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must be well aired. The soil must be but slightly humid during 

 the winter; but in spring, after tiie first re-potting, water abun- 

 dantly, but not so as to hurt them. They flower commonly in 

 Mciy and June, and they must then be in open air, in the shade 

 of cloth stretched over light frames-'or shade of quick hedge. 

 Wet them by means of a syringe, causing a shower, abundantly, 

 and they will now soon repay all your trouble by giving an 

 admirable and luxuriant flowering. When this foils away ex- 

 pose them to the full rays of the sun in open air, but sheltered 

 from liigh winds. Watch the maturity of their capsules and 

 hasten to gather the seeds, else they will be lost by scattering on 

 the ground, where you can hardly see one, so very small are tiiey. 

 If you keep the old plants till next year they will not reward 

 you, for they become deformed and give meagre flowers. For 

 varieties you can with great care hybridize them — the organs are 

 very delicate. Van Houtte has brought them to the perfection 

 which we now behold, by his ingenious and persevering care. 

 Grow abundantly in Chili, Peru, New Grenada, &c., among rocks, 

 rich plains, woods, &c. 

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IMPORTED DEVON CATTLE. 



In October, 1850, I exhibited at the show of tlie American In- 

 stitute, seven Devons, and witli them won all the prizes for 

 whicii they were shown. All that I imported were shown, save 

 one bull which I sold to Mr. Lemuel Hurlbut, of Wincliester, 

 Conn. These seven consisted of one heifer three years old ; three 

 he.fers two years old; one heifer, a yearling ; and two bull calves. 

 The three year old won the first prize for aged Devon cows ; the 

 yearling heifer the first prize for yearling Devon heiiers ; and 

 the two bull calves the first and second prize for Devon bull 

 calves. As tliere was no prize oflered for the two years old heifers, 

 the two. year olds could not win ; yet the committee awarding 

 the premiums, deemed them wortliy of a special extra premium, 

 and awarded one. 



These Devons were derived from the first breeders in Devon- 

 shire. Mr. James Quartley, of Molland, Mr. Merson, of Erins- 



