FOREIGN NOTICES. 



advisable not to excite them into growth till towards the beginning of June, when they may be 

 placed in a rather close, moist situation, near the glass, in a pit or frame where they can be 

 slightly screened from the mid-day sun. See that the soil is got into a moist healthy state ; and 

 it will also be advisable to examine the roots, giving a small shift to such as require more pot 

 room. Maintain a moist atmosphere; keep the plants clear of insects; and stop the leadino- 

 shoots occasionally, in order to induce compact bushy specimens. Towards the middle of July a 

 Beyond shift will probably be required, and this should be into the flowering pots ; and as the 

 plants are intended to continue growing and blooming throughout the winter, a liberal shift 

 should be given. "Water cautiously, and keep the atmosphere moist and rather close till the roots 

 have got hold of the fresh soil, when air may be admitted rather freely, shutting up early in the 

 afternoon with a moist atmosphere. In September they should be removed to where the tem- 

 perature can be kept to about 55'' at night, and light and air afforded to mature the wood, and 

 induce the production of blossom. The best situation for the flowering specimens durinc winter 

 is one where they will receive all the light possible, and where the temperature may average 

 from 45" to 50° at night, allowing it to rise some 5° before giving air; and if properly supplied 

 with water, and kept clear of insects, they will present, as I have already stated, a very pleasinc 

 appearance for some three or four months — a longer period than most plants remain in blossom. 

 "When the flowers begin to be produced too thinly to be effective, the plants should be removed 

 to a cool, shady situation, sparingly supplied with water, and allowed a season of rest ; this oucrht 

 to be attended to before they cc-ase to produce flowers, which would not take place until the 

 health of the specimens would be greatly injured. My practice is to remove them to a cool, 

 shady situation in April, and when the weather becomes mild and settled, say about the middle 

 of June, to place them against a north wall, where they are safe from rain and drip, girag them 

 very little water. Shortly after allowing the plants to go to rest, the shoots should be thinned and 

 cut back, so as to secure a dwarf, bushy hab.'t of growth at the commencement of next season. Early 

 in August they should be removed to a situation similar to that recommended for their growth 

 last season, but they may be previously turned out of the pots; and if the soil is sour or in an 

 unhealthy state, reduce the balls sutficiently to clear away the bad soil, repotting in the same 

 sized or smaller potts ; a moderate shift should also be given, either now or in the course of a 

 fjw weeks, to such as requii-e it. In the case of plants the balls of which have to be considerably 

 reduced, a rather higher temperature should be afforded them until they are fairly established in 

 their pots; and plants that are at all pot-bound will be greatly benefitted by an occasional 

 watering with weak, clear manure water. "With careful management, and occasionally reducing 

 the balls, so as to afford the roots a portion of fresh soil, the plants will last in good condition 

 for many years ; but it is advisable to keep up a supply of young ones, as these are more easily 

 managed than old specimens. 



Good, rich, turfy peat, and light, sundy, turfy loam in the proportion of two of tlio former to 

 one of the latter, with a liberal mixture of silver-sand and broken potsherds or carcoal, form an 

 excellent compost foi- the growth of this plant. The peat and loam should be carefully broken 

 up with the hand, and only the best pieces selected, and it should be well intermixed -with tho 

 sand, &c., before use. — Alpha, in Gardeners' Chronicle. 



The Fuchsia axd it3 Culture. — K'otwithstanding all that has been written respecting the 

 cultivation of the Fuchsia, it is seldom that we see well grown specimens of it, more especially 

 about London ; but in the midland counties matters are managed somewhat better. "V\'e tliere 

 find Fuchsias such as they should he, both as regards form, size, and profusion of bloom. Few, 

 w^e think, who have been in the habit of attending the Birmingham shows will question the 

 truth of this assertion. "We trust, therefore, tliat the following remarks respecting this useful 

 flower, by Mr. Mayle, of that city, (as given in th-e "Scottish Florist" of the present month,) will 

 be read with interest Kinc/ Charming and Incomparable are both sorts, we believe, of Mayle's 

 raising, and we are also indebted to him for many other fine varieties. He has paid much atten 

 this favorite flower, and therefore his instructions respecting it may be followed with 

 He says, "the soil best adapted for healthy growth is rich sandy loam from the top 



