ON THE CULTURE OF EPACRIS. 103 



&8 the sun, by heating the pots, sometimes burn the roots of the 

 plants. 



In September, take the plants into the greenhouse, and place 

 them in a situation where they will receive plenty of light and air 

 in winter. 



Early in the spring, remove them into the stove in succession 

 as they are wanted to flower. 



Most of the species will flower very fine without being placed 

 out of doors at all ; but by placing them out as above, the flowers 

 will be much finer and more abundant than when grown regular- 

 ly in the house ; they may be increased by cuttings, seeds, and 

 grafting. 



Take off the cuttings at the length requiied, and lay them on a 

 shelf in the greenhouse, &c. to dry up the wound made by the 

 knife. Let them remain on the shelf till they begin to have a 

 shrivelled appearance, say a week or a fortnight, then pot them 

 in small pots in the same compost as recommended for old plants, 

 set them on a shelf as near the glass as convenient, and be parti- 

 cularly cautious not to over-water them. 



Sow the seed in a wet state, immediately after being gathered 

 from the plant, and rubbed out of the husk. For this purpose, 

 fill a pot with a mixture of equal parts of peat, earth and sand, 

 cover it lightly, and plunge the pots into a hotbed, if the^seed be 

 good, it will make its appearance a month afterwards. 



The operation of grafting is very simple, merely requiring an 

 incision to be made, and fitting in it a fresh cutting of another 

 kind, rubbing a little clay over the wound to keep out the air. 



ARTICLE III. 

 ON THE CULTURE OF EPACRIS'S. 



BY A FOREMAN OF A LONDON KURSEHY. 



All the species of Epacris are natives in the neighbourhood of 

 New South Wales, and are very handsome shrubby greenhouse 

 plants. Their culture is very simple and easy ; the E. micro- 

 phylla, and exserta, require to be potted in equal parts of light 

 sandy loam and peat, but all the rest thrive best in sandy peat 

 alone. They nearly all come in flower about the end of March 

 •or the beginning of April, and continue blooming until June or 



