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course of the summer; they will then grow rapidly, and many 

 will flower at twelve months old, particularly any mules from 

 A. reticulata or striatifolia. 



As the different species of Crinum and Pancratium con- 

 tinue growing at all seasons of the year, they will succeed 

 better to be kept in pots continually, only shifting them oc- 

 casionally into larger ones, as the others become filled with 

 roots, for the more room the roots have to run, the finer the 

 flowers will be; and Crinum amabile, if grown in a large pot 

 or tub, will produce it's magnificent and fragrant flo wers four 

 times every year. They will all require occasionally to have 

 the mould all shook from the roots, and the suckers taken off, 

 or otherwise they will become unmanageable. As they are of 

 stronger and more vigorous growth than Amaryllis, they will, 

 require rather a stronger soil ; some good rich loam, mixed 

 with nearly a third of sand, and a little peat to keep it open, 

 is the best soil for the different species, also being careful to 

 have the pots well drained with potsherds ; and if any bulb 

 should chance to be getting rotten, or have lost its roots, it 

 must be dried in the way recommended for Amaryllis. Any 

 young plants that are wanted to grow fast, should also be 

 placed in a hotbed frame or pit in summer, and as soon as 

 one pot is filled with roots, it should be shifted into a lai'ger 

 one ; by that means they will soon become flowering plants. 



ELemanthus multijlorus is a tender stove bulb, which re- 

 quires a great heat, and particular care to grow and flower it 

 well ; the same soil as recommended for Amaryllis is suitable 

 to it, and bulbs that are fresh imported should be potted and 

 placed in a hotbed frame, but they will require very little 

 water until they have made fresh roots ; they will then need 

 a frequent supply, but they will always require a warm situ- 

 ation in the hothouse, and care must be taken not to water 

 them over the leaves, as it very frequently gets into their 

 hearts and rots them ; one reason, we believe, of their gene- 

 3'ally surviving so short a time in most collections, which is 

 the more to be regretted, as they are splendid flowering plants. 



Art. IX. Historical Notice of the Present de Malines Pear. 

 By John Braddick, Esq., F.H.S., of Bougbton Mount, 

 Kent. 



Dear Sir, 



It was not till this day that your Prospectus of the Gar- 

 dener's Magazine reached me. I am happy to find that such 

 a work is undertaken by you, in whose hands I am sure that 



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