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THE CAMELLIA AS A WALL PLANT. 
ease as this, how much more desirable it is 
where there is a chance of inducing some dis- 
tant friend to pay a visit, or of opening a 
correspondence with horticulturalists afar off ! 
It need hardly be mentioned here, that the 
publicity given to the proceedings of Horti- 
cultural Societies leads to the purchase of 
new flowers, the introduction of novelties 
from a distance, and the general advancement 
of all the interests connected with gardening 
We ought not to have more to urge to con- 
vince the managers of societies, however 
isolated, that their first duty is to advertize 
and make public their proceedings. 
THE CAMELLIA AS A WALL PLANT. 
Though often'seen, and deservedly esteemed, 
both as a pot plant and planted out in the con- 
servatory, the Camellia is by no means fre- 
quently met with planted in favourable 
situations against the open walls ; and yet in 
such situations, with a proper course of pre- 
paration, and very slight protection, they 
may be had in a tolerable state of perfection in 
the latitude of London. We shall proceed to 
treat of them in this view, under the heads 
of aspect, soil, and protection. 
Aspect. — In selecting a situation for these 
plants, persons unacquainted with their habits 
would be liable, inconsiderately, to commit an 
important error. For all tender plants it 
seems natural, and very generally is proper, 
to select the warmest aspect, as the best 
suited to their outdoor cultivation : this 
warmest aspect is of course that facing the 
south. Now there are two main reasons 
why this would not be a fitting aspect for a 
Camellia ; first, it blooms early ; and secondly, 
it makes its growth early ; and under the 
excitement given to the plant by the warmth 
and shelter it would enjoy in a southern 
aspect, these precocious habits would be cer- 
tainly not held back, probably in some degree 
encouraged. The consequence of this would 
be, that both bloom and young shoots would 
suffer from cold, or else, as an alternative, 
their beauty must be too much hidden from 
view by the covering afforded to them as a 
necessary protection against cold. This in- 
convenience is to be avoided by selecting 
for the out- door Camellias the coldest and 
most backward aspect, that is, the northern ; 
here the vegetative powers of the plant, re- 
ceiving no undue stimulus, remain dormant 
until a later period of the spring, when there 
is little damage to be apprehended from cold 
either to the blossoms or shoots ; for though 
they may then flower and grow, before it 
