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made smooth at the edges ; these soon root when inserted in pure 

 white sand upon a pot half filled with rough peat drainage. Before 

 inserting the cuttings the sand should be watered and pressed firm. 

 A bell glass should be placed over the cuttings when inserted, and 

 the pot be put where it can have a gentle bottom heat, and the glass 

 be dried every morning. When the sand appears dry, a little soft 

 water should be given. When rooted, pot into thumb-pots, and re- 

 pot as soon as the pots become filled with roots, or the plants will 

 become stunted. 



2.— GOMPHOLOBIUM YOUNGII. (Mr. Young's Gompholobium.)* 

 Leguhinos.s. Decandria Monogynia. 



We received seeds of this plant too from Edward Young, Esq. ; 

 it has recently bloomed with us, and far exceeds in beauty any other 

 we have seen. The plant grows very freely, blooms profusely, and 

 merits a place in every greenhouse. The same mode of treatment as 

 is given above for the chorozema is applicable to the present plant, 

 and will be equally successful. As to form of growth, it may be 

 grown as a very interesting object over trellis-work. 



ARTICLE II. 



ON THE CULTURE OF FUCHSIA FULGENS AND LECHE- 

 NAULTIA FORMOSA. 



BY MR. JAMES M'MIM.AN, GARDENER TO C. W. NEWMAN, ESQ., OAK I.E1QH, NEAR 

 NORTHWJCH, CHESHIRE. 



Having observed in your last Cabinet that one of your corre- 

 spondents requests information on the best method of cultivating the 

 Fuchsia Fulgens, I herewith send you a description of the method 

 which with me has produced a very favourable result. The soil I 

 use is a strong rich loam, mixed with rotten dung and a little white 

 sand. This compost I have not the least hesitation in recommend- 

 ing, as being exceedingly well adapted for the purpose. Care how- 

 ever must be taken that the plant has plenty of pot-room and a good 

 drainage. Amongst the various tribes of green-house plants, I have 

 never found any that answers forcing better than the Fuchsia Ful- 

 gens ; it was among the first that I moved from the greenhouse or 

 any other department when I began forcing. 



* Gompholobium, from gomplws, a club ; and iol/os, a pod ; alluding to the 

 fonn of the seed-pod. 



