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THE FLORIST AND POMOLOGHST. 
[ October, 
WINTER-FLOWERING 
bouvardias. 
HE manner in which, these plants are 
managed by the great market-growers, 
some of whom produce as many as 
40,000 of these plants annually, is quite a 
marvel. The whole course of treatment is 
systematised, and such a thing as failure is 
unknown. The plan adopted is something like 
the following:— 
The plants are raised from cuttings of the 
young shoots, the plants to produce which are, 
about the end of the year, treated to a period 
of dry rest, as is often done with Fuchsias, 
after which the points of the shoots are re¬ 
moved, the soil moistened, and the plants 
placed in a genial heat. They soon push out 
fresh growth, and by February furnish a full 
Crop of cuttings, which are at once taken off 
and struck in the brisk temperature of a pro¬ 
pagating pit or frame. As soon as they are 
rooted, they are potted singly into 3-in. pots, 
and kept in a temperature of about 70°, the 
young shoots being stopped as required. By 
April they are ready to shift into 5-in. pots, in 
which they are to flower, and are kept grow¬ 
ing on in the same temperature until half 
their growth is made, after which in the 
summer they are plunged out-of-doors, and left 
there till September, when they are again re¬ 
moved to the houses. The plants are then sub¬ 
jected to a degree of heat varying with the par¬ 
ticular time at which they are required to be 
in flower, the bloom being finest and most 
abundant in a temperature of 70°. For late 
winter blooming, a portion of the plants are 
kept cool till a later period. 
The varieties most extensively grown are, of 
reds :—Hogarth, Elegans, a brighter sport from 
Hogarth, and Flammea, bright pink. Of 
whites:—Vreelandii,Candidissima, Jasminiflora, 
and Humboldtii corymbiflora, the latter being 
kept to furnish the latest flowers in spring.—M. 
GARDEN GOSSIP. 
JRINGf the present month of October, 
the following Fungus Forays, as they 
are called—that is to say, meetings 
held by cryptogamists and others in search of fungi 
—are announced to take place. On October 2nd, the 
members of the Epping Forest Club intend to ex¬ 
plore the district of High Beech in search of fungi, 
rare and common. The party will be accompanied 
by Dr. Cooke, Mr. Worthington Smith, and Mr. 
English ; and in the evening the finds will be dis¬ 
cussed and commented upon at the “ Foresters’ 
Arms,” near the spot explored.—On October 7th, the 
Hereford meeting is appointed to take place, when 
the grounds and park of Holme Lacey will be ex¬ 
plored. The following papers are to be read:— 
“ Mushroom Sauce,” by Dr. Cooke; “ The New 
Sclerotium Disease of Irish Potatos,” by Dr. Bull; 
“ The British Hypomyces,” by Mr. C. B. Plowright; 
“ Spirulina oscillarioides,” by the Rev. John E. 
Yize ; “ Notes on Thelephora Lycii,” by Dr. Cooke; 
“Note on Spore Diffusion of the Larger Elvellacei,” 
by Mr. C. B. Plowright; and “ The Luminosity of 
Fungi,” by Mr. William Phillips. MM. Maxima 
Cornu and Rose have promised to come from Paris 
to attend this meeting.—On October 11th and 12th 
there will be a fungus foray at Coed Coch, Denbigh¬ 
shire, under the general direction of Mrs. Lloyd 
Wynne and the Rev. M. J. Berkeley. 
— Ft is announced by the Royal Horti¬ 
cultural Society that the dates fixed for the 
meetings of the Fruit and Floral Committees, 
exhibitions, and evening fete, in 1881, are the fol¬ 
lowing, namelyTuesdays: January 11th, February 
8 th, March 8th and 22nd, April 12th and 26th, May 
10th and 24th, June 14th and 28th, July 12th and 
26th, August 9th and 23rd, September 13th, October 
11th, November 8th, and December 13th. On these 
occasions certificates will be awarded to deserving 
new fruits, vegetables, plants, and flowers ; and 
medals, supplied by the Davis Fund, will be 
awarded for specially meritorious productions. The 
great summer show will open on Friday, June 3rd, 
and be continued on the 4th, 6th, and 7th. The Rose 
and Pelargonium Society’s Show on June 28th and 
29th. The exhibition of British Beekeepers’ Asso¬ 
ciation, from July 26th to August 1st. The Arti¬ 
sans’ and Cottagers’ Show on Monday, August 1st. 
The evening fete on Tuesday, June 28th. 
— Ft is announced that the Provincial 
Show of tbe National Rose Society for 
1881 will be lield at Sheffield, by invitation 
of the Sheffield Botanic Society, in the course of the 
month of July. 
— tSkiE Pelargonium Society will hold 
its annual exhibition for 1881 on June 28th 
and 29th. The schedule of prizes, which has 
been recently issued, does not materially differ from 
that of last year, except in the increase of the prizes 
for specimen plants. Copies can be obtained from 
the Hon. Secretary, Mr. Shirley Hibberd, 15 Browns- 
wood Park, Finsbury Park, N. 
Ft is proposed to hold an International 
Fruit Show at Edinburgh in September, 1882, 
under the auspices of the Royal Caledonian 
Horticultural Society. We trust the good work may 
be as successfully carried out as the other shows of a 
similar kind held in Edinburgh have been. We 
understand that there is a very general feeling of 
satisfaction that this decision has been arrived at, 
and, as there is ample time to make preparations, 
no doubt the aim of the promoters will be achieved. 
— Fn a recent note in the Gardeners' 
Chronicle , Mr. Croucher points out that Im¬ 
ported Agaves are subject to very unexpected 
Mutations. When first imported they are very 
various in the development of their foliage and 
