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COUNTRY GENTLEMAN’S COMPANION. 
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quite a sight from the “Slopes” at Windsor, and no 
protection to the tree last winter. Who will uot now 
take care of their Paulownias till they come of age, to 
bloom after the hardest winter; and that, too, like a grove 
of blue Foxgloves? There never was a more welcome 
sight before. 
Mr. Wilkinson, the champion for the Gelina stock for 
Roses , was there again, with tine samples in proof of this 
as a good stock. 
There were cut Rhododendrons from many growers— 
so also were Pelargoniums and Fancy Geraniums, and 
the scarlet Unique, the bedder, from Mr. Gains ; a splen¬ 
did specimen Heath (Ventricosa magnified ), four feet by 
four feet, from the Messrs Rollison ; half-a-hundred of 
Asparagus, weighing two-and-a-half pounds, from Mr. 
McEwen; also a collection of Strawberries and Pine 
Apples, showing that the Edinbro’ people could not 
discourage him ; besides many more Pine-Apples, 
Peaches, Nectarines, Raspberries in pots, and many other 
extras. D. Beaton. 
Cauliflower and Brocoli. —The flower-buds of these 
delicious vegetables may be cooked like the cabbage, or 
as the asparagus. They should be dropped into clean 
boiling water, taking care not to let them boil too long, 
as the buds will drop off. Season with butter, pepper, 
and salt, with the addition of a little white wine .—Iowa 
Farmer. 
PLANTS TO SUSPEND IN BASKETS IN THE 
GREENHOUSE. 
(Continued from jmge 102.) 
I now proceed with my list of plants suitable to 
suspend from the roof of a greenhouse; and, as there 
are more greenhouses than stoves in this country, l hope 
the list will be more generally useful. As might have 
been expected, there are many more plants suitable for this 
purpose in a cooler house than in a warm or hot one. 
Aotus gracillimus (Most-slender ). — A plant from 
New Holland, with long, slender, drooping branches, 
small Heath like leaves, aud bright yellow flowers. 
Requires sandy peat and loam. 
Campanula fkagilis (Brittle ).—A native of the Alps, 
with pretty blue flowers, and medium sized, bright green 
leaves. It has long, slender, drooping branches, and is 
well adapted for small baskets. Increased by division, ! 
in spring. Peat, loam, and leaf-mould in equal parts. 
Ceheus (Torch Thistle ).—All the plants of this genus 
that I mentioned as being fit for this purpose in the 
stove will do equally well in the greenhouse, provided 
they are kept nearly dry from October to March. Their 
richly-coloured flowers and heavy-drooping stems render 1 
them very showy, attractive plants, especially when in I 
flower. 
Calampelis scabea (Rough ).—From Chili. Flowers 
bright orange, produced during a long season. Leaves j 
rather small aud numerous. Branches drooping. This i 
plant grows well, and flowers freely in the baskets at the | 
Crystal Palace. Requires rich, light soil. (This plant 
is usually called Eccremocarpus scabra.) 
Cobcf.a scandens (Climbing ).—The well-known Coboea 
grown so largely by nurserymen round London, to place 
on the balconies of the fashionable streets aud squares 
of the metropolis. As a basket-suspending plant it 
requires a largish pot and plenty of space to droop in. 
Native of Mexico, with large, trumpet-shaped, dull 
purple flowers, and large leaves. Produces seeds 
abundantly, which sow in March in a hotbed; pot off 
when in seed-leaf, and grow on by repotting till the plants 
are large enough for the basket, stopping often, to cause | 
more branches. Few plants arc moro showy than this 
well-known climber. Requires rich soil, and a large 
basket to grow it well. 
Dillwynia sessiliflora (Stalkless - flowered). — A 
pretty, New Holland plant, with branches that droop na- ! 
turally and numerously; small, orange-coloured flowers. 
The branches are so thickly placed on the plant, that 
they will hide the pot completely, unless tied up to 
sticks ; hence, it is peculiarly well adapted for a small 1 
basket. Requires two-parts peat and one loam, liberally 
mixed with silver sand. 
Disandra prostrata (Prostrate). —An old inhabitant 1 
of our greenhouses, from Madeira, usually placed on 
shelves, to allow its drooping branches to hang down. ! 
It produces its bright, yellow, star-like flowers in June, : 
and from its drooping habit is an excellent plant for a ' 
basket. Rich, common garden mould will grow it i 
admirably. Increases readily by division. 
Epiphylium. —A division of the Cactus tribe. The ; 
name is derived from epi upon, and phyllon a leaf. The j 
flowers are produced from the crenatures, or indentations, 
of the broad, fleshy leaves. In the greenhouse they ! 
should have little or no water in winter, but plenty j 
when growing during the hot summer months. They | 
thrive all the better and flower most freely when fully j 
exposed to the summer sun. 
The species and varieties most suitable for baskets 
are— 
E. Ackermannii (Ackermann s). —From Mexico, with 
large, scarlet flowers. 
E. aurantlacum (Orange). —Brazils. Flowers scarlet* 
orange. 
E. Bridgesii (Mr. Bridge's ).—Mexico. Flowers large, , 
scarlet shaded with purple. A fine species. 
E. Jenkinsonii (Jenkinsons). —From South America. 
Leaves very large; flowers also large, and of a bright 
scarlet; a very fine species. 
E. splendens (Splendid). —Brazils. Branches and \ 
leaves very dense ; flowers numerous, and of a bright 
scarlet colour. 
E. truncatum (Abrupt-ended). —Brazils. Pink. 
E. truncatum coccineum (Scarlet). —Hybrid. 
E. truncatum Russelt.ianum (Duke of Bedford's). — 
Purple ; branches very numerous ; flowers purple. 
E. truncatum violacea (Violet-coloured'flowered ).— 
The handsomest of all the varieties of E. truncatum. I 
mentioned E. truncatum before in the list of plants tor j 
suspending in the stove ; but they do very well in the 
greenhouse, provided they are kept quite dry in winter. 
They all require a very open, rather rich soil. The best 
is composed of peat, loam, and lime-rubbish, mixed with 
broken pots in equal parts, and dried lumps of cow- 
dung mixed amongst the compost. The baskets should | 
be (invariably) well drained. These plants are olten j 
killed by giving water when cool aud at rest, and by a , 
too close, compact soil, which is almost certain to rot ; 
the roots. A large plant, however, will recover alter the j 
roots are dead, if cut off to a sound part, and laid on a 
shelf for a month to dry up the wound, and then put j 
into a pot filled with rough, open materials, such as ihe j 
compost described above, with the addition of several , 
pieces of broken brick. If well managed at the root, i 
these splendid flowering-plants will make quite a show, ; 
when in bloom, in their suspended baskets. 
Hardenbergia monophylla (One leaved). — A well- 
known greenhouse climber, from New Holland, with 
handsome foliage, and spikes of blue flowers produced ; 
from the axils of the leaves. With a little management, 
no plant is better adapted for basket-culture. Requires 
two-parts peat, and one loam, with a free addition of 
sand. 
Hibbertia grossularIjEfolia ( Gooseberry-leaved). — 
