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and laying the plant on its side, the foliage j 

 may be syringed without one drop of 

 liquor getting to the root?, and what the ! 

 pail contains may be used again and again, j 

 It might also be useful in tying out speci- 

 men plants, where considerable lateral 

 growth may require regulating under- 

 neath, the pot being laid on its side rest- 

 ing against what we may call the lips of I 



the top frame with the head of the plant 

 entirely free. The cost of the one sketched 

 was 7s., and it was made by Mr. Chitty, 

 of Stamford Hill, for W. B. Stevens, Esq., 

 92, Dingwell Eoad, Croydon. That 

 gentleman would probably allow any 

 reader of the Floeal World to see it, 

 if the cut does not explain its form suf- 

 ficiently. 





ON THE CULTURE OP THE PINK. 



Of all the beauties of Flora, there are none 

 among herbaceous plants to surpass, both 

 for its sweetness and beauty, our old Eng- 

 lish friend the pink. A few remarks on 

 the culture of this universal favourite may 

 be of use to many readers of the Floral 

 World. The pink may be propagated 

 and cultivated in every respect similarly 

 to the carnation, pipings are best made at 

 the end of May or early in June. By 

 pipings I mean the grass shoots that grow 

 round the foot of the stem ; they may be 

 taken off at blooming time, or after. The 

 shoot should be cut up to a joint, taking off 

 the lower leaves about half-an-inch from 

 the base. The situation for propagating 

 pinks and carnations may be a nortli 

 border. Should there not be the con- 

 venience of a north border, they must be 

 shaded from the hot sun. Prepare the 

 beds the required size with rich turfy loam 

 and a little dung, well mixed together, 

 then sprinkle the top of the bed with 

 silver sand and rake it evenly. The beds 

 are then to be watered uutil they are very 



wet, after which to be left for a few hours 

 to settle ; the pipings or shoots are in- 

 serted not more than an inch apart and 

 covered with hand-glasses, which are not 

 to be disturbed for some days, only to 

 water them if they require it ; they may 

 be moistened by watering outside the 

 glass. As soon as they have struck root, 

 which will be in about three weeks, the 

 glasses may be taken off to let them 

 enjoy the open air. In about a week or 

 ten days after removing the glasses, plant 

 them in beds six inches apart each way ; 

 treated in this way the plants will greatly 

 strengthen, especially if struck early, so as 

 to be well furnished with roots before the 

 height of the summer is past ; the best 

 soil to plant them in is loam from rotten 

 turves with a little dung. If obliged to 

 use garden soil fork in a good dressing of 

 dung before planting. When they send 

 up their bloom stalks, remove all the buds 

 but two or three from each stalk ; by so 

 doing the blooms will be finer for their 

 fewness, and worth the trouble of dis- 



