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less degree take place, as a knowledge in relation to it is diffused, 

 will create such a demand for plants, that Mr. Hogg, as well as 

 every nurseryman, will find that he will be a gainer by not con- 

 finmg his improvements by any law. — Concls. 



Art. III. .5 few Remarks on the Treatment of Cyclamens. 



By S. SwEETSER. 



This very beautiful bulb, though by no means a rare plant, 

 is far, however, from being common, or at least, is very seldom 

 seen in flower. I have a few plants, which, with no })articular 

 care, produce forty or fifty flowers each, every season ; and if 

 the following remarks will render its culture less difficult, they 

 are willingly at your disposal. 



The compost I have made use of for cyclamens is composed 

 of nearly the following kinds of soils : — loam, dung, leaf mould, 

 and sand — the latter in not quite so large proportion as the three 

 former. After the bulbs have done blooming, or have made their 

 growth, in the spring, they should be turned out into the border, 

 in the garden, and planted in a warm, unshaded aspect, in a rich 

 spot, if not naturally so — loam and leaf mould, with sand, should 

 be added. Set them an inch or more under the surface of the 

 soil. 



During summer they should receive supplies of water, in dry 

 weather, and the soil occasionally loosened round the bulbs. 

 About the latter end of August or beginning of September, the 

 plants should be taken up into pots. The proper size for good 

 strong roots is number four ; smaller ones may be put in the 

 next size below. Use the compost recommended above, and 

 take the plants up carefully, placing one in each pot ; settle the 

 compost well, by giving the pot one or two gentle taps, and set 

 the plants away in a half shady place for a few days. Afterwards 

 inure them to the sun, and when the other plants are removed to 

 the green-house or parlor, take these in also. During the win- 

 ter keep them in an airy place, and give them moderate suppHes 

 of water. Toward spring they will begin to throw up their 

 flower stems, when they must be supphed more liberally with 

 this element ; water every day in dry weather, and the plants 

 will grow rapidly and throw up from forty to fifty flower-buds ; 



