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green; it is remarkable for the length of its spathe, 
and for the little greenish-yellow spadix. 
The Gartenflora (Sept.) contains coloured 
figures of Saxifraga virginiensisJlore-pleno [t. 1092], 
a pretty hardy perennial, of very distinct aspect, 
with rosulate oblong-cuneate radical leaves, and a 
branched flower stalk bearing at the ends of its 
branches tufts of little globular pure white flowers.— 
St. Petersburgh Botanic Garden. Liliurn Parryi, 
Watson [t. 1093], a fine Californian Lily, with 
yellow flowers here represented as being spot¬ 
less.—Haage & Schmidt. Ecliinocactus centeterius 
Lehmann, and E. centeterius major [t. 1094], two 
interesting succulents. 
The Bulletin d’Arboriculture (Aug.—Sept.) 
contains : —Grape Chavoush, a white grape which in 
this country has been found to be worthless. 
The Revue de l’Horticulture Belge (Oct.) 
gives a superb illustration of Psychotria cyanococca , 
Seemann, a Eubiaceous plant with brilliant blue 
berries, introduced by the late Dr. Seemann from 
Ohontales, in Nicaragua, to the nursery of Mr. W. 
Bull. It has elliptic acuminate toothed leaves, and 
dense drooping clusters of berries of an intense 
brilliant blue. The number also contains a woodcut 
view of Mr. Bull’s Orchid Exhibition, as given at 
the time in the Gardeners’ Chronicle. 
The Revue Horticole (Oct. 1—16) figures 
Azalea Rollissoni under its synonym of A. balsamini- 
flora; it is a Japanese variety of dwarf slender growth 
and produces freely its pretty double bright red 
flowers; it was originally introduced by the Messrs. 
Rollisson & Son, of Tooting. Grevillea Thelemann- 
iana splendens, a very elegant Australian green¬ 
house shrub, with trifidly bipinnatifid leaves, and 
terminal oval spikes of bright crimson flowers. 
The Journal des Roses (Oct.) figures the h.p. 
Rose Sidonie, a vigorous growing variety, with large 
double delicate rosy-pink flowers, having a delicious 
odour. It was raised by M. Yibert in 1845. 
In New Commercial Plants and Drugs, 
No. 6, we have an interesting example of a book 
made from wood converted into pulp by the 
Ehman Patent Process; this part of the number is 
illustrated by six plates, printed in six colours, and 
will well repay careful perusal. The Second part is 
devoted to New Plants and Drugs, their cultivation 
and uses, and has a value of its own. Amongst the 
New Drugs noticed are the Papaw, Lycopodium, 
Carnauba, White Quebracho, Kava-Kava, Goa 
powder, Jaborandi, and Coca. 
GARDEN GOSSIP. 
t ESPECTING- the proposed Pink Show 
in 1883, which for some months past 
has been on the tapis, Mr. Hibberd 
' writes :—“ The object I have in view is to 
revive an interest in the Pink as a florist’s flower, and 
it seems for the present likely that this can best be 
accomplished in the first instance by an exhibition in 
London. What maybe attempted subsequently must 
rest with Ihe cultivators. It will be understood, of 
course, that my intention is simply to initiate a move¬ 
ment that may lead to something more than a mere 
exhibition, for I should hope to see the gardens of 
England made the richer for renewed attention to one 
of our oldest, sweetest, and most interesting flowers. 
The matter being now before the public, I think it 
proper to say that I v\ ill act as honorary secretary to 
the proposed exhibition, and in due time hand over 
my portfolio to any better man who may be ap¬ 
pointed to lake my place. In the meantime I will 
seek the counsel and help of growers of Pinks, and 
secure from them as many subscriptions of os. each 
as will be likely to suffice for a respectable schedule 
and a few merely nominal expenses. That opinions 
are divided about the properties of Pinks, adds, I 
think, very much to the interest of the proposed 
exhibition. In a multitude of counsellers there is 
wisdom; let us then have many views and voices 
on what constitutes the Pink of perfection. As the 
place of the proposed Pink show has not been men¬ 
tioned, I would propose that we take a lesson from 
our iriends the exhibitors of Auriculas and Carnations. 
They have done well at South Kensington, which is 
now the proper centre of horticultural energies, and 
peculiarly accessible from all parts of the country. 
The last week in June will probably suit more 
growers than any other time, but an earlier date 
will not suit anybody.” Those who wish 'to help 
forward this new movement on behalf of the Pink, 
should address themselves to Mr. Shirley Hibberd, 
15, Brownswood Park, London, N. 
— the recent successful International 
Potato Show, the liberal prizes offered by the 
Crystal Palace Co. for 24 varieties of Potatos 
in dishes of 9 each, brought up 13 competitors, and 
secured a grand array of the tubers, the great bulk 
of the collections being wonderfully good. The 
leading prize was won by Mr. W. Ellington, West 
Row Gardens, Soham. with fine medium-sized samples 
of the Queen of the Valley, Bresee’s Purple, Carter’s 
Eight-Weeks, International Kidney, Vicar of Lale- 
ham, Blanchard, Adirondack, Porter’s Excelsior, 
Covent Garden Perfection, Schoolmaster, Matchless, 
White Emperor, Triumph, Early King, Reading 
Russet, Wiltshire Snowflake, Grampian, Rector of 
Woodstock, Mr. Bresee, Woodstock Kidney, Prize- 
taker, Pride of America, Piftie’s Annie, and Early 
Border. 
— Jn order to Destroy Wasps, a corre¬ 
spondent of the Times recommends the use of 
pulverised “commercial cyanide of potassium,” 
one or two table-spoonfuls of which, put into the 
entrance of the nest at any time of the day, if quietly 
done, does not in the least disturb the ingress of the 
insects, which readily enter, never to return, so that 
in twenty-four hours every individual is destroyed. It 
must be remembered that the cyanide is a potent 
poison, to be used only with the utmost care. 
— jJEliss E. A. Ormerod writes concern¬ 
ing the exceedingly destructive caterpillar 
of the Winter Moth (Chimatobia brumata), 
that the grubs frequent almost all our common 
deciduous fruit and forest trees, and will clear the 
soft part of the leaves and then finish off', as food 
gets scarcer, with everything eatable, including the 
buds ; consequently they are exceptionally injurious. 
The moth has greyish-brown and ochrey fore wings, 
and the caterpillars are green or dingy, with whitish 
lines along the sides, and form a loop when they walk. 
These insects are somewhat in our power, from the 
females having such abortive wings that they are 
obliged to creep up the tree trunks to lay upon the 
branches. They appear in early winter—November 
and December—and from sundown to about ten in 
the evening may be seen at their work. Therefore, 
if in good time a number of liaybands or bands of 
any rubbish were twisted up, and two men were sent 
with directions to soak these in anything preferred 
of the nature of tar—tar and cart-grease, tar and oil 
—or anything the moths could not cross, and to lay 
one of these bands round the stem of each tree, the* 
