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THE FLORIST AND POMOLOGIST. 
[ MAY, 
C. Griffithii is only known to us by tlie catalogue published by Loddiges in 
1841, but it seems very similar to C. Ichasyana , Griff., a species from the same 
regions, and which Griffith has described and figured in his work on the Palms of 
India, but which has not yet been introduced. Whatever it may be, it is exceed¬ 
ingly rare in cultivation, and perhaps even still exists only in some few scientific 
gardens. It is unknown in cur horticultural establishments, which makes one 
suppose that it has not been reintroduced since its arrival at the Museum, a fact 
which is all the more to be regretted, since we have here a species which at once 
recommends itself by its elegance and beauty.—M. 
FLORICULTURAL NOTES OF THE MONTH. 
™ OME glimpses of the New Roses of 1873 and 1874 are now being afforded 
through the medium of the Spring Shows ; and really when do Roses 
look so bright and beautiful, and appear so welcome, as when seen at our 
early exhibitions, produced by such growers as Messrs. Paul and Son, and 
Mr. William Paul ? At the exhibition of the Regent’s Park on March 31 the 
New Roses were shown in strong force, and a First-class Certificate was awarded 
to Mr. William Paul for II. P. Star of Waltham , one of his own seedlings. Two 
years ago this splendid Rose was first shown, and then it attracted all rosarians 
to it; and here it was again, large, full, lustrous in colour, and superbly beautiful, 
its bright carmine-rose hue and its constancy being especially noticeable. H. P. 
Thomas Mills, one of Messrs. Paul and Son’s seedlings, was singularly bright in 
colour, of a vivid cherry-red hue, but as staged showed a tendency to open in the 
centre ; from what I remember of it last year, I should say it will come fuller in 
the summer, when grown in the open air. What a lovely delicate Rose is II. P. 
Captain Christy ! nearly white on the exterior, pale carmine-flesh in the centre, 
large and full, and exquisite in the bud state. H. P. Duchess of Edinburgh , 
light silvery-pink, forces well, and is full of promise. II. P. Etienne Dupuy is a 
darker flower, globular, and fine ; we shall see this good in the summer. II. P. 
Madame Louis Leveque has deep rosy-carmine flowers, and is considered one of 
the best new Roses ; let cultivators bear it in mind. Every Rose-grower almost 
thrilled with admiration before the delicate beauty of Mdlle. Eugenie Yerdier, 
one of those flowers with a strongly marked individuality of character, like La 
France; the new II. P. Marie Finger resembles it in type, but is darker, a 
lovely shaded salmon-rose that cannot fail to become a favourite. Noisette 
Caroline Kuster is very fine also, having bright orange-yellow - flowers somewhat 
of the shape of Celine Forestier, and it forces well; so does Tea Cheshunt Hybrid. 
The dull sunless weather renders shading unnecessary for forced Roses, and 
prolongs the beauty of the flowers. In such weather the difficulty lies in main¬ 
taining a proper temperature and sufficient airiness. If the plants are kept too 
close, thrips appear ; on the other hand, cold draughts playing directly on the 
plants are not beneficial. 
Cinerarias are invaluable decorative flowers for early Spring; they are now at 
