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house. We might here say, if bloom is the object the second season, 

 the plants, when well established in 9 or 10 inch pots, must be placed 

 in a little cooler quarters, where they can receive plenty of light and 

 sunshine, and a drier atmosphere than the one in which they have 

 been growing during the summer. 



The Stephanotis will winter safely in a temperature of 45° to 50°, 

 provided the atmosphere is dry and the plant not too wet at the root. 

 We are acquainted with a large plant " planted out " that is subjected 

 to a much lower temperature than the one named in winter — although 

 it starts slowly into growth in the spring, and its growth during the 

 season is much shorter than if grown in a warm house. Nevertheless 

 the plant under these circumstances produces every year an enormous 

 quantity of its fragrant flowers. This plant is much more hardy than 

 is supposed by many. To test its hardiness, we early last season moved 

 a plant to a situation where we allowed the thermometer to fall on 

 several occasions last winter to 33°, and allowed it to start again in the 

 same amount of heat as an early peach-house when first started. The 

 plant did not die with this severe treatment, but lost a great many 

 leaves, and a quantity of the young wood died back. The plant 

 in question was long in starting, but at last broke into growth, 

 and commenced showing flowers from every joint, which were only 

 about 1 inch apart. We may safely recommend it as a conservatory 

 climber where a moderate temperature is kept for seasonable flow- 

 ering plants in winter — viz., 45° to 50°. 



We do not recommend such a low temperature for a young plant 

 unless, as has been said, bloom is the object. If, on the other hand, 

 the young plant is kept in a stove-house all winter, and in February 

 transferred into a size larger pot, using the same compost as before re- 

 commended, the first season's shoots should have the unripe ends cut 

 off, and be laid horizontally to the right and left of the pot. By so 

 doing, a young shoot will start from nearly every leaf, and cover a good 

 space before the end of the season, if placed when potted in February 

 in an 11 or a 12 inch pot. This size will be large enough for the season, 

 if liberally supplied with weak manure-water when full of roots. The 

 object now is abundance of bloom the following June or July, and the 

 cultivator must get the wood thoroughly ripe before the dark days of 

 winter set in, by allowing the plant abundance of light, which it should 

 enjoy at all seasons, and more air, a drier atmosphere, and wintered as 

 advised. When started again into growth at the commencement of the 

 year, and the young shoots as they grow trained close to the glass, pro- 

 vided the plant is not excited with too much heat, but allowed to 

 develop its shoots under favourable conditions, and a too close moist 

 atmosphere avoided, — these few particulars attended to, the plant will 

 not fail to produce its fragrant flowers in great profusion. If required 

 for exhibition purposes, the plant will stand retarding or bringing on 

 rapidly, as the case may be. It is advisable, when required for this 



