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operation of potting, and the application of water, re-, 

 quii^e to be conducted with the greatest possible nicety 

 and discrimination, and it is chiefly to the improper 

 manner in which these are performed, that all the ill- 

 success in the cultivation of these plants may be as- 

 cribed. In the following remarks, a general system of 

 cultivation will be detailed, by which the poorest indi- 

 vidual may be able to manage a number of these plants 

 and which will also be found useful to persons of more 

 ample means, vrho are neither possessed of a greenhouse, 

 nor are able to employ a gardener. Previous to entering 

 upon the subject of cultivation, it may be well to supply 

 a brief list of such plants of this description as are 

 adapted to the gardens and means of the persons for 

 whom this little work is intended, arranging them only 

 according to the time of flowering. 



SELECT LIST OF TENDER PLANTS, THAT REQUIRE TO 



BE GROWN IN POTS. 

 Many species of Fig Marigold, or Meseriibi-yanlheriiur.i. Flowers 



at all seasons. Various colours. 

 Many species of Heath, or Erica. FL at different seasons. Various 



colours. 



Japan Camellia, and varieties {Camellia Japonica, et var.). Fl. in 



March. Various colours. 

 CoQical Fuchsia (i^wc^via co/iica). FI in May. Scarlet. 

 Small-leaved Fuchsia (F. mycrophylla). Fl. in May. Crimson. 

 G'obe Fuchsia {F. globosa). Fl. in May, Scarlet. 

 Garden varieties of Geranium (Pelargoniums). Fl. in May. Various 



colours. 



Acute-leaved Alonsoa. (Alonsoa acutifolia). Fl. in May. Scarlet. 

 Topl&rAesived CinevAviA ( Cineraria populifolia). Fl. in May. Purple, 

 Peruvian Heliotrope {Hdiotr opium Per uvianurn). Fl. in May. Purple. 

 Scarlet Fuchsia {Fuchsia c ccinea). Fl. in May. Scarlet. 

 Slender Fuchsia {F. gracilis). Fl. in May. Scarlet. 

 Many species and varieties of Fuchsia. Fl. in May and June. 

 Various colours. 



Imbricated Fahiana {Fabiana irnhricata). Fl. in May and June. 

 Wliite. 



Ivy-leaved Geranium {Pelargonium latenpes). Fl. from May to 

 August. Pink. 



Many species and varieties of Cinerai^. Fl. in May. Various colours. 

 Many species and varieties of Slipper- wort, or Calceolaria. Fl. in 



May. Various colours. 

 Showy Cactus {Cactus speciosus). Fl. in May. Pink. 

 Most showy Cactus (C. s-peciosissimus). Fl. in June. Crimson. 

 Lemon-scented Aloysia {Aloysia citriodora). Fl. in June. Purple. 

 Garden Hydrangea {Hydrangea hortensis). Fl. in June. Pink. 



