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end of the season, but I had not one flower. At the end of October 

 I placed the plant in the coolest part of the house, so that its growth 

 be gradually checked, and allow it a season of rest. Water was 

 gradually withheld too, and only as much given as would prevent it 

 withering; this treatment was pursued till the end of February, 

 when I removed it to a warm situation, fully exposed to the light. 

 Without disturbing the entire ball of earth, a portion of the surface of 

 it was removed and fresh compost added. A liberal supply of water 

 was given as it progressed in growth. Twice a week manure water 

 was given. By the middle of April the laterals pushed an abundance 

 of flower buds, and at the close I had the pleasure of counting 38 

 expanded flowers, and it has continued in fine bloom throughout the 

 summer and autumn. The plant was bloomed in a pot iO inches 

 across. From the results with my plant I am persuaded that they 

 should be prepared the first year and bloom the succeeding. This 

 year I have several plants undergoing the preparatory process of 

 stopping the leads, &c., and I doubt not but they will bloom satisfac- 

 tory the next year. When in full flower it is a most beautiful object, 

 well deserving to be grown wherever it is practicable. 



FLORAL OPERATIONS FOR THE MONTH. 



IN THE FLOWER GARDEN. 



If the weather is severe be careful to afford sufficient protection to 

 all tender things, and on all favourable occasions remove such cover- 

 ings as can conveniently be done, in order to dispel the damp air. See 

 that all newly planted shrubs remain secure, so that they are not 

 loosened by "the wind. During the hard frosts remember that all 

 beds on lawns requiring raising with soil should be done at once, to 

 avoid injuring the grass by wheeling. If any of the heads of tender 

 Standard and Climbing Roses are still unprotected, they ought at 

 once to be secured. As we have often recommended, this is best 

 done by tying a covering of furze over them ; it is better than straw, 

 because it admits sufficient air to benefit the plant. Continue to 

 collect during the frosty weather all kinds of soils and manures that 

 are Avasted, turfs to rot into turfy loam, sand, clean loam, peal, horse 

 and sheep droppings, and leaves to rot, if not done already. 



Amongst florists' flowers recollect that Auriculas and Polyanthuses 

 must, in fine weather, have plenty of air, and require no water while 

 there is the least moisture in the compost they are growing in ; they 

 must be cleansed from dead leaves, and must not be allowed to be quite 

 dry, but moisture must be sparingly given ; they are also much better 

 Avhen kept from freezing, not that they are tender, but they always 

 bloom the worse for a decided check, and as the fibres of the root are 

 next to the pot they are reached easily. Car»atio7is and Piccotees 

 wintered in pots are impatient of wet and confinement, therefore 

 they cannot have too much air or too little wet; the frames they are 

 kept in should be impervious to rain, and the Ijottom of the frame 

 should be paved or cemented, and sufficiently sloping to let the wet 

 run out at once. The lights should be ofFevery mild day, and closed 

 in frost and rain. 



