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GUIDE TO THE CONSERVATORY. 



to flower for eighteen months ; but it is not every 

 one that has a situation so near the glass as to do 

 this, therefore I shall confine myself to two sowings 

 for the year: the first to be in June for a supply 

 from August to January, and the second on the 

 first of August for the supply for the remaining 

 months. The soil should be light and rich, with a 

 portion of rough sand, and some decomposed horse 

 dung at the bottom of the pot. Protect the young 

 plants from heavy rain 3 as that is injurious to them, 

 In October place the pots on shelves near to the 

 glass, and remove them to the conservatory, one or 

 two at a time, as requisite ; give a moderate supply 

 of water. If the above treatment be pursued, 

 bearing in mind that a circulation of air, and as 

 much light as possible, are necessary for its success, 

 you will have plenty of fine plants. 



RUELLIA FORMOSA. 

 Class, Did yx a mia. Order, Axoiospermia. 



A C AX T H AC E .E . 



Native of Brazil, 1808. —Propagation, cuttings, 

 seed. 



A handsome scarlet stove plant, but may yet be 

 occasionally removed into the conservatory when in 

 bloom ; it is but of short duration, but the blossoms 

 are produced in succession in abundance. It is re- 

 quisite, to flower this plant in December, to have 

 strong grown plants which were cuttings in the 



