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soon ; a few remarks on it liy the Conductor, in the February Cabinkt, will 



oblige 



Louisa. 



[Two years ago we planted one in the border of a conservatory, into which 

 abundance of air is usually admitted, and which is kept at a very low tempera- 

 ture ; indeed little artificial heat is employed beyond what will exclude frost, 

 and the thermometer has frequently been as low as 3G° Fahrenheit. The dimen- 

 sions of it now are, height 7 it., diameter (measuring through the branches) 5 ft. 

 C in.; diameter of a cyme of flowers 7 in, The border in which it grows was 

 excavated 2 ft. deep, in the bottom of which is a drainage composed of brick- 

 bats and coarse rubble, 6 in. thick ; immediately over this were put turfs of 

 heath-mould rough from the common, upon which again is placed the compost, 

 consisting of one-third strong rich loam and two-thirds sandy heath-mould 

 coarsely broken and well blended, but on no account screened. We consider 

 this drainage very important to plants in general, and absolutely indispensable 

 for Luculia, the complete success of which will materially depend upon this 

 being attended to. During the summer and early autumnal months water 

 requires to be freely supplied, and the under surface of the leaves, as well as the 

 whole plant, repeatedly washed with the fine rose of the syringe, because being 

 subject to the attacks of red spider, which I need hardly observe will, if undis- 

 turbed for any length of time, greatly injure it. Occasionally some liquid 

 manure is applied, but this requires caution, and must not be repeated too often, 

 and not at all alter the summer season. The general waterings must also be 

 gradually diminished in September, and afterwards administered very sparingly, 

 for the tine fibrous roots are easily injured by too much moisture. Under this 

 easv management Luculia is a splendid plant, covered with cjmes of beautiful 

 flesh-coloured fragrant flowers, which continue in perfection during the dull 

 months of November, December, and January. Its foliage, too, is luxuriant, 

 dark, and green, and contrasts admirably with the large, bold heads of flowers. 

 Those who are desirous of successfully cultivating this beautiful plant should 

 observe that it requires a much cooler treatment than it generally receives. 

 When grown in a pot it must not be excited by high temperature in t lie spring 

 and early part of summer, it must then be kept in a greenhouse. At the end of 

 Mav and early in June it should be turned out into the open ground in a warm 

 situation, rather sheltered from the sun, and in September be taken up, repotted, 

 and placed in a vinery or coolish plant-stove. It will then grow freely and form 

 its heads of flowers, which will expand their beauties and diffuse their fragrance 

 through the winter. It is a good plant to flourish when in bloom in a sitting- 

 room. Whether grown in the hot-house or open air it requires some portion of 

 shade. The finest specimens we ever saw were at Mrs. Lawrence's, in a shady 

 part of a plant-stove. It is one of the finest winter plants in the country, and 

 deserves a place in every conservatory, greenhouse, or plant-stove. — Con- 

 ductor.] 



Sin, 



I beg to ask of some of the readers of the Fj.oricultural Cabinet to 

 favour me with a conect account of the distinction between Bizarres and Flakes, 

 as there are many flowers that are quite undistinguishable to which side they 

 belong, which makes me think such distinctions quite unnecessary. 



If you can find a place in your Cabinet to place these few words, it will much 

 oblige 



A Young Gardener. 



REMARKS. 



To destroy Moss on Grass Plots. — Pure gas water, diluted by double the 

 quantity of water, poured over a grass plot injured by moss, effectually destroys 

 it, and in no degree hurts the grass. Or nitrate of soda spread over it in the 

 proportion of two stones to a rood of ground, is equally efficacious. To succeed 

 the best, neither of them should be applied in hot weather, nor when there is 

 much grass. 



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