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same soil as before, adding a little soot and cow-diing mixed well 

 together. They are now put in a warm frame for a month, by wliich 

 time they will be ready for potting singly in 5-inch pots. I have 

 tried larger and smaller sizes, but they do best in the 5-inch the first 

 year ; they may have a larger the second. For soil for potting I use one- 

 fourth rotten turf, one-fourth horse-droppings, fresh from the stable 

 (it being free from worms and their eggs), and one-half sharp sand. 

 The Primulas delight in open soil, in which their roots can run freely. 

 The pots should be clean, and the drainage also. Pill the pot one- 

 fourth with drainage, then add the soil, keeping the plants well up in 

 the pots. After watering well to settle the roots, remove them to the 

 greenhouse,|as near the glass as possible : give plenty of air ; water them 

 as they require it while growing. As winter approaches be more 

 careful in watering ; water round the edge of the pots. On no account 

 let water fall on the crowns, or they will damp off before you are aware. 

 By the beginning of September they will begin to show flower ; pick 

 off the first blooms as they appear. After this they will send up 

 immense trusses of bloom, some three, four, and five at a time ; they 

 should have plenty of room for their fine foliage. The blooms of 

 several of mine were as large as a crown-piece ; indeed, when the crown- 

 piece was laid on, the fimbriated edge stood out like a frill all round. 

 They are still blooming, and as brisk as ever. The fern-leaved sorts are 

 interesting whether in bloom or not. I turned some of the plants out 

 of the pot to see what the roots were like. The ball was white with 

 fibre, putting me in mind of white silk-thread. As the soil gets exhaust- 

 ed, they will be the better of a little guano- water. As soon as they are 

 done blooming, about May, shake the old soil from the roots, and re- 

 pot in the above-mentioned soil. My little greenhouse has been gay 

 with Primulas, Camellias, Bulbs, &c. &c., all winter. My Cinerarias, 

 being late, will come in about the time the Primulas are declining. 

 They were sown the same day as the Primulas. The above treatment 

 suits the Primula well. I will never want it in the greenhouse. 



H. T. C. 

 [We gladly give these simple but sound remarks of an amateur, and hope some 

 of our numerous amateur friends will favour us at times with their experiences, 

 which are sure to be useful to others similarly engaged and situated. — Ed.] 



CELEKY CULTURE IIT POTS. 



In your Magazine for April, " Under-Gardener " offers " to lay down a rule " 

 for amateurs to be successful in growing Celery in pots. Would he kindly let 

 me have it, either by letter or in the May number of the Magazine, as I should 

 liketotry it?— E.G.V. 



