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Mr. Bull had a pan of Selaginella denticulata variegata, which is really a 
very handsome Lycopod; and Mr. Turner, of Slough, a basket of seedling 
Ferns from Adiantum Farleyense, in which appeared some four or five dis¬ 
tinct varieties, a difference in the formation of the leaflets being discernible. 
Nearly every frond of the plants had an abundance of spores. 
Mr. Paul, of Waltham Cross, exhibited a number of trusses of Zonale 
and plain-leaved Pelargoniums, mostly of Beaton’s race, to show what ad¬ 
mirable subjects they may be made for winter decoration. The following 
mainly comprised the collection: — Bride, White Perfection, Madame 
Yaucher, Pillar of Beauty, Minstrel, Monte Rosa, Sir J. Paxton, Banneret, 
Cardinal, Naiad, Double Tom Thumb, Beauty of Waltham, Tiara, Peach 
Blossom, Amy Hogg, Duchess, Nimrod, Crimson Queen, Dr. Hogg, Ossian, 
Fulgens, Wood Nymph, Dr. Lindley, and Prince of Orange. Mr. Paul 
says that in order to get plants to bloom at this season of the year, young 
plants should be taken in May or June and he repotted into larger pots, 
“ as the roots fill the pots they occupy, till the end of July. Pick off the 
trusses of flower before expansion during June, July, and August, encourag¬ 
ing a free growth, till by the end of September the plants are covered with 
new trusses beginning to expand. Now, wherever the plants may have 
been grown, whether out of doors or in-doors, remove them to a light, airy 
house, continuing to water freely, and using just so much artificial heat as 
may be necessary to dry up the moisture of the house, which, if in excess, 
damages the flowers. Do not water the leaves, or spill water about the 
house. Give plenty of air in fine weather. By following this plan, certain 
Pelargoniums may he had under glass at midwinter as gay and beautiful 
as in our parterres in summer.” 
For the Fruit Committee were produced some White Spanish, Brown 
Globe, and Danvers Yellow Onions, by Messrs. Wrench & Sons, said to 
have been grown in Bedfordshire—by the way, rather sorry specimens from 
so celebrated a locality for Onion culture. From Mr. James Douglas, 
gardener to F. Whitbourn, Esq., came two splendid Pine Apples, one a 
Charlotte Botlischild, weighing 8f lbs., the other a Smooth-leaved Cayenne, 
weighing nearly 7f lbs. From Mr. Smalley, The Gardens, Norton Hall, 
Daventry, came a spike of the fruit of Bromelia Commelyniana, measuring 
nearly 2 feet in length. It was said that in structure it was “a veritable 
Pine Apple, but each pip was separate instead of being united in a fleshy 
receptacle.” The pips looked like medium-sized yellow Plums, and the 
flavour was pleasant without much richness. Mr. Cox, of Redleaf, had a 
collection of Apples, among which were some good examples of Blenheim 
Pippin and Golden Reinette. 
R. Dean. 
MACLEAN’S LITTLE GEM PEA. 
“The cry is still ‘ They come,’ ” is as applicable now to the new early 
Peas as it was in the mouth of Macbeth in his reference to the oncoming 
of the army of old Siward. Another is this season added to the already- 
too-numerous list—namely, Taber’s Perfection, which has all the qualities, 
and a good deal more besides, not clearly defined, judging from the long 
list of testimonials that heralds it. These varieties, of which Dillistone’s 
Early is a type, have nothing but earliness to recommend them; they are 
neither heavy nor continuous croppers, and as for flavour, but little can 
be said about it. Now, during the recent discussion anent early Peas, it 
