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healthy colo : ‘ies; but there is the consolation that 
epide 
into the haunts of the plant - lice, &s & retribution for 
their past history 10 
DROSERAS AND THEIR 
changes 
Tuar these р not receive a more popular 
share of the oro of (оссе is much to be 
; and to aczount for this neglect is diffi- 
cult, the plants being of easy culture, and taking up 
but little space, Not only is the genus of interest on 
account of the — iei nature of the foliage, 
but when well e plants are pretty and 
attractive. "The 3 of the genus in cultiva- 
tion are few, and greenhouse are suits them 
if froat — excluded, They are mostly nat y of the 
pe of Good Hope, Auen and New Zealan 
while those species found in Britain are easily pro- 
cured. The plants should occupy а stage where 
they may be fully exposed to the aun, and where the 
m 
about the roots, and perhaps 
the beat material upon which to stand them is 
a shallow bed of sp 
moisture for a long time. 
afforded, never allowing the 
ir to become d 
the secretions 
from the glands which give the plants their charac- 
teristic beauty will be copious. If ] masses are 
desired, it will be found advisable not to disturb them 
every year, — 8° to top-dress them with peat 
and s oss, which, with the addition of sand 
and broken charcoal, forms the potti ing aryl If 
f the 
larger growing M shifted into — тз {эи 
the summer, lar ger leaves will result, but when seen 
the case, 
above mentioned species a 
effected by division of pal If the roots of 
these are cut into lengths of about an inch, 
placed upon sand, and — slightly with 
bagnum-moss, young plants are soon pro- 
raising from seed, finely chopped peat 
e dry, and when large enough to handle 
the — should be pricked-out in pans, As 
growth towards the autumn ceases, they require a 
little less water, but deos. must always be afforded 
to keep the compost an and 
plump, or shrivelling will take place, and a weakened 
growth will result the following year 
The following are amongst those ‘most generally 
cultivated E сЕ a native of 
and New Zealand, 1 
їз а very attractive ы, апа aie captures a fair 
number of insects. D. dichotoma is said to be 
synonymous with the above, but is always a diatinct- 
looking plant with its stronger twice-forked leaves, 
a tentacles, It E the largest 
and makes a good panful, or 
imen ; prec off the flowers imparts 
wers ec 
from а small bulb-like bud. D. ulate 
Masa rosette of leaves with light-red tentacles and 
Purple flowers, and іа a native of Australia and New 
Zealand. D an 
" а and D, ram 
Sonth-African species, and are like miniature forms 
of D spathulata, bu* of a much 9 red colour. 
D. auriculata possesses a slender with small 
leaves, carrying long, yee coloured tentacles. 
Others which sbould be included D. peltata, 
D. anglica, D, in . = D. rotundifolia, 
the three latter natives of Britain. 
lusitanicum, 
Uatil is ones 
22 p will need more care in watering. 
As ssible after germination, the small 
seeding should be placed іп thumb-pots, as if 
allowed to stand in the seed-pots, less success will 
be made in their transference. 
3 Lately seeds of R Gorgonias, 
received through the Royal Gardens, Kew, have 
germinated, and бын only about 1 inch high, 
already show the glands upon their leaves, This, 
во far as is at present known, under cultivation 
enjoys a rather higher temperature than many of 
the Droserae, but with a better knowledge of the 
genus and its аа, it may perhaps be found 
to grow as an of these plants. The well- 
known North rence Venus Fiy-trap, D:onsa 
Muscipula, is very abundant, and succeeds well 
under the same conditions as afforded the other 
genera of this TE and is now dme А y remark- 
able е. К. L. H., Edinburgh Botanical Garden. 
THE TUBEROUS BEGONIA. 
