30 ON THE TREATMENT OF LAGEKSTR/EMIA INDICA. 



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plauts inukc tlieir appearance. I then snpply them plentifully with 

 water, and admit a free portion of air, in order to make tliem strong- 

 When tliey appear in the second leaf, I pot them off singly into good 

 sized pots and place them in a greenhouse, where they remain till tlicy 

 are grown to about twelve or sixteen inches high. 



When the weather is become mild and warm, (say the middle of May) 

 I prepare the places where J purpose planting upon the lawn, or flower 

 garden, by removing the subsoil to the depth of two feet six inches, and 

 a1)out two feet square, filling up each space with prepared soil, composed 

 of equal parts of loam, rotten dung, and peat or leaf mould, the whole 

 well chopped and mixed together. The plants are turned out with their 

 balls entire, the ends of the shoots are pinched ofi", and a good watering 

 is given to settle the soil round the ball of each plant. 



I am now particularly careful to have each plant well secured, so that 

 they be not broken by boisterous winds, for if not well fastened, being 

 brittle, they are liable to be much disfigured. I am also attentive to 

 preserve the plants from vermin, as slugs, &c. 



In the subsequent treatment I am particular to give them a regular 

 supply of water, for their success entirely depends upon it. 



When the flowering is over and frost commences, I take off" the ex- 

 tremities of the branches, and protect the plants by means of stakes and 

 mats. The main stems are also particularly attended to, protecting them 

 by binding them round with hay bands, for if this part of a plant is da- 

 maged by frost, the plant seldom or ever recovers. 



The mats are removed in mild weather, to allow all possible fresh air 

 at such a time ; if this is not done, the buds are apt to push weakly • 

 care however is taken to cover the plants at the approach of frost. 



In the spring, when all apprehension of strong frost is over, I uncover 

 the plants, and cut each shoot of the preceding summer down to a cou- 

 ple of eyes, the subsequent treatment for the remainder of the season is 

 as above specified. 



By the above treatment to l,upinus mutAbilis, I have seen it flower 

 most profusely and beautifully for many successive seasons. 



F. F. Asiiroi'.D. 



Mere Hall, Feb. \6th , 1833. 



ARTICLE V. — On the Culture of the Lagerstrsemia in- 

 dica. By a Lover of Flowers. 



There is no plant that I am acquainted with more deserving attention 

 iban the Lagerslrajmia indica, and yet scarcely any plant is more neglect- 



