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which it should he allowed to rest, and does not require any particular care; hut in abstaining from supplying it 
with water, the soil should not he allowed to get too dry. Of the two other species of the same genus, one C. venosa, 
Dne. (Besleria melisscefolia ) has the calyx greenish, and somewhat similar to that of Sinningia } the other, C. 
' pulchella Dne. {Besleriapulchella), on the contrary, has the calyx of a carmine red, and almost entire. The colour 
of this part of the flower will therefore be sufficient to characterize and identify, without difficulty, the three 
species which at present constitute the genus Chrysothemis.— Revue Horticole. 
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NEW CONTINENTAL FRUITS. 
CURRANTS. 
Gonduin or Gondouin. —This Currant is of vigorous habit; the leaves resemble those of the Tine, their 
medium breadth is about three inches, and they are five-lobed ; the hunches measure four inches in length, and 
hear, on an average, twenty-five berries, each a quarter of an inch in diameter, and of a vermilion-red colour. 
This variety is produced from seed with the same qualities, as we have proved for ourselves. 
White Pearl of Dielighem. —This excellent white variety was raised from seed. The hunches are four inches 
long, and hear generally from twenty-six to thirty berries. The berry is spherical, a quarter of an inch in 
diameter. The seeds perceptible through the epicarp, the eye somewhat dark, and the whole berry like a beauti¬ 
ful pearl. It is the best white variety in cultivation, and was raised by M. Remi Wilquet, gardener, at Jette> 
near Brussels.— La Belgique Horticole. 
STRAWBERRIES, 
Xaimefte. —The fruit of this is perfectly round, and does not attain a great size, measuring only about three- 
quarters of an inch long, and a little more in diameter. In form it is ovoid, nearly spherical, and regular; the 
calyx has from fifteen to twenty lanceolate sepals ; the peduncle is thick and hairy. The colour of the berry is 
purple tinged with a vinous violet; the seeds prominent and red. The odour is vinous and very good ; the flesh 
juicy and rose-coloured; the taste is sweet, very vinous, and haring a grateful aroma. We name it Praise 
Xaimette , from the locality whence it was obtained. It was raised by M. Lorio, Rue Naimette, Liege, in 1850. 
Lorio. —This variety is named after the raiser, M. Lorio, of Liege. It is of the large class of Strawberries, 
the medium size of the fruit being fully an inch and a half in diameter, and about an inch between the apex and 
the stalk. In general form it is rhomboid, which is rather rare in this fruit, and appears as if two berries were 
growing together ; those of less size are almost square. The calyx has from fifteen to twenty-five adpressed sepals. 
The fruit is purple ; the seeds prominent and red ; the flesh rose-coloured, with a zone of red towards the epicarp, 
firm and juicy, haring a small cavity in the centre. The flavour is fresh, sweet, aromatic, slightly musky. The 
habit is robust; the leaves large, hairy, and much dentated.— La Belgique Horticole. 
GOOSEBERRIES. 
Prune de Gathoye. —This Gooseberry was raised from seed by M. Gathoye, horticulturist at Liege, a very suc¬ 
cessful raiser of fruits. A red-fruited English variety was sown in dry stony soil, near the hanks of the Meuse, 
and having a south aspect. The berry measures about an inch and a half in length, and an inch and a quarter in 
diameter. It is ovate-elongate, the peduncle thick and short; from eight to ten large and prominent veins appear 
on the exterior surface, which is studded with numerous short black hairs. The epicarp is of a sanguineous red 
passing to violet, and having a shade of pale rose. The flesh is green at the exterior, the taste is sweet, the juice 
abundant, and the aroma delicate. The fruit ripens in July. 
Peine Claude de Gathoye.—The fruit is of an elliptical globular form, slightly depressed at the eye and stalk. 
The transverse diameter measures about an inch and a quarter. The colour is a clear golden yellow ; the nerves 
are pale, and there are a few red spots at the summit. It has few hairs, and the peduncle is about an inch and a 
half long. The flesh is all yellow, slightly green at the exterior ; the taste delicious ; the aroma grateful. This 
is certainly one of the best Gooseberries that can he grown. The whole plant has a yellowish aspect. Raised by 
M. Gathoye from seed, and is yet very little known.— La Belgique Horticole. 
FIG. 
Grosse superfine de la Saussaye. —This variety, which was raised by M. Croux, nurseryman at La Saussaye, in 
YiUejuif, near Paris, is a most excellent fruit, attaining perfect maturity in the c lim ate of Paris. The fruit, in 
an early stage, is pyriform, and measures about three inches and a half long and two inches and a half broad. It 
has numerous prominent ridges extending from the apex to the stalk, and sometimes becoming ramified. When 
mature, it becomes much broader towards the peduncle, and then takes an oblong form ; the ridges also are less 
prominent or entirely disappear. The skin is violet, marbled with pale green, and marked with numerous small, 
oblong, greenish-yellow spots, and haring a slight bloom. The flesh is soft, juicy, and agreeably flavoured— 
yellowish green, with reddish seeds. This fig differs essentiaRy from the Yiolette Poire de Bordeaux, andYiolette 
longue, or Grosse Figue aulique, hv its flesh being greenish,—a character which brings it near the Cuoude Muelo 
of the southern provinces (cul-de-mulet); hut the latter is of a lively reddish brown. The present variety then, 
is quite new, and much superior to those usually grown round Paris.— Revue Horticole. 
