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the purpose of seeing the bees visit the flowers. 
It was a still day, with bright sunshine, and 
Dr. Miinter reports that the bees appeared in 
such numbers as to enable one to say, without 
fear of exaggeration, that there must have 
been a bee in each of the many thousands of 
flowers, and the arriving bees could find no 
flowers to visit. 
Perhaps some readers may feel disposed to 
try the Giant Balsam for the same purpose, 
for little is yet known of the quantity and 
quality of the honey it yields. It is a plant 
that still lingers in some gardens in this 
country; I myself saw it in several gardens in 
Chiswick last autumn. In conclusion I may 
add that it has large broad seeds that are said 
to be eatable raw, tasting like nuts.—W. B. 
Hemsley ( Gardeners' Chronicle). 
LONICERA SEMPERFLORENS 
MINOR. 
f HEN some three or four years ago, 
in company with the late Mr. Arthur 
Yeitch, I paid a visit to the gardens 
at Ivew, we were much struck with 
the rich inflorescence of this graceful climber, 
as trained and grown near the glass in one of 
the temperate houses. Although every gar¬ 
dener is well acquainted with the old scarlet 
Trumpet Honeysuckle, but few I imagine are 
aware of the value of this particular variety 
for training up pillars, or covering trellises in 
the greenhouse, where, as its name correctly 
implies, it is always in flower. My lamented 
friend at once made a note in his pocket-book. 
I lost no time in procuring two plants, which 
I planted out and trained under the north 
roof of a small plant house, and although the 
space they now cover does not exceed twelve 
feet by six, we are never without an abun¬ 
dance of flowers throughout the winter. At 
the present time the young growths are push¬ 
ing along vigorously, and the whole of the 
roof is becoming one mass of buds and flowers, 
set off by good foliage, which, by the way, is 
not subject to the attacks of insects—a very 
important factor, which should not be lost 
sight of in the selection of climbers for grow¬ 
ing in a mixed collection of plants where 
fumigating is often disagreeable or injurious. 
Half ripened pieces of wood taken off with 
a heel strike root freely when placed in gentle 
bottom heat and covered with a bell glass. 
When fairly rooted and potted off they require 
close treatment for a time; but being nearly 
hardy this should not be continued longer 
than is absolutely necessary, neither should 
they be overpotted. The plant is by no 
means particular as to soil, provided it is well 
drained, and liberally supplied with water 
throughout the growing season. My plants 
are growing in a mixture of turfy loam, peat, 
and coarse sand, and a few lumps of old cow 
manure are occasionally placed on the surface. 
—W. Coleman, Eastnor Castle Gardens. 
APPLE LA FAMEUSE. 
Plate 586.] 
SINGULARLY pretty Apple, and 
withal a very good dessert fruit, 
which bears the synonymous names 
of Snow Apple, Pomme de Neige, 
and Pomme Luiken. It is not a new variety, 
having been grown in this country for many 
years. It came originally from America, but 
succeeds so well in this country, and even in 
the north of Scotland, that we almost claim it 
as our own ; besides which, we believe they 
have another Snow Apple in America. 
The name ‘‘snow ” one must suppose is ap¬ 
plied to the pure white flesh, which is quite “ as 
white as snow.” The skin is greenish white 
where it is shaded, but where exposed it is 
flushed with deep scarlet, and as delicately 
shaded as a peach, the outer surface thus 
contrasting admirably with the pure white 
of the flesh. It is somewhat soft in texture, 
tender, with a very sweet perfumed flavour. 
In size it is small; and in form roundish, with 
a flat base. The eye is small and closed, set 
in a very shallow basin, sometimes prominent, 
while the stalk is slender, three-fourths of an 
inch long, set in a shallow even basin, and 
altogether regularly formed. 
The tree is a great and free bearer. The 
variety is one well worthy of cultivation. The 
fruit, which is in use during November and 
December, is a very beautiful object for the 
dessert table.—A. F. B. 
VIBURNUM MACROCEPHALUM. 
jJjHIS plant, although not of very recent in¬ 
troduction, is nevertheless well worthy 
of being brought into more general cul¬ 
tivation than it now is. It belongs to 
the class of hardy shrubby greenhouse plants, 
and is therefore not by any means difficult 
