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and well-turnished specimens may be produced in a com- 

 paratively short space of time. A good stock may be pro- 

 pagated without difficulty, provided the small side shoots are 

 selected for cuttings when moderately firm in the early part of 

 the summer. Some of the species can be propagated by means 

 of seed sown and otherwise managed as advised for acacias. 

 Grood fibrous peat two parts, mellow turfy loam one part, and 

 a part of small crocks, nodules of charcoal, and silver sand, 

 mixed together in equal proportions, will form a compost in 

 which they make the most vigorous progress, and produce 

 their flowers in the utmost profusion. They must not be 

 overpotted even when in a young slate, and after they have 

 attained a considerable size a shift once every second year 

 will be ample. During the first year, and probably the second 

 also, it will be necessary to pinch back the leading shoots once 

 or twice to promote the production of side shoots. They are 

 mostly of a straggling habit, and the training must be com- 

 menced at a very early period, and in each year this should 

 be done during the autumn or winter, as they naturally flower 

 early in the season, and it is difiicult to train them properly 

 after the flower-buds are formed without breaking off or other- 

 wise injuring a portion of them. A light and airy position is 

 of the first importance, especially when they are making their 

 new growth; for if they are too far from the glass or crowded 

 up with other plants, the wood will be thin and long-jointed, 

 and in consequence they will flower unsatisfactorily the fol- 

 lowing season. 



CoRREAS. — These produce their flowers during the winter. 

 They are neat in growth, and thrive in good fibrous peat and 

 silver sand. They are propagated by grafts and cuttings. 

 The points of the side-shoots make the best cuttings, and they 

 should be taken when the wood has become rather firm. Un- 

 less the plants grow out of shape, which can be easily prevented, 

 they will require very little pruning beyond the removal of a 

 branch occasionally. During the summer season place them 

 in the open air, to ensure the thorough maturation of the new 

 wood. 



Crowea. — A peaty soil, moderate supplies of water, and a 

 light position, are the main essentials to success in the culti- 

 vation of croweas. The short-jointed side shoots strike rather 



