828 
THE COTTAGE 
GARDENER AND COUNTRY GENTLEMAN’S 
COMPANION.—Auotrsr 
1850. 
fastigiata, Hartnelli, incana, pul- 
chella, rubra, Sec. ; Euphorbia 
atro-purpurea, irabricata, serrata; 
Euste^ia hastata; Eustrephus 
angustifolius; Euthalcs macro- 
phylla, trinervis. 
Fallcia repens; Farscttia chei- 
rantboides ; Ficldia australis ; 
Fuchsia, many varieties. 
Gardenia florida, Sec. ; Gasteria, 
many kinds; Gazania pavonia, 
rigens, uniflora; Genista mono- 
sperma; Gladiolus floribundus, 
Hi c. ; Gnida capitata, sericea, 
simplex ; Gomphocarpus cris- 
pus ; Gompholobium capitatum, 
Hendersonii; Goodenia gracilis, 
ovata. 
Hakea clavata, dactyloides ; Ha- 
worthia albicans, araclmoides, 
margaritifera; Hebenstreitia cor- 
data, Sec. ; Heliclirysum crassi- 
folium, divaricatum, heUanthemi- 
folium ; Heliophila cleomoides ; 
Hcliotropium, various; Herbertia 
pulchella; Hibbertia saligna; 
Ilovea longifolia, linearis ; Ho- 
venia dulcis ; Hudsonia Nuttallii; 
Huinea elegaus ; Hydrangea. 
Indigofera argentea, frutescens; 
Ipomwa Sellowii ; Ipomopsis 
elegans; Isopogon anetnonifo- 
lius. 
Jasminum Azoricutn, grandiflo- 
rum. 
Lagerstrccmia granditlora ; Lapagc- 
ria rosea ; Lasiospermuni pedun- 
culare; Lcucadendron cinercum; 
Leucospermum lincare; Liglit- 
footia Loddigcsii; Lobelia, many; 
Lotus Jacobteus. 
Mahernia verticillata ; Martynia 
longiflora ; Melaleuca calycina, 
fulgens, lanceolata; Mesem- 
bryanthemum calycinutn, ca- 
lendulaceum, Sec. ; Mimetes 
divaricata ; IMirbelia grandiflora ; 
Mitraria coccinea. 
Nandina domestica; Nerium ole¬ 
ander, Si C. 
Olea fragrans, sativa, &c.; Othonna 
arborescens ; Oxalis divergens, 1 
Sec. ; Oxylobium ellipticum. 
Passerina filiformis ; Passiflora 
cterulea, racemosa, Sec. ; Pelar¬ 
gonium, great variety; Persoonia 
linearis, salicina ; Petunias; 
Pharbitis Learii; Pliylica pini- 
folia ; Pimelea Hendersonii; Pla- 
tylobium parviflorum, triangu- 
lare ; Plumbago Capensis ; Poly¬ 
gala bracteolata, genistoides, 
myrtifolia, pinifolia, simplex, 
speciosa ; Pomaderris globulosa ; 
Pricstleya umbellata; Pronaya 
elegans ; Prostranthera denticu- j 
lata ; Pteronia tlexicaulis. 
Rhodanthe Manglesii; libycosper- 
mum jasminoides; Roelliaciliata ; , 
Roylea elegans ; Ruellia lactea. i 
Salpiglossis, many ; Salvia fulgens, j 
Sec.; Samolu3 litoralis; Schi- 
zanthus Grahami, Sec. ; Schotia 
alata; Scottia dentata; Selago 
corymbosa, diffusa; Sempervivuin 
arboreum,rctusum, tabuliefonne, ; 
&c.; Sipbocampylos coccineus, 
lantanifolius; Solanum jasmi¬ 
noides; Sollyaheterophylla, linea¬ 
ris; Spielmannia Africana; Statice 
alata, cinerea, monopetala, mu- 
cronata, pubescens, sufl’ruticosa ; 1 
Struthiola angustifolia, incana, 
longiflora, striata; Stylidium 
fruticosum, scandens; Styphelia 
epacrioidcs, tubiflora; Swainsonia 
astragalifolia, galegifolia. 
Telopea speciosissima ; Teplirosia 
sericea; Testudinaria elephan- j 
tipes ; Tetratheca glandulosa, 
ericifolia ; Trachymenc ccerulea ; 
Tropceolum pentaphyllum, Sec. ; 
Tweedia floribunda; Tylophora 
grandiflora. 
Velleja paradoxa; Veltheimia viri- , 
difolia; Verbena, many; Vero¬ 
nica dccussata, salicifolia; Vi- 
borgia obcordata; Viminaria 
lateriflora; Virgilia Jutca; Vivi- 
ana grandiflora. 
Witheringia purpurea. 
Zicbya inophylla. 
