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pots, as we do Vines for fruiting in pots, either as single rods or by- 

 leading up two or even three shoots from each. They can be grown 

 from cuttings, or, if preferred, may be budded in the ordinary way out 

 of doors, then potted up and brought into some house or pit set apart 

 for the purpose. They would require to be kept trained up to wires, 

 just as we do pot- Vines, and fully exposed to light, but must be allowed 

 to extend their growth without stopping them, else the lateral buds 

 may break into growth prematurely. Where many cut flowers are 

 required, a long succession of blooms might be obtained in this way, 

 by bringing in a few plants every ten days or so to the forcing-pit. 



For growing them in this way, cuttings of ripe wood should be put 

 in about the beginning of February in 6-inch pots, well drained, and 

 soil made up of two parts leaf-mould and one part of sharp sand. Put 

 the cuttings in a ring round close to the side of the pots, and plunge 

 them in a gentle bottom-heat : they will soon root, when they must 

 be potted off into 3-inch pots, and placed in a warm house or pit, 

 say in a temperature of about 55°. In the course of two or three weeks 

 they may be shifted into 6-inch pots, and afterwards into 10-inch 

 pots, which latter size is quite large enough for them to flower in. The 

 soil used should consist principally of good loam, with the addition of 

 a little old cow-dung or a sprinkling of bone-meal, with sufficient sand 

 to keep all open and porous. If it is intended to take up more than 

 one shoot, the points should be pinched out when they are about 6 

 inches high, but afterwards they must be allowed to grow on without 

 pinching. They must be kept in a warm place until May, when they 

 will do very well without fire-heat, if closed early in the afternoon. 

 See that they do not want for water ; and a dewing with the syringe 

 at shutting-up time will help to keep them clean. Give plenty of air 

 during the day, as a close stagnant atmosphere tends to produce mildew; 

 should this appear, syringe them at once with sulphur mixed up in a 

 pail of water : it does not look so bad when applied in this way as 

 when dusted on dry, and is quite as effectual in destroying the mildew. 

 I find that under glass, if not allowed to get dry at the roots, the 

 Marechal Niel is not liable to be much troubled with greenfly ; but if 

 any should appear, fumigate in the usual way, or syringe with quassia- 

 water. About the beginning of September the plants may with ad- 

 vantage be removed out of doors and tied up against a wall where 

 they will be fully exposed to the sun : this will greatly assist in ripen- 

 ing the wood, as on this being properly done depends the quantity and 

 quality of the flowers which are to follow. The first batch of plants 

 may be put into heat in January, cutting them back to 8 or 10 feet : 

 50° will be high enough at first, which may be increased to 55°. They 

 will soon break away into growth : when the flower-buds are showing, 

 give an occasional watering with manure-water. We have been led to 

 make these few remarks from the fact that last year we lifted a young 

 plant from outside and planted it against the back wall of a new vinery 



