h not properly a new
rose, is on trial for the first time in this city. It has become a
great favorite with growers, retailers and purchasers. In habit it
is robust and free blooming, and in coloring, though similar to Bon
Silene, is much deeper or darker. There seems to be a doubt in some
quarters as to whether it blooms as freely as Bon Silene; personally,
I think there is not much difference between the two. Gontier is a
good Rose for outdoor planting.

_Edwin Lonsdale._

Two Ferns and their Treatment.

ADIANTUM FARLEYENSE.--This beautiful Maidenhair is supposed to be a
subfertile, plumose form of _A. tenerum_, which much resembles it,
especially in a young state. For decorative purposes it is almost
unrivaled, whether used in pots or for trimming baskets of flowers
or bouquets. It prefers a warm, moist house and delights in abundant
water. We find it does best when potted firmly in a compost of two
parts loam to one of peat, and with a good sprinkling of sifted coal
ashes. In this compost it grows very strong, the fronds attaining a
deeper green and lasting longer than when grown in peat. When the pots
are filled with roots give weak liquid manure occasionally. This fern
is propagated by dividing the roots and potting in small pots, which
should be placed in the warmest house, where they soon make fine
plants. Where it is grown expressly for cut fronds the best plan is
to plant it out on a bench in about six inches of soil, taking care to
give it plenty of water and heat, and it will grow like a weed.

ACTINIOPTERIS RADIATA.--A charming little fern standing in a genus by
itself. In form it resembles a miniature fan palm, growing about six
inches in height. It is generally distributed throughout the East
Indies. In cultivation it is generally looked upon as poor grower, but
with us it grows as freely as any fern we have. We grow a lot to mix
in with Orchids, as they do not crowd at all. We pot in a compost of
equal parts loam and peat with a few ashes to keep it open, and grow
in the warmest house, giving at all times abundance of water both at
root and overhead. It grows very freely from spores, and will make
good specimens in less than a year. It is an excellent Fern for small
baskets.

_F. Goldring._

Timely Hints About Bulbs.

Spring flowering bulbs in-doors, such as the Dutch Hyacinths, Tulips
and the many varieties of Narcissus, should now be coming rapidly into
bloom. Some care is req