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the leaves with the syringe ; this operation, repeated twice a week 

 tor a fortnight, will generally be successful, unless when the plants 

 are growing in too warm a situation, and in this case it will be 

 nearly impossible to keep them free from this pest. If any 

 branch is observed to be taking a decided lead of its fellows, 

 it should be stopped, and the main shoot should be kept neatly tied 

 to a stake ; this is supposing that the object is to obtain a well- 

 furnisbed pyramidal bush, which is decidedly the best method of 

 training ; but if any other form is desired, it will be easily obtained 

 by timely attention, for the plants being vigorous growers, are 

 easily trained, with a little care, in any shape. If the plants can be 

 kept near the glass in a light, airy situation, so as to induce short 

 compact growth, they may be kept growing till late in autumn, but 

 they should not be kept too close at this season. They may be wintered 

 in a cold pit or wherever they can be protected from damp, for a few 

 degrees of frost will not injure them. After they have bloomed in 

 spring, allow them to stand in rather a cool place for a fortnight, 

 then cat in the shoots slightly, and place them in a moist and rather 

 close spot, to induce the buds to break freely, and when the young 

 shoots are about an inch long, repot, giving a liberal shift, using the 

 same soil, etc., as already recommended, and retain them in a grow- 

 ing temperature, syringing freely, until the roots get hold of the 

 fresh soil. When this is the case, they may be more freely exposed 

 to air, and, as soon as the weather permits, remove to a sheltered 

 situation out of doors, where they will not be exposed to the mid- 

 day sun. Here they will grow freely, and will not be so liable to 

 be infested with red spider, as in the greenhouse. 



With a little attention it is easy to have these plants in bloom 

 at almost any time during the winter, but to effect this, they ought 

 to be started into growth sufficiently early to allow of having the 

 young wood firm by the middle of September, after which time the 

 plants should be freely exposed to the sun, and not overwatered at 

 the root. Treated in this way, they will commence flowering 

 immediately they are placed in a moderately warm greenhouse, and 

 if supplied with manure water, they will bloom profusely for a long 

 time in succession. When the specimens become too large to be 

 conveniently repotted every season, supply them liberally with 

 manure water while making their wood and blooming, which will 

 preserve them in sufficient vigour for several seasons ; or they may 

 be slightly disrooted every year, repotting them in the same sized 

 pots, and using very rich soil. 



Kii.ia.enet Fern. Teichohanes eadicans. — F. A. W., Kidderminster. — 

 This fern should be grown in a soil of very sandy peat, say peat and silver 

 sand, equal parts, mixed with small blocks of stone, to which the roots like to 

 adhere. It should be grown under a bell-glass or in a case, brct should not be 

 planted with ferns that need ventilation. Keep it moderately moist at all 

 seasons, take care that the sun never shines upon if, and, as far as possible, 

 making allowances for curiosity, give no air at all. 



