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FOREIGN NOTICES. 



desired. To produce large flowering jilants, such as that r»]ir«'seiitc'd in tlio nccomjianjing 

 wood-out, it will bo nececsnry to grow them two seasons, and in this case thoy sliould he stopped 

 and potted early in Juno, as they may have filled tlieir pots with roots, llave an eye to the 

 formation of compact dwarf specimens, and stop and cut back as freely as may be necessary to 



secure this ; for they break freely, and 

 there is no danger of injuring them by 

 stopping or cutting back. If plants to 

 produce about a dozen heads of bloom 

 each are all that is wanted, with good 

 management this may be secured by one 

 season's growth ; but if large specimens 

 are desired, it will be necessary to grow 

 them two seasons. Plants intended to 

 flower the following spring should receive 

 a rather large shift at the beginning of 

 the season, and must neither be stopped 

 nor potted after the end of June. It is 

 easier to produce large handsome speci- 

 mens of Kalosanthes than to have well- 

 flowered plants ; and unless the wood is 

 thoroughly ripened previous to winter, 

 it will be useless to expect a fine display 

 of blossom. The necessary maturation 

 of the wood can be effected only by sub- 

 jecting the plants to full exposure to air 

 and sunsliine, and keeping the soil in a 

 rather dry state. This change of treat- 

 ment must be introduced very gradually; 

 but if a fair amount of flower is expect- 

 ed, the plants should be inured to it by 

 the middle, or at latest the end of August. 

 Those that were repotted may be treated less hard during autumn ; but care must be used to 

 get the wood of these well ripened before winter. If they can be placed near the glass in a 

 house where Grapes are preserved during winter, they will be suited perfectly ; and as they 

 require very little water at the root, they will be less injurious there than most plants. 



The best situation for the flowering plants during spring is the front shelf in the greenhouse. 

 They should be kept freely exposed to air and sun ; and after the appearance of the flowers, the 

 atmosphere can hardly be kept too dry. A moist stimulating atmosphere promotes growth ; 

 and the effect of this would be an unsightly lengthening of the stems, an occurrence by far too 

 common. When the flowers assume their proper colors, remove them where they can be kept 

 dry, cool, and shaded from the sun. 



Plants intended for large specimens should be stopped and potted in March, and treated as 

 already recommended for specimens intended to flower the following spring. 



Propagation is easily eff"ected. I generally select firm young shoots with several branches, and 

 plant them in -t-inch pots in sandy peat, placing them in a close pit, carefully shading them till 

 rooted, which will be in about a month. As regards soil, this should be light but rich ; half 

 turfy sandy loam and half fibry peat, with a liberal allowance of sharp silver-sand and small 

 potsherds, broken bones, or charcoal, will be found a suitable compost. Strong tenacious loam 

 had better be avoided, or at least used very sparingly. The peat and loam should be broken 

 up into pieces about the size of a nut, and intimately mixed with the sand, Ac, previous to use. 

 Secure perfect drainage by placing plenty of potsherds, properly arranged, in the bottom of the 

 pots, covering with some rough fibry pieces of peat, so as to prevent the soil being washed down 

 among them, — /. B., in Florist, London. 



