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THE FLORIST AND POMOLOGIST. 
[ September, 
in midwinter. The hedge of Eoses which I made at Digswell, and which you 
referred to in these pages, was composed primarily of these, and they kept green 
at least nine months out of the twelve. Then, again, what a stock this is to 
bud upon ; hereon you can grow the best of Eoses, in incongruous and delightful 
variety. “ Budding a may be performed on the old as well as upon the young 
wood, and stilts may thus be made for the lowliest varieties, to display their 
blooms aloft, even on a gable-end. 
But there is another old Eose greatly, though undeservedly neglected—a 
Eose which needs no pruning, according to the general acceptation of the term, 
which has quaintly beautiful foliage, and buds that last u whilst other Eoses 
blow and fade.” I refer to the Macartney Eose , than which none are more 
beautiful for the garniture of bare walls. Not only does it require little or no 
pruning, but it is one of the earliest to assume a verdant foliage unsurpassed by 
any plant we possess for wall-furnishing, whilst its buds of matchless purity last 
so long in their beauty; it has besides the merit of blooming in the autumn, 
or, at least, late summer, a season when few nice fresh Eoses can stand against 
the adverse heat, and the aridity of the atmosphere. This it does without symp¬ 
toms of flagging, or losing its foliage, as other Eoses do under such circumstances. 
The full-blown flowers stand longer than any other sort, the full day’s sun upon a 
sunny aspect against the wall. Finally, the Macartney Eoses are thoroughly 
hardy, the severest frost doing them no injury. Would that I could speak 
with equal favour of the beautiful Banksian Eoses in this latter respect. They 
are greatly neglected—Lady Banks’, and Fortune’s lovely pure white variety, in 
particular. For walls few things are prettier, if they can be guaranteed against 
the harsher onslaughts of frost. 
In conclusion, I refer to the old Miniature or Fairy Eoses—those little gems, 
with buds so fairy-like, that used to please our youthful fancies when purchased 
in the smallest of tiny pots ! Where are they now ? Our memory claims 
them still, but actual possession seems almost a thing of the past. Eecently, I 
purchased two or three varieties of what I was informed was the Fairy Eose, at 
one of the chief emporiums of Eoses, but found them wanting in the peculiar 
features of those I sought for. I met, months since, with a very pretty batch of 
Miniature Eoses grown in small pots for indoor decoration—I believe at the 
Panshanger Gardens, under the able charge of Mr. Euffitt; but even there the 
true variety was wanting.— William Earley, Valentines , Ilford. 
PICTURES OF PALM-TREES. 
Attalea speciosa. 
HIS elegant Palm is remarkable for its erecto-patent leaves, which are tall 
and elegantly pinnated, the long narrow spreading pinnee being so disposed 
as to give the leaves almost a pectinate appearance. This peculiarity is 
very well shown in the accompanying figure, from Les Promenades des 
Paris , for which we are indebted to the publisher of that work. 
