WEST LONDON GARDENERS’ ASSOCIATION. 
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Lee’s Bright Venus. 
Metcalf’s Lancashire Hero. 
Mills’s Major Cartwright. 
Potts’s Beauty of England. 
Laurie’s Adonis. 
Glory of Cheshunt. 
Nicholson’s Venus. 
Miller’s Conspicua. 
Burley’s Superb. 
Fletcher’s Emperor Alexander. 
Taylor’s Ploughboy. 
Thompson’s Revenge. 
Syke’s Complete. 
Tomlinson’s Commander. 
Warris’s General Blucher. 
Wringley’s Northern Hero. 
Berry’s Lord Primate. 
Dickson’s Apollo. 
Kenion’s Lord Chancellor. 
Whitaker’s True Blue. 
Egyptian Queen. 
Bang up. 
Page’s Champion. 
Oliver’s Lovely Ann. 
Howard’s Sweepstakes. 
Lee’s British Crown. 
Netherwood’s Othello, 
Gorton’s Stadtholder. 
Ned Ludd. 
Booth’s Freedom. 
Mr. Shearer believed that they required great attention to 
bring them to a high state of perfection ; that it would be unwise 
to place them in a conservatory exposed to midday sun, to fade 
and to abridge their season of beauty. When shifted, the decayed 
roots to be removed, and then placed beside a north wall for the 
advantage of shade ; he objected to the use of 32-sized pots, as 
they are very apt to suffer from over-potting. 
Mr. Massie admired the paper for the plain and simple mode 
of treatment adopted, which is best for all plants when they are 
found to thrive and flower well. As expense was an item of con¬ 
sequence in many places, he recommended to stand them beside a 
wall with a west aspect, to be protected by a temporary structure 
of boards, and in very severe weather a few mats to be tied in 
front; he objected to their introduction to the drawing-room, as 
they suffer much by the removal and neglect in such an uncon¬ 
genial atmosphere. 
Mr. Shearer preferred to grow them in frames to a stage, but 
a stage facing the north was useful. 
Mr. Sherwood observed that the compost he used was the 
same as Mr. Morse recommended ; during winter he kept his 
plants under hand-glasses, in a veranda open to the south, but 
sheltered from all the other quarters; the tops of the hand¬ 
glasses could be removed at pleasure, and were never put on but 
in very severe weather ; he removed them to a cold frame, and 
top-dressed them about a month before flowering. When the 
blooms expanded, to be removed to the green-house or con¬ 
servatory. His object in keeping them in a dry situation in winter 
