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THE FLORIST AND POMOLOGIST. 
never being injured by frost in the climate 
of Paris; keeps well, and may be considered 
as intermediate between a Savoy and a 
Cabbage. It has a tall stem and very glau¬ 
cous leaves, almost blue, and acquiring a 
reddish brown tinge after frost. The head 
is of medium size and excellent quality. 
Under the name of Chou Joulin, a small and 
very early Savoy is generally cultivated for 
market in Anjou. Dwarf Lenormand Cauli¬ 
flower , said to be dwarfer than the original, 
the leaves smaller and less numerous, but the 
head as large. Zaitue Chicon pomme en 
terre. —This is a Cos Lettuce, forming a 
very close heart, which being one-third under 
ground does not require tying. Its merits 
consist in the large quantity of salad which 
it produces in a small space. 
Market Gardening at Hyeres. —A com¬ 
pany has just been formed to take advantage 
of the fine climate and soil of this place, for 
growing on an extensive scale fruits, vege¬ 
tables, flowers, seeds, and plants, for market; 
and being in direct communication with 
Paris, many of the productions which in 
winter and early spring are brought to the 
London market from Algeria, will, probably, 
be replaced by those from this new and less 
distant source of supply. 
Blanching Endive. —When mild weather 
is followed by a sharp frost, Endive covered 
up for blanching sometimes remains a month 
in a green state, in consequence of growth 
being arrested. To obviate this, the market 
gardeners in the south of France adopt 
various expedients, such as half burying the 
plants. Another and more certain method 
consists in raising a hotbed • a foot thick, in 
a dark close place, using fresh dung, if rapid 
blanching is desired, or mixing it more or 
less with old if they are not pressed for time; 
and according to the heat of the bed, the time 
required for blanching, varies from one to 
three or four days. The Endive is carefully 
taken up with a little earth attached to the 
roots, and without bruising either roots or 
leaves, placed upright and pressed close to¬ 
gether on the bed. A thick roll of straw is 
put round the sides of the bed to prevent 
the escape of the heat, and the whole is 
lightly covered over with straw. A moderate 
watering is then given if the hotbed is 
moderate; but if strong, it is well watered. 
This serves to check the heat a little, which, 
if too strong and sudden, would cause the 
leaves to assume a pale colour, instead of 
being tender and of a rich golden yellow, as 
when a moist heat is afforded. 
New Work on Fruits. —M. Mas, Presi¬ 
dent of the Horticultural Society of Ain 
(France), has begun to publish, under the 
title of “ Le Verger,” a work on fruits, con¬ 
taining descriptions and coloured plates of 
the varieties, together with cultural remarks. 
It is to appear in monthly parts, each con¬ 
taining coloured plates of eight varieties, and 
sixteen pages of descriptive letterpress, the 
cost of which will be £1 per annum, the 
whole to be completed in eleven volumes. 
Foreign Horticultural Exhibitions.— 
It has been decided to hold a grand horti¬ 
cultural exhibition at Paris, in 1867, in 
conjunction with the international exhibition 
to be held the same year. The Amsterdam 
exhibition, which is to open on the 7th of 
this month, and close on the 12th, from the 
number of classes and the prizes offered, 
amounting to more than £1200, promises to 
be well attended, and many eminent horti¬ 
culturists have signified their intention of 
being present at the horticultural congress, 
which is to be held concurrently. A congress 
is likewise to be held at the exhibition at 
Erfurt, on the 15th of September, and at 
this it is proposed to investigate the truth 
of the Darwinian theory. An agricultural and 
horticultural exhibition is likewise to be held 
at Cologne, from the 15th to the 31st of May. 
Foreign Botanical Appointments. —Dr. 
Schubeler has been appointed Professor of 
Botany, and Director of the Christiana Bo¬ 
tanic Garden, and Dr. Maximocvicz, who has 
recently returned from Japan with a nu¬ 
merous collection of plants, has become 
Director of the Imperial Garden at St. 
Petersburg. 
OBITUARY. 
Mr. F. Chitty, gardener to Tom Web- 
ley Esq., The Uplands, Selly Park, near Bir¬ 
mingham, and an occasional contributor to 
these pages, died there on the 14th of March, 
after a three-days illness, at the early age 
of 33. His master writing in the Journal 
of Horticulture, to which Mr. Chitty was 
also a contributor, bears the following testi¬ 
mony to his worth. “Although he has been 
in my service but a little more than two 
years, yet the confidence I had in him was 
unbounded. He was in all things a trust¬ 
worthy and faithful servant, and respected 
by all who knew him, not only for his ability 
as a gardener, but for his kind and un¬ 
assuming manners. He was ever ready to 
impart and to receive any information con¬ 
nected with his profession, and though he has 
been here but so short a time, yet will he be 
much missed by the lovers of horticulture in 
this neighbourhood. He has left a widow 
and five young children (the oldest not yet 
nine years old), to lament his loss, and totally 
unprovided for.” Diffident almost to a fault, 
he never hazarded an opinion till he felt as¬ 
sured of its correctness, and in his writings 
he was thoroughly practical, confining him¬ 
self to facts which he had himself observed. 
We regret to announce the death of Mr. 
J. F. Wood, formerly of the Coppice, Not¬ 
tingham, and for many years editor of the 
“ Midland Florist.” Some years ago he 
emigrated to South Australia, and established 
