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ON GRAFTING LESCHENAULTIAS. 
When the flowers appear, ( which will be about the middle of June, or a lit ; 
later,) the plants may be removed to a greenhouse ; observing to place them wh(‘ 
they will not be exposed to strong draughts of air, until they are a little inured,) 
their situation. With ordinary care, they will continue to flower for the met 
part of the season. When large specimens, that have been flowering for soi'; 
time, begin to sufibr from the want of fresh soil, instead of shifting them to a mr; 
roomy pot, it is better to pare off some of the top soil, drench the roots well w i 
manure-water, and afterwards dress the surface over with a strong fresh earth, f 
practicable, they should be placed for a week or ten days after this in a closer al 
more humid atmosphere ; if not, they must be well syringed, and shaded fr|i 
the sun. 
The very large plants of the London gardens are mostly either kept cl- 
stantly in the stove, or removed there from the pits at the time of floweriii, 
Through this means, they will sometimes disclose enormous heads of blossom, lit 
the colour is inferior to that of the same kind in a cooler atmosphere ; and e 
petiole of the leaf is often elongated, so as to detract from their beauty. j 
Old plants which have been excited into growth, as we have described, mije 
magnificent objects planted out in a conservatory border, where they are H 
too much shaded by other things. If these are kept dry through the winter, tlj|y 
will mostly survive ; but it is advisable always to keep a stock in pots on a ^ 
airy shelf. All the plants should be partially headed over in autumn, when tfy 
have ceased to bloom. | 
In conclusion, we would suggest to those interested in raising hybrid varietk 
to endeavour to combine the sweetness of C. fragrans with the rich scarlet huof 
other species. Perhaps the climbing C. splendens would be most suitable for |e 
attempt, as it would be likely to secure a smaller foliage, as well as a riclr 
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ON GRAFTING LESCHENAULTIAS. 
Amongst the dwarfer class of greenhouse plants, we shall hardly find a nre 
engaging bush than the slender twiggy LescJienaultia formosa. As far as regds 
density and abundant flowering, there is little left to wish for in its cultivati i ; 
but in general, the plants scarcely acquire a proportionate height. A short ifie 
ago, we saw some specimens produced by Mr. Duncan, gardener to — Malc(n, 
Esq., at Lamb Abbey Park, Kent, in which the objection was compleiy 
obviated. 
The manner in which this was effected, was by working it upon the I ge 
variety of L. hiloha. Free-growing plants, divided near the base into three or ur 
strong shoots, were selected, and headed over at the height fixed upon. A 
was then made in each in the way usually called crown -grafting, into which 
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