and the other Austrian Briers too slightly, as not more than about an inch of the point of the 

 shoots must be removed, as these varieties bloom only on wood of one year old. 



Before concluding, it may be remarked that summer-pruning is often desirable, and frequently 

 saves much trouble. This may be effected to a great extent by cutting the blossoms for orna- 

 ment, or when decaying ; and several varieties, such as Hybrid Perpetuals William Jesse, 

 Duchess of Sutherland, Ac, will, by reducing a moiety of their branches to one half their length 

 in July, be much more certain to give autumnal blossoms ; besides which, much unseemly growth 

 may be easily checked Avhen in a young state ; and it may be, in conclusion, remarked, that the 

 form it is most essential budded Roses should assume is that of an expanded inverted umbrella, 

 which insures the perfect ripening of the wood, and consequent certainty of bloom. Supposing 

 these operations are to be performed on wood one year old, the pruning scissors and a knife are 

 all the tools required ; where older wood is to be removed, a double-toothed Jcey-hole saw will 

 be requisite, not neglecting to make clean cuts with the knife after wounds made by either of 

 the other instruments. — Edwards^ National Almanac, England, 



The Genus Kalosantiies. — Some of the species of this genus are among the most showy and 

 fragrant of summer-flowering plants, and they deserve to be more generally cultivated than they 

 have hitherto been. The magnificent specimens annually produced at the great metropolitan 

 exhibitions in Jidy indicate the capabilities of the genus, and good plants are frequently pro- 

 duced far from the scene of these meetings. I doubt, however, whether any genus eqiially 

 deserving attention is so commonly neglected' or mismanaged by country gardeners as this. 

 With a little care the flowers remain in perfection for some six or eight weeks, and the plants 

 will be found exceedingly useful in the show-house, to take the place of the Azalea when the 

 beauty of the latter is over. 



Young plants intended for specimens should be dwarf and bushy, with strong well-ripened 

 wood ; those that may have been wintered in a soft, half-growing state, should be rejected, as it 

 is diflicult to get them to break freely or grow vigorously. Place them early in March in a mild, 

 growing temperature, of from about 45° at night to 60° with sunshine. The shoots must be 

 stopped or cut back, as may be necessary to insure a compact, bushy growth ; and young 

 branches will be produced much more freely, if two or three pairs of leaves are removed from 

 the points of the shoots ; and this should always accompany stopping. If the roots are abund- 

 ant and active, shift into pots two sizes larger than those the plants are in ; but first see that 

 the ball is properly moist, and be careful to have the soil to be used in the same condition. 

 Nothing is more likely to cause failure than neglect of this. The side-shoots should be tied out, 

 keeping them near the surface of the soil. Keep the atmosphere rather close and moist, and 

 water carefully till the roots start into the fresh soil. When the plants have broken, and are 

 fairly started, the temperature may be increased to about 55° at night, and from 65° to 75° with 

 sunshine. This high temperature must not, however, be maintained without a free circulation 

 of air ; for the Kalosanthes, like most Cape plants, very much dislikes a stagnant atmosphere, 

 and it requires all the light which can possibly be afforded it : therefore admit air freely, and 

 keep the plants near the glass. 



In May, or as eai'ly as warm weather sets in, they may be removed to a cold frame, where> 

 with a little care, they can be kept sufficiently warm, and where the conditions most conducive 

 to vigorous growth will be readily supplied. Air should be freely admitted Avhenever the state 

 of the external temperature will permit. Although a stagnant humid atmosphere is injurious, 

 with a circulation of air it can not be kept too moist. If they stand on a bed of coal ashes, this 

 should be watered on the mornings of bright days, and the plants sprinkled over head towards 

 evening, leaving a little air on during night, and a thin shade should be thrown over the glass 

 during the forenoons of bright days, but use this sparingl\'. A liberal supply of water will be 

 necessary while the plants are in active growth, but give them no more than is requisite to keep 

 the soil in a healthy moist state ; and when the pots are moderately weU filled with roots, 

 manure-water in a clear weak state may be used with advantage two or three times a week. 



The treatment of the plants after midsummer must be regulated by the size of the specimens 



