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to strike root immediately; after the cuttings are well rooted, thev are potted 

 off singly into the same sized pots and replaced in the frame. " As soon as 

 they begin to push, the ends are pinched off, which will cause them to make 

 fine bushy plants. As soon as the pots are well filled with roots, I remove 

 them into thirty-two sized pots, when they are removed into the house to 

 bloom. At all times they are plentifully supplied with rich manure water, 

 which greatly accelerates their blooming. Last summer I had a large bed 

 of this handsome tribe in my flower garden; the plants were turned out in 

 May, and were a complete mass of bloom. The plants which have flowered 

 one season in the pots I turn out into the flower border the ensuing May, 

 and prefer raising young plants every spring for blooming in pots,°as the 

 plants produce much finer blooms, and are better kept in u flourishing state. 

 If the green fly attacks the plants, which is generally the case, I add to one 

 quart of tobacco water two quarts of hard water, with which the plants are 

 well syringed. This never fails keeping them perfectly free from insects. 

 Great Qrimsby, April 3, 1835. g 



On the Eccremocarpus scaber.— In the Floricultural Cabinet for Janu- 

 ary, page 31, I observe a query respecting the seed of the Eccremocarpus 

 s.-aber ; in answer to which the following reply is quite at vour service — 

 About the middle of March, 1834, I filled a small box with light rich mould 

 and sowed some seeds of the Eccremocarpus gathered during the previous 

 uutumii. I found [hem very uncertain as to the period of germination, for 

 though some grew and were ready for transplanting in a month or six weeks, 

 others remained dormant for two or three months, and some even till autumn 

 I placed the box in a slight heat, and as soon as the voung plants attained 

 sufficient size, I potted them singly inu» small pots, and when these were 

 filled with roots, I transplanted the ball entire into the open ground, where 

 they flowered the same season; they were cut down late in autumn, and to- 

 day (March 19) I have been transplanting some of them which have stood 

 this winter without any protection, and find they have made very strong 

 roots, and promise to become fine plants for this season. Meta. 



Answer to an avowed Admirer of Flora, page 21.— I beg to inform 

 An Avowed Admirer of Flora that I have raised several slrong plants of 

 the Eccremocarpus scaber from the preceding years seed, sown in April on 

 a slight hot-bed; but the seed is very shy in coming up. I find, however 

 that the easiest mode of raising this delicate climbing plant is by cuttings of 

 the eame years shoots, planted in August under a small hand glass, in a 

 shady border, where they strike root readily, and require to be afterwards 

 potted m forty-eights or sixties, and housed during winter. 



Limehousc, \tih March, 183.3. E J B 



Amfer to Clericu8.-(F ;. 111. page 44.)-In reply to Clericvs, 

 Cheshire, (whose request I did not sec till a few days ago), I beg to recom 

 mend the following evergreens :-Cistus ladaniferus; white flowers, with a 

 purple centre j about Is. Chinese Privet; white; about Is. (id. Arbutus 

 o; white; about Is. Gd. Scarlet arbutus; shaded with red; about 2s. 6d 

 Rhodjrfendron ponticum; purple; about Is.; bog earth. Daphne pontica;' 

 yellowish j Is 1 bese are the largest on my list.-The next in size are:- 

 KalmialaUfo]ia;pink crimson ; 2s. (id.- bog. Daphne collina; lilac; 2s. (id 

 Rhododendron daurlcum; bright purple; 2s. Gd. ; bog. Cistus creticus 

 rose purp . . „, Cistus villus; fine red; 2, Cistus lusitanicus bright 

 purple; 2s. 6d. Cistus halamifolius ; yellow; 2s. (id. Cistus algarensis • 

 &*> 2 *- , "'"^ ">"'»;-'- Ericaarborea; white; Is. Gd ; bog 



Fpaus.ru ,s p,,,| ; pur pl e . ,,.,,,.. b0J?i ,,,,,,, Med ' iterraD j lilae; Is 



bog.-In the h nl ih ere mighl be-Kalmia glauca; pink and crimson; 



D»Pune neapolitai , ■_•<. 6 d. Rhododendron hir- 



m, crimson; ls.;bog. Menziesia polifolia; purple; ls.;bog. Daphne 



r UU u' ,"'"' »«buxuij white and /eilowfls! 



' I!, ' ll ; i '"7 , : i, i '■"'" ! '»•«<». FTeUanthemums, of all colours 



'■"'.."•»;'«■ '""■I rhe r plants a» all hand- 

 some aud hardy; |hcj , i|liv lvslu . l c(uMl . 11 „ IM . rvmu „ ; 



