122 CULTURE OF THE NEAPOLITAN VIOLET. 



ARTICLE II. 



ON THE CULTURE OF GINGER, ZINZIBER OFFICINALLIS. 



BY MR. HENRT MARKHAM, LINN.EUS-STREET, HULL. 



This plant is a native of the East Indies, requiring the heat of the 

 stove. It grows very freely in a mixture of light rich loam, peat, 

 and river sand, care must be taken to give a good drainage at the time 

 of potting. 



During the time the roots are torpid, very little or no water 

 should be given. When they are in full growth, a good supply 

 is requisite to keep them in a healthful growing state. 



They are easily increased by division of the roots during the 

 time they are torpid, nothing further is required than to pot the di- 

 vided parts into such pots as are suitable to their size, and treat them 

 precisely as recommended for the old plants. In January or February, 

 when the roots are dormant, is the most proper time for taking up. 

 After having been clean picked and well washed, and exposed to the 

 sun till sufficiently dry, it is fit for use. 



February, 1836. 



ARTICLE III. 



ON THE CULTURE OF THE NEAPOLITAN VIOLET. 



BY A PRACTICAL LADY AMATEUR. 



In the Cabinet for March last, " C. S." inquires " what soil and man- 

 agement best suits the Russian and. Neapolitan Violets, to secure 

 profuse bloom ?" I have both these Violets. They are planted in a 

 loamy soil, and blow abundantly, with but feio leaves. The Rus- 

 sian Violet this last season in a sunny spot bloomed from the first 

 week in October to the middle of March. The Neapolitan Violet in 

 the shade (that is with only the morning sun) in a border sheltered 

 by lime-trees came into bloom the middle of February, and continues 

 blooming. I had the Neapolitan Violet planted in a border to the 

 south, but it did not thrive, and therefore removed it to its present 

 situation, where it flourishes. When the frosts begin, I give the 

 Neapolitan Violet the protection of a hand-glass ; or of a frame made 

 in the shape of a hand-glass, covered with oiled paper, and continue 

 it till they are over ; taking it off, a short time, every mild day. 

 I have tried the Neapolitan Violet in a pot, wishing to have it in 

 the drawing-room during winter, but I could not succeed with it, 

 and was obliged when May approached to plant it in the border 

 again, without its having bloomed. 

 Beds. April I9lh, 1836. 



