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THE COTTAGE GARDENER. 
Dkcembkr 18. 
iiig those cuttiiifjs. Towfircls the end of the last week in 
dune, I received cuttinj^s ot twelve ot the best old kinds, 
such’as Antumna, Ln Vogue, Drine Drine, .Ninon, Co- 
libi'i, Jotttta, ^lignonclte', Soljiitei'i'e, and so loith , and to 
tlie end of July, 1 made a lew cnttinois of most of the 
fii'st lot every litLoen davs, iiotinpjthc date, the time they 
were idanled out, and that of coming into bloom; also 
took notes oi progress from my partner; and, since the 
middle of October, I had much assistance from other 
friends, who undertook to bloom })art of the sample in 
various ways, and in different kinds of houses, also, to 
test the usefulness of cut flowers in rooms ot various 
degrees of heat and light. These experiments were car¬ 
ried on with a view to publication on the part ot all of 
us, so that I am certain of my repoads, as far as they go; 
but there is a great field befoi-e us yet, before we are 
masters of the subject. 
We must come down upon !Mi“. Salter, and all the rest 
of them in the spring,—get in whole collections, and 
treat them over next year ; tlieu niake fresh selections for 
the conservator's for cut blooms, and, above all, lor the 
flower-beds. In order to help us, ] have made the fol¬ 
lowing tests of the best and second-best kinds, out of all 
the sections from Mr. Salter’s collection. Meantime, I 
should be glad to receive any reports about them from 
our own readers, or any suggestions as to how the ex¬ 
periments for next year should be conducted, bor^ my 
own part, 1 can see no objection to having them from 
cuttings early in the spring; no matter bovv early, it 
there is convenience; but, in all cases. I would cut down 
the early kinds in April, the middle Icinds in May, and 
the late ones in June, if they were intended for a suc¬ 
cession in the flower beds; after cutting down and di¬ 
viding my own stock, aud planting them out in single 
rows, thirty inches apart. 
In the following list of older kinds, the very best are 
marked with a star, aud the second best are without 
marks; but some of the kinds may have to exchange 
jilaces after another season’s trial, 'i'he meaning of, and 
the way to pronounce, some ot the foreign names are 
also given, as 1 am constantly asked for that kind oi 
information; but the exact tints of the flowers cannot 
be given by any one who has not grown them for a 
season both in and outof-doors ;— 
Adonis (A beautiful youth inPagan history).—A fine 
rosy and white flower. 
Aon DOR (Golden age) —A fine large yellow. 
Amax.thee (Amalthrca, J upiter’s nurse).'—A large lilac 
flower with a bron/.e tint. 
Ad.mirai, Durvij.le.—a brassy light yellow. 
Argentum (Silvery).—This is the purest white flower 
among Pompones. 
Asmodie (Asmodeus, one of the evil spirits).—A firy- 
red-orange, and very conspicuous. 
Attala.—A large lilac-blush flower. 
Aurore Roreale.—A large dark orange. 
Autumna. —The best of the Spanish browns. 
Eayardiere (Arabian dancing girls).—There is a 
precedent, in Botany, for this name. Mantisia saltatoria, 
or dancing girls. The flower is of a new colour—a 
silvery-rose bron/.ed. 
Beadte Toulousaine. —A small French-white, or rosy- 
purple and white. A dwarf kind. 
^Bernard de Rennes. —A fine, large, yellowish-buff 
flower. 
*Berroi.. —Another fine thing. A golden-yellow 
flower, and one of the best for a pot specimen, being a 
very profuse bloomer. 
Berttiile.—A rather large flower, pale lilac. 
rTlijou DE i.’Horticulture. —A creamy-white flower; 
largo aud late. 
::Tlou.—Tliero were two kinds by this name in 
but, after comparing them, 1 see no difference. It is a 
fine dark brown. 
Boule rose' (Rose ball).—A nice little rosy-lilac. 
