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plant grows wild in moist liilly pastures and morasses in tlie north of 

 England, and of Ireland, and throughout Wales and Scotland ; but 

 can by no means be reckoned common. It is a perennial, and will 

 succeed well in the garden with a little care. It should be removed 

 in the spring and planted in a sunny but not very dry situation, and in 

 soil with which peat has been liberally mixed, and kept well watered 

 until faii'ly established. It grows pretty tall, and thus requires to be 

 placed in a back row in the border ; at least where the plants are ar- 

 ranged according to their respective heights. This plant will well 

 repay a little care and attention. 



7. Dkosera ROTUNDiFOLiA, or Rouud-leaved Sundeiv. This is a 

 very lovely and a very interesting little plant. The flower is small, 

 and by no means showy ; but the orbicular leaves of the plant are 

 covered with red glandular hairs, each of which bears on its summit a 

 little drop of a viscid and pellucid fluid, making the leaves appear as if 

 covered with dew-drops, and giving the plant a very beautiful appear- 

 ance. The viscid fluid exuded from the glands retain insects which 

 chance to light on the leaves. This plant is not suitable for cultivation 

 in the flower border ; but should be grown in a small pot plunged in 

 light earth in a cool frame facing the east, so that the plant may not 

 be exposed to the drying influence of the noonday sun. It should be 

 planted in peaty soil and attended well as to watering. Drosera 

 longifolia and ID. Anglica will thrive well under the same treatment ; 

 and a small frame devoted exclusively to the cultivatiou of the three 

 species would form an attractive object. 



THE RANUNCULUS, 



HOW TO GROW IT.* 



It is acknowledged by all that one of the most beautiful scenes wliich 

 the garden presents is a well cultivated collection of Ranunculuses in 

 full bloom. To grow them well, liowever, is often a matter of some 

 difficulty, and although much excellent information has appeared in 

 our own and other publications on the subject, we are always glad to 

 receive the details of additional experience. A very neat and cheap 

 treatise of 28 pages has just appeared, bearing the title at the head of 

 this notice, to wliich we give our entire commendation. Its authors 

 are Messrs. Tyso and Son, the celebrated Ranunculus growers of 

 Wallingford, and we know of no one to whom we could refer, better 

 qualified to aff'ord practical information. Cultivators will do well to 

 avail themselves of it, as it contains all the directions necessary, con- 

 veyed in a concise and explicit manner. One short extract will show 

 its style. 



" The foundation of all good culture is the adaptation of the compost 

 to the natural habitat of the plant. Experience teaches that the Ra- 

 nunculus delights in a rich hazelly loam, as the top spot of a pasture, 



* "The IJantinculus, how to Grow it; or, Practical Instructions in the Cultiva- 

 tion of this favourite Florists flower, being the result of many years' experience." 

 By Tyso and Son, Florists, Wallingford. .lackson and Walford, St. Paul's Church 

 Yard, London ; or may be iuul of t!ie Authors. 



