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frequently renewed from cuttings, or transplanted. The soil 

 most suitable for them is a light rich loam, and decayed ma- 

 nure, in the proportion of two parts of the former to one of the 

 latter. The cuttings should be made in spring, generally in 

 April, and they will flower the same year. They may be 

 either grown in pots through the summer, or planted in the 

 ground, and taken up and potted in September. When grown 

 in pots, they will require to be shifted two or three times during 

 their growth ; and by the end of August, they should be finally 

 shifted into the pots in which they are to flower. They require 

 at all times during their growth, a good supply of water ; and 

 in the dry weather of summer, when the foliage droops, they 

 are much benefited by being sprinkled all over with water, 

 sometimes as often as three times a day in the hottest wea- 

 ther. In August, those in pots should be watered with soap- 

 suds or manure-water once a week, and this should be con- 

 tinued until they come into flower, which will be in November. 

 If planted in the ground, they should have an open situation, 

 and be allowed sufficient room, so as not to interfere with each 

 other while growing, and be tied up to sticks as they advance. 

 In September they should be taken up, with balls of earth at 

 their roots, and placed in proper sized pots. They should 

 then be placed for a time in a shady situation; and removed 

 into the house before frost. When in flower, give them plenty 

 of water ; and when they have done flowering, cut off the 

 stems to within a few inches of the root, and place them where 

 the frost will not injure them. An occasional watering will 

 be all the care they require, till the next season. 



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A very useful and ingenious plan of growing plants in close 

 boxes, or glass tubes, was invented some years ago by Mr. 

 Ward, of England. We are not aware that this plan has been 

 put in operation to any extent in this country. It is certainly 

 calculated to be of great importance, especially as a means 

 of conveying living plants from one country to another, or from 



