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walls. Some very useful information might be brought together, if others from 
different parts of the country could be induced to send notes of the best-bearing 
varieties in their respective localities. In this way a list of profitable sorts might 
be compiled suitable for all districts.—J. Powell, Frogmore Gardens. 
NEW BEDDING-OUT PELARGONIUMS. 
ft ANY of the new Bronze, Zonal, and Tricolor Pelargoniums are valuable 
1; for in-door decoration, for which purpose they must be, to some extent, 
tenderly reared to bring them out in their best condition; but they are 
also so invaluable for out-door purposes in the garden, and at the same 
time so various in their constitutional habits when thoroughly exposed to all 
weathers, that any experience as to the sorts best adapted for these purposes 
may be useful, particularly to those who only require a limited number, and do 
not care to experiment in order to find out those which do best out of doors. 
Let me strongly recommend then, to all such persons, a variety which I received 
from one of the ballots of the Eoyal Horticultural Society, and called James Richards. 
Amongst a goodly number which I have planted out during the last two years, 
this variety stands out pre-eminent for its constitutional hardiness, and conspicuous 
for its great beauty and close and compact habit of growth, so that it is well 
adapted for an edging to stronger-growing varieties, in which situation the flowers 
should be picked off as they appear. It is, however, as a mass, in a good-sized 
bed, that its great beauty is best developed. Here the flowers should be left on, 
as they add very much to its brilliant effect, particularly at a distance when the 
sun is shining on it, the gold and bronze of the foliage being greatly intensified 
thereby. Luna, a well-known variety of the same class, looks pale and sickly by 
the side of it. Lord Derby and Vesuvius both prove very desirable in beds ; the 
former is superior in the colour of the flower, the latter has a more compact 
habit of growth and flowers more freely, but both are good. Crystal Palace Gem 
is also very good of its class in the open air, and is likely to hold its own. A 
variety called Neatness , having pale bronze and yellow foliage, and a compact 
truss of pink flowers, seems rather desirable for small isolated beds, but is not 
pretentious enough to enter into competition with its more brilliant compeers. 
Lastly, I note Surpasse Beaute Supreme , with a large bold truss of pink flowers, 
fine for gathering, and a good plant for flowering in-doors through the winter, 
but too straggling in its habit in the open border. The above are the best of a 
good batch put out by way of experiment; the rest I shall discard for bedding 
purposes.— John Cox, Redleaf. 
GARDEN NOTES FOR OCTOBER. 
HE fine weather we have had for the last two months has been very 
favourable for all garden crops. Fruit, though late, has ripened better, 
and has been much finer than was anticipated ; vegetables of all kinds have 
grown wonderfully fine, and the flower garden has been very effective for 