Having bad several bints in the way of complaint, 
that I confined myself too mueb to plants generally 
known and frequently met with, 1 have been induced 
for once to give a more lengthened list, though I should | 
despair of finding any such collection in bloom in any 
one establishment, however large. Many of our corre¬ 
spondents complain that, go where they will to shows 
and gardens, they meet with the same forms and types, 
which, at length, assume a wearisome sameness; and 
they think that there are many very interesting plants, i 
really beautiful, never now met with, though, from the 
time they have been in the country, they ought to be 
procured at a reasonable price, if there was anything 
like a demand for them. I shall now give a few running 
observations, confining myself, at this time, to green¬ 
house plants. 
Abronia. —These in warm places arc nearly hardy, 
aud are as easily kept as Verbenas in cool pits in winter. 
They soon trail over a bed; but, where the soil is uot 
sandy and poor, they grow too much to leaf: planted on , 
the top of a little knoll, faced with pieces of old wood or 
flints, they soon cover it by creeping gracefully over it. 
Placed in a pot, in a basket suspended, they are interest- j 
itig objects in a cool bouse in summer. They like a 
little leaf-mould to start iu; after that, the commonest! 
soil will do. Propagated freely by cuttings and seeds. 
Abutii.on. — 1 The one named in the list is as beautiful as 
any. The orange aud red-striped, bell-shaped, Mallow 
(lowers are exceedingly handsome, suspended by their 
long, thread-like flower-stalks. Though an old well-known 
plant, it rivals, iu our opinion, the graceful Hexacentris 
Mysoriensis, and blooms, with little care, much more 
profusely. Those who saw this Hexacentris some years 
ago, trained like a lady’s parasol open, with the flowers 
banging down from the top, will get an idea of the best 
mode of growing this Abutilon—namely, taking a single 
stem to the height of three or four feet, stopping it there, 
and causing the plant to make a round head like a 
standard Hose. When the head is thus formed the 
shoots should ho cut freely hack to within a few buds of 
their base every spring, and the young shoots that come 
from these buds ought to produce plenty of flowers for 
most of the summer, and few things will equal it iu 
elegance aud beauty. Any place will keep them in win¬ 
ter, where they will he secure from frost, being almost as 
hardy as a Fuchsia. 1 have tried it out-of-doors in 
summer, with no marked success; it does better against 
a wall. South of London it is almost hardy in some 
places. It is easily propagated by cuttings, and when 
young iu a pot likes light soil aud a little leaf-mould or 
lieath-soil; but, when established, it should have little 
except stilfish loam to grow in, and receive manure 
waterings frequently, aud a good dash of the syringe iu 
afternoons, to keep the red spider at a distance. 
( Tu be continued.) 
FLORISTS' FLOWERS. 
THE riNK. 
The easy culture, beautiful flowers, and delicious 
fragrance of the Pink have rendered it universally a 
favourite in all gardens, from the highest to the most 
humble. The size of the flowers has been, of late 
years, greatly increased, and the qualities of the modern 
varieties have also much improved. 
A few hints on its culture will, no doubt, he accept¬ 
able to many of the readers of The Cottage Gardener, 
especially such growers as have but lately begun to 
cultivate it. The Pink has this advantage over the 
Carnation and Pieotee, namely, its hardihood. It does 
not require large, expensive pots, hut may he grown in 
the open border with great success. The soil it re¬ 
quires is a light loam, enriched with a good dressing of 
leaf-mould wherever that can he procured, hut if not to 
be had, then use stahle-duug well decomposed. One 
successful growor that I knew told me that his best 
Pinks were grown in common garden-soil, freely mixed 
with decayed thatch. From that circumstance we may 
conclude that the peculiar vegetable matters in the 
straw, when decayed, are highly useful in the culture of 
this charming, fragrant flower. Hence the straw in 
stable-manure renders it suitable as a fertiliser. 
To grow this flower for exhibition, it is necessary to 
propagate it every year, and the best blooms may 
always he procured from plauts propagated the season 
previous to that in which they are to produce winning 
flowers. Let every new beginner remember this point, 
if he wishes to succeed in obtaining prizes. The best 
season for propagation is from the middle of June to 
the end of July. The mode is by piping. A piping is, 
iu fact, another technical name for a cutting. It should 
he about three inches long. The lower leaves should he 
carefully trimmed off, without touching or wounding the 
hark of the stem. Four leaves should be left on each 
cutting or piping. They may he struck in two ways, 
that is, under a hand-light, or in pots placed under a 
frame in gentle heat. The latter is the quickest mode : 
the pipings root by it the most readily. In both methods 
a thin layer of pure white sand on tiie surface is’useful. 
When sand is used, there is less fear of damp destroying 
them. Shade from hot sun should he always applied, 
and water given with great moderation. Whilst the 
cuttings are rooting, the bed to receive them should ho 
duly prepared, by digging over frequently to thoroughly 
mix in the fertilisers. The soil should he elevated above 
the walks and general level at least two or three inches, 
the highest part to he in the middle. When the pipings 
are well rooted, plant them out immediately. This 
should take place the first week in September, which 
