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desire of proving well the persistence of such remark al le charac- 

 ters, had not delayed its sending out: reassured on this last point by 

 the experience of three consecutive seasons, M. Boucharlat has just 

 issued it. L. VH. 



HELIOTROPE. 

 Many varieties of the above have been introduced to cultivation 

 within the last few years, but taking all things into consideration 

 there is perhaps none more desirable than the old well known H. 

 Peruvianum, a universal favorite on account of its delicious fra- 

 grance, which, combined with its free growth and profuseness of 

 bloom, makes it a very desirable plant for furnishing bouquets du- 

 ring the winter months. By keeping up a succession of healthy 

 young plants, flowers may be obtained at all seasons, with the aid 

 of a warm greenhouse in cold weather. As a plant for the flower 

 be Is during summer, it grows luxuriantly, provided the soil is mod- 

 erately enriched. It is however, very susceptible of cold, and will 

 show the effects of a slight frost sooner than almost any other shrub- 

 by flower garden plant. It is indeed an easily managed plant, cut- 

 tings of it will strike root at any season, and grow in any ordinary 

 garden soil. To secure plants of sufficient strength to flower du- 

 ring early winter, cuttings should be inserted in June. They will 

 form roots in two or three weeks at this season,.if inserted in a 

 shaded situation; they should be immediately placed in small pots, 

 and when these are filled with roots, shifted into flowering pots; 

 eight inch pots will be sufficient in size. They now require to be 

 grown in a situation fully exposed to the sun, and if the pots are 

 plunged to their rims, less water will be required and the plants 

 otherwise benefitted. The roots of plants in pots fully exposed to 

 the action of the sun and atmosphere are very liable to sustain in- 

 jury. A few hours* neglect in watering will counteract the progress 

 of weeks. The young incipient points of" roots are so easily de- 

 stroyed that nothing short of the most vigilant attention can keep 

 plants in a vigorous'state when the pots are thus exposed. Hence 

 the necessity of plunging the pots that evaporation from their outer 

 surfaces may be prevented. This is more especially necessary with 





