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well mixed and pulverized for some time previous to using. 

 Before potting with this, add about one quarter part of 

 broken charcoal and sand. The early part of spring is the 

 best time for performing the operation. Clean pots or tubs 

 should be used and well drained. This is of great impor- 

 tance, as the roots will soon decay if the water does not pass 

 freely off. After potting, give a good watering and stand the 

 plants in the warmest part of the greenhouse. Water must 

 be very carefully applied for some time until the plant begins 

 to make fresh roots. About the middle of June, they do 

 better out of doors in an exposed situation, where they will 

 have plenty of sun and heat, always observing that water is 

 liberally suppHed. It would be advantageous to plunge 

 them in saw dust, tanners' bark, or some such material, for 

 the roots are apt to get roasted when exposed to the intense 

 rays of the sun; it would also save trouble in watering. 

 Towards the end of the season gradually lessen the supply 

 of water, and keep them all winter any where out of the 

 reach of frost, and nearly dry. They will require no water 

 at all unless subjected to a very arid atmosphere, under the 

 influence of artificial heat. 



The following spring shift again, and continue the same 

 course of treatment, and when, on account of their size, it is 

 not convenient to shift, the annual growths should be en- 

 couraged by judicious applications of manure water ; this, 

 however, should never be applied unless the plant is in per- 

 fect health, and growing freely. 



New Haven, June, 1849. 



Art. VI. On the Cultivation of the Pansy. By Mr. Tur- 

 ner, Chalvey, near Windsor. With Remarks by the 

 Editor. 



The pansy, in its present improved state, is one of our 

 most beautiful plants; blooming nearly the whole season, 

 and of the simplest treatment, it commends itself to the care 

 of every amateur cultivator. With the hope of interesting 

 our floral friends in the more extensive culture of this floral 



