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instances they do not even survive the first winter. By proper cul- 

 ture, however, it can be grown to a large size, as much as from three to 

 five feet high, and as much round, covered with a mass of bloom. In 

 this state nothing can be more beautiful, and this may be accom- 

 plished by practising the following rules : — Having procured some 

 healthy plants, be very careful not to give them'any check ; place them 

 immediately in the greenhouse, as near the glass as possible, and give 

 them moderate waterings. They should be potted very carefully at all 

 times, as soon as they require it. Success depends, in a great mea- 

 sure, in the compost prepared for them, which should be of the fol- 

 lowing materials, well mixed together :— Take equal parts of heath 

 mould, leaf mould, and good rich loam ; and then add a fourth part 

 of charcoal, lime rubbish, and small bits of broken pots ; mix all well 

 together, and be sure to give a good drainage at the bottom of the pot. 

 The Leschenaultias require but moderate supplies of water in the 

 winter, but as the season advances give it more freely. These plants 

 should be always kept in the greenhouse, giving them a good supply 

 of air when the weather is favourable. If these few hints should be 

 the means of preserving any of those most beautiful plants from an 

 early death I shall be highly gratified, and the end would be fully 

 answered for which I forward them. 



ARTICLE VIII. 



REMARKS ON SEVERAL FLOWERS. 



BY RISCEMARA, OF SUFFOLK. 



Being a new subscriber, I am desirous of paying a tribute of acknow- 

 ledgment to the usefulness of your periodical ; for although possessed 

 of a valuable botanical magazine from its commencement, and which 

 is still continued, I found I could not succeed in cultivating flowers 

 to the wished-for success, without also having the Floricultukal 

 Cabinet ; and as I observe that notices of plants are acceptable, I 

 wish to mention that the effect of large masses of the purple and white 

 Honesty in groves is exceedingly imposing. This early flower blooms 

 before the leaves are expanded on the trees, and the brilliant hues 

 of the purple, with the delicate tints of the white flowers, form at the 

 early period of the year a sight of uncommon beauty, as may be wit- 



