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The genus is sub-shrubby in its character, 

 with herbaceous varieties. The King and Bicolor 

 are varieties of the former, and the Princess 

 Royal, and Waterhousiana, of the latter. When 

 it is desirable to have a succession of bloom from 

 August till May, it will be requisite to strike 

 cuttings in July and again in February : those 

 planted in July must be potted as soon as struck, 

 at which time the herbaceous varieties must be 

 parted and potted off into Xo. 60 pots, in which 

 let them remain until February; then shift them 

 into the next size as they fill their pots with roots, 

 and continue so shifting them until they are in the 

 size in which they are to bloom. If your object is 

 to obtain fine strong plants, then some of the 

 strongest of them will require Xo. 12 size pots. 

 When they are established in the pots in which they 

 are to bloom, water with duns water twice a-week : 

 they will commence blooming in August. Those 

 you wish to blossom in November, December, and 

 January, must have the flower stems cut out as 

 they appear, until October. 



The plants which are to supply bloom from 

 February to May, must be struck in February,, and 

 shifted as they fill the pots with roots until they 

 are in the pots in which they are to bloom ; then 

 water with dung water as above. Remove the 

 flowers as they appear, until January ; then allow 

 them to form their buds for blooming. Their 



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