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THE COTTAGE GARDENER AND COUNTRY GENTLEMAN’S COMPANION, July 21, 1857. 
perturbation to say that a swarm of his bees, which he and 
his man had been following, had just entered one of my 
hives. He did not like to lose them, and was desirous to 
know how he should act. I told him that he was heartily 
welcome to the bees if he could devise any plan of separating 
them from the stock which they had joined ; but this, upon 
consulting with his man, it appeared could not be effected. 
Still he did not relish giving them up, and I felt reluctant 
to part with my bees, hive, and comb. After a little friendly 
discussion we agreed, without the aid of Blackstone, that as 
there were probably two queens in the hive, they might 
swarm again, and if they did in the course of the summer 
or autumn the swarm was to be his, but if not they were to 
remain with me and take their chance. It may be well to 
state that for some time previously my bees h ad been attacked 
by marauders, and great numbers slain. Still the remnant 
kept possession of the hive, and I have good reason to 
believe now that the said marauders were my neighbour's 
bees, and that, having so far succeeded, they completed their 
conquest by taking possession in the character of a new 
swarm. This was about a fortnight since, and up to the 
present time they have been working well. 
Have we decided right, or will the Editor incline to quash 
our decision and give us a new rule ?—S. P., Rushmerc. 
N.B. It occurs to me that Blackstone lays it down as a 
legal axiom, that “property has rights ; ” but I cannot just 
now call to mind where he maintains that animals have any. 
If he does, what influence, as a third party, should they 
have in the settlement of the above question? 
[It is highly probable that, if the bees have “ rights,” 
and were called upon to defend them, they would give a 
stinging reply. Be this as it may, they would not succeed in 
any endeavour to make us reverse our correspondent’s 
decision, for it is the best equity that could be administered 
under the circumstances.—E d. C. G.] 
LIST OF SUPERIOR PELARGONIUMS. 
Mr. Appleby gave lately a list of Pelargoniums which we 
think ought to have suited “An Old Subscriber’s” case 
exactly. However, as we are even more desirous to answer 
old subscribers than new ones, we give below an answer to 
our old supporter’s several queries, selecting only such good 
kinds as are moderate in price. 
TWENTY-FOUR OF THE BEST OLDER VARIETIES. 
1. Andover. —Upper petals velvety black, lower petals 
rose. 
2. Bride of Abydos. —Upper petals crimson, lower petals 
pure white. 
3. Carlos. —Upper petals maroon; lower petals rose, 
spotted with white. 
4. Conqueror. —Scarlet upper petals, lover petals orange 
scarlet. 
5. Duchess of WelUnyton. —Upper petals dark chocolate, 
lower petals lilac. 
6. Empress. —Upper petals crimson, lower petals vermilion. 
7. Fair Ellen. —Lower petals white; upper petals dark 
blotch, shaded with carmine, and margined with white. 
8. Oem of the West. —General ground colour white, with 
claret spot on the upper petals. 
9. Governor General. —Ground colour a glowing rose, 
with medium-sized black blotch on the upper petals. 
10. Laura. —Ground colour purplish rose, with white 
centre, and small dark spot on the upper petals. 
11. Leah. —Ground colour pinkish salmon, with deep 
crimson blotch on the upper petals, margined with bright 
rose. 
| 17. Rebecca. —Ground colour a rich cinnamon. Difficult 
I to describe. Distinct. 
I 18. Sanspareil. —Ground colour pale flesh, with a distinct 
spot on each of the five petals. 
19. Silenus. —A distinct, clouded flower, the general or 
prevailing colour being a brownish crimson. 
20. Tete Noir. —Ground colour shaded orange, with black 
spots on each of the five petals, 
21. Una. —Ground colour white, with carmine spot on the 
top petals. 
22. Virginia. —Ground colour white, with a large dark 
spot on each of the upper petals. 
23. Vulcan. —Ground colour orange salmon, with clouded 
maroon spots on the upper petals. 
24. Yarico. —Ground colour warm pink, with deep maroon 
blotch on each of the five petals. 
TWELVE FANCY VARIETIES. 
1. Advancer. —Upper petals rich mulberry, lower petals 
blush. 
2. Beauty of Slough. —Upper petals bright rosy crimson, 
edged with white. 
3. Cloth of Silver. —Ground colour a silvery white. 
4. Crimson King. — Ground colour crimson purple, with 
lilac centre. 
5. Defiance. —Ground colour dark maroon, with white 
centre and white margin. 
0. Duchess of Sutherland. —Ground colour delicate clear 
flesh, -with blotch of cherry on the upper petals. 
7. Eminent. — Ground colour viojet plum. 
8. Lady Hume Campbell. —Ground colour bright crimson, 
with white centre. 
9. Masterpiece. — Groundcolour rich purple maroon,lower 
petals clouded with mulberry, centre light. 
10. Moonlight. —Delicate lilac rose ground, white throat, 
and margined with white. 
11. Resplendens. —Upper petals bright crimson, lower 
petals light, with a distinct spot of crimsop on each. 
12. Victoria Magna. —Ground colour white, with rose lilac 
blotch on the upper petals. 
TWELVE FRENCH VARIETIES. 
The colours of these continental vaiieties are so bizarre, 
so oddly and curiously intermixed, that it is impossible to 
describe them in moderate space. The twelve names given 
are all distinct from each other in colours. 
1. Adele Odier. 
2. Dr. Andre. 
3. Excelsior. 
4. Gustave Odier. 
5. Madame de Lamoriciere. 
0. Ninon de l’Enclos. 
7. Monte Christo. 
8. Napoleon. 
9. Roi de Feu. 
10. Triomphe de la Tours. 
11. Verschaffeltii. 
12. Vicomte de Walmer. 
QUERIES AND ANSWERS. 
LOTUS CORNICULATUS.— RIBBON BEDS. 
“ I, like the Irish doctor, am trying the Lotus corniculatus 
flore-pleno for an edging mixed with a small blue Campanula , 
of which I send a flower (muralis ?), but fear the Lotus will 
not stand much wet weather. I am also getting up a stock 
of a lilac-shot Pentstemon for a neutral bed. It is hardy, a 
great point with me. I have a Primrose yellow as a Butter¬ 
cup for spring edging; also a semi-double Oxlip, very bright 
yellow; a single plant of Genista tinctoria flore-pleno, which 
will, I think, be useful as a hardy plant for the second or 
third row of a ribbon.”—K. W. 
12. Lord Raglan. —Bright orange scarlet ground colour, 
with dark spots on upper petals; distinct. 
13. Marginata. —Ground colour purple, with black blotch 
on the upper petals. 
14. Novelty. — Ground colour rosy crimson, strongly 
marked and veined with dark maroon. 
15. Rainier Improved,. — Upper petals dark clouded crim¬ 
son, margined with rosy purple; lower petals rosy purple, 
with a large spot of crimson on each. 
l(i. Phaeton .— Ground colour orange; scarlet top petals, 
with a dark spot on each. 
[There is no fear about the double Lotus standing “ all 
weathers” after it gets a good hold of the soil, but it does 
not like to be often moved. The Campanula is related to 
glomerata , and is very likely the kind you suppose— muralis. 
The lilac Pentstemon is probably pulchellum , and all you 
will have to do is to cut off the flower-stems when the flowers 
are three parts gone; this will prevent seeding and prolong 
the flowering. Another of our correspondents has the yellow 
Polyanthus : would it cross with your Primrose ? 
We never heard of a double Genista tinctoria that we 
recollect, but it is very doubtful if it will answer as a lino in 
