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in a narrow and rather deep cavity. Flesh, yellowish, rather coarse-grained and 
gritty, with a sweet, abundant, and very richly-sugared juice, and a high per¬ 
fume, but not so much so as in Seckle. 
w A first-rate pear, ripe in the beginning of November.” 
Those who admire the peculiar honeyed sweetness of the Seckle Pear will be 
glad to plant this variety, as it is somewhat later in coming into use.—M. 
CULTURE OF LAPAGERIA ROSEA. 
JF climbing plants for the greenhouse or conservatory, there are none more 
beautiful or effective than the Lcipcigeria rosea and its variety alba, which 
come into flower in August; and since they continue to produce their 
beautiful bell-shaped blossoms until Christmas, when fine flowers are not 
easily obtained, their value becomes at once apparent. 
The Lapageria is easily cultivated, and every owner of a greenhouse should 
have a plant. The variety rosea is now raised in large quantities from seed, 
and can be obtained at a cheap rate, in the form of small plants; but as it is of 
very slow growth in the earlier stages of its existence, it is better to have a large 
plant to begin with. The variety alba is propagated by layers, and is as yet very 
scarce, so that the high price charged for it in the nurseries places it beyond 
the reach of persons of limited means. When the plants of either variety are 
well established, growth is very rapid, since strong suckers which grow 12 ft. in 
one season, are thrown up in the spring, and speedily cover a large extent of trellis- 
work. The plant is most effective when trained so that the shoots are festooned 
overhead, with the large handsome clusters of bell-shaped flowers hanging loosely 
