JUNE. 143 



" Bradshaw Gardens, INliddleton, near Manchester. 

 " I am sorry to say I have not seen a first-rate hloom of Polyan- 

 thus this year ; and to send an ordinary bloom would be of no use. 

 The severity of the last winter is partly the cause of them not doing 

 well. In Auriculas the bloom has been fine, but nothing striking 

 in the newer varieties ; and, upon the whole, I think it will be better 

 to defer figuring any till next season, as I should be sorry to send 

 anything commonplace for the Florist. J. Holland." 



A very candid and honest reply, all will acknowledge ; and we 

 were pleased to receive it ; for superior flowers we want, and none 

 other. Now our readers may observe advertisements of the very 

 best this, that, and the other. Let them take our advice, and buy 

 nothing of the kind, unless they find in our pages a report of their 

 excellence. Our work has a large circulation ; we have made arrange- 

 ments for the display and examination of all flowers, whether new 

 or going forth to the public ; we have a good staff of observers and 

 judges ; and we shall do all we possibly can to inform our friends 

 what they may safely purchase. Many look to the Florist and Gar- 

 den Miscellany for such information ; and they do wisely, for they 

 know it can be fully relied upon. If raisers and dealers do not choose 

 to send their articles to us for examination, we say unhesitatingly 

 to our subscribers. Do not buy them. We certainly shall figure 

 nothing we do not see. Our artist is present at the Worton Cottage 

 meetings to take portraits of any thing very striking ; and if in- 

 terested parties lose so favourable an opportunity for making their 

 productions known, the fault is theirs alone. Even if they are not 

 sufficiently superior to be figured, they will be reported upon in a 

 paper having the largest circulation of any gardening periodical, as 

 well as in our own pages. 



THE CULTURE OF CHOROZEMAS. 



BY MR. M'aRDELL, FOREMAN, CASTLE-HILL GARDENS. 



The Chorozema is generally considered difficult to cultivate ; but it 

 can be grown well by pursuing the following method. The soil 

 should be a sandy peat, well broken with the spade, but not sifted. 

 The best time for potting is March or April. Care must be taken 

 not to over-pot the plants, or injure the roots while potting ; the 

 soil must be made very firm and compact about the roots, and the 

 pots well drained ; then they should be placed in the greenhouse in 

 an airy situation, and not crowded among other plants. It is also 

 well to keep them in the greenhouse during summer; but in hot 

 weather they should be shaded for two or three hours each day 

 during sunshine. They require a reasonable supply of water ; that 

 is, they must not be sodden, nor left too dry. They may be pro- 

 pagated in the following manner : the cuttings should be taken off 

 and carefully prepared while the wood is young ; take off the bottom 



