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THE FLORIST AND POMOLOGIST. 
LMauch, 
the fine old bedding Calceolarias now almost 
extinct. There are many other plants, both 
indoors and out, that are better raised from 
seed than in any other way. There is more 
vigour in the plants thus obtained, and there 
is then no necessity for keeping a lot of stunted 
plants in pots without effect, since they can 
he tossed away, and fresh seed sown.—J. 
Fleming, Cliveden. 
ALOYSIA CITRIODORA. 
W HETHER plants are grown for their 
foliage or flowers, perfume is a 
quality in them highly appreciated 
by every one ; such plants are sure 
to be favourites. Among these can be classed 
the fragrant old subject under notice, com¬ 
monly called the Scented-leaved or Lemon 
Verbena. Plants that have been kept under 
greenhouse stages, or in some other convenient 
out-of-the-way place during winter, should he 
looked to at once, and the old soil shaken 
off; if dry, the balls should he soaked before 
repotting them into a mixture of loam, rotten 
manure, and sand ; the dead wood cut out 
to make them shapeable; and the plants 
placed in a heat of 50° or 55° where they 
can be syringed. When the shoots are a few 
inches long they can be stopped, and the 
cuttings put in if it is desired to increase 
the stock; these will make nice little pot 
plants for autumn work. The old ones may 
he planted out in the borders, where they w T ill 
make good growth for cutting from. During 
mild winters they will live outdoors, if cut 
down and covered over with ashes or other 
protecting material. In Hampshire we had a 
plant that covered a piece of wall at the end 
of a vinery, and it was surprising what strong, 
luxuriant shoots it produced; it had been 
out some years. Chcimcepeuce diacantha, 
scented Pelargoniums, and a hedge of a small- 
flowered Fuchsia also survived, but how they 
have fared during the late severe winters I 
cannot say.— George Potts, jun., Epsom. 
GARDEN GOSSIP. 
f VfTHE Royal Horticultural Society held 
its Anniversary on February 14th. 
I The meeting was thinly attended, and 
of a prosaic character. Lord Aberdare was 
again elected President; and W. Ilaughton, Esq., 
was selected for the post of Treasurer, and Major 
Mason for that of Secretary, the former in succession 
to Henry Webb, Esq., whose retirement will be 
greatly regretted, and the latter in succession to I)r. 
Hogg, who has also done good service to the Society 
in troublous times. The Council was reconstituted 
by the election of E. Giles Loder, Esq., J. H. 
Mangles, Esq., and W. Lee, Esq., to fill up the 
vacancies occasioned by death and other causes. The 
report of the Council showed an appreciable gain 
both in the number of Fellows, and in the year’s 
receipts, notwithstanding that the weather was un¬ 
favourable for the exhibitions; the evening fete 
proved to be a success, and the committee meetings 
have been w T ell supported and full of interest. The 
Chiswick garden has been maintained in a high state 
of efficiency, and much useful experimental work has 
been carried out there; but it would be well if the 
results obtained w r ere more promptly published in 
detail. Among other subjects, Potatos have received 
a large share of attention; it is also intended this 
year to plant a collection of Raspberries for com¬ 
parison ; and other experiments will be instituted in 
order to ascertain the merits of new varieties of Peas, 
Lettuces, Tomatos, and Shallots. In the department 
of Flowers., the tuberous-rooted Begonias have received 
much attention, and the Society now possesses one of 
the best collections of these plants in existence. The 
large Orchard-house has been devoted to the culture 
of Tea Roses, and the Rockery near the great Vinery 
has been considerably extended. 
— ®he Arthur Veitch Memorial Fund, 
recently got together by subscription in order 
to perpetuate the memory of that gentleman, 
has now been handed over to the Committee of the 
Royal Gardeners’ Benevolent Institution, to be added 
to the Fund which is being raised by that body 
for the increase of the amount of Pensions paid by 
the Institution to Gardeners or their Widows, and 
which has been designated the Pension Augmenta¬ 
tion Fund. The sum thus paid over amounted to 
£800 1H. 2d. 
— ®Me very useful Manual of the 
CoNiFERiE, published a short time since by 
Messrs. Veitch & Sons, of Chelsea, and already 
noticed by us, was somewhat marred in its utility by 
the incompleteness of its index. This defect has sub¬ 
sequently been remedied, the authors having prepared 
and issued a much fuller enumeration of the contents 
of its pages, which will render it more acceptable to 
those who are interested in this class of plants. We 
believe that purchasers of the book may obtain copies 
of this more perfect index on application to Messrs. 
Veitch & Sons, at Chelsea. 
— |$jow few persons know the Cotoneaster 
frigida, which rivals, if it does not surpass, 
the Rowan tree for its profusion of coral and 
wealth of scarlet tresses; moreover, it is a winter 
berried plant, coming into beauty through the dull 
months of November, December, &c., and vieing 
with the Holly at Christmas. We lately saw a plant 
of this in Mr. Barron’s nurseries, Sketty, Swansea, 
which was charming in the extreme ; some 15 to 20 
feet in height, it formed a big bush; and every 
branch, some of them 3 feet in length, was laden 
with bunches of britrht scarlet berries of about the 
size of Currants. The plant is a semi-evergreen of 
the hardiest description, remarkably quick and free 
of growth, and wdll grow anywhere. It should be 
largely planted both for ornament in the shrubberies 
and for game cover.—( Gcird. Chron., N. s., xvi., 660.) 
