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In the case of a permanent bed, a dressing of manure should be forked into the 
soil about the plants in October, and a top-dressing of decayed leaves given in 
spring. 
The Pyrethrum can be readily propagated by taking off the little side-shoots, 
and making cuttings of them. This should be done about August or early in 
September, and the cuttings placed in a prepared bed in a cold frame, or singly in 
pots. They would then make nice plants for planting in the open ground in 
spring. It is safer to do this at that time of year, as there is less danger of the 
plants being destroyed by slugs. 
My note-book supplies the following varieties as comprehending some of the 
best in cultivation:—Annie Holborn, white, lilac-blush centre, very double; 
Brennus, clear rosy purple, fine; Delicatissima, lively rose, dwarf habit, extra 
fine; Haage et Schmidt, rich rosy red, orange centre, very fine and showy; 
Hermann Stenger, rosy lilac, finely quilled, very double; Jean d’Arc, blush, large 
flowers, extra fine ; Le Dante, bright crimson, very fine ; Miss Plinke, rosy pink, 
very double ; ModMe, bright rose, large and fine ; Paul Journu, lilac-rose, dwarf 
and fine ; Progress, dark red, very fine ; Eeine de Mohilla, blush rose, very fine ; 
Eoseum album, rosy purple, white centre, very double ; Virginale, very large, 
pure white ; and Virgo Marie, also pure white, very double, and quite distinct 
from the preceding. This list can be indefinitely extended, but the foregoing 
represents the cream of the varieties in cultivation. 
The Double Pyrethrum makes an excellent pot-plant, but its proper position 
is the open border. When grown in pots, the strongest of the autumn-struck 
cuttings should be selected for the purpose, shifted into a larger-sized pot in 
early spring, and grown on into size to flower in the summer.—E. Dean, Ealing, 
GAEDEN GOSSIP. 
HE Exliihitioii of the Eoyal Horticultural Society on July 19 and 20 was a 
very pleasing one, owing to the taste in grouping their exhibits displayed 
by Mr. Wills, Mr. Turner, and others: notwithstanding, moreover, that the 
Eoses had suffered from the extreme heat, and the plants generally bore 
rather the misceilaneous than the specimen character. The competition for Messrs. Veitch’s 
Fruit Prizes and for Messrs. Carter’s and Messrs. Sutton’s Vegetable Prizes was exceedingly 
good, and brought together the best show of fruits and vegetables which has lately been seen in 
London. A specially interesting part of the show was the display of Carnations and Picotees, for 
which the Society was mainly indebted to the labour of our friend and contributor, Mr. E. S. 
Dodwell. Upwards of 450 blooms wore produced, the contributors being Mr. Charles 
Turner, of Slough; Mr. Hooper and Mr. Catley, Bath; Mr. Doiiglas, gardener to F. Whit- 
bourne, Esq., Loxford Hall, Ilford; Mr. J. Hines, Ipswich ; and Mr. Dodwell and ]Mr. Buxton, 
of Clapham, London. In addition to the classes of 12 blooms, for which the Society offered 
prizes, 24 blooms of Carnations and 24 of Picotees were contributed respectively by Mr. C. 
Turner, Mr. Hoopei’, and Mr. Dodwell. For twelve Carnations in the Open Class, four com¬ 
petitors appeared, viz., Mr. Turner, Mr. Douglas, Mr. Hines, and Mr. Buxton, the awards 
going in the order in which the names are given. The flowers from Mr. Turner and Mx-. 
Douglas were of a very high order of meidt, largo and well marked, Mr. Douglas clearly 
falling into the second place, from some little faults of management, which further experience 
will probably rectify ; and when this is done, we do not doubt Mi*. Douglas will be able to hold 
his own in any competition. Mi*. Turner’s flowers consisted of Flora’s Garland, Trium¬ 
phant, Guardsman, Sybil (ex. ex.), -Mrs. Holland, Florence Nightingale, Lord Rancliffej 
