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few, and diminish in size, the roots should be transferred to fresh soil. In the 

 case of certain varieties, it is beneficial, when the young stems are rising in 

 spring, to take away the weakest, leaving only those which are more vigorous. 



The multiplication of Chinese paeonies is easy. All of them may be increased 

 by division. However, as the tree varieties grow slowly, and one would have 

 to wait many years for the tufts to be strong enough to be divided, it is found 

 better to propagate these by grafting. To this end, strong roots of herbaceous 

 varieties are procured : these are kept growing, and then grafted, a branch with 

 one or more buds being inserted upon the side of the root. The grafted roots 

 are put under bell-glasses or in frames, placed by preference in a north aspect, 

 and the grafts soon become united, and commence to grow promptly, producing 

 roots for themselves. The grafting is performed from the middle of July to the 

 middle of September. 



Few raisers of seedlings take this genus in hand, because it requires so much 

 space to grow the large number it is necessary to plant out in order to have 

 a fair prospect of gaining some remarkable novelties ; and it is, besides, neces- 

 sary to wait for their flowering for seven, nine, or ten years, and even more, in 

 the case of the tree pseonies. However, MM. Guerin-Modeste, Verdier Pere, 

 Mathieu, and Lemon of Paris, Thomas of St. Denis, Hiss of Versailles, 

 Callot of Douai, Parmentier of Enghien, and several others, among whom the 

 Italian growers must be especially mentioned, have obtained many new tree- 

 paeonies, as well as herbaceous varieties, magnificent sorts not yet distributed. 

 To these must be added those introduced direct from China by Mr. Fortune. 

 Several of these varieties of tree-pasonies remain, as yet, without equal in respect 

 to the regularity of their form and the beauty of their colors. — M. Rouillard, 

 in Floral World. 



Mandevilla suaveolens. — A well-known first-class climber ; sweet, white, 

 and beautiful ; free to grow and to produce its flowers, but very liable to green 

 fly. It will run up a back wall, and cling to rods or wires freely ; and if trained 

 to a rod overhead, from which its shoots can swing, so much the better. It is 

 well suited for large conservatory or moderate-sized greenhouse. — Floral World. 



Polyanthus narcissus. — If very fine bulbs, these should be grown singly; 

 otherwise a better effect is produced by growing two or tliree together. There 

 is no very great difference in the colors, but some are much better than others. 

 The following are some of the best : Bazelman Major, white, with yellow cup ; 

 Florence Nightingale, white and yellow; Granidi Monarque, white, citron cup; 

 Grand Soleil d'Or, yellow, orange cup ; Newtoin, yellow ;. Perle Blanche, pure 

 white ; Queen of the Netherlands, white, citron cup ; States. General, citron, 

 yellow cup. 



A Costly Luxury. — English papers assert, that, in December last, there was 

 exhibited at Covent-Garden Market, London, a basket of twelve magnificent 

 pears, the price of which was eighteen guineas, or about ninety dollars in gold ! 

 The name of the variety is not given. 



