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set. them upon bricks or tiles in a cool shady place not under the 

 drips of trees. In warm weather, care must be taken to supply 

 them with wafer at least three times a week ; be careful not to let 

 water touch the leaves in dry hot weather; to obviate this as much 

 as possible I use a water-pot with the spout 

 turned down (wcjig. 2.) Treat them in this 

 manner till the lime of potting, which for strong 

 old plants signifies little ; be careful always to 

 place a good handful of potsherds or stones at 

 the bottom of each pot, to drain off the super- 

 abundant moisture. Should much rain fall during August and 

 September, it is advisable to erect a slight covering over the plants, 

 for"I have found that continued rains cause them to rot and decay. 

 For the guidance of those who are about to commence the cul- 

 ture of the Auricula, I subjoin a list of some of the most favourite 

 kinds at present cultivated : — 



green edged. Crompton's Admiral Gardiner. 



Lee's Colonel Taylor. Lee's Bright Venus. 



Booth's Freedom. Woods Delight. 



Howard's Nelson. Pillar of Beauty. 



Stretch's Alexander. selfs. 



Barlow's Kin". Redman's Metropolitan. 



Pollitt's Ruler. Scholes's Ned Liuld. 



Standard. True Blue. 



orev edged. Netherwood's Othello. 



G rimes' 1'rivaleer. Bnry's Lord Primate. 



Kenyon's Ringleader. Mellor's Lord Howe. 

 Waterhouse's Conqueror of Europe, alpines. 



Thompson's Revenge. King of the Alps. 



AsMord's Rule-All. Beauty of England. 



Rider's 'Waterloo. the Alps. 



white edged. Queen Adelaide. 



Tavlor's Favourite. Ultramarine. 



' Glorv. Bishop of London. 



Should this meet your approbation, I shall at some future peripd 



send you my method of cultivating the Carnation. 



Paul Pry. 



ARTICLE III.— A few Observations on Soils and Ma- 

 nures. By Mr. F. F. Ashford. 



Considering that a few observations on soils and manures will 

 be acceptable to many of your readers, I am induced to send the 

 following for insertion in the pages of the Florkultnral Cabinet, 

 if thought worthy of admittance. 



