THE ELOEAL WOELD AND GARDEN GUIDE. 
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85° or 90°, with a warm moist atmosphere and all the light possible, 
merely shading them from direct sunshine on the forenoons of bright 
warm days. Endeavour, however, to get the cuttings rooted early 
in the season, so as to have them well established and some size before 
winter ; for it is not desirable to keep them growing after the 
beginning of November, for after that they should be treated with a 
view to getting the wood well ripened, placing them in au airy part 
of the stove and keeping them rather dry at the root. And it may 
be observed, that in the case of either young or old plants, it is 
necessary, in order to secure strong growth the following season, 
to thoroughly ripen the wood and afford the plants a period of rest, 
placing them while in a dormant state where a temperature of about 
55° may be maintained by means of fire-heat. As early in spring 
as circumstances will permit, cut the back wood to prominent eyes, 
and train the shoots nicely, keeping the points rather low ; and 
remove the plants to a warm growing temperature, placing them 
near the glass, and giving sufficient water to the soil to bring this 
into a healthy moist state. Syringe overhead on the afternoons of 
bright days, and if convenient to plunge the pots in a mild bottom- 
heat, this will greatly assist in getting the buds to break thickly. 
In the case of young plants, a small shift should be given as soon 
as the roots become active, and old specimens, to which it may not 
be convenient to afford larger pots, may have the ball reduced 
sufficiently to allow of using a little fresh soil, repotting in the same 
sized pots. And with the assistance of a little manure water, and 
slightly reducing the ball every season, specimens will do very well 
for years in the same sized pots, and will flower more freely than if 
a luxuriant habit of growth were encouraged by giving large shifts 
annually. Young plants should, however, be shifted into the pots 
in which they are to be bloomed, as soon as this may be considered 
safe, in order to allow of training the shoots to the trellis on which 
they are to flower. Attend carefully to the wants of the plants 
during the growing season, keeping them near the glass, and properly 
supplied with water at the root ; and when the weather becomes hot 
protect them from the mid-day sun bv a thin shade. 
When large well-furnished specimens are obtained, if they do 
not seem inclined to bloom freely they should be kept rather dry at 
the root for a tew weeks, using the syringe only to prevent red spider 
gaining a footing on the foliage. This will check over-luxuriant 
growth, an 1 greatly assist in promoting a flowering habit ; but it 
will hardly be necessary to resort to any particular treatment in 
order to get well-grown specimens to bloom freely. While in flower 
the specimens should occupy a cool airy part of the stove, where the 
flowers will be sa'e from damp, and not exposed to bright sunshine. 
Or. if desirable to remove them to the conservatory, this mav be 
done, provided they are gradually prepared for the change of temper- 
a'ure, and can lie placed in a close warm part of the house. For 
soil use equal parts of good rich fibry peat and light turfy loam, 
adding plenty of silver sand to keep the compost porous after the 
decav of the fibre. 
Fine as this Coinbretum is as a pot specimen when well done, it 
October. 
