THE FLORAL WORLD AND GARDEN GUIDE. 



pots, and allow them to grow as they 

 please. They may be put out of doors 

 till the end of September, and must 

 then be housed. The next spring 

 shift them to 48 size, and as in this 

 size they will flower nicely, they must 

 never again lack the protection of 

 glas3, as, when left out, the leaves 



the pot on which the trailing branches 

 may rest in a pendant position. When 

 tlie stools get too large for conve- 

 nience of culture and exhibition, they 

 may be divided with the knife, and 

 every scrap that has a bit of root at- 

 tached will make a plant. 



A beautifully variegated variety 



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acquire a dingy brown hue, the deli- 

 cate glaucous bloom is destroyed, and 

 snails and slugs are sure to find them, 

 aud add to the disfigurement. In an 

 8-inch pot a specimen may be grown 

 to cover, when in bloom, a space of a 

 yard square, if trained out by means 

 of wires attached on the outside of 



of Sedum Sieboldi has been recently 

 exhibited on the Continent. In this 

 variety the leaves have a broad cen- 

 tral patch of creamy buff in the centre, 

 the edges of the leaves being of the 

 same delicate glaucous green as the 

 parent. 



ON THE PEEPAEATION AND PLANTING OF OECHAEDS. 



Orchards are portions of ground ap- 

 propriated to the growth of fruit-trees 

 only. Whea made on an extensive 

 scale, they generally contain apple, 



pear, plum, and cherry-trees ; but a 

 complete orchard should contain be- 

 sides, quinces, medlars, mulberries, 

 services, filberts, Spanish nuts, and 



