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Btitution, shows, Bets, and finishes heavy crops of fruit under Hamburgh treatment, but it 
ripens about a fortnight later than the Hamburgh. The parent Vine, although unfairly treated, 
has never been guilty of producing shanked berries ; but this may be due to local circumstances, 
as the hardiest varieties may be induced to shank by a superabundance of, or the withholding 
of, water from the roots at the time they are swelling off their crops of fruit. I have long 
entertained the opinion,” ho adds, “that our Black Muscats, particularly the much-abused 
Madresfield Court, have been overdone with fire-heat; but knowing at the outset that Venn’s 
Muscat does well under temperate treatment, I would suggest its being grown in every house 
in which Hamburghs succeed, fully convinced that the time is not far distant when every 
garden having the slightest pretension to Grape-growing will be considered incomplete without 
this valuable acquisition to our black Grapes. 
- 0f large-flowered Chrysanthemums , the following sorts are recommended 
as being specially adapted for being grown as specimen plants, and also as being 
very fine for exhibition purposes :— Mrs. Halliburton , creamy-white, full, and 
finely incurved; Mrs. George Rundle , white, full, and symmetrical; George Glenny, a sulphur- 
coloured sport from Mrs. G. Rundle, an exact counterpart as to size and symmetry; Guernsey 
Nuggett, pale primrose-yellow; Jardin des Plantes , the finest yellow Chrysanthemum in 
cultivation, being of a deep yet vivid hue; Golden Eagle, Indian red and orange; Mr. Glad¬ 
stone , dark chestnut-red, very fine; Julia Lagravere, bright crimson-red, one of the reflexed 
type, and very beautiful; Prince of Wales, maroon, the reverse silvery-lilac; Progne , 
amaranth-purple; Faust, rosy purple; Lord Derby, dark purple, very fine; Empress Eugdnie , 
' delicate rosy-lilac. The Chrysanthemum seems to have been particularly sportive this year. 
The sulphur-coloured George Glenny, itself a sport from the white Mjrs. George Rundle, has 
thrown a rich golden sport; one of the Pompon varieties has given a sport in which the 
flowers are partly white and partly cinnamon-red; and a fine bronzy-crimson sport has 
been obtained from the Golden Cedo Nulli, of which variety several other sported forms are 
in cultivation. 
- Tyerman writes of Desmodium pendulijlorum that he has had it 
in cultivation during the past four years, and has no doubt of its perfect hardi¬ 
ness. It is a plant of rapid growth, producing woody-looking stems about 5 ft. 
high, but they are too slender to sustain the masses of beautiful rosy-purple flowers, and 
require a stake to support them. It is the nature of the plant to die down to the ground, but 
not from the effects of frost alone, as his plants were ripened down this season before being 
subjected to frost sufficient to destroy vegetation. Each year adds fresh vigour and increased 
beauty to the plant, which is greatly to be recommended. 
-0ne of the best-grown examples of the Anthurium Scherzerianum which 
we have anywhere seen, was met with a short time since in the collection of Lord 
Hill, at Hawkstone, under the care of one of the trusty veterans in the ranks of 
British gardeners, Mr. Daniel Judd. This specimen measured fully 3 ft. across, and was re¬ 
markable for the strength and vigour of its inflorescence, some of the spadices measuring as 
much as 15 in. in length. The plant was still in perfect health and vigour, and rapidly in¬ 
creasing in bulk. In the same house was probably the largest example to be found in this 
country of the exceedingly rare Nicaraguan Palm, Geonoma Eeemanni , which was blossoming 
freely. 
- a recent meeting of the Pelargonium Society, Mr. Pearson stated 
that a Cross between the Pelargonium and the Geranium had been obtained by 
Mr. E. J. Lowe, of Highfield, Nottingham. Mr. Lowe had for many years been 
trying to raise a blue Geranium by crossing the Geranium sanguineum with Madame 
Vaueher Zonal Pelargonium. Many of these seedlings have produced red, rose, and white 
flowers, some with curious foliage; but few would believe they wore really the result of tho 
cross attempted. Tho flowers are lilac-pink, and in shape tho exact opposite of what a florist 
would consider perfection, tho petals being long and narrow. 
- excellent Paste for Fixing Labels on Glass , Wood , or Paper may 
be prepared by dissolving eleven parts, by weight, of common glue, soaked a day 
before in cold water, seven parts of gum-arabic, and some rock-candy, in fifty-sis 
