2 ON FORMING WAX MODELS OF FLOWERS. 



to Messrs. Veitchs, which arrived in Jane ; and a blooming plant 

 was exhibited at the meeting of the London Horticultural Society, on 

 October 4, for which the Society's large silver medal was awarded to 

 Messrs. Veitch and Son. We recently received beautiful flowering 

 specimens from our respected friend, Mr. Low, of the Clapton 

 nursery. 



The plant appears to nourish under the same treatment as T. 

 tricolorum ; flower as abundantly. In order to get the tubers to a 

 fine size, they must, for a year or two, be placed on the soil, so that 

 one-half is exposed, which causes them to swell rapidly ; but when of 

 a sufficient size to push vigorously, they should be wholly covered 

 about an inch deep, which causes the shoots to push much stronger 

 than would be produced if the tubers were half exposed. Care must 

 always be taken to have a small pot, and, as we noticed in a former 

 number, it must be cased by another, filling up the space between 

 with damp sand or moss. A compost of rich sandy loam, turfy peat, 

 (only chopped,) and leafy mould, with some pieces of broken pot or 

 stone scattered among it, suits it admirably. A free bottom drainage 

 is most essential. The tubers usually begin to push by September ; 

 they should be potted therefore at the end of August, then be placed 

 in an open, sheltered, warm situation in the open air, where they 

 will grow far more robust than if placed in a greenhouse. When 

 the cold of autumn arrives, they must be removed to a dry, light and 

 airy situation in the greenhouse, where they will come into bloom 

 early in spring and be ornamental till July. In order to have others 

 to come into bloom when these are over, tubers should be kept 

 dormant till spring and then be potted, and the plants will bloom to 

 the end of the season. The plants bloom best when the tubers rest 

 in summer. It is readily increased, like T. tricolorum, &c, by 

 cuttings taken off before the plant begins to flower. It deserves a 

 place in every greenhouse. 



ARTICLE II. 



ON FORMING WAX MODELS OF FLOWERS. 



BY A LONDON PRACTITIONER. 



Observing a correspondent in the Cabinet ask for information on 

 the method of taking wax models of flowers, I forward the particulars 



