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will require stopping twice. As they break out strong, they should be 

 sticked out and tied regularly all round the pan ; and when in flower, a fine 

 effect will be the result. When in bloom, they like a shady part of the 

 house ; in fact, they prefer, through the summer, a partially-shaded house. 

 As they advance in growth, let them occupy a pleasant place in the green- 

 house, admit air on fine days, and in the heat of summer give a little at 

 nights. I should have mentioned, that in potting them, let the tubers be 

 placed about one inch below the surface, and let them be watered with a 

 fine-rose pot, to settle the soil around them. When they have done flower- 

 ing, they should be placed in some convenient corner of the house or shed, 

 in the same pans or pots they have bloomed in ; but do not expose them to 

 a temperature under 40 degrees, or the tubers will be injured. Do not turn 

 the tubers out of the pans or pots after blooming, as they sometimes rot ; 

 but in spring, when wanted, turn them out and pot them, as before described. 

 The time for potting in spring may be various, as successions may be kept 

 up; for instance, one batch may be started at the middle of February) 

 another batch the middle of March ; and to those who have a stove, the mid- 

 dle of April may be used for a late batch- For late breaking, the Achime- 

 nes pedunculata Hillii should be used, as it is best adapted for late flower- 

 ing. Few other remarks are necessary, as the above embraces the treat- 

 ment required the season round ; and if it be duly attended to, the blooming 

 season will amply compensate for the trouble — I should have said pleasure 

 — there has been taken with them. 



I now give the names of a few good varieties, to help those that have not 

 got a collection, to make one, if they wish to grow these beautiful flowers : — 

 Amana, Bamnania Hirsuta, Bodmerii, Bceckmanii Hirsuta Coeruha, Coryai- 

 bosa, Coccinea Grandijlora, Fimbriata or Gloxiniflora, Jaxireguia, Hillii 

 longijlora Alba, Jayii, Margarettre., Pida, Floribunda elegans, TugweUiana, 

 Venasta, Longijlora major, Muliiflora, Purpurea magmfica. 



It sometimes occurs that the plants are affected by mildew ; a little 

 sulphur vivum dusted over and under the leaves will soon destroy it. If 

 attacked by red spider, place the plants in a small frame, and fumigate 

 carefully with sulphur; after which, give them a good syringing at the 

 under side of the leaves. — [Floricultural Cabinet.) 



Culture of the Cineraria — This genus may now be classed amongst 

 the " showy early flowering" plants which this country possesses, and, with 

 judicious management, may be had in bloom nearly all the year, by repot- 

 ting at different seasons. From January to the end of June is the proper 

 time to have them in the highest perfection, and when highly cultivated 

 during these months they are very beautiful, and the admiration of all who 

 are lovers of flowers and fond of seeing a perfect mass of bloom, almost in 

 numberless colors, when grown from seeds. These plants, by some, have 

 been discarded through being so very much subject to the Aphis (green 

 fly :) this, to a certain extent, can be greatly prevented by keeping the 

 plants in a vigorous state of growth, and by removing all dead leaves, which 

 I find to be the case when a dense foliage is produced. At no time allow 

 the plants to suffer from want of water, as they are very gross feeders of 



