EPACRIS GRANDIFLORA, 
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Epacridece , consisting of eighteen genera, all being natives of the same country, 
require the same general mode of culture, which may be stated as follows : — 
1 . With the exception of Epacris microphylla and exserta, Styphelia longi- 
folia, the whole genera of Lysinema , Ponceletia, and Leucopogon , let every species 
be potted in sandy peat soil. 
2. The above exceptions must always have an addition of sandy loam mixed 
with the peat in which they are potted, but in every other respect they must be 
treated like the other species. 
3. Good drainage in every case must be attended to, for any deficiency here will 
seriously injure, if not totally destroy the plants. 
4. Never sift the soil in which the plants are potted, but chop and break it 
well, although in some cases this is scarcely necessary, when the turfy parts are 
well rotted. 
5. Never allow the soil to become hard and dry, particularly amongst those 
species potted in sandy peat alone ; because, from the delicacy of the fibres of the 
roots, this cannot be the case without the plants being materially damaged, if not 
destroyed. 
6. Always pot the plants immediately before they are turned out of doors in the 
summer; for if this be not done, the action of the sun and air upon the sides of the 
pot, if the roots are matted, will dry the roots, and the plants will become sickly 
and die. 
7. In potting, never cut off the matted roots with a knife, but merely pull them 
with the fingers, without damaging the ball more than is necessary. 
8. Always let the plants stand in an airy part of the greenhouse, and never 
crowd them amongst other plants, or they will not prosper. 
9. In propagating, select half-ripened wood for cuttings, plant them in sand, 
cover them with a bell-glass, and place them in the shady part of a greenhouse, or 
in a frame ; in both situations they must be shaded from the sun until they have 
struck root. 
