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plants I put in pots half the size for a few weeks, and then repot 

 them into the larger size, as the circumstances of growth require ; 

 in pots of this size I bloom my stock generally, but when I see 

 a plant in such a sized pot that would bear a larger I remove it 

 into a size bigger. 



After potting I place the plants in a greenhouse upon a move- 

 able stage, which is fixed so that the plants may be about a yard 

 from the glass; (the stage is raised or lowered as desired by the 

 tuTDing of a wheel rack, with notch to secure at each end of the 

 stage ;) here I keep them till they bloom, giving them a free sup- 

 ply of air, to prevent them growing up weakly. The surface soil 

 in the pots is frequently stirred, so as to allow water to pass 

 through regularly, and evaporation to rise to the plants. The 

 Calceolaria is more susceptible of injury by watering than most 

 plants in general cultivation, so that after all attention to draining, 

 compost, and stirring the surface repeatedly, it is requisite to 

 attend to a due order in giving a supply ; they should be so at- 

 tended to as to keep the soil moist, not wet ; previous to the 

 plants blooming I frequently sprinkle them overhead with water 

 early in the morning, this keeps the foliage clean on its upper 

 side, and the damp arising to the under side keep the plants free 

 from the red spider, as well as promotes the rootlets before 

 named. When the plants are in bloom I have a canvas cover 

 over the roof of the house where the plants are. By keeping 

 them in doors I have an opportunity of impregnating the flowers 

 and obtaining seeds. I have a numerous progeny of seedlings 

 now coming into bloom, many very beautiful and distinct. As 

 soon as I gather the seed I have the plants placed out of doors 

 where they are shaded from the sun from eleven to three o'clock, 

 they push again here and bloom for the greenhouse in October ; 

 if I want increase, I retain a few plants in a moist situation, as 

 before observed. 



E. Barnet. 

 Victoria Lodge, Regent's Park. 



