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THE FLORIST AND POMOLOGIST. 
[ September, 
with chlorine-water in two days. The monobromide of camphor was found to exhibit even 
greater energy than either of its constituents taken separately, or than a simple mixture of 
bromine and camphor, germination occurring after a mean interval of thirty-six hours. The 
alkaline borates and silicates were found to retard germination, even in relatively small pro¬ 
portions ; stronger solutions checking the process for an indefinite period. Arsenions acid 
and the soluble arseniates prevented germination altogether by destroying the embryo. 
«- £n the Knap Hill Nursery Picea magnified is now producing cones for 
the first time in England, if not in Europe, on a young plant some 4 ft. to 5 ft, 
high. The cones, of which three are produced, are already nearly full-grown, 
and are quite distinct from those of P, nobilis , with which this fine Fir-tree has 
been confounded. 
— : — ®he following Six Pears are recommended in the Moniteur PLorticole 
Beige for those who wish to have Pears from July to May :—1, Beurre Giffard, 
ripe at the end of July and beginning of August; 2, Williams’s Bon Chretien , 
end of August or beginning of September; 3, Louise Bonne d'Avranches {of Jersey), end of 
September; 4, Beurre Durondeau, October and November—the flowers of this variety are said 
to withstand spring frosts better than any other; 5, Beurre Diet, November and December; 
G, Bergcimotte Esperen, January to April. 
-- P|err Leichtlin cultivates a charming little species of Agapanthus y 
called A. Mooreanus , which is quite new and distinct. It produces numerous 
flower-stems, though only a few inches in height, and the leaves are utterly out of 
proportion to the size of the flowers. In habit and colour it resembles the others, and tt 
seems to have an equally robust constitution. 
eiiitunni. 
— Andre Leroy, the well-known pomologist of Angers, died in that 
city on July 23rd. M. Leroy was probably the first pomologist in Europe, and his 
contributions to horticultural science and literature are numerous and weighty. 
His personal character endeared him to his friends, and his extensive knowledge was ever at 
the service of those who consulted him. 
- fiJn. John Standish died at Ascot, on July 24th, in his 62nd year. He 
was born on March 25th, 1814, and commenced his career in the famous gardens 
at Bowood, his father having been forester to the Marquis of Lansdowne ; after¬ 
wards lie became foreman, under Mr. Toward, in the gardens of the Duchess of Gloucester, 
Bagshot Park. Here he hybridised Rhododendron ccitawhiense with a scarlet variety of R. 
arhoreum , and produced R. Blandyanum and many other fine kinds. About 1839, shortly 
after Fuchsia fu/gens was introduced, he startled the world by producing a hybrid between 
that species and F. g/ohosa, which was called F. Standishii ; this obtained for him the friendship 
of the late Dr. Lindley, and introduced him as a nurseryman to the gardening world. Sub¬ 
sequently now plants, Rhododendrons, &c., engaged his attention for some years, until in 184G 
he was joined in partnership by Mr. C. Noble, and Messrs. Standish and Noble became the 
agents to receive and distribute the magnificent introductions from China of Mr. R. Fortune. 
This partnership was dissolved in 1856; and in 1862 Mr. Standish removed from Bagshot to 
the Royal Ascot Nursery, where new Grapes, Strawberries, Peaches, &c., as well as the Japanese 
plants brought home by Mr. Fortune, have all combined to render his name a houshold word 
amongst gardeners. His last triumph was the production of some hybrid Peas, which, it is 
believed, will prove a valuable legacy to gardeners. And now he is gone, his manly presence, 
geniality, and disinterested generosity, will be sorely missed among his colleagues. 
- ^^Cr. Thomas Taylor, of the firm of Webber and Co., Covent Garden, 
died on August 15th, in his 67th year. He had been connected with Covent 
Garden Market for over thirty years ; and was a prime mover in the formation, 
about 1854, of the British Pomological Society, and an original member of the Fruit and 
Vegetable Committee of the Royal Horticultural Society, on which he sat till quite recently. 
