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carry out this system, it would be necessary, the first thing 

 in the morning, to take a camel's hair pencil and remove 

 the pollen from the anthers of one flower, and place it on 

 the summit of the pistil of a different plant, whose anthers 

 were previously cut out very early in the morning, before 

 that flower had shed its pollen. However simple this may 

 appear, still there is great nicety required in the operation ; 

 and if the object has been attained, the flower impregnated 

 will fade in twenty-four hours ; if you discern no percepti- 

 ble difference in the appearance of the flower, try another, 

 and you may meet with better success. With flowers that 

 do not seed freely, for instance the Chrysanthemum, Car- 

 nation, &c., it will be a waste of time to try experiments of 

 this kind. 



THE PARLOR. 



Auriculas past flowering should be watered regularly in 

 dry weather, and be placed where the sun does not shine 

 after nine in the morning ; remove all dead leaves as they 

 appear, and keep the pots clear of weeds. This is a good 

 time to detach offsets from the parent plant ; pot and keep 

 them in the shade until rooted, and then treat them the 

 same as full grown plants. Polyanthuses may be treated 

 the same as Auriculas. The Polyanthus is subject to the 

 attacks of the red spider. The leaves should be watered 

 frequently all over. 



The Camellia will now be out of flower, and may be 

 placed in a shady situation for the summer, and syringed 

 often, to keep their leaves clean, and to keep the red spider 

 off, P.J which will be necessary, if you want a profusion of 



