744 THE 
'GMRDENERS 
CHRONICLE, 
[DECEMBER 11,- 1875. *-H 
Apple trees of two or three years' growth, where the 
soil has rem mained covered, blacken with rot, and 
without suffering. 
This reminds me of some pieces of stem of Epiphyl- 
lum which fell into the water of a greenhouse pond, 
and which in a few days struck out roo 
Plants of Caladium esculentum E covered the 
the masonry, and are magnifi- 
a and Phlox decus- 
acts recall a circum- 
tance to rid a Р ere 
amaryl о а см oed coccus, w which was 
hothou I conceived the idea 
of 
nd o 
desd, but the s ipi part of the plant was entirely 
50, which shows ser cannot bear the same 
amount of ^ri 
even a few hours without arm injury, but the 
Draczena is almost an exception, as іс m t 
tolerably fair condition in sth. an 
months at a time. When subjected to the uncongenial 
of a room it is of the greatest importance that its 
leaves should be kept thoroughly clean, and to ensur 
is the ould be sponged carefully over at least 
се а е purp a nice soft 
sponge clean soapy water. All plants will repay 
ny attention this ite ut more so perhaps than 
abl r the жое t, and present a very 
нучу collie: d appear 
As to pr ation of these 6 popular ab a that 
is па easiest thing possible; and a 
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to almost any extent, even with on y one 
plants to start with, provided these have a good 
leng th of stem, and there i is no objection to sacrifice 
the pla at for 
If there is, and the plant cannot be spared for the 
purpose—as might bejthe case with;some of thejnew 
purpose required. reduce it, and still 
have the head serviceable, is to pass a sharp knife 
m so as to cut through the bark, 
an inch, so a 
part so operated on, and i 
and potted without disturbing £ us 
y this means a s warf p 
obtained, having fal 
S o down to the surf. The ol 
fs will then s {Жина for 
ks ri , and may b 
treated as advised for "the fleshy roots. 
desired to work up a stoc 
split in halves, so as d double The old 
stump should be placed in a brisk Ray tag O, vim 
it will soon send up a quantity of suckers, which can 
Fic, 153.—CONSERVATORY CHAPEL, FOREST HILL CEMETERY, UTICA, N,Y,—EXTERIOR VIEW. 
I op nevertheless to say that only a small num- 
ber of the nurseries of Toulouse have suffered by the 
inundation, but nevertheless the evil done is consider- 
ет as the losses amount to soul 300,000 fr, 
t is, howe ver, to be expected that the harm done 
in тоң, nurseries is not yet complete, for many hectares 
"en ar covered with 50 centimetres and more 
in depth of m 
After the к ene: by the eric agri 
including loss of habitations and materials, 
fr. will not мфу much to make u he loss ; how- 
, only seven or eight have мя cii by the 
amongst which three very seri 
DRACAZENAS. 
Tans are few plants grown for the beauty of their 
r decora- 
enduring. Those who have had anything to do with 
furnishing gasheated apartments know how difficult it 
is to get anything in the plant way that will stand 
and gored iae ge this may be got Mp for 
if the urned o e fl or 
psc I show fne. an ha. or 
er portion, of these may be se eed without 
Lom any or but little injury to the plant. 
are uoa ins sandy soil in a brisk moist bottom-heat 
b 
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о pes are they when favourably circumstanced as 
d moisture qi there is scarcely any limit 
to ъз: size to which the be gro 
racænas are, отете, ссор preferred оѓ 
moderate size and with a single stem, but it often 
when the plants attain a Б age that they 
become f the ha gy 
appearance is is case they be 
easily reduced in height by a very simple ме. Ваң 
Every опе — а with ing matters has 
some of ringing ving a portion of 
bark from fruit trees to in frui 
although the ap i$ not to be commended, the same 
to emit roots at that 
part, onde they are either layered or bound 
round with a bundle of moss containing a little sandy 
peat and loam, 
sd ИШЕНЕ to төлү" it орм Where 
either be taken oft to grow on as single plants or they 
may be left to form large specimens, when, with several 
ien: developing into large Е eads, they form a rich 
mass of colour not readil 
plant so epg for table к бы нек as the Drac 
n ily propagated and quickly 
wn th us is п n why it should not be worked 
and = suitable plants 
for retis purpose grow them 
quy. with highly-coloured require a nice 
moist heat with Пашу; а ight, and ad only a very 
shade during the 
ee 
leaf-mould may be substituted, 
ted 
pel so as to aioe the water to pass freely 
hile growing 
eid like a humid atmosphere, a 
