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orange-coloured variety, from Mr. Turner, Melons, Shaddocks, and 
Oranges—the last both on plants and cut—from Mr. Robinson, gardener 
to Lord Boston, at Hedsor. 
Among Pine-Apples, Mr. Spencer, gardener to the Marquis of 
Lansdowne, at Bowood, had a magnificent Providence, which well 
merited the first prize which was awarded it. Mr. Page and Mr. 
Bray also showed good fruit. The best Queen, which weighed 
6 lbs. 4 oz., came from Mr. Temple, of Dowlais. 
We may just remark, in conclusion, that the arrangement was all 
that could have been wished, and did credit to Mr. M‘Ewen’s good 
taste. Up the centre of each table, so as to divide it, as it were, into 
two halves, was a row of fine-foliaged plants, which served to break the 
sameness which otherwise must have prevailed, and to give variety and 
effect. In short, everybody seemed highly pleased with what they 
saw. The only regret was, that the company was not so numerous as 
could have been wished. The Society, however, deserves credit for 
being the means of thus providing the public with so excellent a show. 
Let us hope that in the long run it may be a gainer on account of it. 
FLOWER GARDENING UNDER DIFFICULTIES. 
As most people now-a-days are becoming more and more acquainted 
with the art of flower gardening, I beg to pass a few remarks, if you 
think tliem worthy of notice, as to the way in which I manage to pro¬ 
pagate and winter about 7000 greenhouse plants for bedding out in the 
garden in summer. I have an old-fashioned greenhouse, heated by a 
brick flue, in which I keep all my plants, excepting my Calceolarias, 
which I winter in a cold frame, under a north wall, all the winter. 
This greenhouse is 30 feet by 9 ; it is full of shelves all round, and 
in the centre there is a stand which is always kept gay with flowers all 
the year round. In the first place, I will commence with the propogation 
of my Geraniums. Last spring, 1856, I had 18 plants of Golden Chain, 
which I cut up the first week in August; and this spring, 1857, 1 
managed to get altogether 260. In the first week of August this year 
I commenced taking my cuttings. As usual, in the first place I selected 
a small piece of ground on a south border, first taking away the soil to 
the depth of a foot, then covering the bottom over with a little old lime 
rubbish and mortar ; next upon that a thin coating of soot. I then 
prepare my soil as follows:—one part good hazel loam, one part leaf 
mould, and a little peat, and a good sprinkling of sand; if you have 
not silver sand, common yellow sand will do as well as any for most of 
the Geraniums—that is, to strike them in—but I prefer white, as I pot 
them in the same soil when rooted, and there they remain till planting 
out time. I then give it a good watering, and after it has got a little 
dry on the surface, I beat it down with the back of the spade, and it is 
then quite fit to receive the cuttings. The size of this piece of prepared 
ground is four yards square, and the number of plants which I struck 
on this was 1000 Golden Chain, 300 Mountain of Light, 500 Flower of 
