OX THE HOSE. 



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ARTICLE VI. 

 ON THE CULTURE OF SCHIZANTHUS RETUSUS AND S. GRAHAM1I. 



BY FLORA. 



In the spring of last year I sowed seeds of the above Schizanthus 

 in pots, and in May, I transplanted a number into my flower beds, 

 they flourished and became very bushy, but did not at all throw 

 up any flower stems. In October I took up the plants with all 

 the soil adhering to each as I possibly could, and potted them 

 into large pots, keeping each plant rather high in its pot. I did 

 this, knowing they were likely to damp off, and being very bushy, 

 I judged if the plant covered overclosely the top of the pot, 

 the dampness from watering, would all be retained in the foliage, 

 and certainly would cause it to rot. I placed the plants in a dry 

 and airy part of the greenhouse during winter, and now, June 

 12th, they have pushed shoots a yard high, are still growing, and 

 have hundreds of flowers upon each plant. One plant has 

 eighteen erect principal stems, each furnished with laterals. 

 Having been so successful, I have planted out some more from 

 spring sown plants into the open border, for my next years' sup- 

 ply, where there is not the aid of a greenhouse, or even a pit 

 frame to keep the plants in, during winter. 



I am of opinion, if care be taken to pot high, and give none 

 over the foliage in winter, they might be preserved in a dwelling 

 room, having a tolerable aspectcd window for light. The beauty 

 of the plant will amply repay for any unnecessary trouble. 

 Middlesex, June 13th, 1888, 



Flora. 



ARTICLE VII. 

 REMARKS ON THE ROSE. 



BY ROSA. 



The following very striking remarks on that lovely flower the 

 Rose, I recently met with, and extract them for insertion in the 

 Cabinet, the ardency with which the plant is now cultivated and 

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