ye THE FLORIST. 
are in‘no ways answerable}’When the fruit committee ‘Of the!’ sre a 
cultural Society was established, our advice ‘to the Pomiological! Soeiét 
was to dissolve’ and ‘associate! itself with that®body!! It coultl!'ther 
have'done so,’ gracefully’ and ereditably, having “been the’ theany" of 
-ealling that committee ‘into’ existence ; this the Council ‘then! dedlitted 
to do, and! what ‘they will do now is not forus’ to Bay!” Those W 
have! brought! on the ‘present state of affairs must ansiver ‘for thei. 
selyesi— Kp. Plorist and Fruitist]. i BOY, Seren 
7 per ks 7 VEL 
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KENSINGTON ‘GORE AND CHISWICK. ot ae 
A Goon deal of the earthwork belonging to the new garden at os 0 
ton Gore is remoyed, and the compartments and panels for the centre 
division brought. to their proper leyels, so that, the embroidery work, of 
the principal figures may be commenced, and_ the walks praaee for 
their gravel, of which there is a great abundance of excellent qual: | 
the ground—another fortunate hit for the Society. The garden Hiya 
which are large and commodious, are already roofed in ;, these face, the 

entrance from the Exhibition-road, and will front, on the garden, side, 3 
the lower division adjoining the site being reser van for exhibitions, » A The 
contractor has also commenced the arcades which are to surround | the 
gardens, and which, judging from the drawings, will be most ornamental 
in character. Altogether, Mr..Hyles has made the most, of, his, tim an 
forwarding all the heavy earthwork, so'as to prepare for planting when 
the season artives, and must have made great exertions to gets som mae 
already completed within the time. eas 
At Chiswick the experimental grounds haye been very i ee 
this season, from the number, of subjects undergoing, trials,, on, ie 
recommendations of the Floral and Fruit Committees, which I need, 
notice further, as the Society’s réports will shortly be published; Es 
full particulars. Tn the great metal conservatory, which tio, or three 
year’s ago was planted with Vines, there is alre eady a magnificent crop 
of Grapes now ripe, and as the Vines have already covered the roof, we. 
may expect next year the finest show of Grapes in ‘the kingdom, 
Peaches on walls, though feeling the effects of the late season, | are. by 
no means so bad as many we have seen, cea and API area PB 
crop. 
THE AURICULA BLOOM OF 1860. bee 
How many are the scrapes an absent man, or a man. with ¢ a sof 
memory, gets himself into. “ What did you mean, ‘Sir, by passing 
my ‘wife im the street the other day? TI suppose you don't think she is 
good enough for your acquaintance ? ” "Why really,: my, friend, T dia 
HE see her.” ’ * Don’t tell mé, ar? you. looked her’ straight ge 
face.” '** Alas, T'was deep in thought, and so. I stand accused of being 
no gentleman.” “'] thought, Sir, you had promised ‘to call ‘abn n the . 
again shortly, and ‘some time “has elapsed. Is" ‘that, ‘the way you 
take’ care’ of your parish ?””” «Alas! my poor memory 5 ; for. your gale 
Tam accused of being an unfaithful shepherd.” et ae ‘But why don vt oh 




