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been watered, which ought to have been done every day, if the 

 plant is in good health, and placed near the light, where it will not 

 be exposed to a cold draught of air, which is very injurious to it. 

 There are few flowers that deserve to be more cultivated, either 

 at this or any other time of the year, on account of its very fine 

 scent, that is surpassed by hardly any other flower. Those most 

 held in esteem for forcing early — Shailer's Early White, Moss's 

 Blush, and the Anne Boleyn Pink. The latter is quit different 

 from the other pinks, both in its growth and flower, generally 

 attaining the height of two and three feet, and having a very large 

 flower, which is very sweet : it is much later in its flowering 

 than the two former, and thrives better than any other when taken 

 into the room. 



" Azalea indica alba. — The beffutiful species of this tribe seem 

 formed to relieve the dullness of the winter months both, by their 

 various colours and by the beautiful scent of the flowers. The 

 species I am now describing generally blooms with two or three 

 flowers together, of a clear white, with long stamens which pro- 

 ject out of the flower ; it is particularly desirous for the town, as 

 it is one of those plants which retains its bloom for a long time, 

 and likewise flourishes very well in the room ; the flower of this 

 species of Azalea is extremely liable to be bruised from its deli- 

 cateness, and should therefore be kept from any draught of air ; 

 it should be watered once a day, and never be permitted to get 

 quite dry, for when the flowers once droop from this cause, it is 

 rarely that they rise again Azalea indica phcenicea: — This dif-. 

 fers from the other variety, as having a much greener and better 

 leaf, and the flower of a very dark lilac or purple; generally it 

 does not flower very freely until it gets to a large size ; its treat- 

 ment is the same as the other. Azalea indica Smithii : — This 

 species is very showy, and flowers very abundantly, as well upon 

 small plants as large, having a bright red flower ; it flowers much 

 later in the season than the former varieties, as it is not generally 

 much forced. 



''Camellia.— This beautiful tribe of plants has been more trouble 

 to make bloom, in town, than perhaps almost any other; I shall, 

 therefore, be more particular in describing the treatment, and point 

 out many objections, that have hitherto been to the culture of this 

 desirable plant. From its repeated failures, it is often thought that 

 it is a plant that will not flower in town : but this is quite erroneous, 

 as with proper attention, it may be flowered as well as most other- 

 plants ; and being of a fine leaf, independent of flower, it is parti- 

 cularly worthy of a little more trouble than ordinary plants. Now 

 the great cause of complaint against it, is, that when it is covered 

 with bud, and every expectation raised of seeing some beautiful 

 flowers spring from them, they gradually commence falling off as 

 the season of its blooming approaches, so that there is scarcely a 

 single bud left upon the plant at that time when they ought to be 

 expanding themselves into flower. 



(To be Continued) 



