MISCELLANEOUS INTELLIGENCE. 



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know if they could be brought forward properly in a hot-bed frame, such as a 

 cucumber bed, &c, and then be removed into the greenhouse so as to succeed^ in 

 blooming satisfactory. 



TEarly in February the dried bulbs should be repotted shaking off all the old 

 compost! and potting them in equal parts of rich sandy loam, (not sifted,) and 

 San leaf mouldfonly insert .hem about one-half deep in the compost. After 

 potting place .hem in a hot-bed frame, be careful not to give water till the shoots 

 push, unless the soil become quite dry, but when growing give a proportionate 

 Pncreas T Admit air to prevent the shoots being weakly They will soon show 

 for bloom, when this is seen, they may be removed to the greenhouse p lac : ng 

 them near the glass, where they will bloom as well as if they had had entire hot- 

 houTe treatment. After the bloom is over which will generally be ,n September, 

 gradually withhold water, when quite dry remove the pots keeping them entire 

 to a dry place, from frost till February. Any of these kinds will succeed. The 

 following are the kinds most recommended : — 



G. Candida. G. Speciosa alba. 



Caulescens. Macrophylla. 



GrandiEora. Priestleyana. 



Maxima. R° sa alba - 



Menziesii. Rubra. 



Speciosa. Discolor. 



Violacea Hybrida superba. 



The prices of which being from Is. 6d. to2«. 6rf. each, place them within the 

 purchase of amateurs of this class of florists.— Conductos.] 



On Fuchsia avfinis, (radicans of some.) I had a plant of Fuchsia affinis, 

 or radicans, last spring ; it was kept in a .rood greenhouse, grew reely, but not a 

 single blossom was produced. I should be obliged ,f informed how ^ treat it, 

 so as to induce it to bloom this season. An early reply wilUe^ additional 

 favour. , ' * , 



Tit ou-ht to have but little pot room, which will induce it to show bloom. As 

 soon as the blossoms can be distinguished repot into a bwger and gne the 

 plant every encouragement, and a vigorous bloom will be produced. It must not 

 be repotted till it shows bloom again the following season, when repot, &c- 

 Conductor.] 



CN a shade fo« CARNATiONs.-It would be a real kindness, if either you, or 

 anyone of your numerous correspondents, would in an early number of your Ca- 

 binet, give some plan for a shade for a small collection of Carnations, say fi.ty 

 pairs so that the whole number might be seen at once, as they cannot be, when 

 shaded bv separate shades. The plan should, if possible, be simple and unex- 

 pensive, to admit of general application in my locality. 



r F When the plant- are grown in the open border, a temporary ridge roofed 

 covering, formed With corner supports of a sufficient height to stand erect under- 

 ueath and having a permanent covering over the root and ends, and on each 

 side conducted <o dr'aw up or let down, so as to admit a,r, &c as desired or 

 exclude sun. wind, or rain. A covering of jaceonet, prepared With V\ hunej s 

 transuar.-nt waterproof composition, is the best material that can be used. The 

 entire" cost is but 6d. per square yard. When grown in pots a permanent 

 erectton can be constructed in any suitable situation, and the roof be removed 

 after blooming, or the erection be used for other purposes.— Conductor.] 



REMARKS. 



Camk.uas.-^o visited ea>ly in April the London collections of this noble 

 tribe uf flow ing Slant., at Messrs. Low'*, Chandler'., Smith of Dalston, and 

 I Id lsC«nd f-und the following to be the best in the varmujeqllection* 



Tkaveusk.-A light rosy red, blotched with white, petals imbncaud. 



