362 Culture of the Brufifelsia, americdna. 



growths in three or four years as usually require twenty or thirty years ; such, 

 in short, as the world has never yet seen. We only wish that one of the 

 noble dukes in question, or some other wealthy and patriotic individual, would 

 afford us the use of the soil till every tree planted had ripened seeds. — Cond. 



Art. VII. On the Culture of the Briaifelsia nmericana. By Mr. 

 Alexander H. Hogg, Flower-Gardener to the Hon. Lady Heath- 

 cote, Hurstley Park. 



This truly splendid and odoriferous exotic is nearly a 

 stranger in our stoves, from so many gardeners being ignorant 

 of its proper culture. The following may, therefore, be useful 

 to some of the readers of your Magazine. Cuttings should be 

 taken off in July, with a very small portion of the last year's 

 wood, and inserted under a bell glass in a mixture of peat and 

 fine river sand. The glasses must be carefully wiped dry every 

 morning to prevent the cuttings from damping off; and, as soon 

 as the least sign of their taking root appears, allow a little air 

 by tilting the glass, and continue to increase it every day till 

 the young plants are enabled to bear the atmosphere of the 

 house. When fit for potting, place them in small sixties, with 

 the same mixture as before, and with the addition of a small 

 quantity of maiden loam. Continue to shift them when requi- 

 site, till they are finally settled in twenty-fours. Then, and not 

 till then, will the plant produce its delicate white blossoms in 

 profusion. This is attained by keeping it in a heat of nearly 

 70° from the time of its third shifting, and by allowing only two 

 strong shoots to grow up till nearly 3 ft. in length ; then top 

 themj and shorten all the laterals to one eye ; bend the two 

 shoots, bringing the tops to within an inch of the pot, and 

 detain them in that position by tying. This is the principal 

 feature in the culture of the Brunfelsw, for, by keeping the 

 shoots bent, the sap is prevented from rising in such abundance 

 as it otherwise would, and thus the spurs are enabled to produce 

 a great many more blossom buds, and the rapid growth of the 

 wood is much retarded. Water must be sparingly applied till 

 the blossom season. 



I shall, when I have leisure, send you an account of my mode 

 of culture of the Cyclamen, the Zinum trigynum, and Bouvard/a 

 triphylla. — Hurstley Park, Feb. 20. 1835. 



Art. VIII. On the Coiling System of Vine Culture, mth preliminary 

 Remarks. By Mr. R. Fish, Gardener to Tattersall, Esq. 



In our intercourse with mankind, we often find that there is 

 scarcely a measure that has been tried, however suitable it may 

 be, for improving man's condition, but what has been at first 



