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organs, and will cause the young leaves to wither and fall off; it also encourages 
red spider. A too damp atmosphere is favourable to the production of mildew, 
especially if the temperature should fall suddenly, from the effect of atmospheric 
changes from without, or other causes. A dry air may be remedied by syringing 
the plants copiously, and, if found necessary, by pouring water on the floor of 
the house. A damp atmosphere is best remedied by giving air. Unless the wea¬ 
ther be very frosty, air should be admitted freely for the first fortnight, to 
strengthen the growing buds ; but so soon as leaves are formed, it will be neces¬ 
sary to keep the house constantly closed, except the air be very mild, which it 
seldom is at this season of the year.” 
If we turn to the subject of propagation, we find a very full 
account of the operations of budding, grafting, &c. ; the first divi¬ 
sion of the work concluding with select lists of Roses suited for 
various purposes. 
The second division of the work, which is by no means the least 
useful, is set apart for the classification and description of the varie¬ 
ties ; and here we have colours, sizes, best modes of growth, soils, 
&c. given ; and, as the author tells us in his preface that these are the 
result of personal observation, their accuracy may be relied on. We 
observe that he has formed three new groups, under the names of 
“Rose de Trianon,” “ Bourbon Perpetual,” and “ Rose de Rosomene.” 
The varieties classed here are certainly more distinct than those of 
some pre-existing groups ; yet w r e would rather have seen amalga¬ 
mations than separations ; the distinctions being already drawn so 
fine, that the skilled in Roses are sometimes puzzled. 
The work is nicely printed, the plates (of which there are fifteen) 
good ; those by M. Maubert, the French flower-painter, beautiful and 
truthful. 
A FEW REMARKS ON THE DUTIES AND DIFFICULTIES 
OF A PANSY CENSOR. 
Having been chosen on a late occasion as one of the Pansy Censors 
at the Surrey Gardens, and having endeavoured to perform that office 
to the best of my judgment and ability, I think myself not unqualified 
to say a few words with respect to its duties and difficulties. 
What, then, are the duties of a Pansy Censor ? How, and by whom, 
defined ? How is he to fulfil them ? Here is the first difficulty. He 
receives from the Committee some very vague, or, I might rather say 
with truth, no instructions at all, as to how he is to judge. The 
result is, that he enters the tent without the least definite idea upon 
what grounds, or by what plan, to execute his office. With three 
or more Censors, all in the same awkward plight, it must, of course, 
be a great lottery "whether they arrive at a right conclusion. I can¬ 
not help thinking the duties of a Pansy Censor might be more clearly 
defined by a Committee like that of the South London. 
I would propose some such directions as these : 
1st. Each stand must be valued according to the following direc¬ 
tions ; and the number of points must be entered separately on the 
