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ON THE CULTIVATION OF CHINESE CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 
of the roots, the great source of nourishment to plants, will become damaged. At 
the lower part of the cases there should be a hole with a plug to draw off any super- 
fluous moisture that may accumulate. The plants when first placed in the cases 
should be well watered, as much to settle the soil round their roots as to refresh them 
after transplanting ; the water that will drain through the mould had better be drawn 
off at the plug hole ; they are then to be carefully closed up, and there is but little 
doubt that they will reach their final destination in perfect health. In all the 
instances that have come to my knowledge, where the cabins have been fully exposed 
to the light, the results have always been most favourable ; but where, from over 
anxiety, the cabins have been placed below, in darkness, they have literally been 
killed with kindness, for the course pursued has invariably proved fatal to the vitality 
of the plants. 
As a medium for the conveyance of seeds, these cases will also become extremely 
valuable, for it is well known there are many seeds whose vital principle is rapidly 
destroyed by exposure to the atmosphere ; but in this manner an opportunity is 
afforded of preserving those seeds which travel badly, and by the time they reach 
England germination has so far advanced as to allow of their being transplanted 
with safety. By the above means the Messrs. Loddiges were enabled to procure a 
large stock of that very beautiful Australian palm Coryplia australis, and many other 
equally rare and valuable plants, whose seeds rarely, if ever before, germinated in 
this country. 
ON THE CULTIVATION OF CHINESE CHRYSANTHEMUMS ; 
WITH AN ARRANGED LIST OE SORTS. 
That the whole of the Chinese Chrysanthemums will live in the open air of 
this country in moderately sheltered gardens, and that they will produce their flowers 
when trained against walls, is admitted. But it very often happens that they are 
cut off by early autumnal frosts just when they are coming into their greatest 
perfection. To remedy this defect, we would purpose to grow two sets of plants, 
one set planted against a south wall, as being the best for bringing them early into 
flower, and the other set grown in pots, to be removed into the greenhouse, conser- 
vatory, or even cold pit, upon the first appearance of winter. The plants for the 
latter purpose should be propagated by cuttings annually, and these having produced 
their flowers in the greenhouse, should be planted out the following spring, to flower 
against the wall. 
The beginning of April is a very proper time for putting in cuttings of Chrysan- 
themums which are intended to flower the ensuing autumn, and the cuttings should 
be taken from the top shoots of the last year's plants. These, when prepared, 
should be about three inches long, and should be planted into pots of the size called 
