The Gardeners' chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects . niaartificiallyproduced ; andwevividlyremember the well-founded pride with which our late friend exhibitedthe trophy of his skill and of his zeal. The narrativewill be found at p. 702 of the first volume of the newseries of this journal {1S74). Since then severalhybrids have been raised, and more arc sure tofollow. Only the other day Messrs. Veitch exhibiteda new one, and we know they have others in the distincdve characters get hopelessly mixed,it is desirable to indicate clearly the
The Gardeners' chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects . niaartificiallyproduced ; andwevividlyremember the well-founded pride with which our late friend exhibitedthe trophy of his skill and of his zeal. The narrativewill be found at p. 702 of the first volume of the newseries of this journal {1S74). Since then severalhybrids have been raised, and more arc sure tofollow. Only the other day Messrs. Veitch exhibiteda new one, and we know they have others in the distincdve characters get hopelessly mixed,it is desirable to indicate clearly the starting points. As to their curious insect-catching propensities, itis sufficient to refer to Mr. Boulgers paper at p. 627,in which the present stale of our knowledge issummed up. As to their cultivation we do not intend in thisnote to say anything, the subject has been treated ofby Mr. Baines, at p. 2S0 of our volume x. for 1S78. Itmay, however, be pointed out that some of the species,such as S. flava and S, purpurea have proved to behardy in many places in this country, and S. purpurea. Fig. 147.—sarracenia ciielsoni x : petals iurilish-urown. (see r. SiS.) large business, including ample shed-room for thestorage of dormant stock, such as pot Vines, standardBays in tubs, of which there is a grand lot of plantsi n various sizes, and anything of a like descriptionthat simply requires a slight protection from theweather during the winter season. The principal pack-ing-shed. So feet by 40, is heated by hot water ; overthis there is a commodious carpenters shop, where therequisite packing-cases are made, as also the prepara-tion carried out of all materials for hot and green-house building, including the heating, which are alldone on the place. Mr. Williams has lately securedthe two adjoining houses on a long lease, in one ofwhich he intends to reside, as the whole of the roomavailable in the present dwelling is wanted for theseed department. SARRACENIAS. Ok late years the nume
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