288 ON AMARYLLIS, &C.. 



IN THE FORCING PIT OR STOVE. ": 



All hardy and half-hardy plants brought in for forcing should have 

 a temperature at first of from 50° to 60°, to be increased up to 75° when 

 more advanced ; but as many plants will not bear such heat, and others 

 will not do much good without a high temperature, tiiere should be two 

 distinct pits, or divisions at least, for this purpose. The double Roman 

 Nar-cissus is the first of the forced bulbs, and where they have been 

 potted early in August they will now stand 60^ of heat, and will be in 

 flower by the end of this month. Cyclamens that have made good 

 roots will stand forcing for a short time, and will soon throw up their 

 blooms ; but, like bulbs of all sorts, they are injured by forcing before 

 their roots are made. 



Introduce Roses, Lilacs, Violets, Lilies of the Valley, and other 

 plants, to bring them early into bloom. Chinese Primroses sown last 

 spring should be encouraged, that they may blossom about Christmas. 

 These are extremely subject to suffer from damp ; they ought, conse- 

 quently, to occupy a dry and airy situation during winter. 



ON AMARYLLIS, &c. 



Mr. H. Groom, florist, Claphani Rise, near London, has a large 

 stock of this beautiful family, not only of the known sorts, but also a 

 large number of recently-imported bulbs from Rio Janeiro, which, no 

 doubt, contains many new and fine kinds. They are without names, 

 and are consequently a speculative lot ; but, as he offers them very 

 cheap, there cannot be any risk in the purchase. From the few 

 splendid flowers we saw, we believe they will prove much above the 

 value he sets on them. They are very fine bulbs, and, with ordinary 

 care, will floMer well next spring. He has also a laige stock of seed- 

 linss, from which he expects some novelties in the way of hybrids. 

 For any person with room and convenience these would be worth pur- 

 chasing, if he is disposed to part with them before they flower. He 

 has also an immense stock of all the varieties of Lilium lancifolium, 

 and a beautiful race of seedlings from all the varieties, many of them 

 with larger and darker flowers than L. lancifolium rubrum, and others, 

 again, nearly white, with the beautiful carmine spot. When we visited 

 his establislmient, he was preparing, with much care, his vast bed for 

 his unrivalled collection of Tulips. Of these, as well as Ranunculuses, 

 Anemonies, &c., he abounds. From present arrangements, we perceive 

 he is extensively preparing for an All Nations' Exhibitionin 1851. 



FUCHSIA SPECTABILIS AND OTHER SORTS. 



BT D. K.IDD, GAKDENER, GAEXSTONE PAKK, HEREFORD. 



Few, if any, have succeeded satisfactorily with respect to the manage- 

 ment of this fine Fuchsia. Some of our best plant-men complain that 

 they cannot grow it. Messrs. Veitch have never brought it to any- 

 thing like perfection. Many might therefore be led to believe that it 

 is uncullivable ; but I have found the reverse to be the fact. My 

 plant measures six feet six inches in height, nine feet three inches in cir- 

 cumference, and has been in flower, more or less, since the middle of June. 



