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house, do not cut it close to the root, except there is a 

 young shoot arising to carry off the superabundant sap, for 

 the old wood will not push, which will soon cause a mor- 

 tification. 



The best method to adopt in such a case is, to turn back 

 a shoot, and lay it in the ground to root, when it will be- 

 come a young plant, which should always be done as soon 

 as it appears unsightly. It does best to be planted in the 

 ground, but will not give any satisfaction as to flowering in 

 a pot. It will flower as an annual if sown in pots this 

 month, and placed in a warm room or hot-bed, and planted 

 into the garden about the middle of May ; it seeds freely. 

 (Soil No. 11.) 



Coronilla, a very few are fine species in the green- 

 house. C. glaiica is a celebrated plant among us, as a 

 free and early flowering shrub. C. valentiana and C. 

 mmindlis are equally so, flower from April to June, colour 

 yellow ; papilionaceous flowers in clusters ; agree best in 

 summer with partial shade. Drain the pots well. (Soil 

 No. 12.) 



Correct, five species and several varieties, all very pretty 

 dwarf shrubs, and flower profusely ; foliage ovate, cordate, 

 and either rusty or downy beneath. C. alba and C. rufa 

 have both white flowers a little tubular. C. pulchella is 

 a very handsome, erect growing plant ; flowers large and 

 tubular, of a bright red colour, and grows freely. C. 

 speciosa has been long admired as a splendid free-flower- 

 ing plant ; flowers same shape as C. pulchella, but more 

 elongated ; colour red and yellowish green. C. virens is 

 a very free grower, flowers same shape as the last two, 

 colour entirely green. The last three mentioned are abun- 

 dant flowerers, when the plants are well established ; hav- 

 ing a continued succession from November to June, pos- 

 sessing the valuable requisite of flowering through the 

 winter, and ought to be in every collection. They require 

 an airy situation and the pots to be well drained. The 

 plants in summer must not be fully exposed to the sun. 

 (Soil No. 6.) 



Crdssula. This genus has now no plant in it attractive 

 in beauty. Several beautiful plants in our collections be- 

 long to Rochea and Kalosdnthus. There is a strong grow- 

 ing succulent plant, known in our collections as C.falcata, 



