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NOVEMBER. 



GENERAL OBSERVATIONS. 



The remarks and instructions that are given last 

 month for these apartments will equally answer here. 

 Where the Dutch bulbs were omitted to be placed in 

 glasses, they ought not to be longer delayed. A few 

 pots of those that were planted in September may be 

 placed in a warmer situation. If they were plunged in 

 the ground, the roots will be strongly fibred, and will 

 produce large flowers, providing the bulbs are of a good 

 sort. 



Oxdlis. The autumn flowering species will now be 

 in bloom, and must be kept in the sun to make them 

 expand freely. The neglect of this is the principal rea- 

 son that these plants do not flower perfectly in Rooms. 



Camellias. These plants, where there is a collection, 

 flower from this period to April ; and the general de- 

 sire to be fully acquainted with the method of their 

 culture has induced us to be liberal in our observations 

 on every point and period through the various stages 

 of their growth and flowering. We will here only re- 

 mind the enquirer, that a pure air, a damp atmosphere, 

 and giving the plants frequent sprinklings, are the pre- 



