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GUIDE TO THE CONSERVATORY. 



the autumn I received a plant and kept it in the 

 greenhouse until February, when I commenced 

 shifting, and continued to do so, as it filled its pot 

 with roots, until it was in No. 12. In May, it be- 

 gan flowering, and continued to bloom in abund- 

 ance until June ; I then turned it out into a flower 

 border in the open air ; by this time it had made 

 a very fine bushy plant, and was covered with 

 blossom. 



I prefer striking cuttings early in the summer, to 

 retaining the old plant during the winter months. 

 Soil. — Loam and peat, equal parts. 



W. HARRISON. 



GARDOQUIA HOOKERII. 

 Labiate. 

 Propagation, cuttings. 



This is by far the finest variety of this genus ; its 

 lovely scarlet flowers have a beautiful effect. It is 

 also a greenhouse plant : it requires to be kept as 

 near the glass as possible, and to be sparingly sup- 

 plied w T ith water, giving it only when the plant is 

 dry. It should be kept in the greenhouse all the 

 year. By attending to this treatment you will en- 

 sure a fine healthy specimen ; a free circulation of 

 air, however, should be kept round the plant. 



