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pears to be the disposition of both these plants, to develope 

 alternately a new leaf, and a ilovver-stem ; but they should 

 never be allowed to flower out of their season, which is in 

 winter; for, if they do, it will weaken them so much that it 

 will be impossible to get up a fine specimen. The old stools, 

 after being cut down, should be placed in the propagating- 

 house, and kept rather dry until they show signs of breaking : 

 after they have developed a little foliage, they should be repot- 

 ted into as small pots as possible, without reducing the old ball 

 too much, and receive the same treatment as the young plants, 

 when they will make good specimens for the winter following. 



As to compost, I think they require a richer soil to groAv 

 them well, than the single varieties; in fact, there is no more 

 difficulty in growing them than the single kinds : more than 

 this, they are such abundant flowerers that they would run 

 themselves entirely out by flowering, if allowed to do so ; 

 therefore, to keep up a sufficient growth, they must be de- 

 prived of their flower-stems whenever they appear at a sea- 

 son when they are not wanted to bloom, especially in young 

 plants. First encourage a strong, luxuriant growth, and 

 then regulate their flowering according to their strength. 

 About the end of August or beginning of September, I repot 

 my specimen plants, and remove them to a frame. Keeping 

 them close to the glass, and supply freely with air, until it is 

 necessary to remove them to the greenhouse, about the mid- 

 dle of October, where, if they have been potted in a good rich 

 compost, and properly cared for, they will soon send up strong 

 trusses of flower-buds, and will continue to do so until the 

 May following. The plants which I exhibited at the Massa- 

 chusetts Horticultural Society in February would have made 

 a respectable appearance the first Saturday in May. 



The compost I have used has consisted of equal parts of 

 light sandy loam, leaf mould about one year old, and very 

 rotten manure. I was not sparing of the manure, or occa- 

 sional waterings of liquid manure, which will be found to 

 benefit the plants while flowering. 



Brighton, August, 10th, 1848. 



It is quite unnecessary for us to commend the article by 

 Mr. Cadness, who is well known as one of our most success- 



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