ON THE CULTIVATION OF THE DATURA ARBOREA. 13! 



them out of the water, and they are now looking as well as any 

 others I possess. A quicker method is stated (Gard. Mag. Vol. 

 VIII. p. 339) to be effectual, hut this I never tried: it is as fol- 

 l ows ; — « Camphor is dissolved in alcohol until the latter is satu- 

 rated ; the alcohol is then put into soft water, in the proportion of 

 two drops to half an ounce. Withered or apparently dead plants 

 put into this liquid, and allowed to remain there from two to four 

 hours, will revive if they had not been completely dead before 

 being put in." Snowdrop, 



ARTICLE V. — On the Cultivation of the Datura arhorea. 

 By J. T. 



Having grown the Datura arborea for several years, in a manner 

 verv superior to what I have seen it elsewhere, I take the liberty 

 of sending you a short account of my method of treatment ; and 

 if you think it will be useful to any of your numerous readers, it 

 is at your service for insertion in your very useful Magazine. 

 This plant was first cultivated in this country in 1783, and is 

 generally treated as a stove plant. It is readily increased by cut- 

 tings, and will last for several years by the following mode of 

 treatment. In May I pot my plants in a pot sufficiently large, 

 M it is not disturbed until the following spring, in a compost of 

 rich loam, with a portion of well-rotted fowls' dung, incorporated 

 together — leaving sufficient room for top-dressings of fowls' dung, 

 that lias been held in solution four or five weeks at least : this I 

 repeat three or four times in the course of the season, for which 

 care must be taken to leave plenty of room, as the former dressing 

 cannot be removed. If an old plant, I head it down to about 

 three feet, to prevent its growing too tall, as it will grow four or 

 In-- feet in one season. I delay this until spring, as it is liable to 

 il done BOOSer. I then place it in the greenhouse, where it 

 will have the advantage of the sun. I water it twice or 



three times mw eefr , until it begins to make some shoots ; as the 

 d advances, I mater more frequently — in flry, hot weather. 

 Booming, watering over the top at the same time ; if this be 

 ili<- leaves will drop off. I water twice a-week with 

 ili.it has h. lil fowls' dung in solution, which is of grea t 



advantage daring its growth. Alter it has flone flowering, I remove 



