Culture of BrugmansiQ, arhbrea. 153 



nelumbium grows and flowers abundantly when planted in 

 tubs in Italy, care being taken with the young plants as 

 above. From the want of some such care in England, the 

 young plants are generally lost, and the plant is seldom seen 

 in collections, though probably any one possessing a green- 

 house might rear it to perfection. The rose-coloured nelum- 

 bium and the yellow nelumbium flower and seed abundantly 

 in Italy, and are both fragrant and beautiful. It is to be re- 

 gretted, that, as there are many varieties of nelumbium in 

 China, more of the seeds are not sent to Europe. The double 

 white and double crimson varieties appear of surpassing beauty, 

 from the drawings made of them in China. The seeds will 

 keep fresh any length of time. 



Mila7i, 1831. C. 



Art.'XIII. Oti the Cultivation of Brngmans'm arboren {siiaveolens^ 

 in a Conservatory. By Mr. James Arnold, Gardener at Grove 

 House, Cheshunt. 



Sir, 



Mr. Gibson having treated of the cultivation of small 

 plants in pots (Vol. II. p. 145.), I now send you my man- 

 ner of managing large ones planted out in the conservatory. 

 In June, 1829, I had a plant of brugmansia given me, struck 

 from an eye, as Mr. Gibson recommends. I took it home, 

 and planted it in the conservatory, and the same summer it 

 had on it 54 flowers at one time. Early in the sprirjg of 

 1830 I cut it down before the sap was in motion, about 

 6 in. from the ground ; and in June following it had on it 

 4 flowers, in August 74 flowers, and by the latter end of 

 September 200 flowers ; though I had the misfortune to get 

 a branch broken off' through the weight of flower buds on it. 

 In the spring of 1831, I cut it down as before, but about 2in. 

 hio-her ; in June the plant had on it 7 flowers, in August 

 86 flowers, and in October 355 flowers. This plant was 

 greatly admired by all who saw it. 



I attribute its flowering so profusely to cutting it down, 

 and keeping it well supplied with liquid manure; for if this 

 plant get once dry, so as to flag, it very much retards its 

 growth, and injures its flowering. As the conservatory at 

 this place is attached to the house, the family used to set the 

 door open to admit the fragrance of the flowers into their 

 apartments. I have been told that the brugmansia cannot be 

 kept clean ; but I have always kept it clean by sprinkling it 

 about twice in the summer with tobacco water: keep the plant 



