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be rapid ; abundance of roots will be produced, and the hardened surface 

 beneath will preserve their roots from penetrating too far, to render their 

 being transplanted safely. Here they will always be ready for removal to 

 their blooming places. No check will result from their removal if the most 

 ordinary care is observed. Scarcely a root will be lost in the process, and 

 they become effective at once. Should they not be required till fairly in 

 bloom, they may be as safely removed then as at any other time. 



It will be obvious that by a little attention to successional sowing, a 

 supply of good plants may be obtained from the beginning to the end of the 

 season. — ( Gard. Jour., 1852, p. 259.) 



Weigela Rosea and Deutzia Scabra as suitable Shrubs for 

 Forcing. — I am unacquainted with any hardy shrubs better qualified for 

 conservatory decoration during winter and spring than Weigela rosea 

 and Deutzia scabra, unless it be hybrid Rhododendrons and Azaleas. 

 These are certainly very beautiful, combining harmoniously almost every 

 tint and variety of color which is possible for the most refined taste to con- 

 ceive. Still, with all this array of beauty, the Rhododendron, from the in- 

 flexibility of its foliage, and unequal distribution of the flowers among the 

 leaves, lessen that pleasing contrast which diversity of color when properly 

 arranged is calculated to convey. Plants to be really interesting, nearly, if 

 not as much, depends on their habit of growth as the shape and tinselling 

 of the flowers, whether they decorate our hot-houses or shrubberies. At 

 all hazards, I presume that most people will admit of the conditions to 

 which I have alluded as being most important features ; at least I am 

 strongly impressed with the opinion. But to return to the subject of my 

 notice. Weigela rosea and Deutzia scabra are not only excellent shrubs 

 for forcing, but easily propagited, either by suckers, layers, or cuttings ; 

 and so accommodating in their nature as to be flowered with as much free- 

 dom in a pot five inches in diameter as one twelve inches. When they are 

 required of a large size, it is preferable to plant them in the open ground 

 for a year or two, and pruned back just before they begin to vegetate, to 

 give a compact habit. Vigorous shoots are sure to result from such treat- 

 ment; and very probably, unless the preceding summer has been unusually 

 warm, few if any flower-buds have been formed. Let us continually bear 

 in mind that the most cautious and attentive course of forcing will fail, 

 unless a full amount of woody fibre has been produced, that organized ma- 

 terial from which alone flowers can arise. These shrubs, like many others 

 to be forced into flower at an early season, require to be established in pots 

 a year previously, to ripen the wood thoroughly and preserve the roots from 

 mutilation. After they are potted, keep them in a rather shaded situation 

 till the young roots begin to grow, when they should be exposed freely to 

 the sun ; and as the season advances, plunge tlie pots to the rim to pre- 

 vent the extreme point of the roots from being scorched. -Whether we ad- 

 mire most the erect rose-colored flowers of the Weigela, or the drooping 

 white blossomed racemes of the Deutzia, both are valuable additions for 

 forcing.— { Gard. Jour., 1852, p. 260.) 



Lifting Fkuit Trees. — It is my practice carefully to lift my peach and 



