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would certainly be a most desirable acquisition to any collection. Mr. Young- lias a 
very pretty new orchideous plant now in flower, and from the appearance of its 
flowers, and their resemblance' in shape to most of the species of Cattleya, we 
should certainly think that it is a new species of Cattleya : the flowers are of a 
very deep orange colour, approaching- to brown, and though not so large as most of 
the species of Cattleya, are nevertheless very beautiful. 
OPERATIONS FOR MAY. 
Auriculas must be carefully preserved from slugs, caterpillars, &c, this 
month ; and about the end, when they are quite out of flower, pot them. Those 
plants intended to produce seed instead of being potted, must be placed under a 
south wall, and have a good supply of water till the seed is ripe. 
Biennials raised on hotbeds should be planted in the open borders, or in pots, 
about the end of the month. 
CACTiE must now be watered carefully, and they will grow and flower well. 
Camellias being now in a growing state, will require a temperature from 
sixty-five to seventy degrees by day, and from fifty-five to sixty degrees by night : 
if about the end they have perfected their shoots, immediately raise the heat to 
eighty or eighty-five degrees by day, and seventy or seventy-five degrees by night, 
to assist the formation of flower buds. 
Carnation. Seed should be shaken out of the capsule, and sown about the 
middle of the month in pans or pots of light soil, and the seed must be very lightly 
covered. 
China roses. Cuttings of the China Rose and its varieties may now be put 
in, and they will form fine plants soon. 
Chrysanthemum Indicum. Pot the best suckers in small sixty-sized pots, 
for flowering plants next season. 
Dahlias in frames must be protected by mats against cold nights ; those in- 
tended to be put out in the open air should be hardened by degrees : seed may now 
be sown in a slight hotbed, or a warm situation in the open air will suit. 
Erica cuttings continue to put in. 
French and English roses, if desired to flower late, should now be pruned. 
Greenhouse plants may be exposed towards the end of the month if the weather 
prove congenial : all shifting should be completed before they are taken from the 
greenhouse. 
Hardy annuals continue to sow. 
Ipomopsis elegans should be planted in a cold damp soil, under either an 
eastern or western wall, about the end of the month, and others may be kept in 
pots to flower in the conservatory or greenhouse. 
Ornamental plants of every desirable kind should be propagated. 
Polyanthuses should now be potted, and in other respects attended to. 
Tender annuals, sown as directed last month, should be transplanted into 
light soil. 
