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good reason. The subject, however, is one of some uncertainty, though it is highly 
probable that, as the coloured rays induce various effects — the prismatic glass 
appearing to separate the heating, chemical, and magnetic rays — glass shades of 
blue, yellow, and red tints, might produce definite results. We can only learn by 
wise and cautious experiments ; therefore, the trials should at first be made with 
cuttings under hand-glasses of the several colours ; the effects would speedily be 
discovered ; and particularly with the blue glass, which, as it excludes heat, would 
favour the production of roots ; whereas the red glass might forward the growth of 
those cuttings already rooted. 
At present, the project is hypothetical, and rests upon the supposition that the 
blue ray being magnetic is coincident with cold, and opposed to the red, electric or 
heating ray. 
Facts are few ; but we have every promise that they will multiply, and confirm 
that which to a certain extent is now only conjectural. 
Since this article was first penned, the mild character of January was established ; 
there was however a great prevalence of gloom, but hardly an entire day of frost. 
THE FUCHSIA AS A STANDARD. 
Constdeeable as is the extent to which we have already written upon the 
Fuchsia, we do not deem it necessary to apologise to our readers for again introdu- 
cing it to their attention, much less for the manner in which we shall do so. 
We have not now to describe it, in order that it may experience the attention 
its merits deserve ; it is so essentially necessary to the most limited collection of 
plants, and is so universally esteemed, that a mere allusion to the deserved popu- 
larity it enjoys, is sufficient to substantiate the object we have in view in the present 
paper. 
It is when in flower so innately beautiful, that, whatever are the circumstances 
under which it is in that state seen, it is sure to attract attention and be admired. 
But when trained as a standard, and in that capacity beheld in full bloom, the 
interest with which it is viewed is greatly increased. The difficulty, however, of 
training it into the form that gives to it a feature at once novel and beautiful, is, we 
are aware, considered by many an obstacle scarcely to be overcome. We shall 
therefore render our article strictly practical, by giving such directions as make the 
object in view easy of accomplishment. 
We have introduced the subject with a view to utility, as now and a month hence, 
to insure a reasonable chance of success, is the proper season to choose cuttings and 
place them where they will readily emit roots. They must be strong and full of 
vigour, as they will have to experience a course of treatment that weakly ones, or 
those of delicate constitution, could not bear. Strong sucker-like shoots from the 
