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ellifbrmis, I inserted at ten various heights upon latter, grafts of dif- 

 ferent kinds of EpiphylUini, such as Ackermann and truncatuin, with 

 Cereus speciosus and triiimphans. The beauty in June last of a plant of 

 this kind which had been grafted in the previous autumn, I cannot de- 

 scribe. In grafting them, I make witli tiie point of the knife, an incision 

 upwards, into which I insert small grafts, pared a little on both sides, of 

 the kinds required. A small piece of matting is bound round the wound- 

 ed stem to keep the grafts light till they have taken hold, which generally 

 is the case in three weeks' time ; tlie bast is then untied. Where room 

 is no object, I think it preferable to graft E. truncatum upon specimens by 

 itself, as it flowers in the autumn, wiiereas the other kinds bloom in tlie 

 spring and summer. The pendulous habit of C. flagelliformis, allows of 

 its being trained in any form, according to the fancy of the owner. I 

 have grafted cacti at all seasons of the year ; but I find tliat the best time 

 is from the end of September until November — probably owing to the 

 plants being in a more dormant state. I apply no fire to tlie house during 

 this period, unless to dry up damp or exclude frost. One specimen of 

 Pereskio aculeata, nine feet high, which was grafted two years ago in the 

 E. truncatum, the grafts being inserted three inches apart, along the whole 

 height of the stem, and alternately on each side, has now the appearance 

 of a pillar, and in about six weeks' time will be covered with many hun- 

 dred flowers. It is advisable in grafting these plants to insert tlie scion 

 upside down, especially if worked on the main stem ; in which case I 

 remove a small piece of the bark from the stock, and fit a piece of the 

 desired kind upon it. If this is bound up so as to prevent air from 

 entering between the parts, it will take quite as well as if grafted in 

 the usual way. Where this operation is performed upon spurs, tlie lat- 

 ter should be trained downwards previously to being grafted, other- 

 wise the grafts, especially those with fleshy leaves, are apt to break 

 off when they attain to any size. I have also grafted the truncatum 

 upon a stock of Cactus braziliiinsis, which makes an excellent standard, as 

 from its robust habit it does not require any support. E. truncatum suc- 

 ceeds better if suspended witli a ball of earth about its roots, in a wire 

 basket filled with moss, than when grown in a pot. Another ornamental 

 plan is to get a large specimen of Cereus flagelliformis on its own roots, 

 and turn it out of the jjot with tlie ball entire ; then to plant it in a wire 

 basket tightly filled with moss, so that the earth may neither run through 

 nor be seen. Stud the plant all over with grafts of E. truncatum, and 

 when they have taken hold, tie down the cereus neatly all over the ball 

 or basket; the E. truncatum will soon cover it, so that it cannot be seen, 

 and it will amply repay any one for the trouble. — (Gardener's Chronicle, 

 1842, p. 725.) 



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FRANCE. 



Exhihition of the new Horticultural Society of Paris. — Paris, Septem- 

 ber, 1842. — "Cercle des Conferences Horticoles du Departement de la 



