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which may remain permanently on dur- 

 ing the months of December and Jan- 

 uary. 



" In preparing the compost for them, 

 a little sand should be used, if the soil 

 of the place is tolerably good, but ra- 

 ther stiff; but if poor and light, a little 

 loam and leaf mould must be added ; it 

 is by far the best way to accustom the 

 plants to the common soil at once, while 

 they are young, for if the ground is 

 made good for their reception only, 

 they will grow vigorously and rapid, 

 and as soon as they exhaust the pre- 

 pared soil, they become stunted, and 

 frequently die prematurely. 



" In protecting the tender kinds, a 

 single mat covering at a sufficient dis- 

 tance will keep most of them from in- 

 jury ; but much damage is done to the 

 plants by not being able to remove the 

 covering early in the spring. 



" The covering should be constructed 

 so that the top can be removed during 

 the day time, and replaced at night, 

 which hardens the plants, and at the 

 same time protects them from the effects 

 of the late spring frosts, which destroy 

 the young shoots, especially of Web- 

 biana, and other silver firs. 



" In pruning there is little to be done 

 except to cut away all dead branches, 

 and to protect the leader." — Card. 

 Chron. 



CONNARUS. Three species. Stove 

 evergreen shrubs. Ripened cuttings. 

 Peat and loam. 



CONOCARPUS. Four species. Stove 

 evergreen shrubs. Ripened cuttings. 

 Loam and peat. 



CONOSPERMUM. Nine species. 

 Green-house evergreen shrubs. Cuttings. 

 Sandy peat. 



CONOSTYLIS. Three species. 

 Green-house herbaceous perennials. 

 Division. Sandy peat. 



CONSERVATIVE WALLS. See 

 Walls. 



CONSERVATORY. This structure 

 is a green-house communicating with the 

 residence, having borders and beds in 

 which to grow its tenant plants ; or it 

 may be an appendage to the dwelling, 

 of moderate size, into which the plants 

 from the green-house are removed whilst 

 in bloom, thus concentrating the more 

 attractive specimens, and presenting a 

 continuous show of flowers. 



Good plants for turning out into the 

 beds of a conservatory are: — Templeto- 



nia Glauca ; Luculia gratissima ; Eu- 

 taxia myrtifolia ; Pimelea spectnbilis ; 

 Chorozema varium ; Brugmansia san- 

 guinea ; Crowea saligtia ; Cytisus race- 

 mosus ; Horea Celsi ; together with Ca- 

 mellias, and the ditlerent kinds of 

 Acacia. 



Mr. Beaton observes, that — " In some 

 instances the more hardy stove climbers 

 are now planted out into the conserva- 

 tory after they have been grown in 

 vineries, or other forcing-houses, or in 

 stoves, till they are long enough to 

 reach the top of the house at once, 

 which is kept sufficiently close to afford 

 them the necessary temperature. Many 

 of this class must necessarily be lelt 

 naked at bottom, where the air of the 

 house is too cold for their young shoots, 

 and thus a space is left for choice woody 

 plants that are not climbers, among 

 which the subject of these remarks may 

 take a leading place. 



" At present, when climbers get 

 naked at the bottom, the practice is 

 either to cover the parts with long 

 shoots from the top of tlie house, or to 

 plant slender-growing climbers round 

 them ; but a better way would be to se- 

 lect fine plants, not exceeding ten or 

 twelve feet in a rich border, or that 

 might be easily kept to be the required 

 height, by pruning, such plants being 

 remarkable for some peculiar feature, 

 such as a graceful mode of growth, fine 

 foliage, conspicuous or sweet-scented 

 flowers, &c. A situation of this kind 

 would suit Lucuiia gratissima, particu- 

 larly if it happened to be near the doors 

 or source of ventilation. 



" This beautil'ul shrub, so lovely in 

 the autumn, although a strong growing 

 plant, is a delicate feeder; and a strong 

 climber planted behind it may be said 

 to assist its growth rather than impede 

 it, by appropriating to itself the more 

 gross parts of the soil in the border. If 

 the climber, however, is of the very 

 fibrous-rooted kind, like the ash, few 

 plants can compete with it for nourish- 

 ment ; whereas such climbers as Ipo- 

 inwa, Horsfallia;, Combretum purpu- 

 reum, Beaumontia grandiflora, and most 

 of the Passion liownrs, Hardenbergias, 

 Zichyas, &c., form their roots different- 

 ly, and are suitable for this kind of 

 furnishing when they become naked be- 

 low. Plants for such a purpose ought 

 to be well established and of consider- 

 able size, before they are finally planted 



