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the weather is favorable, increasing it as the plants become 

 established. When sufficiently rooted, re-pot them in 4 inch 

 pots, and place them again in a slight bottom heat, keeping 

 them rather close for a week or ten days ; this will promote 

 their growth very materially ; after which admit air plentiful- 

 ly to strengthen the plants. When well rooted they should 

 be shifted into 5 inch pots. 



They may now have the full benefit of both sun and air. 

 When well rooted round the pots, stop them close down with- 

 in three inches of the soil ; by this plan you will make short, 

 bushy plants. After they have broken, shift them into 6 inch 

 pots, in which they will make fine specimens; but if you re- 

 quire them very large, you may give them another shift into 

 8 inch ones, or they may be put into these pots at opce in- 

 stead of 6 inch. After they have received their final shift 

 and are well established, you may give them a little weak 

 manure. Water twice a week, and plunge them about half 

 way down the pots in the ground in the open air, where they 

 may remain until the buds are well set and have begun to 

 show color, when they should be removed to the green-house 

 or conservatory. In the absence of either of these convenien- 

 ces a pit will answer very well. Fumigate with tobacco at 

 least twice at this stage of their growth. If these instruc- 

 tions are carried out you will find them open their blooms 

 clean, vigorous, and in first-rate character. 



Plants, when well grown, make fine objects during the lat- 

 ter end of October and November ; and some varieties will 

 continue in bloom until the end of December. 



A list of all the newest kinds will be found in the last two 

 volumes of the Masfazine. 



FLORICULTURAL AND BOTANICAL NOTICES. 



The Bootan Rhododendrons. — W^e had intended to no- 

 tice the introduction of these superb Rhododendrons sometime 



