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CULTIVATION OP THE GENUS CYRTANTHUS. 
gone rather out of favour lately with cultivators, probably from failures through 
mismanagement, for certainly they can be surpassed by few flowers in beauty, and 
most of them may be cultivated in a warm greenhouse, if they are kept quite dry in 
the winter ; but it should be always remembered that very tender bulbs, which are to 
be kept dry in a greenhouse, will rot if above ground from the dampness of the atmos- 
phere, though they would have been uninjured if closely covered by light earth." 
" It is now pretty well understood that, although cuttings of Camellia Japonica 
strike root readily in sand, a light and confluent soil is fatal to the growth of the 
plant, causing the young leaf to turn yellow, become spotted, and fall off", especially 
if exposed to the sun ; a well-drained stronger soil being essential to their health. 
Most sorts of Hippeastrum seem to me liable to suff'er from the same cause, which 
is apparently too rapid evaporation of the moisture which they require. The more 
frequent watering, which becomes necessary to the development of their leaves, 
occasions the decay of the fibres. Due attention to this point will make the culti- 
vation of the bulbs of this genus easy to those who have been unsuccessful in their 
treatment, always bearing in miiid that, the stronger the soil used, the more perfect 
should be the drainage. Strong loam and a cool situation, with complete rest in 
winter, suits H. vittatum, and 1 believe that Aulicum will succeed best with the 
same treatment. I consider that Hippeashum generally does not thrive well in 
soil which is powdery when dry, and does not set." 
This work we warmly solicit those of our readers who desire to improve or 
extend their knowledge of bulbous plants to purchase, being perfectly convinced 
that another so well calculated for that purpose cannot be found. Looking over 
the genus Crinum, we observe a variety named Careyanum, on which the author 
has the following lines, which we extract for the purpose of laying before our readers 
some account of that eminent man, in memory of whom the above variety of 
Crinum is named, and to whom the succeeding remarks relate. This beautiful 
plant was brought to light by Dr. Carey, late of Serampore, and I had the pleasure 
of naming it after one of the best, the most amiable, gifted, and indefatigable of 
men ; whose virtues and talents adorned his country, and whose labours have pro- 
moted the glory of the Almighty. I never saw this excellent man, but fifteen 
years' correspondence had accustomed me to look upon him as a deeply valued 
friend. His life was devoted to the diff"usion of the gospel; horticultural, natural 
history, and botany, afforded the brief recreation he allowed himself from his daily 
toils. His favourite plants were the Amaryllidaceous family, and to him we are 
indebted for our knowledge of many of them. He was born in 1761, at Hackleton, 
in Leicestershire, and embarked for India in 1793. In 1800 he was settled at 
Serampore, and he closed the labours of his useful life in 1834, beloved by all who 
knew him, honoured by all whom his name has reached, having translated and 
superintended the publication of the gospel in forty oriental languages, which he 
had the perseverance to acquire for that purpose. Born in the humblest circum- 
stances, often uncertain of his daily bread, at first a journeyman shoemaker, then a 
village schoolmaster, he had before his departure from England taught himself to 
read the Bible in Greek, Latin, Hebrew, French, Italian, and Dutch, and had become 