BopUF.T DE LA Reine (Tho Queen's nosegay).—A fine 
W’hite, tipped with rose, and a dwarf plant. 
r-BRiLLtANT.—Due of the best, inclined to crimson- 
scarlet. 
CiiEDEViLi.E.—Redish-orange, inclined to crimson. 
❖Cleobis (A name in Pagan history).—This is a fine 
mixture of rose-carmine and white. 
-rCoLiBRt.—This name is used in several branches of 
natural history, as for a section of humming birds and 
of snakes; but the derivation is disputed; the meaning 
is the same as “ shot silk.” The flower changes from 
rich purple to brown on the edges, and from deep firy- 
orange to nankeen. It is an excellent late kind. 
^-CoMTE Ytgier. —A large mottled pale salmon flower. 
A fine pot plant. 
■--Doctor Durel. —Carmine-red. A fine flower. 
^-Drine Drine (Dryne Dreen, a German drinking 
song).—One of the best clear yellows. 
^-Etoii.e de Vends (The star of Venus).—Another 
fine yellow and orange. 
Fenella (One of Sir Walter Scott’s female char¬ 
acters).—This little lady darkens the window of my 
office w'hilc I write this, with some T'.K) fringed flowers 
full open, on a small plant. It is ,a distinct kind of 
yellow from all tlie rest, and one of the latest onl-of- 
doors. 
^-Folichonne (A clowm).—Some spell this Policbonne, 
which is wrong. This is a merry-looking flower, white 
and pencilled yellow. 
Hector.— A fine yellow, and bronze. 
Helene. —Rosy-violet. 
Hendersonix. —The earliest yellow of the old kinds. 
Jonas.—B ronzy-yellow, tipped with brown. 
IjA Fiancee (The Bride).—In the way of Argentum. 
=>La Radieuse (The Radiant).—A fine flower, violet, 
and white. 
L.v Rouse ('The Russety).—A fine orange-red. 
•;TiA Vogue ('The Fasliion).—One of the very best 
golden-yellow, tipped dark-brown in the centre, in the 
open air. 
*Ija DIoine ('I’he Monk).—Cinnamon. 
I,E Naxn Bebe (The little baby).—Rosy-lilac; an 
early, sweet-scented kind; very dwarf. 
*Ij0Uis Piton. —A lai-ge, early, silvery-blush flower; 
the best light to stand the weathei’. Mine opened on 
the 15th October, and is not over yet, 11th December. 
*Madame de Vatrv. —A fine rosy-lilac aud wliite. 
^Madajih de Merlieux. —A large golden-yellow. 
=-Madame PxcxiAUJj.—White aircl crimson. 
-- Madame Rousselon. —A fine flower, white, tipped 
rose or cherry. 
^-Marceau (A family name).—Rose, bordei'ed with 
white. 
=-Marabout (Marabout feathers.)—A pure wliite, large 
to]) kaot-like flower, fringed like Marabout feathers. 
=-Xelly.—S ulphur and White. 'There is a single 
worthless kind also called Nelly. 
■-i=PERLE DU Prado ('The Pearl of the Prado, or public 
promenade, at Madrid).—An exquisite coloui', rose and 
peach. 
PiQuiLi.o—A dwarf plant, with rosy flowers. 
*Plui d’Or (Golden-Rain).—Canary-yellow. A very 
dwarf, compact plant 
^President Decaisne. — One of the very best out- 
of-doors. A purplish-lilac. 
Princesse jMatiixlde.' —Sulphur aud white. 
"•Reqdiqux (Rekye-kee, the name of a French clown). 
—A very fine pot-plant, with large, violet-plum-coloured 
flowers. 
Rose Pompone, —Silvery-lilac, a new colour. 
*SuRi'RisE.—An early kind; white, tipped witli lilac. 
Soon turns wliite iu-door.s, but keeps the lilncy tint out- 
ofidoova to the last. 
