236 ON THE CULTURE OF GREENHOUSE AZALEAS. 



that the plants be kept in the greenhouse till the buds are well set ; 

 and should this happen so late that there are but two or three weeks 

 for them to have the advantage of the open air, still setting them out 

 will be found highly serviceable. 



If the foregoing particulars are attended to, the evil spoken of at 

 page 215 of the sixth volume of the Floricultural Cabinet will 

 be of very rare occurrence, for the roots are emitted in such abun- 

 dance as completely to fill the pots ; and instead of being liable to 

 perish from over-watering, it will be almost impossible to give them 

 enough, the close mass of thirsty roots absorbing an almost incre- 

 dible quantity of moisture. Treated as above described, all the 

 species and varieties of this splendid tribe will answer the most san- 

 guine wishes and expectations of the cultivator ; and I think it is 

 impossible to bloom some of the sorts properly, as Phcenicea, Smithii, 

 and others, under any other mode of treatment : — instead of producing 

 here and there a flower, as is commonly the case, the Phcenicea will be 

 one entire mass of bloom, expanding its brilliant purple floors from 

 two and a half to three inches across, and commanding the admiration 

 of all who behold it. 



Where it is required, and the stock of plants is sufficient, the 

 blooming season may be protracted from September till June. 



I hope the above remarks will be found useful to some of the 

 readers of the Cabinet. 



P.S. Allow me to suggest, that I think it would give an impulse to 

 the cultivation of those splendid and increasingly interesting flowers, 

 the Chinese Chrysanthemums, if you would publish a double number, 

 containing six or eight correct engravings of the very best varieties of 

 this admirable flower; also specifying the h|bit of each, and whether 

 flowering in the early, middle, or late season. 



[We will give the matter our attention ; and having obtained a 

 new assortment from the continent, which are very highly spoken of, 

 should there be any of superior merit, wc will not fail to have correct 

 figures given. — Conductor.] 



