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MATRICARIA INODORA FLOKErLENO.—SPRING CAULIFLOWERS. 
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and firm, with a sweetish but by no means rich 
flavour. 
History, fyc .—Received by the Horticultural 
Society from Messrs. Baumann, of Bolwyller, and 
described by Thompson in the Journal of the 
Society, in 1846. Is still grown in the great Grape 
Conservatory at Chiswick, but is not generally to be 
met with in gardens. In some parts of the country, 
the name of Raisin de Calabre has got applied to 
the Trebbiano; and the large bunches grown by 
Mr. Curror, of Eskbank, under that name, were in 
reality Trebbiano, the berries of which are slightly 
ovate. 
Cultural Notes .—Will succeed in any ordinary 
vinery, and requires no special care. Best suited 
for a late house, the berries keeping remarkably 
plump and fresh until late in spring. 
Season. —Late, from January to March. 
Merits. —Third-rate in quality, but very pretty 
and valuable for its late-keeping qualities. 
Red Chasselas. —A synonym of Chasselas 
Rose : which see. 
Red Frontignan. —A synonym of Grizzly 
Frontignan: which see. —A. F. Barron. 
Jcra Frontignan.* 
# [Readers are requested to substitute the above 
figure of the Jura Frontignan for that given by mis¬ 
take at p. 131, which represents West’s St. Peter’s.] 
MATRICARIA INODORA FLORE- 
PLENO. 
£g^£)HIS is one of the most useful of autumn- 
7/fljwy flowering plants, alike desirable for the 
purpose of enlivening the flower-borders, 
and also for supplying cut flowers. The plant 
is tolerably hardy, as it stood 10° frost with 
us on the 14th October, and did not appear to 
be affected by it in the least. From cuttings 
taken in August, potted as soon as rooted, the 
plants being shifted on and grown in a cool 
frame, we hope to be able to cut a few blooms 
during the greater part of the winter, with 
which object we shall keep them growing in a 
cool frame, where we can exclude frost, and 
keep the temperature from getting too low. 
Single composite flowers are coming greatly 
into favour now. The white Chrysanthemum 
frutescens and the yellow Etoile d’Or are much 
liked for cut flowers; and when grown well in 
pots, neither of them are to be despised at 
this season, as a help towards decorating the 
stages of the conservatory. At this dull time, 
moreover, they assist for a long period in 
filling the cut-flower basket. If treated the 
same as the other sorts throughout the season, 
they come earlier into bloom. Our few plants 
have been in blossom since Midsummer, and 
are good yet.—A. Henderson, Thoreshy. 
SPRING CAULIFLOWERS. 
HESE have been rather scarce the last 
few seasons, owing to the severity of 
the weather. To have nice Cauliflowers 
fit for use about the end of May and beginning 
of June, a quantity of the best plants from the 
August-sown beds should be potted at once. 
It were better had this been done at the 
beginning of last month, although it is not too 
late yet. They should be potted in 48-sized 
pots, using a compost of loam and rotten dung. 
When they are potted, they should be stood in 
a cold frame or pit, and placed near to the 
glass. The frame or pit should be kept closed 
for about three weeks until they begin to 
make roots into the fresh soil; they should 
then have air given, every day the weather per¬ 
mits. When they begin to make roots, they 
should have a nice watering, to moisten the 
soil; but they will not require any more for 
some time. In frosty weather, they should be 
kept well covered up. 
