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through the whole year a continued profusion of bloom is 

 kept up. Some of the plants are eight feet in diameter, 

 and fourteen feet high. The soil used is a coarse sandy 

 peat. Pots drained with potshreds, and pieces of freestone 

 are put down the sides of the large pots and tubs : where 

 these can be had they are essential to the culture of moun- 

 tainous plants, preventing them from being saturated with 

 moisture, or from becoming dry, thus keeping the roots in 

 a medium state ; for if once the roots are allowed to get 

 thoroughly dried, no art of the gardener can recover them. 

 This may be the true reason why they are said to be diffi- 

 cult of cultivation. 



In the summer season the pots must be kept out of the 

 violent sun, for in a few hours the pot would become heat- 

 ed, dry the roots, and cause death, or a brownness of foli- 

 age which would never again become natural. In winter, 

 too, much fire heat will also hurt them. They only require 

 to be kept free from trost, need a great deal of air, and 

 plenty of light ; consequently, should be placed near the 

 glass, that they may have the benefit of all the air that is 

 admitted. Their flowers are as varied in shape as variety 

 or colour, but they all partake of a wax-like nature, and 

 are very persistent. (Soil No. 5 for young plants : when 

 older, No. 6 will do better.) 



The finest and most select varieties that appear to with- 

 stand the severity of the summer, are the following : 



WHITE FLOWERS. YELLOW FLOW- RED FLOWERS. 



ERS. 



rfrborea, Bella, 



JJowieana, Capitata, Canaliculata, 



Caffra, Epistoma, Curviflora rubra, 



Coiiferta, Grandiflora. Grdcilis, 



Jesminaflora, SPAIITFT FTOW 



Margaritdcea, SCARLET FLOW. 



/-> I \ XiKb. _. v 



Odorata, Pinea, 



Pellucida, Ardcm, Mediterrdnea. 



Phylicoides. Coccinea, 



" grandiftora, PURPLE FLOW ERS. 

 Vennx coccinea, 



Vestita coccinea. Amcena. 



