ON THE CULTIVATION OF SALVIA AFRICANUS. 9 



second lot into the same heat, and treat them in like manner, and the 

 others remaining are treated as greenhouse plants. 



About the first week in March, I removed the first lot into the green- 

 house, and the second lot in the first week in April. Being at this time 

 advanced in growth, they required no other attention than watering aud 

 air, similar to other greenhouse plants. 



In June I turn them all out of doors, where they remain till September. 

 The first lot is then taken into the plant house, and treated as before de« 

 scribed ; these continue to flower till November, when they are suc- 

 ceeded by the second lot, and by the time these are out of flower, those 

 that are in the greenhouse, sucoged and continue to bloom till March. 



I have at this time plants of this beautiful tribe which have been co- 

 vered with flowers since September. After flowering they are kept in 

 the same heat as before, till the young wood is in a forward state of 

 growth, when they are removed to the greenhouse. 



After flowering, the plants that require it are potted in a well prepared 

 compost of equal parts of tree leaf soil and heath mould, with a small 

 portion of hazel loam and rotten dung. 



All the above sorts of Aza'leas may be propagated by cuttings from 

 March till August. The indica I prefer laying in the pot that it grows 

 in. The phoenicea grows best inarched on ledifolia, being a strong 

 grower. I have them on stalks three feet high, making strong and vi- 

 gorous shoots. By impregnation they seed freely. 



Aza'lea ledifo'lia stood for the last three years planted out of doors, 

 and has flowered every spring. With the Aza'leas I have had flowering 

 Epid'endrums, Ble'tias, S'alvias, Cactus trunca'tus, Cypripe'dium in- 

 si'gne and ve'nustum, also the beautiful GoodyeVa discolor, throwing up 

 flower stems from twelve to fifteen inches high. 



John Menzies. 



ARTICLE V. — On the Cultivation of Salvia Africa' nus. 

 By Mr. T. K. Short. 



This very beautiful Salvia is seldom or ever seen to flower well in the 

 open air in this country. From my attention to its culture, I find it 

 requires a treatment quite peculiar to itself, in order to succeed to sa- 

 tisfaction. By the method I practise, I uniformly obtain spikes of 

 flowers eight or ten inches long, but this season I had dwarf plants in 

 3G sized pots, which had spikes fourteen inches long, and from the fine 

 deep blue colour of ihe flower, they had a very splendid appearance. 

 My mode of treatment is os follows :^ 



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