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to the light. 8. canaricnse, 8. DoncTcelaari, S. pahna, S. tabulceforme, 
and 8. velutinum, have massive leaves, and are remarkably striking in 
appearance. 
The Yuccas are all very bold and handsome, the most valuable 
for growing under glass being Y. albo-spica, Y. aloifolia, Y. aloifolia 
variegata, Y. filameniosa vari^gata, Y. fiUfera. 
It is necessary to state ttiat in commencing the culture of 
succulent plants a considerable amount of patience is necessary. 
They are all of slow growth, and as it will be some years before the 
house will be well furnished, unless more are purchased than is really 
necessary, a few other subjects which consort well with them should 
be added. One of the most useful of these is Agapanthns umhel- 
Jatus, which, whether in and out of flower, is very ornamental. 
Then there are the free-growung Gannas, of which at least twelve 
varieties should be grown, for they require but little attention, pro- 
vided the pots are stood in saucers of water. A few small-growing- 
Palms, such as Chamcerops humilis, C. excelsa, and 8. Fortunei may 
also be added with advantage. 
All the succulents thrive amazingly in a compost consisting of 
turfy loam, with which liberal quantities of small crocks, sand, and 
old bricks broken up very small, have been incorporated. The plants 
will not require repotting more frequently than once every two or 
three years, and then an experienced man from a nursery may 
be obtained, at a trifling expense, to do the work. It is necessary 
to have the pots properly drained, and to water carefully. During 
the summer season the soil should be kept in a nice moist condition, 
hut during the winter it will require to be kept rather dry. 
CAMELLIAS IN AUTUMN AND WINTEK. 
BY JAMES CALVEET. 
ELIEVING in the value of a word in season, I have 
ventured to contribute a few notes on the management 
of Camellias during the autumn and winter. In doing 
so, I have alluded as briefly as possible to the several 
points demandinginost attention at the hands of the 
cultivator. 
In commencing, I would observe that those who are so favour- 
ably situated as not to be obliged to place their plants out in the 
open air during summer, will have nothing more tlian the ordinary 
routine of watering and air-giving to think of in connection with 
them at this season of the year. But with those who have not the 
desired convenience to give them summer quarters under glass, the 
case is very different, as, being under the necessity of placing them 
in some sheltered place out of doors, the time is now come when 
they must be thinking of their removal to more secure and favour- 
able quait?rs. j\s this part of the management of plants so treated 
