2 FUCHSIA CORVMBIFLORA. 



All the kinds grow well, with nearly the same mode of treatment. 

 They delight in a well enriched loamy soil, made rather light with a 

 portion of sandy peat. When grown in pots, they require a liberal 

 drainage, so that a free supply of fresh water is necessary, and essen- 

 tially promotes their growth. 



Propagation. — This is very readily done by cuttings. As early in 

 the season as young shoots of three or four inches long can be had, 

 insert them firmly in sand, and whether inserted in a pot or open 

 ground with a hand-glass over them, they will strike root in the 

 course of a few weeks. As soon as rooted, they should be potted off 

 into sixty-sized pots. It is better to have them rather under-potted, 

 as it is termed, than over, they much sooner get established, and an 

 early re-potting being required, greatly facilitates their growth. 



Plants are readily raised from seed. If well ripened in July or 

 early in August, it should then be sown, but if later it is better to 

 defer it till early the following spring. The pulpy berries should be 

 gradually dried, if to be retained to a spring sowing, and the seeds 

 nibbed, or washed out at the time of sowing. If sown as soon as 

 gathered, the seeds can be readily separated from the pulp. A fine 

 even surface of soil is necessary on which to lay the seeds, which 

 must be covered about one-eighth of an inch. The pot should be 

 placed where there is a gentle moist heat. The surface must never 

 be allowed to become dry till the plants are up, for if it is when the 

 seeds have commenced vegetation they are immediately destroyed. 

 Seedling plants require the same treatment as rooted cuttings. By 

 cross impregnation very interesting additions may be obtained, and 

 is well worthy attention. By such means numerous splendid flower- 

 ing kinds have recently been raised, and far the most successful 

 person we believe in the country in this particular is Mr. Smith, 

 who raised the very interesting one figured in the Number for last 

 September, being one of a considerable quantity of superior ones he 

 raised, and will ere long offer to the public. 



When the plants are grown in pots, they always look best to be 

 grown with a single stem, and be stopped at any desired height. 

 As they produce numerous lateral shoots, a regular supply is easily 

 retained, all unnecessary to be rubbed off. By such attention an 

 uniform handsome plant is easily obtained, and as every such lateral 

 branch produces a profusion of flowers, their pretty pendent blossoms 



