be for the suD-tropical garaen : xu a wvx 
soil in the South of England, with a slight protection 
of litter over the surface in winter, there is no doubt 
that this plant would succeed perfectly in shelgreg Oo 
situations, if not in the open garden. It would rfkkei 
a charming associate with Hydrangea panicutatat 0 ° 
grandiflora, which conies into flower about the IsM - 
time, and the rich green leaves and profuse~-tins: 
florescence of both would produce a very telling §nc^ 
agreeable contrast, Txr rAw " 
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The Gibraltar Mint.—rather singular cas© of” 
mealy-bugn^tacking MenthaVulegium gibraltaricifft i|j 
now to pe seen in one of the fcarpet-beds at llam^on 
Court. This pe$t is quite bad enough with us #n ceij&ii^ 
plants mder gl%ss, but its appearance in the flcg^e# 
garden is rather a surprise. I ^onfess I corild haartll^ij 
believe Mr. Grahpn’s word thaftsuch a thijhg ex^eS^ 
until I was convinced by the evidence of my own 
eyes th ,t the mealybug will not\only livt upon the 
Menthz, but also t^at it seems tA enjoy ^ degree of 
vitality and activity there which 
in a wa mer temperature. The patfrh of Mentha 
which i ly attention vras drawn was literally overrun 
with th' pest, giving qne the idea a\ first sight that 
the plai t was dampingtpff. Upon cl«er inspection, 
howeve , the white woolly covering oAthe insect was 
seen thie in quantity, land the inseats themselves 
upon bemg touched movqil about syrjauatily as if they 
enjoyed 4 temperature of|8o°. Tne hoi summer has 
no doubt\been favourablelto them, butlthe singular 
thing is that they attack a Want that is nearly, if not 
quite, hardy. Mr. GrahatrLsuspecls tha bugs were 
taken out-oadoors upon somi plants of Allernanthera, 
and from thaji transmit^d t^the Menthal Visitor. 
Tuberoses Out-of-DooA.—I can fully endorse 
“Visitor’s” remarks (see p. 34b) respecting the suc¬ 
cessful growing of these in the Coen air. The plants 
now flowering in Mr. Ware’s nuleery were!started in 
a little warmth in pots in early spnpg, and jtransferred 
to their present ppsition in May 
flowering profusely. Those who irThstTiave single 
and double white sweet-scented flowers at this season 
of the year canpot do better than grow these in 
quantity, as for purity and fragrance they cannot be 
surpassed. I may add that some tubers of these stood 
out in an open bed through the winter of 1878 and 
