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THE FLORIST AND POMOLOGIST. 
[ April, 
seeds were distributed. There must be now a great quantity of two-year seedlings in the 
principal nurseries on the Continent and in England. 
- ^HE Neiu Palm-IIoitse in the north-western part of the Adelaide 
Botanic Garden was opened by Lady Musgrave in January last, having been com¬ 
menced in February, 187G. The house has been erected on a terrace some G or 
7 ft. high, and 30 ft. broad on all sides. The building is 102 ft. in length, including two half¬ 
octagons, each 8 ft. 6 in. long, which project at either extremity, 35 ft. broad, IG ft. 0 in. 
high from the level of the terrace to the eaves, and 5 ft. additional to the ridge, the altitude 
of tbe centre dome being about 40 ft. To construct it 3,808 panes of glass have been used, 
each being about 20 in. long and 14 in, wide. Most of the glass is pellucid, whilst of the re¬ 
mainder some is “ frosted,” and that composing the borders is of a deep rich blue colour. 
There are two entrances, one of which faces the north, and the other the south. The cost of 
the ironwork and glass, including commission and freight, has been about £1,240, and the 
cost of the formation of the terrace, &c., nearly £1,000, thus making the total cost about 
£3,140. For its dimensions, elegant construction, and general tout ensemble, ihc. structure is 
certainly not to be approached in the Australian colonies. The arrangement of the interior 
offers unmistakable evidence of the artistic ability and exquisite taste of Dr. Schoinburgk, 
from whom the idea emanated, and under whoso supervision it has been carried out. There is 
a rotunda in the centre, containing palms, ferns, and other tropical plants; while an avenue 
some G ft. or 7 ft. wide runs from one extremity to the other, as well as from the central rotunda 
to both entrances, and is paved -with red and black octagonal tiles, the spaces being filled in 
with square yellow tiles. 
- ^HE schedule of prizes to be competed for at the International Horti¬ 
cultural Exldhition to he held at Carlisle on September G, 7, and 8 next, under the 
auspices of the Carlisle and Cumberland Floral and Horticultural Society, is now 
issued. There are 218 classes in Avhich money prizes or plate are offered, and ten in which 
certificates only are given. The amount of prize-money offered is nearly £1,250. The 
schedule is divided into fourteen divisions, viz., 1, fruit, open to all; 2, fruit, open to 
amateurs only; 3, fruits of foreign growth; 4, plants in pots, nurserymen only ; 5, plants in 
pots, for gardeners and amateurs ; G, plants in pots, for amateurs only ; 7, cut flowers, for 
nurserymen only; 8, cut flowers, for gardeners and amateurs only; 0, cut flowers, for 
amateurs only; 10, dinner-table decorations, open to all; 11, vegetables, for gardeners and 
amateurs only; 12, vegetables, amateurs only; 13, new plants, open to gentlemen and 
amateurs; and, 14, horticultural requisites. The entries close on August 30. Intending 
exhibitors should apply for a copy of the schedule to the acting secretary, Mr. John Mounsey, 
Victoria Hall, Lowther Street, Carlisle. 
- ‘^The Epacris onosnuefiora Jiore-pleno nivalis^ flowered by Mr. Bull, of 
Chelsea, proves to be a grand acquisition, and is at once distinguishable from the 
double variety shown last year for the first time, by the purer whiteness of its 
flowers and their larger size. Individually the flowers are quite half as largo again as those 
of E. onosmaiflora flore-pleno alba, and are of snoAvy Avhiteness as compared with those of the 
last-named plant, which are distinctly flesh-tinted. The plant is a strong groAvor, and pro¬ 
duces long dense spikes of floAvers. 
- IKe. Lee’s new Violet called Odoratissima well deserves the name, and so 
far as can be judged from cut flowers, is the best of the recent novelties, the flowers 
being large, finely-formed, with broad rounded well-set petals, of a bright shade 
of blue-purple, and deliciously fragrant; while the foliage does not appear to be 
so coarse as in some of the other large-flowered sorts. The perfume is wonder¬ 
fully powerful, and the colour effective and attractive. 
- ^HE business of horticultural engineer and manufacturer of hot-water , 
apparatus carried on so successfully by the late Mr. 11. Ormson^ at Stanley Bridge, 
Chelsea) will, we learn, be continued under the same name. 
