Transactions of the London Horticultural Society. 435 



■1]- On the Management of Camellias >when forced. By Mr. Thos. 

 Blake, F.H.S., Gardener to the Lord Rolles, F.H.S. Read 

 May 19. 1829. 



" Most shrubs and plants will force, but there is an excep- 

 tion in the camellia. It struck me that I could bring 

 the varieties more regularly and quickly into flower by forc- 

 ing them into bud. I take the plants as soon as they are out 

 of flower; I shift them by taking some of the old mould off 

 the bulb, and adding some rich compost, such as I use for 

 pines. I then place them in a plant stove; the sudden trans- 

 ition from cold to heat causes them to throw out young 

 wood directly ; and as soon as I can perceive flower-buds, I 

 remove them back to the green-house till July : I then put 

 them out as much in the shade as possible. By this simple 

 process, I am enabled to keep a succession of flowers from 

 November to the following May. Plants, when once early 

 excited, appear to look for it the same season again. People 

 in possession of a quantity of pots should not wait for many 

 together, but shift them progressively as they go out of flower. 

 This communication more immediately concerns gardeners 

 than others, as there are few places but where the lady wishes 

 to have a succession of flowers through the year for her 

 sitting-room. I think they cannot do better than attend to 

 the three following varieties of plants : — Chrysanthemums, 

 camellias, and Azalea indica; the last-mentioned plant I treat 

 nearly the same as camellias." 



12. Some Remarks on the Cultivation of the Strawberry. By Mr. 



John Fairbairn. Read June 1. 1830. 



Flat tiles, painted black, are laid down round the plants, 

 just as they are going out of flower. The tiles seem to be 

 formed on purpose ; for they are described as having at least 

 half a circle cut out of each tile, in order that they may fit 

 closely to the plants. " The tiles during the day will not 

 only prevent the exhalation of moisture from the soil, but 

 also collect a great body of heat from the sun, and conse- 

 quently form the fruit early, large, and well flavoured, as well 

 as clean from sand." 



13. Upon the Cultivation of the Persian Varieties of the Melon. 

 By T. A. Knight, Esq. F.R.S., President. Read May 1. 1831. 



Pots 16 in. wide, and 14 in. deep, are filled with rich soil, 

 and in each is placed one plant. The pots are set along the 

 front flue of a forcing- house, and the plants trained up a 

 trellis under the glass, and only one melon allowed to swell 

 on each plant. 



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