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therefore required to avoid destruction by damp. Admit air in 

 abundance whenever tlie weather permits, and occasionally, when a 

 mild day presents, clean the pit throughout, stirring the surface a 

 little ; also scrupulously remove all dead leaves and branches from the 

 plants. Carefully and sparingly give water now and then, as abso- 

 lutely required only. By observing tliese rules, injury from frost and 

 damp is avoided. Alstroomerias, Lilium speciosum, and others, should 

 be re-potted. Any young plants which have filled their pots with 

 roots should be potted into larger, as they require, from time to time. 

 If a syringing of the plants over-head be really necessary, let it be 

 done in the morning of a day which is likely to be fine, and air be 

 admitted freely. Fuchsias, to bloom early, should now be pruned, and 

 as soon as the new shoots appear, re-pot them. 



IN THE STOVE. 

 Old plants of Fuchsia corymbiflora now gently pushed on will come 

 finely into bloom by the first week in May, or, if the season be fine, 

 earlier. Exotic seeds should now be sown (see Articles in former 

 volumes), as Fuchsias, Calceolarias, &c. Successive introductions of 

 plants forced must be brought in, as Roses, Lilacs, Azaleas, Acacias, 

 Heliotropes, Correas, Coronillas, Cinerarias, Sweet Violets, Cactuse?, 

 Cyclamens, Gardenias, Justicias, Eranthemums, Honeysuckles, Pinivs, 

 Gesneria zebrinas, Neriums, Mignonette, &c., and pots or boxes of 

 Hyacinth, Narcissus, Persian Iris, and Crocus, so as to have a constant 

 succession of bloom. Specimen plants for exhibitions will require 

 re-potting, pruning, &c. Ixoras should be elevated, so as to be near 

 tlie glass, in order to set their bloom ; they must have plenty of air at 

 all times convenient. Attacks from red spider at the under side of the 

 leaves must be looked after, and at once destroyed, or they will soon 

 spread their ravages, as will be exhibited by the leaves becoming brown 

 and spotted. 



NEGLECTED PLANTS. 



BY PHILO. 



In reading the Article on Alstrocmerias, in the last number of the 

 Cabinet, it occurred to me that A. acutifolia was almost lost, so 

 seldom is it to be found in gardens of the present day. As a plant lo 

 train against a wall it succeeds admirably. In August it ]iroduces its 

 magnificent heads of orange and scarlet flowers, so very distinct from 

 all other creepers that I am surprised to find it so scarce. Another 

 creeper of great beauty, of recent introduction, is not grown to the 

 extent it deserves, I mean Calystegia pubescens. If planted in the 

 open ground and trained to trellis-work, it produces a succession of 

 its lovely double rose-coloured blossoms all the summer. The lovely 

 Myosotis Azoricus is also a plant of great beauty, but little known. 

 Grown either in pots or the open ground, it flowers through the 

 summer months. The flowers open a rich purple, and change to red, 

 so that two distinct colours are on the same plant at the same time. 

 The two first are quite hardy, tlie last requires a little protection in 

 winter. They ought to be in every collection. I intend to notice 

 many other neglected floral beauties in successive numbers. 



