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a moist heat ; nothing better than the heat of fermenting material, 

 the moisture from which they quite relish. Harden them off in 

 autumu ; keep them rather dry during winter ; and start them into 

 bloom in a moist heat in spring. Without warmth and moisture, 

 Gardenias rarely bloom as the}'- ought, but become infested with 

 black fly, and are then more plague than profit. 



Khyncospermum jasminoides is a valuable greenhouse climber 

 with fragrant flowers. It belongs to the natural order of Dogbanes. 

 When planted out in peat and loam, and carried up the back wall of 

 a greenhouse, it forms a neat climber, and when in bloom it perfumes 

 the house most delightfullj^. No conservatory, used as a pi'omenade, 

 should be w^ithout it. As it rarely grows more than four or five feet 

 high, it should onl}^ be used on a low trellis, and does better planted 

 out than in a pot. 



We shall ofter a few more notes on this subject hereafter, and 

 for the information of many who love old-fashioned border plants, 

 we will add here that Solomon's seal, generally regarded as odourless, 

 emits a delightful honey-like fragrance when cut and placed in a vase 

 in the sitting-room. As this is one of the commonest of plants, and 

 one of the most elegant, many may enjoy a breath of spring who are 

 so bad off" as to be without stocks and wallflowers. 



Brixton. W. B. B. 



NOTES ON BEDDEES. 



Beddi:;g Fuchsias. — The newer and more delicate varieties do not thrive in the 

 hot sun, but succeed admirably in arbours in plunged pots. The older and tougher 

 kinds, and a few of the new ones, bear the hottest sun, and bloom wonderfully. 

 None surpass Meteor, whose rich golden and crimson hues are born of tropical heat. 

 The more sun the better. A bed of Coccinea and Meteor cannot fail to delight the 

 most refined taste. 



Herbaceous Phloxes. — These are incontestably the flowers for the million : 

 they need but little care or toil, are of most exquisite shades of colour, showy, 

 delicate, profuse flowering, hardy, easily propagated, subject to no insect, and very 

 few varieties to any ailment; tliey are, in short, absolutely invaluable. A few hints 

 on their culture may, therefore, be serviceable. The soil in which they grow should 

 not be too light or sandy, for the colours under such circumstances are less distinct 

 and bright. Plant in heavy rich loam, mulch with manure in the fall, and work 

 this under in spring. Too high manuring makes the colours run, yet phloxes will 

 bear a very generous supply. If the weather is very dry, keep the soil mulched all 

 summer. To keep up a supply of bloom, move the old plants to a new bed in the 

 spring, and they will bloom at the usual time, while the roots left in the old bed 

 will insui'e stalks that will bloom admirably later in the season, and down to the 

 severost frosts of November. 



Tropical Beds. — A feature of magnificent interest in any garden is a tropical 

 bed. Plant the better varieties of Ricinus, especially sanguineus, the tallest and 

 richest Cannae, an abundance of Gladiolus, Lobelia cardinalis, Yuccas, etc. Allow 

 room for tlic Ricinus to expand in ; but if the Lobeli i runs its magnificent scarlet 

 stem tlirough the foliage of the former, all the better. The Gladiolus can also be 

 crowded, the c'oser the better. A few Euphorbias and Coleus likewise work in 

 well. — American Gardener's Monthly. 



