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For a circular, triangular, or square bed, the following arrangement 
is effective, and particularly rich :— 
1. Blue Lobelia 3. Orange Calceolaria, 2 rows 
2. Golden Chain Geranium, 2 rows 4. Flower of the Day Geranium, 2 do. 
The middle of the bed should be filled up with Purple Nosegay 
Geraniums, having the taller plants towards the centre. 
This arrangement has been much admired here. 
G. F. 
SHRUBLAND PARK, 
Mr. Fog go has again kindly favoured us with lists of plants now in 
bloom at Shrubland ; they do not differ, however, very much from those 
given in our last number, at page 123. In his list of forced flowers we 
find the following, viz.:—Indian Azaleas of various kinds, both in the 
shape of standards and dwarfs ; Orange trees, in fruit and flower; 
Camellias of different sorts ; hybrid Rhododendrons, and also such kinds 
as Gibsoni, Edgeworthi, ciliatum, and Dalhousieanum ; Deutzia gracilis, 
both standards and dwarfs ; Lilacs, Syringas, Geraniums of various 
sorts, such as Album multiflorum, splendens. Crimson King, &c.; and 
different kinds of Roses, Callas, Weigelas, and bulbs. 
HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
April 7-—J. J- Blandy, Esq., V.P., in the chair. Twenty-four 
new Fellows were elected, A letter from the chairman, commending 
in high terms Mr. Thomson’s (of Dalkeith) triple retort boiler was read. 
It not only performed its work better than any other boiler with which 
it was put in comparison, but it also consumed a smaller amount of 
fuel. Desirable qualities like these cannot fail to bring it into general 
use. We had an opportunity of inspecting one of these boilers at 
Dalkeith Park this summer, and were much pleased both with its 
construction and action. The exhibition of plants on this occasion was 
good. Among Camellias, Storyi, from Messrs. Veitch, attracted con¬ 
siderable attention; it is an excellent variety, in the way of imbricata. 
Among Azaleas there was nothing particularly new; we observed well 
bloomed plants of Iveryana, rosea elegans, carminata, and a semi¬ 
double white kind called magnifica. Cut Roses were shown in boxfuls 
by Messrs. Paul and Mr. Ingram, gr. to J. J. Blandy, Esq.; they com¬ 
prised some of the best sorts, such as General Jacqueminot, Jules Mar- 
gottin, Madame Fremion, Prince Leon, Gloire de Dijon, Devoniensis, 
Souvenir de Malmaison, and Vicomtesse Decazes. These are ^too well 
known to require any comment. Mr. Snow, gr. to Earl de Grey, sent 
a charming bouquet of the pale yellow Rose called ochroleuca, an 
