YELUnr HEATH. lo.i 



It is likely that many have failed with these ]ilaiit9 

 through over-solieitude in respect oi' the hest snil for 

 tliem. They will certainly not live in Innipy clay or any 

 caleareons soil. Bnt they are not so particular as is com- 

 monly supposed. They like rough sandy peat, peljlilesj 

 broken Hower-pots, and are not particular as t(^ gravel if it 

 is a little loamy or peaty, and not pasty or loaded with salts 

 of iron. 



Heaths are [iropagated hy cuttings, which should con- 

 sist of short lengths of the young wood removed when 

 nearly but not cpiite ripe. These are planted in pots or 

 l")ans, carefully drained and filled with a mixture of about 

 one part of jieat to four parts of clean silver sand, with a 

 surfacing of half an inch of sand oul)'. "When planted and 

 watered the pans are covered with bell-glasses and shut up 

 rather close in a frame or in some rather dark corner of the 

 greenhouse, and are disturbed as little as possible until the 

 cuttings show' by their new growth tliat they are rooted. 

 But the bell-glasses nrust be taken off occasionally and 

 wiped dry on the inside and re]ilaced. This process insures 

 to the cuttings a little air periodically, and prevents death 

 by damping'. A beg'inncr in propagating must not expect 

 complete success, for it is a business demanding much skill, 

 and the best directions are of only general value; the 

 school of practice alone can teach effectually. 



Tlie following ericas are named as suitable to fornr an 

 interesting collection for a beginner, as they are amongst 

 the most useful and least troublesome of their lieantifnl 

 family — llijcnuilh, Williiioreava, PersnJnta, Ihihi'iix, and 

 Siiiiln/aiui, for winter Howers ; Flonilu. C(ireii(lixlnanii , 

 Ej-qiiisifa, and Arlsfafu, for flowering in the spring ; 

 Irliiinnn, Jackaonl, and Retorta. major, for the summer; 



