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careless florists who omit protection, or where they are planted in clumps, to 

 take them up every year. Those who wish for very fine trusses, must be 

 content to enjoy it once in three or lour years, and in the intermediate sea- 

 sons pinch oil' the blooms before they expand. 



Lobelia fi lgbns. — G. II. (Vol. II. p. 171) has given a useful article on 

 tli.' cultivation of Lobelias in pots. With respect to I,, fulgens, I beg to 



say that with me il has proved perfectly hardy, and flowered very fine in the 

 open border, and all the management required seems to be, to take up the 

 old roots in .March, separate the suckers and plant them in rich mould, and 

 supply tin m all the summer with plenty of water. 



Lily of the Valley. — (Fanny Enyam, Vol. II. p. 18C>). — Tf this Lady's 

 garden happens to be located near London, in a confined situation, or if the 

 soil of her gulden is very rich, or very dry, she may despair of blooming 

 this plant. The converse of these will no doubt have the desired effect. 



BALSAMS. — (C. Vol. II. p. 187). — Balsams only come double from old seed. 

 It shimld be kept from three to ten years — so florists say. To Emily Arm- 

 STKOKOE (Vol. II. p. 180) I would say that I am perfectly aware that Bal- 

 s;i ms are tender, and if she refers again to Vol. I. p. 105, she will be con- 

 \ inced of it. 



Composts. — (II. S. Vol. TI. p. 187). — If II. S. procures good loam, very 

 rotten horse or cow dung (quite mould), silver or white pit sand, and peat 

 or heath mould, he will have all the ingredients necessary for Composts for 

 almost every plant that grows. The proportions must of course be adapted 

 to the nature and necessities of each particular plant. 



Fuchsias. — -Mr. w. Babbitt (Vol. II. p. 170) has " done the florist some 



service" by his enumeration and detail of treatment of this beautiful genus, 

 which is certainly the delight of all beholders. To extend this pleasure to 

 the cottage, and even to the hut, I beg to say that slips root readily of most 

 of the varieties from March throughout the summer if planted in a shady 

 situation in common garden soil, with or without a hand glass, and kept mo- 

 derately damp. When rooted the plants may be potted or placed in the open 

 border or against a wall, a little litter round the roots enables them to stand 

 I he winter. /•'. gracilis and macraslema are very hardy. Fuchsias thrive 

 well and form beautiful objects when planted at the foot of, and nailed 

 against, a south or wist aspected walL F. gracilis and its congeners seem 



best adapted for wall training. 



Inner Temple Gabden, London. — This garden is a specimen of very 

 high keeping. The flower borders present an extremely judicious display of 

 flowering plants, though not quite a la Loudon (variety without mixture). 

 The health of the plums is also a subject of admiration, considering the si- 

 tuation of the gardens in the centre of London. But what is particularly 

 noticeable is, that the ground work of the borders is entirely tilled up with 

 • nette, which not only delights the eye, but regales the sister sense in 

 bo eminent degree. 



DAHLIA.— This plant, even the dwarf varieties, generally grow too large 

 fo» the parterre to which they are, however, an almost indispensible addition. 

 To keep t h< in within bounds, shoots struck as soon as they are fit in (iO's, 

 afterwards shifted into is's, and then the pots plunged where they are to re- 

 main, «ill bloom well and yet continue dwarf plants. Snowdrop. 



REFERENCE TO PLATE. 



1. Jane Ann's Favourite, Heartsease. — Specimens of this very striking and 

 lovely Heartsease, slung with many others equally as handsome and strik- 

 ing, were sent to us bv Mr. Major, landscape gardener, Knowstrop, near 

 The colour- of some of the kinds were very rich and uncommon, as 



are tho e Dl the I we now give, t Infl of the kinds, named " Negro Boj ," 



I lie I.. I dill, we ever saw. 



alctvlaria Warritonia, Harrison's 8Upper- flower. Diandria, Mono 

 Bynia. Scrophnlarines. 'l hi verj hand ome variety was also raised by 



Mi. .Major, who sent us ipecimeni of this and several other beautiful va- 



