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ON GRAFTING LESCTIENAULTIAS. 
When the flowers appear, (which will be about the middle of June, or a little 
later,) the plants may be removed to a greenhouse ; observing to place them where 
they will not be exposed to strong draughts of air, until they are a little inured to 
their situation. With ordinary care, they will continue to flower for the most 
part of the season. When large specimens, that have been flowering for some 
time, begin to suffer from the want of fresh soil, instead of shifting them to a more 
roomy pot, it is better to pare off some of the top soil, drench the roots well with 
manure-water, and afterwards dress the surface over with a strong fresh earth. If 
practicable, they should be placed for a week or ten days after this in a closer and 
more humid atmosphere ; if not, they must be well syringed, and shaded from 
the sun. 
The very large plants of the London gardens are mostly either kept con- 
stantly in the stove, or removed there from the pits at the time of flowering. 
Through this means, they will sometimes disclose enormous heads of blossom, but 
the colour is inferior to that of the same kind in a cooler atmosphere ; and the 
petiole of the leaf is often elongated, so as to detract from their beauty. 
Old plants which have been excited into growth, as we have described, make 
magnificent objects planted out in a conservatory border, where they are not 
too much shaded by other things. If these are kept dry through the winter, they 
will mostly survive ; but it is advisable always to keep a stock in pots on a dry 
airy shelf. All the plants should be partially headed over in autumn, when they 
have ceased to bloom. „ 
In conclusion, we would suggest to those interested in raising hybrid varieties, 
to endeavour to combine the sweetness of C. fragrans with the rich scarlet hue of 
other species. Perhaps the climbing C. splendens would be most suitable for the 
attempt, as it would be likely to secure a smaller foliage, as well as a richer 
colour. 
ON GRAFTING LESCHENAULTIAS. 
Amongst the dwarfer class of greenhouse plants, we shall hardly find a more 
engaging bush than the slender twiggy Leschenaultia formosa. As far as regards 
density and abundant flowering, there is little left to wish for in its cultivation ; 
but in general, the plants scarcely acquire a proportionate height. A short time 
ago, we saw some specimens produced by Mr. Duncan, gardener to — Malcolm, 
Esq., at Lamb Abbey Park, Kent, in which the objection was completely 
obviated. 
The manner in which this was effected, was by working it upon the large 
variety of L. biloba. Free-growing plants, divided near the base into three or four 
strong shoots, were selected, and headed over at the height fixed upon. A cleft 
was then made in each in the way usually called crown -grafting, into which the 
