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getlier firmly for any length of time, and the question arises, What use 

 are they then ? It is about twelve months since we first saw them, and 

 on that occasion expressed our doubts to Mr. Mongredien and Mr. Sum- 

 mers as to whether they would prove of any special value. It appeared 

 to us, as no doubt it will now appear to many of our readers, that the sun 

 acting on the exposed soil would destroy the roots of the plants, and that 

 the evaporation constantly going on from so much earth exposed to atmo- 

 spheric influences would be little less destructive than a burning sunshine. 

 It was agreed that, as time tries all things, he would fairly try these crino- 

 line pots ; and, under the skilful and persevering hands of Mr. Summers, 

 they have certainly proved capable of accomplishing more than was ex- 



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pected of them. During a recent visit to the garden at Forest Hill, we 

 made another inspection of tliesa wire contrivances, and took particular 

 note of the plants in them, and we must no longer hesitate to say, that 

 the bold idea of their introduction has been well rewarded. 



Mr. Summers has in his care a very good collection of ericas, and a 

 still better collection of stove ferns and other foliage plants. Seedling 

 ericas, planted in common flower-pots at the same time as others from the 

 same batch were planted in crinoline pots, arc neither so bushy, so com- 



