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cation of powdered lime, and shortly after turned the soil up in ridges as usual. 

 The result has been, that it is now a rare thing to see a wireworm where pre- 

 viously 1 had often killed a hundred in half an hour, and where my plants were 

 eaten up in a wholesale manner. Let any one collect a number of these most 

 destructive pests and put them among soil in a box, and then apply the above 

 mixture. Let him look for them next morning and communicate the result ; or, 

 indeed, in half an hour after. This can be used on a large scale as well as on 

 small flower-beds. — Gardeners' Chronicle. 



On some of the finest Hothouse Pi.\nts. — Most of the superb flowering 

 hothouse kinds of Gardenias. Thunbergias, Gloxinias, Clerodendrons, Begonias, 

 Russelias, Huellias, Achimenes, &c, with many of the fine Orchideous plants, if 

 grown in the usual higher temperature until the blossom buds are about half 

 grown, may then be brought into the greenhouse, or conservatory in the summer 

 months, where they will display their beauties to more than double the extent of 

 time which they would do in the hothouse, and thus form a brilliant ornament 

 to the greenhouse, &c. I have adopted the plan for the last two summers, and 

 so far on the present, with perfect success. It is well worth the trial. 



Ci.ericus. 



On Hybrid Lilies. — The Dean of Manchester, in a recent visit to Ghent, 

 states that he saw in the nursery of Mr. Van Houtte the finest Orange Lily that 

 has been produced, and which had been raised from Lilium atropunctatum, fer- 

 tilized by a strong orange lily called L. croceum. The new variety is of middle 

 stature, large heads of flowers, and the blossoms very large and brilliant, and 

 will prove to be a very valuable acquisition to the flower garden. We remarked 

 in one of our previous volumes that Mr. Groom, florist, of Clapham, near London, 

 had paid considerable attention to the impregnating lilies of the hardy kinds 

 with the more delicate sorts, with a view to obtain the most brilliant and distinct 

 varieties, and his success was highly encouraging. He had the most beautiful 

 kinds we ever saw, deserving to be in every flower garden. We do hope further 

 attention will be given to raising hybrids of this now so extensive and splendid a 

 family of flowers. The various forms, colours, habit, &c, give a very ample 

 field for satisfactory attempts, in combining, too, the many sorts of Martagons, 

 japan kinds, orange, while, Jacoteae, Guernsey, &c. The most inferior variety 

 that could be raised would be an ornament, and deserving a place in the flower 

 border, whilst the probabilities would be great of producing superb novelties. 



Now that glass is so cheap, a bed might be cuvered 10 afford facilities for 

 successfully impregnating an entire bed of mixtuies, and obtain well-ripened 

 sctd. The result would amply repay. — Conductor. 



On the fine blue dwarf Gentian. — Noticing in the 11th volume of the 

 Cabinet some suitable remarks on the culture of the above named lovely plant, 

 1 pursued the plan recommended with success. Last season, however, 1 divided 

 ray plants the lirst week in July, but not into very small patches, and replanted 

 two beds into a rich sandy loamy soil. I shaded them for several days ; they 

 soon struck fresh roots, were finely established before winter, endured that 

 without injury, and bloomed vigorously and profusely this spring. To divide 

 and replant at the season mentioned 1 am persuaded is the proper time, and not 

 in autumn as is generally done, or in early spring as done by some. My double 

 daisies 1 treated the same, and they succeeded admirably. 



Ci.ericus. 



On Cannh iuidifi.ora. — This fine crimson-flowered species is generally 

 grown in the hot-house, and is seldom seen in vigour, the flowers being small. 

 1 had several plants, and last year I grew two in a greenhouse, and they flowered 

 freely and vigorously ; two others I planted out in the conservatory border, and 

 they flourished amazingly, the flower stems rising four yards high. Its large 



