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yellow striped, crimson and white, and striped crimson and yellow. In 
size they were from two to three feet in diameter, and twelve to eighteen 
inches in height. The flowers were, when expanded (in the evening), 
about three-quarters of an inch in diameter, and so numerous, as 
literally to cover the plants, but their chief attraction was the abundant 
Azalea-like fragrance they emitted after sunset, and which gave them 
a striking resemblance, both in appearance and scent, to those charming 
shrubs. Their cultivation is exceedingly simple; the seeds being sown 
in pans in the spring, with those of other half-hardy plants, and 
transferred from thence into the open borders ; the soil should be good 
garden mould ; and when in flower, neglect not to mark such plants as 
have blooms of extra size or peculiar colour. 
Besides seeding very abundantly, the tubers of choice varieties can 
be saved if taken up before the frost, and replanted out about the 
middle or end of May. I have not tried the experiment of striking 
cuttings from the tubers, like Dahlias, but there is little doubt it can be 
successfully done. Thus it will be seen there are few plants of so 
much beauty and fragrance, which are so simply cultivated. The 
French, with their usual aptitude of “ Calling things by their right 
names ” have most appropriately designated this the Lady of the 
Night (Belle de Nuit), as then it is its odour is so highly attractive; 
and how many establishments are there where the front of a shrubbery 
border, a favourite evening promenade, where 
“ Ladies sweet, at eventide, 
“Wander ’neath the moon’s pale beams.” 
may have the air redolent of perfume, and sparkling with blossom, 
which can be insured by no other plant, in equal quantity or quality. 
Thus I trust the recollections of many temporarily discarded beauties 
may, with the assistance of some of your floricultural friends, be revived ; 
that the first few lines on “ Neglected flowers ” will not be permitted 
to be written in vain. 
Amicus. 
CULTURE OF THE RASPBERRY. 
I beg to congratulate you on your staff of “corresponding 
members ; ” and I think the quality of their communications speaks 
well for the effect of modern horticultural publications; for to that 
source may be traced, if I may judge by myself, a fair amount of the 
increased scientific character of amateur gardening. Besides my friend 
from Deal, who really does manage to grow, and to grow well, in that 
square inch of a garden of his all the many things he tells us about 
(and where he puts them I cannot conceive, though I remember each 
in its place as he names it), there is now among others Mr. Radclyffe, 
whom I do not yet know personally, but to whom I beg to tender my 
thanks for his remarks on the protection of fruit trees in certain localities. 
For, convinced by his reasoning, I adopted his plan with that modifi- 
