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ON MR. WARD'S METHOD OF GROWING PLANTS 
covered with a soft downiness : if exposed to syringing, too much moisture is retained, 
and both stem and leaves often perish. In other respects, the culture is simple 
and easy. 
Burtonia conferta. — The species of this genus are all very impatient of 
moisture at their roots ; the remedy is, to put plenty of drainage at the bottom of 
the pots, and water with care. 
Calodendron capensis. — The scarcity of this plant entirely arises from the diffi- 
culty with which it is propagated. It is always the best to plant the cuttings in a 
pot of sand immediately on separating them from the parent plant, and never allow- 
ing the leaves to flag. 
Canarina campanula and Icevigata. — These being herbaceous plants, when the 
tops die down in the autumn, place the pots in a cool situation, where they should 
receive no water. Now (March) repot and place them in the heat of the stove until 
they show flower, when they may be removed to the greenhouse, where they will 
flower profusely. 
Cyphia pliytewna. — The tuberous-rooted species must be kept quite dry whilst 
the tops are dead ; about the middle of this month repot them, and as soon 
as the young shoots are long enough, take them off for cuttings ; lay them aside for 
a few hours to dry up the wounds, afterwards pot them in light soil, but do not 
cover with a glass, as the condensed moisture usually kills them. 
Crowea saligna. — This plant is often ragged and unsightly; this is occasioned 
by its being crowded amongst other plants. Always set it in a dry, airy, and exposed 
situation ; give good drainage, and water with care. 
ON ME. WARD'S METHOD OF GROWING PLANTS IN 
CLOSELY-GLAZED CASES. 
Mr. Ward's interesting discovery of the means of growing plants in closed 
glazed cases, ought to be hailed with much satisfaction by the floriculturist, as it has 
opened an entirely new era to the cultivation of exotics, and gives him promise of 
possessing a large portion of those tropical plants in a living state, that at present 
he only knows by an obscure description, or at the best by an ill-preserved specimen. 
It is almost needless to reiterate the laments of botanical collectors after their 
return from a long and painful pilgrimage, in search of floral varieties, at witnessing 
the vast gaps in the collections they have sent home, and to hear the almost con- 
stant observations of the parties to whom their plants or seeds were transmitted : — 
" Yes, sir ; I. am sorry to say, that from the great length of time the vessel was on 
her voyage, and the inattention the plant-cabins received while on board, hardly 
anything reached us alive." But better times have been brought about, both for the 
botanist and for the cultivator. The perseverance of Mr. Ward, in following out 
