NOTES ON THE TREVIRANA COCCINEA. 
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which none of its tribe are more beautiful or desirable, as its splendid pyramids of 
scarlet flowers in September and October, when the greenhouse, as well as the parterre, 
begins to assume a sombre tint, cannot be too highly prized ; and as we have seen 
some persons flower it beautifully and others very indifl'erently, which is evidence 
every one does not practise the best method, ours being extremely fine this 
season, and as we have pursued a method with them somewhat different to that 
detailed in our first volume, we offer it to our readers with confidence. 
In the spring, about the middle of February, its imbricated roots will begin to 
vegetate, at this time turn them out of the pots and separate the roots, taking care 
not to bruise or break them, which requires caution, as the soil sometimes becomes 
hard by being kept dry since the preceding autumn. The strongest roots being care- 
fully released from the old soil, should be potted into large sixty pots with the 
following compost; one half rich loam, the other half heath-mould and well-rotted 
cow-dung in equal quantities, with the addition of as much clear sand as will make 
the whole a light open soil (which will require sand equal to about one-fourth of 
the whole) ; and then placed where they would receive abundance of light, and a 
moist atmosphere, where the thermometer ranges from 65° to 75° of Fahren- 
heit. Whether this be a vinery, stove, or dung-bed, they should be syringed over 
every morning after the plant has formed perfect leaves, which will generally be 
found a sufficient watering during the early part of the season. We would recommend 
in this case, as in every other, never to use cold water. Water for syringing in high 
temperatures should always be heated to from 80° to 90°, by being placed upon 
the flues, or other means ; indeed, we find that water heated to 120° of Fahrenheit 
will not injure the most tender foliage, but will check the ravages of insects in a 
very material degree. 
As the plants fill their pots with roots they should be shifted successively to 
forty-eights, thirty-twos, and lastly into their flowering pots, which, if the plants 
have thriven, will be twenty-fours ; at this time the plants should be eighteen 
inches high, and forming a perfect pyramid. 
By striking the end shoots in August, singly in small sixty-sized pots, neat 
little plants covered with bloom may be obtained, which when placed among the 
small plants of the stove or green-house have an exceedingly neat appearance ; indeed 
we are not certain but that by striking still later some of the youngest shoots, a 
succession might not be kept up during great part of the winter months ; it will 
however be worth trying, and should we live another season it shall have a fair 
trial and the results be stated. 
MiMULUs CARDiNALis is a beautiful scarlet species, lately introduced by the 
Horticultural Society of London, through the late-lamented naturalist Mr. D. 
Douglas, from America ; we inform those not in possession of this new plant, that 
they may obtain it shortly, as it is a robust grower, strikes freely from cuttings, and 
produces seeds in abundance. The Horticultural Society are distributing it to their 
members, which with what we have stated regarding its habits, renders it certain 
that this distinct and elegant species will soon become as common in our flower 
gardens as the other kinds. It is not more desirable for its own beauty, than for 
