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THE FLORIST AND POMOLOGIST. 
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unimportant one. Black-puddings may be reckoned as tbe lowest form of 
human u vittle,” quite at the bottom of the ladder of cookery, yet this article is 
supplied to the u million ” by tons weekly in Manchester, at the low figure of 3d. 
or 4d. per pound. To do justice to this branch of business, no small amount of 
herbs would be required : a large portion indeed contain no herbs, and yery little 
seasoning of any kind, haying been u made to sell.” The market inspector could 
hardly say what lard, what groats, what seasoning, pigs’ puddings should contain ; 
and when the pigs’ blood is not “ shed,” but carefully u saved,” who could come 
red-handed, and weigh or measure the chief ingredient of black puddings ? One 
thing is certain, namely, that for want of finely-preserved herbs, these and many 
other articles of food and medicine are cheated out of their seasoning.— Alex. 
Forsyth, Salford. 
NEW BEDDING PANSIES. 
AVINQ- had a few new varieties sent us last season said to be good for spring 
bedding, I may note that the following have this season been found to be 
¥ very fine :— Cloth of Gold , rich golden yellow, with dark centre ; flowers 
large, very fragrant; blooms abundantly from March to October. Aurora , 
golden yellow, centre and margin of lower petals bronzy crimson ; upper petals 
rich velvety puce ; profuse bloomer. Black Prince , dark velvety purple, with 
yellow eye, a large and very fine flower ; vigorous grower, and abundant bloomer. 
Great Eastern , white centre, and broad margin of rich violet-purple; large flowers 
borne in great profusion. Queen of Scots , purplish blue, with orange-coloured 
eye ; large flowers, and very free bloomer. Sunshine , rich golden yellow, mar¬ 
gined with orange-red, and prominent dark eye ; a beautiful variety. White 
Swan , creamy white, margined with rosy pink, the centre light purple, with 
yellow eye; good bloomer. Hector , velvety maroon, with purple centre and 
yellow eye ; a strong grower, and very free bloomer. 
All the above, if prepared like other bedding plants, will, besides flowering 
early in spring, do so all the summer. Seedlings sown about May, with liberal 
treatment through the summer, make a fine display the following spring. All 
Pansies, however, for continuous blooming require high feeding.—A. H., T. 
CROTON JOHANNIS. 
O^IGURES of several of the new Crotons have from time to time appeared 
QJAp in our pages. They are all exceedingly ornamental plants, but that of 
which we now introduce an illustration is one of the most elegant and 
distinct. It belongs to the group represented by the old Croton lineare , 
but is a much finer plant. The leaves, which are narrow, linear, and drooping, 
attain as much as two feet in length, and are of a glossy green, the centre and 
margin being of a bright yellow. It has been sometimes called C. angustissimum , 
and, like its allies, belongs to the Codiceum variegatum, though better known in 
gardens under the older name of Croton. It will be seen from the graceful habit 
