282 THE; FLORIST. 
ment, possesses »most, people) are ,acquainted,..,,It jis, especially rich, in 
TLrichomanes ;;to,whieh some, rare, additions, have, recently PSE. PRA 
We also moticed some fine, specimens.of |Gleichenias 5, and. variegated 
Ferns’ have received ‘a,valuable addition ,in, the, shape of; Pteris, eretica, 
a pretty dwarf kind .from, Java.) (This, has, leaves. striped in the centre 
with/white,(on-each side-of which;is a. band ws green, the two colours 
producing a charming ‘contrast... Variegation, Inj some, of the commoner 
varieties of; Fern have, we understand, also.been obseryed here. ..., tug 
jocMost of our -readersj;,we. dare) say, ,have,,heard,, off ‘Markham’s 
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Cinchona, expedition, and, of -his haying) /brought;cases, of, liying, plants 
to Southampton. . It,may, therefore, interest some to, knoyy, that;he, has 
just, sailed for India: with such. as were considered. in sufficiently, 00 
condition to-stand so great and, precarious,a journey ;, the rest areyto, he 
brought here to recruit their health before being despatched to their 
final destination, and ‘for that. purpose..a. house is, prepared. or, their 
reception, oi} nottastig sietsberr 
|) Out of doors, -Kew-is/not near, so’brilliant in the way of flowers this 
season,as it has been.in former. years... The continued rains; and 
comparatively. cold weather which we haye experienced have here as 
elsewhere ruined the effect of bedding, plants; which have made little 
growth and have flowered but, indifferently, But what else.could haye 
heen expected? The beds in front of the great Palm-house are reported 
to have been but the other day fully an, inch, or more under water. 
Instead, therefore, of labour being employed jin watering, as in former | 
seasons, it has this year been. required. to cut drains, and even with 
these it has been found) impossible. to, keep bedding. plants. in. good 
eondition.|, The case .is, however, otherwise with herbaceous, plants, 
Which, have grown and. flowered well. ..Tritomas,, now. profusely, in 
blossom, are, however, an exception.’ These.are not:so fine as. we have 
formerly seen them; their brilliancy, however, | though tarnished, by 
the) rain, renders. them. tolerably: effective: . All kinds of. shrubs look 
unusually healthy, and the Grass is, everywhere beautifully fresh and 
green. , The, interest taken, in, Kew is, ‘we may add, and with satis 
faction, as great as ever. Upwards of 10,000 inspected the grounds 
on Monday the 27th ult., the day of our visit. 
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GOOD ‘GRAPES FOR A SMALL OUTLAY. 
‘Way are not good Grapes more generally obtained than they are by 
people of small means? ‘It cannot be said that they require an expensive 
‘Structure to. grow in, or great care in making an artificial border, for I 
have seen Black Hamburghs the ‘second year ‘after planting produce 
from four to six bunches on a Vine, each weighing from one to two 
‘pounds, and of the very finest colour’ possible. * The border was composed 
of the natural soil of the place, niixed with rotten dung and burnt clay, 
the bottom: being conereted to keep the roots from a cold clay. The 
“house was 60 feet by 12; materials and erecting cost about. 200. 
do not, however, mean to say that every one could put up a house. go 
