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THE FLORIST AND POMOLOGIST. 
[ June, 
John Powell, 5. 
Ne Plus Ultra, 3. 
Oscar, 14. 
Premier, 6. 
Rivers’ Eliza, 10. 
Sir Harry, 14. 
Best 2 Raspberries. 
Fastolf, 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15. 
Red Antwerp, 1, 3, 5, 8, 13. 
Prince of Wales, 2, 8, 9, 15. 
Yellow Antwerp, 2, 7, 12. 
Carter’s Prolific, 4, 6. 
Belle de Fontenay, 10. 
Lee’s Prolific, 6. 
Magnum Bonum, 13. 
Northumberland Fillbasket, 11. 
*J* Nos. 14 and 16 did not vote. 
The other lists, prepared in like manner, will appear hereafter ; in the mean¬ 
time, it may be explained that a reference to the numbered list of contributors 
and to the figures printed after the names of the several fruits, will show the 
number of votes given to each, and also by whom the particular sorts are recom¬ 
mended. We hope to deal more largely with this question of pomological 
statistics at some future period. For the present, we commend this first effort 
to the consideration of our readers, and shall be glad to receive any suggestions 
by which future returns could be improved.—T. M. 
THE CULTUKE OF EEIOSTEMONS. 
HESE are pretty plants when nicely grown. Even when out of bloom they 
^ form neat evergreen bushes, and when the numerous star-shaped white 
blossoms make their appearance, they are really handsome objects for the 
conservatory. Some of them are naturally more dense in habit than 
others; the latter require the tops to be pinched off to induce them to become 
more compact. Young plants should be shifted on into pots one size larger than 
those they are taken from, using a compost of five parts fibrypeat broken up into 
small pieces (not sifted), and one part good loam well pulverized between the 
hands, a liberal addition of silver-sand being made, and the whole well mixed 
together. In draining, lay plenty of crocks in the pot, with some fibry peat over 
them, to prevent the soil working down among the drainage and choking it. Pot 
the plants rather'firmly ; place them in the greenhouse where plenty of light and 
air can be given them. Pay strict attention to watering. When water is given, 
it should be made to pass freely through the ball. About the end of July the 
plants should be put out to harden in a sunny position, and should remain there 
till the middle of September, when they must be removed to their winter 
quarters. Care must be taken, while they are out-doors, to prevent worms from 
getting into the pots, by using a bed of coal ashes to set them on. The following 
sorts are well worth growing:— E. intermedius, E. pulchellus, E. cuspidatus , 
and E. buxifolvus .—H. Chilman, Somerley. 
ALOCASIA MAESIIALLII. 
OME of the most highly decorative of stove plants of the u fine-foliaged ” 
class belong to the Arad family, of which the plant we now figure, thanks 
to Mr. Bull, is a member of no mean rank. It is related, as the figure 
shows, to A. Jenningsii , but it differs from that strikingly handsome plant 
in having a broad median grey or silvery band, which adds greatly to the effect of 
