MISCELLANEOUS INTELLIGENCE. 47 



On Succulents. — To grow Succulents successfully in a greenhouse, they 

 should be kept in Ihe lightest possible situation, in order to have the foliage of 

 a daik colour, and without which they never flower well. The soil that I find 

 suits the best is equal parts of rich loam, leaf mould, and peat, and to have a very 

 free drainage. Amongst the compost a few pieces of p. it sherds or broken stones 

 and bits of charcoal should be scattered. The entire class so attended to will 

 vigorously flouiish. Srnex. 



To pkevknt Bikds taking newly-sown Seeds, &c. — To gentlemen and 

 market gardeners, who have been troubled with birds destroying early crops of 

 vegetable or flower seeds, I beg to observe, that I prevent their depredations as 

 follows: — I take a tablespnonful of rectified naphtha, and mix it with two 

 gallons of water, and water my ground as soon as 1 sow my seetls. I water it 

 again when the plants first appear out of ground, such as sweet peas, radish, 

 cabbages, and early crops of peas, and whatever the birds attack so much. 

 Another way I find is a good plan ; that is. to take a ball of worsted, and steep 

 it in the naphtha, and straiu the same over the rows of seeds; this being done, 

 they never come to attack the seeds. I find this an excellent thing for keeping 

 the fly from eating rav young plants, such as turnips, and all kinds of vegetable 

 or flower seeds, by giving the plants a little water when they begin to come 

 into rough leaf, whether the seeds were not even steeped as above stated. This 

 may be done without the least danger of injuring the plants. J. R, 



Grove House. 



New Varieties of Indian Azaleas. 



A. exquisite, deep pine, with a lighter margin, and spotted carmine ; a fine 

 flower. 



A. earminata, flowers a rich deep carmine. 



A. Emmelina, light red, the flowers large. 



A. erecta, fine crimson red, brilliant. 



A. exquisita, deep pink, light margin, spotted with scarlet. 



A. formosa, rich bright red, with large flowers. 



A. gloriosa, fine purple, with carmine spots. 



A. laterita-pulchra, pale bright red, fine form. 



A. King of Saxony, bright vermilion, fine form, and large size. 

 ' A. optima, orange red, with darker spots, fine shape. 



A. prcestautissima, light vermilion red, with dark spots. 



A. refulgens, deep rich scarlet, very pretty. 



A. splendida, rich purple, with deeper spots. 



The above may be obtained of Mr. Smith, of Norbiton, near Kingston, or of 

 the Trade in and around London. 



( To be continued.) 



FLOHICULTURAL CALENDAR FOR FEBRUARY. 



Greenhouse. — This department should have good attendance during this 



month. 



The herbaceous kinds of plants will require occasional waterings, but less 

 frequent and in less quantities than the woody kinds. Succulents, as Aloes, 

 Sedums, &c, should be watered very sparingly, and only when thu soil is very 

 dry. When water is given it should be as much as will moisten all the sod, 

 where water is only given to moisten the soil an inch or two at the top and the 

 other ke|it quite dry, the result is generally certain, namely, the death of the 

 plant. The plan to be attended to i>, water only when necessary, hut a full 

 supply when it is done. Air should be admitted at all times when the weather 

 is favourable, or the plants cannot be Kept in a healthy state. When the weather 

 is clamp, foggy, &c, do not give air then, let a dry air only be admitted. If 

 any of the Oranges, Lemons, &c, have uaked or irregular heads, towards the 

 end of the month, if fine mild weather occur, begin to reclaim them to some 

 uniformity by shortening ihe branches and head shoots ; by this attention they 

 will break out new shoots upon the old wood, and form a regular head; 1>9 



