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bulbs are planted in the border they will ripen in time to 

 plant the Dahlia in the same place without inconvenience; 

 by this plan you will secure a second crop of flowers on the 

 same ground in the same season, which is an advantage in 

 a small garden. If this plant be increased by seed, they 

 should be sown in the open ground in September., and 

 should not be removed until the third year, and then be 

 treated the same as old bulbs. 



CALCEOLARIA. 



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" Yet no deleterious scent it yields; 

 To cheer the garden or the field, 

 Vainly in gaudy colors drest ; 



'Tis rather gazed on than caressed.' 



This florist flower was first introduced into France by 

 one Louis Fenillie, a botanist, in 1414. In England this 

 plant passed under the name of " Ladies Slipper," or "Slip- 

 perwort;" their primitive color is a yellow, but in 1829 the 

 purple was introduced from Chili, in South America, where 

 that plant abounds, and is indigenous to some parts of this 

 country. Both the shrubby and herbaceous varieties are 

 greatly admired. From the old varieties many new hy- 

 brids have been added to the collection, presenting rich vel- 

 vety corollas, quite enchanting; and their effect in the 

 green-house is beyond description. This species of plants 

 are very delicate, and require much care and attention; al- 

 though beautiful in appearance these plants will never be 



