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matured in the autumn to develop flower-buds. After the growth is made, 

 the plants should be gradually hai-dened off, and be placed during Sep- 

 tember full in the sun's rays out of doors, to thoroughly ripen their wood. 

 Two parts of peat, two of loam, a sprinkling of sand, and one-sixth part of 

 charcoal that has been steeped in urine or other manure-water, suits them 

 well. While growing, they will also bear watering with clear weak manure- 

 water every time that they become dry. Befcn-e housing them for the winter, 

 examine the plants, and dip them over head and ears by inserting them into 

 a tubful of equal parts soot-water, made by throwing half a bushel of soot 

 in soap-suds, and tobacco-water. Repeat this dose three times, and every 

 thrip will either take itself off or die. These plants bear forcing well, and 

 either by inducing an early habit, or helping by the aid of the forcing-pit, the 

 luxury of their beauty may be enjoyed in conservatory or sitting-room for six 

 or eight months of the year. 



2234. There is an immense variety. The following azaleas, nice plants of 

 which can be supplied from I85. to 425. a dozen, according to their size, are 

 perhaps, as good as any : — 



Admiration, Alba, Alba magna, Alba 

 striata, Albertii, Amoena laterita, 

 Ardens, BcHUty of Europe, Beauty of 

 lleigate, Blondin, Broughtonii, Chel- 

 sonii, Coronata, Criterion, Danielsiana, 

 Distinction, Due de Nassau, Duke of 

 Devonshire, Empress Eugenie, Exquisita, 

 Exquisita pallida, Eulgens, Gem, Glad- 

 fitonesii, Gladstonesii excelsa, Gladstonesii 



formosa. Glory of Sunning Hill, Grande 

 Duehesse Helene, Formosa variegata. 

 Ditto alba cincta, Ditto alba suprema. 

 Ditto elegans. Magnet, Mars, Optima, 

 Petuniaeflora, Prince Albert, Queen of 

 Whites, Queen Victoria, Leopold, Eosea 

 punctata. Rosy Circle, Smithii coccinea. 

 Striata formosa, the Bride, and Tri- 

 umphans. 



2235. Next to these, or even before them, in the order of time, I place 

 •winter-heaths and epacrises. Instructions about heaths have already ap- 

 peared ; I would only give a few lines on epacrises. These should be freely 

 cut back as soon as they are done flowering ; and after the shoots have grown 

 afresh, two or thi*ee inches long, is the best time for potting them ; a hard sandy 

 gritty peat is the proper soil. Place them in a close pit, but by no means 

 warm, for a few weeks ; gradually invu-e to the air, plunge in a sunny situa- 

 tion : see that the wood is brown and hard by the end of September. Remove 

 to conservatory shelf in October, and you will have such a chaiming pro- 

 fusion and succession of tiny tubes 01 colour, as nothing but epacrises could 

 exhibit. 



2236. As no one ever saw, or ever will see an ugly epacris, it seems 

 almost a loss of time to specify varieties. However, all are not equally beau- 

 tiful ; therefore invest at once in the following, which can be bought from 

 ^s. to iSs. per dozen : — 



Epacris alba odorata, Albertns cam- 

 panulata, Impressa, Alba carnea, Alliana 

 delicata, Impressa alba, Impressa flori- 

 bunda. Alba coccinea, Alba floribunda, 

 Kinghornii magnidca miniata, Kinghornii 

 splendens; (nothing can exceed these 

 two in beauty) Kinghornii compacta. 



Kinghornii major (unless it be Sunset and 

 Vicountess Hill; and in my opinion they 

 do not). 



The following generally flower in the 

 autumn : — 



Kacemosa, Picturata, Mont Blanc, 

 Exquisite, and Fire-ball. 



