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The winter treatment of these plants is nearly the same : let 
them be grown for what purpose they may, the heat applied 
should be lowered sufficiently to stop the growth, when the 
plants should be closely pruned ; they will be found to produce 
finer shoots, and more freely from the old w 7 ood than from that 
which is one or even two years old. They should be kept 
dormant till the following March. In conclusion we may re¬ 
mark that to those who are fond of rare fruits for the dessert 
this genus will be found useful, as, in our opinion, if allowed the 
end of a low house, and trained in the manner of forced peach 
trees, an abundant supply of fruit might always be ensured. 
THE ROYAL SOUTH LONDON FLORICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
This Society held their first show for the season on Wednesday, 
the 20th of April, at the Horns Tavern, Kennington, on which 
occasion two silver cups were competed for: the one, presented 
by Her Majesty the Queen Dowager for the best collection of 
miscellaneous plants, was won by Mr. Atlee, gardenei to J. 
Beaufoy, Esq.; his plants were well grown and exhibited a very 
healthy appearance, though not quite so recherche as we anti¬ 
cipated. Among them were two finely grown and blown 
Azalea Indica alba; two Acacia armata; Goodia pubescence, 
Epiphyllum speciosa, and Ackermannia; Boronia senulata; 
Erica mundula; a very fine Rhododendron Smithii, which stood 
next the centre plant, Cytissus racemosus. Mr. Bruces collec¬ 
tion contained a very good plant of Azalia pulchella, Pultenia 
stricta, Polygala oppositifolia, Elichrysum humilis, Dillwynia 
glycineflora, Clivia mobilis, and good specimens of Erica mundula 
and grandinosa, and an Erythrinum cristi galli in good bloom. 
Collections were also shown by Messrs. Pawley, Coutts, Jackson, 
and Fairburn, each of them containing well-grown plants in ex¬ 
cellent condition; but very little to notice as new or scarce in 
either of them. 
Messrs. Chandler exhibited a new and beautiful species of 
- Camellia, an imported one. It is called Nitida; the seeming 
