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the training stick, and being japanned of a fine neutral tint of olive 

 green, it is a pleasing object to the eye, 



" Its utility is no matter of speculation, as it was thoroughly tested 

 during the season of 1855, by one of the most eminent Dahlia growers 

 in the kingdom, whose report on the subject appears in the Florist for 

 October in that year. It may, however, be mentioned here, that as 

 many as sixty earwigs were caught in one trap in a single night." 



CLIANTHUS PUNICEUS. 

 It appears somewhat strange that this fine Leguminous plant is so 

 seldom seen in that degree of perfection which its exquisite habit and 

 charming racemes of inflorescence so richly deserve. Perhaps a few 

 remarks on its cultivation may prove a word in season to some of your 

 readers. 



This fine plant was introduced from New Zealand in 1832, and is 

 probably better adapted for training against a conservatory wall than 

 any other situation. It may be easily struck from cuttings in any 

 ordinary propagating pit, and when rooted should be shifted into 48 

 pots, in soil composed of loam, leaf-soil, and sand. It should then be 

 kept near the glass in a close pit, or other structure where a growing 

 temperature is maintained. 



In the course of six or seven weeks they will be well-estabhshed 

 plants, suitable for immediate removal to the conservatory border. The 

 soil should consist of good calcareous loam and good half-decayed 

 leaves, to which should be added sufficient burnt clay, or other porous 

 material, to keep the soil in a good healthy condition. It now requires 

 to be plentifully supplied with water at root, and frequently syringed 

 over-head, with the usual course of stopping, tying, &c., as occasion 

 requires. 



In the autumn, water should be partially withheld, in order that the 

 tissue of the plant may become consolidated or ripened sufficient to 

 carry out, in the following spring, the brilliant effusion of drooping scarlet 

 pea-shaped flowers, which will assuredly ensue if the above directions 

 are carried out. 



Henry Munro. 



Clevelands Gardens, near Lyme Regis, Dorset. 



Tecoma fulva. — This is Bignonia fulva of Cavanilles, a handsome 

 plant, with clusters of long yellow tubular flowers, streaked with red. 

 A good figure of it is given in the " Botanical Magazine " for February 

 last. It was raised by Messrs. Veitch. 



