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yellow, prefers a moist situation ; and when so indulged, amply repays 

 for the trouble of a removal from its natural site. Who can walk 

 by the side of the Thames in the summer season, or on the borders of 

 wet woody land, and doubt this } 



Lysimachia nemorum, as a trailing plant, delights in similar con- 

 ditions. 



L. nummularia, however, when in shade seldom blossoms ; though 

 if planted in some sunny place, and abundantly supplied with water, 

 the reverse will shortly be seen. This plant may be recommended as 

 exceedingly ornamental and appropriate for vases or flower-baskets. 

 When planted near the edge, it soon very gracefully suspends itself, 

 and continues to afford beauty during a great part of the summer. 

 These do well for forming a mixture with the blue trailing Lobelia, 

 so frequently and advantageously employed for the same decorative 

 purposes. William Whale. 



Englefield Green, Feb. l^th. 



ON THE CULTURE OF VINES IN POTS. 



Although the Vine has been successfully grown and fruited in pots 

 in many places for years, still I think a proper system of pot-culture 

 is not generally followed, or we should not hear of so many failures 

 as occur with it under this kind of management. After trying various 

 plans, and carefully watching the results, I am enabled to offer the 

 following with some degree of confidence, having practised it with 

 perfect success myself. 



It is possible to grow Vines in pots fit for fruiting in one season 

 from the bud ; but this plan is not to be recommended : for if they 

 are not grown under very favourable circumstances, they will not, 

 generally speaking, be sufficiently strong to produce many bunches 

 of fruit, and bring the same to maturity ; therefore plants of two 

 years' growth will prove more advantageous in the end, even if half 

 the number be grown. 



The buds or eyes should be selected from well-ripened wood. In 

 preparing them, leave about half an inch of shoot on each side of the 

 bud, cutting them in a sloping direction from the under side ; place 

 them in seed-pans in a mixture of sandy-loam and leaf-mould, after 

 which plunge them in heat, where there is a moist atmosphere. If 

 this is done in February, they will be ready for potting in April, 

 which will be quite soon enough ; pot them in 32-size pots, and 

 plunge them again in a little heat till they get established; then 

 remove them to a cold frame, where they can remain till they finish 

 their growth without being again shifted. If they make a shoot a 

 foot long, it is quite sufficient for the first year. After the wood is 

 well ripened, plunge them near a south wall for the winter. 



The following season cut them down to one eye, and place the 

 pots in a gentle heat ; but do not shift them until they begin their 

 growth, and are making young roots ; after which they can be 



