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On Achimenes longiflora. 



duce it there and grow it as easily as they now do the Achimenes 

 coccinea. Those who have sufficient accommodation may produce 

 a fine effect by planting a quantity of the roots in a large flat box, 

 and so forming a bed of flowers, which will contrast beautifully with 

 the green foliage of the surrounding plants. 



After the flowering season is past the stems die off and the roots 

 require no more care than keeping perfectly dry and free from frost 

 during the winter. When spring comes round and the plant shews 

 signs of growth it must be repotted, at the same time removing 

 some of the old soil and dividing the roots, where they seem to be 

 sending up too many young stems for the size of the pot. To the 

 successful cultivators of Achimenes coccinea it will be enough to 

 say that A. longiflora requires very nearly the same treatment ; and 

 those who are not acquainted with that plant may easily manage 

 this by attending to the directions already given. When we consider 

 that its cultivation is of the easiest kind, and that its flowers are 

 large, beautiful, and produced in succession for several months 

 together, it is not too much to say that it is one of the finest of 

 Mr. Hartweg's importations. 



