32 THE COTTAGE GARDENER. April 10. 
Then, as to the best material for making a tank. I have, 
with my apparatus, heated tanks made from four descriptions 
of material, viz., wood alone, wood lined with zinc, wood 
lined with lead, and cemented tanks. The results have been 
—wood will rot; zinc, I have found, that even rain water 
will act upon it, and soon destroy it ; and lead, by continued 
expansion and contraction, draws itself asunder, and becomes 
useless ; whereas a cement tank, well made, will last secure 
for an indefinite period. I heated one for a gentleman at 
Sutton, near Lough boro’, near four years since, and it had 
been in use some years before, and it now stands as well as 
ever, and I have had six made myself, and they are all good, 
and have been made from three years to within nine months 
of the present time. Should any further explanation be 
required, I shall be pleased to give it.— John J 'annell, 
Renishaw Iron Works, Chesterfield. 
ROSES GOOD FOR POTS. 
HYBRID PERPETUAI.S. 
Baronne Prevost; large blush. 
Duchess of Sutherland ; large blush. 
Caroline de Sansal; light blush. 
Baronne Heckeren ; beautiful rosy-pink. 
Auguste Mie; rosy-blush. 
Alexandrine Buchenetojf; rich carmine. 
Grant des Baltailles ; Vermillion. 
General de Gastdlane ; rich velvety crimson. 
Gloire de France ; shaded carmine. 
Triomphe de Paris; ruby, large and beautiful. 
William Jesse; dark rose, shaded lilac. 
Queen; brilliant rose, large and double. 
Prince Leon; beautiful light crimson. 
Paul Duptty; amaranth, fine. 
Madame Rivers; light blush, very fine. 
Madame Hector Jacquin ; delicate pink, very fine. 
Louise Perrony ; this is the most beautiful of all the 
bright pink Roses. , 
Le Leon de Combats ; shaded crimson, fine. 
Mere de St. Louis; light blush, good. 
Madame An dry; dark rose, large and fine. 
Jean d’Arc; beautiful double blush. 
HYBRID BOURBONS. 
Paul Ricaut; rich carmine, fine. 
Paul Perms; delicate pink, large and fine. 
TEA-SCENTED CHINA. 
Adam; blush and salmon. 
Compte de Paris ; large, cream shaded. 
Devoniensis; creamy-white. 
Gloire de Dijon ; yellow, new and fine. 
Madame de St. Joseph ; rosy-salmon, large and fine. 
Souvenir d’un Ami; delicate salmon. 
Viscountess de Cazes; golden-yelloiv, fine. 
NOISETTE. 
Solfaterre ; sulphur, fine double. 
BOURBON. 
Souvenir de la Malmuison ; creamy-white, fine. 
HYBRID CHINA. 
Bluirii —No. 2, fine, large, blush. 
After making out the list of Roses for pots, at p. 432, of 
the last volume, I received, from my friend Mr. Busby, of 
Stockwood, the above list, which he says have been proved 
the cream of Roses for that purpose. It will be perceived 
that Mr. Busby mentions a number of fine Roses, chiefly 
among the hybrid perpetuals, which I had omitted. Mr. 
Busby being very successful in that department of flori¬ 
culture, I do not think I can err in presenting to those who 
intend working in the same field a list which he can so 
favourably recommend. R. F. 
AUSTRALIAN GRASS SEED. 
One item in the Exhibition which ive had occasion to 
notice briefly some time ago, is a contribution of Colo grass 
seed, by Mr. E. P. Capper. As everything bearing upon the 
pastoral interests of the country must possess more or less 
interest, we deem it expedient to submit the following 
particulars, which are gathered from a letter written by the 
exhibitor:—The seed, when young, resembles very closely 
the English barley. The spindles are from two to three feet 
high. The flower and seed stems, when they first show, 
taper, but open out, eventually becoming so many small 
fibres, bearing blossoms and carrying seed. The seed is 
irregular on the febris, similar to the other Australian 
grasses. It is becoming yearly scarcer in the Barwin 
districts, from tho grazing of the cattle and sheep. In 
these districts it has always been found in abundance, but 
at the same timo it is common to many other parts of the 
colony. The aborigines are fond of the seed, and make 
bread from it. They collect it by carrying pieces of bark 
or aprons which they pass under the seed-stems of the 
plant against the wind, and thus gather the seed as it falls. 
