. The Gardeners' chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects. Rhododendronin bloom. Amongst them I noticed Duchess oflOdinburgh and jasminiflorum ; the pure white flowersof the latter variety scented all around. It is strangethis variety is so seldom met with, as none of all theother varieties are so useful for cut flowers, and noneso rich in perfume. A plant that can be had inbloom at this season of the year having so manyqualities as Rhododendron jasminiflorum is worth pos-sessing, and should be in every conservatory. /. Doiv,Saiiglilon Hall, near Edinhuri^h.
. The Gardeners' chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects. Rhododendronin bloom. Amongst them I noticed Duchess oflOdinburgh and jasminiflorum ; the pure white flowersof the latter variety scented all around. It is strangethis variety is so seldom met with, as none of all theother varieties are so useful for cut flowers, and noneso rich in perfume. A plant that can be had inbloom at this season of the year having so manyqualities as Rhododendron jasminiflorum is worth pos-sessing, and should be in every conservatory. /. Doiv,Saiiglilon Hall, near Edinhuri^h. The Origin of the Clanbrassil Fir.— ALover of Trees has sent us one of those curioustufts of densely crowded branches which occur nowand again the .Spruce Fir, as shown in the figure(ll). They are quite different from the Witchesbrofmis of the Germans, which are the result of fungusgrowth. In .Switzerland some few years since we hadreason to think that those growths were perpetuatedfrom seed, at least young plants may be seen on theground as well as on the boughs. The Clanbrassilian. Fig II.—tufted branches of firs. and other dwarf varieties of Firs have apparentlyoriginated from these forms. Eos. Cleaning Stove Plants.—At this dull season,when work in the garden is not quite so pressing asat other times, a few practical remarks on the clean-ing ofstove and greenhouse plants may not be out ofplace. For the last few years it has been my lot totake charge of collections of jilants that havehul mealy-bug, scale, &c., upon them, and I havetried various insecticides, but with no success until Itried a mixture made as follows : — Paraffin oil, twowineglassfuls ; soft soap, ^Ib. ; and common shag to-bacco, 2 oz. The tobacco I put into a jar and pour aquart of boiling water over it, covering u tightly downuntil it becomes cold, and then the strength is drawnout of it. I then take a small galvanised iron pail,put the \ lb. of soft soap into it, and add the paraffinoil, beat
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