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much space ; the other, that the plants do not require much room. 

 After the wood is cut iuto proper lengths, the pieces should be 

 hored within one inch from the ends, taking 1 care tOghave all the 

 holes bored the same distance. There should be four lengths of 

 copper wire — one for each corner. The wire should be put through 

 each piece of wood, and brought up to form the handle, for sus- 

 peuding the plants from the roofing. Iron wire should never be 

 used in making baskets, for it is probably injurious to the plant3. 

 The best kinds of wood for blocks are acacia, apple, pear, plum, 

 or cork, if it can be obtained. The wood should be cut iuto lengths, 

 according to the sizes required. Get some nails, and drive out at 

 each end with some copper wire. To form the handle, wind the 

 wire round each nail, aud have the handle about ten inches high. 

 Small copper nails are the best by which to fasten the plants on 

 the blocks. i 



ALLAMANDA GEANDIFLORA. 



I HEX well grown and flowered, this is one of the hand- 

 somest of the Allamandas, and it is not very difficult 

 to manage. Let us begin with a young plaut in a five- 

 iuch pot, brought in spring from the nursery. Such 

 a plaut, if in good health, will in general be found to 

 be what is termed pot-bound. 



The first operation, therefore, under such circumstances, will be 

 to turn it out of the pot, remove the crocks, and carefully to disen- 

 tangle the roots. If the latter are healthy, give rather a liberal 

 shift — say into an eight-inch pot, using a mixture of one-halt good 

 fibry loam, one quarter peat, and one quarter leaf-mould, with a 

 little sharp sand. Experience has proved that a soil of this kind, 

 well m'xid, and chopped up with the spade (not sifte»), on nn effi- 

 cient drainage, suits it perfectly ; but if peat cannot he had, then 

 three-quarters loam, and one-quarter leaf-mould and sand might 

 answer. In both cases, place a layer of some of the most fibry and 

 rough soil over the drainage, with a view to make the latter act 

 perfectly and permanently. 



After potting, give a thorough watering, to settle the soil about 

 the roots, and place it in a smart bottom-heat in a moist stove. 

 When it shows symptoms of breaking, if the plant is weakly or 

 drawn, cut it down to a prominent bud on the ripe wood ; or iu the 

 case of a stronger plant, bend it down, in order better to equalize 

 the flow of the sap, and cause the buds at the bases of the shoots to 

 start simultaneously with those at their tops. Judicious watering, 

 and occasional tying, will now be all that it will want, until it has 

 filled the pot with roots, aud requires a shift, which will probably 

 be some time in June; for it must be remembered that it should 

 not be allowed to blossom the first year. The point to be kept in 

 view is, to have a good strong plunt furnished in autumn with 

 Well-rip .sned wo; J, frjin which abundance of bright yellow flowers 



