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manner the plant will rapidly elongate, and will 

 take the form of a small tree with a weeping 

 head. I have seen standard fuchsias of F. 

 gracilis six feet high; and, if it is thought 

 desirable, the head mav be cut off. and the 

 stem grafted with any other species. The 

 principal fuchsia-growers near London are, Mr. 

 Standish of Bagshot, Messrs. Chandler of 

 Vauxhall, Mr. Catleugh of Hans Place, Chel- 

 sea, and Mr. Groom of Clapham Rise. 



Calceolarias. — Perhaps no plants have ever 

 been hybridised more extensively than these. 

 The principal parents of the numerous and 

 splendid plants that we are continually seeing 

 produced, are Calceolaria corymbosa and C. 

 arachnoidea, the one bearing a yellow, and the 

 other a purple, flower; but there are many 

 other species that have been crossed and re- 

 crossed with these, so as to form a very great 

 variety. C. bicolor, with pale yellow and white 

 flowers, and C. erenatiflora, with spotted 

 flowers, have also been the parents of some 

 very fine hybrids and varieties. All the cal- 

 ceolarias require rather a rich soil; and the 

 usual compost is two parts of thoroughly rot- 

 ten dung, one part of leaf mould or old turf, 

 and one part of white sand. The ingredients 

 of this compost should be well mixed together, 

 and broken fine, but not sifted. They also 

 require plenty of water, and abundance of 

 fignt and air; and they will all flower best 

 when allowed plenty of room for their roots. 

 They are, however, very subject to be attacked 

 by a kind of aphis ; and, when kept in pots, 

 they should be frequently syringed. The best 



