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plant is such a vigorous grower, that there is little danger of over- 
potting. It will be advisable, however, after giving a large shift, to 
keep the atmosphere rather close and damp, and syringe the plants 
overhead morning and evening, till the roots lav hold of the fresh 
soil. When this is the case, the plants will grow very rapidly, and 
the main shoots will require to be stopped occasionally, and a few 
stakes may probably be needed to keep the specimens open ; but if 
the plants are grown slowly, very little attention will be required to 
secure handsome-shaped specimens. When the weather becomes 
unfavourable in autumn, remove the specimens to the greenhouse, 
where they will soon be covered with blossom, which will be pro- 
duced on every shoot. If the plants are properly supplied with 
water, and guarded from the effects of damp, they will remain some 
three months in beauty. I have found clear weak manure water 
useful in prolonging the season of beauty. Young plants are so 
easily got up, and occupy so little space, compared with old spe- 
cimens at this season, when every available corner is filled with 
something, that I remove the specimens from the flower-house to the 
rubbish-heap, taking care to have a sufficient supply of young 
plants ; but there is no doubt that by cutting the plants back 
closely, and wintering them in a cool place, they will be serviceable 
a second season. 
ROELLA CILIATA. 
ERE it not for the difficulty of managing this plant, so 
as to keep it in a healthy state, it would doubtless be 
one of the greatest favourites in cultivation ; but it is 
so exceedingly liable, even in the hands of the best 
cultivators, to assume a rusty appearance, and under 
any circumstances is so short-lived, that it m seldom met with. It 
is, however, by no means impossible to produce moderately hand- 
some specimens, and to preserve them in good condition for a season 
or two, and the profusion of beautiful flowers, and their long con- 
tinuance in beauty, will repay any amount of attention which can 
be bestowed on its culture. The great mistake generally committed 
in regard to its management, is growing it in a moist, warm atmo- 
sphere, till too late in autumn to allow of properly ripening the wood 
before winter, and exposing it suddenly, in a soft state, to a cold, 
damp atmosphere, which disfigures the foliage, and greatly injures 
the health of the plant. 
Beginners should endeavour to obtain a compact, bushy plant 
from the nursery, at the earliest opportunity ; and if a healthy plant 
is procured at this season, it will be evident that it has been well 
propagated and properly cared for; and, having secured a good 
foundation, there will be no impossibility of growing a good speci- 
men. No part of the treatment of the Roella is more important or 
more generally misunderstood than its winter management. At this 
season it should be placed near the glass, where the temperature 
December. 
