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highly beneficial, and the plants should be sprinkled overhead night 

 and morning. Air should be freely admitted, except during the 

 occurrence of cold drying winds, when the lights should be raised 

 at the back only, and the temperature kept down by means of 

 shading. 



When the nights become warm, the lights may be thrown off 

 late in the evening, and again replaced to protect the plants from 

 the intense heat of the sun's rays during the day. The stronger 

 growing specimens may require a second shift towards August or 

 September, and this should be attended to as soon as the pots are 

 full of roots. Discontinue the forenoon's shade early in September, 

 and gradually expose the plants to the sun's rays, and the freest 

 possible circulation of air, merely guarding them from heavy rains 

 and autumn frosts. They should be removed to any airy part of the 

 greenhouse about the middle of October, where they may remain 

 during the winter, and will require no further attention than a sup- 

 ply of water and protection from frost. "When they have done 

 flowering, any straggling shoots should be cut back, and the plants 

 may be treated this season as recommended for last ; or, if rapid 

 growth is not particularly desired, they may be removed to a 

 sheltered, warm situation out of doors, instead of to a cold frame ; 

 but if they have been excited into active growth by a close, moist 

 atmosphere, they must not be rashly exposed to the drying winds 

 and bright sunshine which frequently occur in May. When green- 

 house plants are removed to the plant-ground, they should be placed 

 in a shady situation, and gradually prepared for full exposure to the 

 sun and air. During summer they must be freely supplied with 

 water, and a sprinkling overhead on the evenings of bright days 

 ■will be beneficial. When the nights become cold, or drenching 

 raina occur, they should be removed to the greenhouse, and be there 

 freely exposed to sun and air. If it is desirable to have a portion 

 of the plants in flower early in winter, they should be placed in the 

 warmest end of the house, and kept as close as circumstances will 

 permit. If treated thus, and if the young wood is properly ma- 

 tured, the plants will speedily be covered with bloom ; and if they 

 are properly supplied with water, they will continue in full beauty 

 for many weeks. It will be unnecessary to place them in heat after 

 the desired size is attained ; but if the early flowering plants are 

 induced to start into growth early in spring, they will be ready to 

 blossom early in winter, and by these means a long season of floral 

 beauty will be easily secured. 



All Correas will be found to thrive in a soil composed of three 

 parts fibry peat, and one part light sandy, turfy loam, with a free 

 admixture of silver sand. The peat and loam should be carefully 

 broken up into small pieces, divested of all inert soil and grassy 

 litter, and carefully intermixed with the sand ; and a sprinkling of 

 clean potsherds, broken rather small, will assist to secure perfect 

 drainage of the mass after the decay of the fibre has taken place. 

 In potting, the soil should be made rather firm about the old ball, 

 and should be in a proper condition as regards moisture when used. 

 The plants will ilower more abundantly if they are potted late in 



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