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THE FLORIST AND POMOLOGIST. 
[ August, 
Yuccas. One, named Yucca gloriosa meclio- 
picta, is a stout short robust plant, with the leaves 
green, marked in the centre with a broad band of 
creamy-white, broader on the lower face. This 
variety is very rare; and was exhibited by M. 
Painteche, of Passy, at the Palais de l’lndustrie, in 
1880. The other is Yucca gloriosa marginata, a variety 
of medium vigour, the numerous leaves narrow and 
attenuate at the base, and bordered with yellow, 
more or less marked, sometimes variegated with 
rose; the under-side is of a shining-green, except 
the edges, which are yellow. This kind is also in 
the possession of M. Painteche, and M. Carriere 
observes that it comes near the variety he has 
described under the name of Y. gloriosa variegata, 
sometimes called F. gloriosa marginata aurea. All 
these plants are hardy, and very ornamental. 
— (Stood hardy varieties of Lettuce are 
invaluable. Amongst these Hick’s Hardy Green 
Cos, and the Little Queen have been highly 
spoken of, as having last winter withstood the 
severity of the weather with good results. Hick’s 
Cos is larger than the Brown Cos, and grows much 
closer than that variety. The Little Queen, which 
is said to be lowly and dwarf in habit, close and firm 
in heart, and very hardy, is, moreover, said to require 
no tying up, as it blanches naturally, and withstands 
the cold of winter and the drought in summer with 
equal indifference ; it may be planted from 6 in. to 
8 in. apart, and the leaves fold over the heart so 
closely that there is no waste. 
— ®he new substance called Heveenoid 
appears to be destined to supplant vulcanised 
indiarubber. Its base is indiarubber, and tlie 
combination of this base with camphor vulcanised by 
sulphur constitutes Heveenoid. The pure rubber is 
first boiled in water, then torn to pieces, washed, 
dried and baked to make it more homogeneous, 
after which it is rolled up and laid away for 
use. It has then to bo combined with camphor 
and sulphur, and is finally worked into endless 
sheets, which can be cut to any desired length. 
In ordinary vulcanised rubber the sulphur combines 
only to a limited extent with the rubber, but in 
Heveenoid the constituents are stated to be chemi¬ 
cally united, the sulphur forming a sulphide of 
camphene. Heveenoid is the subject of a patent, 
and is made by a company in New York. It is from 
30 to 50 per cent lower in price than vulcanised 
rubber, and is more pliable, durable, and insoluble.! 
— ®ut blooms of two New Fuchsias, 
named Miss Lizzie Vidler, and Trumpeter, have 
been sent to us by Mr. G. Fry, of Lewisham. 
The first is a very full double sort, with short broad 
coral-red sepals, and a dense compact corolla of a 
magenta tint of rose, the flower large and well pro¬ 
portioned. The second is a single variety, with a 
long salmony-red tube, and still longer narrowish 
sepals of the same colour, but brighter in the bud, 
and a prominent magenta-rose corolla, the petals of 
which are rolled outwards at the edge so as to give 
it a trumpet-shaped outline. They are said to be of 
good habit, and if so, are handsome decorative kinds. 
— £The Council of the Royal Horticultural 
Society have awarded the Large Gold Flora 
Medal to Mr. John Dominy, of the Royal 
Exotic Nursery, Chelsea, on the occasion of his re¬ 
tirement into private life, in recognition of the dis¬ 
tinguished services lie has rendered to horticulture 
generally, and especially for the remarkable results 
he has achieved in the hybridisation of plants, 
especially in the family of Orchids. No man better 
deserves such a mark of public recognition. 
— ©n the evening of July 5th, a Pre¬ 
sentation to Mr. and Mrs. Wills, on the 
occasion of the General Horticultural Co. 
taking over his business, was made at St. James’s 
Hall, SirP. Cunliffe Owen presiding. The subscription 
was mostly confined to the leading employes of the 
firm, those growers from whom large purchases 
are made, and a few personal friends, and had been 
got in with the strictest privacy. The presents con¬ 
sisted of a very handsome clock of the pure Gothic 
style, with ormolu and nickel-silver mounts, Swiss 
China ornaments, &c., with silver plate inscription, 
and side vases to match ; in addition to a handsome 
gold keyless hunting-watch to Mr. Wills, and a 
diamond ring containing five stones of pure white 
diamonds, and a five-stone diamond keeper to match, 
to Mrs. Wills. The cost of the presents was nearly 
£ 200 . 
— Ft is announced that Mr. Peter Grieve, 
who has presided over the gardens at Culford 
for more than 30 years, is about to retire. Mr. 
Grieve will carry into his retirement the highest 
respect of his employer, and the affection and esteem 
of a very large circle of gardeners and gentlemen 
who have known him personally, or by his pen, or 
through his works. 
— &t the Exhibition of the Scottish Pansy 
Society, on June 11th, the following First-class 
Certificates to new varieties of Pansies were 
granted, namely:—To Messrs. Downie and Laird, 
Edinburgh, for Fancy Pansies, Robert Laird, L. Y. 
Heathcote, and K. K. Mitchell; to Messrs. Dicksons 
and Co., Edinburgh, for Fancy Pansies, Perfection, 
Miss Duncan, and Mrs. W. M. Welsh. Besides 
these, Certificates of Merit were awarded to Mrs. 
Taylor, Corstorphine, for Fancy Pansies, Minnie 
Nicoll, and Mrs. Mitchell; and to Mr. George Eoss, 
Laurencekirk, for Fancy Pansies, J. C. Findlater 
and Mrs. D. L. Whitton. 
— ®he new epiphytal Utricularia En- 
dresii, which was recently exhibited by Sir 
Trevor Lawrence, Bart., is a charmingly beautiful 
plant. In the form and size of the flower, as well 
as in the foliage, it is similar to Utricularia montana , 
which is now becoming familiar in collections, but 
the blossoms are of a most delicate tint of mauve, 
and have a bright conspicuous blotch of orange on 
the lower lip-like petal. It is a native of Costa 
Rica, and was introduced by Messrs. Yeitch and 
Sons, Chelsea, through the late M. Endres, after 
whom it is named. Its elegant habit adapts it 
thoroughly for basket-culture in the orchid-house. 
Ftt ifttmomw. 
— She Rev. W. F. Radclyffe, of Okeford 
Fitzpaine, near Blandford, Dorset, died on July 
8th, aged 79. He was an old and valued contri¬ 
butor to the Florist and Pomologist, and many of 
Mr. Rivers’ new Peaches have been figured therein 
from specimens of his growing. He first became 
known for his interest in horticulture while rector 
of Rushton, from whence he removed a few years 
since to Okeford. His great specialities were 
Roses, Strawberries, Peaches, and Nectarines, and 
on these four subjects his contributions to periodical 
literature have been of a voluminous and thoroughly 
practical character. 
