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THE COTTAGE GARDENER. 
TJone 19. f 
America. A robust-growing shrub, with largo leaves, 
beautifully spotted and blotched with white. Allied to 
Caladium. 
Culture. —Requires the constant heat of the stove. 
Soil: sandy loam and peat in equal parts. Drain the 
pots well, as this plant will not bear the least stagnant 
moisture round its roots. Increased by cuttings of the 
young tops placed under a large bell-glass in heat. 
Eleodendron Indicum (Indian E.); East Indies.— 
Leaves dark green, beautifully spotted. The rih of the 
leaf is red. The foliage is large and handsome, and the 
plant forms a handsome bush four or five feet high. 
Flowers inconspicuous. Requires the heat of the stove. 
Soil, peat and loam in equal parts. Increased by cut¬ 
tings placed under a bell-glass in heat. 
Eranthemum leuconervcjm (White-nerved E.); New 
Grenada.—The foliage of this new plant is really beauti¬ 
ful, equal almost to an Anccctochilus, every vein being 
pure white, and the rest of the leaf a beautiful light 
green. It is of an exceeding dwarf habit, and the foliage 
spreads over the pot. The flowers are pure white, but 
small. 
Culture. —It requires the constant heat of the stove. 
Soil, light fibrous loam and sandy peat, in equal parts. 
The pots must be well drained, as it is rather impatient 
of moisture. Increased by cuttings and seed. The cut¬ 
tings must be putin sand, under a bell-glass, and plunged 
in a gentle heat. The seed should be saved as soon as 
it is ripe and sown in March. The cuttings must be 
potted off as soon as they have made roots; for if they 
remain too long in the cutting-pot the roots will perish. 
The seedlings should be potted off, when they have made 
their second leaf, singly, into the smallest sized pots, 
and repotted as they require it. On account of its snug j 
growth and beautiful foliage, this plant is worthy of being 
in every collection 
Hoya carnosa picta (Painted tliick-leaved IP.)—A 
hybrid. 
H. carnosa yariegata (Variegated thick-leaved H.). 
—These two distinct vanegated varieties of the old H. 
carnosa have been introduced lately from the Continent, 
and are very pleasing, with their beautifully-coloured 
leaves. The former has, in the centre of the leaf, a large 
blotch of creamy-white, whilst the edges of the leaf are 
of the usual colour. The latter, on the contrary, has the 
variegation on the edges of the leaf, while the centre is of 
the green colour. Both are beautiful and equally worth 
growing. 
Culture. —The coolest part of the stove, with a full 
exposure to light, is the right position for them. Soil: 
loam and peat, with a free admixture of old lime-rub¬ 
bish. This will assist in keeping up the distinct and 
vivid variegation. They may be increased by cuttings 
of the stem, by a leaf, with a bud at its base, or even by 
a leaf alone, without the bud. The first makes plants 
the quickest. Put the cutting in sand, and give no water 
till a callosity is formed at the bottom of each cutting, or 
leaf: then give a little to encourage the roots to push 
forth, and the shoots to start and grow ; then pot them 
off into small pots, and continually keep them rather 1 
' under-potted. In too large pots, or with too much 
heat and moisture, they are apt to lose their beautiful 
variegation. T. Appleby. 
(To be continued.) 
FLORISTS' FLOWERS. 
ME. GLENNY ON FLORISTS’ FLOWERS. 
At the Society for the Encouragement of Floriculture. 
Mr. Quelch produced the only novelties worth men¬ 
tioning, a Byhlomen Tulip , with deep, dark feather, and 
the ground as clear and pure as snow. The flower had 
1 alien, but it was considered a very beautiful flower. It 
was broken from Mr. Jeffrey’s breeders, and, therefore, its 
origin cannot be traced, as he had breeders of every¬ 
body. A second flower from the same source was ex¬ 
hibited. The white, pure ; shape, good; and the mark¬ 
ings, that remarkable mousey-colour which distinguished 
some of Mr. Rutley’s breeders. This was named Dr. 
Sanders, at the meeting; and although Mr. Quelch de¬ 
clined putting them up for certificates, considering he j 
had only the single bulb of each, both his flowers were 
approved. It is just possible, however, that another i 
year, these flowers may be recognised as old acquaint- j 
ances, for Rutley’s, as well as Clerk’s, Lawrence’s, and 
| other breeders, are spread all over the country, and it is 
! almost beyond possibility that anything new can come j 
j from them. Every grower should raise seedlings for ' 
| himself. 
I The ten thousand French Tulips, which advertisements 
tell the world received gold medals, and other honours, 1 
years back, and are now exhibited in the ground of Mr. 1 
Adams, nurseryman, Kensington, form the most ex¬ 
tensive lot of bad things that has been seen for years, j 
But three clean flowers could be discovered in the whole 1 
ten thousand; there did not appear to be any duplicates I 
of them, nor could the names be recognised. A bright \ 
Rose was called Prince Albert, and a deep Rose was 
named Lord Wellington, and a light Byhlomen, Mrs. 
Purtree. One remarkable feature was the absence of 
Bizarres. Nothing but Roses and Byblomens were 
there, and, with the exceptions already mentioned, all 
bad and dirty at the base. 
Mr. IV. Wragg’s Bizarres have the fault which pre- j 
vails too much, the stripes of colour reach too far down. 
The base for a Tulip must be clear of all specks or ! 
stripes, to be really good. The petals are too flimsy, still 
they may be grown. The brightest is the best, both will 
be found alike in character. 
The London Floricultural Society held their fortnightly 
meeting at Exeter Hall. The principal productions 
were Fuchsias and Verbenas, and some few Pansies. 
Among the varieties of Verbena already in cultivation, 
there were Reine Hortense, British Queen, Vestator, | 
Wonder, King, Magnificent, Pauline, Grandis, Shylock, j 
Laura, Voltigeur, and Defiance; of these, Vestator may . 
be mentioned as a remarkable brown-red, unlike any¬ 
thing before introduced, and a good bedding sort. Shy- 
loch may be noticed, also, as a brilliant light scarlet; 
new this year, though exhibited and approved last 
season. British Queen is a white, with purple centre ; 
also a flower let out this season. Shylock, King, Grandis, 
and Voltigeur, were all of the same batch; let out by 
Mr. Smith, of Hornsey, at the same time. They were 
all in good condition, but not in such perfection as they 
will be later in the season. A new Verbena, called 
Virginias, a true purple, brighter far than Mrs. Mills, \ 
was exhibited, but uot for a prize. It has a fine truss, | 
large flowers slightly cupped, in which state the divisions j 
of the petal are scarcely seen, and when the older 
flowers open flat, they show the divisions. This flower ! 
is an acquisition for colour, and quite equal to some of 
our best in form. This will he shown for a certificate 
in the season, and will no doubt obtain it. Virginias \ 
will rank amongst Exquisite, Mrs. Mills, Shylock, En- I 
chantress, St. Margaret, and such like, and is new. 
Fuchsias comprised Ne plus ultra, long set down by us 
as the prettiest of the reds, Dr. Gross, Dr. Johnson, 
Psyche, Orion, Venus Victrix, Elegantissima (which re¬ 
flexes as much as a Martagen lily), and Alpha. Among 
the new Pansies, was a small, promising yellow, shown ; 
by Mr. Batten, of Clapton, but too small for anything. ' 
Prizes were announced for Hollyhocks, both in class ; 
showing, and for seedlings. 
Another batch of Calceolarias has reached us, with 
nothing to recommend them but colours, and even these 
present us with nothing new. These are from the 
