160 Volygala cordif., Eutaxia myrtif., Phcendcoma prolif. 



in a flourishing state, and it will take but little trouble to 

 keep it clean. It delights in a rich soil, with plenty of room 

 for its roots, and as no plant bears the knife better, it can 

 always be kept within bounds. No plant strikes more freely 

 from eyes, cut like those of the vine. I do not state this for 

 professional men, but for those who, like myself, have to 

 gather our knowledge by bits and scraps from your Magazine, 

 and such publications as come in our way. The Cineraria is 

 an almost neglected genus of plants, though they make such 

 a gay appearance in the early months of spring, with other 

 spring-flowering plants. I am, Sir, yours, &c. 



Grove House, Cheshunt, James Arnold. 



Feb. 19. 1832. 



Art. XIV. On the Propagation and Culture of Yolygala cordi- 

 folia, Eutaxia myrtif blia, and Phcenocoma prolifera. By Mr. 

 J. Nicolles, Gardener to R. Pettiward, Esq., Finborough Hall, 

 Suffolk. 



Sir, 



The following remarks relative to the propagation of the 

 above-named plants may be of service to amateurs. Prac- 

 tical gardeners may also find them useful with regard to other 

 plants, which, like these, are subject to damp off in a frame 

 with dung heat; and which, therefore, will alone succeed under 

 the following treatment. The method I adopt is, as soon as 

 the parent plants make shoots about three quarters of an inch 

 in length, say about the middle of February, I take off 

 cuttings, and insert them in white sand, placing them under a 

 bell glass, in a house kept usually at 60° or 65° of heat ; taking 

 care to put the cuttings in as soon as they are made, and 

 watering them as they become dry : in course of six weeks 

 they will be fit to pot off, and will, by the end of summer, make 

 good plants, which will probably begin to flower in autumn. 



Eugenz'a australis deserves a place in every collection of 

 green-house plants. I planted one in the bed of a conserva- 

 tory three years ago, which grew, in two years, to the height 

 of 14 ft., when I was obliged to stop it, as it reached the roof. 

 It has ever since been loaded with fruit, which, varying in 

 colour from a deep crimson to a pure white, and contrasting 

 with its deep green foliage, renders it a beautiful object during 

 winter, particularly by candlelight. The plant grows faster 

 than the common myrtle in loam and peat mixed, or in either 

 of these soils and leaf mould. I am, Sir, yours, &c. 

 . Finborough Hall, Dec. 22. 1831. J. Nicolles. 



