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" It delights in a soil sufficiently rich in decomposed vegetable 

 matter, and, in consequence of its almost continued growth, frequent 

 waterings ; winter excepted. 



" It will prosper in the open ground, if transplanted into the borders 

 towards the end of May ; in which case it must be re-potted about 

 the 10th of September, placed in the shade or cold-pit, and. brought 

 into the green-house about the beginning of October. 



" Its increase is as simple as easy by cuttings of the young branches, 

 in a hot bed, and under bell-glasses. The young scions cut at the 

 articulation of a branch will root in a few days, and may be treated 

 like the mother plants ; the only precaution necessary to be taken is, 

 not to expose the new shoots to the open air, or to the sun, before 

 being accustomed thereto by degrees; the delicacy of the young 

 branches being so great that the sudden contact of either might occa- 

 sion some disorder in the new plants. Forced early in spring, as is 

 done with other green-house plants, this plant has had but little 

 success ; only producing small (and, as one may say), abortive 

 flowers, of an undecided colour : left to itself, and subject to all the 

 influences of the spring, and of the atmosphere, its vegetation at once 

 proceeds with redoubled vigour ; its leaves twice as large, and are 

 now spotted with red ; the flowers much more numerous, longer, and 

 double the size, acquire a lively colouring of the. most beautiful 

 yellow ; it is therefore important, with regard to this beautiful species, 

 to let nature work alone." 



2. CALANDRINIA UMBELLATA. 

 This is another beautiful addition to this lovely tribe of flowers. 

 Messrs. Veitch's, of Exeter Nursery, received it from their collector, 

 Mr. Lobb. They exhibited it at the Chiswick Horticultural show in 

 July last. It is a very profuse bloomer, and its rich coloured flowers 

 produce a very striking appearance. It will well deserve a place 

 either in pots in the greenhouse, or in the open border. 



ARTICLE II. 



THE METROPOLITAN FLORAL EXHIBITIONS. 



Metropolitan Floricultural Society, September 25. 



The September exhibition of this Society has for some years been 



acknowledged as the grand Dahlia show of the season, the com- 





