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the formation of flower buds. When this is accomplished, I have 

 plants, as required, successively introduced into the moist atmosphere 

 of the plant-stove, forcing-house, &c. ; and a continuous succession 

 of plants, in beauteous bloom, is kept up through the entire of winter 

 and early spring months. 



Whilst on this subject, I take the opportunity to recommend the 

 culture of Cinerarias for affording a splendid and pleasing variety of 

 interesting flowers for winter and spring blooming. They are very 

 easy of cultivation, and very prolific in a great variety of floral beauty. 

 An additional recommendation is, they are to be procured at a very 

 reasonable price, and easily increased either by offsets or seed. 



The Indian Azaleas, and both single and double kinds of Chinese 

 Primroses, are also well deserving attention, all equally easy of suc- 

 cessful cultivation. Where there is not the facility of a forcing- 

 house, plant-stove, &c, a small brick pit, heated by hot water, in 

 the tank system, or in close pipes having troughs upon the upper 

 side, in which water can be kept to moisten the air in a due degree, 

 or brick flues, with tin or zinc pans to hold water, over the surface 

 to afford the like advantage, may be erected in a very simple, cheap, 

 and effective manner, at a trifling cost. The pleasure the produc- 

 tions would afford would most amply repay. When plant forcing 

 ceased in such an erection, it would be found serviceable to force 

 any vegetable, fruit, &c. 



REVIEW. 



Observations on the Cultivation of Roses in Pots, by W. Paul ; 

 Nurseries, Cheshunt, Herts. Published by Sherwood, Gilbert, 

 and Piper, Paternoster-row, London, pp. 32. 



{Continued from jmge 17.) 



Classes preferred. — The classes of Roses that can be practically 

 recommended for growing in pots, are, Moss, Provence, Alba, Gal- 

 lica, Hybrid, Perpetual, Hybrids of the Chinese and Bourbon, Noi- 

 sette, Bourbon, Chinese, and Tea-scented. The Boursault, Ayrshire, 

 and Sempervirens, are pretty, grown as climbers, but are not fitted 

 for exhibition. 



(S.J Moss. — There are but few varieties of Moss Roses that can be 



