Mr. Peacock's Collection of Succulents.—

At the close of last year Mr. John T. Peacock of Sudbury House, Hammersmith, expressed a wish to exhibit in some public establishment his well-known and valuable collection of succulent plants. After consultation with the Board, it was decided to offer to Mr. Peacock for the purpose the South Octagon of the Temperate House. This proposal having been accepted, the collection has been deposited there by Mr. Peacock for a period of three, years. It is particularly rich in specimen plants and in species of Agave, in which respect it supplements the immense general collection already in the possession of the Royal Gardens.

The introduction of uncommon specimen trees along the paths is being proceeded with, and will soon become an important feature. These are provided with upright slate tallies, lettered in black on a white ground, which have been found to be the most economical and efficient kind of tally.