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THE FLOEIST AND POMOLOGIST. 
[ February, 
colour is bright scarlet; tlic petals very smooth 
on the edge, forming a good, well-shaped flower. 
It has a good pod, and does not burst, particu¬ 
larly if the calyx-lobes are just opened at the 
tip before the flowers expand. This variety 
will not only be useful for furnishing cut flowers, 
but it is so robust, and of such a dwarf bushy 
habit, that it will make an excellent plant for 
growing in pots for decorative purposes. Indeed 
we have in this novelty obtained a great acquisi¬ 
tion to this class of plants, and one which is no 
doubt destined to become an universal favourite. 
It is of Continental origin, and will be dis¬ 
tributed by Mr. Turner, of the RojM Nur¬ 
series, Slough, who has become possessor of 
of a large amount of fine healthy stock. 
These dwarf-growing perpetual - flowering 
varieties are certainly great improvements on 
the old tall-growing sorts, most of which have 
been discarded, and their places filled up with 
excellent dwarf-growing kinds. Some of these 
latter will be found very suitable companions 
to this A. Alegatiere , such as 
Guelder Rose {Turner), large, pure white, 
beautifully fringed, very free. 
Rose Perfection (Turner), very bright rose. 
Sir Garnet Wolseley (Turner), buff ground, 
strqiecl and edged with red, large and very fine. 
Miss Jolliffe (Masters), pale pink, very free. 
Empress of Germany (Turner), fine large white, 
slightly marked with bright rose. 
The above are quite distinct, and all of very 
dwarf habit. I might enumerate several others 
that have very fine flowers, but for the most 
part they are not of the same dwarf habit as 
the foregoing. 
As Tree Carnations are generally of but little 
use after the second year of blooming, it is 
necessary to have a succession of young plants 
struck from cuttings every season. This should 
be done as early as possible, in order to obtain 
good-sized blooming plants for the next season. 
From the middle of February onwards to the 
early part of March is the best time to propa¬ 
gate them. They strike readily from pipings 
if placed on a little gentle bottom-heat. As 
soon as they are struck, pot them off into small 
pots, using a mixture of good turfy loam, rotten 
manure, and a little silver-sand. Keep them 
in a free growing state, and repot them when¬ 
ever necessary, until they are in. 32-sized, or 
6-in., pots, which is a very suitable size to 
bloom them in. They should be grown in the 
open air during the summer months until early 
in October, when they should be put into a cool 
greenhouse. The plants will then flower freely 
through the autumn and winter months.— 
John Ball, Slough. 
MARKET PLANTS.—I. 
Hyacinths, Narcissi, Tulips, Etc. 
CsS'ScjNY one walking through Covent 
])A([ Garden Market at this season of the 
CvUtAb year cannot help being struck not only 
with the quantity of Tulips, Hyacinths, Nar¬ 
cissi, Roman Hyacinths, Lily of the Valley, 
&c., which are sent into the market, but also 
at the early season of the year when they are 
to be had, and their general excellent quality. 
Gardeners who visit the market (and an observ¬ 
ant mind can there find much to interest and 
instruct) are obliged to institute comparisons 
between what they see, and what they and 
others are in the habit of producing, to the dis¬ 
advantage of the latter. The fact is, the 
practice of growing plants for market has been 
reduced to something like a science—it is 
done rapidly and thoroughly, and with the 
best results. Let me endeavour to show how 
these things are done, for the modes of doing 
them are full of sound teaching. 
Before the consignments of Hyacinths and 
other bulbs are forwarded from abroad to the 
large trade houses, who take the pick of them, 
large quantities are sent over to the market 
growers. As early in August as possible, early 
white Roman Hyacinths and Double Roman and 
Single Paper-white Narcissi come over in great 
numbers, from France chiefly, but some also 
from Holland. These are grown mainly for cut 
flowers, and they appear in the market early 
in October. The Narcissi are the first operated 
on after their arrival. They are planted in 
48-pots, four, five, and six bulbs in a pot, 
according to their size ; there is but little room 
allowed, but then all the lower portion of the 
pot is utilised for the purpose, drainage being 
but of small consequence. In potting, the 
bulbs are buried to a depth of a little more 
than one-half. The potting done, a space is 
cleared in the open ground, generally by the 
side of a walk, and a layer of cinder-ashes is 
placed over it. On this the pots are placed 
close together, so many rows deep, according to 
the space, and then covered with about six 
inches of thoroughly decomposed manure and 
