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Greenhouse plants will now be moving, and will require more attention. In dull 
weather they will not require much water. We sometimes during this month 
have a continuance of clear weather for several days together, warm sunny days 
following a succession of severe frosty nights—conditions which render fire-heat 
absolutely necessary. In such weather the soil in the pots, particularly over pipes or 
flues, is soon dried up, and frequent waterings become necessary. The water should 
be kept in the houses during the night, and given to the plants in the morning. 
Admit air freely in mild weather, but be careful to guard against cold, cutting 
winds. A night temperature of 40° in frosty weather will be sufficient. Continue 
the training of Pelargoniums , and shift the late stock. All Soft-wooded plants 
will now begin to grow freely, and must be carefully watered. Cuttings of Fuchsias , 
Pelargoniums , &c., should now be put in for autumn blooming. Give plants in 
pits and frames all the air possible, and continue to pot off all autumn shrubs and 
cuttings, and place them in a gentle heat until they have made fresh roots. 
Make a hot-bed for striking cuttings of Verbenas , Petunias , Iresines , Coleuses , 
Lobelias , and such other plants as will be required for bedding out.—M. Saul, 
Stourton. 
NEW FLOWERS OF 1871. 
S numerous as ever in kind, and in many instances of high-class quality, the 
year 1871 has left a generous bequest of new flowers. A hasty glance at 
some of these may be given as a fitting supplement to the new plants, 
fruits, and vegetables of the same year:— 
The gorgeous Amaryllis may fitly lead the way. High-coloured flowers like Brilliant, 
Chelsoni, and Maculata ; and the more delicate hues of Hybrida gigantea, Marmorata 
perfecta , and Prince Henry, give a list of new forms of almost unexampled beauty. The batch 
of new Antirrhinums raised by Messrs. Downie, Laird, and Laing contain some flowers 
having much novelty of marking, and of high quality ; they help to gild the declining 
summer months, and in their fair floral beauty are “ signs of autumn’s mellow reign.” In 
Auriculas (Alpines), Marquis of Westminster, Sultan, and Thomas Moore, Mr. Turner’s 
reputation as a successful raiser is fully maintained, and excellent additions are made to fine 
forms already in cultivation. A promising green-edged variety named Alderman Wisbey , is 
the only addition to the show class. M. Yan Houtte’s batch of new Azaleas augments 
our numerous collections of these showy spring-flowering plants. It comprises Alice, 
Comtesse de Beaufort, George Loddiges, Madame A. Hardy, Marquis of Lome, Presi¬ 
dent de GhellinJc de Walle , Superba nova, and Vuurwerk, among others. A rosy- 
pink variety named Comtesse de Flandres, and President, deep pink, were also seen in fine 
condition. Marvel, a charming variety, of the amoena type, bearing purple flowers, will be 
very useful. Three new Begonias of the bulbous-rooted deciduous kind, claim attention, 
namely, Chicago, Gravelotte, and Multifora elegans ; the latter is singularly free of bloom, and 
so continuous as to be termed a perpetual-flowering variety. Clove Carnation Miss Joliffe is 
a flesh-coloured flower, very free, and excellent for forcing. Among Hardy Clematises, 
Lady Maria Meade, pale mauve-lilac; and William Cripps, deep violet-purple, were very 
promising indeed. Coleus Tryoni is so distinct in character,—the glowing crimson base of 
the leaves having a deep bright golden apex—that it must be ranked as one of the most 
valuable introductions of the year. Favourite and Lady Leigh are also good additions to these 
popular foliage plants. Large-flowered types of the useful Cyclamen persicum can now be 
chronicled; Giganteum and Grandiflorum have very large and finely coloured flowers ; and 
Snowflake, the flo-wers of which are also of good size, is a great improvement on the pure 
white forms. 
New Dahlias were very numerously produced during the past year. In the show class, 
yellow seifs are represented by Golden Beauty and Yellow Standard ; scarlet and crimson hues 
by Hope, James Wilder, John Standish (the best flower of the year), John Batten, Mephis- 
