faftory mode of managing them, to Mr. R. Sweet, late of the 
Stockwell Nurfery, where we have obferved thefe plants to 
look remarkably well. 
Cultrvation of the Natural Order of PROTEACE &- 
In the firft place, it is neceffary that the pots fhould be well 
drained ; for which purpofe, place over the hole in the bot- 
tom a piece of potfherd, then place another piece againft it, fo 
as to leave a hollow ; after that put in a handful of potfherd, 
broken into pieces not larger than peas, and over thefe pieces 
ftill fmaller, till the 
pot is nearly one third-part full. This is 
applicable to the management of plants of almoft every family ; 
for, by thefe means, the water foaks gradually off, and the 
mould is not allowed to get fodden. 
In the next place, for the genera Protea, Leucadendron, 
Leucofpermum, Spatalla, Sorocephalus, and Aulax; (vide 
Brown's Proteaceae in the Tran/aétions of the Linnean Society, vol. 10.) 
all the {pecies delight in a compofition of rather more than one- 
third fand, and the reft light loam without any peat. The 
genera Serruria, Nivenia, Grevillea, Hakea, Petrophila, Ifo- 
pogon, Bankfia, Dryandra, Lomatia, and Telopea, fucceed beft 
in three parts of peat, two parts loam, and one part fand. 
When potted, they do not require any particular care more than 
other gréenhoufe plants, except to let them have plenty of air, 
to avoid letting them flag for want of water, and never to water 
them over the leaves in cloudy weather, = 
With regard to their propagation, let the wood be firft 
ripened, then take off the cuttings as nearly as poffible between 
the laft and prefent year’s {hoot, pare them fmooth, and plant 
them in a pot of fand, not too clofe together, as they are apt to 
get the damp amongft them, which readily fpreads from one to 
another. Let the pots be then placed in the propagation- 
houfe, watering them whenever they want it, but not over the 
leaves. In this. way Mr. Swerr has never found any of the 
fuppofed difficulty in ftriki any of this natural order; and 
even Telopea, the Embathrium peciofifimum of the Botanical 
Magazine, he finds to ftrike as readily as any. . 
