114 THE TREE PROPAGATOR AND PLANTER. 



tie out the branches early. This is the whole matter 

 in principle and practice to insure success. The}'' should 

 be grown in one-half good tender maiden soil and one- 

 half decomposed hotbed manure, well incorporated, 

 chopped fine with the spade, but never sifted. 



The Fuchsia {Onagracece). 



The propagation of the Fuchsia is very easy, and the 

 attainment of a large and well-formed specimen equally 

 so. Take short cuttings of the young wood in February, 

 or early in March ; two joints are enough. Make a 

 clean cut below the joint, and insert them in pots filled 

 up to the rim firmly with one part good maiden soil, 

 and one part peat or decomposed leaf-mould or manure 

 sifted fine. Close the soil well to the base of the cut- 

 tings, give them water, and plunge the pots in a mild 

 heat. Pot off as soon as they are rooted, using rough 

 compost (not sifted) ; set the plants in a light, warm 

 house, and give air as opportunities offer daily. Give 

 plenty of water, and train the leader to a straight stick, 

 and by August and September specimens will be formed 

 at least 3 feet high, with laterals from the base up to 

 the top, within a few inches, each of which will be well 

 ornamented with flowers, forming a pyramid. 



New sorts may be obtained from seed, which should 

 be sown in March in pots, and set in heat. Old plants 

 ai'e scarcely worth saving, as young and fine ones can 

 be so easily obtained from cuttings every season ; and 

 besides, they never form such good plants as the young 

 ones. 



The Erythrina (Fabace<z). 



Without doubt this genus may be considered one of 

 the grandest and most conspicuous flowering subjects 

 we possess. It is somewhat of a marvel to me that so 

 little of it is to be found in our gardens. Gardens I sa} r , 

 because some of them will do well in sheltered places 

 in the open ground. However, to insure complete 

 success, it should be afforded a cool house. It possesses 



