20 BRIEF REMARKS. 



The first again flowered in 1847, and the second in 1848, appearing 

 thus to require a year to recover their exhausted strength. Tliis year 

 forms, however, an exception, all three being now in flower, one of 

 which is that now exhibited ; and although at first the largest bulb, 

 and always producing the finest foliage, is blooming only for the first 

 time. I cut the flower-stem always off as soon as the last flower begins 

 to wither, in order that strength may not be exhausted in perfecting 

 seed, and I then place the pots out of doors, and keep them there as 

 late into the autumn as possible, and until the leaves are grown so long 

 as to make them liable to injury from strong winds or heavy rain. I 

 have only further to add, that these bulbs have never been re-potted 

 since I first planted them, but that liquid manure is occasionally given 

 them when the leaves are approaching and have attained maturity. 

 Under similar treatment I have twice bloomed the Buphane ciliaris, 

 and last year I had also two or three other Brunsvigias in flower. 

 There is, therefore, not so much difficulty in blooming these plants as 

 has hitherto been thought. — Charles Leach, in the Journal of the 

 Horticultural Society of London. 



Trop^olum pentaphyi.lum. — Early in last November a friend 

 brought me a splendid blooming specimen of this very handsome 

 flowering climber. I was struck with its beauty, not having seen a 

 flower of it previously. Many others, I doubt not, are unacquainted 

 with it. I therefore call the attention of your readers to it ; and having 

 since seen the fine plant in profuse bloom, I hesitate not to say it is 

 one of the most charming and interesting climbers, deserving to be in 

 every greenhouse or warm situation out of doors. My friend, who has 

 grown it for many years, both in doors and out, writes me about it as 

 follows : — 



" T. pentaphyllum. — This plant I find to grow freely if allowed a 

 large degree of pot-room, and to be kept in a very airy place in the green- 

 house. I find it to do still better, to turn it out if the plant be mode- 

 rately strong, into the open border in a warm situation. I have a 

 plant at the front of a greenhouse that is trained to three stakes, and 

 densely covers them to the height of nine feet, having many thousands 

 of flowers. 



" The soil is a good rich loam and peat, half a yard deep, upon a 

 gravelly substratum ; I have supplied it freely with water during dry 

 seasons. 



" At the end of November the top generally dies ; I cut it off near to 

 the ground, and cover the same with some dry straw chaff, this is laid 

 six inches deep; over this I place a large milk panshion which shoots 

 off all wet, keeps the root dry, as well as contributes to keep it from 

 injury by frost. At the return of spring the tuber pushes freely, and 

 during the months from June to November, is a perfect picture of 

 beauty and interest. 



" I have not had occasion to renew the soil of the border where the 

 plant has grown seven seasons, but when it is indicated necessary by 

 the condition of the plant. I shall take away the old soil at spring, 

 nearly to the tuber, replace it by fresh loam and peat, but not to disturb 

 the tuber at all. 



