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becoming clioked. Pot moderately firm, and place tlie plant in an ordinary 
stove temperature, near tlie glass. Syringe night and morning, and attend 
well to watering up to the end of September ; water should then be gradually 
withheld until the foliage is off, after which just sufficient water should be 
given to keep the ripened wood from shrivelling. About the beginning of 
February turn the plant out of the pot, and reduce the ball as much as can 
be done without injury to the roots ; and repot in fresh compost such as 
that before recommended. Place the plant in a temperature ranging from 
60° to 70° ; use the syringe freely, and be careful to keep the ball in a 
proper state as to moisture. The plant will soon break freely, after which 
manure water should be given. As soon as the plant gets into free growth, 
a liberal shift will be required, after which it will soon throw out laterals 
from the new growth, and produce abundance of its beautiful pale yellow 
blossoms for weeks in succession. 
Somerley Gardens. Henry Chilman, 
NOVELTIES, &c., AT FLOWER SHOWS. 
PECIMENS of Clematis, trained to shape and growing in tubs, form cer¬ 
tainly novel features at flower shows: yet, at the meeting of the Floral 
Committee on the 7th of July, they were admirably illustrated by 
Messrs. 0. Jackman & Sons, of Woking, who contributed grand ex¬ 
amples of four of their new hybrid varieties so grown—viz. Magni- 
/ica, Jackmani, Alexandra, and Rubella, as well as a specimen of C. lanu - 
yinosa Candida , a beautiful white variety. It is to be hoped that at no 
distant date, a class for Clematises grown in tubs will find a place in the* 
schedules of the large summer shows, as they would form a fine feature, as- 
well as supply hues of colour much wanted in large exhibitions. First 
class certificates were also awarded to cut blooms of the following new 
kinds— Sir Robert Napier, bright reddish- blue, with a white band along each 
segment; and Beauty of Surrey, pale blue; two varieties that mark a great 
advance towards a bright blue Clematis. A similar award was made to a- 
splendid seedling variety of C. Viticella, named rubra grandi flora; the colour, 
a lively plum-red, and with improved substance in the segments. 
Messrs. Carter & Co. won a first-class certificate for an excellent Gold 
and Bronze Zonal Pelargonium, named Black Prince, having a broad reddish 
chestnut zone on a golden leaf-ground, the habit compact and regular, and 
the character well maintained on the oldest leaves; and a like award 
was made to Messrs. Downie, Laird, & Laing, for another of the same class* 
named Red Ring, with a bright chestnut zone on a gold leaf-ground, and 
broad golden edge, a very promising variety. First-class certificates were 
awarded to the excellent silver-edged variegated Zonal Pelargoniums , named 
respectively Lass o'Gowrie , and Mrs. John Glutton; the former from Messrs 
