1 10 On the Treatment of the Neapolitan Violets. 



ing what are usually called about London, wide-mouthed 

 thirty-twos. One strong plant is to be planted in each pot, 

 but when the plants are weak, two, three, and sometimes 

 four, according to their size, must be put together, so as to 

 have the appearance, when planted, of only a single root. It 

 is necessary to put plenty of broken pot-shards in the bottom 

 of each pot, so that the water may pass off freely, but I have 

 in the last two years used a handful of ground bones, instead 

 of the shards ; this has answered admirably, for the roots of 

 the Violets lay hold of the bones, which giving vigour to the 

 plants, makes them produce considerably more flowers, as 

 the specimens exhibited to the Horticultural Society in the 

 last and present spring evince. 



Having potted as many as are necessary for the season, a 

 plentiful supply of water is given to each pot, to settle the 

 earth well to the roots of the plants. A sufficient number of 

 Melon frames, with the glass lights belonging to them, must 

 be provided and arranged in a row, in a southern exposure, 

 to which the sun can have free access during the winter. The 

 frames must be so placed that the glasses may have sufficient 

 slope to let the rain which may fall on them pass off rapidly, 

 and not allow of any drip, which in the winter time would 

 not only have a tendency to rot the plants, but would also 

 cause the flowers to be produced very sparingly, and of a 

 pale colour. 



The frames being thus placed, a layer of old tan (which 

 has been thrown out of the Pine stoves) four inches thick, is 

 thrown into them, and in this the pots are plunged up to 

 their rims, beginning at the back of the frame, and arrang- 

 ing them in rows in succession till the frame is filled. It will 



