116 MISCELLANEOUS INTELLIGENCE. 



On Potsherds. — Having frequently observed it recommended in tbej*70- 

 ricullural Cabinet, to place potsherds at the bottoms of pots, I should consider 

 it a favour if the Conductor would inform me what is meant by potsherds. 



A Lover of Flowers. 

 [Small pieces of broken garden pot — Cund.] 



On the White Water Lily. — In Loudon's Encydupoedia of Plants, it is 

 stated that the Nymphasa alba (White Water Lily) will grow well in large 

 pots of water, with a few inches of rich soil at the bottom. Can you, or any 

 of your correspondents, inform me what sized pots would be required? — when 

 the roots should be planted? — and what soil would suit them best ? Au early 

 answer would particularly oblige F. W. G. 



Sudbury, Suffolk, March 16th, 1834. 



On Florist's Flowers. — You will pardon me for intruding myself ou 

 your attention ; but having a great desire for knowledge on cultivating what 

 are termed florists' flowers, I now presume to address you as follows : — 



Jtnprimit. — 1 wish to know whether the compost for Carnation, Tulip, Hya- 

 cinth, Ranunculus, Anemone, and Pink beds, requires to be removed every 

 vear, — to speak in plain language, I mean whether the old, or last year's 

 compost, is to be all dug out of the excavations, and entirely new compost to 

 be substituted; or whether it only requires to be renewed with an addition of 

 the same materials as those of which the beds are made. 



1 should also like to have a little information respecting the raising of the 

 Carnation, Pink, Auricula, and Tulip, from seed, — whether the three first are 

 best raised in heat, or not, — the soil, — and best time for sowing the seed. I 

 wish to know how long Tulips raised from seed are before they flower, and 

 whether it would injure good Tulips materially to allow them to ripen seed. 

 Could you also let me know what constitutes a perfect flower in the Auricula 

 and Polyanthus? S. Pinnock. 



April 3rd, 1834. 



P.S. I am happy to see your Magazine succeed so well, and heartily wish 

 it a future continuance of support. I should like to see it published oftener. 



On giving the English Names to Plants, &c. — I have derived much 

 information from your little periodical, entitled the Florieultural Cabinet; 

 but not so much as 1 might do, were you to give the common English names 

 «f the flowers after their scientific appellations. In the descriptions of the 

 plates, I observe the English names are given, and I hope you may be induced 

 to do the same in the directions for the cultivation of particular flowers, &c, 

 as I dare say many of your readers are of the same class as myself, and not 

 more acquainted with the botanical names than 1 am. 



In the Number of the Florieultural Cabinet for March, 1833, you say that 

 the last year's layers of Carnations should be planted oft" into large pots, three 

 in each pot. Why may they not be planted singly in smaller pots! — and if 

 they may, I would thank you, or some of your correspondents, to inform me 

 of what size the pots should be in diameter at the top and bottom, and of 

 what depth ; as I do not understand what is meant by 48's, 60's, ice. in 

 .reference to pots. [See page 44 of the present Volume. — Cond.] 



Rowner, March 18th, 1834. A Lady N. 



On Bulbous Roots, &c. — In looking over my Volume of the Florieultural 

 Cabinet, at page 97 I observe an Article by " Snowdrop," ou the culture of 

 Hyacinths, which remarks, I should suppose, will apply equally, and with as 

 much propriety, to all bulbous roots as to Hyacinths. I refer to that part of 

 his excellent Article, where he states, " the bulbs ought n"t to be removed 

 oftener than once in four years." I, therelore, imagine that he has allowed 

 his bulbs to remain in the tarth all this niuter. If so, I should wish him to 

 inform me, when the season is over, whether they have bloomed to his satis- 

 faction, or that his stock is very much deficient. 1 fear the latter will be the 

 case. Perhaps he may say the last autumn has been a very uncommon one, 

 and that so much rain has not fallen before for a very considerable time. Still 

 1 think some plan ought to be detised to prevent the recurrence of such a 



