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the show-house : air them by degrees to withstand the change. This 

 applies to Achimenes, Gloxinias, Gesnerias, Slc. Stove-plants must not 

 be subjected to drying winds when in the show-house. Plenty of free- 

 fiowefing plants to keep the structure gay were mentioned last month. 

 In stoves all plants are growing freely. Frequent examination for 

 vermin, keeping the roots in healthy soil, and moisture properly ap- 

 plied, are their chief wants at present. Plants for autumn, winter, 

 and spring display must be frequently examined at their roots to keep 

 them healthy. Pot them as they require more room for their roots. 

 -Shut up early with moisture, and give a little air at night. M. T. 



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As a useful flowering-plant during winter, spring, and summer, this 

 plant should be grown where only the most limited collection of plants 

 can be accommodated. A well-grown plant will not fail to produce 

 hundreds of its delicate pure-white flowers over a long period of time, 

 especially if a little pinching of the shoots is attended to at intervals 

 while growth is being made. Fortunately its flowers are fragrant, which 

 alone should render it as popular as the Gardenia — an evergreen plant 

 it much resembles, both in appearance and in its cultural require- 

 ments. It is unquestionably one of the most useful stove-plants that 

 can be grown where button-holes and bouquets are largely in demand. 

 This plant is seldom seen figuring in the exhibition-tent, yet it is 

 worthy of extended cultivation for that purpose ; and I am inclined to 

 believe, if employed for exhibiting, it would soon occupy a foremost 

 position. Certainly its blooms do not last long individually, but the 

 succession in which they are produced would more than balance the 

 deficiency in that respect. Another objection I have heard raised 

 against it is, that it will not open safficient flowers at any one 

 time to render it attractive ; but this is a mistake, as sufficient can be 

 produced to give to the plant a white appearance. I have at the time 

 of writing a plant nearly 4 feet through, literally covered with fully 

 expanded flowers, and hundreds yet to open. Tabernaemontanas can 

 be retarded and kept back for a long time if not wanted to bloom 

 until later in the season ; but this must be done by keeping them 

 in a few degrees lower temperature during winter, and avoiding push- 

 ing them forward into growth during the early part of the year. They 

 can easily be trained to make growth either early or late, and thus 

 produce masses of bloom so as to suit the diff'erent requirements of 

 various cultivators. 



Propagation is effected by means of cuttings, which root freely at 

 almost any season of the year, from the young or half-ripened wood. 

 In the latter condition they are preferable ; and no better time can. 

 be selected than towards the end of the present month, or beginning 



