FOREIGN KOTICES. 



early in the season, so as to get strong, well-furnished plants by autumn, wlieu they shouM be re- 

 moved to a drier atmosphere, graoually withholding water from the soil, wilh a view to get the 

 wood well ripened. And I may observe that upon thi?, and the plant being allowed a period of 

 rest, future success greatly depends; for unless the wood i^^ properly ripened, aud the natural 

 season of rest afforded, there will be no possibility of getting them to break strongly or grow vig- 

 orously ; but if these particulars have been properly attended to, they will grow equally well 

 whether started in June or March, arid form splendid plants for blooming in a warm house during 

 winter. If, however, your young plants are intended for blooming in summer, water should be 

 gradually withheld towards the middle of October, aud they may be removed to their winter 

 quarters by the middle of November, which may be a corner of the stove, or to any dry situation 

 where the temperature may average from 5O0 to 55", and no water should be given to the soil 

 durin"' the resting season. About March tuin them out of their pots and shake away as much 01 

 the soil as can be done without injuring the stronger roots, and re-pot in not over-large pots, using 

 good fresh turfy loam, rich fibry peat, and leaf soil in about equal proportions, well intermi.xed 

 with plenty of sharp sand to secure rapid drainage, cutting the shoots well back to strong prom- 

 inent eyes. After potting, plunge in a sharp bottom heat, and maintaiu a moist atmosphere by 

 frequent syringing, but carefully avoid overwalering the soil, until the plants fairly stiirt into 

 growth. 



The shoots may be loosely trained to stakes until the plants can be shifted into their flowering 

 pots, when light wire trellises may be applied, so as to enable them to be kept neatly and regu- 

 larly tied. There is no danger of overpotting a plant like this, for with good management, plenty 

 of light, and the command of heat and moisture, it will fill a 20-inch pot, and form an immense 

 specimen in the course of a few months, or it will bloom nicely in a 12-ineh pot, forming a hand- 

 some moderate sized plant. Therefore, the size of the flowering pots may be regulated by circum- 

 stance?, the only difference being that the plants will bloom earlier and their beauty will be shorter 

 lived in small pots, and vice versa. If a large shift is given, however, be very careful not to give 

 too much water to the soil, until the roots reach the sides of the pot, and when this is the ease a 

 liberal supply of clear manure water should be administered. Keep the shoots regularly trained 

 to the trellis, and continue to keep up a brisk bottom heat, with a warm, humid atmosphere, 

 until they are fairly in bloom, when they may be gradually prepared for removal to the show- 

 house ; and if this is done carefully, and they are afforded a close corner not exposed to draughts, 

 they will continue to unfold their brilliant flowers for a very long period. By taking care to get 

 the wood well ripened, affording the plants a period of rest, and disrooting, »tc., as recommencd 

 above, the specimens will last for any number of years. — Alpha, in Gard. dron. 



CoxocLiNiuM lANTHEMUM. — The fine foliage, excellent habit, and large loose spreading lieadsot 

 light blue flowers, which terminate every shoot of this plant, make it exceedingly attractive ; 

 and its season of blooming, winter and early spring, when blue flowers are scarce, merits for it 

 a place in every collection of plants. 



This is an excellent time for commencing its culture, as a good specimen of it may be grown 

 in the course of the summer. When received it should be placed in a close j)it or house, keep- 

 ing it near the glass, and as soon as it has got over the effects of traveling, shift it into a pot 

 two sizes larger than that in which it has been growing. For soil use good rich turfy loam, fibry 

 peat, and well decayed leaf soil in about equal proportions, adding a sufficient quantity of clean 

 sharp sand to ensure perfect drainage, and a small quantity of thoroughly decayed cow manure 

 may also be added with advantage. Be careful to have the ball and soil in a nice moist healthy 

 state when the plant is shifted, and place it in a close moist warm situation, to avoid the neces- 

 sity of giving much water at the root until fi'ce growth shall liave commenced. Sprinkle the 

 plant morning and evening with the syringe, and maintain a humid atmosphere ; also keep it as 

 near the glass as is convenient, in order to induce a vigorous start. When it is evident that the 

 roots have taken hold of the fresh soil, stop the shoots, and tie them out, so as to induce the 

 lower buds to pusli, in order to obtain a well-furnished foundation. Continue to afford the plant 

 a humid atmosphere, sprinkling it ficquently overhead with a fine-rosed syringe, but regulate 



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