38 MISCELLANEOUS INTELLIGENCF.. 



PART III. 



MISCELLANEOUS INTELLIGENCE. 



A SELECT LIST 



OF GREENHOUSE PLANTS WHICH WILL FLOURISH AND BLOOM FREELY DURING 

 THE SUMMER MONTHS, IF PLANTED OUT IN THE OPEN BORDERS. 



Within a few years the brilliancy of modern ornamental gardening has been 

 most surprisingly increased by the practice of planting out in the open borders 

 many of the most splendid and free flowering green house plants. By this 

 means a very considerable number of showy exotics are caused to blossom 

 much more profusely than under any other mode of cultivation. 



Some of the kinds of plants are much more suited for growing in masses, 

 '*as abed of each," than others are; such we have marked with a star, and 

 those which will thrive best in the air and smoke of towns, with two stars. 



The kind of soil each particular plant will flourish and bloom the best in, 

 is annexed to them. We have found, during twenty years' practice in this 

 department of Floriculture, that some plants when turned out of pots into the 

 open borders, even in common soil, have a tendency to produce a luxuriant 

 foliage, and but very few blossoms ; such luxuriance, however, is easily pre- 

 vented, by usiug a mixture of sand or peat with the common soil. 



In the list of plants here given, we have only inserted such as keep in bloom 

 for several successive months ; there are many other beautiful plants, as Gla- 

 dioluses, Ixias, Watsouias, and new Azaleas, Rhododendrons, &c. that will 

 flourish and blossom equally well ; but their blooming season being so short, 

 and at so early a season of the spring, as to be liable to injury, we have on 

 that account omitted them. Pelargoniums are also omitted ; the number of 

 varieties, species, and colours being so extensive, wc could not possibly par- 

 ticularise them within our limits. All the kinds, however, will flower freely in 

 the open borders. Those of a luxuriant habit should be planted in sandy 

 loam aud peat, to prevent a mass of strong roots and foliage, and cause the 

 production of flowering shoots ; and others of a more delicate habit, should 

 be grown in rich vegetable mould, from decayed leaves, &c. and peat soil. 



The period for turning out plants into the open borders, varies with the 

 situation of climate, season, &c. ; but it is better to be a week too late than 

 run the risk of early destruction. We purpose giving some directions before 

 the Autumn, relative to the best mcaus of keeping up a stock of plants for the 

 open borders. 



BLUE FLOWERS. 



Agatha?a ccclesti^i, 1ft. fiiii., May, November, peat and loam. 

 Ditto linifolia, 2ft., April, October, do. 



•• AnagMlis Monelli, I ft, May, October, do. 



»* Ditto Wtbbi.'iua, Ift., do. do. do. 



