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have been induced to purchase them on that account, and I am sorry to say, that, 

 in some cases, they have superseded hot water. If you consider these remarks 

 worthy of a place in your widely-circulated Magazine, they may perhaps be the 

 means of keeping some gardeners from having their plants both roasted and 

 frosted in one house, at the same time. 



Feb, 14, 1840. A Gardener. 



[We should be glad of our Correspondent's address, in order to obtain a little 

 more information upon some particulars really necessary, we think, to satisfy the 

 readers of the Cabinet on this subject. — Conductor.] 



REFERENCE TO PLATE. 



Lucalia gratissima. This very lovely plant is a native of Nepal, where it 

 grows to a branching shrub from ten to fifteen feet high, and is literally loaded 

 with its heads of beautiful flowers, which are in bloom nearly all the year. In 

 this country it thrives freely in a good greenhouse or conservatory, and few 

 plants equal it in beauty, when in bloom. The plant grows freely and flowers 

 profusely. The blossoms are delightfully fragrant, perfuming for some distance 

 around. The plant usually blooms from July to the end of October. In a com- 

 post of peat and loam, well drained, it thrives freely, and is readily increased by 

 cuttings or layers. It deserves a situation in every greenhouse or conservatory. 



Passiflora onychina. We have grown this very beautiful flowering species 

 for some time, it being introduced into this country in 1827, but has not found its 

 way as yet into many collections. It certainly deserves to be in all, blooming 

 profusely when trained and grown in a pot, to a suitable trallis or framework, or 

 planted out in the greenhouse or conservatory, where it w'll extend a long way. 

 The plant is a rapid grower, and easily cultivated, delighting in a rich 

 loamy soil. 



Cosmelia rubra. A native of New Holland, having somewhat the habit of 

 an Epacris. It flourishes freely in a greenhouse, and blooms profusely during 

 summer, if not drawn up weakly. A compost of sandy-peat and loam suits it 

 well. It is readily propagated by cuttings struck in sand. 



FLOR1C ULTURAL CALENDAR FOR MARCH. 



Anemones — Should now be planted as early in the month as can be done. 



Amaryllises, and other liliaceous bulbous plants which have been kept dor- 

 mant, may now be re-potted, and put into an increased temperature. 



Annuals, Hardy. — If the soil be moderately dry, some of the most hardy kinds, 

 to bloom early in the summer, may be sown in warm parts of the country, or si- 

 tuations well protected, but in cold places not until the end of the month ; for if 

 the seeds of many sorts begin to vegetate, and frost operate upon them, they are 

 often destroyed. The best method of sowing the small seeds in patches is, to 

 have a quantity of finely sifted soil ; spread a portion where desired, after scat- 

 tering the seeds, sprinkle a little more soil over them, and then press it closely 

 upon the seeds, which will assist them in vegetating properly. 



Annuals, Tender. — Such as have been sown and may be up should have all 

 possible air given to prevent their being drawu up weakly. In watering those in 

 pots they must not be watered over the tops, or many of the sorts will be rotted 

 by it. The best method is to flood over the surface of each pot, always using 

 water that is new milk warm. Those annuals sown in frames must be watered 

 (when requisite) with a very fine syringe, or pan rose to sprinkle with ; but the 

 best plan is to take advantage of gentle rains. For any seeds yet requiring to 

 be sown, use fine soil pressed to the seeds, and when convenient, place the pots 

 fif used) in moist heat till the plants are up. 



Auriculas. — Those requiring top dressing should be done immediately, by 

 taking off about two inches deep of the top soil, replacing it with some very rich " 

 more than one half of it should be rotten cow dung two years old, and the rest 

 loam and saml. Immediately after this dressing, let the soil be well settled by 

 a free watering. By the end of the month the unexpanded blossoms will be. 



