February.'] HOT-HOUSE — OF CLEANSING, ETC. 143 
Gloridsas must be repotted in the beginning of this month ; 
G. sv/pirba is the most beautiful and curious. The crown 
of the roots ought to be planted one and a half inch deep, 
taking care not to break them. Do not water much until 
they begin to grow. The earth must not have much water. 
As the plants grow, they will require a more liberal supply ; 
yet it is necessary, at all times, to be moderate in giving it. 
If well treated, the superb flowers will appear in June or 
July. (Soil No. 12.) 
Gloxinias are beautiful herbaceous plants, with large showy 
flowers, requiring soil and treatment similar to (Gesneria). 
G. speciosa, dark blue, G. specidsa-pdlltda, pale lilac ; G. 
Candida, pure white, G. grandiflora, very large light blue, 
rubra, red; Cerina, pink and white; maxima, lilac and 
white, Lennigii, rose and white; and Teuderii, rose, white 
and violet, are 'the finest, although several of the other spe- 
cies are very interesting. 
OF CLEANSING PLANTS, HOUSE, ETC. 
With regard to cleaning the plants, sprinkling or syring- 
ing is at all times, to a greater or less degree, necessary. 
The plants will, in this compartment, be in their first stage 
of growth, and, if dust or foulness be permitted to lodge on 
their foliage, the pores will be obstructed, the plants will 
become unhealthy, and the growth of insects increased. 
Let all moss, litter, decayed leaves or weeds, be cleared 
out of the house, the earth in the pots stirred up with a round 
pointed stick, and fresh earth given where required, that the 
air may operate therein freely. 
The house ought always to be sprinkled before being 
swept, to prevent the dust rising. 
Attend to tl» bulbous roots as directed last month, such 
as Hi/acinths, Narcissus, &c. 
