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THE FLORIST AND POMOLOGIST. 
[ June, 
■white of the lower side of the leaves, which remains 
unchanged in its purity throughout the summer, 
makes a strong contrast with the dark green of the 
upper side, lu'odnoing a striking effect, and rendering 
this tree visible at a long distance. The wood of 
the fastigiate poplar is of finer cjuality and more 
highly esteemed than that of the other poplars. It is 
an ornamental tree of the first order, and cannot bo 
too highly recommended. 
— ^The now famous Berkhampsted Muscat 
Grapes promise to be fully equal this year to 
what they have been in former seasons. These 
Vines, which have now been about ten years 
]")lanted, have borne very remarkable crops for some 
years in succession, and if all goes -well, we may ex¬ 
pect to see next autumn more of those splendid 
amber-coloured clusters which the Messrs. Lane and 
Son usually stage for exhibition. Those Vines are 
planted on gently sloping ground close by a jier- 
petual spring, and therefore have not the dry bottom 
■which was once thought to be so essential, and yet 
no better finished Grapes than these ai’e ever seen, 
either in private establishments or j'jublic exhibi¬ 
tions. There has been in this case, moreover, no 
fuss about border-preparation or border-renewal, 
but they are planted in natural Hertfordshire loam ; 
nor has there been any attempt at border-protection 
during the present long and inclement winter. 
— ^MONG New Books received, Mr. Eotbs- 
cbild, of Paris, lias sent us tliree manuals for stu¬ 
dents, namely, Traite de Bvtanique Elhientaire^ 
Elements de Blatiere Mddieale, and Traite de Mineral- 
or/ie, all by Dr. J. Leon Soubeiran, which may be com¬ 
mended in their respective walks as good and useful 
elementary treatises on the subjects indicated. They 
are all intended for the use of students of medicine. 
The first comprises a summary of structural botany, 
and a brief account of the natural orders of plants ; 
the second is a condensed account of the principal 
hiedicinal substances and drugs employed ; and the 
third comprises a brief account of the principal 
minerals and metals. They are all profusely illus¬ 
trated, and very successfully provide for the wants 
which they were prepared to meet.— Le Monde 
Sideral is a similar illustrated account of the starry 
world, which may be recommended for its clearness 
and brevity, and which may also serve for young 
gardeners and others as a lesson in French.—H 
Travers Champs (Across the Fields), by Madame J. 
Le Ereton, gives us a history of the in'incipal natural 
families of the vegetable kingdom, in the form of a 
dialogue between student and teacher. It is freely 
illustrated ■with numerous woodcuts, and is very 
■well adapted for those "who wish to arrive, by leisurely 
stages, at a knowledge of the plants growing around 
them, or to read an occasional chapter on this branch 
of natural history. 
— ®HE Davenham Early Melon is a new 
variety shown before the E.H.S. Fruit Com¬ 
mittee on May 13th, where it gained a First- 
class Certificate. It is a medium-sized, ribbed and 
netted, green-fleshed variety, and proved to be of 
excellent quality. It came from Mr. Jacques, gardener 
to J. D. Perrin, Esq., Davenham Bank, Great Mal¬ 
vern, and was stated to be the result of a cross 
between Turner’s Scarlet Gem and Bromham Hall. 
— Sf new strain of Primula sinen.sis, quite 
different from any of the forms previously 
known, has been sent to us by Mr. Bull, of 
Chelsea. The leaves are of the paluiatifid type, but 
the edges, instead of being simply toothed, are first 
toothed and then curled or crispate, which gives 
them quite a distinct aspect. Tire flowers are ■white, 
with a greenish-yellow eye, semi-double, themargius 
of the corolla minutely and prettily cut into fine 
sharp teeth, much smaller than those of the ordinary 
fimbriated Primulas. This new form reproduces 
itself true from seed. 
— ®nE curious American Scoliopus Bige- 
lowi has been flowered during the past spring 
by Mr. Ware, of Tottenham. It is a most 
singular-looking plant, related to Trillium, and has 
a jjair of broad, ovate leaves, which are deeir green, 
spotted with black, vi'hich lie on the surface of the 
soil. Prom between these leaves arise some half- 
dozen blossoms on slender stalks, from 2 in. to 3 in. 
long, and I in. across, triangular in outline, with the 
three broadest divisions greenish, heavily pencilled 
with deep chocolate, the three other segments hair- 
like, and curved inwards. It inhabits the vicinity 
of the Tamur Pass, not far from San Francisco, 
■whence it was mtroduced by Mr. Ware. 
- William Tillery died on April 
25th,* after a short illness, at the age of 
71. He had been for the long period of 45 
years gardener to the late and present Dukes of 
Portland at Welbeck Abbey, Notts, ■vvhero, in charge 
of perhaps the largest forcing establishment in the 
country, he proved himself a most accomplished 
practitioner, and became a sound exponent of all 
that was good in connection with his profession, as 
our pages bear frequent testimony. He was born in 
1808, and commenced his gardening career at 
Fullerton House, Ayr, where his father was gardener 
and forester to the late Duke of Portland. Subse¬ 
quently he was emploj'ed in the gardens at Eglinton 
Castle, at Malcolm’s Nursery, Kensington, at Caen- 
wood, Highgate, at Oakhill,—the latter place famous 
for its fine Grapes. In 1832 he succeeded his father as 
gardener at Fullerton House, from whence five years 
later he was removed to Welbeck, in succession to 
the late Mr. Mearns. Amongst practical gardeners 
of the present generation, no name will be held in 
higher esteem than that of Wilham Tillery. 
— JHr. Archibald Henderson, nursery¬ 
man, of Thornton Heath, near Croydon, died a 
few weeks since in his 53rd year. He com¬ 
menced his gardening career at Yester, and subse¬ 
quently moved to Trentham, from whence he was 
appointed gardener to the Earl of Zetland, at hske 
Park. In 1857 he became foreman and assistant to 
the late Mr. McEwen, in the Horticultural Society’s 
Garden, Chis-wick, and shortly after, on Mr. McEwen’s 
death, he succeeded to the post of superintendent, 
which he resigned the same year, on being selected 
to take charge of Trentham Gardens. Here ho re¬ 
mained for a few years, and then removed to 
Thornton Heath, where he has since carried on a 
successful trade as a nurserynran and florist. 
— Professor Grisebach, the eminent 
botanist and geographer of Gottingen, died on 
May 7th, in his 66th year. He was born in 
1814 at Hanover, and in 1841 was called to Gottin¬ 
gen as Professor of Botany and Director of the 
Botanic Garden, a post -which he has held ever since. 