When a sufficient quantity is collected, they bruise or grind 
it roughly between two stones, water being freely used to 
wet the meal, and carry it with the bark vessels placed to 
receive it as it runs from the stones. So very glutinous is 
the meal, that it hangs in thin threads like ropy water or 
pieces of jelly. It is often eaten it this state by the blacks, 
without any cooking whatever. The wet meal which runs 
from the stones is of a whitish colour, and soon settles in 
the vessel, having the water above. By pouring off the 
water, the meal and gluten are collected, and then formed 
into cakes the size of bakers’ small rolls. They are next 
put into the embers and baked, after which the blacks eat 
them with evident relish. The taste is not unlike that of 
barley-bread. The exhibitor says, “ My attention was called 
to this seed by its being found in the Barwin district, and 
j brought down by the bird dealers and catchers, and by 
i always remarking that the birds fed on it were stronger and 
■ better feathered than when fed on any other food. Domestic 
fowls, Ac. eat it eagerly .”—Sidney Morning Herald. 
TO CORRESPONDENTS. 
Berberis Darwinii (S.).—The spray you sent is of this plant. It 
i is an evergreen ; but we know that the late severe winter has destroyed 
' its foliage in many places. Thanks for the cuttings. Your other query 
next week. All but the last in your list are worth growing. 
Food for Rabbits (J. W. C. IK.).—You may plant Cabbages, or 
! have a row of Lucerne between your Gooseberry-trees, &c. 
Sebright Bantam Eggs (A Subscriber ).—In answer to the query, 
where these may be had from a good strain, we have had those of 
Mr. 3. Price, llG, Store Street, Maidstone, very strongly reeommended, 
and we know that the parents are great prize takers. We have been 
also told to apply to Ilmington Rectory, near Shipston-on-Stour. 
Flower-garden Plan (A Constant Header). —Nos. 2 and 12 quite 
right; 4 and 10 ditto; Band 8 both good, hut as match beds they will 
I never do: they should he two blues ortwo whites; 14 and 17, excellent 
I idea; 15, good; but 16 the reverse: a large mass of reddish-purple, 
j foregrounding a small mass of reddish-pink. Just ask a lady to lay a 
j piece of a geranium-coloured ribbon on a dress of reddish-purple silk, and 
; you will have 17 for the ribbon, and 16 for the dress. Mangle’s Varie¬ 
gated would answer 16 very well. The rest are all right; but 1 and 13 
being the most suitable sized beds for Nirembergiu gracilis, we would 
prefer it to your Verbena. 
Spanish Fowls Pecking off each other’s Feathers (McDonald). 
—This depraved appetite very often occurs when birds are too closely 
confined. Try an abundant supply of green food, if you cannot let them 
roam. 
Preserving Dried Plants (A Young Gardener ).—To dry speci¬ 
mens, nothing more is needed than several quires of blotting-paper, and 
I two stout, smooth boards to place those quires between. Spread the 
specimens in a natural form between the paper, put the paper between 
the boards, and upon the upper board a 56 lb. weight. When the 
specimens are quite dry, place each in a sheet of demy paper, and write 
on this the name, classification, place where found, when in bloom, and 
other applicable notes. 
Names of Plants (UnJeune Homme).—Ho. 1. Epacris purpuras- 
cens. No. 2 . Epacris hyacinthiflora. (Mary, Devon). — l.Anigoxan- 
tbos coceinea. 2. Unknown to us without bloom. 3. lioronia serru- 
lata. 4. Unknown without bloom. 5. Adenandra, or Diosma uniflora. 
6 . Eutaxia myrtifolia. 7 . Aphelexis proliferu. 8 . Cborozema ovuta. 
9 . Casuarina equisetifulia. 10 . Bignonia uncata. 11. Cryptomeria 
japonica. 
London : Printed by Hugh Barclay, Winchester High-street, in 
the Parish of Saint Mary Kalendar; and Published by William 
Somerville Our, of Church Hill, Walthamstow, in the County of 
Essex, at the Office, No. 2 , Amen Corner, in the Parish of Christ 
Church, City of London.—April, 10, 1855. 