Е following extracts are taken from a paper 
ин i the Shanklin Literary ои on Auguat 3 
by Mr, heath. After g & brief —— 
of the origin of the tuberous Vandal and its gradual 
evolution, Mr. Sheath detailed bis methods of cross- 
breeding and seed-saving, and then went on to 
consider the method of 
PROPAGATION, 
The rn may be propagated by cuttings as 
or 
double). The cuttings can be taken when the planta 
start in spring, as in the case of Dahlia cuttings, 
about 3 inches in — or when the plants throw 
side-shoots later season, but where — 
they should be — with a "sd Insert 
tings round the sides of small d in light — 
soil. I have found a half-spent hotbed a good place 
in which to strike them, where the bottom-heat wonld 
be in excess of the top-heat, and not too жер, as 
sbaded shelves in warm houses. They soon form ados 
in а suitable position, and also a bulb at the base of 
the cutting. If cuttings were taken in spring, they 
but later- struck c cuttings would not n repotting, 
but should be left in the pots they were struck in 
until the following spring. In any seal, ern from 
middle of March, to obtain flowering plants the 
same year, or they шаў be sown in the summer and 
allowed to remain in the seed-pans or boxes until 
method 
started the ning spring. The following 
pre ls mended :— * 
The soil a Mibtdli to sow the seek should consist 
of two "Miu Woah exch of Ie tai ИЧ: 
and heat 
it eg e to d roots and seeds, 
or insects the so | та, 
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be in semi-darkness; put in gentle hot - bed, or 
in a temperature of 60° to 70°, — — 
to prevent the evaporated mo dropping 
on the seed. Examine the seed pans, and if they 
show any signs of dryness, immeree the pane in water 
until the moisture іє seen gently to percolate the 
surface, not allowing it to float over the top, or the 
seed would be displaced. 
In about three weeks the seed should have germi- 
nated and be showing above the soil, but be careful 
not to allow the sun to shine fully on it at this 
seed-pans, making the дка smooth 
th a notched stick or label 
small hole in the soil, and lift die seed- 
linge peaa w and drop in PE about an inc 
1 d the вой е It ів quite 
nec to do this, as som чый & they damp off 
"ДИН, c 3 4 if the surface of p^ soil is р all 
een. It is a tedious affair, but will repay all the 
trouble bestowed on them in such a small state, and 
can be done in evenings with advantage. ater 
them, and place in & 
de from the sun, 
As soon as the 
touch at pn tbey should be again pricked out 
т potted in аш d kept warm until they 
нб a fair growth, when they will bear more air 
and light, and gradually harden off to the nhouse 
or hire f required for „shift on into larger 
required ; but if for iamen out, keep in the 
— plant out the first week in June. 
Por Сотове, 
The soil for pot culture should consist of the fol- 
lowing ingredients (for the first potting): 2 parts 
friable loam, 1 each of leaf-mould, sand, and well- 
rotted manure; for the те pots, use 3 parts 
loam in a rou her r state, 2 parts — 1 part 
ы. 3 decayed cow-manure, if obtainable, 
other well-rotted manure, powdered charcoal, and 
ple Ben to the whole porous. 
8 n ac 
in January, in а temperatare of 60° ; bee for eis 
nary summer г display, March would be soon soon enough. 
ing to the size of the — — 
more outside the bulb to the sides of the pot, presa- 
ing the soil gently for the fi 
crown of the bulb level with 
water being required before they start into growth. 
The top of the bulbs is sometimes hollow; where 
this is the case, water must not be allowed to lodge 
there, or they 
As soon as the roots begin to run round the sides 
of the ball of soil, they will require a shift into а pot 
one or two sizes larger, bury them an inch deeper 
than in the previous potting, and press the soil more 
firmly. 
Unless plan f large size are * ‚ this 
potting be — nw —: ts can te kept 
growin веавоп he pots are full 
Е 
of roots, by the application ы "liquid manure in & 
weak state, such as soot & w manure, immersed 
in bags in a tub of water, — — in a clear state. 
Avoid artificial or strong manures either mixed in 
the soil, or as a top- dressing, as, unless used by 
experienced hands, t they will soon do harm to 
 Mght-loving, and moistare-loving plante. 
A season is over, ripen the bulbs 
by withholding water gradually, and after the tops 
are died down, they may be laid on their aides, under 
— stages, in the pots they have been grown 
covering over with slates or something to keep 
the drip from the pots, or in a dry froat-proof cellar 
ог roo 
Вкр 
The Begonia has а — fararo before it as a bed- 
— plant, as it can be used in so many ways with 
such good effect. Oaly a ien space is required to 
