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After the plants have flowered, thej must have protection in some 

 structure where they can finish their growth, and be protected from 

 injury until the season is sufficiently advanced to allow of their 

 being placed out of doors. I conclude with the hope that each of my 

 fair readers who attempts to follow my instructions may enjoy 



A bower of Arcadian sweets, 

 With Flora still in her prime, 

 A fortress to which she retreats 

 From the cruel assaults of the clime. 

 And when earth wears a mantle of snow, 

 Have lier roses as fresh and as gay 

 As the fairest and sweetest that blow 

 On the beautiful bosom of May. 



In case these remarks should stimulate some of our readers to 

 purchase roses for forcing, I would advise them to apply quickly to 

 some of the most respectable nurserymen, and state the object for 

 which the roses are required. At all the great nurseries where 

 roses are largely grown, and with the names of which our readers 

 must be familiar, fine plants well adapted for forcing may be had at 

 from about twenty-five to forty shillings per dozen. 



NOTES OJN" GEEENHOUSE CLIMBERS. 



PLTJMBAGO CAPENSIS. 



KAT is the most beautiful greenhouse climber in flower 

 in October ? Plumbago capensis, undoubtedly ; and it 

 is one of the very best plants ever introduced or ever 

 seen in this country for training up the pillar of a con- 

 servatory, and then, if you like, running from pillar to 

 post at about eight feet from the ground. Suppose the case of one 

 of that large class of gardeners that have to prepare gardens and 

 greenhouse and conservatory for an autumnal show, when the great 

 people go in the country after the London season. It is just pos- 

 sible he may have a lot of rambling, but dirty-looking and fiowerless 

 creepers in his conservatory, w^hich, combined with the general want 

 of autumnal attractions there, will make visitors keep clear of it for 

 the out-door display ; but a good plant of this Plumbago will light 

 it up with a beauty, about the end of September and beginning of 

 October, which cannot be surpassed by that of any other plant in 

 flower at the time, either in- doors or out. It is possessed of every 

 quality which a good greenhouse climber should have — shoots that 

 hang freely down, tipped with a truss of pure but delicately blue 

 flowers ; freedom from dirt or insects of any kind (this is "^of the 

 greatest advantage in a greenhouse climber) ; freedom of growth 

 and bloom in almost any soil in greenhouse or conservatory. Of 

 course you have seen it grown in pots, generally badly, but some- 

 times well ; but that is a very contracted way of growing a thing 

 with a soul above even a No. 2 pot, and if you once see it in flower 

 against pillars, etc., in a conservatory or large greenhouse, you are not 



