. The Gardeners' chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects. sought to present facts, as faras space would permit, for the formation of a judg-ment on the whole subject, yckn Eliot Hoxcard, ment is a necessity: after the arduous labours of theirseveral parts, the mortal coil of judges, exhibitors,and executives alike require some sustenance ; and ifthat season be not utilised for a little social andfloral communion, excepting for a very smallproportion of those interested, the opportunitywill be irretrievably lost. At the close of theshow six-sevenths of
. The Gardeners' chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects. sought to present facts, as faras space would permit, for the formation of a judg-ment on the whole subject, yckn Eliot Hoxcard, ment is a necessity: after the arduous labours of theirseveral parts, the mortal coil of judges, exhibitors,and executives alike require some sustenance ; and ifthat season be not utilised for a little social andfloral communion, excepting for a very smallproportion of those interested, the opportunitywill be irretrievably lost. At the close of theshow six-sevenths of the exhibitors are engrossedwith the care of their exhibits, and all concerned inthe show are certain to be jaded more or less withthe labours of the day, and unfitted and indisposedto prolong its hours even for the gratification of thetable or the greater pleasures of social and floral com-munion. To any friend or friends who may arrive inLondon on the evening of the 19th, as many will, Ioffer a hearty invitation to my house for such a season April 3, 18S0.] THE GARDENERS CHRONICLE. 429. of floral intercourse as time may allow, and it will bea sincere pleasure to me if a large circle is formed. I am very happy to report, as my correspondenceinforms me, that we have the prospect of the largest andfinest display of Auriculas yet attained. From severalsides adjectives of very expressive character are usedto indicate the state of the plants, and large expec-tation is based upon the anticipated appearance of newfacesofavery high order of merit. In Polyanthus alsoemulation has been freely excited, and though it isnot yet an open secret, there are confident predictionsof many very beautiful new flowers being brought for-ward in this sometime neglected class. E. S. Dodivell,II, CJiatham Terrace, Larkhall Rise, ClaJiliam, Fig. 74.—cinchona officinalis, var. bonplandiana, (ske r. 427.) Seasonable Notes on IIardv FloristsFlowers (conliniicil from f. 40S). — Pansies. —Those in
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