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PART III. 



MISCELLANEOUS INTELLIGENCE. 



QUERIES. 



On Cape Bulbs. — You would oblige myself, in common probably with 

 many of your readers, by informing them, through the medium of your pub- 

 lication, which of the London or other nurserymen cultivate the largest col- 

 lections of Cape Bulbs, particularly Iridoe. The collection at Colville's is 

 dispersed, and I know no one to whom to apply for rarer species, nor even 

 many of the commoner kinds. The collections of Messrs. Loddiqes, at 

 Rollisos's, though large, are far from complete. As most of the species in- 

 crease rapidly, it is only for want of communication that any are rare. 

 Those who cultivate them art generally inundated with the produce of the 

 species they cultivate, and throw many offsets away every year, which they 

 would gladly exchange with any who desired them — at least such is my 

 case. Will you endeavour to remedy this defect, and in the mean time in- 

 form me where I may procure Steptauthera cuprea; S. elegans; Tritonht 

 viridis, B. M. 127 o; Spatalanthos speciosus; Geisorhiza rocheaua, or in fact 

 any of the genus; Trichonema, any of the Caps species; Ixia crispa; I. ex- 

 cisa ; I. retusa; Sparaxis pendula; these last four I believe to be rare, but 

 do not imagine the others are. As I have troubled you so far, I may add 

 thai there are several Oxalis from S. America, which I have often asked for 

 in vain, viz., Oxalis Cummingii; O. Simsii; O. dwergeno; O. violacea, N. 

 America. If you can notice this in your October number, I should be glad, 

 us the season for planting is passing away, and probably any mention of the 

 subject will draw communications from your readers who cultivate thesis 

 beautiful tribes, and will facilitate intercourse and exchanges between them. 



A Cultivator of Cape Bulbs. 



On the Erinus Lyciinidea. — A reader of the Floricullural Cabinet 

 would be very glad of some instructions as to the culture and propagation of 

 Erinus Lychnidea. A plant belonging to the said reader is dying without 

 any apparent cause, in the pot in which it bloomed profusely for the second 

 time this season. It was moved after its first blossoming in the spring, into 

 a larger pot and richer soil. No grubs nor worms are at the root, nor any 

 appearance of decay. Also some bints as to the cultivation of Genista Lini- 

 dides and Vestia Lycioides, (the hardiest that they will bear,) would be vary 

 acceptable. A. B. L. 



On nil'. Camellia. — Being very partial to the Camellia, and having what 

 is called a good collection of them, I have for three or four years taken some 

 imins to obtain seed from them, aud in which I have been very successful. 

 I have been particularly careful in planting my seed in the same soil in 

 which I grow my plants, but without ever having been able to got a singlo 



1 to grow, although placed in good bottom heat and carefully attonded to; 

 my disappointment has therefore been (as you may well imagine) vory great. 

 I Bare again this year a large quantity of very tine seed, which I have been 

 Bfttt careful in impregnating with some of my bost sorts, and as I am very 

 desirous of being more fortunate than heretofore, I trust I shall not bo con- 

 kidered us wishing to pry too deeply into tho secrets and mysteries of the 



nellia flower, in requesting the favour of some information (through tho 

 medium of your very interesting and useful publication), as to tho proper 

 M e th od Of growing thate needs; namely, the best lime l" plant them, tho 

 proper soil, und thy trewtuicut mott suitable to them. Perhapi riome of your 



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