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same kind of compost that the seed was sown in, and the same sized 

 pots. Prick out in each pot from thirty to forty plants, and return 

 them to their former quarters, where they may continue to have the 

 full benefit of sunlight and air. When the plants have grown to a 

 size that they begin to touch each other, they should be potted off 

 into small sixty-size pots, using the same compost as before, and 

 placing the plants on a shelf near the glass ; as they progress in 

 growth, they must be shifted into larger pots, adding to the compost 

 a small portion more of loam, and if at hand, a little well-decomposed 

 cow-dung, this will invigorate them amazingly, and the loam will 

 make the compost more holding. As the season advances, and they 

 increase in size, they must be again shifted into larger pots in which 

 they will bloom. When in bloom, they should be kept shaded from 

 the hot rays of the sun, as they will bear but little at this season, 

 their leaves being so very large and fleshy that the sun soon affects 

 them and proves injurious. One thing must more especially be 

 attended to ; in all stages of their growth be sure to look minutely 

 after greenfly, as there is no plant so subject to its attacks as the 

 Calceolaria, and if allowed their full range, the pest will be sure 

 to injure the plants, even if it does not kill them. Never allow 

 these pests to establish themselves, but fumigate upon their first 

 appearance, which is generally upon the under side of the leaves. 

 When the plants have done blooming is the time that the plants 

 require the greatest care, and instead of setting them in any corner 

 or out-of-the-way place, when they are no longer attractive, as is 

 generally the case, to be attacked by all manner of insects or exposed 

 to heavy rains or the scorching effects of the full sun, they should be 

 treated in the following manner. Cut out all the blooming shoots, 

 and clear away all decayed leaves, then prepare a box in some shady 

 situation, raise the box upon pots or bricks, and put some cinder- 

 ashes at the bottom to keep the worms from troubling them ; upon 

 the ashes put your plants, and by raising the box as before stated, 

 air will circulate freely beneath, among both pots and plants; the 

 lights should also be lifted a little, which will increase the circulation 

 and keep the plants healthy and vigorous. When they have made 

 some growth, get a little heavy compost such as you have prepared 

 for the purpose, and top-dress them with it ; this will increase their 

 vigour and cause them to strike root freely into the fresh soil; but 

 when this ia perceptible, do not be tempted to take cuttings or part 

 the roots, but allow tbem to remain in quietude until the last week 

 in September or the first in October, when you may safely venture 

 to propagate them. .At this season, when the sun has lost some of 

 its power, and the nights are more humid, you will find the cuttings 

 strike root in a few days. On parting the plants, remove all the old 

 mould, prune the roots, and put them into small pots, sinking them 

 rather deep in the pot, and place them in a close, cold frame. When 

 the sun is bright, shade for a few days. If more plants are required 

 than you can make by parting the roots, take off cuttings ; use the 

 same compost with a little more sand added than before, place the 

 cuttings singly in pots, either sixties or thumbs, according to the 

 size of the cuttings, and place them in a cold frame ; keep it close for 



