124 THE TLOEAL WORLD AND GARDEN GUIDE. 



If convenient to afford the plants bottom-heat till established, 

 after this shift it will be beneficial to them. But they must now be 

 kept near the glass, and exposed to all the light possible, in order to 

 induce them to make strong, short-jointed wood. And when they 

 are well established, they should not be kept too close, as a moderate 

 supply of air is necessary to secure strong wood. 



As to stopping, this must be regulated by circumstances, for it is 

 useless to stop unless the eyes are somewhat prominent, as in this 

 case only the uppermost would start into growth. The shoot should 

 be bent so as to check the flow of the sap, and induce the lower buds 

 to push slightly before stopping ; but it must also be borne in mind 

 that there is no chance of obtaining a fine display of scarlet bracts ex- 

 cept in strong well-matured wood, and stopping must not be practised 

 later in the season than will allow of securing this. Keeping the 

 plants rather dry at the root, when a fair amount of growth has been 

 obtained, and placing them in a rather dry atmosphere, will be useful 

 in checking growth, and producing a tendency to flower. When in 

 bloom, the plants may be placed in a close part of the conservatory, 

 taking care to guard them from damp and currents of cold air. After 

 blooming they should be kept rather dry at the root, placing them 

 in any out-of-the-way part of a house, where the temperature may 

 average from 45° to 50° ; and when the leaves fall off, cut the shoots 

 back to two or three eyes each. 



As early in spring as circumstances will admit of afiording the 

 plant a gentle bottom-heat, with a moist-growing temperature, shake 

 the old soil from their roots, and repot in pot3 just sufficiently large 

 to admit the roots, and water very carefully uutil they start into 

 growth. By treating the plants as directed above, and keeping 

 them near the glass, and the branches tied out, etc., to induce strong 

 growth, good-sized specimens will be obtained the second season. 

 Manure water may be given with advantage, in a clear rather weak 

 state, to plants filling their pots with roots. 



SABRACENIAS. 



|HERE the accommodation necessary for the successful 

 cultivation of these plants can be found, a few of them 

 should be grown, as they are extremely interesting, and, 

 under proper treatment, they grow freely. They are 

 not difficult to flower, and their blossoms are pretty 

 enough, but it is the curious pitcher-like appendages belonging to 

 the leaves which render them worth attention. They are found in a 

 wild state in swamps in North America, and are by no means tender ; 

 but, as their natural habitats indicate, they require a moist atmo- 

 sphere, plenty of water at the root, and a warm shady situation 

 during the growing season, to have them in perfection. 



Those who intend to commence their culture should procure a 

 healthy young plant at once of each of the following varieties, viz., 



