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tinue, except in very bad weather, up to the first week in June. It is surprising 
the common single mixed Anemones are not more in favour ; they are magnificent 
flowers, and nearly all colours from rich red and scarlet to blue and white, and no 
plant can be easier managed. 
Cliveden. J. Fleming. 
OUR MONTHLY CHRONICLE. 
Royal Horticultural Society. —The first 
spring Show was held on the 25 th, and there 
was a very good display for the season; more¬ 
over, the subjects being ranged in the glazed 
and comfortably-heated eastern conservatory 
arcade could be inspected without dread of 
the weather. Not only was there a large and 
excellent display of Hyacinths, and early 
Tulips, but Cyclamens, Crocuses, Roses, 
Camellias, and miscellaneous flowering-plants 
were there in considerable numbers. As usual 
the finest Hyacinths were to be found in the 
Nurserymen’s Class, where Mr. Paul took 
first for eighteen, with Yon Schiller, Ma¬ 
caulay, Solfaterre, Koh-i-Noor, Miss Nightin¬ 
gale, King of Blues, Garrick, Van Speyk, 
Charles Dickens, Grand Lilas, Feruck Khan, 
Prince Albert, Tubiflora, Gigantea, Seraphine, 
Grandeur a Merveille, and Alba Maxima; 
and Messrs. Cutbush who were second, had 
also an excellent eighteen. Of new kinds not 
previously exhibited, La Framjaise, white; 
Cuvier, pale blue with indigo stripe ; Princess 
Mary of Cambridge, pale blue with a fine 
spike and large bells ; Beauty of Waltham, 
rosy pink with white eye; and Leviathan, 
white, with a slight tinge of rose, were the 
most promising. In addition to their exhi¬ 
bitions in the above and other classes, there 
were large collections from the same growers. 
Roses in pots and cut blooms of the same in 
boxes were remarkably good for so early in 
the season, and there were some splendid 
Crocuses and Cyclamens, the former from Mr. 
Paul, the latter from Messrs. E. G. Hender¬ 
son. A curious and ornamental Fig was 
shown, being the fruit of Ficus Cooperi, 
ripened in the garden at Chiswick. It is 
about the size of a small bantam’s egg, and 
red speckled with yellowish white. If edible 
it would serve to give variety to the dessert. 
The Floral and Fruit Committees have re¬ 
sumed their meetings, and the result has been 
two very interesting gatherings, one on the 
7th, and the other on the 21st of the month, 
and on each occasion a scientific meeting of 
the Society was held afterwards, the Chair¬ 
men of the Floral and Fruit Committees, and 
the Rev. M. J. Berkeley making observations 
on the principal objects of interest exhibited; 
and at the last meeting Mr. Paul delivered an 
admirable lecture on Spring Flowers, which 
was listened to with great attention by a 
numerous audience. There can be no doubt 
that by these meetings the Society may do 
much to strengthen its position and maintain 
its character as a national institution; and 
we look forward to their taking a yet greater 
development. 
Royal Botanic Society. —The first of 
the minor shows was held on the 18th, and 
although the wind was exceedingly cold and 
cutting, there was a fair attendance of visitors, 
including H.R.H. the Princess of Wales and 
Duchess of Cambridge. Hyacinths, of course, 
were the principal object of the show, but 
there was a fair exhibition of other flowers. 
Mr. Paul carried off the chief honours, being 
first both for twelve and for a collection, 
Messrs. Cutbush being second. His twelve con¬ 
sisted of Solfaterre, Yon Schiller, Macaulay, 
King of the Blues, Garrick, Grand Lilas, Prince 
Albert, Grandeur a Merveille, Yan Speyk, 
Alba Maxima, Tubiflora, and Ida. The 
spikes had an air of free growth without the 
slightest approach to looseness, that at once 
marked them for the first place. The large 
collections of the same flower consisted of 
125 pots from Mr. Paul, and 100 from Mr. 
Cutbush, and there were many noble spikes 
in each. Early Tulips, Camellias, Chinese 
Primulas, and Cinerarias were also well re¬ 
presented, and there were several exhibitions 
of Aucubas of different varieties, including 
some in fruit, and one from Messrs. E. G. 
Henderson in flower. The most remarkable 
plants in this way, however, were those sent 
by Mr. Laing, of Twickenham, being two 
plants of the common mottled-leaved kind, 
bearing a profusion of berries, and forming 
handsome objects either for out-door or 
house decoration. This, we believe, is the 
first time the common Aucuba has been seen 
in fruit, and Mr. Laing deserves every credit 
for having been the first to obtain so desirable 
a result, and in a few years we shall doubt¬ 
less have in our gardens and squares fruitful 
Aucubas in abundance. 
New Vegetables. —Among the novelties 
which are announced by Yilmorin & Co., 
are the following :—Schweinfurth Cabbage — 
of German origin, and described as having 
the largest head of any Cabbage known, 
being very early as compared with other 
large kinds, and coming in after the early 
York and Joannet. If sown in the begin¬ 
ning of March it is fit for use in August, and 
it is thought it may be sown for succession 
up to the middle of June, to come into use 
in October. The stem is very short, and the 
heart very large, somewhat flattened, and 
not very compact, but tender and of good 
quality. Norwegian Savoy .—Very hardy, 
