ballantyne’s establish¬ 
ment at Carlisle. He subsequently held several responsible positions, 
was foreman in the Royal Gardens, Kew, and for thirteen years Super¬ 
intendent of Victoria Park, which during that time became celebrated 
for carpet bedding and general good condition. 
- We have received the schedule of the summer Show of the 
Liverpool Horticultural Association, which opens on July 30th 
in Sefton Park. It is comprehensive, consisting of ninety-seven classes. 
The chief prizes are £15, £10, and £5 for twelve stove and greenhouse 
plants ; £8, £5, and £'i for eight; and £6, £3, and £2 for six plants. 
Substantial prizes are offered for Roses, £12 in three prizes for a collec¬ 
tion of fruit, and the same amount for two collections of vegetables. 
- Referring to Silica in Soils, Mr. D. Gilmour, jun.. writes : 
—“In his last communication on this subject, Mr. Abbey announces 
that he has no intention of returning to it. In that case, as he is 
entitled to the last wood, I ought not to say anything further ; but I am 
sure he will pardon me if I point out to him that in this matter, on the 
one side we have all the authorities (as far as I know), while on the 
other we have only Mr. Abbey. In the same number of the Journal in 
which Mr. Abbey’s article appears I was pleased to read the capital 
article on Wheat (page 453). I recommend Mr. Abbey to glance at the 
second paragraph. In conclusion, I, too, have to thank Mr. Abbey for 
the courteous manner in which he has conducted his argument.” 
- The Committee of the Brockham Rose Association an¬ 
nounce that they have been unavoidably compelled to change their 
Show day from July 9th, the great review day, to Tuesday, July 12th. 
- We are informed that the coloured plates issued in “Familiar 
Wild Flowers,” “ Familiar Garden Flowers,” and “ Familiar Trees ” arc 
about to be used at the museums at Kew Gardens. 
- At the Birmingham Chrysanthemum Show, which opens on 
November 16th, the chief prizes are £10, £7, £4, and £2 for forty-eight 
cut blooms, and £6, £4, and '£2 for specimen plants. Good prizes are 
provided in the cut bloom classes generally. Classes are as usual pro¬ 
vided for Primulas and other plants, and a good autumn display may be 
expected. 
- The Fine Mushrooms referred to last week as having been 
sent to us by Mr. J. Main from a bed spawned last November were sent 
by Mr. J. Muir from Margam Park. 
- Illuminations are now or soon will be the order of the night. 
With the object of enabling the greatest number to join in them safely* 
pleasingly, and inexpensively, what is termed a Candle Lamp has been 
invented, and a specimen has been sent to us for our opinion. We have 
no hesitation in stating that we think this lamp will serve much more 
than a temporary purpose. It is in brass, 15 inches high, with an oval 
shaped globe 4 inches in diameter, clear and in different colours, the 
candle being kept in position by a Spring, as in carriage lamps. These 
handy little candle lamps will add to the attractiveness of greenhouses 
and conservatories at night, and of gardens afteT dark on the sultry 
nights of summer. As may be seen in our advertising columns, this 
domestic illuminator, so opportunely introduced, is ready for distribu¬ 
tion. 
- Messrs. Paget & Co. have sent us for trial a handy garden 
pump and engine. It is light, yet strong, can be easily pushed onwards 
on its wheels with one hand. The necessary force for ejecting the water 
is applied by the foot to a strong bellows-like arrangement near the 
bottom, both hands being at liberty for guiding or distributing the 
water, this being divided at will by a twisting shield at the end of the 
pipe. Many persons would be glad to have such a useful appliance as 
this for washing their trees and watering their flower beds on the 
evenings of hot days, 
-- We had the pleasure of an inspection of Mr. McIntosh’s 
Garden at Duneevan on Monday last, and just “ caught” the Rhodo¬ 
dendrons in beauty ; but before the scorching day was over thousands of 
trusses were withering. The display has not been quite so imposing as 
usual, and has, through the season being late and the summer coming 
suddenly, been of short duration. Yet the cherished garden was very 
delightful, trees and flowers blending most harmoniously—Oaks that 
must have belonged to the “ forest primeval ;” a Birch, considering its 
size and contour, that may be regarded as a model ; one of the best 
specimens of Abies Albertiaua to be seen ; and without any exception 
the finest example of Cupressus Lawsoniana erecta viridis in existence. 
These, with a magnificent Laburnum and handsome Purple Beech, all 
just in the right places, with the large beds and isolated standard Rhodo¬ 
dendrons, afford as much to admire in the space as it seems possible to 
conceive. 
- A few of the more striking Rhododendrons were Don¬ 
caster, glowing red, approaching scarlet, the brightest of all ; Iron Duke, 
ruby crimson, white stamens ; George Paul, deep crimson, richly 
spotted, fine truss ; Lady Grey Egerton, silvery blush, smooth flowers, 
and handsome truss ; Lord Ongley, crimson scarlet; Sigismund Rucker, 
magenta, very dark blotch ; Garibaldi, crimson scarlet, bright ; Iago, 
grand trusses of fine blooms, rosy crimson, with dark spots ; Princess 
Mary of Cambridge, bold handsome trusses of blush centred flowers 
edged with rosy purple ; Purity, a charming white ; and Lady Emily 
