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small pots, and shifted, when the roots completely fill it, into a 

 mixture of fresh loam peat-leaf mould from the woods, well- 

 rotted manure, and a little sand; mix thoroughly, and break 

 finely (not sifted], with the spade or trowel; give the roots good 

 drainage, place them in the warmest part of the green-house, and 

 water frequently ; as the warmth of summer approaches, and 

 the green-house, or conservatory, becomes empty of plants, plac 

 your Fuchsias in the most favored position, shading them, with a 

 mat or cotton awning, from the sun, after ten o'clock in the 

 morning, which remove at five P. M., unless the sun is off sooner. 

 This treatment, with a gentle syringing of the foliage twice a 

 day, which, if carefully done, does not materially injure the 

 flowers, they will produce an abundant bloom all summer and 

 autumn, and will well reward your care. No class of plants is 

 more graceful and elegant. The striking, contrast of white, 

 carmine, rose, and purple, renders the tout ensemble perfectly 

 charming. Gradually lessen watering after the 1st of Octo- 

 ber, and by November merely keep in moisture enough to pre- 

 serve vitality ; place them in the out-of-the-way part of the 

 green-house, on a dry shelf, and attend to merely keep in life till 

 February, when commence to start them." 



For a summer conservatory they are unequalled, occupying 

 an otherwise nearly empty house, and delighting you with their 

 graceful flowers all the season. 



GAILLARDIA. 



Gaittardia picta. This is a very ornamental bedding plant. 

 It is perennial, but not hardy enough to stand the winter; and 

 as its seeds are mostly abortive, propagation from cuttings must 

 be resorted to, for a stock of plants. 



The plant has a dwarfy, bushy habit, producing a profusion of 

 bloom all the season; the flowers are shaped like the Coreopsis, 

 but much larger and finer ; color, crimson, edged with yellow. 

 The plants are sold in the spring, in small pots, with the Verbena, 

 &c. The old plants must be taken up in autumn. 



