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As you are a friend to order, neatness, and general im- 

 provement, I shall, on some future day, give you a few hints 

 on those subjects. I am, Sir, &c. 



P. Cornfield. 

 Northampton, Feb. 18. 1828. 



Art. XIII. Method of cultivating the Lobelia Julgens. By 

 Mr. Thomas Young, Gilston Park, Herts. 



Sir, 



In the month of November take off the suckers which are 

 thrown up by the old plant, and pot them, singly, into 48-sized 

 pots ; plunge them in a moderate bottom heat, and in a tem- 

 perature of about 55°. By the middle of January the pots 

 will be full of roots : they should then be shifted into larger 

 pots, and placed in a heat increased by 5°. By the end of 

 February they are again shifted, and the heat increased to 65°. 

 In April they are shifted, for the last time, into 12-sized pots, 

 carried to the vinery, and copiously supplied with water. 

 There they should remain till about the 1st of June, when 

 they may be removed into the green-house or conservatory. 



This process may be considered troublesome, but the su- 

 perior growth and flowering of the plant amply repay the 

 care bestowed. From July to October they continue in flower ; 

 their stems rise to the height of above 6 ft., are 8 in. in circum- 

 ference at the base, and covered with branches of 5 ft. high, 

 all beset with a profusion of flowers. The compost should 

 be equal parts of sandy loam, leaf mould, and bog earth. 



The Cyrilla pulch^lla, if potted in December (six in a pot), 

 and allowed a little bottom heat throughout the winter, will 

 flower much earlier and finer. I am. Sir, &c. 



Thomas Young. 

 Gilston Paric, Dec. 14. 1827. 



Art. XIV. A Method of powering the Yucca ^lamentosa and 

 Yerdtriim nigrum. By Mr. J. Runciman. 



Sir, 



About the middle of March, I had occasion to move a fine 



plant of the Yucca filamentosa. It being a strong healthy one, 



I thought it deserved some extra care to cause it to flower. 



For this purpose I prepared a pit for it, by first filling the 



