226 General Notices. 



It is a too common practice to treat Cyclamens with neglect directly the 

 beauty of the flowers is over, and to give them little attention, and some- 

 times hardly a drop of water until the following autumn, when they are 

 wanted in flower. This is the very reverse of what they require, and an- 

 nually occasions the loss of many bulbs. The plants should be allowed a 

 light, airy situation in the greenhouse or pit, and kept properly supplied 

 with water until May, when they may be removed to a shady situation out 

 of doors ; and when the leaves decay, very little water need be given until 

 it is desired to excite the plants into growth ; the soil, however, should never 

 be allowed to become quite dry. My own practice is to plunge the pots in 

 coal-ashes during the summer, which, in case of long-continued droughts, 

 are watered, so as to afford a little moisture to the soil in the pots. The 

 plants should be moved to the greenhouse in September, and surface- 

 dressed or potted as may be necessary. — ( Gard. Chronicle.) 



How TO PLANT Roses. — It may not be considered out of place here to 

 offer a few brief remarks on tlie best system of planting Roses. When 

 they are to be placed out singly, on lawns or in beds, amongst other plants, 

 a hole should be made about eighteen inches deep, and large enough to 

 contain a good-sized wheelbarrowful of compost ; two-thirds of this should 

 be turfy loam (if it can be procured from an old pasture it is preferable,) and 

 one-third well-decomposed animal manure. These should be thoroughly 

 mixed together. Should the ground be dry at the time of planting, or if it 

 is done in spring, a liberal watering should be given before the soil is all 

 filled in around the plants, and standards should be securely staked to pre- 

 vent the winds from moving them, which is very injurious. When beds are 

 to be planted, the ground should be deeply trenched, and afterwards a good 

 dressing of manure should be applied. A small quantity of the compost 

 recommended above may also be added around each plant. As roses sel- 

 dom thrive well in soils that have previously grown them for a number of 

 years, it is advisable that when old beds are renewed, the soil should be 

 removed to the depth of eighteen inches, and its place supplied with the 

 above mixture. When a piece of ground is set apart for the exclusive cul- 

 tivation of roses, the most open situation that is available should be selected. 

 If wet, it should be drained. If it is inconvenient to use tiles, a layer of 

 from four to six inches deep of brickbats, or any other coarse material, will 

 answer the purpose. This done, tlie ground should be trenched as deeply 

 as the nature of the soil will admit of. The beds may then be formed ac- 

 cording to taste or circumstances, and the planting may be proceeded with 

 as recommended above. November is the best month for transplanting, but 

 it may be safely done from October to March. It is not advisable to prune 

 at the time of, nor immediately after, planting. The first season the plants 

 should all be headed back to two or three buds from each shoot. This will 

 ensure a vigorous growth. — {Floricultural Cahintt.) 



Perpetual blooming Tree Carnations. — I was pleased with Mr. 

 Burley's remarks on this valuable blooming class of flowers, which appeared 

 in a recent Number. In July, 1851, I purchased half a dozen varieties; 



