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PRACTICE OF GARDENING. 



Discoloured Begonia {Begonia discolor). Fl. in June. Pink. 

 Sellow's Lantana {Lantana Sellowii). Fl, in June. Purple. 

 Several species and varieties of Monkey-flower, or Mimulus. Fl. in 



July. Various colours., 

 Many species of Cactus. Fl. in July. Various colours. 

 Canary Balm of Gilead {Dracocephalum Canariense). Fl. in July, 



Pale purple. 



Entire-leaved Slipper-wort {Calceolaria integrifoUa). Fl.in August. 

 Yellow. 



Many varieties of Lol>eUa. Fl. in July and August. Various 

 colours. 



The Erinus {Lobelia Erinus, et var.). Fl. in June and September. 

 Blue. 



Many varieties of Verbena. Fl. from July to October. Various 

 colours. 



Many varieties of Petunia. Fl. from July to October; Various 

 colours. 



Common Myrtle {Myrtus communis). Fl. in August. White. 



To this list many other beautiful plants might doubt- 

 less be added ; but we presume those here enumerated 

 will be sufficient for any person who does not possess 

 a greenhouse ; and it should be observed, that in this, 

 as well as in all preceding lists, the time of flowering that 

 is stated, refers to the time the flowers commence ex- 

 panding, and many of them continue flowering for 

 several months. 



In cultivating plants in pots, a great diversity of treat- 

 ment is required ; nevertheless, there are some general 

 principles which apply to all, and which we shall here 

 state ; after which a few of the more extensive and 

 important tribes will be briefly treated of more par- 

 ticularly. In the management of plants of this descrip- 

 tion, one of the most important features is to allow them 

 as much light as possible ; and, as a due proportion of 

 this can never be obtained in the window of a dwelling- 

 room, the plants will not thrive unless they are placed 

 in the open air, as frequently as the weather will permit. 

 Air is also requisite, but by no means so much so as 

 light, though many gardeners mistakenly ascribe the 

 effects of light to air. This is a popular error, and it 

 should be borne in mind that the more light which can 

 be afforded to most plants of this description, the 

 larger, finer, and more numerous, will be the flowers 

 they produce ; although, upon principles before stated, 



