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feet wide inside, the sections being north and south; height 6 to 8 

 feet, length 60 to 100 feet, so made that the glass could be taken off 

 in summer; or in short, a span-roof hotbed, or frame, heated with 

 hot water pipes; smoke flues should never be put in a house for grow- 

 ing Ericas; one-half of the house should have borders prepared for 

 planting them out of the pots for three or four years, where they 

 could have time to grow to specimens; and the other half for plung- 

 ing the plants in pots. If they are kept in a greenhouse they should 

 be arranged on the front shelf where they can have plenty of light 

 and air when weather permits; the thermometer may range from 40 

 to 45 degs. Fahr. or not below 35 in winter, and 45 to 55 or 60, 

 with sun heat in the early spring months; if the house is kept too 

 close and hot, they are apt to mildew; if there be any appearance of 

 mildew, syringe with sulphur water, which will stop it. Syringings 

 may be given on clear sunny mornings in winter and in the evenings 

 in spring and summer, which keep them clear of scale and filth, 

 and contribute greatly to the health and vigor of the plant. 



Wm. Grey, Kenwood, Albany. 



For the Florist and Horticultural Journal. 



ORIGIN OF THE CHOROZEMA, 



WITH RECOLLECTIONS OF GARDEN SCENERY. 



Among the many beautiful additions which New Holland has afforded to 

 our greenhouses, few perhaps are more interesting than the Chorozema, 

 whether we consider the beauty of its bloom or its entertaining history. — 

 The derivation of its name from c7io?-os, a dance, and zema, a drink, alludes 

 to the occasion of its discovery, which was made by a party in search of fresh 

 water, and which they found at the same time. Among my earliest recol- 

 lections I recall an elegant specimen of C. varium nanum, which stood 8J ft. 

 high and as many across, never failing in the vernal months to cover every 

 inch of its surface with racemes of its fine showy blossoms. This reference 

 leads me to the beautiful place where this specimen grows ; and I hope that 

 a brief detail of its other beauties will not be uninteresting. Lismore Castle 

 gardens, owned by the Duke of Devonshire, which are under the superin- 

 tendence of one of his best gardeners, Mr. Keane, who has managed them 

 for the last 25 years with the greatest credit. Here he cultivates upwards 



