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Plant in clear sand, keep " sopping wet," and in three weeks they will 

 be well rooted. Pot in three-inch pots, in the richest of soil, with a 

 little sand to keep it mellow ; let them grow until the pot is well filled 

 with roots, which will be in three or four weeks, then repot in six to 

 eight inch pots, if designed to grow in them ; but if raised to bed out, 

 plant in five-inch pots, and when all fear of frost is passed, plant in the 

 open borders. 



Be sure not to let the summer heat kill your plants. They will grow 

 well under trees, if the branches are fifteen feet or more from the ground, 

 so that the air can circulate freely. These plants are liable to lose their 

 leaves and buds if the soil is not rich enough to their taste, and red 

 spiders often infest them, ruining their growth. For the poverty of the 

 soil, either repot entirely, or give a top dressing of manure; for the 

 spiders, sprinkle daily, and they may be driven off they do not love 

 water ; but if this remedy fails, dip the whole plant into water quite 

 warm to the hand. A dusting of sulphur will kill them, but it often 

 kills the leaves also. 



I was much troubled with spiders last season, on fine plants of 

 Marksman and Carl Halt. I dusted them over with " Grafton Mineral 

 Fertilizer," and destroyed every one. I scattered the same powder over 

 the soil, digging in a teaspoonful to each pot (size eight inches), and in 

 September the plants were in a blaze of glory, the admiration of every 

 passer-by^! 



Tlie Double Flowering Fuchsias. 



By careful culture from seed, these brilliant varieties were produced, 

 and are unsurpassed for beauty and elegance by any plant in the floral 

 world. Studded all over with their bright wealth of jewels, they far 

 outshine their single brethren. 



Elm City held front rank for some years, but Marksman far surpasses 

 it now, and Warrior is said to eclipse all others. It has a scarlet tube and 

 sepals, with a rich violet-purple corolla, and possesses a vigorous habit. 

 So numerous are the varieties of these charming flowers, that one can 

 hardly make a selection, when all are so desirable, but from the lists of 

 English and American florists I cull the following, to add to those above 

 mentioned : 



Select List of Double Fuchsias. 



Tower of London, scarlet sepals, violet-blue corolla. 

 Surpasse V. de Puebla, scarlet sepals, double white corolla. 

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