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The following plants were the most prominent in the exhibitions, 
which have been remarkably good. Magnolia conspicua, Cactus 
Jenkinson, Camellias reticulata, Rawesiana, &c. Berberis aquifolium, 
Echeveria gibbiflora, a new species of Berberis, from Chili, Acacia 
Verticillata, Euphorbia bilabris, Ribes stamineum and sanguineum, 
Primula verticillata, and a very fine Azalea indica phoenicea. Some 
handsome collections of apples have also appeared, several of them 
the contents of boxes sunk in the earth : of these the Boston Russet 
appeared to have kept better than the other varieties, no specimens 
of it having decayed. 
Cuttings of the Beurre d’aremberg. Forme de Delices, Courte de 
Lamy, Monarch, and of other first rate pears, have been distributed 
to the assembled members with the usual spring domations of seeds. 
ARTICLE X.—HORTICULTURAL CALENDAR. 
VEGETABLE DEPARTMENT. 
Broccoli .—Plant out the early raised plants two feet apart for 
heading in autumn, and sow the Siberian to produce heads next 
May : about the middle, sow Green Cape and Early Purple Cape, 
and Grange’s Early White, to come in from the end of August to 
Christmas. 
Carrots for drawing young in summer, should be sown in the 
beginning; and towards the end the main crop will require thinning 
out to about six or eight inches apart; but when they are intended 
to be drawn in summer as they are wanted for use, only thin to four 
or five inches. 
Cauliflowers .—Hitherto sheltered under hand-glasses must be 
fully exposed. About the end of the month sow some seed for 
Michaelmas and winter crops, and dust the beds with lime to destroy 
the slugs as soon as the plants make their appearance. 
Beets .—Thin the red to ten inches or a foot apart and the green 
and white to six inches apart. 
Celery .—Plant the first sowing in trenches. 
Cabbage .—Plant out the spring raised for autumn use ; and draw 
about the stems of the early ones, in the beginning also sow more 
seed of the Van Ack, &c. 
Dwarf Kidney Beans as the Canterbury, cream-coloured, dun- 
coloured, &c. may now be sown on a warm border, in drills, two feet 
and a half apart. 
