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and placed In a close, cool situation for about a month, and then 

 removed to a ver)- gentle bottom-heat, they will root freely. When 

 the cuttings are obtained early in the season, — but unless plants are 

 placed in heat this will seldom be the case, — it will be easy, with 

 ordinary management, to have them rooted, potted-ofF, and esta- 

 blished in 4-inch pots previous to winter ; and in case that the cut- 

 tings are not fit for potting singly early in autumn, it will be better 

 to keep them over the winter in the cutting-pot. When potted-ofF, 

 whether during autumn or spring, it will be necessary to keep them 

 rather warm and moist till they have become established. 



In February, or early in March, place the young plants in a 

 moist temperature of about 50°, and keep them properly supplied 

 with water. As soon as they commence growing, examine the state 

 of the roots, and shift into pots tv/o sizes larger such as require more 

 pot-room. Water must be very carefully administered for a week 

 or two after potting, and the soil, as well as the ball of the plants, 

 must be in a proper state as to moisture when potted. If these 

 important although apparently trivial matters are rightly attended 

 to, the young plants w'ill soon burst into vigorous growth, and 

 should be allowed a free circulation of air during bright warm days. 

 It will probably be necessary to regulate the growth by pinching-out 

 the points of any over-luxuriant shoots, so as to secure a compact 

 habit of growth. The Corraea, like many other hard- wooded plants, 

 grows freely in a moist and moderately- warm atmosphere; but when 

 kept in a hot and dry temperature, the young wood becomes prema- 

 turely ripened, and ill health ensues. Perhaps the equal temperature 

 and moist atmosphere most congenial to the growth of the plant is 

 more easily secured during the summer months in a cold frame than 

 elsewhere ; but the removal must be carefully effected, and the plants 

 should be kept freely supplied wdth air for a time, previous to the 

 change, and the frame so managed as to maintain the temperature 

 and atmosphere sufficiently w^arm and moist to prevent them sustain- 

 ing any check. During summer, a slight shade on the forenoon 

 of bright days will be highly beneficial, and the plants should be 

 sprinkled over-head night and morning. Air should be freely ad- 

 mitted, except during the occurrence of cold drying winds, when 

 the lights should be raised at the back only, and the temperature 

 kept down by means of shading. When the nights become warm, 

 the lights may be thrown off late in the evening, and again replaced 

 to protect the plants from the intense heat of the sun's rays during 

 the day. The stronger-growing specimens may require a second 

 shift towards August or September ; and this should be attended to 

 as soon as the pots are full of roots. Discontinue the forenoon's 

 shade early in September, and gradually expose the plants to the sun's 

 rays and the freest possible circulation of air, merely guarding them 

 from heavy rains and autumn frosts. They should be removed to an 

 airy part of the greenhouse about the middle of October, where they 

 may remain during the winter, and will require no further attention 

 than a supply of water and protection from frost. ^ 



When they have done flowering, any straggling shoots should be 



