REMARKS ON THE CAMELLIA. 105 



The bulbs of the first planted bed are taken up early in October, 

 and the others as soon as the foliage is damaged by frost, taking care 

 the roots do not get injured. After taken up, they are kept in the 

 greenhouse or seed shop, kept dry and from frost till the planting 

 season, then all the lateral bulbs are taken off, and planted singly as 

 before. 



The following are the kinds which have been so successfully 

 grown : — ■ 



Gladiolus psittacinus, 4 feet, orange, red, and scarlet. 



. ■■ — ramosissimus, 4 feet, fine rosy pink. 



pudibundus, 2^ feet, fine rosy blush. 



cardinalis, 2 feet, bright red. 



. Spofforthiana, 2 feet, various colours. 



Col villi, 2 feet, scarlet and yellow. 



— blandus, \h foot, flesh colour. 



— Byzantinus, H foot, deep red. 



— communis, H foot, bright red. 



carneus, lj foot, flesh colour. 



alba, 1^ foot, white. 



Bulbs of all the above can be procured at from 6(/. to Is. each of 

 the principal seedsmen or nurserymen. 



ARTICLE VI. 



REMARKS ON THE CAMELLIA. 



BY A. C. K., LONDON. 



I have recently been highly gratified with several opportunities of 

 viewing the splendid shows of Camellias in the collections of Messrs. 

 Chandlers of Vauxhall, and Loddigea of Hackney, and no lan- 

 guage I might employ could fully describe their beauty ; they must 

 be seen to form a just estimate. I have taken some notes of the mode 

 of culture practised, which I give below, as well as some of the best 

 kinds in bloom, which I hone will be interesting and useful to the 

 readers of the Cabinet. 



Soil. — A mixture of strongish turfy loam and peat, about equal 

 parts, not sifted fine, if at all, but best chopped, so as to be convenient 

 to fill up with. The compost should be mixed together a few weeks 

 before using ; where it admits, some lumps of turfy loam should be 



